Things I didn't consider when buying

[Bullwinkle123]

I must be missing something. I have 3 different grease guns, two manual and one battery and never had a problem with the tips on them. I snap them on and don’t have to hold them in place.

It turns out that there was a problem with two zerks on my loader, as discussed here https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...079-difficult-mx5400-la1065-loader-zerks.html.

My loader has a pair of 90 degree zerks where they should be 45 degrees, making it nearly impossible with normal straight grease guns to get a tight clamp on it. It turns out other loaders of the exact same model have the 45 degree zerks. I'm picking up a pair from the dealer.

Neither the lock-n-lube nor my original grease fitting can get a good lock. After much fiddling and discussion I have a solution now. It also turns out that the original Kubota branded grease gun fitting _is_ adjustable, it was just screwed on so tight that this wasn't evident, and the dealer didn't know when I asked. I've since remedied that with a vice and pliers.

That said, the lock-n-lube is a _lot_ easier to use and a timesaving thing. But I've gained a lot of hindsight since my original post, and that pair of incorrectly angled zerks caused a lot of problems diagnosing things.

 

[sandman2234]

I had to get a larger torque wrench. I got a battery powered grease gun. Sometimes I wish I had ordered additional SCV valves out back. I went from Class 1 to Class 2 implements - $$$$.

Otherwise - going from a 26hp tractor to a 65hp tractor has been a great help on all projects out here.

I went from a 13hp to a 70hp, and about the time i had all of the lighter implements torn up, bought the 13 hp tractor back! I feel your pain buying all new implements!
David from jax

 

[Boomertide15]

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[MechanicalGuy]

I must be missing something. I have 3 different grease guns, two manual and one battery and never had a problem with the tips on them. I snap them on and don稚 have to hold them in place.

It ain't about holding in place, it's about the stout jerk that you have to impart on the gg to get it free from the fitting after you have pressurized it with grease. The grease will fly out everywhere and make a mess as you violently pull the hose off the grease fitting. The lock n lube makes removing the end simple and clean and easy.

 

[Bullwinkle123]

It ain't about holding in place, it's about the stout jerk that you have to impart on the gg to get it free from the fitting after you have pressurized it with grease. The grease will fly out everywhere and make a mess as you violently pull the hose off the grease fitting. The lock n lube makes removing the end simple and clean and easy.

Knowing what I know now, vs when I wrote my original post, I've could manage better with my original grease gun fitting. But I definitely had to replace some ill-considered zerks, and the lock-n-lube is a real time saver. On, squirt, off. No fiddling, no adjusting. No mess.