Whats a good brand of hydraulic crimps for 1/0 wire

[Rolltidetbw 10+ year member]

I have had surgery on my hands a few times so I need a good pair of hydraulic crimps to crimp 1/0 wire any suggestions on a good brand under a $100?Thanks guys!!I will use them alot so need to be durable.

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[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

under $100 for a hydraulic crimp is gonna be a hard find unless you get used, I have a $60 one from harbor freight and it's works great for me. it's only an 8 ton but does the job.

 

[BrownVanMan 10+ year member]

There are also hammer type crimps. That what we use on our welders. Don't know if that will work or not.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

ebay has a few and the hammer type too all rather cheap and as far as durability they should last as long as you take care of them as there aren't a whole lot of parts inside just may need to replace the seals every now and then at most.

 

[Rolltidetbw 10+ year member]

Thanks everybody this has been super helpful.There was a few on EBay between$50-$80 I'm just not sure if there any good.I think I will go to Harbor Freight this weekend and check those out to see if they will work for me.Any more suggestions would be great too guys!!!

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

any interests in just soldering the terminals to the wire? it's waaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper, better connection and 98% less stress on your hands!

 

[Rolltidetbw 10+ year member]

Ya I will probably solder also but for work it would be nice to have the hydraulic crimps to do 4 gauge and bust out a quick 1/0 ring terminal but on my build which I will be starting soon I will be soldering all my battery and alternator connections.Thanks for your input I really appreciate it everybodys been a big help.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

any interests in just soldering the terminals to the wire? it's waaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper, better connection and 98% less stress on your hands!

until you forget the terminal is still hot and grab it! I've done that one on more then one occasion.

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

until you forget the terminal is still hot and grab it! I've done that one on more then one occasion.

lol i bet that hurt. i usually dunk it into a cup of water asap

 

[Rolltidetbw 10+ year member]

Any other suggestions anybody

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

Looks like the Harbor Freight one would be my choice. Though a Google search brought up Greenley crimpers for only $3500 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

any interests in just soldering the terminals to the wire? it's waaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper, better connection and 98% less stress on your hands!

i have CT but still prefer crimped because it does give you a nice connection just as well as solder

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

under $100 for a hydraulic crimp is gonna be a hard find unless you get used, I have a $60 one from harbor freight and it's works great for me. it's only an 8 ton but does the job.

A friend as that one, but I don't like that it really don't go large enough with the dies provided with it.

 

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There are also hammer type crimps. That what we use on our welders. Don't know if that will work or not.

We have several of them here. (we sell them)

As long as you have a good hammer and don't wimp out it is a nice cheaper alternative.

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

Any other suggestions anybody

do not get the harbor freight ones....the dies it comes with are too small to do 1/0 terminals

These are the good ones to get, bigger dies then the harbor freight

Hydraulic Crimping Tool Kit 8 Ton Electric Wire Crimper | eBay

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

you said you had hand surgery...that seller also has a 12 ton set that has longer handles, would be easier to use. A little over your budget though