Cordless grease guns

Bird · Nov 4, 2001

Jeff, unfortunately, greasing things is just a dirty, messy job. You're situation sounds about normal to me, with one possible exception. If too much grease is getting by the plunger, the seal may be bad, but I expect some to get by all the time.

MikePA · Nov 4, 2001

Mark,

Have you had a chance to test out the cordless grease gun?

One of the ways I gauge how much grease I am putting into a zirk is the number of times I pump the handle. After a while I know how many pumps a given fitting needs to be full, e.g., 10 - 12 pumps fills a mowing deck spindle (on my old garden tractor).

How do you do something similar with a cordless grease gun, or one that works off of air pressure?

Bird · Nov 4, 2001

Mike, on the air powered grease guns, it's not a continuous pressure. On the big service station type guns I used to use (pulling grease from a barrel), they would keep pumping as long as you held the trigger, but you heard each stroke of the piston, and "pop" (or whatever sound you want to call the air exhaust/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif). On these hand held air grease guns, it only pumps one stroke each time you pull the trigger, so you basically do it just like you do with your manual gun, except you can pull and release that trigger pretty rapidly; sort of like shooting a semi-automatic gun. And I think all of the cordless grease guns work about the same way.

MChalkley · Nov 4, 2001

Mike - The Lincoln cordless model uses a planetary drive to power a piston, so you can still count strokes, if you like.

I've used it on a couple fittings, just to check it out, but it hasn't gotten a good workout yet. I verified that it does work, and that it's easy to use, but that's about all so far.

MarkC

Jeff396 · Nov 5, 2001

No, not some of the grease is getting by the plunger....ALL of the grease is getting by the plunger thus wasting an entire tube of grease when I may have only greased one vehicle. The gun is not old, but maybe I just got a junky one. I think I will pop for an air driven one.(One more way to justify my compressor).

Jeff

2001 B7500HSD, LA302fel, 60"mmm, grass catcher

MChalkley · Nov 5, 2001

Jeff - I think it's time to trash that one, unless it's a good brand, in which case you should be able to get a new seal for the plunger. Still, probably not worth the trouble, though.

MarkC

Jeff396 · Nov 5, 2001

I just ordered a Lincold model 1160 air powered grease gun on sale at The Tool Warehouse for $44.67. The most interesting feature which got me was a flip over grease follower which is supposed to eliminate grease bypass. We'll see how it works.

Jeff

MikePA · Nov 5, 2001

What kind of compressor do you have?

Also, I noticed that The Tool Warehouse has the Lincoln Cordless grease gun on sale for $141.

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/product1965.html

Jeff396 · Nov 6, 2001

I have a 5hp, 60 gallon dual stage Craftsman.

Jeff

CVHoss · Nov 9, 2001

If anyone is interested in the Lincoln cordless grease gun, I just ordered one from Harbor Freight for $129.99. Info is here. Don't know how much they tag on for shipping, but seemed like a pretty good price from what I've seen in this thread.

Hoss

MChalkley · Nov 9, 2001

Hoss - That's a good price. There's at least two versions of the 12v gun, a 1242 and a 1244. The only difference between these two is that the 1244 has an extra battery.

MarkC

CVHoss · Nov 9, 2001

Mark,
The one on Harbor Freight is the 1242. Didn't know there was a 1244, but from the links I've tracked down on this thread, they all appear to be pricing on the 1242. When they either email me the invoice with shipping or when it actually gets here, I'll update with the total cost.

Hoss

gordon · Nov 9, 2001

A cordless grease gun now that is spoiled! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Guess it would be nice to have, but I'll keep the old hand pump for now when I'm away from home. Can't have every toy, I'd go broker than I already am. Please let us know how well it works when you get it Hoss.

Gordon

Anonymous Poster · Nov 9, 2001

Hoss,

I believe all orders over $50. from Harbor Freight is free shipping, with maybe a $5.95 "handling fee".

I was looking a some measuring wheels at around $50-60. locally... I just ordered it from Harbor Freight for $19.95 and it sure appears to look the same... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

The one thing bad about the company is lag time for your order... they can take 3 or 4 weeks to ship.../w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Anonymous Poster · Nov 9, 2001

...I'll keep the old hand pump for now ...

Me too Gordon... I must have 4 or 5 grease guns around here... I'd buy one, put it in it's special spot... a buddy comes along... borrows it, I buy another, then another... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

CVHoss · Nov 9, 2001

John,
Me thinks you're right. I hadn't even thought about that. The invoice they emailed me immediately after I placed the order showed shipping at $0.00. I just thought that was because it hadn't been totally processed yet, but their web site does have this on the "About Us" page:

Free Shipping
No other mail order tool business offers our FREE shipping policy.
Any order of $50 or more is shipped FREE within the continental United States.

They do have the $5.95 handling charge on the invoice.

Hoss

CVHoss · Nov 9, 2001

John,
..I'll keep the old hand pump for now ...

Me too Gordon... I must have 4 or 5 grease guns around here... I'd buy one, put it in it's special spot... a buddy comes along... borrows it, I buy another, then another...

But look at it like this. If ya had a $130.00 grease gun, you might be less likely to let it get out of your sight./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

MChalkley · Nov 9, 2001

Hoss - Not only that, but if you have a $130 grease gun, you have to use it. And if you use it, your stuff lasts longer. Sounds to me like it's an excellent investment. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

MarkC

dmccarty · Nov 14, 2001

MarkC,

I like your logic. If I have the EXPENSIVE grease gun I'm more likely to use it.... Therefore my expensive equipment lasts longer. I tried this on the wife. I'm not sure its working..... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

My parents and the CFO asked what I wanted for XMas. I told them a cordless grease gun. I got some funny looks, laughs, and snide comments.... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif They just don't understand! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Course, I suppose its kinda sad that I want a grease gun for XMas...... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Later...
Dan McCarty

MChalkley · Nov 15, 2001

Dan - Clearly, you were much more comfortable in my "logic" than you should have been - I never said anything about it standing up to the acid test of trying to justify the purchase of one to the wife! That arguement was only meant to satisfy low-grade justification requirements, like convincing yourself of the wisdom of buying one. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

MarkC