Grease Guns

[sweep]

I'm tired of dragging air hose around my tractor with a gun bound to fail. I'm convinced now that air grease guns are not likely to last. I bought a single handed squeeze grease gun by Lincoln and had it about a year.

It's not just the air powered guns but the regular guns that no longer last. I have gone through one Plew and another off brand-both lasted about a year or so .


Picked up an old grease gun out of the 50-'s or 60's at a garage sale for 50 cents 3 years ago and still working great.

Nothing today last. Wife bought a new Hoover. Lasted 14 months before the gears ate throught the plastic housing. Went back to using the old 1970's Hoover my parenys gave me after I moved out in the 1980's. Actually there was nothing wrong with it but the wife thought it was too heavy to push around.

Maybe the "heavyness" is why it still works after 35+ years.

 

[5030]

It's not just the air powered guns but the regular guns that no longer last. I have gone through one Plew and another off brand-both lasted about a year or so .


Picked up an old grease gun out of the 50-'s or 60's at a garage sale for 50 cents 3 years ago and still working great.

Nothing today last. Wife bought a new Hoover. Lasted 14 months before the gears ate throught the plastic housing. Went back to using the old 1970's Hoover my parenys gave me after I moved out in the 1980's. Actually there was nothing wrong with it but the wife thought it was too heavy to push around.

Maybe the "heavyness" is why it still works after 35+ years.

Most likely. I've had my American made air grease gun for at least 10 years and other than the paint getting chipped off, it's flawless and I use it a lot.

Far as 'dragging a hose around', I never see any problem with that or reeling out a hundred feet of Parker grease hose if need be. Air hose/grease hose isn't all that heavy or cumbersome but then I'm not sedentary, maybe you are.....

 

[Artisan]

You asked the $$$$ Question on which everyone has a thought!! And their thought is the right one!

Here's my 2 cents worth!! I have worked in manufacturing mills all my life and lived on a farm/ranch all ways and have used all the major brand lubricants! 15 years ago our mill switched to a 'new' grease and oil and it out preformed all of the major brands! So Keep you Royal purple and use it! :thumbsup:

Royal Purple it is! Ok so ROYAL PURPLE IS THE BEST! :laughing:

 

[5030]

I shove 500+ tubes through my Lincoln each year,great gun.

That is a lot of tubes, a lot of landfill crap and a lot of time loading and unloading.

You asked the $$$$ Question on which everyone has a thought!! And their thought is the right one!

Here's my 2 cents worth!! I have worked in manufacturing mills all my life and lived on a farm/ranch all ways and have used all the major brand lubricants! 15 years ago our mill switched to a 'new' grease and oil and it out preformed all of the major brands! So Keep you Royal purple and use it! :thumbsup:

Oil and greas opinions are like sphincters. Everyone has one and most stink.

 

[moored4]

Royal Purple it is! Ok so ROYAL PURPLE IS THE BEST! :laughing:

Best ? ? ? ? It's a matter of opinion! I seen it prove it self but there are a LOT of good Lubricants out!! THEY will do the job! Just use one of the top Quality brands!

 

[Ledge End]

Hello Everyone

Earlier this year I went out and bought a grease gun and the grease which was next to it on the shelf. My thought was that all grease is pretty much the same and all I really need to do is "just grease it". After talking to a few equipment operators I have come to the conclusion that there is more to grease than I originally thought.

The first grease I bought has molly added to it. As I understand it now, molly should be used in applications such as load pins or other slow moving contact areas. The molly component builds up a film and protects the metals when contact occurs. This is a bad thing for high speed bearings where tighter tolerances require no build up.

Therefore I think 2 grease types and 2 grease guns are in my future.

It seems also that grease can be made with many different "bases" which can not always be mixed. This means that whatever I buy I want to be able to buy again in 6 months and know that it is exactly the same. My only interest in brand is that it is available consistently. Also, it seems that for the amount I will use compared to the value of my equipment I can pretty much ignore price per tube issues.

I could use some input on what "type" of grease to focus on for use in bearings (mower deck, etc).

 

[Scooby074]

Ah HA! Now I get your drift... THANK YOU! That very well could be a "Speed Tip" . I ordered a Lincoln 1134, should have it in a couple of days. We will see how much of a pita it is, or is not.

good call on the 1134. :thumbsup: It'll serve you well.

 

[PapaPerk]

If you want cordless, get a Lincoln Powerluber. 12V is all youll need. Its a very good unit, pretty much the industry standard.

In all actuality you dont need a powered unit for a BX. It only takes me 5 mins max to grease mine with a manual gun.

For a manual gun i recommend a Lincoln 1134. Its what i use. Its their heaviest duty manual gun. Generates high 7500 PSI for those nasty plugged fittings. Not the cheapest, but its served me well.

Amazon.com: Lincoln Lubrication 1134 Heavy Duty Pistol Grip Grease Gun with Whip Hose and Rigid Pipe: Automotive

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

I have the Lincoln manual gun. Works well. You certainly one this type with a flexible hose. 3 handed operations just don't work. :laughing:

 

[Willl]

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I have the Lincoln manual gun. Works well. You certainly one this type with a flexible hose. 3 handed operations just don't work. :laughing:

Double ditto, ditto.

And to make this operation even better, double the length of your hose.

 

[crazyal]

If you don't mind spending the money buy a cordless grease gun. I think I would try the Milwaukee over the Lincoln myself as I like the design better. Greasing is not a fun job to most. At least with the cordless you'll be more willing to grease as often as you should.