Awesome Ironworker Built By Farmer

Awesome Ironworker Built By Farmer FARM SHOP Tools 28-4-44 "Our new Iron Worker is a 40-ton æH' style press with a heavy duty shop press built into it. It's a powerful machine with basic, easy-to-use features for the smaller shop," says Richard Tilton, Iroquois Ironworker, Inc., DeSmet, S. Dak. The unit stands 63 in. high by 61 in. wide by 26 in. deep. It has a 32-in. wide press bed and 75 tons of punching capacity. The punch has an 8-in. throat opening, and there's also a 14-in. bar shear and an angle shear. The unit is operated by a 2-stage hydraulic pump that's driven by a 5 hp electric motor. It can operate on either one or three phase electricity. The unit has electronic controls with adjustable stroke control, and a remote foot switch with pedestal controls is available. Optional equipment includes a pipe bending set, tubing bending set, square notcher, and pipe notcher. "We built the first prototype of this machine in our farm shop for our own use nine years ago. It turned out to be a tool that we liked and used a lot so we decided to file for a patent on it," notes Tilton. Sells for $8,400. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Richard Tilton, Iroquois Ironworker, Inc., 20447 431st Ave., DeSmet, S. Dak. 57231 (ph toll free 866 209-5742 or 605 854-9041; fax 605 854-9288; email: rtilton546@msn.com).

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