packing bearings

It’s quicker,you just get greas on your fingertips picking the bearings out of the packer.
— the negative— if the grease is thick and cold it takes a lot of force pushing
If you lend it out most likely it will come back with dirt in it— I always kept 2 in my toolbox— a dirty one to lend out and one only I used.
the bearings have to be already cleaned properly.
 
Not much other than keeping your hands a bit cleaner. By the time the packer is wiped off and put up and you've handled the bearings it's not a lot different. A pair of disposable gloves is the best bet for me.
 
When i was a kid, many centuries ago, I would melt the grease in a metal pan over a hot plate, put the bearing in, and then let it cool. The bearings were solid packed. Beware: hot grease is flammable. An old tin can worked well, depending on the size of the bearing and the size of the tin can.
 
My Bearing packer is self contained, when done with it, I put the lid on, wipe it off and put it away. Does a quick and easy job, much easier.
 
I likewise use a bearing packer, and put it in a gallon ziplock bag between uses. I like that I can see the new grease displacing the old grease around the rollers as I push down. On the other hand, if you're comfortable packing the "old school" way by hand, by all means continue doing so. Nothing wrong with it, we got by a lot of years doing it that way before bearing packers came on the scene (I think I've only had mine the last 15 years or so).
 
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