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Tbone95 
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 Posted: 17 Sep 2018 at 6:59am |
 Ray54 wrote:
A good coupler is harder to find than a good grease gun.
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Ain't that the truth!!!
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JC-WI
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Posted: 17 Sep 2018 at 8:43am |
Thats why the most used grease guns I have have the lock-n-lube couplers on the end of the hose... ...but those don't work so good in really tight places...  and if a grease fitting is plugged, the locker gits kinda harder to unlock till the pressure comes off. 
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Coke
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018 at 6:33pm |
jaybmiller wrote:
you should NOT have to hold the coupler onto theh Zerk fitting. That is a sign that either the coupler is wore out or the Zerk is. I spent $10 to replace all the Zerks on the D-14 #1 so now a onearmed paper hanger can lube it !
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What size are those zerks? I need to fit one on the tie-rod of my D-17 but not sure what size?
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1957 D17 Diesel w/ M&W Pistons
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DMiller
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018 at 6:45pm |
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I too am not cheap as to replacing old lube zerks and I have a mix of Alemite, Lincoln off names and no names, think I have around seven different lube guns. May be more in hidey holes!!
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DiyDave
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018 at 6:49pm |
Coke wrote:
jaybmiller wrote:
you should NOT have to hold the coupler onto theh Zerk fitting. That is a sign that either the coupler is wore out or the Zerk is. I spent $10 to replace all the Zerks on the D-14 #1 so now a onearmed paper hanger can lube it !
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What size are those zerks? I need to fit one on the tie-rod of my D-17 but not sure what size? |
Buy a selection box, of american fittings, Like $ 6 bucks, at HF, more at napa, or tsc. You'll find uses fer the others... 
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farmboy520
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018 at 6:55pm |
JC(WI) wrote:
Thats why the most used grease guns I have have the lock-n-lube couplers on the end of the hose... ...but those don't work so good in really tight places... and if a grease fitting is plugged, the locker gits kinda harder to unlock till the pressure comes off. |
I've seen where they make a small length of pipe with a valve to let the pressure off the hose so you can disconnect the locking couplers.
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Coke
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018 at 7:01pm |
Ah, didn't know they made those, ta.
Edited by Coke - 22 Oct 2018 at 7:02pm
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Dakota Dave
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018 at 8:02pm |
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The reason for an electric on is lots of zerks. a 25' disk has 30 fittings. The tractor has 20 more most are the the center articulating section wher you can't get a hand in to pump the gun. If you want a little grease just pull the trigger once it gets one pump. As you hold the trigger down each time you hear it cycle it's putting one pump in. When you grease the edible bean combine it takes two tubes of grease to hit all the fittings. If you get a grease kit all the differant fittings just snap onto the end of the hose. One grease gun does it all.
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AC720Man
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018 at 9:22pm |
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Interesting post as I just obtained a Milwaukee M18 battery grease gun. Local Ace hardware was having their annual tool sale. Milwaukee and Dewalt reps. I went there to get the Milwaukee M18 torque gun that was on sale. Has 1400 ft lbs of nut busting torque. My best friend has one and it is amazing at removing nuts, bolts, lug nuts. Broke 2 long bars trying to move bolts on dads 6060. It took them right off. Anyway, the grease gun came with it, $249 free gift!!!! I would have never bought one but it was free! It works great. Has multiple modes. Has a knob to select 1-10 shots, or will shoot as long as you squeeze the trigger. Works really well and its so nice to not have to pump when in an awkward position. Has a long hose. Just pull the trigger...its that easy. A job I dreaded before is now simple and actually enjoyable. Won’t buy anymore hand guns since I now have this.
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Dave974
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018 at 10:14pm |
My wife got me the Milwaukee M18 grease gun as a Christmas gift a couple years back. before that, I only used lever-action manual guns. Now it's my go-to grease gun....as long as I remembered to charge the battery!
It's the best thing ever for greasing the JD 750 drill. That  thing has over 100 zerks and you have to crawl under it to access many of the grease points. Definitely my most dreaded grease job but the M18 gun makes it more tolerable. I like that you can set it for the number of shots you want, then just pull the trigger. It also has a little light on the front.....super handy for finding zerks in dark spots.
Edited by Dave974 - 22 Oct 2018 at 10:15pm
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SteveM C/IL
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Posted: 23 Oct 2018 at 9:05pm |
DougS wrote:
Question for those with electric grease guns: What if I only want to put a small amount of grease in a fitting? Is there a way to control the amount? I've seen bearings with seals that only called for a minimum amount of grease, lest the seal be broken.
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My Dewalt has variable speed trigger. Can go really SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.
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1955CA
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Posted: 23 Oct 2018 at 9:28pm |
For a manual one I would go Alemite. My last Lincoln's have not been good. Seem to be cheaping out. Not great quality.
I got a new Kubota one from my Kubota dealer (not sure who makes them?) but it is better than the last Lincoln's i bought.
I also bought a DeWalt 20V. It is awesome! I had one spring pin on my Western Star that got something in it and quit taking grease. None of the hand guns I had would get it to take grease. Put the Dewalt on it and there was no resistance at all, LOL. Now all the hand guns will work on it again.
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plummerscarin
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Posted: 23 Oct 2018 at 9:40pm |
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My accountant got me a DeWalt 18 volt for Christmas last year after I complained how hard it is to grease the corn head with a lever gun, and it's only a six row. Love it! The DeWalt was my choice as I already have many other tools that use the same battery. Easy to control how much grease to apply with the variable speed trigger.
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