I purchased this 75 ton otc press off an gov auction sight unseen. I am trying to figure out its weight for transportation reasons. A forklift will load it and I have forklifts to unload so thats no problem but I am sending someone to pick it up as it is in the next state. The person picking it up would like to take their trailer which is rated for 2200 pounds because it is short. My smallest trailer is 25 feet long so he doesnt want to take mine if he doesnt have to as he will be going into a large city. So I am trying to make sure this thing isnt over 2200 pounds so it can ride his trailer. I even called the OTC company yesterday which I learned had been bought out by Bosch or something like that. Anyway they said they hadnt made a 75 ton press in forever and he couldnt even find in his system info on one or what it weighs. He said they stopped making those adjustable beds a long time ago as well but it will come in handy for what I want it for. Unfortunately I dont have a model number for it. In my internet searching I found very similar ones that say they are around 2000 pounds but that sounded like a round number to me and if it is over that by a few hundred I dont want to be pushing it. Do any of you guys have any idea what it would weigh? Im sure some will wonder so Ill say now I paid $1275 for it for better or worse. Looks like it may need a little work but not too much I dont think. Worst case is a motor or pump is bad but I dont see that being much of an issue to fix/replace if so but Im sure its fine since it is ex military and Ive always had good luck with their stuff. Who knows we shall see.
What would this OTC press weigh?
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Looks like you are sort of in between these two units at 50 & 100 tons. Scroll up to see the unit
There may be more here, but will leave that to you.
OTC Industrial Maintenance Equipment : Catalog No. P-9 : Owatonna Tool Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
24 p., illus., 27.7 cm, trade catalog
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There may be more here, but will leave that to you.
Looks like you are sort of in between these two units at 50 & 100 tons. Scroll up to see the unitThere may be more here, but will leave that to you.OTC Industrial Maintenance Equipment : Catalog No. P-9 : Owatonna Tool Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
24 p., illus., 27.7 cm, trade catalogarchive.org
Just a guess, the short trailer should be fine - I found one of OTC's newer 100 ton presses, ship weight is listed at 1740 lbs
www.otctools.com
good luck... Steve
100-Ton Capacity Heavy-Duty Shop Press | OTC Tools
www.otctools.com
good luck... Steve
What I would worry about is the tall center of gravity. I hauled a 50 ton in my pickup once and used my *** cheeks to hold onto the seat as I went around a few corners. If the trailer has a narrow track you may want to rethink using it.
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Thanks for the that info. Looks like it should be good to go I agree.Just a guess, the short trailer should be fine - I found one of OTC's newer 100 ton presses, ship weight is listed at 1740 lbs
100-Ton Capacity Heavy-Duty Shop Press | OTC Tools
good luck... Steve
The bed of that trailer is at least 72" wide x 10' long with 30" tall sides on it all metal so it cant slide off and it'll be tied down good enough it isnt tipping either.
Press is home along with a Bobcat 225D with 370 some odd hours on it I ended up buying from the same auction. So the guy who picked up my press had to end up taking my trailer anyway due to the welder so weight of press in the end was a moot point. Welder fires right up and press also works great so that always brings a sigh of relief. This is a really neat press at least in my view because I like how the bed can adjust apart or close together. That is a feature Ive not seen on other presses Ive been around. The paint job is slightly on the ugly side but functionality is key so that is fine with me. There are two things I need to fix on the press. I can use it just fine without fixing either problem but Id like to get them fixed. One thing is the control pendant is broken. The wires itself is hot so I just need to buy the new pendant. I see them on ebay for cheap so thats an easy fix. The hard piece to replace is the winch which is broken. Again not a huge deal since I can use a forklift to move it up or down when/if needed but it would be nice to have it in working order. I will call OTC to see about a replacement winch but they dont even have my press model on file anymore which blows me away since I called them a week ago and they told me as much. So does anyone have any ideas on where to find a replacement part for the winch? This is such a long shot I am sure one will never be found on the used market but Ive seen crazier things happen. Thank you.
