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that press will probably work with what your doing, but I don't think you'll be able to use an end mill on it unless you add a 2 plain vise or something.. But I am just guessing looking at the photo's, the description doesn't mention anything.

Todd, I never said broken in, that and optimal efficiency are two seperate things.

and it is not my opinion, it is fact.


I would personaly not like to include my experience because they differ from person to person and the maintenance history of vehicles.

But.. 180K on my truck, all original, gas 350, knocks down 20 mph easy on the highway. towing, 12-13 MPG would be my best guess, have not done a fuel log for just towing.

put that in your pipe and smoke it!!!!

don't mind if i do.



my tow rig is a gas truck.  i borrow it from my grandfather so its free (which is better than deisel  )

it's a '97 ram 1500 and i just put the 70k mile on it the last trip out with the jeep. it sucks down gas, but i tow twice a month max.

when i tow with it, i sometiimes get passed on Rt 2 heading to Barre, but i'm okay with that.  I just nod to the guy flying by me. 
 

maybe? http://providence.craigslist.org/tls/980340742.html

I've looked a little, but didn't really find anything that would be useful.  Mostly bench top presses.

Getting 308k out of a gas motor is not the norm.

Looks like a good deal. A drill press is usefull. try craigslist?

Food for thought:

My neighbor's truck (1994 C2500) has 308k on it's original 5.7L and auto trans.  75% are highway miles, but he still uses it to pull hay wagons around.

Well I just rebuilt the whole rear end and I have all new u joints already but they are 1310's and I plan to upgrade the front end significantly axles, locker and replace the vacuum motor with a cable lock. Then down the road I'll swap a bigger rear in at least axles.

Oh, and I don't have access to a drill press.  I'm doing all this with a grinder.  I was thinking about buying a press from Tractor Supply. 

http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_10551_10001_44218_-1______?rFlag=true&cFlag=1

It would be really useful drilling 9/16" holes in my brackets, and 1/2 inch holes in my stiffeners.

What say you people?  Good/bad buy?