1997 Blue Nissan Patrol Y60 blacktop TD42 - Honey Badger (build thread)
2006 White Nissan Patrol Y61 TB45 - G-Unicorn (build thread)
1997 Red Suzuki Samurai Canvas Top SJ413 - Tatui
2005 White Toyota Landcruiser FZJ105 - Stormtrooper
The one that came with the pneumatic gun doesn't clip on.
1997 Blue Nissan Patrol Y60 blacktop TD42 - Honey Badger (build thread)
2006 White Nissan Patrol Y61 TB45 - G-Unicorn (build thread)
1997 Red Suzuki Samurai Canvas Top SJ413 - Tatui
2005 White Toyota Landcruiser FZJ105 - Stormtrooper
Highly rate these little hydraulic scissor platforms if needing a second set of arms working alone
Managed last week to tweak two different brands of custom bar work together prior to shipping off locally for sandblasting/colour matching
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With the many grease nipples on the OKA the idea of laying under the truck struggling to hold the thing onto a nipple whilst struggling to operate a conventional grease gun one handed, holding the whole affair against my body & inevitably getting in a mess held little appeal. To say nothing of the almost inevitable struggle to get the coupler off the nipple when finished.
So I bit the bullet & bought a battery operated grease gun off ebay. It came in the mail during the week & today I bought a quick coupler & tried it for the first time. Greasing under the truck is unlikely to ever be something which brings me joy, but after trying it out this arvo the new grease gun sure put a smile on my face.
Just place the gun on the ground. Clip the coupler on the nipple.
Move around to observe the grease exiting & then pull the trigger.
Press lever on the coupler & remove it with ease & no mess.
As good as i hoped it would be! So easy!
I had wondered about the weight of the gun, it is heavier than a conventional lever grease gun, but having a hose long enough to reach there is no need to hold it whilst in use. Makes so much difference for an old fart like me!
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Last edited by Cuppa; 6th April 2024 at 07:53 PM.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
A Nomadic Life (Blog)
10G (8th April 2024), BrazilianY60 (10th April 2024), Cremulator (6th April 2024), jay see (6th April 2024), MB (9th April 2024), Winnie (6th April 2024)
Bugger, this just sounds too good to resist.
MB (9th April 2024)
Ha funny you post this cuppa. I was talking to the purchasing manager at work about getting a new grease gun and he pulled up that same one.
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12/97 GEE YOU
4.5lt Gas blower. Lots of mods to come.....all in good time.
MB (9th April 2024)
Best modern heavy yard tools ever @Cuppa Mate
18V variants like beast have serious psi pressure, we use our ‘red colured’ ones to pressure up stuck nipples. Pull the trigger until stop/heard, walk away and then ‘pop’ we’re clean again
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I considered a red one, ‘cos they weigh a bit less than blue, but at the end of the day all my batteries & charger are blue. Didn’t seem worth the bother getting an adaptor plate. I bought some tubes of grease at the same time. The Bigfoot EP2 orange stuff from Moreys. Got it because that’s what an OKA mate uses, & ‘cos when we were caretaking at Moreton Telegraph Station that's what the owner swore by for all their equipment. Eye wateringly expensive at
$192 for a 6 pack though!
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
A Nomadic Life (Blog)
Red, Blue, Yellow, whatever colour, good cordless grease guns rock Cuppa Mate
Picked up a 12v compact cut off tool skin today to attack the drivers side guard this time:
So much lighter, nimble and easier for my hack accuracy than my 18v grinder utilised on the passenger side a few weeks ago:
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Cremulator (14th April 2024), PeeBee (13th April 2024)