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01-07-2014, 08:30 AM
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Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Pikeville, NC
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Neat tool for DIY
If you do your own routine maintenance, crawling around under your rig (as I do) for oil changes, grease jobs, etc, here's a little beauty of a handy gadget for you .
It is a Milwaukee, battery powered, grease gun.
I saw one in use in Maine while some heavy equipment was being lubed up.
I found with the old manual hand pump grease guns, I sometimes was missing a badly needed third hand to hold the nozzle end onto the zerk fitting. And then I was making a big mess and not getting the job done anyway. If you own a Milwaukee drill you can use those drill batteries and charger for it's power.
This little hummer is great- 
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2002 Newmar Mountain Aire, 37', 3778, W-22, 8.1 Vortac, Ultra Power upgrade, CAI (cold air intake), Taylor wires, colder plugs, Koni shocks.
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01-07-2014, 09:30 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
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Location: Columbus, MS
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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01-07-2014, 09:49 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: somewhere in the west
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01-07-2014, 10:16 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 193
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Yep, as Ed-Sommers said, a pneumatic grease gun is the only way to go if you have a DP or access to a compressor, IMHO.
Tom and Barb
2000 Bounder 39Z
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01-07-2014, 05:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
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I have read that it is best to use a manual gun for repacking the bearings. Any one else have a comment about that?
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01-07-2014, 05:46 PM
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Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Pensacola
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Max: I agree!! - I've used a rechargeable grease gun for several years. Very handy, and it sure beats trying to hold the adapter on the zerk fitting and pumping the gun with your other two hands. No air hose to drag around. I did eventually replace the batteries.
Purchased from Harbor Freight, their Chicago brand and it cost about half the Milwaukee model. (2004 or 05 prices) I just checked their catalog and it's no longer available.
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2016 Thor Siesta Sprinter 24ST diesel -1972 Moto Guzzi
2008 Suzuki Grand Vitara TOAD
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01-07-2014, 06:09 PM
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Senior Member
Thor Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Just put that on my wish list....
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