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From: Blairsville,Ga
a 20ton is only about $100 more
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From: White Mnt's,New Hampshire
very true...but sometime for a pickup you only need that couple extra ton to get the Job done..you just got to use your head...right now i cant even afford the 12 ton press..say nothing about the 20 ton..
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From: Blairsville,Ga
at my age and fisical shape they don't have the future use value they use to have either
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From: Newport, WA
Ron- the one I'm looking at is only $150 which is really reasonable but I know where you are coming from... I think it even comes with some press plates so that adds to the value.
I guess now the big question becomes would the $ be better spent on a 20 ton model? I would just be using it for basic stuff- ball joints, u-joints, bearings, etc. on the cars, dirt bikes, and snowmobiles.
I guess now the big question becomes would the $ be better spent on a 20 ton model? I would just be using it for basic stuff- ball joints, u-joints, bearings, etc. on the cars, dirt bikes, and snowmobiles.
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From: Rochdale MA
HF has some and the shipping is free. I have bought from Northern before and IMO their shipping is very high.
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From: Newport, WA
I also found good deals at Grizzly.com -- Home. The shipping on the Northern Tool presses is rediculous... should have looked into that first.
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From: Newport, WA
HF has some and the shipping is free. I have bought from Northern before and IMO their shipping is very high.
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From: Northern Colorado
I picked up a HF 20 ton some time ago when it was on sale for $189.
Unless you spend big $ for a professional press, there is going to be some wobble / movement in the press shaft. The triangular tops with the suspended jack seem to be much worse than the square units.
Unless you spend big $ for a professional press, there is going to be some wobble / movement in the press shaft. The triangular tops with the suspended jack seem to be much worse than the square units.