Costway 16 Ton Hydraulic Wire Terminal Crimper Battery Cable Lug Crimping Tool w/Dies

from wildfire

Once you figure the size die to use for your application,it works great. A little cumbersome to use by one person, but doable. The dies' are not the best fit (very loose) but do work. I do recommend this tool for the person who is handy in the shop as it gives a great crimp. It will not rust in t...

from Mark

Thing is huge. This will make an easy job of crimping larger wires. Nice case, no leaking oil and appears to work. Only thing need to remember is to cross reference the numbers on the dies to awg (if using awg sized wire. )Will update after my first set of crimps.

from Keshia Theophilus

After struggling with a hammer-strike crimper for some time (next to impossible to install cable lugs with the cables on the vehicle) I finally picked up a hydro crimper. This thing is nuts in the amount of time and struggle it saves when repairing old cables or making new ones. The pump works we...

from tn kiwi

I've only used it a few times so far, so can't comment on its durability. But one thing I don't like is that the pairs of clamps are just labeled, 1,2,3,4, etc. They should be labeled with a size instead (metric or non-metric wouldn't matter because crimps are usually labeled both ways). This mak...

from Helen

Ignore the complaints about the oddball sizing and just download a chart that converts these numbers into the measurements we use in the USA. I then wrote the AWG sizes next to the moulded numbers in the case no problems. Works as advertised and at this price, can't be beat.