Belly up to the towbar.

Operators, when was the last time you bellied up to the towbar and ordered a shot of grease for your HEMAT trailer's towbar pivot?

Without regular lube, the old grease solidifies and loses its lubricating properties. That leads to gouging, scoring and rust on the towbar pivot cylinder. Eventually, the towbar won't raise, lower or pivot at all.

Once a week--daily if you're in a dusty or sandy environment--lube all five grease fittings on the towbar pivot with GAA. Continue pumping until you see clean grease seeping out of the assembly. Then wipe off the excess to keep from attracting sand and dirt.

If the towbar pivot won't take any grease, call your mechanic. He'll take apart the assembly and clean out the old, hard grease that's plugging up the works.