Got a portable electric grease gun for christmas. Would it strain the electric gun if the grease has been in freezing temps? This is my 1st one. Figured probably easier flowing into the zirk with warm grease.
Warm or cold grease
- Thread starter Bearcatrp
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Warm is better, but it may not matter. Even with the grease gun and grease warm if you are trying to grease a cold machine the cold grease in the machine will make greasing more difficult.
Get a trash bag and put the gun/tube in it and bring it in the house the night before…problem solved.
Runs With Scissors
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L2501 TLB , Grappel, Brush Hog, Box Blade, Ballast box, Forks, Tiller, PH digger
+1 on this.
I also store my “spare tubes” of grease, and my “tire plug” kit in the house!
Good luck
Park the tractor in the sun as much as possible before greasing might help, at least one side gets some heat.
nbryan
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B2650 BH77 LA534 54" ssqa Forks B2782B BB1560 Woods M5-4 MaxxHaul 50039
I use Lucas X-Tra Heavy Duty grease, a polyurea based grease, and it doesn't thicken as much in very cold situations. I can al;ways hand gun it all winter without any pre-warming.
I don't do a lot of greasing in the winter but when I do the piece of equipment I am greasing and my cordless gun has been in the warm shop over night. If just makes greasing it a little easier. I like the cordless ones so well I have four now.
My Milwaukee grease gun, batteries, and tubes of grease live in the bins of a work truck that live outside in the freezing cold.
I bring the batteries inside to charge, because lithium batteries won’t take when they are cold, but the rest live in the freezing cold.
Equipment takes the grease just fine.
I bring the batteries inside to charge, because lithium batteries won’t take when they are cold, but the rest live in the freezing cold.
Equipment takes the grease just fine.