Pneumatic Grease gun?

[ishiboo]

I decided on the M12 Milwaukee. The brands like Lincoln are nice, just seemed like a waste to have batteries and a charger I would have no other use for, despite already having a full Bosch 12v set.

I love the grease gun and picked up some other tools only available from Milwaukees line like the ratchet, caulk gun, etc. Very happy with my decision!

 

[gwstang]

Just curious, did the airbag going off break your fingers in the wreck?

 

[tractchores]

Thanks everyone! Some really great info here. I didn't think about a cordless one, so will check that out. The easier the better.. I just got some battery powered tools, so maybe I can find one that will fit those battery packs and save myself some hassle. Now I need to find an easy place to get more grease (crown and chassis), right now I have to drive about an hour to get it and buy in bulk...

 

[tractchores]

Just curious, did the airbag going off break your fingers in the wreck?

The air bag didn't deploy (low speed collission into a giant rock hiding in a snowbank). I was pulling a loaded trailer so there was still a lot of force involved. Not sure if I would have been better off if it deployed, I put a knee a few inches into the dash. I think I hit my fingers on my brake controller, my hand was on the gear shift at impact and the brake controller was mounted in front of it. Broke the ring finger in 2 places and the pinky in 1. Also tweaked my wrist / hand, so the motion of grabbing and twisting, lifting or squeezing causes a lot of pain. Unfortunately the ring finger had also been broken a few monts before, so its been a bad year for that hand....

 

[wolc123]

I picked up an air grease gun this spring at TSC on sale for $19.99. When I got it, they were out of them at the local store, but I talked the clerk into taking down and giving me the display model and it has worked great. He was even able to locate the box and instruction manual. That thing has already saved me a ton of time just greasing my disk 4 or 5 times since I got it. It also made very short work of greasing the loader on my tractor which must have 20 or more fittings, (the disk has 8, but they take a lot, totaling around 3/4 tube per lube. That job was always a pain with a hand-gun. Now I actually look forward to doing it. I wouldn't own another battery powered tool as there is nothing worse than a dead battery when you got a job to do.

 

[s219]

Thanks everyone! Some really great info here. I didn't think about a cordless one, so will check that out. The easier the better.. I just got some battery powered tools, so maybe I can find one that will fit those battery packs and save myself some hassle. Now I need to find an easy place to get more grease (crown and chassis), right now I have to drive about an hour to get it and buy in bulk...

I bought a 5-gal bucket of Kubota grease a few years ago, from Messicks. Price was surprisingly reasonable even with shipping. Way cheaper than buying tubes.

 

[Johnkn]

While the vast majority of my cordless tools are yellow, after looking at everything I purchased a new M18 grease gun last month. Very happy with the features, ease of use and price. Good luck..

 

[paulfun9]

Yeah Paul, I believe that would be a great setup!!! Now we've thrown another wrench into the decision making process. Heheheheh.

Yep but I just looked at the link in one of the other posts and see the price on the small 5 gal bucket dispenser. Amazon.com: 5 Gallons Air Operated High Pressure Grease Pump (20ft Long Hose): Automotive I guess we really are good at spending other peoples money on here!
I guess getting mine at the price I did was luck! BUT knowing how well it works for me with all the Equipment we have I would be more than willing to pay the 230 bucks for at least the 5 gal pump shown in the link if I had to replace it the bigger ones are a bit pricey but maybe a search of E-bay would yield something for less

 

[PhysAssist]

Yep but I just looked at the link in one of the other posts and see the price on the small 5 gal bucket dispenser. Amazon.com: 5 Gallons Air Operated High Pressure Grease Pump (20ft Long Hose): Automotive I guess we really are good at spending other peoples money on here!
I guess getting mine at the price I did was luck! BUT knowing how well it works for me with all the Equipment we have I would be more than willing to pay the 230 bucks for at least the 5 gal pump shown in the link if I had to replace it the bigger ones are a bit pricey but maybe a search of E-bay would yield something for less

Given our disabilites regarding the ability to grease in odd positions, the $230 might be worth it, but the extra $100 for shipping would break the bank!

 

[gwdixon]

Thanks everyone! Some really great info here. I didn't think about a cordless one, so will check that out. The easier the better.. I just got some battery powered tools, so maybe I can find one that will fit those battery packs and save myself some hassle. Now I need to find an easy place to get more grease (crown and chassis), right now I have to drive about an hour to get it and buy in bulk...

AHHHH, another fan of Crown & Chassis 880 (I presume). It is definitely good grease but it is only sold by the case for tubes by the manufacturer. Every once in a while eBay will have it by the tube or other measure. $8 - $10 a tube is pretty expensive. I'm thinking about going to Lucas grease.

Disc bearings do take a lot of grease, at least a tube for mine. I use the el cheapo black stuff from Tractor Supply for that application. Just hold down the trigger on the pneumatic gun until grease squirts out the sides of the bearing.

 

[gwstang]

The air bag didn't deploy (low speed collission into a giant rock hiding in a snowbank). I was pulling a loaded trailer so there was still a lot of force involved. Not sure if I would have been better off if it deployed, I put a knee a few inches into the dash. I think I hit my fingers on my brake controller, my hand was on the gear shift at impact and the brake controller was mounted in front of it. Broke the ring finger in 2 places and the pinky in 1. Also tweaked my wrist / hand, so the motion of grabbing and twisting, lifting or squeezing causes a lot of pain. Unfortunately the ring finger had also been broken a few monts before, so its been a bad year for that hand....

Ouch! The only time I ever broke anything was when I was 12 playing little league baseball. At practice, toward the end of the season, a guy was picking on a friend of mine and I stepped between them to make them stop because the coach would be there in a few minutes and he would make us all run lots of laps. I hated running laps. Anyway, when I stepped between them the guy tried to hit my friend but swung at me instead. I reacted without thinking and hit him...in the side of the head because he turned as I swung. Shattered my little finger in the side of my hand. Broke a bunch of times up into the side. Hurt like a *#^*. I went home and my sister (nurse) took me to the Dr. for a cast and I still remember her asking me, "Does being stupid still hurt?". Did I mention it was at the end of the season and I had made All-stars and then could not go. They went pretty far into the playoffs way down in Florida. Almost made it to the world series final.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I have both a manual grease gun and a Lincoln pneumatic grease gun. When I have my tractor in the shop, I'll use the pneumatic gun. But dragging hoses around is definitely a hassle. In most cases, I'll just grab the manual grease gun, and get the job done.

If you have a handicap and are considering a pneumatic gun, I sure suggest you go with the cordless.

 

[WM75Guy]

Yep but I just looked at the link in one of the other posts and see the price on the small 5 gal bucket dispenser. Amazon.com: 5 Gallons Air Operated High Pressure Grease Pump (20ft Long Hose): Automotive I guess we really are good at spending other peoples money on here!
I guess getting mine at the price I did was luck! BUT knowing how well it works for me with all the Equipment we have I would be more than willing to pay the 230 bucks for at least the 5 gal pump shown in the link if I had to replace it the bigger ones are a bit pricey but maybe a search of E-bay would yield something for less

I bought that one but not from Amazon. Buying direct from KTC saved me $120. Price was $219 from KTC and Amazon was $269 at that time. KTC shipping was $50 instead of Amazon's $100 and no tax. So far it's worked great.

5 Gallons Air Operated High Pressure Grease Pump With 20FT Hose | KTC Auto Tools

 

[paulfun9]

I bought that one but not from Amazon. Buying direct from KTC saved me $120. Price was $219 from KTC and Amazon was $269 at that time. KTC shipping was $50 instead of Amazon's $100 and no tax. So far it's worked great.

5 Gallons Air Operated High Pressure Grease Pump With 20FT Hose | KTC Auto Tools

Glad to hear It!
I see so many who talk about having to deal with the hose for air power but for me its a not a hassle at all. I hate changing cartridges and with all the equipment I have I can lube everything in no time and not have to change the barrel for at least a year. I guess starting out as a mechanic way back when gives me a second nature about how the hose needs to be thought about before hand rather than an after thought. One of my friends actually commented on this when we were working on his JD. He actually noticed that I almost never have to reposition the hose and he is almost always getting it tangled or caught on something.

 

[tractchores]

Lets hope this will be a temporary thing and I'll eventually heal up! Going to check out cordless options for now. It seems like project "stuff" piles up in the area of my shop the tractor is in, so I can definitely see the cord being a pain and a ceiling mountm wouild be more effort than its worth.

 

[tractchores]

AHHHH, another fan of Crown & Chassis 880 (I presume). It is definitely good grease but it is only sold by the case for tubes by the manufacturer. Every once in a while eBay will have it by the tube or other measure. $8 - $10 a tube is pretty expensive. I'm thinking about going to Lucas grease.

Disc bearings do take a lot of grease, at least a tube for mine. I use the el cheapo black stuff from Tractor Supply for that application. Just hold down the trigger on the pneumatic gun until grease squirts out the sides of the bearing.

Yup great stuff. It seems to hold up well and lasts lonmger than other types I've used. I don't use a lot so the price isn't too bad for me (couple tubes a year). Though I'm coming up on some bigger service intervals so I may end up looking for cheaper options....

 

[meos1]

Got me a pneumatic gun with red high temp. Worked great except I need 50' more hose. So I got it all last night as I parked it at 40.1 hours. Done.

 

[Oldpath05]

For me a Dewalt 20v grease gun made more since only because I already have several Dewalt 20v tools, so I put the gun on my Christmas list last fall. I've only used one tube in it so far on my tractor since March, and it works great. When I got it, I thought the 30 inch hose was a bit much, but after using it, it's not, I lay the gun on the floor and put the coupling on the fitting and pull the trigger, easy peasy.

I had a Lincoln batt. powered gun, I like the two speeds, but the batt wont fit nothing else. If I didn't have batt power tools, I might consider the bulk pneumatic grease set up, because these grease tubes can be pricy, either way I'm all done with hand powered grease guns on my tractor, to much speaking in tongues.

 

[Utopia Texas]

Be forewarned. Once you get a pneumatic grease gun you will be buying grease by the case. It's soooooooo easy to pull that trigger !

 

[Oldpath05]

Yes, I find when it comes to trigger greasing a FEL, equipment gets greased more often and that's another plus for trigger greasing.

IMO, I have to say one advantage with a batt. powered grease gun over pneumatic, is I just stick a the battery in and pull the trigger, here, there, any where, no need of waiting for my compressor to air up, and or listing to it air up, 150 psi. it's not quiet and takes a few min. So if both battery powered, and pneumatic set ups cost the same $$$$$$$$, I'd go with batt. even if it was a little more.