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    Posted: 22 Apr. 2022 at 5:17pm
My grease gun is gone.  It's not broken, it's gone.  I know pretty much exactly where it is, but I aint getting it back.  That's all I want to say about that.

So... I need to get a new one.  The one I had was the lever type, two handed one.  It was probably 30 years old and I have no idea what brand it was, but it worked fine.  I do have one of those small grease guns, but it's empty and I'd rather just get a new full sized one.  And I want it to be a one handed pistol grip one, not the lever style.  I also have no more spare tubes of grease.

1. I could just get a cheapie Amazon one for like 25-ish bucks, there's one on Amazon that seems to be popular, and is making a grease gun really that hard? How bad can it really be?

2. I could just get a standard one, but a better quality one, maybe like a Lincoln for like 40-50 bucks. Those seem to be pretty good.

3. I could get one of those LockNLube guns for 75 bucks.  I do like the swivel, locking coupler, and the fake zerk for storing the coupler on the head so it keeps it clean.  The locking coupler is pretty much a got to have but I can buy that separate so I got that going for me.

4. I hear nothing but good things about the Lube Shuttle gun. I love the easy loading, the non-oozing grease, the locking coupler, easy to change and store grease, easy to see when it's empty, blah blah blah... 

The big game changer with the Lube Shuttle is the way it loads.  It makes so much sense. No big stupid spring, no bleeding air, no oozing grease, but there are a couple things I don't like about the Lube Shuttle: 
A) the little bit higher price, with gun, locking coupler, and 2 tubes of grease, it's about 110.00 shipped.
B) the availability of grease tubes.  Probably have to order online.
C) No spot to store the coupler like the LockNLube has.  I really like that, but I guess I could install a zerk in the cap though to solve that problem.

Any advice? 



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I had a lever type that I couldn't get on the zerks (too bulky to get in tight places).  Put a flex hose on it and I had to hold the hose in place sometimes, i.e. no pumping. 

I got a one hand trigger pump, shorter shaft, easy to get into position, one-handed operation and have been happy since.  
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When I bought my tractor a few years ago I bought an air powered grease gun due to the number of zeros and volumn of grease involved, after going through two of those I finally put out the $239 for a dewalt battery operated gun. I wish I’d have done that years ago. What a difference! It has a much longer hose and you can concentrate on keeping the fitting on the zerk because it only takes two fingers to pull the trigger.
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If all you want is a common lever grease gun my first choice would be an “Allemite 500”, 2nd a Lincoln or a Caterpillar branded Lincoln (has a better hose than the Lincoln).

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Thanks Lee. Now I have to go buy an Allemite 500. Because it's called an Allemite 500. 
I also have a hand crank one and a pneumatic one. I almost never use the pneumatic one. 


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My recommendation is a Milwaukee M12 grease gun. 
Also have to mention their under hood light that provides great illumination.
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This might be just what your looking for.  One hand operation.  Lock-n-lube coupler.  No battery needed.  About $90 on Amazon.  Open the link in a new tab. 


My personal favorite is my pneumatic grease gun with a long hose and a lock-n-lube connector. 
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I'm sure the Milwaukee battery gun is also a good one, But all my batteries are yellow, and in my experience over the last 20 years or so involving many people on many job sites the basic yellow tools cost less over time.
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is getting the LockNLube coupler worthwhile? seems to be highly favored. and would it be best to get the regular one or the XL version? i have lots more to grease than just the Jeeps. 

and following the forum leads here, considering the milwaukee M18 as i have several M18 tools/batteries/chargers. 
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Here’s mine, cheap, cheerful and does the job
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who wouldn't be cheerful with grease in their trousers? LOL
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I purchased one to add to my lever gun and it seems to work well. Wish I had bought sooner. 
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John, what gun did you buy ?
The only one I have is an old craftsman large cartridge with lever action.
Not near as fun as my old 1890 Winchester WRF cartridge with pump action.


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Originally posted by bight bight wrote:

is getting the LockNLube coupler worthwhile? seems to be highly favored. and would it be best to get the regular one or the XL version? i have lots more to grease than just the Jeeps. 

and following the forum leads here, considering the milwaukee M18 as i have several M18 tools/batteries/chargers. 

The locking couplers seem to be getting lots of love.  There are two kinds that I've been looking at.  The safeLOCK coupler made by Lube Shuttle, which has an integrated swivel in it and has a shorter overall length, and the LockNLube coupler which doesn't have an integrated swivel in it.  
Supposedly the LockNLube coupler is a little bit harder to push the "trigger" of the coupler, but it's somewhat easier to use since the safeLOCK coupler requires you to push the trigger, clip it onto the zerk, then push the coupler on a little bit more until it clicks, then start greasing.

The LockNLube coupler requires you to push the trigger, clip it onto the zerk, then just start greasing.  No extra push like the safeLOCK. 

The XL version is just a longer version for spots that maybe the zerk is inside of a hole or something.  I guess you'd have to just figure out if you need it or not.

I'm still not sure what I'm going to go with but I'm leaning towards the Lube shuttle since I really like the simple loading, easy to tell when low, and no oozing.  I don't really have a matching set of cordless tools and batteries yet, but will probably go with a Rigid line up of tools once my Hilti drill lets the magic smoke out.  Maybe I should look at their battery powered grease gun before I make a decision...

I think the Rigid gun is like 180 bucks, no battery, and I'd want to get a locking coupler so that's an extra 30 bucks at least...  Those cheapie Amazon grease guns are looking better and better...


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The problem I have is getting air bubbles in it and have to take apart and reload. I get maybe ten or a fifteen good pumps out before I have to take apart and purge the air . I have been thinking of getting bulk grease and trying that instead of tubes. I hate it when a 5 minute job ,takes 30
Minutes of jacking around with the grease gun!
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Originally posted by TMRoper TMRoper wrote:

The problem I have is getting air bubbles in it and have to take apart and reload. I get maybe ten or a fifteen good pumps out before I have to take apart and purge the air . I have been thinking of getting bulk grease and trying that instead of tubes. I hate it when a 5 minute job ,takes 30
Minutes of jacking around with the grease gun!
Another reason I'm leaning towards the lube shuttle. No air bleeding needed, ever.
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My experience with grease guns has taught me that correctly storing extra tubes of grease properly is almost more important than the quality of the grease gun.
There’s a reason the box says (this side up) , when the tube is sitting on its side it can develop an air bubble the length of the tube and when used will cause the gun to loose prime randomly. The best way to store them is on end with the aluminum pull tab down.
A better quality grease gun is nice though, on average they leak less and the lock for the piston is made better.
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