hossfeld bender hydraulics

[jake]

do any of yall have one of theese? i would like to put the power on mine so i can bend 2" .120 wall. but i cant spend the big bucks that hossfeld wants. i think i can build most of the parts what im wondering about is the ram. i could run the hydraulics to my truck that run the winch and balebed or off the tractor but i have been thinkin air ram i found one on ebay a 3"dia 21" stroke that has 700lb capacity i was thinkin of using that but im just thinkin out loud here.

thanks guys!!

[aametalmaster]

I doubt if an air cylinder would do the job. Check out this guys bender. If you need a cheap hyd supply set one up like a log splitter with a briggs motor and a pump...Bob

http://www.mindspring.com/~jayk5/bender/