Cordless grease guns

MChalkley · Oct 25, 2001

Does anybody own one of those cordless grease guns? Opinions? Does anybody besides Lincoln make them? Are they good quality - meaning "will they last?" With almost 50 grease fittings on the EF-5, I'm seriously considering getting one!

MarkC

MikePA · Oct 26, 2001

Got a pic? Price?

MChalkley · Oct 26, 2001

Mike - Check out http://www.lincolnindustrial.com/html/powlub.asp for the company's product page. There's a link to an 8-page brochure in pdf format that's pretty good at the bottom. I've seen the 1242 model, 12v, one battery, for a little over $150, but I haven't been looking long. They claim it'll dispense 3 tubes of grease on one charge - that would be plenty for me! From the descriptions, I think it's designed for professional maintenance personnel use, which is fine with me. My wife already calls me "Mr. Overkill", anyway. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MarkC

Bird · Oct 26, 2001

Mark, when my brother was running the tool truck, he sold quite a few of them to mechanics who worked on farm and construction equipment in the field. He said he didn't have any complaints or any returned for warranty, so I guess they're pretty good, but I never used one personally.

Bird

MChalkley · Oct 26, 2001

Bird - That's a good enough testimonial for me to try one, I think. I remember seeing them at an equipment show a few years ago when they were first introduced. They were being sold direct by the company that invented them and I didn't think they had all the wrinkles quite worked out. There's a blurb on the page I referenced earlier about a recall on units sold prior to Oct 1, 2000 having a safety recall due to defective hoses. But it sure seems to be a handy item, and it looks like it's well made. I haven't been able to handle one personally, though, so I don't know where it's made. I wish I did. But, thanks for the info - I guess I'll be the TBN product evaluation agent (read that "guinea pig") this time.

MarkC

Haroldv · Oct 29, 2001

Here is a link to Northern Tool. http://www.northerntool.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=29472&prmenbr=6970
Price is $169.99 free shipping

MChalkley · Oct 29, 2001

Thanks! That's a pretty good price. I talked a local parts store into letting me have one for $155, so I went ahead and ordered it through him. I'll let everyone know how it works.

MarkC

cowboydoc · Oct 29, 2001

I've got one that I got on sale at F&F for $149.99. It works really well and haven't had any problems with it yet.

MChalkley · Oct 29, 2001

Thanks, Richard, that's good to know.

MarkC

jdkid · Oct 29, 2001

Hi ya
what kinda PSI do they run i have 2 guns a cordless (read as use by hand no battures needed)and a air gun i know the air gun is way lower than the hand gun .with my drill i used to have it had 30 odd fittings on it and would suck the life out of a tube of grease each day i used the air gun when at home or in stony ground where ya added grease 2 times a day (yep 2 tubes per day)but found the hand gun the best day in day out ,one handed gun not the old lever type..
catch ya
JD Kid

MikePA · Oct 29, 2001

Northern has 2 cordless grease guns. One that's 12v and one that's 7.2 volts. Did you get the 12v?

Bird · Oct 29, 2001

<font color=blue>one handed gun not the old lever type</font color=blue>

Yeah, JD, I've still got one of those, too, but mine is a little one that uses those miniature tubes (talk about having to stop and change tubes frequently/w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif). I don't use it much anymore though; just use the air powered one in the shop building.

Bird

MChalkley · Oct 29, 2001

JD Kid - The 12v model produces 6,000 psi and the 7.2v model produces 5,000 psi. The air-powered one Lincoln lists in their catalog is also rated at 6,000 psi, while their highest pressure hand-powered one is rated at 7,000 psi.

MarkC

MChalkley · Oct 29, 2001

Mike - Yes, I got the 12v model.

MarkC

jdkid · Oct 30, 2001

hi ya
i'll have a look and find out what mine are i know with bushed ram ends and the like the air gun sometime has probs cracking the hardend grease where the hand gun has no probs ..just a thought ya may have to keep a good hand gun with ya if that happens
catch ya
JD Kid

jdkid · Oct 30, 2001

Hi ya
i found the info i wanted my air gun is 5000PSI hand gun is 7500 PSI there is a bigger hand gun (lever type not one handed) that goes to 10000 PSI ,like i was saying i have found the lower PSI at times is to low to brake the seal or vaclume(?)that forms in some bearings most common is bush/pin ...uni's and ball/rollers i have never had a prob with ..
oh yea bird the tubes in mine are 450gram about a pound in USA one place i worked on had bulk filling from drums but tubes fit toolboxs better and ya always have spear with ya kinda hard to drive home 1-1/2 hours just for grease
catch ya
JD Kid

Bird · Oct 30, 2001

JD, my air gun is an Alemite product and it says 1200 to 6000 psi with air pressure of 30 to 150 psi, so I guess with my 120 psi or so, my air gun has about the same pressure as yours, and in my case, it's always been plenty.

Bird

jdkid · Oct 30, 2001

Hi ya
hay thats a point it could be the same maybe i could be down in air PSI and getting poor grease gun PSI ,yea i norm have no probs but it does happen now and then thats when a few more PSI in the gun helps and it's a right pain if ya have nothing to crack the tight ones
catch ya
JD Kid

MChalkley · Oct 31, 2001

The cordless grease gun arrived today. It appears to be well made. Nice long hose with spring guards on both ends. Pretty hefty in size and weight. It had obviously been tested - the grease they used to test it was still on the end of the hose and had also made things a little messy inside the case. It's made in Taiwan. I can't say how well it works yet, because I haven't been able to try it out. The manual says it's rated for 6,000 psi, but if you replace the hose, make sure you get a 7,500 psi one because it will generate 7,500 psi of pressure - interpret that one however you like.

MarkC

Jeff396 · Nov 4, 2001

I've got a question about grease guns. As you can see by my bio I am into mechanical things which need to be greased occasionally. The problem I have with my hand held guns is that once I'm done and I let it sit the plunger seems to let the grease get past and gets all around the spring wasting and entire tube of grease. Question is, am I doing something wrong? Am I supposed to store the gun with the plunger in the back locked position and if I do won't this eventually weaken the spring? Am I supposed to remove the tube after I use it? Do the air pressure grease guns also have this springed plunger on them? This problem has caused me a great deal of grief to the point that I just don't grease things I should. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Jeff

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