Stainless steel hitch ball?

[Ridget]

I’m a rust hater. When I towed a boat, I had a stainless steel hitch ball. The Blue Ox has mild steel. I want to switch it out with a cold forged stainless steel hitch ball. My boat didn’t weigh anything like my 27’ Airstream trailer. Any concerns here?

[hoagy_007]

Originally Posted by Ridget

I’m a rust hater. When I towed a boat, I had a stainless steel hitch ball. The Blue Ox has mild steel. I want to switch it out with a cold forged stainless steel hitch ball. My boat didn’t weigh anything like my 27’ Airstream trailer. Any concerns here?

There is not problem towing with a stainless steel ball hitch setup. Just make sure the gross tow weight meets the specifications. Here is a good site with stainless steel ball hitches and GTW.

https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Hit...ess_Steel.aspx

[J. Morgan]

It may be fine, but I could never tow with a stainless ball because I have seen how brittle stainless can be. I would worry about it too much even if there was no cause for worry.

That’s just me, (opinions will invariably vary).

[Mollysdad]

Good idea as long as the ball can carry the load. I seem to recall that stainless is more brittle than ferrous metal.

[GammaDog]

My hitch ball doesn't rust because I keep it slathered in wheel bearing grease. Living 1,000 feet from the ocean means everything else rusts... but not the hitch ball. Is "more grease!" an easier, proven solution?

[Trgai]

I have a stainless ball mount. The ball itself is zinc coated. The nut is stainless. I think I got it at WalMart.
Reese has aluminum ball mounts on their website.

[r carl]

Originally Posted by Ridget

I’m a rust hater. When I towed a boat, I had a stainless steel hitch ball. The Blue Ox has mild steel. I want to switch it out with a cold forged stainless steel hitch ball. My boat didn’t weigh anything like my 27’ Airstream trailer. Any concerns here?

One of these may work for you.
https://www.weigh-safe.com/product/universal-tow-ball/