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rayzor32

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Need a grease gun for work has to be able to be filled with bulk. I like the pistol grip ones, never tried the air powered. I been using my buddies blue-point one its nice but its also $61, I dont want to spend a lot of money on a grease gun but I need something that actually works. What do you think of these choices:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SP100A2905S64450828P?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00920379000P?prdNo=11


What is the difference between the above 2 anyone know?



http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00919958000P?mv=rr

http://www.harborfreight.com/professional-quality-pistol-grip-grease-gun-47520.html
 
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Lincoln electric. I thought they were dumb till I used one. Makes routine maintenance go really fast when you have 50+ grease fittings to hit before you can get out to work.
 
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The Lincoln models mentioned seemed to be popular and reliable when I was looking about year or so ago. For whatever reason I ended up with an IR 570 and have been very happy with fit, finish and function. I grew up with the lever style and while I am sure it has its benifits; untill I grow a third arm, I am much happier with the pistol grip style .

IR 570: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CH4OKM/?tag=atomicindus08-20
 
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Alemite would be choice as I have used one the longest and I know Alemite will be better for service and parts as Lincoln has changed hands alot in the last thirty years.
 
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Bought one of the Lincolns and can't get the adapter that came with the gun to work on any of my brand new driveshaft *******. Not to hijack, but what adapter are you guys using? Needle?
 
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I've had two Lincoln's now... first one was a pistol grip and second one is a lever style. I really liked the pistol grip for light duty work but the lever is also nice when more pressure is required. I find the pistol grip is really nice when you have the hold the adapter a certain way on the grease fitting to get proper connection.

Unfortunately I've lost my pistol grip or it was stolen I'm not sure.
 
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i recently bought a lincoln pistol grip style. I've only used it a few times but so far so good. Made in India but construction seems ok.
 
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Is a pistol grip style grease gun sufficient for greasing Jeep Wrangler suspension or should I get a lever type?
 
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Zebu Fellenz

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Strouty said:
Does it take the smaller 12 volt batteries? I have a bunch of those tools and batteries. I was thinking about selling my Lincoln and getting the Milwaukee so I can save space on battery chargers.
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I believe it can use both the stick style standard LI-ON and the XC LI-ON battery. I don't believe it is compatible with any other batteries though.

I have had one of the guns for a few months now and recommend it wholeheartedly, I don't know how I ever lived without it... I sure do seem to grease things more often now!:bounce:
 
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Since I was the only guy that ever used it, my Lincoln stayed full, at least I was the one who emptied it!

As far as the tips, one trick we always did was unscrew them a lil bit so they werent as tight new, and tighten them up as they wear. Otherwise you would break them sometimes pulling them off a fitting.
 
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i have had just about every type of grease gun, the air gun greas gun from craftsman, worked great util it was dropped a few times and the cast cracked.

the pump action(has the long handle to pump) lincolns. the best. similar to this- http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/LINCOLN-2-Way-Fill-Lever-Type-Grease-Gun-6Y892?Pid=search

55 gallon drum of grease with drum mounted air operated grease pump, works awesome, but very heavy to move around, and i have the HF brand one, and still great, goofd name brands are very pricey.
like 900 dollars for the pump itself. 55 drum of grease is about a grand, at least for the aw-2 mobile bearing grease i use. i got the HF pump for 50 bucks, and works awesome, but, i dont see it any more on the website.

ive hav also had the lincoln 12v electric.

lasted about a year and a half of very day use, worked great until the batteries went dead, new batteries = 125 from grainger , company canceld my po for purchase, and i had a useless grease gun. got thrown out after sitting around for 2 years of no use. i remember the batteries not lasting very long to begin with...dam ni-cd's

i also have the foot pump similar to this- http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/LEGACY-Grease-pump-4F984?Pid=search inconvienant to use and sits on the bottom of a cart
 
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rayzor32 said:
Need a grease gun for work has to be able to be filled with bulk. I like the pistol grip ones, never tried the air powered. I been using my buddies blue-point one its nice but its also $61, I dont want to spend a lot of money on a grease gun but I need something that actually works. What do you think of these choices:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SP100A2905S64450828P?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00920379000P?prdNo=11


What is the difference between the above 2 anyone know?



http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00919958000P?mv=rr

http://www.harborfreight.com/professional-quality-pistol-grip-grease-gun-47520.html
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these kind of grease pumps hurt my hand after a few pumps.
 
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Lincolns used to be the answer but lately the quality has gone to ****.We're issued lincolns at work(8 mechanics) and everyone we get starts bypassing grease within a couple months use.Pull out the handle to change a cartridge and a 1/4 tube of grease that has bypassed the plunger gets ejected out the rod hole in the base end.Makes a damn mess.Usually turn them in two to three times a year for replacement.My personal guns at home are Alemite.I have had good service with them.The lever action one has two notches,one for regular use and a notch for higher pressure.No complaints with Alemite.We have a 12v Milwaukee gun at work as well.Nice working unit although it's a pain to get the air out after a cartridge change.Once it starts pumping again though it hasn't stopped until the cartridge goes empty.This may be more of the fault of the guys using it not hearing the change in sound when it goes empty and continuing to hold the trigger and pumping excess air in the system.
 
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I have also noticed a drop in quality of the Lincolns. The last one I bought was returned because of bad threads on the business end and it wouldn't stay screwed on. The grease tip on the new one doesn't seem right.
 
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get the carquest professional series one. its red with thick gauge metal parts and comfort grip handle.

it is somewhere around $40-$50
 
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caper said:
.Nice working unit although it's a pain to get the air out after a cartridge change.
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Cartridges??? Consider yourself blessed. Some of the more sophisticated equipment we have demands EP-0 grease. About the only way to get EP-0 is in bulk.

Ya there a few people who package EP-0 in tubes but it's damn expensive so it's bulk loading of Elroy. It's not really that bad if you know what the hell you're doing and have a putty knife and rag handy. You can forget about the company spending money on a bulk loader.

Alemite is the way to go but the older Lincoln stuff is good too.

Some of our equipment actually came with its own Japanese made grease gun. It's a nice piece, fully chrome plated. Never seen another one like it. The thing actually works well once you get it burped. This again comes down to knowing what you're doing.

Elroy knows for a fact that one of our more stellar employees phucked around with that damn gun for 30 minutes one time. Elroy got tired of watching the mess and waste grow on the second trip by. Took less than 2 minutes to load and burp, probably 10 minutes to clean up the mess that was present.
 
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I'm gonna have to say the Lincoln as well. If I don't feel like pulling a truck into the shop to grease it, I just grab the lincoln and head out to the yard. In the shop, they're all pneumatic grease guns.
 
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Elroy said:
Cartridges??? Consider yourself blessed. Some of the more sophisticated equipment we have demands EP-0 grease. About the only way to get EP-0 is in bulk.

Ya there a few people who package EP-0 in tubes but it's damn expensive so it's bulk loading of Elroy. It's not really that bad if you know what the hell you're doing and have a putty knife and rag handy. You can forget about the company spending money on a bulk loader.

Alemite is the way to go but the older Lincoln stuff is good too.

Some of our equipment actually came with its own Japanese made grease gun. It's a nice piece, fully chrome plated. Never seen another one like it. The thing actually works well once you get it burped. This again comes down to knowing what you're doing.

Elroy knows for a fact that one of our more stellar employees phucked around with that damn gun for 30 minutes one time. Elroy got tired of watching the mess and waste grow on the second trip by. Took less than 2 minutes to load and burp, probably 10 minutes to clean up the mess that was present.
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We use EP-0 in our auto greasers for chassis lube.We buy it in 5 gal pails and use a pump to fill the greaser reservoirs.

It's amazing how many guys have never learned how to properly load a grease gun.I've seen guys fight with getting a gun burped forever.Some of the guys will run the Milwaukee out of grease,keep running the trigger till it gets a pile of air in it.They'll refill the gun and spend 10 min trying to bleed it,get fed up and leave it on the bench.Not knowing you can lock the rod to the plunger and push the plunger and press the air bleed.It's funny to watch them fight with it sometimes.
 
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I still think Alemite is the company to deal with for long term parts and service of lube equipment because thats all they do. That is why I have bought their stuff over other for quite a while.
 
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I prefer my lincoln battery gun. I started with a Lincoln, then switched to Alemite. I wasn't impressed with them because they seem to lose prime way too often. I had this problem with two of them before i ended up buying a Lincoln 14.4. Both Lincoln guns pick up prime right after changing tubes and stay primed through the entire tube. It's a pain when underneath a truck and trying to pull the rod out and push down on the bleeder in order to get primed.
 
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I bought the Carquest Pro greasegun which looks identical to the Alemite. Everyone says Alemite is made in the US but the box says "Designed in the U.S, Manufactured in China."
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