Grease gun

Pingu · Apr 3, 2015

spikeislander said:
I looked at a speedy one but you need two hands I like the pistol ones as half the time you have to hold something right to get at nipple! That sounds wrong

Can't say have issue as all things I just use magnet on part the machine but has a brilliant end rarely have to hold it.

Spudie said:
Said before speedy grease is the one threw across the yard

Why never yet had issue with it once got it Sussed getting good seal on some cartridges as never tighten it hard just so bites on tabs not rips past them

Sebastian · Apr 3, 2015

scholland said:
Jd lube shuttle

Pretty much the same idea as the Fuchs grease gun, but I could not find the gun, even though I visited two of the nearest JD dealers in the area. They sell the grease cartridges, but they don't have the guns. I get the impression that JD will phase the system out, hence why I did not go for it.

smcapstick said:
Our bog standard C. K. has lasted years, despite being run over. I always fill with loose grease - no air pockets, no problem.

Those that blame the tool do not know how to use it.

Sure, however, no matter what you do, you eventually end up with an air bubble/lock. You can prevent this by keeping the cartridges upright and so forth, but that's not so easy when you take the grease gun with you in the tractor. I can fix air bubbles/locks, but sometimes it takes me a few seconds and sometimes it takes minutes. Life is too short to faff about like that when there are better alternatives around, in my opinion.

Andrew · Apr 3, 2015

Speedygrease.

Reckon we've put about 200 cartridges through our 4, never had a single airlock or leak or mess. You can use them single handed very easily with the magnet. Anyone who doesn't get on with them, send them to me, could do with a few more!

brynseiri · Apr 3, 2015

Fuchs or JD lube shuttle, had JD lube shuttle here 11 years and no air locks or any other issues whatsoever, never got grease on me ever after getting one.

Martyn · Apr 3, 2015

Am glad I'm not the only one who has trouble with grease guns, got a new sparex one and new cartridges, on doing the baler all great till 80% used then air lock and end up wasting the last part of the tube!no better the next tube! Thought it was only me who got this problem!

Grassman · Apr 3, 2015

Martyn said:
Am glad I'm not the only one who has trouble with grease guns, got a new sparex one and new cartridges, on doing the baler all great till 80% used then air lock and end up wasting the last part of the tube!no better the next tube! Thought it was only me who got this problem!

Get a Fuchs.
If it was £150 it would still be worth it as it is so much easier and cleaner to use!

smcapstick · Apr 3, 2015

Sebastian said:
Pretty much the same idea as the Fuchs grease gun, but I could not find the gun, even though I visited two of the nearest JD dealers in the area. They sell the grease cartridges, but they don't have the guns. I get the impression that JD will phase the system out, hence why I did not go for it.

Sure, however, no matter what you do, you eventually end up with an air bubble/lock. You can prevent this by keeping the cartridges upright and so forth, but that's not so easy when you take the grease gun with you in the tractor. I can fix air bubbles/locks, but sometimes it takes me a few seconds and sometimes it takes minutes. Life is too short to faff about like that when there are better alternatives around, in my opinion.

It's no faff. Barely any slower than swapping a cartridge. Never get air pockets, either, as I fill with a butter knife.

Kevtherev · Apr 4, 2015

Gaffer is very old school here with his grease big bucket and sucks grease out into gun.
Did have a mishap some years ago when he left a digger on a job and some dairy heifers licked the grease bucket until it was empty!!!
Old grease gun not sure of the make but it's years old!

Henery · Apr 4, 2015

Just got a Miwaukee 18volt .. Total revelation ! Pay for it's self in no time saving grease and time .

Phill Crutcher · Apr 4, 2015

Speedy grease
Speedy grease
Speedy grease.
It's almost an enjoyable job

phil t · Apr 4, 2015

Isn't there only 2 greese manufacturers in the uk who just package it to whoever so tubes shouldn't vary that much

smcapstick · Apr 4, 2015

Tubes work better if you smear a bit around the outside. Stops the gun sucking air if it has a bad seal at the top.

agrimax · Apr 4, 2015

The Fuchs type here. They're good but not that good............. :scratchhead:

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Double-Ha...766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d468dc956

phil t · Apr 4, 2015

agrimax said:
The Fuchs type here. They're good but not that good..............

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Double-Ha...766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d468dc956

Bargain

marcot · Apr 4, 2015

agrimax said:
The Fuchs type here. They're good but not that good..............

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Double-Ha...766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d468dc956

Bargain!! Just ordered 10 !!!!!

RobFZS · Apr 4, 2015

funny about this air lock thing, i have a bargain basement special no brand gun atm and never had an air lock

Bobthebuilder · Apr 4, 2015

Seems to be a lot of air lock problems, some on cheap guns some on the expensive ones :/ who when loading them leaves the plunger handle out and pushes it in manually or who twists it off the clip, pushes it in so the spring does the work, is every 1 on cartridges or some still on buckets of grease

Longneck · Apr 4, 2015

I bought a claas one they were flogging for £9.99 last year and it is probably the best I've had.

Find the mcnoughton ones that avenue used to push nothing special.

smcapstick · Apr 4, 2015

Bobthebuilder said:
Seems to be a lot of air lock problems, some on cheap guns some on the expensive ones :/ who when loading them leaves the plunger handle out and pushes it in manually or who twists it off the clip, pushes it in so the spring does the work, is every 1 on cartridges or some still on buckets of grease

Buckets of grease every time for me.

rhifsaith · Apr 4, 2015

You'll have more fun with one of these,the M3 aka the grease gun

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