16 Ton Hydraulic Wire Crimping Tool - Battery Cable Lug Terminal Crimper with 11 Sets of Die Pairs, 16mm to 300mm

This review is very preliminary since I just received the crimping tool yesterday. The tool comes as pictured but with 12 dies and a packet of seals and "O"-rings. Unfortunately it does not have a operation manual with schematic plus parts list if the time comes to replace the seals. It is a heavy duty looking setup and quite a value if it is reliable. Time will tell. I like the large collection of die sizes from 10mm to 300mm. Though it would be nice to have offered additional die sets with different crimp designs and possibly a shear die for purchase. I plan to use the crimper on aluminum wire rope ferrules initially and the hexagonal stock dies are not the best design for that. I know the unit is marketed as use in battery wire and electrical terminal crimping but the hydraulic ram does not care what use you put it too. Therein is why I would like to see add on die kits. Even a few smaller hex dies like the 8mm and 6mm that other kits have would be nifty. Update. Have now used the crimper on 3/8" ferrules for 3/8" wire rope. One end with a hook, the other just a eye. I used the 185mm die and it seems to be good. After crimping twice per ferrule (8 crimps in total). I experienced no bad issues with the device. Can not say how much strength the cable will support, since bit hard to test properly, but for simple usage I expect it will be adequate. All in all great deal.

This crimper is just what I was looking for. Well made, very sturdy, makes hexagonal crimps. Much better looking than hitting them with a hammer. The dies, and there are a lot, are in mm's, but easy to tell which work for domestic sizes. I just use a marker for quick identification next time. Replacement seals, even gloves, good deal! Works very good for me.

Like all the bargain-basement-priced crimpers, the dies are metric with wide gaps between sizes, which may not fit the larger U.S. size lugs very well. Having said that, decent crimps can be made if some some care is taken, and this unit appears to work properly in all respects, with no other functional issues. Hugely powerful. Good for DIYers.

I need it to crimp terminals onto 4/0 battery cable for solar applications. It works flawlessly. The dies will allow me to crimp all the way down to about 10AWG but the tool is a little over kill for those smaller crimps. However, since it will handle such a wide range of sizes it is a great one-tool does all. I don't know that I'll ever use the larger dies beyond 4/0 but again, if I ever need to it will be right there handy. A great tool and a great storage case!

This item came recommended by my boat mechanic. I used it to make battery and power distribution feeder lugs for a boat project I was working on. This thing worked like a charm. Easy to use and only had to make one practice lug to get the hang of it. I like to keep a little set of nippers on hand because sometimes the Tinned Lugs will leave a very thin and sharp piece of extruded tin on the lugs. I just nip them off and heat shrink the lug and wire. Highly Recommend.

When I first started shopping for a crimper I was initially turned off by the reviews I read on hydraulic die crimpers. Many complaints of improper fitting dies and leaking hydraulic fluid led me to purchase a die-less indent crimper. I went with the TEMCO TH0012 and have been quite happy with it. I've done around 10 crimps and they have came out tight and looked pretty good. As I test I cut one of the lugs open after performing an indent crimp and was not impressed. I did not achieve the cold weld I was after and strands could be pulled out easily after being cut. With more crimps in my future I decided to find a better tool. After doing some more research I purchased this crimper. I chose it over some of the others because it's 16 ton rating and extra die vs similar models. Today it arrived and I put it to the same test with much better results. In the pictures I crimped a SELTERM 4 gauge lug onto an EWCS 4 gauge cable. Initially I tried the 25mm die but it was too large and barely touched the lug. I stepped down 16mm which was the next smaller in the kit. I was concerned it would be too small so before the dies touched I released the pressure and rotated the lug then continued for a full crimp. The result wasn't the prettiest thing but it did not have "wings" like many I have seen in other reviews. Next, the real test: I clamped it in my vise and cut the lug in half with a hack saw. After cleaning up the cross section with file I can say I am very pleased with the results. I cannot see any individual strands. I achieved the cold weld I was after!

Took an ill-advised chance on a new product that was promoted (perhaps the correct term is sponsored) but had no prior reviews. The product arrived in a timely manner and seemed to be of solid construction similar to the 10 Ton Crimping Tool it was replacing. Sadly, on its maiden use crimping 2/0 tinned copper lug, as soon as the dies engaged the lug the game was over! Hydraulic fluid spewed out over the workbench as if there were no seals present within the device at all. Finger pressure from blood and sinew would have easily championed over this product's first and last effort. One cannot comment on the quality of the dies as they were presented no challenge before the seals, if present, failed. The YQK-300 hydraulic engine is ubiquitous, common to nearly all the many sellers of hydraulic crimping devices. It would seem easy enough to fill with oil and then slap the seals inside these devices making the lowest selling price the only meaningful differentiation. However, a modicum of quality control remains a needful thing.