Grease..wow..group buy?
 

GROUP BUY?



By now I shouldn't be surprised, but over $50,000 for a drum of grease..http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1589857596.png

https://www.qualitybearingsonline.com/kluber-isoflex-topas-nb-52-180kg/?setCurrencyId=2&gclid=CjwKCAjw5Ij2BRBdEiwA0Frc9Xr 6ZU-a0sIaZRgmMlNFq2p4bFOghP9hO1faQKmAuRx-qk4YOvChPhoCbbcQAvD_BwE

That's nuts. It must intercalated with platinum, or something.

Must be good stuff. Maybe we should buy two.

Sounds German. Porsche tax?

I have to top of my G-IV with one of those every 3,500 miles between oil changes. Seems excessive to me but the factory claims that a barrel every 5,000 is still within specs and they won’t do a warranty claim. Next time I’ll get something ugly but good from a Japanese manufacturer. Maybe a nice Mitsubishi.

That's over 400 pounds of very high quality synthetic bearing grease.
I believe it's also water resistant. Need to confirm.
And it's made in the good old US of A.

You can get a small tube of it from amazon for $34. Still expensive but top shelf.
https://www.amazon.com/Kluber-Flex-Grease-Topas-Grams/dp/B007SVY5GO

You can get regular ole cheep valvoline multi-purpose grease at $5 for 14 ounces if you wanna go that route, but bearings can be expensive too ;)
https://www.autozone.com/greases-and-gear-oil/lubricant-grease/valvoline-multi-purpose-grease-tube-14-1oz/54182_0

think it is made in Austria..... which explains, a bit, of the high price...

I've been using Slick-50 grease for more than 20 years in all of my cars... I bought two tubs back then and the second one is still sealed.

No complaints and I use it for everything.

crazy

Gotta have a very squeaky wheel to get that grease. But you know the manufacturer will make greasy profits. And once you buy that, it becomes a slippery slope.

OK, my jokes are greasy :rolleyes:.

Meebe I should buy a drum....then in a year y'all can get a drum for $5K.

I'm just that kind of guy....lookin' out fer everyone else :D

when you're done, can i have the empty drum?

i got a DIY smoker planned!

It will still be full of grease tho' ....when I invest in something...the price plummets ;)!

okay. on a serious note. what is the delivery method when someone buys a tub of grease like that. you spoon it into grease guns? or is there a tube you insert into that big vessel? that cant work can it? grease is not flowable.

i dont get it. please explain, PPOT brains.

I have no idea....but saw a documentary on aircraft carriers, and how much grease they went through keeping the "stopping chains" (technical stuff...my version ;)) each day was unreal....

Uncle $am can afford the good $tuff....so mebbe something like that?

Either or, you could scoop it out into smaller pails (dumb) or use a pneumatic grease gun on top of the babarrel.

Onlliest time I've ever see that in person was with 5 gallon pails, never 55 gal drum.
But I ain't seen everything either.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1589911890.JPG

that will suck the barrel empty? seems like it would just create a void. hmm. interesting.

Dunno if that is a grease pump or oil pump, can't tell from the pic fer sure.

This is what i've used before and it'll get most of the grease by the time it's done.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1589914846.jpg

exposed version shows follower plate:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1589914960.jpg

Roughneck® Air-Operated 50:1 Mobile Grease Pump Kit — For 33–66-Lb. Drums
Reg. $379.99
Sale $349.99

Double action 115 PSI grease pump is easy to operate and maintain
For use with 33–66-lb. drums
Drum cover prevents impurities from contaminating grease and keeps pump in vertical position
Follower plate is pulled toward bottom of drum by pump vacuum for effective pumping of heavy grease