good luck on ____ at harbor freight...

patooyee · May 26, 2015

Does anyone have either of these pneumatic grease guns? I have a bunch of greasing to do soon ...

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-grease-gun-219.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-grease-gun-with-12-in-hose-68293.html

TBItoy · May 26, 2015

I have the black one (the more expensive one)

Works good, I use it to grease the 11 grease points on the steering/suspension on the front of my chevy every time I change the oil.

kushKrawlin · May 26, 2015

Torque wrench is a big negative. Got home after the last ride and it was in pieces , the inside had fallen out. Just from being in a toolbox. Funny Part is I cannot find the pieces that fell out. Ha. Sucks balls don't waste your money

5BrothersFabrication · May 26, 2015

I steer clear of ALL air tools from HF, and MOST electric ones. Only thing thats ever lasted more than a couple weeks without me having to nigrig it was the portaband. And even that only lasts a few months. The roller guides don't have bearings, they're just plastic inside and prone to wear.

patooyee · May 27, 2015

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5BrothersFabrication said:
I steer clear of ALL air tools from HF, and MOST electric ones. Only thing thats ever lasted more than a couple weeks without me having to nigrig it was the portaband. And even that only lasts a few months. The roller guides don't have bearings, they're just plastic inside and prone to wear.

I've never found any pneumatics power tools there that were with a **** either. That's why I asked about the grease guns. Every electric or pneumatic tool I've ever bought normally breaks the first day.

patooyee · May 27, 2015

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kushKrawlin said:
Torque wrench is a big negative. Got home after the last ride and it was in pieces , the inside had fallen out. Just from being in a toolbox. Funny Part is I cannot find the pieces that fell out. Ha. Sucks balls don't waste your money

I have the torque wrench also. It will unscrew and come apart fairly easily.

blacksheep10 · May 27, 2015

Air tools? Earthquake gun? On 170 psi it will ****ing kill some ****.
I have a couple pneumatics from them, good luck for the most part
I have the high speed electric die grinder, pretty much a 4" grinder body with a straight shaft off it and a 1/4" arbor. Gets the **** with it with good carbide in the arbor

jp fan · May 27, 2015

On grease guns you will want to look for one that will pump continuous with a single trigger pull. Working on Heavy Equiment I have seen a few of the cheaper ones fly over the hill because people did not know what they were buying

TacomaJD · May 27, 2015

I have that half inch electric impact, electric grinder, 3 ton floor jack, and bought a motorcycle jack a few months ago that is really handy and works great. Also have the fold up engine hoist, that has been a damn good one. Oh and the 5 drawer tool box with ball bearing drawers that I couldn't imagine being any better quality. Read reviews on the items before you buy and they will usually end up being a decent investment for non commercial use.

wayne86 · May 27, 2015

Things I like:
Chop saw (needs a better blade)
53" tool box with the topper (great purchase when on sale)
impact sockets, extensions, breaker bars
auto tint welding helmet (cheap but works great)

Don't like:
4" angle grinder (lasted a few months and the bearings were shot after grinding 4 wheels to reweld for DIY beadlocks)
3" pneumatic cutoff wheel
table top drill press (works ok for small jobs)

Wants:
I'd like to get there large orange jack stands. I think they are 10 or 12 ton. My local store never has them in stock. Had a buddy with a set and they are the only ones I can find cheap that are tall enough to stand on the floor and reach the frame to hold up a rig.
20 ton press.
band saw
port-o-power
3 ton floor jack (my little giant or whatever brand Tractor supply carries already bleeds off with a load on it and I've only had it a couple of years with little use.)

patooyee · May 27, 2015

I have the 20-ton press, bought it about 15 years ago. The frame is somewhat flimsy for such a powerful cylinder. I've warped mine all to hell. Building a new frame is one of the many things on my mythical to-do list. The original jack that came with it seems to have been a great jack. I carry it on my big trailer to jack it up on the side of the highway when I blow out tires. It lifts the 6500 lbs trailer and both rigs on it with ease. I put one of their early pneumatic over hydro jacks on the press. It died only 2 years after I got it. I replaced it with another apparently new version and it seems to be doing fine. If I were starting over I would just buy the 20-ton air/hydro jack and build my own frame from scratch. The air/hydro jack is nice because cranking on the manual pump gets old fast and it also gives you a little distance to stand away from the press when you're really using all the power in case something shatters and creates shrapnel.

al1tonyota · May 27, 2015

patooyee said:
Does anyone have either of these pneumatic grease guns? I have a bunch of greasing to do soon ...

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-grease-gun-219.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-grease-gun-with-12-in-hose-68293.html

I have one that looks just like the grey one, like mentioned it is a one shot per pull so you work the old finger out good with a lot of greasing!

patooyee · May 27, 2015

al1tonyota said:
I have one that looks just like the grey one, like mentioned it is a one shot per pull so you work the old finger out good with a lot of greasing!

Good info, thanks!

TBItoy said:
I have the black one (the more expensive one)

Works good, I use it to grease the 11 grease points on the steering/suspension on the front of my chevy every time I change the oil.

Does the black one grease continuously or once per pull?

patooyee · May 27, 2015

NM, the descriptions of both say. I should learn to read. The black one is continuous.

patooyee · May 28, 2015

I got the black grease gun, got it to the shop, couldn't get any grease to come out. I figured maybe the check valve in the end of the hose needs to be depressed. So I hooked it up to a grease zerk and still nothing. Tried to pull it off, it was stuck on. No amount of force would get it off so I unscrewed it to take it apart. Everything inside spring out and flew everywhere, I could only find half the pieces. But I figure what the hell, no check valve now, grease should come out, right? Wrong. Nothing. I'll take it back tonight, get an exchange.

SHELBS44 · May 28, 2015

after you exchange it. check the seal on the rod. if its flipped forward it is set up to run bulk grease instead of a cartridge. if that's the case flip it backwards lip toward the rod and it should work fine.

DirtMonkey · May 28, 2015

HF things that dont suck,
-jack stands
-jacks
-mallets
-step drill bits
-20 Ton press
-welding wire
-welding magnets
-loading ramps
-wire loom
-spring loaded center punch
-dolly carts (of course they are rated to 1000lbs) 2 of mine are warped and dont roll so well after having a D60 front axle sitting on it for a month) skully

-tarps (they fall apart after 1 season though)
-digital angle finder
- I have an HVLP spray gun that appears to actually be good, but too soon to tell)
-roll around stool to park ass on.

Things that suck ass'
-grinder wheels, cut off wheels, flap disks
-swivel air fitting with built in regulator (I should have known not to buy this, leaked the second I put air to it)
-Air staple gun. Worked great initially, but by the time I finished recovering 1 dirt bike seat, it was bringing the suck. I was able to rig it, but...I know I'll need it again someday and wish I had just bought a quality unit.

Most everything else, Im too afraid to try because I know what the result will be. Tools especially precision tools it isnt worth it. I have good luck with Craftsman and they arent that much coin.
12 years ago or so, I bout a welding blanket from HF, it was a green color, it worked great and wasnt full of fibers. A couple years ago, I bought another. This time it was a yellow color and works fine, BUT it is FULL of fibers. I did some research and bought a Steiner velvet welding blanket. Best thing I ever did!

patooyee · Jun 4, 2015

SHELBS44 said:
after you exchange it. check the seal on the rod. if its flipped forward it is set up to run bulk grease instead of a cartridge. if that's the case flip it backwards lip toward the rod and it should work fine.

I'm convinced this is the biggest piece of **** I've ever bought at HF now. I got the new one and it worked for about 3 minutes and then quit. The nozzle has the same issue of getting stuck on the fittings. I took it apart and the seal is in the right way. Waste of life.

TBItoy · Jun 4, 2015

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patooyee said:
I'm convinced this is the biggest piece of **** I've ever bought at HF now. I got the new one and it worked for about 3 minutes and then quit. The nozzle has the same issue of getting stuck on the fittings. I took it apart and the seal is in the right way. Waste of life.

Apparently I got the one good one. It'll probably explode next time I use it now

bbtank45 · Jun 4, 2015

Ive been using a modified HF notcher for a few years now.....notched a few exo's with it, i will definitely be replacing it before i built my chassis but it has worked just fine till now.