A grease gun can be hand-powered, air-powered (or pneumatic) or battery-powered. Hand-powered grease guns are less expensive as compared to the other grease guns, but require more time for lubrication. Pneumatic grease guns use compressed air to pressurize the grease, while battery powered grease guns use electric energy.

Some of the operations in which grease guns are very useful include automobile manufacturing and repairing, industrial lubrication systems and agricultural machinery maintenance and overhauling.
Some important parameters you must consider before buying a grease gun are:

1. Method of pressurizing the grease: hand powered, air powered or battery powered
2. Frequency of use of the grease gun
3. Viscosity of the grease used in the grease gun
4. Required volume of the grease reservoir

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy a grease gun from grease gun manufacturers

Once you analyze your lubrication requirements, research different industrial grease guns available with grease gun manufacturers to select the most suitable product.

I recommend: Lincoln Industrial, a reputable provider of lubrication equipment, supplies battery-powered grease guns suitable for heavy-duty industrial applications. Ingersoll Rand is another grease gun manufacturer that provides hand powered and pneumatic grease guns for high volume applications. Anti-Seize Technology is another grease gun supplier that offers hand-powered grease guns for high-pressure applications. Umeta provides various kinds of manual grease guns including lever operated and push type grease guns.

Buy a grease gun from grease gun distributors and retailers

You can buy a grease gun after comparing products from different grease gun suppliers at distributors and retailers' websites.

I recommend: Hanna Rubber Company, a distributor of lubrication equipment, provides hand operated and pneumatic grease guns. Ryder Fleet Products is a distributor of grease guns suitable for automobile overhauling operations. You can also buy industrial grease guns from Ohio Power Tool, a retailer of industrial tools. BikePartsPlace.com, a retailer of bike assortments, offers compact grease guns for simple automobile greasing needs.

Buy grease gun parts and accessories

For proper functioning of grease guns, you must use standard parts and accessories such as grease gun nozzles, levers, batteries and cartridges.

I recommend: ALEMITE offers grease guns and their accessories such as gun holders and cartridges. G.L. Huyett is a grease gun distributor that also provides adapters and couplers for grease guns. Tractor Parts, a distributor of agricultural equipment, also offers grease gun clamps, hoses and couplers. Fastenal is another distributor of industrial and construction equipment that offers different grease gun accessories, including couplers, hoses and valves.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Wear proper safety gears while using high-pressure grease guns, as a thin jet of grease can cause a severe injury.
• •  Overhaul your industrial grease guns regularly as the choking of a grease gun adds to the idle maintenance time.