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| Mossberg Member Since: 29 Feb 2020 Location: Lancs Posts: 552   
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I bought an old Wanner pistol type. Happy with it. One handed operation.
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17th Oct 2020 8:11pm |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441 
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Don't know what make the grease gun I use is, they come with the excavators in work.
 I use Morris K48 grease as I've recently fitted Gwyn Lewis propshafts and that is what he recommends.  |
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17th Oct 2020 8:14pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3016 
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Morris K48 as recommended by Gwyn. My grease gun is model 85 by Umeta.
https://www.airlines-pneumatics.co.uk/prod...T040111040 WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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17th Oct 2020 9:02pm |
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| macfrank Member Since: 05 Nov 2015 Location: somewhere in the north Posts: 993  
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Made in Germany
I have a similar model. black one. Plus a long hose. |
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17th Oct 2020 9:34pm |
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| lb73 Member Since: 27 May 2016 Location: North Wales Posts: 287 
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Most of our plant have Alemite grease guns, seems much better quality than the usual draper stuff etc, the drivers seem to rate them too. 1999 300TDI 110 CSW BMW 3.0
1972 VW Beetle 1200 2002 Dax Rush 3.9 V8 2012 Audi A3 tdi 2020 Renault Kangoo electric |
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17th Oct 2020 9:37pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 1759
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Alemite 500e . You will not find a better grease gun wiith a flexible hose and a superb coupler. I bought an additional coupler but expect the first one will outlive me as will the grease gun.
Available from https://allube.co.uk/alemite-500-grease-gun/ I spent ages researching, including farming forums, and went with this setup and works perfect on the props. Plus I also use the Morris k48. Great grease on ujs and bolts etc. It’s an ngli 2 with an added molly. Ashcroft and gwyn lewis recommendations. Others may say a pure NGLI 2 grease is better for UJ’s. Only time will tell. |
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17th Oct 2020 9:44pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3016
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Great quality kit. I think I paid £40 for mine with all the bits but it's nearly £70 now the pound is in the toilet. I'd still recommend it though. WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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17th Oct 2020 9:45pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19570
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Good suggestions so far.
Think I will switch to the Morris K48 grease then. I find the Puma UJ’s easier to do with a wheel jacked up and an axle stand in place. and wheels properly chocked. Then you can spin the prop in situ to access the nipple better and also rotate the UJ’s. I like to use both an axle stand and bottle jack, extra safety margin that way and get in and out only on the side on the ground. Also parked on flat ground too. If you have a lift then you obviously don’t have the faff. I did mine today funny enough hence this post, the grease gun really was annoying and frankly made the job take twice as long. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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17th Oct 2020 9:52pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 1759
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I do the same , Jack and stand front axle on one side to rotate lifted front wheel so prop rotates and grease nipple is in best position to couple and grease UJ, no slider nipples on my props. Then do same on rear.
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17th Oct 2020 10:15pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19570
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Yep, works well one of those jobs always to be safe with though.
In future eventually I think I’ll go for the K48 and the Allemite 500E. For now it’s done for a while, perhaps might be a good Xmas present.
Regarding the grease types, it’s hard to say. Any grease is better than none though it’s safe to say, some years ago I was surprised to find mine had grease nipples actually missing. The ones I fitted have been good though and I use a little bradawl to free up the little bearing and clean it a little before coupling. I found the draper coupling hose a bit short too, about 30cm. Makes it awkward. Having said that I didn’t pay much for it, so can’t complain. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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17th Oct 2020 10:24pm |
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| v8bob Member Since: 14 Mar 2018 Location: Midlands Posts: 305 
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Thanks for starting the thread. Interesting to see all the comments on a decent gun.
I use an air operated gun that I don’t have any issues with, don’t know the make off hand. But I am always looking for anything that does a good job. It is a little bit of extra work to get the air lines out and run the compressor then put the lines back again for a half hour of greasing. So if the Alemite is good and can be had at a good price still... like this: (Not suggestion this company, just came up in a search) https://www.raptorsupplies.co.uk/alemite/5...gJ2tfD_BwE Then I will have one. So, if the op is ordering one, and no one is needing one immediately how about asking if we can get a discount for a bigger order. Emphasing they need to be sent out individually to different addresses. Maybe a discount code from your chosen supplier? Many thanks from me, and I assume others, if you do. |
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18th Oct 2020 9:28am |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074 
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Let me speak to my chum who suppliers tooling for the oil industry, they can get some mega discounts on stuff like this.
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18th Oct 2020 10:12am |
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| v8bob Member Since: 14 Mar 2018 Location: Midlands Posts: 305
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Sounds excellent
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18th Oct 2020 10:37am |
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| Marks Landy Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 296 
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Been using a “Lube Shuttle” for a couple of years, brilliant tool.
Not cheap, but no more repeating bleeding. 😃😃 |
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18th Oct 2020 11:35am |
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