After years or rather decades of struggling to keep the machinery greased, some genius in South Africa has come up with the solution as far as I am concerned.
Some of the bigger equipment can easily empty a standard grease cartridge and then there is the need for three hands, one to hold the gun, one to operate the handle and a third to hold the flexible on the nipple.
The Caterpillar D7 takes a lot of grease to adjust the track tension. Then there are another ten or so nipples, the JCB swing shovel has at least twenty, the Matbro Teleporter another twenty, the Spearhead Batwing about fifteen, the Cherry picker about the same plus several other machines, Lucas and Palax.
Firstly it comes with a thing that looks a bit like a loo brush at first sight but which is a clever shovel and scraper for transferring the grease from the standard grease bucket to the machine, which not only scrapes the inside of the shovel but also the outside with the result of nil waste and clean hands
Then there is the clever device that clamps onto the nipple so it can be left unattended. An upward kick on the foot pedal releases the pressure so it comes off easily, unlike some grease fittings which can be a real struggle.
It delivers 10,000 psi, which cleared a blocked nipple that I had not been able to clear with a hand gun and I did all my machinery this morning in no time and had a clean pair of hands and grease free clothes and I still have half the container left.
I was considering an electric one from Milwaukee or the like but a friend had tried one and eventually took it back advising me against one. Then there is always the issue of chargers and batteries. They about the same price as the G- gun around £230
Not too big a price for an easier life!