Asking for the Moon..

   / Asking for the Moon.. #11  
Well I installed a grease gun holder and a fire extinguisher holder under the flip up seat on my L35TLB and also a fender toolbox for wrenches, rags ets. Saves a lot of shoe leather if I need it when at the far end of the 7 acres. LOL
 
   / Asking for the Moon.. #12  
Most OEM tool boxes on compact tractors are barely big enough for a pair of gloves, some insect repellent (in the south here) and few extra pins and clips etc...the grease gun is in the "tractor support" box that is never too far away...

...I have a habit of leaving my loader bucket sitting on the heel...can't count the times I've caught my foot on one of the tooth bar teeth...

I've always carried a fire extinguisher in my daily driver and I bought one specifically when I got the tractor but 5 years later I have still not made a bolt around the ROPS bracket...need to do that and make a cup/water bottle holder at the same time...it's always something...
 
   / Asking for the Moon.. #13  
I agree with that from one old fart to another!!
Since a loader is a $3000 and up item, and since most CUTS are bought with one, and whereas loaders require very frequent lubrication, would it be totally out of line to suggest that manufacturers should include some kind of clamp or receptacle on the loader or the tractor to hold a grease gun at the ready? I know I could make one, but it would seem a simple thing to have such built onto the machine in the first place, and it would look much better. I would also suggest a fire extinguisher somewhere on the machine, just in case one should need it. The little toolboxes aren't good for much of anything except a few pins and such.

And while I'm ranting, some attention should be put into the fact that people use these machines in the winter. I am in constant dread of falling while near the tractor and landing on any number of sharp edges and protruding stuff that, with a little thought could be rounded off and dulled a little without loss of function..
 
   / Asking for the Moon.. #15  
More lines to break and get in the way.

Just grease it and move on. Ever greased a combine, howly cow is there a lot of a gease zeks!

If you think a combine has a lot, try greasing a cotton picker. IIRC each row has like 42 spindle bars and they take not just a few shots of grease but more like 50 per bar. You don't grease them with a hand grease gun, you use one that holds 5 gallons and each pump puts out triple or more than an hand gun. And after you finish greasing the spindle bars, you have to shoot grease into the chains that turn all that stuff. This has to be done with the picker head turning, so careful you don't get hung up anywhere. 5 gallons of grease lasts about 2 days on a 2 row picker. I couldn't imagine greasing up a 6 row unit like they have today with a hand grease gun.
 
   / Asking for the Moon.. #16  
Does anybody use a battery-powered grease gun? I thought about getting one but the manual gun works fine for the 10 fittings on my loader.
 
   / Asking for the Moon.. #17  
HillStreet -
Your post reminds me of a funny story. Neighbor bought a new combine a few years ago and got a battery powered grease gun at the same time. Since he bought grease in 35gal drums - he mod'ed the gun to run off the drum and at the same time put long leads on the gun so it could be clipped to the unit he's greasing and run off its batteries. You guessed it - somehow he screwed up the electrical part of his mod's and the grease gun would not turn off. I guess he finally figured out that he better disconnect the battery clips - but not until the grease gun "had its day". He shared this story with me a couple years ago when we were splitting a six pack.
 
   / Asking for the Moon.. #18  
Does anybody use a battery-powered grease gun? I thought about getting one but the manual gun works fine for the 10 fittings on my loader.

I just bought the Milwaukee 12v... have not used it yet though. I'm sick of hand greasing and I've never have liked any of the grease guns I own.

To me a grease gun on the tractor would be unnecessary and a pain, unless you were operating it far away without returning nightly to a shed/barn/garage/etc. Grease guns tend to collect dirt outside too.
 
   / Asking for the Moon.. #19  
i could see a cordless grease gun in a service garage operation or for units as described above that need LOTS of grease. but at most each grease zerk only needs 1 or 2 squeezes. any more and it just goos out all over.

maybe when i get arthritis ill get one
 
   / Asking for the Moon.. #20  
I think a Quick Fist® Clamp Mounting Kit would take care of your problem. Cheap, quick fix rubber brackets. I like the kit because it comes with several sizes that will fit your fire extinguisher, axe, gun, or whatever. Easy to install and easy to move around to another location if you wish.
 
 

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