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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #25 on: August 24, 2021, 09:53:01 AM »
Your wife must be a very happy woman...  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Pump it harder!!!!

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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #26 on: August 24, 2021, 10:12:50 AM »
I've not had use for a grease gun in a LONG time.

But, when I collected all the family tools from my Mom's house before she died, my Grandfather's grease gun was part of it, probably from the late 1940s or 1950s. The thing is built like a tank.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #27 on: August 28, 2021, 01:46:47 PM »
Well, as per usual, I went overboard. Bought both the Lock and Lube and the DeWalt Battery gun. The Lock and Lube is stand out better quality than any of my other manual guns. It was $80 compared to the $20-$30 I paid for the others, but well worth it I think. I  only did some ATV greasing with it yesterday, but it works well and loads easy.

I did the tractor with the DeWalt this morning. First the kinda negatives: This was a pain to load with a cartridge.  I wonder if most people use bulk grease with these? Maybe there is a trick to it that I haven't figured out yet, though I followed the directions exactly. We'll see what happens with the next cartridge. Once the cartridge was in, it was super easy to purge and get going. The second negative, totally on me, is that I can't gauge how much grease is coming out. I generally have a good feel with a manual pistol gun, but just had no idea here. I was just doing very short hits of the trigger for fear of shooting too much grease in a fitting, which might be my problem.

Otherwise, man, a battery gun is a pleasure to use, especially on something like a tractor with a bajillion zerks, and the DeWalt is built like a tank. Once I get accustomed to it, I think I will be using it a lot.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #28 on: August 28, 2021, 01:49:04 PM »
Well, as per usual, I went overboard. Bought both the Lock and Lube and the DeWalt Battery gun. The Lock and Lube is stand out better quality than any of my other manual guns. It was $80 compared to the $20-$30 I paid for the others, but well worth it I think. I  only did some ATV greasing with it yesterday, but it works well and loads easy.

I did the tractor with the DeWalt this morning. First the kinda negatives: This was a pain to load with a cartridge.  I wonder if most people use bulk grease with these? Maybe there is a trick to it that I haven't figured out yet, though I followed the directions exactly. We'll see what happens with the next cartridge. Once the cartridge was in, it was super easy to purge and get going. The second negative, totally on me, is that I can't gauge how much grease is coming out. I generally have a good feel with a manual pistol gun, but just had no idea here. I was just doing very short hits of the trigger for fear of shooting too much grease in a fitting, which might be my problem.

Otherwise, man, a battery gun is a pleasure to use, especially on something like a tractor with a bajillion zerks, and the DeWalt is built like a tank. Once I get accustomed to it, I think I will be using it a lot.

I saw that DeWalt and was going to suggest it but then I remembered you are just a youngster and should be just fine manually pumping a grease gun. Glad to hear a real use review on it.

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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #29 on: August 28, 2021, 04:14:00 PM »
Ha ha. I totally loaded the DeWalt wrong. Unscrewed the wrong end. I knew it looked wrong, but that was the end that unthreaded easy. The top threads seem to be in a bit tight so I might need s strap wrench to break them free the first time. What a dumbass.  :laugh:
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #30 on: August 28, 2021, 04:22:51 PM »
Unless there are instructions to the contrary I am greasing until I see good grease pushing out.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #31 on: August 28, 2021, 04:41:26 PM »
Damn it!

I keep reading the title as, "Let's talk geese guns."

The obvious answer is a long-barreled 12 gauge using heavy shot and high brass ammo.  Maybe a 10 gauge if you're feeling plucky.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #32 on: August 28, 2021, 05:04:19 PM »
Unless there are instructions to the contrary I am greasing until I see good grease pushing out.

Though I know in most cases  I shouldn't, I always worry that I did something wrong when I break a seal enough for stuff to come out.

On the other side, my one ag pump just has zerks going to four 6' long hoses down to various locations on the pump and shaft, so I never really know how much grease I'm putting in. That's the one where the pump guys said to do five squeezes of the pistol grip for every 24 hours or so of the pump running.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #33 on: August 28, 2021, 05:29:21 PM »
Well, as per usual, I went overboard. Bought both the Lock and Lube and the DeWalt Battery gun. The Lock and Lube is stand out better quality than any of my other manual guns. It was $80 compared to the $20-$30 I paid for the others, but well worth it I think. I  only did some ATV greasing with it yesterday, but it works well and loads easy.

I did the tractor with the DeWalt this morning. First the kinda negatives: This was a pain to load with a cartridge.  I wonder if most people use bulk grease with these? Maybe there is a trick to it that I haven't figured out yet, though I followed the directions exactly. We'll see what happens with the next cartridge. Once the cartridge was in, it was super easy to purge and get going. The second negative, totally on me, is that I can't gauge how much grease is coming out. I generally have a good feel with a manual pistol gun, but just had no idea here. I was just doing very short hits of the trigger for fear of shooting too much grease in a fitting, which might be my problem.

Otherwise, man, a battery gun is a pleasure to use, especially on something like a tractor with a bajillion zerks, and the DeWalt is built like a tank. Once I get accustomed to it, I think I will be using it a lot.

Those battery guns are nice aren’t they? They make it fast and easy and very convenient.

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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #34 on: August 28, 2021, 05:36:58 PM »
Those battery guns are nice aren’t they? They make it fast and easy and very convenient.

10-4! Especially now that I am loading it the right way (just put a new cartridge in)!  :rofl:

Plus the bare tool one was only $140.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #35 on: August 28, 2021, 09:54:28 PM »
I guess I'm not the only dumbass that did the DeWalt wrong on the first time. At least I didn't film myself doing it as a how-to video...  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

https://youtu.be/tJLBeed8-5o?t=163
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #36 on: August 28, 2021, 09:57:26 PM »
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #37 on: August 28, 2021, 10:37:39 PM »
Lucas Red'n'Tacky... Works good on MG rails...

That fits this thread perfectly. I still keep rounding up boxes of .45 when I open this thread.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #38 on: August 28, 2021, 11:17:31 PM »
Syringes of colorful grease sell better at gun shows.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #39 on: August 29, 2021, 08:08:33 AM »
Syringes of colorful grease sell better at gun shows.

I switched to normal greases, oils, and solvents after realizing there wasn’t anything special about about gun stuff except for marketing and jacking up the price.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #40 on: August 29, 2021, 09:01:40 AM »
I switched to normal greases, oils, and solvents after realizing there wasn’t anything special about about gun stuff except for marketing and jacking up the price.

*cough* vegetable oil *cough*

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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #41 on: August 29, 2021, 09:52:48 AM »
*cough* vegetable oil *cough*

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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #42 on: August 29, 2021, 10:39:05 AM »
Syringes of colorful grease sell better at gun shows.
The syringes are something I guess I don't get.  Do people want to imagine cleaning a gun is more complicated like surgery?  It isn't that hard to apply oil.  You can use a toothpick if you really need to get it in one spot.  The closest I have is Mpro7 bottles that have a pointed tip that makes it easy to get drops in the rail slots.  That is about as detailed as I get.

As far as cost, it is all relative.  Compared to the gun and ammo, gun oil is cheap.  However, even if gun oil has better additives, you can apparently get by with any quality oil. 
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #43 on: August 29, 2021, 12:12:14 PM »
Okay, now let's get this thread back on track!


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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #44 on: August 29, 2021, 06:23:11 PM »
Okay, now let's get this thread back on track!



My grandfather carried one in the Pacific. He spoke highly of it. I wish there was a reasonable priced semi auto clone

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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #45 on: August 29, 2021, 06:43:55 PM »
I shot a full auto one once at my dealer’s house when I was picking up a suppressor. It was pretty easy to control and not bad for a tube gun but probably not what I would pick given a choice.

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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #46 on: August 29, 2021, 07:08:19 PM »
I guess I'm not the only dumbass that did the DeWalt wrong on the first time. At least I didn't film myself doing it as a how-to video...  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

https://youtu.be/tJLBeed8-5o?t=163

I have the Dewalt. I almost did this the first time I loaded it. Why don’t I ever read directions …

The one thing I don’t understand is why they give you a nice plastic case that you can’t use once there is a cartridge in the gun, unless maybe that is something else I missed not reading the instructions.

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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #47 on: August 29, 2021, 08:08:35 PM »
I have the Dewalt. I almost did this the first time I loaded it. Why don’t I ever read directions …

The one thing I don’t understand is why they give you a nice plastic case that you can’t use once there is a cartridge in the gun, unless maybe that is something else I missed not reading the instructions.

I don't have that particular grease gun, but normally,  after the cartridge is loaded and you have released the plunger, you can push the rod and t-handle into the body of the gun manually so it doesn't catch on *expletive deleted*it, and I suspect that would let it fit in its case.

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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #48 on: August 29, 2021, 09:00:30 PM »
I don't have that particular grease gun, but normally,  after the cartridge is loaded and you have released the plunger, you can push the rod and t-handle into the body of the gun manually so it doesn't catch on *expletive deleted*it, and I suspect that would let it fit in its case.

On mine, the t-handle went all the way into the gun easier than any manual one I've had.
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Re: Lets Talk Grease Guns
« Reply #49 on: August 29, 2021, 09:24:44 PM »
If you are shooting a bolt gun, grease the back of the bolt lugs with just a touch... Stops galling, keeps things working fast and smoothly...
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