grease gun

[panamaguy]

Why would anyone that uses a grease gun more than a few times a year ever buy one that needs tubes of grease over one you can self load from a 5 gallon pail.. When I did the math on tubes over pails here in panama I get equivalent of 10 free tubes out of a 5 gallon pail.

 

[NewGuyInNewEngland]

personally i dont like cordless grease guns as i think they put out too much grease. most people i know overgrease their stuff, and just create a mess. i just use a pistol grim model with a lock n load tip. way cheaper than the one linked above. I mean i guess if i was doing a fleet of tractors or used it daily in construction, i may think differently.

Exactly what I have (pistol grip model)... the lock and load tip is on the way from Amazon.. a bit of a lead time and not a cheap piece at $32 but I've wasted too much grease due to a loose tip connection I didn't see until I noticed the big blob oozing out under the tip, creating a mess. The lock-on attachment will save me some grease and frustration. Good option grsthegreat!

 

[oldpilot]

Yes, I have it, and it's great.

LockNLube Heavy Duty Pistol-Grip Grease Gun​

$77 at Amazon.

>For just a few bucks more, you can get a DeWalt battery powered grease gun. 20

More like three times the price, if the next poster is correct.

It was painful for me to opt for the $77 brand. No way would I spend $229!

I should probably add: I am neither rich nor do I earn a living from my tractor or any of my tools.

I bought my Lock&Lube from Amazon. Free shipping for Prime customers plus 5 percent back on the Chase Amazon Prime credit car.

$7 for a cartridge of Valvoline Crimson, $6.64 on Subscribe & Save for six-month, three-month, two-month delivery. Free shipping. 5 percent back on my credit card.

(Since the Chinese flu came to live with us, I have been spending $400/month on Amazon. It's terrific. Usually two-day delivery, sometimes one-day. The warehouse is a reconstituted Costco store there's a sign of changing times! -- forty miles from our house. I know all the drivers by now. They deliver on Sunday, too.)

 

[Torvy]

This thread has been helpful, so I found something to share.

Grease 101 for tractors and other farm machinery | AGDAILY

Grease, with use dating as far back as the Egyptians on chariot axles, is a common, inexpensive method of lubrication for farm machinery.

www.agdaily.com

One of my personal pet peeves is manufacturers (not just tractors) who try to pretend that their branded grease (or other consumables) are the only ones that will work. People too lazy or afraid to do research end up spending millions, collectively, for overpriced products.

 

[M59]

This thread has been helpful, so I found something to share.

Grease 101 for tractors and other farm machinery | AGDAILY

Grease, with use dating as far back as the Egyptians on chariot axles, is a common, inexpensive method of lubrication for farm machinery.

www.agdaily.com

One of my personal pet peeves is manufacturers (not just tractors) who try to pretend that their branded grease (or other consumables) are the only ones that will work. People too lazy or afraid to do research end up spending millions, collectively, for overpriced products.

Torvy,

Excellent link. Well done. I really appreciate when contributors publish 3rd party information that is informative.

 

[Xfaxman]

I grease my mower deck spindles without removing the deck. I don't have enough clearance above the center spindle to use the LocknLube coupler.

Get a 90 degree coupler adapter. There are several styles available: right angle grease adapter - Image Search

 

[charles todd]

$160 bare tool for Ryobi. It is very well built and makes me want to use a grease gun again.

CT

 

[newbury]

This thread has been helpful, so I found something to share.

Grease 101 for tractors and other farm machinery | AGDAILY

Grease, with use dating as far back as the Egyptians on chariot axles, is a common, inexpensive method of lubrication for farm machinery.

www.agdaily.com

One of my personal pet peeves is manufacturers (not just tractors) who try to pretend that their branded grease (or other consumables) are the only ones that will work. People too lazy or afraid to do research end up spending millions, collectively, for overpriced products.

I must have missed something. That article gave very little information on what grease to use - basically check your owners manual.
Try a TMT -

 

[SCWOOD]

Why my 150 pound open head ARO grease pump has a weighted follower plate sitting on top of the grease, it eliminates air entrapment.

No way will you ever remove all the air from a cartridge load grease gun. You can get most of it out with the air bleeder most cartridge guns have, but not all. I find the LNL claim to be misleading and their gun is way overpriced too, but then it does come with their LNL coupler (that I don't use) anyway.

Because I bulk load my lever grease guns from my air greaser, I never get any air in them. It's all grease so trapped air is never an issue and because all my lever guns have polycarbonate clear barrels, I can see how much grease is in them at all times.

I don't trust LNL either.That is way I asked if someone had the easy prime gun.I don't grease enough to get a system like yours.The price of the easy prime gun would be fine with me if it works as claimed.Thanks for your feed back.

 

[Torvy]

I liked the deeper understanding of the types of grease. It said to check the manual for the requirements, but, to me, made it clear that you have choices once you know what type is needed. The point is that the OEMs do not have some magic grease. They put their name on someone else's grease and charge extra for the branding.

I also liked the little hints for people new to this, like wiping off the excess. I know people who swear that leaving excess exposed makes it better somehow. It just makes your chances of collecting dirt, and potentially getting it in bad places, much higher.

I like Neil's videos too, most of the time. Sometimes he tries too hard to sell something, but it is his job...

 

[jayhawk238]

Anyone have this gun LockNLube Easy-Prime Grease Gun.The only complaint I have seen is the price.

You can buy just the LockNLube without the gun or hose. Think I paid around $30.00 a few months back. It will screw on any standard hose.

 

[grsthegreat]

Exactly what I have (pistol grip model)... the lock and load tip is on the way from Amazon.. a bit of a lead time and not a cheap piece at $32 but I've wasted too much grease due to a loose tip connection I didn't see until I noticed the big blob oozing out under the tip, creating a mess. The lock-on attachment will save me some grease and frustration. Good option grsthegreat!

Ive had my lock n lube for at least 5 years…..I’ve personally never had a location that it didnt fit. I love that tip.

 

[sandytrail]

I bought the lock-n-lube and it works fine. I like the tip that locks on to the grease zerk. I didn't think the price was that bad after comparing it to other brands. I considered buying a battery powered, but I don't use my equipment enough to justify it.

 

[lacritz]

Interesting.......

Amazon.com

a bit pricey

 

[Skeletor]

Well, I'm certainly not going to get into a debate about who makes a better cordless tool. If the tool does the job and keeps doing the job, you have a winner.

I went with Ridgid for one reason, the lifetime service agreement through Home Depot. I've had a lot of battery issues with cordless tools, going back to the 90s with Dewalt nicads to Ryobi lithium. I just could keep a battery for much longer than a year.

I bought my first Ridgid set in 2012 and I am still using the batteries that came with that toolset. So far, the Milwaukee batteries haven't failed with the oldest battery in its 4th year.

May my luck with the current crop of batteries last.

That’s why I bought my ridged tools as well. They did rebuild one of my drills and replaced the two batteries. They had it 4 weeks but they did do it. I understand why they do it but they cut out early if they start getting hot. I’m sure it keeps people from melting them down doing stupid stuff. It became problematic at work when I had to wait it out while my drill thought it got too hot. I do have a 1/2” ridgid impact gun that I had to buy cuse it has 1500ft lbs of torque. I still don’t believe that had been matched by anyone. I’ve downgraded my ridgid stuff to home use and my Dewalt is my work stuff. Actually my old worn out Dewalt stuff got demoted to home use as well. 5 years out of a brushed drill and impact with daily use is a win.

 

[Tbone07]

For around $229 you can get the Dewalt 20v grease gun. Believe me, once you use one, you'll wonder why you didn't buy it sooner.View attachment 753335

Can't agree with this enough. I would not be able to live without my DeWalt grease gun. Made in the USA too.

I thought a 20v grease gun would be stupid and unnecessary. Boy was I wrong. When I used my dad's Makita greaser, I bought the DeWalt when I got home that same day.

 

[TractorTYMe]

I bought a Milwaukee M12 grease gun, it loses prime every time. Not a fan of electric grease guns. Back to manual pump ones.

 

[BravoXray]

I still have the Lincoln grease gun I bought in the late 70s when I was operating heavy equipment. Greasing dozers wasn't bad maybe a dozen or so zerks, but the IH E-270 earthmovers must have had close to 40 zerks that needed to be greased every day, and usually took two or three tubes of grease to get them all.
I still use it with a Lock-n-Lube on my BX and JD430.

 

[Cougsfan]

Ive had my lock n lube for at least 5 years…..I’ve personally never had a location that it didnt fit. I love that tip.

My lock n lube tip fits most everything, but I do have several fittings it won't attach to (U-joints on my rotary cutter for instance), so I have a second grease gun for those few things.

I would not be able to live without my DeWalt grease gun.

Hmmm. I have lived 74 years without one. I might see if I can make it a few more years. It will be tough, I am sure, but I will try.

Kidding aside, considering the amount of greasing the average tractor owner is required to do, I have trouble believing that the convenience of a powered grease gun is worth the investment (same goes for the LNL grease gun). If I owned and maintained a fleet of tractors it might be different.

 

[ultrarunner]

I'm old fashioned but we did get a DeWalt for the farm and no regrets...

It also was able to grease some large gate pivots that would not accept grease with the lever so worth it...