I have several grease guns. Including an Air unit. Which I hardly use.
Thinking ahead with a mini ex on the horizon my grease usage could dramatically increase. A battery unit might be necessary.
Not sure if a standard tube size or the larger might be necessary. I would like some recommendations from those that have and use in more of an industrial setting vs homeowner type thing. Thanks guys.

Our lawn mower has, I think, twenty-one zirc fittings. I use my air-powered grease gun all the time.

We have 12 or 14 battery operated grease guns at work, they work well on all our equipment, 1 tube of grease is more than sufficient to do a large size excavator plus. Our stuff gets greased daily so it really doesn’t take as much grease as one would expects. Buckets, boom, dipper pins get more but the idea is to not run them until they are dry. We have a mix of DeWalt and Milwaukee brands

I have a bunch of them. The first step is if you already have a battery brand for portable tools (dewalt, milwaukee, makita)...if so just get the grease gun that matches your existing batteries. Batteries are THE most expensive part of this.
If you don't have an existing inventory then for all practical purposes the major brands are equivalent. The std. tube is fine. Get the 18-20v stuff not the 12v versions. I personally prefer the milwaukee shape, but really none of that is material. I haven't found any meaningful differences between them. The Dewalt is a bit easier to find parts for if that matters. Don't get a lincoln unless you have a stocking/supporting dealer nearby.
I can't imagine at this point doing it with air or manually.

Thanks guys. I had not thought about the existing tool scenario. I have all DeWalt so I will get one of the 20v. Thanks guys. I really appreciate all of you.

Whatever grease gun you use, consider a lock-n-lube tip for it. For my Cat 312B, I just use a standard (manual) Lincoln grease gun with a lock-n-lube tip.

https://locknlube.com/

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Originally posted by slosig:
Whatever grease gun you use, consider a lock-n-lube tip for it. For my Cat 312B, I just use a standard (manual) Lincoln grease gun with a lock-n-lube tip.

https://locknlube.com/

100% Those things are awesome.

I have the Dewalt one…works great.

Changed tip to lock n lube.

great suggestion on the tip. Will do. Thanks

The locking tip can be an advantage that it locks which is nice as you are trying to work in odd positions, but it doesn't fit in lots of places on my stuff.

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Originally posted by hrcjon:
The locking tip can be an advantage that it locks which is nice as you are trying to work in odd positions, but it doesn't fit in lots of places on my stuff.

For me the biggest advantage is that it has a release lever that employees have to use instead of brute forcing the normal tips off, thus ruining them. I’ve had a few spots (like on the flail mower) where it takes a bit of patience to work it in, but I haven’t yet hit a spot I can’t use it.

I've used most battery grease guns ever made, I'm a heavy wrench.
I swear by Lincoln and Lock-N-Lube!
In the 4+ decades I've turned wrenches, the Lock-N-Lube which originated in South Africa is the tits!
I have both the std. and extended length ones.

I have the Ryobi (already had the batteries) and added the Lock-n-Lube nozzle.

I still keep my hand pump for the few fittings I cant get the Lock nozzle on, but the battery powered grease guns are worth their weight in gold!

I have the Milwaukee M18 version. Love it - best grease gun I’ve ever owned.

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Originally posted by slosig:
Whatever grease gun you use, consider a lock-n-lube tip for it. For my Cat 312B, I just use a standard (manual) Lincoln grease gun with a lock-n-lube tip.

https://locknlube.com/

You people are constantly costing me money!

For those using the lock-n-lube tip. Do you use the standard or extended unit?

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I got the DeWalt as a Christmas gift. Wondering about the lock-n-load tip. Regular vs extended. Thanks.

I have and use the regular length, and have only come across 2 fittings that are positioned so that I can't get them with it. Due to the clearance of the knuckle its on, I don't know if the XL would've fit anyways. I kept my hand pump with regular fitting for those.

The LockNLube is not 100% maintenance free, but I tend to hit it with a degreaser when I'm done the big projects and haven't had any issues so far. The neighbor that sold me on the nozzle has had to rebuild his twice, but he is a much heavier user of the grease guns than I need to be.