Toob Bender Hydro Conv.

Boonie Buster · Apr 19, 2007

Is there a cheap way to mount a air driven hydraulic ram to a JD2 bender??? i decided after bending one piece of tube that if i plan to do more of this i want it to be easier

i saw this and was wondering if it's easy to install of if there are any other ideas or sugestions for this out there, i just dont wanna spen $400 for the setup from jd2

here'e what i was thinking about (or something like this in theory)

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94562

skrause · Apr 19, 2007

There's a 458793275897342598342 page thread about usign that ram on pirate's tool section. :flipoff:

Boonie Buster · Apr 19, 2007

skrause said:
There's a 458793275897342598342 page thread about usign that ram on pirate's tool section. :flipoff:

thanks:kissmyass: :haha:

skrause · Apr 19, 2007

You need a link? :corn:

crash2 · Apr 19, 2007

Heck if I know

I bought mine setup :awesomework:

Rokcrler1 · Apr 20, 2007

Racin Jason did an awesome writeup here
Theres other setups on that site that kick ass..
~Mo

84Toyota4x4 · Apr 20, 2007

Hate to say I told you so, but uh, I TOLD YOU SO! :flipoff:

~T.J.

Boonie Buster · Apr 20, 2007

84Toyota4x4 said:
Hate to say I told you so, but uh, I TOLD YOU SO! :flipoff:

~T.J.

dude, you're talking to mister el cheapo here:haha:

84Toyota4x4 · Apr 20, 2007

More like el lazy.

I was talking about how you should have just built that one I showed you that was already air/hydro. Wouldve been about the same price as what you have now, which isnt air/hydro yet

~T.J.

Boonie Buster · Apr 20, 2007

84Toyota4x4 said:
More like el lazy.

I was talking about how you should have just built that one I showed you that was already air/hydro. Wouldve been about the same price as what you have now, which isnt air/hydro yet

~T.J.

ya but i don't have the tools to really make that style of bender look/function nicely/smoothly:booo: so i bought the cool kids one:redneck: plus 39.5 IROKs work well for the height the bender is at to keep the toob level:;

Jim1 · Apr 22, 2007

I use that same ram on my PT105 bender and it works fine. As for cheap... I mounted it on one of those useless 3 wheel engine stands that I bent with a 460. I set it up vertical cuz that's how I've been bending conduit for 20+ years.

Geargrinder65 · Apr 23, 2007

That's about how I did my PT105HD as well, but I made my own stand. Works great. Still gota re-pin 1 time for 90* (still not sure how I did THAT:eeek: )
but it's WAY better than doing it manually. I got the ram off Ebay, $67.50 with shipping:awesomework: