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Grease gun with swivel head

Geo-TH,In

Geo-TH,In

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Grease gun with swivel head and vent hole. Have to tighten cylinder all the way to stop grease from coming out hole.
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I have been greasing heavy equipment for 20 years and stuff around the farm before that and never used one. Looks like it could be handy ! Are there special fittings on the terramite it works good for ? I usually just use a regular 18" whip line. On the end I took a wire coat hanger and bent it around the tip. Used to clean around recessed fittings without carrying a screwdriver or other tool. Pretty handy and always on the gun !
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I have a grease zerk on 48 inch mower deck that I use it on. I think there are over 40 zerks on terramite, none are special. I've replaced some with 45 and some with 90 zerks. I do love my cordless gun. I recently bought 100 rubber caps to keep dirt away from zerks. I'm betting they all won't be there next time grease it.
 
I know that I'm "singing to the choir" but the hole is to vent air so your grease will move all the way to the top. I have one like that. Some use a threaded plug but on them, I just leave the cylinder unscrewed a few turns and pump the handle till it gets firm then screw it on up without messing with the plug.

I bought a snap on zerk fitting on the www awhile back. For those places where a solid tube nozzle needs to bend but can't and you need 2 hands to pump and hold pressure from the flexible hose on the zerk but don't have the pistol grip gun handy (or is out of grease), giving you a spare hand. Then there is the one that just slides over the zerk from the side, and the one that comes to a fine point. And the sharp pointed one that I guess is designed to depress the zerk valve manually then squirt grease directly into it, or is used to pack sealed ball and roller bearings.....never really figured that one out.
 
My dewalt cordless gun has a 3 ft flex hose. I use it 99.9% of the time. Gun is rated at 10,000 psi. When you are on a zerk that doesn't want to take grease, the hose swells up. Then gun has a relief valve that pops open to allow grease to exit when pressure goes over 10k.
 
I'm surprised an innovative young fella like you hasn't installed a bank of grease zerks on each side of that Terramite with steel tubes going to each spot that needs the grease, then just set on your stool, grease one side, move stool and repeat. Think our mounted IH corn picker might have been like that.
 
The pointed tool is used for the constant velocity drive shafts like was in the bigger 70s Buicks and the front drive shaft in older 4x4 GM trucks plus it comes in handy in other odd ball places.
 
My dewalt cordless has a bleeder valve on the top of gun next to where the grease goes to the pump. Works very well.

My older grease guns I would fight getting the air purged out by not tightening the cylinder all the way.

I find the hole and bleeder valve work better.

I always wear gloves when using grease gun. It's a sure bet I'll get grease on my hands and clothes. I'm a magnet for grease and dirt.
 
So, reading between the lines, the CV joint was "close quarters" and there was no room for a regular gun fitting......??

Am I correct in assuming that the point is intended to depress the ball valve of the zerk and force grease in past it?
 
gab,
First I'm no longer young, turned 68 in February.

Second if I attached tubing to zerks, I would rip them on in all the brush I get into.

I have rainyday projects like changing oil, grease, repair leaky cylinders, fix leaky tires. Today's rainy project was to replace brake pads on my car.

I heard one brake on the rear talking. So after making a 12 mile trip from town, I used my IR thermometer and discovered the rotor was 15 degrees warmer. Also discovered one rotor on the front was 15 degrees warmer than the other two rotors. To my surprise, the pads on both hot rotors were worn all the way down to the bar. The cooler rotors had less pad wear.

I'm hoping this is why the mileage on car is down from 26 to 22 mpg.
 
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