Decent quality grease gun?

[mikester]

I've been using this one with a lock-n-lube connector on a 12" flex line
18 Litre Air Grease Pump | Princess Auto
On sale now for CDN$159 reg. $239

You have to buy the grease in bulk. Works excellent and I've been very happy with it for 3+ years now.

The only thing that would make it better would be allowing me to mount the air pump directly to a 50L pail of grease.

No more nasty messy cartridges. Always works. Easy to use.

 

[Mowbizz]

Love my Milwaukee 18v grease gun. I dont think I have had to charge it in a couple years now.
Makes the job super easy especially with a lock n lube!

 

[EddieWalker]

I've been scared to try the battery powered grease guns after having so much trouble with the air powered ones.

I have several that all seem to work about the same. Not the cheapest, but just basic mid priced models from different stores like Napa and Home Depot. For some unknown reason I would always put the flexible line on them and found greasing to be a tedious struggle. Then one day after buying my 4th or 5th grease gun, I decided to leave the metal tube on it and see what that was like. All I can say is that I'm embarrassed for being so stupid for so long. Greasing with the metal tube was super fast and easy. I have several tractors and every one of them have a few fittings that I need to flexible line to get to, but all the others are easy to get to with the metal tube. I go through 4 or 5 tubes of grease in the gun with the metal tube for every one tube on the grease gun with the flexible tube.

 

[JWR]

Whatever you do, put the LockN Lube on the end of the hose or metal tube. I would bet that if you put the LockNLube on whatever gun you have that will cure 90% of your frustrations. The darn little locking end seems overpriced but once you use it you will never be without it. I have never seen a grease gun fail in more than 50 years using grease guns (though I am no big user at all.) I do not see a thing wrong with the lever type. To me, an electric one is just something more to go wrong or care and feed plus I am too tight to pay the extra bucks.

My oldest grease gun was from the days before cartridges. With it you had to stick the end in a bucket or can of grease and carefully suck the grease into it by pulling the plunger. As far as I am concerned ALL of them are a mess and I don't care whether they be lever versus electric versus air driven. One of these days a serious breakthrough invention will come along that simplifies reloading and eliminates the mess.

 

[newbury]

I'm not sure i this is the proper place to ask but I figured you all would know and I need a decent grease gun.
All the ones I have bought over the years have all turned to crap in short order.
Tractor supply has a new battery one on sale but no one there knows anything about them.
I have a Jeep, a Lull (telehandler), truck and the Kubota to grease.
Thanks

It's not the number of vehicles you have, it's the number of zerks, how often, and their positioning that is important.

WOW! I had no idea there would be this much response. I'll look into the Dewalt as I have a ton o Dewalt cordless tools anyway.
The Lock-n-lube looks interesting, I'll check it out.
Thanks

What do you consider "a ton" of DeWalt tools?

I've only got so far
DCBL720 Blower
DCD780 1/2
DCD790 1/2 drill
DCF886 impact driver
DCG412 4.5 grinder
DCL043 Jobsite led light
DCL043 Jobsite led light
DCR006 Bluetooth speaker
DCS355 oscillating multi tool
DCS361 miter saw
DCS387 Reciprocating saw
DCS391 circ saw
DCST970X1 FLEXVOLT 60V 15" String Trimmer
DCL044 LED HAND HELD WORKLIGHT
DCS361B 7 1/4" SLIDING MITER SAW
Plus about a dozen batteries and half a dozen chargers.

So if I get a battery operated grease gun it would definitely be a DeWalt But I've 2 good Lincoln manual ones w/ Lock 'n Lubes and only about two dozen zerks I grease a year. I've 2 zerks I need to take the LnL off to get to.

 

[AllDodge]

Have at least 6 grease guns (some with different tips), no battery ones, and the lock n lube (LnL) on one. The LnL is great, but several places its just to big to get into. My oldest grease gun (don't know what brand) from my Dad works the best. Thought about a shop one, but firing up the dozer, loader or other and drive them over just to use it, just doesn't get it for me. The battery one sounds good, but most the time, I just grab my 5 gallon bucket with all the guns and go grease.

 

[ruffdog]

Kubota, LubriMatic usa, Load-a-matic 425 usa, Alemite 1056-SE4 usa, small one?



HD Alemite on Amazon $121.....:

Alemite 156-SE4 Heavy-Duty Grease Gun, 1, psi, Delivery 1 oz./16 Strokes, 16 oz. Bulk or 14 oz. Cartridge, 3-Way Loading: Fuel Grease Guns: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

 

[TractorGuy]

Bought myself the 20V dewalt last year. I like it a lot. Not as impressed with the LNL as others but I am using the one I bought on my new gun. I did finally get a fitting to take grease that has always been a concern on my backhoe. It wasn't until the 3rd time using the new gun but it NEVER took grease with my pistol grip Lincoln.

Here are a few tips:

TS will price match. I used a TS 10% off coupon after having them price match HD and saved some coin.

When the grease runs out on a cordless it changes sound. STOP RIGHT THERE or is will suck the tube closed and be a bear to get the empty tube out of it. You will only do it once.

Switch to 5% moly. It seems to last longer.

 

[diesel85]

I wish they'd put automatic lubrication on the smaller loaders and backhoes.

 

[atsah]

I use an air gun when I'm close to the workshop and hand pump when I'm not, either way I have Lock N Lubes on both.. I don't grease things enough to buy a battery gun.. I grease probably 5 times per year.

 

[Jim Nelson]

I have the Dewalt 30V and it's fine.If you use an air powered gun, always be sure to only grip it over the spring that comes with the flex line. I put my SIL to work as a service oiler years ago when I was running a construction crew and someone had removed that spring.One day after we shut down he was servicing the equip. and on one tough zerk the hose popped where his hand was gripping the hose and it shot high pressure grease into his hand. Luckily we were close to a big hospital and it was still touch and go for several days whether they could save the hand. He still has problems with flexibility in that hand.
The best oiler I ever saw always used a hand pump gun with about a 2' steel tube on it and he was the fastest Ive ever seen. This was on big dozers, scrapers and all other equipment.

 

[diesel85]

I always wondered about that. Fluid injection scares me.

My pneumatic grease gun has a 1' steel tube, which I trust way more than a rubber hose. I still don't touch it while I'm pumping it.

 

[toy1]

over the last 40 years I have collected many grease guns, looking for something that would make the job quick and easy to use, I found the perfect gun when I purchased a Milwaukee 18v grease gun I go thru a tube of grease each week when I am working my equipment and this has made my life so much easier. by the way all of the old guns sit under a bench.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I didn't read all the answers, but of the several grease guns I own, no loner use the air powered one.

The reason why is, in the winter when the grease get's cold/thick, you can't trust the air powered gun to be pushing grease, even though it "sounds" like it's working!

SO, my "best" gun is a Lincoln that I've had a "long" time, it still works perfectly.

SR

 

[bunyip]

Followed this with interest and thought a grease gun could be a useful addition to my Milwaukee 18v Fuel stable until I saw that it cost AU$480.00 (no battery).
I just lost interest and will persevere with my present gun.

 

[dragoneggs]

Sure wish I came up with the LocknLube!

 

[JWR]

Sure wish I came up with the LocknLube!

You mean you wish you had invented it ? Yeah, I'm betting the people who hold the patents are doing rather well.

I'm waiting for the U-joint female end that latches onto a std PTO shaft, pulls itself on-- maybe with one lever -- , and latches itself into place. Finishes with a nice solid confirmation clunk. Somebody is going to get rich on that one one of these days.

 

[4570Man]

I might be in a rare camp, but I don’t like the LocknLube. It’s a fat head that’s harder to get into tight places. It requires a lot more cleaning on a recessed zerk and I didn’t have any luck at all on the small U-joints on shaft drive mower decks. For about 90 percent of greasing I prefer a regular tip on a metal line. The regular tips on flex hose are more frustrating.

 

[dragoneggs]

I might be in a rare camp, but I don’t like the LocknLube. It’s a fat head that’s harder to get into tight places. It requires a lot more cleaning on a recessed zerk and I didn’t have any luck at all on the small U-joints on shaft drive mower decks. For about 90 percent of greasing I prefer a regular tip on a metal line. The regular tips on flex hose are more frustrating.

You are a rare bird... if the LocknLube doesn't work for most all of your zerks, I am wondering what alien equipment you are greasing?

 

[SplitHoof]

Haven’t seen the Lube Shuttle mentioned. It works very nice without the typical hassles. Lube-Shuttle Pistol Grip Grease Gun WITH PREMIUM SYNTHETIC GREASE • Ask Tractor Mike