Auto greaser good or bad?

We had them at Sentinel Transportation. Five years and never a problem. Just keep an eye on the reservoir and fill it up when needed. I liked it. Company truck, though. Might be a different picture for owner operators...?

 

Seen on a few trucks and not many problems. I know on loaders and equipment the pins last twice as long.

 

Nothing wrong with them. They work good. You still have to get under the truck and do your driveline anyway so dont really see the point.

 

I was around a fleet of triaxles that had them. Well worth it in my opinion. They weren't bad to give trouble but a check to make sure they are working every so often isn't a bad idea. As posted you still have to do the drive line which puts you under the truck which is always a good thing.

I just hate a grease gun with a passion. I have tried air, battery, the drums etc. No matter how hard I try I get more on me than the truck

 

I worked for a large company in the 80's that ran those. They did a good job over all and I saw trucks with 600,000 on the king pins and they were still good. Those units had a timer in the side box. Part of the PM was to turn the timer full one way with the key on for about 10 minutes. Then look to see that everything was lubed. The brakes had to be released. They required a special thin grease added from a 5 gallon hand pump with a quick coupler.
If I bought a truck with one I would not take it off unless it required a large expense to repair.

 

I guess they are ok. If they work, then no problem. If they don't, then you have a problem. It just depends how reliable the set up is and how well it was installed. Like the others have said, you still need to grease the driveshaft and keep an eye on everything. You have to inspect every line and joint for leaks. Once something leaks, that whole branch gets no grease. So watch out for that, and also make sure everything is getting grease like it's suppose to too.