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Old 05-27-2017, 11:07 AM   #11
ghalperin
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Re: Is this a good hydraulic press?

Get the biggest that you have room for.

I've had my 20 ton HF since 2000. The only limitation is the size of the frame. I use it all the time and it's never let me down. A couple of weeks ago, I straightened a bent crossmember to almost perfect.

You'll also need a bearing splitter. I use impact sockets and old bearing races to push and support. Sometimes I stack the races and zap them together with the mig. I've also collected a few steel blocks, 4x1x6, 1x1x6, etc...

I'd also buy on Craigslist, if one was available and it was perfect. Probably half the price.

Make sure the Honda hub will fit through the frame on the press, some wont.

HTH
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