should I get a new grease gun?

[Housten]

I got tired of trying to squeeze grease out of the gun during winter and bought one of these

12 Volt Rechargeable Grease Gun Kit

Wait for it to go in sale. I didn't pay anywhere near that price.

Housten

 

[CurlyDave]

I find that if I add a little dab of grease on top of the new cartridge before I screw on the top helps. I know that there is a bleed screw on some but this just seems to work on any of my guns that I use.

When you unscrew the tube from the top of grease gun you can usually see the piston pump that pushes the grease out.

I have found that if I make a small mound of grease about the size of a walnut over the intake of the piston pump, the gun never needs bleeding.

There is usually enough grease in the old tube to wipe it out with a finger (disposable rubber gloves are nice for this) and get enough to make the small mound. If not, just take some from the top of the new tube.

 

[DarrylH20]

I got tired of trying to squeeze grease out of the gun during winter and bought one of these

12 Volt Rechargeable Grease Gun Kit

Wait for it to go in sale. I didn't pay anywhere near that price.

Housten

I have the same gun but its red from TSC. Had it over a year now and love it. Could not see paying over 200.00 for a Lincoln. And the one TSC has comes with 2 batteries.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

yeah, m ine is a $19.99 one.

Ours is a $80 one...:confused2:

 

[lduren]

I have the same gun but its red from TSC. Had it over a year now and love it. Could not see paying over 200.00 for a Lincoln. And the one TSC has comes with 2 batteries.

I got the Lincoln delivered. It was made in China, have yet to try it out. I checked some of the brands mentioned at TBN, but none said that they were made in the US.

 

[whistlepig]

Goodness! I had to look up recalcitrant. Pnuematic guns are better than manual guns. The new cordless guns are the best going thing now. I have a Lincoln cordless Powerluber. In a race between manual, pnuematic, and a cordless Powerluber I'll put my money on the Lincoln Powerluber for ease of use and the quickest at getting the job done.

 

[MF RED in MT]

I will put my money down with Whistlepig and double down with it, :laughing:. I have a 12v lincoln power luber with only one battery and it was worth the money, :thumbsup:. It makes a greasing job fun. KC

 

[Gary Fowler]

I have to go with DiamondPilot on grease guns. I have a couple of hand type and both work just fine as long as you purge the air from them. I also have a pneumatic gun that I bought a year ago at Atwoods and it is still in the package. I dont think any grease gun will pump air, so it is critical that you get the air out when you change tubes. I find that the best way is to just loosen up the case a few rounds while pumping the handle, this twisting motion redistributes the grease inside and usually gets the air to pop out. If when putting in a new tube of grease, you put the cap on about 2 threads then release the handle this puts pressure on the grease, start pumping while tightening the cap(pump once for each rotation). It gets a little messy with the grease but it takes out all the air and I usually never have any other issues with air on that tube.
One of my guns is 30 years old and still works fine and I dont think I paid more than $10 for it. I bought the pneumatic thinking that it would be easier to use when I have a problem zerk that needs some adjustment while pumping to make it take grease which as all know, you need 3 hands to do this. Luckily I have my BIL close by to lend a hand when needed which is one reason I still havent used the air gun.

 

[EddieWalker]

I've given up on air grease guns. I've tried most brands and been disapointed by all of them. I haven't tried battery powered grease guns, and still might. My favorite, go to, greatse gun is a Lucas that I bought at Home Depot. By far, the best, most reliable, grease gun that I've found.

Eddie

 

[lduren]

Goodness! I had to look up recalcitrant. Pnuematic guns are better than manual guns. The new cordless guns are the best going thing now. I have a Lincoln cordless Powerluber. In a race between manual, pnuematic, and a cordless Powerluber I'll put my money on the Lincoln Powerluber for ease of use and the quickest at getting the job done.

That is what I was thinking of when buying the powerluber. The hand pump one was way too slow, plus I did not know if grease was coming out of the pump.