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1 hour ago, AlpineNut said:

Well I found these at Harbor Freight and not to expensive.

https://www.harborfreight.com/hydraulic-wire-crimping-tool-66150.html

I have this set. Works great. Used it on sizes from 8 to 0 gauge no problem. Had it a few years and used it alot. Still workn with no problem. Just used it today to redo some grounds on a buddies truck.

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9 minutes ago, mathewyocham said:

I have this set. Works great. Used it on sizes from 8 to 0 gauge no problem. Had it a few years and used it alot. Still workn with no problem. Just used it today to redo some grounds on a buddies truck.

Talked to a guy at HF an he says they use that model there as well and it's a nice one, just gotta hope one comes in this week cause the weather is supposed to be nice this weekend.

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3 hours ago, 79 cutty said:

For lugs you would need a torch to get hot enough, soldering iron wouldn’t work. So if you have solder you could easily pick up a small propane torch from

Menards/Home Depot/Lowes, etc. for $15-20

Yep. A mini hand held disposable torch from Home Depot would work. This was the solder I used on mine: rosin-core-solder-bernzomatic.jpg

 

I prefer crimping now  a days because it's faster.

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You can buy those 1/0 Lugs on eBay for cheap. They're super nice for crimping wire.

I tried to crimp some cheapo 1/0 wire I bought a while back with the kind of lugs you had and they were so flimsy that I threw it all away. The lugs you have are nice for torching solder into though.

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I went to the local stereo shop here and got a pair of channel lock crimpers which TBH are doing the job damn good.

I called Harbor Freight and they were supposed to get some Hydraulic crimpers in today but none came in, the store manager was even going to sell me the one they use there for 20% off but they sent it back without his knowledge.

Thanx for all the input guys, now just need to wait till it gets around 50F+ to redo all my back wiring and change my oil!

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I know u said cheap, i consider this cheap for the quality it is. Temco TH0034, less than $400. Unless theyre short stocked, then they bump it up to $1500 lol smh. All the other 12ton professional name brand hydros with the C-Head are well over $1000, some even 3k if i remember correctly. So this was a steal to me.

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On some 4/0 Knukonceptz with 250mcm dies

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Knu 4/0 with 4/0 dies. It wings just a lil so i just turn the lug and crimp over it again to flatten the wings. This shit is not coming loose lol.

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Napa wanted $500 just for a crimper with a 10" handle or one you used a hammer on for $90, the one from the local stereo shop where I got the channel lock one was $25 plus my normal 15% discount.

 

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PM me, If you pay shipping I have one you can have.  

 

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