Note the Makita also has a variable speed trigger along side the 2 speed hi/low. For Max PSI testing I used the standard 1.5-2.5AH which included the Dewalt PowerStack battery, 4-6 AH test included the XC 6.0 for M12/M18, 4 AH Ridgid MAX Output, 4 AH Ryobi High Output, 4 AH Hart, 4 AH Dewalt, 4 AH Makita, 5 AH Bauer and Hercules

I bought my son a Milwaukee 2 years ago but now he has gone back to manual greasing as it has air bleeding issues. After watching your excellent comparo, I think I'll buy him a Makita. Thank you!

Hercules works fine I have three of them. I’m glad for the external pressure relief. It was put there for a reason. That was the lead an air pocket out if necessary. Works flawlessly. I don’t know why you’re so concerned about a pressure relief valve in the front of the grease gun. Like I said, it was put there for a reason and that was the lead an air pocket or air bubble out. I have no complaints.😮

Legend. Finally a good comparison on cordless grease guns

Your test is in accurate. I went out and bought the Hercules grease gun and on the box. It clearly says use with a 5ah hour battery or greater.

Excellent test, my second watch. Just FYI the Makita is DGP180 in other markets, but same specs, same Japanese manufacture, and same look. Most likely identical. Thanks.

Great comparison. Very helpful since I'm in the market for a cordless GG. I have a 52 inch lawn mower I've been using all season and didn't realize the three spindles needed weekly lubrication. I mentioned this to my dealer, who told me at this point I'd be pumping a long time to fill each spindle with grease if I do it manually. Since I'm already using the Makita 18v platform, it's a no brainer to pickup their GG. Thanks for making the decision an easy one for me!

Great video ! Im a heavy equipment operator and use multiple tubes of grease every morning , after getting a lincoln 18v i swore off electric guns for many years . Now milwaukee m18 is really the only way to go . Its the only one that has enough ass to do the trunions on my cat 289 skid steer. Plus the battery fits all my other tools . A guy at work has the dewalt and that thing makes such a mess blowing grease out the top when it bypasses . Ive never had an issue with bleeding any of the m18s ive used

I have a snap-on. 2 speed. No bleeding issues, on complaints. 6 years old used constantly

Nice!! I really like your videos! Sometimes it woud be nice if you coud do a video shootout about grease coupler. (Lock n lube, univer-co, lumax etc) there have plenty ! Thanks!

I have the Ryobi, and there is one super tight spot on my tractor that it was just barely able to force grease into, after a good bit of tinkering. I wish I had bought the Makita.

Just got the Baur and it literally says on the box use 3AH OR GREATER.... don't really see how the test results using the lowest required battery and LOWER is going to yield relevant test results....

I’ve stayed clear of electric grease guns I’ve used the Milwaukee, dewalt, and Lincoln and hated them all but the Mikita is awesome that it did so well I have a mountain of the 5ah batteries for it and I have a fleet that I just acquired for maintenance so I’m going to doing allot more greasing and thought it was time to move to electric

Nice Comparo and I would agree on the Makita. I have experience with the Ryobi, Dewalt and Milwaukee. The Makita is the clear winner, plus it has the best build quality.

Thanks for putting together this vid man! Makita for the win!

I use the Makita at my work and I lovvvvvvvvvve it. I use to lug around a 20 liter and air driven pump on a trolley. The only issue I have with the Makita (I don't know about the other brands) is removing the cartidge holder because it has a fine thread and takes many many turns and the knurling on it is just useless and does not help to grip the tube.

Oh yeah my buddy has an almite (sp?) That was one of the first lithium grease guns i saw on jobsites and he loves it . I would like to see how they compare

Great review on all thank you. I’m a Rigid guy myself for my own projects. 👊👊

Wow, the Makita has the popular vote. Im going with the makita grease gun but with an m18 adapter lololol

Disappointed to see the performance of the Dewalt. Although I will say we have one at work and it’s been pretty good, does what we need it to do, but the pressure relief definitely makes a mess if you’re not paying attention.

You are doing well going after some really stiff and established competition. Keep going.

Very Professional, thanks, have a Hercules, but will also get a Makita

The rigid also has a lifetime warranty on the tool and battery.

I started with a lincoln 18v years ago ,in the winter the battery would last literally 2 minutes and new batteries were over 100 bucks a piece at the time , then j went to dewalt and i love it except its only 1 speed and the second it has any resistance it pukes grease all over out of the top , a handful of other operators have milwaukee and i have borrowed them and loved them that will be my mext purchase so the battery works on all my other tools .... great video though 👌

Wow that was expensive for you. You did an excellent job on this should get lots of views. 👍

Need one for the larger Fuchs cartridges, cleaner system.

Great video keep up the awesome work you do. Just pickup a Ridgit grease gun.

That relief valve is there for a reason, first so you don't ruin your tool and second so you can SEE it over pressurizing. None of these tools features matter...REPLACEMENT matters. If you buy the the Hercules, you get 5 years on the battery and replacement on the tool is as easy as walking in, handing them the tool and walking out with a new one. I can be back at it in half an hour getting sh*t done. All tools fail...how easy is it to get a replacement and get back to work?

I have the Makita, It's bad ass, The only downfall is it's heavy, But it comes with a strap so you can put it around you. Still heavy. You actually have to pay attention with this grease gun.

zero issues with my M18,

M18 is what I will choose I think! Great testing! 👍

That makita does look like a good grease gun. We have the m18 at work and run at least 2 tubes of grease a week thru it and it's done an excellent job.

Impressive how good that Hart is, at that price point. Only downside, like you said, I don't have anything in the Hart line..... Probably gonna have to grab the similar priced Bauer.

Nice work Mr Smith. As with so many it usually comes down to the system you run. I have had almost 100% Makita 18 for 10+ yrs but got the Dewalt as it was out years ago and no Mikata available. Didn't hurt that it was on sale. Many years with many cases of grease through it in ag application and still works great. It does dump grease out that overload on zerks that are plugged. My question/concern is about the couplers. I have junked several of the standard three jaw and even the four jaw heavy duty Lincoln ones (too big for several applications so not a fan) on that Dewalt even at it's lower pressure and release. With the Makita running higher, maybe it could break some free the Dewalt has not but I'm worried about having to replace tips if the plug doesn't clear. maybe you can do a test on tips! Would the lock-n-load and now others like it eliminate the concern. Did you try jerking tip off while under pressure? Not sure many are going to go grab wrench to release >10K psi if on blocked zerk. Loving your videos...but not the JD fan boy stuff!

Surprised, thought Milwaukee would be hands down the winner.

What a great video! But is the screw vs button bleeding that much of a deal? I saw a separate review of the Maktita, and the guy made quite a mess. The thing is that I have the Metabo (CAS) battery plattform, and Metabo came out with they're version I think after you made this video. Which is a shame, since I can't find any reviews of it anywhere. But it looks nice to me. It's called FP 18 LTX. It has a cycle counter like the Milwaukee 18V, and comes with an extra LED on the hose-tip, and even a magnet. But it has a button bleeder. Don't know if the speed is variable in addition to the two gears. What do you think? It's about the same price as the Makita (actually a little more expensive where I live), but since I don't have Makita-batteries, the Makita-pack will be a $100 extra. I would love to see a video on couplers btw. Thanks!

I am surprized there aren't more people talking about the HART, it performed really well. Could it be that it is basically a Walmart brand, so people think it is "cheap and lame"!? It performed really well, yet you call it "budget"! Is it just cause of "price"? Or is it also poor quality/reliability/durability, and warranty!? Also, would have been great if you had included PRICES!!! Anyways, great comparison tests; thank YOU!

Great video! I'd like to send you a genuine Makita 6 amp hour battery for testing purposes.

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What rank/place is the Hercules? I may have missed it in the video

I Always had a problem with the Dewalt 😩 the Ridgid is wayyy better 😇

Doesn’t the Makita have a variable speed trigger along with the high and low?

Thanks for the great video!

Thanks man 👍

Thank you for the thorough video! Do you have any feedback for bleeding the Makita gun? For some reason when using the 450g barrel and appropriate cartridge we find it very time consuming to bleed. Then when using the 400g barrel/cartridge it cannot be faulted. We have three guns, all with the same feedback from our crew.

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Tractor supply had the Makita for 139 with battery and charger. It was a great deal.

This made me realize that I might need a grease gun. I have a 1994 RV, 35’ long, 17k lb. Hard to find a mechanic to work on it. I assume it had bearings and other components that need grease. What do you do if you don’t have a cordless grease gun? I assume some sort of manual pump - how bad is it to work on a truck with a manual grease gun?

I find newer guns to clumsy and heavy. I like Alimite