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This one Ive got is quite pricey for what it is. Its 10 Tonne so would think it will be enough although Ive read some posts where people have needed a lot more to press ordinary bushes ect .
Will have to google how to make Press.
Will have to google how to make Press.
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12 ton ones on ebay for 83 squids & free postage by the time you get the materials measure cut/drill/weld/paint ect
& all of life's interruption's & a week later, you could have been using the one you bought 3 days previously & been
getting on with other things
& all of life's interruption's & a week later, you could have been using the one you bought 3 days previously & been
getting on with other things
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12 ton ones on ebay for 83 squids & free postage by the time you get the materials measure cut/drill/weld/paint ect
& all of life's interruption's & a week later, you could have been using the one you bought 3 days previously & been
getting on with other things
or 20T units, if they ever need a bit of reinforcement then easy enough to add.
I keep thinking about buying one.
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Very handy to tool to have, I can get use of a couple presses prob why ive never bothered to buy one.
The one in the boat yard is air operated but I don't recall the tonnage. Nice bit of kit though
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Very handy to tool to have, I can get use of a couple presses prob why ive never bothered to buy one.
The one in the boat yard is air operated but I don't recall the tonnage. Nice bit of kit though
One day I will scratch that itch.....
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This is the one I have https://www.workshopping.co.uk/product/industrial-toe-jack-10/14tonne/ITJ10/ Don't know how they can justify a price like that, Not sure what they are used for but they are way to heavy for lifting in and out of your car just to jack it up.
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it isnt a standard jack it fits in a gap of 3cm
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I made one for our "men's shed" workshop last year, someone donated a 10 ton hydraulic jack and we had some 2.1metre long pieces of heavy wall 150x50 RHS, bit of drilling and welding we now have a nice press that can handle long jobs, like axles, table height fully adjustable. We made some press tools for pressing plate and smaller shafts etc. The way I made it will enable "upgrade" to 20 ton easily, (just need upgrade jack donation). Thus far it's been very handy, I would say a worthwhile addition to any workshop.I've been thinking of making one .. check Youtube out, there are loads from the cheap and crap to the professional and awesome ..
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I have had a look at those in the past but none seemed CE marked; probably Chinese imports. You have to pay a bit more to get a proper one.12 ton ones on ebay for 83 squids & free postage by the time you get the materials measure cut/drill/weld/paint ect
& all of life's interruption's & a week later, you could have been using the one you bought 3 days previously & been
getting on with other things
Having same problem on e-bay finding a replacement ram for my workshop crane.
You'll find most of the ebay stuff is Chinese. I always scroll down to the bottom of anything I'm buying looking for the details of the business seller & the address shows as this may delay delivery.
So far I've got a press, an engine crane & a hydraulic crash repair kit (spreaders, rams etc). All Chinese & all work fine.
So far I've got a press, an engine crane & a hydraulic crash repair kit (spreaders, rams etc). All Chinese & all work fine.
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I agree ebay is full of import gear if some people are on a tight budget & if it does the job why not.
Its much cheaper to diy than to have it done at a garage, I don't buy the cheapest I have a load
of snap on & mac tools from when I had a garage but there no way I would buy a press or craine
ect bloody outrageous prices. I have bought a 2 engine crane & engine stand from these guys.....
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/
Great to deal with fast delivery & the customer service is hard to beat I don't think they do rams
may be worth a call if your stuck
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I agree ebay is full of import gear if some people are on a tight budget & if it does the job why not.
Its much cheaper to diy than to have it done at a garage, I don't buy the cheapest I have a load
of snap on & mac tools from when I had a garage but there no way I would buy a press or craine
ect bloody outrageous prices. I have bought a 2 engine crane & engine stand from these guys.....
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/
Great to deal with fast delivery & the customer service is hard to beat I don't think they do rams
may be worth a call if your stuck
SGS are the only people I'd consider for a press or crane etc. I have a jack from them and a couple of other bits and the over-engineering is as good as the under-engineering on some ebay stuff is bad!
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What's the problem with the ram of your crane, if its just corrosion damage get it into a lathe and re-polish the surface, if its just the ram piston seal, easily had from a hydraulic seal provider, (a bearing service shop here). The extension section of the ram should not be under any pressure above the lift piston seal, so surface finish not critical unless you are a perfectionist or the ram has a hydraulic retract function. Most hydraulic floor cranes retract under gravity.
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Its been leaking oil. I have been filling it prior to each use, which is only once or twice a year but you can imagine its not something you want to be doing whilst in the middle of more important things.
Anyway I have changed some O rings a number of times in the pump mechanism believing the oil was leaking from there but just yesterday I have been looking at the pressure relief valve. Is just possible the oil is leaking along the threads and past a rather poor rubber seal around it. I've now packed it with a little collar to put some more pressure on the rubber seal. I'm hoping that the thing will stay dry overnight. If it does I'll be looking to improve the seal permanently.
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They sometimes get a bit of crud in the hydraulic oil that plays havoc with any valves or seals after a while, I've just done up a large old workshop floor jack that was donated to our mens shed, one of the "poly pack" type seals in the pump had disintegrated as had the ram seal partially and put crud all through the system, particularly the pressure relief valve causing it to leak, works fine now, a whole new set of seals and "o" rings cost less than $15 and have made it another piece of really useful workshop equipment again.
Yes, and you wouldn't want an engine crane to fail at a critical finger chopping moment by any stretch.
