Grease and guns

[MikeGA]

What kind of grease are yall using on your machines and has anyone tried the Lincoln rechargable grease guns?

[Eric ELM]

Here are some grease threads from the past that might help you out.
http://www.lawnsite.com/search.php?query=grease&forumchoice=1&booleanand=yes&searchin=subject&searchdate=-1&searchuser=&searchdateline=&exactname=yes&action=dosearch&getdaily=&pagenum=

[MikeGA]

I checked the threads out and found noone mentioned Mystic synthetic grease. Also no one mentioned anything about the fact standard greases are clay-based and is this really good on these high speed spindles which probably sling the grease out pretty fast.

[Eric ELM]

I use Mobil High Temperature Grease, hope that helps.

[jasonp]

Im not sure about the kind of grease but would like to know if anyone has used the lincoln rechargable gun. It seems every grease gun that I have ever touched I think I always had a hand full of grease.

[EarthTech Landscapes]

Guys I have one of those Linclon electric rechareable gresse guns. it works great much faster and cleaner then the normal old manual gun. Be sure to by the 12V one it is faster and the battery lasts longer the the 9V model. My 12V lasts for 5 tubes of greese. it shure makes life easier when i'm lubing the Bobcat or the dozer. It works great for anything that has zerk fittings. I ordered mine from the Northern Tool catalog I think that it was $145.00. Trust me this was worth every penny spent since it is virtually mess free. It is kept in the truck at all times. I always seem to find a use for it. it is also fun to use so in no time at all everything with a zerk fiting is over gressed. if there is anymore questions just ask.

[mdb landscaping]

i use mobil 1 grease just like eric. you cant beat mobil products.

[geogunn]

Originally posted by MikeGA
Also no one mentioned anything about the fact standard greases are clay-based ....

mike--can you explain this...the clay thing?

GEO

[racerdave]

In the machine tool industry that I work in, we see spindle speeds upwards to 40,000 rpm. we will actually use grease in a spindle up to 18,000 beyond this we use a mist lube system. The grease we use is a synthetic grease comparable to EP (valvoline is a terrific brand} the problem we see more often is from over-lubrication. With an anti-friction roller bearing too much grease will churn thru the bearing and can cause the bearing to actually skid instead of rolling, this will overheat the bearing and require more horsepower to rotate. And will act as a sand magnet when it is purged thru the oil seal. A little grease goes a long way. also the shelf life of grease is only a few months. I recommend that you only buy enough to last 3 or 4 months. when you notice that you have oil separating out of the grease it time for some new stock. LOL

[bob]

I use Mobile 1 synthetic.

[cajuncutter]

funny this thread came up..I just switched 3 hours ago to mobile 1 synthetic...hope it works for the money

[MikeGA]

I was told by several lubercant sales men that their non synthetic thicker greases(anything thicker than EP 0) was "clay-based" it actually contains clay with the oil. I have never tried it, but they say if you melt down grease, then pour it on a stack of paper towels (to absorb the oil) you will have clay. I have seen the demonstrations at the trade shows where they melt down their competitions synthetic grease and it doesn't combine back, but they "try to" melt their grease and it never seperates. We use to run Union EP grease in our disk harrow (30 foot) transport wheel bearings and even greasing them every morning or at least every other morning, they would very soon come apart and when we went to replace them, there was black clay caked on the bearings. We started using the red high temp Mystic grease in the universal joints on our 4 wheel drive and then tried it on the wheel bearings and disk axle bearings and it helped some. The bearings were just overloaded and couldn't carry the load. When we went to replace the bearings with the synthetic grease, it was just BLACK and STICKY. If you get it on your hands, you wear it off. We use starting fliud as an infield degreaser and when we went to clean out the hubs and clean the spindle off, the "starting fliud/ multi-purpose cleaning fluid" (as we have came to call it) just barely cut the black grease off. Union had a red high temp grease but it was just as tacky as the mystic, but I believe it was clay-based also. Union pulled out of our area completly about 3 years ago and every since then 90 percent of our greasing is done with Mystic high temp grease.


P.S. I ordered the Lincoln 1244 12 volt grease gun this morning. Between my farming operation and the mowing it shouls more than pay for itself and should be alot less of a hassel than the air guns we have used.

[Grateful11]

Mystik JT-6 and a Lincoln gun not sure of the model. That JT-6 is some more slick stuff and very hard to wash off.

[Joseph Meidling]

I have used the Mystic High temp grease for years and it seems to hold up better than most.

[plow kid]

:)I use Amsoil Hi-Temp grease $5-$6 a tube

[Roger]

For those using Mobil products, where do you buy? Other than discount stores that have Mobil 1 synthetic oil, I never see grease, or other products.