Hybrid_From_Hell Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Wanted one for ages, need one for a selection of jobs, pressing bearings on off and maybe A Frame Ball joints, maybe Radius arm bushes etc etc. Not sure if this : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEALEY-10ton-Bench-Hydraulic-Press-Gauge-YK10B-/140474171935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20b4e9c21f#ht_1412wt_905 would be "Beffy" enough for A Frame Ball Joijts / radius arms ? thoyughts ? Would like something 20 / 30 tons, but can't seem to find anything Bench mountable, tight on space, so bench is preferred, I alsio don't like the ones that have a big F off Bottle jack in them, prefer the styleee as per above Options thoughts suggestions (and No have time to make one - had crossed my mind - but too much going on ) ???? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlandy Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Make one would be the way forward using a s/h enerpac ram and pump off the bay or wherever you can source one. If you build it with the tonnage around the 25 30t mark you can make a useful brake attachment for brackets etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 How about this on ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlandy Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Thats exactly want I mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky tango Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Make one would be the way forward using a s/h enerpac ram and pump off the bay or wherever you can source one. If you build it with the tonnage around the 25 30t mark you can make a useful brake attachment for brackets etc shame you mentioned it as a brake attachment and not a bender otherwise i would have offered the services of david (the bender) lol Nige just go for the big b-stard one and sit it in the living room. put it in a cabinet / wardrobe to disguise it when not in use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 You'll need a minimum of 30 ton Nige. I've got a seally floor mounted one, i regulaly max it out on siezed in components. I know i'd miss the amount of height adjustment it has over a bench model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I agree 30 to 50 ton is what you need. Why don't you buy a floor mounted press - and cut the bottom off to make it bench - mount? Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 ^^^ Good thought had crossed my mind, thought a 10 T would do it views on this baby : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50-Ton-Industrial-Hydraulic-Workshop-Garage-Shop-Press-/270674863576?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f057aa5d8#ht_4175wt_1139 Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 ^^^ Good thought had crossed my mind, thought a 10 T would do it views on this baby : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50-Ton-Industrial-Hydraulic-Workshop-Garage-Shop-Press-/270674863576?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f057aa5d8#ht_4175wt_1139 Nige 10 ton won't touch front radius arm bushes if they've been in a while. my 30 ton max's out on steering box drop arms everytime. Ebay link looks ok, the bed looks a little undersize for 50 ton though, might be the pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlandy Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 That is stinging cheap,almost tempted myself,though id uprate the beams and platern and make it wider. You can buy it and if its any good Ill get one ,wouldnt be able to make it for that money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Why not just get a floor standing one, clear the carp out of the "overflow workshop" and shove it down there? Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 I'd go for the bottle jack ones off ebay, they are cheap (for a reason). But if the bottle jack gives up the ghost, how much is a new bottle jack as opposed to a new hydraulic ram. I bet you couldn't even get the seal kit for the price of a bottle jack. Just my tuppence. I have a 12 ton and paid £95 delivered. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Alternatively, go for a small fly press. Because they shock whatever you are pressing with an impact - a small press will cope with things a big hydraulic press will fail on! My fly press is tiny and bench-mounted. Probably only rated at a couple of ton - but has never failed on a bush. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 The only thing the 20T press we have in the workshop hasn't been able to do thus far are P38-style bearings. It did manage to bend its supporting beams in the process though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Young Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I once bent a stub axle that was worth more than the press was because the damn thing was so cheap it flexed under part load. If you're willing to jig it up straight and then weld the frame together, though, one of the cheapies could be considered a "kit" from which to build a working press. I just wouldn't consider them usable out-of-the-box. Jeff. (Oh, and I don't think the ratings mean much. My current 15T made-in-Taiwan press is easily twice the machine my 12T made-in-China one was. I haven't had anything auto-related the 15T wouldn't handle yet.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlandy Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 My 25t sykes does everything I need and to be honest if your dealing with interference fits needing more than that some heat is required.Unless seals etc are present of coarse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophers1247 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 If you have heat available a good 20 to 30 ton press will press out anything on a land rover. but if not and you can only do it cold you will need something from 50 ton upwards. we use a Yankee YK509FAH 50 ton air hydraulic press in our workshop but they are up to £2000 for a new one but it has never been beaten. I would spend the money on quality as many of the cheaper presses may say 30 ton max but they max out at 20 ton or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vit rich Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 I was in the same boat as you, and i never found one i liked so i made one. Took a few weeks worth of evenings but im well happy with it and it hasn't failed me yet! Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 That's very neat! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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