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I generally use a grease gun. Not the fun kind....the kind that applies thick petroleum lubricant to bearings. Grew up on one working on the farm. That and building fence using a pair of pliers all day will make your forearms tired as hell. After doing this since ten years old, hand strength is not a concern of mine. I can't break my john deere pliers, but I can make the handles flex a good half inch.