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Grease gun and AIR

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Don c

10-22-2005 05:19:27




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I am 65 years old and have had this problem from as early as I can remember. Filling grease gun out of a 5 gallon can and spending time, sometimes a lot of time and some super choice words getting the air out of the gun, I use all the little bleeders and buttons on the gun to help but it seems like it just takes time. What is your secret to getting out the air. Thanks Don c




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Farmall Teen

10-23-2005 17:20:13




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
I always leave the top of the grease gun loose after you put a new cartrige in. Then grease a few zrts (nibbles), then tighten the top of the grease gun down. This lets the air out before it goes through the hose. Been working for me.

Farmall Teen



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Don L C

10-23-2005 15:34:42




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
Don

Forget the 5 gal. bucket and buy your greese in the paper/foil tubes when they are on sale.....I buy a years supply at a time. End of mess and takes very little time.....

Don S.W. Ohio



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RayP(MI)

10-23-2005 14:30:31




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
Sometimes helps in the summer if you can hang the gun from a fence or something VERTICALLY - spout up, where the sun can get the grease nice and warm. Allows bubbles to come to the top - then use hints below.....



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Cat Blade 48

10-23-2005 08:19:11




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
I know what you mean about the doggon air in the gun. A year or so ago I broke down and bought a Lincoln Battery operated grease gun. And I must say this is one of the best things ever invented. How did I get along without it all these years. For some reason it does not have hardly any air problem just hold the trigger down and let it pump a few times until the grease comes out which is usually quite soon. Now and then you have to stroke the rod a couple of times to help it along but not very often. I grease my heavy equipment and it seems like the main pin on the track hoes wants to take a whole cartridge if I let it. So I use quite a few cartriges. Cat Blade 48

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37 chief

10-22-2005 20:35:08




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
I know what you mean about air in grease guns. I thought I was the only one with that problem. I would take three guns to the field to grease my disc, and hope one would work. All three would work after filling at the shop, but not at the field. These grease guns have made me use words I haven't used since I got out of the Navy in the 60's. I like the idea of a bulk filler, Something has to be better than what I am doing now. I have used cartridges, but have several pales of grease. Stan in calif

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Jim@concordfarms.

10-22-2005 10:58:14




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
Why don't you try a bulk loader? You can get them at farm supply stores. Fits on top of a 5 gallon bucket of grease. Fills your grease gun in a few strokes, and keeps the dirt out of the grease. If it happens to get a little air in it, just vent it out like the others said. Jim.

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RAB

10-23-2005 02:11:06




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Jim@concordfarms., 10-22-2005 10:58:14  
Why not get a bucket greaser, fit it to your grease drum and take the whole thing with you. Only problems are where you really need to reach a long way to get on the nipple and need another pair of hands to pump. Nearly as handy as a gun and it will nearly MT the bucket without taking the lid off again - no contamination!
Regards, RAB



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doogdoog

10-22-2005 12:05:22




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Jim@concordfarms., 10-22-2005 10:58:14  
Aloha, Yes, that is the thing to use. My dad had one of those when he used to grease all of his equipment. No messy hands! LOL

Mahalo,
doogdoog



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wayne2

10-22-2005 19:07:47




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to doogdoog, 10-22-2005 12:05:22  
Hay doogdoog, Let's go to Maui,rent a couple cars and RACE to Hana!!!



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Ken Crisman

10-22-2005 09:44:04




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
Well if I have trouble getting my air out I find if I bend forward a little & spread my cheeks a little ; then grunt really hard , helps it to come out . Good luck .



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Don-Wi

10-22-2005 08:01:16




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
We use cartridges, but you still gotta get the air out at the top. I just loosen the head of the gun a 1/4 turn and pump it a few times, works everytime. I used to push it really hard against my gut or leg, but I found this in the last year or 2 and it wokrs w/out the sore gut later on.
Donovan from Wisconsin



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Vern-MI

10-22-2005 06:59:22




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
I put a 1/8" quick disconnect right at the outlet of the gun where it connects to the hose. The open or unsealed part of the disconnect is attached to the gun. When it hangs due to air I just uncouple the disconnect and the air gets pushed out by the spring / plunger. I then reconnect the hose and it works properly until the next air pocket finds its way to the plunger. It gets worse as the oil gets squeezed out of the grease lattice and the grease increases in viscosity. Use the grease up in short order and it doesn't seem to hang quite as much.

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Allan in NE

10-22-2005 06:26:03




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
Hi Don,

After ya get 'er loaded and put back together, are you turning the plunger handle 90 degrees or so as to catch the plug and pushing against the handle with yer belly while you pump that bit of air out?

I always thought filling out of the 5 gallon bucket was sooooo much faster.

Allan



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BobMo

10-22-2005 05:48:44




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
Personally I never fill from a large container any longer because I can remember the problems we had with it and air when I was much younger. Now I find it much easier just to use the cartridges. If you are married to the large containers just do the best you can to pack the gun without any air pockets but, I'm sure you already know that.



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Sid

10-22-2005 05:32:48




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 Re: Grease gun and AIR in reply to Don c, 10-22-2005 05:19:27  
I guess the secret is don't get air in the gun in the first place. Since I never really mastered that this is what we did when we used to do that. We would make sure that the end of the gun was always in the grease good before pulling it in. Then when we had the gun full we took a paint stick and would stick it in the gun and shove it to the end of the gun. Then we would take it and pack the grease in a much as we could. I haven't filled a grease gun that way for some time. I have more trouble with air now when I put a new cartridge in than I did filling it out of the bucket.

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