Hydraulic body tools-4 ton or 10 ton?
08-22-2009, 05:35 PM
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Hydraulic body tools-4 ton or 10 ton?
Hello all,
I'm going to get one of those "porta-power" type hydraulic body tools soon. I can see a number of things they would be useful for. It looks like the 4 ton types will be adequate for the minor fender dents and such i have on my 'bird and Jeep. However, i was thinking that there might be some unibody rail straightening in my futrure as well, but im not sure how useful these tools are for that sort of thing anyway. Anyone done any body work on their f-body that the 4 ton was not enough? Or does the 10 ton somehow make small jobs easier too?
what are your thoughts?
I'm going to get one of those "porta-power" type hydraulic body tools soon. I can see a number of things they would be useful for. It looks like the 4 ton types will be adequate for the minor fender dents and such i have on my 'bird and Jeep. However, i was thinking that there might be some unibody rail straightening in my futrure as well, but im not sure how useful these tools are for that sort of thing anyway. Anyone done any body work on their f-body that the 4 ton was not enough? Or does the 10 ton somehow make small jobs easier too?
what are your thoughts?
08-23-2009, 09:48 PM
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Re: Hydraulic body tools-4 ton or 10 ton?
thats what i was thinking, too. there was a particular job i thought of, not sure how much power it takes to do. I have the usual bowed out fender on the right front from improper jack usage by PO, and I know ill have to bend the frame rail back down there. Is that relatively easy or is it a hammer job anyway?
08-24-2009, 05:12 PM
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Re: Hydraulic body tools-4 ton or 10 ton?
never used one for body work that much but they come in handy and all sorts of uses
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