Camco Eaz-Lift 44665 10-Inch Fifth Wheel Lube Plate

The fifth wheel connection is where all the real action happens when you're towing a big trailer. That kingpin and hitch grind against each other every single time you turn, back up, or roll over a bump in the road. The Camco Eaz-Lift 44665 Fifth Wheel Lube Plate sits right in that spot and takes the abuse for you. It's a 10-inch disc made from high-density, wear-resistant plastic, and it drops over your kingpin to give the hitch a smooth, clean surface to ride on. No grease gun. No mess on your hands, your jeans, or the bed of your truck.

Here's the problem it solves. A traditional fifth wheel setup needs grease at the hitch, and that grease is a nightmare to live with. It flings off when you're rolling, it collects grit and road grime, and it ends up on everything you touch back there. This lube plate replaces all of it. You get the same low-friction connection without a single glob of grease. The plastic is engineered to stay slick and to hold up to the constant load a fifth wheel puts on it, mile after mile.

It does more than cut friction, too. The plate cushions the vibrations coming up through the hitch, so you get less chatter and chuck when you're maneuvering at low speed or crawling through a tight campground. That means a quieter ride and less wear working its way into your hitch and kingpin over the seasons. Anybody who's towed a fifth wheel for a few years knows how those little vibrations add up, and how much nicer it is to knock them down. A quieter, smoother connection also just makes for a more relaxed tow, especially on long hauls where every rattle starts to wear on you.

Installation is about as easy as RV gear gets. There's no drilling and there are no tools required. You just place the disc down over the kingpin and you're done. It's sized for standard 10-inch fifth wheel hitch plates, and because it's a single disc, it's a quick swap when the old one finally wears through. Keep a spare in the storage bay and you'll never get caught grinding metal on metal in the middle of a trip.

So who's this for? Anybody towing a fifth wheel who's tired of dealing with grease. Full-time RVers, weekend campers, and folks hauling a big fifth wheel toy hauler out to the lake. It's a cheap, simple piece of insurance for one of the most important connections on your whole rig. And at this price, replacing it every season or two really is a no-brainer. If you tow a lot, a worn plate is one of those small things that's easy to forget until you feel the hitch acting rough, so it pays to stay ahead of it.

A couple of practical notes before you order. This is the 10-inch disc, sold as a single plate, and it ships with an English and French language package on the card, so it's ready to go whether you're rolling through the States or up into Canada. If your fifth wheel hitch runs a larger plate, Eaz-Lift makes bigger diameters in the same line, so measure your hitch first. And keep in mind this is a wear item by design. It's built to take the punishment so your steel doesn't, which means you should plan on swapping it out once it thins down or starts showing heavy grooving.

Bottom line, the Eaz-Lift 44665 is a clean, grease-free way to protect your fifth wheel hitch and quiet things down at the same time. It's simple to fit, easy to replace, and it does exactly what it claims to do. If you've been fighting with a grease gun every time you hitch up, this is the little upgrade that finally gets your hands clean and keeps them that way.