Tow ball

[Matthew_374540478]

Hi, I'm picking up my new caravan tomorrow, I have had the tow bar on my car and electrics checked, but not the ball itself! It is round... nu rust... no big holes... and covered in grease... is that right - I mean should it be greased? or dry?

Thanks!

 

[forestgump]

if it has a staberliser on van you are out of luck it must be dry if its just a normal hitch then you are ok,

 

[jerry1]

should be clean and dry with no grease at all if the caravan has a alco stabiliser on grease will contaminate the friction pads on the alco and damage the pads

 

[Matthew_374540478]

Hi, thanks for the answers - the caravan is an unmodified 1986 swift corniche 12/2 - so that means a bit of grease okay? No stabiliser I think... did old tow balls and hitches use grease at all?

 

[Damian]

Matthew, old hitches without friction stabilisers MUST have grease on the towball and hitch.

Al-Ko or Winterhof friction stabiliser type MUST NOT have any grease on the towball or hitch

 

[Matthew_374540478]

Briliant! That was the answer I needed...

Caravaning here I come!!

Yippeeeeeee!