Battery powered grease gun recommendations?

[jimainiac]

I have a bunch of Ryobi 18V tools and batteries, so I got the Ryobi grease gun when it came out. I got a LockNLube and added an extension hose. Works well. I like to keep a grease gun in a tool box with some extra grease cartridges. This gun was too long for a regular size toolbox, so I found a Husky brand 26" toolbox at Home Depot.

 

[defranks]

Does anyone have an idea about the likelihood of that hose blowing up in your hand if the zerk is plugged and you have to really crank down the full 10,000 psi? I had a friend experience that with a pneumatic years ago. Nothing I would want to see again.

I can see the value of the Lock-N-Lube preventing that because you shouldn稚 have to hold the hose after you lock it on. But if you were holding it could that hose blow out. Haven稚 seen this mentioned.

I found one unexpected consequence of the Lock-N-Lube and a plugged zerk; I couldn't remove the tip because of the pressure build-up. The DeWalt tool has a pressure bleed screw that did the trick, but it was surprising to try to release the Lock-N-Lube lever and find that wasn't happening!

 

[two_bit_score]

Great point. I need to be sure the Milwaukee has that pressure release.

 

[dakotagun]

Great! What was your final cost?

$164.98 (prime, ships ‘free’). HD had it at $199. This is for bare tool, I have a few others and didn’t need the battery kit.

 

[normanb]

I have the 20-volt dewalt with the lock-n-lube on it, I love it.

 

[two_bit_score]

$164.98 (prime, ships ‘free’). HD had it at $199. This is for bare tool, I have a few others and didn’t need the battery kit.

Does the Milwaukee have the pressure release valve like the DeWalt?


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[fried1765]

$164.98 (prime, ships �*ree?. HD had it at $199. This is for bare tool, I have a few others and didn� need the battery kit.

I think that was a good price.
I watched, and watched, and bought the DeWalt on E-Bay (with hard case), last Fall for $124.95 and no tax.
Haven't used it yet.

 

[ray66v]

I have what the OP wanted, a grease gun that runs on Ryobi batteries.

I acquired a used Lincoln grease gun, from a tool repair shop that I was working part time for. It had some minor damage to the case, but only really needed new batteries.

I cut the battery receptacle off of an old Ryobi flashlight, (the kind of flashlight you get when you buy a kit with several tools). The light just happened to be the original Ryobi blue color, which was similar to the blue on the Lincoln grease gun.

I cut off the part of the original handle on the grease gun that held the battery, and sanded the Lincoln battery holder until it fit inside far enough to glue it.

After soldering the power wires, I glued the two parts together with some JB Weld.

This left me with an almost undetectable hack. It looked so good, I took it to the tool repair shop and said, "Hey look, these Ryobi batteries fit on this Lincoln grease gun"!! Had them going with that for a while.

Even though the tool originally had 14.4volt batteries, I have run it on my 18 volt batteries for many years. It works just fine.

I can highly recommend the Lincoln grease gun, even without the Ryobi batteries. :thumbsup:

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Does the Milwaukee have the pressure release valve like the DeWalt?


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Our Milwaukee about 10 years old has the pressure release valve.

 

[aczlan]

I have what the OP wanted, a grease gun that runs on Ryobi batteries.

I acquired a used Lincoln grease gun, from a tool repair shop that I was working part time for. It had some minor damage to the case, but only really needed new batteries.

I cut the battery receptacle off of an old Ryobi flashlight, (the kind of flashlight you get when you buy a kit with several tools). The light just happened to be the original Ryobi blue color, which was similar to the blue on the Lincoln grease gun.

I cut off the part of the original handle on the grease gun that held the battery, and sanded the Lincoln battery holder until it fit inside far enough to glue it.

After soldering the power wires, I glued the two parts together with some JB Weld.

This left me with an almost undetectable hack. It looked so good, I took it to the tool repair shop and said, "Hey look, these Ryobi batteries fit on this Lincoln grease gun"!! Had them going with that for a while.

Even though the tool originally had 14.4volt batteries, I have run it on my 18 volt batteries for many years. It works just fine.

I can highly recommend the Lincoln grease gun, even without the Ryobi batteries.

You know, I have a grease gun that took some kind of 12 or 14 volt batteries that I picked up off the side of the road. I also have various Ryobi flashlights and stuff that could probably be sacrificed for such a cause...

Aaron Z