Temco Lug Crimping Tool

[DerpsyDoodler]

These yellow Chinese tools are all labelled ‘Tuffiom’ and resold by various resellers.

I’m happy-enough with the quality of crimps I’m getting at larger wire sizes that I’m going to return the 10-ton model I have with dues from 4mm^2 to 70mm^2 for this 12-ton Tuffiom model with dies from 10mm^2 to 120mm2 (able to crimp 6AWG to 4/0AWG):

TUFFIOM Hydraulic Pliers Terminal Crimper Crimping Tool Wire Battery Cable Lug (12T & 10-120mm) - - Amazon.com

TUFFIOM Hydraulic Pliers Terminal Crimper Crimping Tool Wire Battery Cable Lug (12T & 10-120mm) - - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

If crimps are smaller wire sizes including 8AWG are a priority, a higher-quality hydraulic tool from TemCo is probably a better choice...

Thanks for posting that. I’d searched for tuffiom and found nothing of crimpers. Will’s link says out of stock, which is what originally lead me to search it.

 

[fafrd]

Thanks for posting that. I’d searched for tuffiom and found nothing of crimpers. Will’s link says out of stock, which is what originally lead me to search it.

Yeah, the box says Tuffiom but I believe that’s the manufacturer and they are only available here under various no-name Chinese resellers.

The crimper itself says YOK-70 (for the 10-ton model, presumably YOK-12 and YOK-16 for the 12-ton and 16-ton models) but no other indication of the manufacturer.

Had Will reviewed these Tuffiom crimpers? What did he think?

 

[HRTKD]

Missing pic?

I see the picture. Still not there for you?

 

[fafrd]

I see the picture. Still not there for you?

See it now. Did you get it as a kit or put it together yourself?

I see the TemCo 2/0 plated lugs - they are $2/ea on Temco’s website but only about half that in packs of 20 through eBay (if you trust that they are the same).

Thanks to this thread I think I’ll be going with TemCo for all of my lugs...

 

[DerpsyDoodler]

Yeah, the box says Tuffiom but I believe that’s the manufacturer and they are only available here under various no-name Chinese resellers.

The crimper itself says YOK-70 (for the 10-ton model, presumably YOK-12 and YOK-16 for the 12-ton and 16-ton models) but no other indication of the manufacturer.

Had Will reviewed these Tuffiom crimpers? What did he think?

Don’t know if he reviewed them, but has them listed in the tools section of his mobile solar site.

edit: or not....idfk know. He has hlcat listed now.

 

[HRTKD]

See it now. Did you get it as a kit or put it together yourself?

I see the TemCo 2/0 plated lugs - they are $2/ea on Temco’s website but only about half that in packs of 20 through eBay (if you trust that they are the same).

Thanks to this thread I think I’ll be going with TemCo for all of my lugs...

I put it together. I couldn't keep track of all the bags of lugs I had.

I've bought TEMCo lugs from their website as well as from Amazon. Same packaging, lugs looked the same. Quantity discounts are available on the TEMCo site I believe.

 

[DerpsyDoodler]

See it now. Did you get it as a kit or put it together yourself?

I see the TemCo 2/0 plated lugs - they are $2/ea on Temco’s website but only about half that in packs of 20 through eBay (if you trust that they are the same).

Thanks to this thread I think I’ll be going with TemCo for all of my lugs...

I’ve heard windy nation are good:

25 UL listed 4/0 copper lugs with heat shrink for ~$42.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J2TR6B6/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Y06KC4EKQH1VAWJ6XVNV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Hedges]

Agreed and understood.

And this 10-ton unit I’m testing now rated for crimping 12AWG to 2/0AWG only cost me $30: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08SBYZN9V?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

(And came with 9 die: 4, 6, 8, 10, 16, 25, 35, 50, and 70)

Somebody's undercutting the undercutters.

Hydraulic Wire Crimping Tool

Amazing deals on this Hydraulic Wire Crimping Tool at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

This one cost me $65 (give or take, different year, might have used a coupon), and I've done 2 awg stranded THHN (got wings) and 2/0 fine-strand welding cable (not so bad)

 

[BobCollins]

Everybody has the Chinese hydraulic crimp tools with changable dies for around $60. Color me skeptical, but I wonder how well these actually work.

I was reseaching crimpers and found this Temco crimp tool. No dies, you dial in the desired amount of crimp to suit your particular crimp lug and wire diameter. I love the video about Tempco's return/repair policy too. Has anyone used one of these? Do they work and hold up?

Robot Check

They have a couple of other heavier duty models if you need to deal with bigger lugs than 0000.

TEMCo TH0020 Lug Crimper Tool for 10 AWG - 400 MCM wire lugs- DIELESS Indent Electrical Battery Terminal Cable Wire - - Amazon.com

TEMCo TH0020 Lug Crimper Tool for 10 AWG - 400 MCM wire lugs- DIELESS Indent Electrical Battery Terminal Cable Wire - - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

Robot Check

The crimp quality looks excellent.

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I bought TEMCo's hydraulic indent crimper, the TH1818. It's relatively new, and not well covered on their website, but it's great to use and creates good looking crimps. It combines the best of the their TH0020 long handle indent crimper and size and ease of a hydraulic crimper.

Recommended!