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Hydraulic Press

Postby Ken (48 Cub) » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:48 am

Looking for comments/reviews on the Harbor Freight 12 ton press...it's on sale with coupon for $99. I have a birthday coming up, just saying ;)
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Barnyard » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:51 am

I have their 20 ton press and like it.
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Ken (48 Cub) » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:55 am

Some of the 1 star reviews are saying they are flimsy and the jacks leak, yada, yada. I chalk that up to user error. Thanks, Bill.
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby MiCarl » Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:48 am

This very topic is being discussed on another forum I frequent.

The major complaints of them are along the lines of 12 ton is not enough and the press is too short to use on the floor and too tall to use on a bench.

Consensus seems to be that the 20 ton is the way to go.
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Jim Becker » Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:12 pm

Ken (48 Cub) wrote:Some of the 1 star reviews are saying they are flimsy and the jacks leak, yada, yada. I chalk that up to user error. Thanks, Bill.

That matches my experience. I bought a used one at an auction from a shop that was shutting down. Turned out the jack already leaked down. (Push it one stroke, the springs pull it back up a half stroke while you lift the handle for a second stroke.) I bought another 12-ton jack to replace it. When you are pressing something odd shaped, the frame distorts so it is rocking on 2 corners while you try to do the pressing. The other day I had something that required a hard push (only using a 12-ton jack) and the upper bar bent enough that the springs could no longer pull the jack back up (guide rods started to drag).

It is junk.

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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby dgrapes59 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:31 pm

I bought a 12 ton press about 5 years ago from Craigslist, I think I paid $40, so figured it was worth a try. I have used it fairly frequently with no issues. I was pressing something once that wouldn't budge, was afraid to keep going so I left it under pressure overnight. Next day one partial pump and it came free - POP :shock: it didn't leak down, and hasn't ever. I think it is the HF "luck of the draw", inconsistent quality, so far I have lucked out (probably jinxed now) :D . But I have got my money's worth. I would probably go with the 20 ton if I was buying new.

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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Slim140 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:35 pm

I have a 12 ton at home I bought at auction that I did a lot of beefing up on and also made a stand to get it up off the floor to work height. It’s okay but can easily be over worked. I’ve done quit a bit of work on our 20 ton here at work as well. Had to weld a new plate on top where the jack pushes and beef it up. A couple of the 1” holes are stretched as well.
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Bill Hudson » Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:36 pm

Barnyard wrote:I have their 20 ton press and like it.


Same here.

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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Don McCombs » Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:06 pm

Go with the 20 ton. It goes on sale, too.
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Winfield Dave » Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:14 pm

Bill Hudson wrote:
Barnyard wrote:I have their 20 ton press and like it.
Same here.
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Bob McCarty » Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:37 pm

Barnyard wrote:I have their 20 ton press and like it.

:Dito: Also, with the 20 ton, a 20 ton air/hydraulic jack will slip in there. That's nice if you do a lot of bending.
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Ken (48 Cub) » Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:40 pm

Yeah I know...You get what you pay for. I guess I will have to be extra good until my birthday ;)
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Ken (48 Cub) » Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:53 pm

OK, I found a 25% coupon online good 3/31 - 4/1. That puts the 20 ton at $151.05 out the door. Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me...oops sorry.

I will give a review when after I get it.
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Slim140 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 4:11 pm

Here’s the beef up on the 12 ton press. Put a plate on both sides to tighten it up and prevent the bend like Jim was talking about. The 12 ton is what it is.
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Re: Hydraulic Press

Postby Jim Becker » Wed Mar 28, 2018 4:51 pm

Mine differs a lot from the one in Shane's pictures. Looking at the current Harbor Freight web page, mine bears a stronger family relationship to their "A" frame 12-ton press than their "H" frame 12-ton press, even though mine is an "H" frame style. My experience with the bent upper bar may not be applicable to the current products, the distorting frame likely does.


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