Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
The colour is just dye? Its not a guarantee of quality!?
What type of Grease?
- Thread starter Bale Baron UK
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- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
yeah, thats what i thought ?
same spec grease from different manufacturers can be different colours.
just like oil, it is the specs that are important, not the colour.
having said that, i do prefer red or blue grease over grey or black, as its easier to see when the fresh grease comes through
ACEngineering
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- Location
- Oxon
Fuches lithuim moly for me.
- Location
- northumberland
People are saying colours as it's easier than remembering the spec of the grease, the red,blue or black are normally the better quality grease
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Could easily put dye in poor quality grease and fool some people!
- Location
- Northumberlandia
guess iam lucky i dont think off hand ive a single implement with more than 10 grease points thats why ive no reason for a battery powered gun.
if you had 50/100 grease points on a machine then i maybes get it.
Fencing contractor has one of them Red types mentioned above & swears by it.
if you had 50/100 grease points on a machine then i maybes get it.
Fencing contractor has one of them Red types mentioned above & swears by it.
- Location
- RH20 1DF
Are the Morris lube shuttles very cheap? Have you seen the Special offers for grease on our website: https://www.speedygrease.com/collections/special-offers
- Location
- RH20 1DF
Agreed, the G couplers are great especially paired with a Speedy Grease Gun. Cleanest and quickest way to grease
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
Can’t remember the prices off hand but we brought them 150 at a time from TD Agri, collected as postage was a killer. The lube shuttle connection is a lot easier to use and slightly cheaper at the time.
They’re too big for a lot of nipples I find, have tried all the quick couplers but not found one I like. The best are the originals that come on the Speedygrease guns themselves.
TheEarlOfMoray
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- Location
- Morayshire
Have tried all the g couplers etc and found them all crap. Can’t get in about some nipples with them so have resorted back to standard.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Is this thread a advert then?
- Location
- Northumberland
Grease is usually substituted for cow sh!te on a dairy farm.
john432
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- Location
- Carmarthenshire
I've been told there's only about two manufacturers of grease in the UK, so wouldn't be surprised if the same grease is sold under a variety of different brands.
- Location
- RH20 1DF
Are you using the speedy grease cartridges? It sounds like the cartridges aren't forming a proper vacuum, if the cartridges you're using don't have a lip around the end this may be what's causing the issue. If you are using the speedy grease cartridges you may need a new seal which we would be happy to send out
- Location
- Chezvegas (chesterfield)
There's a lot of hype around grease
My thoughts are even if its poor quality grease if its used often enough its good enough.
We use red ep2 and the premadonnas have moved onto ep3 blue
Most bearings want little and often.
My thoughts are even if its poor quality grease if its used often enough its good enough.
We use red ep2 and the premadonnas have moved onto ep3 blue
Most bearings want little and often.
- Location
- RH20 1DF
In general it's best to follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
A good Lithium Grease GL EP is great for most bearings etc. used in agricultural applications.
When there are more pivots/bushes etc. involved such as with an excavator or hedgecutter a stickier (GL 2/AAPB ) grease would be recommended as it has a polymeric additive added to make it stickier .
When you need to have strong resistance to temperature, heavy loads and mechanical stress a multifunction complex (grey) grease would be the recommendation
If you're greasing something which is in regular contact with water or high humidity a specialist grease (usually a lithium/calcium anhydrous soap based grease) is best
Sometimes it's essential not to pollute (earth moving, agriculture and automotive fields) in this case you can get eco-friendly greases
A good Lithium Grease GL EP is great for most bearings etc. used in agricultural applications.
When there are more pivots/bushes etc. involved such as with an excavator or hedgecutter a stickier (GL 2/AAPB ) grease would be recommended as it has a polymeric additive added to make it stickier .
When you need to have strong resistance to temperature, heavy loads and mechanical stress a multifunction complex (grey) grease would be the recommendation
If you're greasing something which is in regular contact with water or high humidity a specialist grease (usually a lithium/calcium anhydrous soap based grease) is best
Sometimes it's essential not to pollute (earth moving, agriculture and automotive fields) in this case you can get eco-friendly greases
- Location
- East Sussex
The reason we use JCB blue is that it doesn't wash out as compared to regular greases. Especially important for the headstock on the telehandler imo.