The Best Locking Grease Coupler?
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2023
- Testing couplers past 10,000 PSI
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Lock N Lube is made in South Africa
Happy to see the positive results! Thanks for the big field comparison test, I don't know that anyone else has ever done one with ALL of the locking options on the market. 👍
Yeah it tested well, even after being used for a year.
No problem! I was constantly getting comments requesting a comparison video.
Been using a Lock N Lube for the last 5 years professionally on forklifts, had to rebuild it once because I melted the seal... Would absolutely recommend a Lock N Lube to anyone. Sometimes it is too large to get into a recessed hole, so I have additional greasing ends with grease fittings on the end to connect to the Lock N Lube.
Nice to hear, I love mine. Good point on making a small adapter for those hard to get at zerks.
Thanks for the great review. Just straight information without a lot of Bull or fluff
No problem, glad it was helpful!
Great testing and comparing them all! Thank you so much!
Thanks! No problem!
I have a LuMax never a problem.
After breaking zerks and fighting with recessed locations - king pins on tractor back hoes are the worst. I bought a few of these and most were too big for the recessed zerks in loader, bucket, and backhoe. I ended up with a Macnaught. After 3 years of use what do I know.
I have to pull mine back to "arm" them before putting on a zerk.
They do occasionally not bite/seal well when for weird angles.
Under really high pressure they can be a pain to remove but not to bad.
I have one on the battery grease gun and one on the hand grease gun.
Between them over 100 tractor greases which is a lot of zerks.
The work fine on the PTO.
Lock n lube seems to have the best reviews, after watching your video, it is the one I ordered as I want quality and reliability over price. I am greesing a tractor and sidedump trailer on a weekly basis and wanted something that is made for more than just the casual user. Thank you for your great videos.
Yeah it’s pricey but in this case I think you get what you pay for. I think you will be happy with it, it’s worked well for me.
Thanks!
Good video! I bought the Lock n Lube set, but it is too hard for me to compress the spring, so I am sending it back. New and unused. I am going to give the Lumax a try. The Performance Tool and the Thinkwork looks pretty good, too. Thank you for your very scientific approach!
Thanks! Yeah I can see that, they all seemed to take a decent amount of force.
No problem! I try and keep testing as consistent as possible, for a fair comparison.
Great review, I have 2 of the ones you review, like the KY+ and the lock and lube, like both, but also like the extended length of the KY+ . I Notice,,, and only what I saw, you were pulling on the levers, or set black levers, I had the same issue, then I read and saw the demonstration they provide, and your only suppose to pull and release the 2 levers, push it on the zerk, and pull and release to take off, not hold it back, Now mine works like it should, and works much better, if you hold the levers it rearms the inside. The locknlube also works very well, 👍👍👍👍 Thanks for the video, well done , Oh grease several pieces of equipment, from excavators 6 track loaders, tractors, and attachments they work on, and the small ends are a must for us.
Thanks! and thanks for the info I will have to try that. Yeah the locknlube has worked great for me.
great work thanks for sharing !!!
Thanks! No problem!
This is a great video!
Thanks!
I have used my LocknLube XL for 2 years and it has been great. I have 2 trucks, a car and a medium and small tractor with several implements. It has reached everything with a fitting. I gave up using red grease because it was the main cause of blocked joints. It dried up and I had to use penetrating oil or take it apart to free it up. Green grease (greenish white) has not dried out in 5 years so far. I know this is not about grease.
Thanks for sharing! Yeah the LL has worked well. It’s crazy the amount of different brands and types of grease, maybe at some point I can test them.
holy shit, lol. as always, you're a hero, dude. I've been seeing lots of these over the past few months, and always been sort of curious which might be actually better than another, if any. and, I just got my first set of (manual) grease guns, so was wondering what I should put on them for ease of use. Glad to see some live testing and comparisons!
It's honestly almost mind-numbing how many subtle variations there are on these.
Well, I guess I ought to save up for a set of Locknlube couplers. Was honestly hoping something cheaper might put up a solid fight, and admittedly, they'll probably be fine under "nominal" circumstances. But it looks like name brand is the way to go here for the best experience and least frustration. Not to mention serviceability! Otherwise, I wouldn't have even thought of that being a feature for something so small and simple, but I'm always glad to see it as an option from the manufacturer.
Yeah lol so many of them are just rebranded. The serviceability is a big deal for me, normal tips seems to wear out over time. Up front it's more but in the long run seeing it has the rebuild kit I think its a better value. Glad it helped
I've got a bunch of Macnaught tools, mostly transfer pumps and that sort of thing - never knew they actually made those couplers here in Australia.
I've had the Lock'n lube (Alemlube here in Straya') on my power grease gun for 2 years now, definitely prefer it, does make it hard to get to some machines with guards over the zirc sometimes, also bearings on fixed steer axles, uni joints and anywhere the length or the lever gets in the way, still keeping it on though so there's my vote.
Its a bit too much resistance as well it can give you a bit of hand pain after awhile - Still better than wrestling to get the coupler off the fitting.
Yep overall the Lock'n Lube has been great, with the exception of some small disadvantages like you mentioned.
Macnaught looks to be the perfect coupler for those tight spaces.
Thank you for this... I had the cheap Mr lube tools...the seal wore out fast. Looks like locknlube for me
No problem! thanks for the info on the Mr Lube Tools.
I had to go with Macnaught for my LS tractor loader. Locknlube was too big to get into the recessed fittings. When you are removing the Mcnaught don’t hold the coupler back. You simply pull it back to unlock it and then let it go. It will come right off.
Thats understandable, hopefully his video will help others. I will have to try that with the Macnaught. Thanks!
I’ve bought 3 lock and Lubes, and rebuilt them a couple times. They always seemed to leak and were hard to use in tight applications. Since then I put the lock and lube on the shelf and have been using a lumax. It’s lever design was easier for me to use, similar vise grip leverage, I’ve never had it leak and the lever makes it easier to disengage off of high pressure zerks. I plan on trying the lock and lube again and see if I just got some duds. But for now Lumax gets my money.
Thanks for the info, haven’t had an issue with the lock and lube yet but sounds like a matter of time. Good to hear the lumax is holding up.
I don't think you mentioned the Holt is a Harbor Fright brand (don't know if they licensed the name from Cat or just found it abandoned).
I looked at it about 5 years ago and bought the Lumax 1403 (they go for about $17, their long LX model is twice the price). It is attached to my Lumax1153 ( my M18 has no pressure)and rarely leaks, fits in those recessed loader holes if I carry a screwdriver to clean gunk around the zerk, but it is too short for PTO drive lines. The lever is nice ,but can get bumped loose if you are in a off position struggle (you or the tip) and make a big mess everywhere, like you still need that third hand. I I do use an adapter kit from OTC with a short hose and small tip to blindly reach into PTO shields and other areas, but again the lever comes loose easily at the adapter coupling.
Thanks for the info on the Lumax!
Yes the lovely PTO shaft lol, wish we had an alternative to them.
Not sure how you could honestly recommend the Lock N Lube. At 50$ its 3-4x the price of some of the other models you tested that worked fine. If the rebuild kit is the deal breaker, you can get a two pack of the Aorrzer for 20$. You could get 4 of those for 10$ less than one Lock N Lube.
Just bought a lock and lube getting a Milwaukee cordless delivered tomorrow looking forward to it
Nice!
I don't have any need to push over 10,000# of pressure so most of these cover my need for pressure easily. My two most important considerations are will it fit into a tight spot and how easily does it seat and unseat. I appreciate the trouble you went to in setting up the pressure test. It just doesn't warrant the attention over the other considerations for most people who will look at your review. All that being said, I'm pretty sure that your assessment that the LockNLube is a good choice is very true. That's what I'm going to use.
Going to give the Performance Tool one a try since the Lock N Lube is nothing but trouble. It will not lock onto a fitting without you having to manually slide the outer sleeve back down over the jaws.
Interesting hopefully you have better luck with the performance tool. I haven't had any issue with the Lock N Lube but I'm only greasing my farm equipment.
@@Tools-Tested That's all I am really doing also!
Interesting. I can't say I ever remember seeing a product made in South Africa.
Yep, only other thing I have bought made in Africa was some Gedore Red tools.
What do you mean you don't see? I see those products made in Africa almost every day, blacks & bananas🍌. One of those products is very violent and has very high crime rate statistics!!!
The lock and lube coupler is good for simple zerks, but in my experience in greasing giant machines with hundreds of grease points for a living, the cons are thus, in ascending order:
1. Large diameter, prohibiting access to recessed fittings and having restricted navigability.
2. Exposed spring gets filthy and very difficult to clean over time, contributing to 3:
3. The difficulty and expended 'effort' in pressing the nozzle to attach, it wears your hand out to the point of cramps. And as it gets dirtier deep in the crevices, and more used, this clamp becomes tougher and tougher to use.
In my opinion the lumax locking coupler reigns supreme, by its tiny size and simplicity , only downside being its locking mechanism's wide perpindicular profile before you attach.
I just got a mcnaught a few days ago, not really happy but when it came to pulling off I waited a couple of seconds and it came off slightly easier, I'm thinking it's new and I'm getting used to it but not really happy 🤷♂️
I can see that if pressure is on the line because of the design. The lock n lube would work better in that case.
The problem I have is the couplers wearing out and not locking on the fittings after about a month of daily use. Im gonna check out the rebuildable LockNLube next.
Yep, thats one main reason I like LNL is because of the rebuild ability and they send an extra kit with each coupler so they are aware of actual heavy use.
@@Tools-Tested You should do a long-term use follow up review if possible. I ordered a few LnL couplers for the shop, I will check back in after I have used them for a couple months. I'm just hoping they last more than a few weeks before needing to be rebuilt
Back in the day everyone was slinging plenty of grease, today nowhere near the amount of fittings as there once was.
Yep, its the "maintenance free era"= built to fail
Marketing: In order to compete we need to "innovate" into zero life time maintenance! Engineering: Easy! simply redefine life time!
Not in the heavy equipment/commercial realm.
I've never had great luck with lock'n lube. Work great at the start, but don't last long. I wish they'd put a stronger spring in it to keep it locked on better and grease from leaking by.
Yeah I can understand the heavier spring, I haven't had issues with mine yet but im also not greasing every day.
Thank you, always wanted to know if the lock-n-lube was worth the upgrade price over the standard with all grease guns.
No problem, yeah I think the rebuild ability makes it a good pick.
Did you get the lock and lubes for free or have you been paid to talk about them? Transparency is key and I’ve read a lot of negative reviews about them leaking from brand new with hardly any pressure.
My choice (the ome i am most happy with) is the Lock-n-Lube. Great quality tool . Anything Chinese is junk.
Yep, I have been using the Lock N Lube, it’s been good.
Subscribed brother. You need to be up there.
Thanks for the SUB! hopefully someday.
👍👍👍Thanks
No problem!
I have MATO(germany) lock and lube head and works perfect.
35euro.😊
Nice! looks high quality, but hard to find in US.
Rightio I'll look out for that ?
Maybe one of you guys out there can help me? I know nothing about farm tractors. I have a An 86 massey Ferguson tractor, it has a hydraulic leak. It is leaking from a component or box where there are 4 female couplers screwed to it. where hydraulic equipment gets connected. It is not leaking from the couplers but from above the component which looks like two small cylinders that has hex screws and can be unscrewed and opened? Trying to find out name to get rebuild kit?
Normally called SCV (selective control valve). You should be able to get a rebuilt kit for it . But I can’t speak for a massy, I have only rebuilt John Deere.
@@Tools-Tested awesome that get started, hard to order parts for something u don't know the name of!!!
Lock and lube made where? You skipped that info.
South Africa
My locknlube leaks more grease than what goes in the fitting. Done it since day one
Weird maybe you have a defective one? I haven't had any issue.
I have been using mine for over a year now on various machines.
Be sure to use Teflon tape on the fitting. Should be no leaks.
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I cant even finf a grease fitting on modern day cars. My Honda for example uses ball joints that are sealed. Theres no grease fitting.
Sadly that seems to be the trend. My new tractor has sealed tie rods without grease fittings.....
Thinkwork should win for price vs performance, small diameter, but you are biased to LnL and McNaught
i wouldn’t recommend the saker, the lever is junk, the diameter is too big and after 2 months it started to leak out of every seam.
You didn’t say where Lock-N-Lube was made.
Sorry, it’s made in South Africa
@@Tools-Tested no worries I saw it at the end of your video posted. I’m a big fan of lock-n-lube ! I have quite a few few things of theirs including grease gun adapters for other grease guns, their couplers right angle jobbies, etc. But I never knew where they were made even when you go to their website, which I did after I asked you, doesn’t specifically say in their “about us”
Regardless, good company and good products !
Thanks for doing this video 🙂
You really messed up the application and removal of the Macnaught. Both times you are holding the release mechanism while trying to put it on, and take it off, that's not how it's done. The instructions are very simple, pull back the release and let it go to apply holding the nutted part, then grease. Pull back and release the mechanism then take off the nipple by again holding the nutted section.
Why are these things even necessary ???? I have an elCheapo Home Store $30 greasegun which has a standard "twist-to-lock" nipple fitting. Goes on fine, tightens fine, comes off fine, never leaks. It's most often sloppy operator carelessness, pumping at an angle, which buggers the little nossle seal and causes leaking.
Imo, these are all a typical marketting solution for a problem that doesn't exist.
eBay 6 jaws the way to go. Don't worry about American made lol
Lock and lube required rebuild after one year of very light usage. Tremendous waste of money for me.
Thank you for the video but it was rude comparing qualities by countries I hope you maintain more professionalism manner in your upcoming videos
Stop crying. First world nations make the best products with the best materials and don't use slave/child labor to make it happen.
Most people want to know where the product is made
I don't support China in any way.
He's not really comparing "quality" by country. He is letting the consumer decide if they want to support a communist country that uses child and prison labor. I buy nothing made in Red China.