ajlelectronics
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I'm obliged. Ordered for tomorrow.
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I'm obliged. Ordered for tomorrow.
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i got one for a tenner
ive got a five gallon drum of grease but cant be arsed to fill it as i have a grease gun that takes cartridges i robbed of a jcb 50 years ago and a few spare 
. only use it on my donkey saw so will last for ever
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Thats interesting. Looks identical, apart from the rubber handle grip, to the one supplied back in the day, by Ford Tractor Operations Europe .If you want the best then alemite. Closely followed by mcnaught. They are expensive but work better in every way. The alemite pistol grip has 2 settings. High volume low pressure and high pressure low volume. Means you don't need a leaver type as well.
Alemite are the OEM manufacturer for CAT grease guns and mcnaught for John Deere.
This is currently on eBay. I would have bought it but it's listed as collection only.
ALEMITE PROFESSIONAL MODEL 500 GREASE GUN | eBay UK
COLLECTION ONLY FROM OUR DEPOT. 3 WAY LOADING.ebay.us
I have got two. Had them 30 odd years. The only grease guns I ever found that actually worked, and still do.
I bought a Wanner 315 which works for oil as well, and is used just for this purpose - Triumphs need oil in the trunnions, but many owners mistakenly use grease which ends up at the top of the joint and the bottom wears out!
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Bit late for the op but we had a vintage push type grease gun on the farm which my grandad left to my dad! God knows how old it was! It worked well but was messy to fill and sometimes got air locked. Was a mornings work greasing the hay making equipment at hay time! I think the threads on the filler cap went in the end. Then a succession of cheap badged chinese crap followed, hilka, draper, etc picked up from auction mart none of which lasted more than a year, or worked particularly well either. Then we got a Fuchs Reiner and it's a game changer! Clean as it uses cartridges, no leaks or air locks and completely empties the cartridge. Whilst I wouldn't say it's the most fun you can have greasing nipples, it is the most productive!
A quick Google says alemite have produced grease guns for both ford, new Holland and case new Holland. But so have a company called Dearborn, by the looks these are highly collectable and are worth 2-3 hundred dollars in the states.
If you have never changed the chuck you can tell an alemite as they only have 3 jaws where as everyone else uses 4. The alemite chucks are infinitely better than anything else, even the g coupler type. And only usually a few quid.
ajlelectronics
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Triumphs use oil, Reliant Scimitars use grease. It is one of those Apple/Android types of discussions.
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Blimey, I can hear your anorak rustling from here !
Dearborn was the home of Ford muscle cars back in the day, so makes sense. But yes both mine have three jaw couplings, and they just, work. One has the flexible hose, and the other the steel tube. As you say, this is better !
Blimey, I can hear your anorak rustling from here !
But yes both mine have three jaw couplings, and they just, work. One has the flexible hose, and the other the steel tube. As you say, this is better !
I've just spent far to much time greasing things. Tried all sorts including the Milwaukee M18 one. And nothing beats the alemite ones.
