Grease gun??

[Sharkin904]

I spent a few hours yesterday running around trying to find one like Alan's to use with a blower needle..no luck. The threads on the gun are much larger than I'd need. Anyone have any ideas/preference of one I can order online? No need for anything fancy, it's just me and a few reels for myself and friends.

[Reel 224]

PM Alain T he has the kit.

Joe

[swill88]

I spent a few hours yesterday running around trying to find one like Alan's to use with a blower needle..no luck. The threads on the gun are much larger than I'd need. Anyone have any ideas/preference of one I can order online? No need for anything fancy, it's just me and a few reels for myself and friends.

I got this one... works fine

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G76OKW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

[Reel 224]

I spent a few hours yesterday running around trying to find one like Alan's to use with a blower needle..no luck. The threads on the gun are much larger than I'd need. Anyone have any ideas/preference of one I can order online? No need for anything fancy, it's just me and a few reels for myself and friends.

I got this one... works fine

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G76OKW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

He has the have Alan's needle valve kit also.

Joe

[AlasKen]

I picked up my small grease gun at the local auto parts store, I picked up the needle valve at a sporting goods store and just cut the end off a bit, and an adapter that went from the gun threads to the needle threads also at the auto store in the area by the grease guns.  I just took the needle valve with me and tried different adapters until I found one the worked.  I have 2 of the small grease guns, one for the needle valve and one dedicated to the bearing packer.  Perhaps overkill based on how much time I find to work on my equipment but that is a different story.  Ken

[handi2]

Same here Ken. I ended up with 3. 2 have different greases and one for the bearing packer.

[Ling]

I buy grease in the large tubes and use it for everything from my reels to my tractor.  For me it ends up being about a tube every 12 months or so and at $15-18 a tube vs $4 for "cheap" grease, it is no big deal.  I reload my small grease gun full from the big gun and it is dedicated to the bearing packers.  I find it simpler and easier to use a 60 cc syringe for everything else.  I just pump 20-30 cc into it from my large gun and that lasts me almost a year on my 7 reels.  It fits much better in the small repair case I take on trips anyway.  That's just me.  I found a small gun for screw holes and the like more awkward than the syringe, but I only do a few reels.

[Sharkin904]

Good thinking!