Stihl & grease nipples!

[swinny]

I recently got pissed off and drilled/tapped the 13mm bungs and fit grease nipples

Edited October 13, 2018 by swinny

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I recently got pissed off and drilled/tapped the 13mm bungs and fit grease nipples [emoji3]

That’s what I’d do if I had the kit to do it.
Or the time.
Or the patience.

Or the talent[emoji23]

[HDAV]

Is it that much faff to carry a spanner? 

 

Any engineering shop would drill and tap the bung (for a drink) fit a standard M6 thread nipple.

 

but that means carryig a grease gun not just a stihl grease tube.

 

my grease gun is a messy sticky leaky thing I avoid using as much as I can, the stihl tooth paste tube is great clean easy, just needs a spanner to open the plug.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 14, 2018 by HDAV

[swinny]

9 minutes ago, HDAV said:

Is it that much faff to carry a spanner? 

 

Any engineering shop would drill and tap the bung (for a drink) fit a standard M6 thread nipple.

 

but that means carryig a grease gun not just a stihl grease tube.

 

my grease gun is a messy sticky leaky thing I avoid using as much as I can, the stihl tooth paste tube is great clean easy, just needs a spanner to open the plug.

 

 

 

 

Do you do a lot?

 

Those 13mm can round off.... you put them back with a nip and are solid to get off....

 

Those stihl tubes are a rip off..... remove bung and shove end of grease gun on and grease....

 

How often do you grease your trimmers? the main body can use loads.

 

Grease nipples are for convenience and getting on with the job

[HDAV]

If you’re rounding them off you’re using the wrong spanner..... no rounding here and the cutter is probably 10 year old by now, the cheap torx bit I bought was rubbish and it rounded, hence using a ring spanner.

 

i dont do a lot, heavy domestic user not pro, and I give the hedge cutter head a squidge after every use, but is probably only getting used 5-10 days a year I like the fact the stihl tube screws into the housing it’s much smaller to carry doesn’t make a mess.

 

if using every day then the nipples can make sense but then so does paying a few £ to have them fitted....can’t help thinking there is probably a good reason stihl didn’t in the factory...could be just to sell grease tubes...

[swinny]

The main body uses lots of grease. I gove a good 8-10 pumps in the main body and one in the side a day. After a days hard use or even part through you can hear them clacking...  not much in next time you check

[openspaceman]

3 hours ago, swinny said:

not much in next time you check

That's because the  stuff gets displaced by the ecentric action that reciprocates the blades, it doen't mean there’s not enough grease in the gearbox.

[HDAV]

If I put a lot of grease in I noticed it coming out the head and making a right mess, little and often seems to work and good spray on the outside of the blades (especially in damp foliage) 

 

there is probably a thread adapter you you can buy to from the M8? Bolt to a grease nipple. 

[swinny]

7 hours ago, openspaceman said:

That's because the  stuff gets displaced by the ecentric action that reciprocates the blades, it doen't mean there’s not enough grease in the gearbox.

That is true yes but you can definitely tell when they are ahort or dry as the go clackety... grease is cheap.

 

they dont make the decent heads anymore either

[openspaceman]

8 hours ago, HDAV said:

If I put a lot of grease in I noticed it coming out the head and making a right mess, little and often seems to work and good spray on the outside of the blades (especially in damp foliage) 

 

 

I agree . i dribble a bit of chain oil on mine before use