Bushing/Bearing Press: how many ton is useful?

[bsrosell]

hi, I'm finally getting a bearing press, before I rebuild my Flightomatic... No more vise and hammer jobs. Looking at them online, range from 10 ton to 500 ton!!! (where do you need 500 ton!??) Seems a 10 or 20 ton hydraulic press would do just fine for putting bushings in antique cars. Also see a ratchet-manual benchtop 1-ton arbor-press for <$100 at Northern Tool; is that too small? What is a reasonable tonnage for the typical automotive uses of a do-it-yourselfer hobbyist? Thanks!

[Alan]

The Harbor Freight 20 Ton is about the size for most pressing jobs on Studes. About the only thing I use my 1 ton arbor press for is putting the back on watches after changing batteries.

[BobPalma]

Yes, 20-ton is about right for anything and everything a hobbyist will encounter. BP

[bsrosell]

thanks guys! Off to Northern Tool for the 20ton they have on the floor. Shipping cost is more than the price of the tool for some of them! :-) Happy Thanksgiving (a day late) to all. We have much to be thankful for.