going to look at a hydraulic forging press

[Chris P]

Hi all,

I found this press on CL (http://hartford.craigslist.org/tls/3041834577.html) and I'm heading over to see it tomorrow. For the price It seems well worth it, although I figure I'll probably upgrade or replace some stuff. I was hoping to get a more experienced eye's opinion on it, just to make sure I'm not deluding myself.

Thanks :).

[LarryM]

Chris that's not a buy that's a steal for that price. :o The power unit is worth twice that much alone.

Larry.

[Chris P]

I was thinking pretty much the same thing.. Now there is the question of how much it weighs and how much I want to abuse my little ranger....

[Countryforge]

Ill drive 1000 miles for that press make that two thousand

[Chris P]

Thanks for the feed back. I've been keeping an eye on CL for a bit now hoping something would turn up. I've thought about building one for a while, but the time just isn't there atm..

Any guess on the weight? I'm only mildly concerned that it might be too heavy for my 1/2 ton ranger.... There is a chance I can borrow an f350.

[r smith]

I would put it in a ranger no problem but call the company that made it to be sure.

[Chris P]

Well, she is home. Good god that was a lot of weight for the little ranger :). The pine tree I used for the unloading didn't complain though :).