My 50 ton grizzly came with 2 speed manual pump which was replaced twice under warranty and still sucked
I bought an OTC air over hydraulic and it turn the press into a fantastic tool
One nice feature of the foot pedal is that you have 2 free hands I find the feel on the foot pedal better as...
When you sign for it write "upon inspection" plainly next to your signature
this lets you claim damage later
Don't ask how I learned this. It cost me 5K
I'll second the Honda. I have a Generac 10k with a B&S motor on propane. It will run 1.5 days with light load and use so much oil it will shut down. Generac says "normal".
I also have a Honda EU6500 that I use in my work. We run it at close to capacity for weeks straight not even shutting it...
I stumbled across this website and thought the crimpers were super nice
( plenty of other quality gear too)
http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Elec__Products/Tools/tools.html
I have an old Snap On Taco wagon tool box The slides are not the ballbearing type They are old style plain slides. I've cleaned them but they sure slide hard
Any suggestions on lube? Don't use the box everyday