The Story

I’d like to tell that you that the Gear Keg is the greatest thing ever invented. It isn’t, but it solves a real problem, and I hope you’ll consider purchasing one.

Hi! My name is Nick, and I’m a tech nerd who likes working on cars! Years ago, I was filling up a differential on a Volvo 240 (It was manual, and it was a wagon! It was sick!) that my buddy Lewis and I had just welded. We were trying to do this when it was way too cold outside, and pumping gear oil with one of those soap-dispenser type pumps really wasn’t going well. And in that struggle, I snapped the head clean off of the pump…

Now, we got that job done. We actually put the gear oil into a Camel Back water bladder and used our weight to push it into the diff, but it wasn’t pretty. As you can imagine, the process got more painful after the pump broke, and what was supposed to be the last 10 minutes of a job probably took us another hour. I thought there had to be a better way!

I played with the idea for a little while, but nothing ever seemed like it could become a real product. Originally, the idea had to be its own container, but that’s less convenient, because you have to transfer the oil into it and clean it before using different oil. It’s just not that great of a solution.

Well, it only took several years and many prototypes, but I’ve finally figured it out! And I’m able to 3D Print them right here in the United States! I aim to make The Gear Keg the alternative to those annoying pumps, and my goal is that it includes everything necessary to be usable right out of the package. I hope it works as well for you as it has for me!