anyone have these hyd crimpers

[94yj]

are they worth it to use or a waist of money? opinions appreciated thanks

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KHY7SOA/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Brownsfan]

Looks a lot like the HF unit. I have the HF one and had a defective one.at first. Second one has lasted 2 years at this point. I did pay more for the HF unit. For the money its worth a try. If you are crimping 8awg and larger this type of tool is a necessity. I use mine for wire upgrades from.battery to Alternator and power wire in high powered audio systems. For one year I used it every day and it was worth the money

 

[PBCampbell]

I've always used the type that you whack with a hammer. Perhaps your needs exceed this type, but if they do I'd be looking at spending more money than that thing costs.

 

[GTA Matt]

Reviews for some of the ones linked under it seemed pretty good for the most part. For the money, can't really go wrong unless you get a defective one. I'll find out, just ordered it haha.

 

[Jason280]

Here's my experience with the Harbor Freight version:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=255525

Now, if the crimper will work (and not fail after 4 months of light use), then it is well worth the money. That being said, I do believe it would be better to go for the 16 ton version, which you can get off eBay for the same price shipped as the HF model in the store( there's a link to it in the thread above).

 

[devoncoolman]

Dang. Paid more than that for my manual crimpers. But my manual ones will last forever.

 

[Jason280]

Here's the 16 ton version:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/360798635074

 

[59 wagon man]

i have the hf one and have used it on battery cables and anywhere it will reach. there is no doubt when you crimp something that the crimp is tight

 

[94yj]

one more question do i need the 10 ton pair for crimping lug terminals on battery cables or could i go with something like the 8 or 5 ton version

 

[Mohawk Dave]

So what's the one to get? For having on the property....trucks tractors some machined etc...

8,10,12, or 16 ton?

 

[Jason280]

The 8 ton will be fine for most uses, but I'd still recommend the 16 ton version.

 

[Waggoner72]

I've watched all his videos and this guy is the man when it comes to car audio. I'm pretty sure he uses the crimper in question, watch the video and see.

 

[skruft]

I have a very fancy hydraulic crimper that I rarely use because I do not crimp large wires daily and do not encounter very large wire sizes. A good mechanical one is adequate and is much faster to use.

 

[bobcatdan]

I have a mechanical ez red cable crimper and it was at least double the price of the hydraulic ones shown. The ez red was still almost half the price of any other "good" mechanical one. It has crimped many cables, but I had to do a little modifying to get the unit to hold up. The piviot pits were not strong enough and would bend after several uses. A little work and it is held together with 3/8"/grade 8 bolts.

 

[Brownsfan]

I've watched all his videos and this guy is the man when it comes to car audio. I'm pretty sure he uses the crimper in question, watch the video and see.

I used mine daily for a couple years doing exactly this. Worked great for this

 

[94yj]

thanks guys i will get the crimpers and see how they do again thanks for the help and opinions

 

[GTA Matt]

Mine came in today, no leaks, look very nice.