Grease Guns

[Willl]

I've never owned a powered grease gun. I've borrowed them before and both times, half way through the job the batts gave out. Maybe it was the fault of the guy I borrowed it from but it sure left a bad taste in my mouth when I had to climb out from under there because a dead battery.

I really don't like the fact that I have to get down on that creeper, even worse when I have to do it twice. I'll waste less energy pumping that gun then I will reclimbing into that creeper.

 

[johnems]

The Milwaukee is the best I have used. The five year warintee is worth the investment. I have not had to use it. It primes easy and works great.

 

[Artisan]

Yes Awsome, Cool, Good Idea, Beautiful...all very good input.

I have one Milwaukee M12 tool so if after I get the 1134 I see a need for electric I think I will spring for it, and yes, I bet it gets old and yes, I bet an electric gun takes the mundain out of it, maybe faster as well.

I ALWAYS have backup batterys ready for all my cordless stuff, dead battery go in the lunch box area and get recharged daily if needed. Disapline, I remember doing construction and the time wasted by guys charging there batteries during work hours is a massive waste. In the long run it is cheaper to buy several batteries and charge them while your sleeping then playing the
daily on the job recharge game...

I saw longer hoses and I thought of it, after useing it we will make that call.

Ledge End, my tube of royal purple says it is good for bearings, FWIW.

 

[crazyal]

Also buy a box of the latex or vinyl gloves, the throw away kind. Sooner or later things will get messy while greasing or changing a tube.

 

[Ledge End]

Artisan, Thanks for looking that up.

I found a few compatibility charts online for those interested:

http://www.mobilindustrial.com/IND/English/Files/tt-grease-compatibility.pdf
grease info
Lubricants USA - Grease Compatibility Chart

I bought my second grease gun today. Going to experiment with a pistol grip type, one handed 14oz cartridge whiz bang almost do it itself grease gun - on sale even. :laughing:

This time I looked at the grease cartridges and the "wheel bearing" cartridge didn't mention the base used. hmmm I'll keep looking around. Ready to go, but nothing to load. Got to do something soon, the oil is dripping out of my old gun after just a few months. Maybe I'm over-thinking this but I want to make a better choice the second time around and then just do it.

 

[dieselmechanic]

I have used a lot of grease guns been a mechanic for 23 years now plus as a boy dad preached grease everything before use which I'm sure had something to do with his haybine lasting 20 plus years on original bearings and u joints but personally I don't like the pistol type guns simply the hurt my wrist when using them a lot or on some fittings which are tight I have found that a hose made up out of 1/4 hydraulic hose around 24 to 30 inches works good for me it cost more but the ones you buy never seem to hold up very long I got on from tsc once lasted three days swelled up like it was ready to give birth sure enough it did didn't take it nine months either ha ha I do own a recharge gun I found on at tsc a legacy brand at the time it was 99.00 compared to 199.00 for a Lincoln mine is 12 volt I think Lincoln was to at any rate it has been a great gun came with two batteries I work on slot of over the road trucks I can grease four road tractors on one battery and they have several fittings plus the fifth wheel as far as grease you can load from a 5 gal pail with a pump my dad has had one for years I have a 55 gal drum pump bought it at auction Cheap works for me drum last about a year one trick I use to load my guns from the bulk grease is just to install a grease fitting in the hand gun and pump it in just watch the handle as it comes out

 

[cornshucker]

We have three guns. A pistol grip alemite, a lever style alemite, and a Lincoln 12V rechargable. Use all of them but mostly use the rechargable to grease Track Loader and a combine that has over 70 fittings on it. Mostly just use the pistol grip for most jobs but never use the rechargable on a U-Joint. For your money the Alemite gun is hard to beat.

 

[955Lincoln]

I bought a high quality gun last year called Megaboost and I really like it. The head is cast aluminum and it has a volume/pressure lever. If you have a fitting that won't take grease switch it over to pressure and so far it hasn't failed to clear any clogs. Get a 3' hose as that will allow much more maneuverability.

 

[Artisan]

Y U Gawd Dam Son of a Bitchin' Gawd Dam Son of a *****!

I am so MAD! I get my new 1134, load a tube of the "best" grease and walk out to the BX25, loosen the knurled coupler, "click" it over a zerk, pump
till she oozes and then upon removal IT WILL NOT COME OFF! :thumbdown:Oh man...I loosen the coupler till it comes off the hose and still IT WILL NOT COME OFF! I barely start the hose threads into the coupler and yank effin hard on the gun body and it finally comes off, 4 more times and I AM LIVID! DAM! I call Lincoln tech and he tells me IT IS DEFECTIVE! He said he is sending me "a couple of different heads" to try...

Well, at least I was able to get a human on the phone and they are doing something about it. I can not imagine me doing anything wrong, if I am please chime in!


Oh, I loaded up the hose, not the ridgid 6" long tube. FWIW

 

[k0ua]

Um.. you said you loosened the coupler until it came of of the hose....hmm ...did the part with the hex flats come off of the threaded coupler on the hose or did you loosen the knurled coupler front part while holding the hex flat part ? What I am getting at is the coupler itself is 2 pieces and those 2 pieces need to be loose. Now I know from your first line in your post, you are pretty angry, and I am just trying to be helpful, and you may have done all you can do, and I could be wrong. But look over the coupler carefully and determine if the front and the back half of the coupler are loosened from each other, and not just unscrewed from the hose. If need be put the coupler hex flats in a vise and try to turn the knurled portion with fingers, vise grips/pliers or whatever it takes to seperate the 2 pieces. If you take it totally apart you will be looking for a spring and some chuck jaws on the floor. If you have been down this road I apologize in advance. good luck

James K0UA