Lug Crimper

[Beachbummer]

Pictures?

 

[Adrian @ JB Solutions]

Crmpwr came in and works great for 24.00 bucks

Curious what you bought for $24 and crimps 0 gauge.

 

[HangOutdoors]

TEMCo Hammer Lug Crimper Tool 5 Year Warranty - Battery Terminal Crimper - Amazon.com

Did tests with it pulling the cable out hooking up to my hitch and a post in the yard. The lug tore apart and the wire didn't come out. Also cut a test piece apart to see what it looked like. I use an anvil, a vice and a 3lb sledge hammer, then glue, then shrink wrap.

Of course the downside is that the wire needs to be able to be worked with on my work bench. Easy with new battery cables. Not great if I need to do something that pretty connected in the boat.

Also I used Marine Grade Lugs, which I got from West Marine..... Not Cheap, but what can you do.

 

[drewkaree]

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Slightly more portable, and comes with a cable cutter for an additional $8!

Not sure if that handles the size you need, but I also know that while it looks like it might not work, some black iron pipe over the handles lets you really dial in the leverage you need. See, you SHOULD have taken the drive on over to visit me! ?

 

[HangOutdoors]

@drewkaree I looked at that one, some of the reviews made me take pause, although how do I know!

 

[drewkaree]

@drewkaree I looked at that one, some of the reviews made me take pause, although how do I know!

I saw those too, the only reason I ended up going with it is that it was one of the more-recommended crimpers on the F150 forum, and I REALLY didn't want to spend a lot on a tool I THOUGHT I would only be using on 3 cables. I can already see wanting to add on and/or upgrade some of the wiring, and I'll need this once the time comes.

Works perfectly fine, it's been used to do the Big 3 upgrade in 3 different F150's, so at the very least, MINE works! lol

 

[HangOutdoors]

Good to know. I kind of wanted that style, but some of the nicer ones were beyond what I wanted to spend. I am sure it will end up in my cart sooner or later

 

[drewkaree]

Good to know. I kind of wanted that style, but some of the nicer ones were beyond what I wanted to spend. I am sure it will end up in my cart sooner or later

Remember the bit about throwing some pipe over the handles. On the main wire (similar to what you're dealing with), an extra 2-foot pipe on the handles was all it took. Reading some of those reviews, it seemed to me like there were a few folks who thought that thing would be as easy as squeezing a pair of pliers, and it never occurred to them that adding some leverage WOULD make it easier, but it'd never be painless. It's a crimper people, it's not magic! ?

For use on the boat, a piece of 3/4" plywood might be needed underneath it as well, just so you don't mar something, and to spread out the pressure on the fiberglass.

 

[RobbieO]

Good to know. I kind of wanted that style, but some of the nicer ones were beyond what I wanted to spend. I am sure it will end up in my cart sooner or later

By the time you are done with all these Mods, you'll have your own Marine Shop. Well done sir.

 

[Mainah]

I replaced the factory main power harness. I used marine lugs, true marine 0 awg wire, overkill ratcheting wire cutters, beastly 16 ton hydraulic crimpers, and 3:1 glue heat shrink. The end product in 0 gauge could be used as either a tow cable or under water welding cable in a pinch.

For some applications I tin/solder. Others I tin, crimp, and reflow. For true marine wire and lugs like above a strong crimp and the high quality heat shrink is plenty.