I just found a pullmax 600 for sale it is about 10 to 15 years old. It comes with a shearing die, louver die, and some other random dies. Anyone know what these machines are worth? Or does any one know anything I should look for before I buy it.
Hey, I don't know about the 600 Model, but I'd do some more study before purchase! If the seals are gone and the tooling missing you could get hurt! Check with metalshapers.org for Pullmax info and online address/ contact. S****ey Devils C.C. "Meanwhile, back aboard The Tainted Pork"
I am going monday to check it out. It belonged to the guy's grandpa so he wasn't sure about the tooling. I just don't know much about them. Any info helps.
Hey, I was offered a P6 about four years ago for 2800.00. Ive seen some of the T series go as high as 9-10 with tooling. The parts and tooling from Pullmax are major coin, but can be made by someone with machining experance. The "TSeries" are the models with the big open 'C' frame. These are good for working big bulky parts. All of the models are very heavy and take up a large foot- print in the shop! Good luck, S****ey Devils C.c. "Meanwhile, back aboard The Tainted Pork"
A pullmax is the single most indispensable tool in any sheetmetal shop. The parts can be pretty expensive and you have to be able to machine your own dies. Commercially available dies are horribly expensive. The only real draw back to the pullmax is the limited ability to work on high crown parts. I am currently machine dies to fab the rockers on my 33 desoto and because of there complex shape I am looking at 3 sets of dies and 14 different procedures. Motors are fairly cheep and the best uprgrade you can make is a vfd(variable frequency drive). Have them fire it up and make sure mechanically its in good shape(this really affects value) check for movement(slop) in the head. Also check for cracks in the castings although they are rare they are hard to fix. A restored or new pullmax can go for large sums of money up to 30 grand. A functioning restore able p3-p9 is worth anywhere from 2k up to 5k. I am not familiar with the 600 but here is a good price on a p7 that I would love to buy but just can't swing it because I am builing a new shop.(no more toys for a while either). http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190232815951&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=009
the pulmax uses two tool holders, one offset for shearing, one centered for metal shaping, the centered one usually sells for around $800.00. If you have both, that adds to the value. The louver die you mentioned is worth about $700.00. I have seen pumax machines go from $500 up to crazy money, $20,000. Location to you is a big ++++. Shipping is high, these things weigh around 2,000 lbs. and are very top heavy. The pulmax is the 32 ford of metal shaping, everyone wants one. Tooling is not a problem there is an excelent video that is sold on E-bay under pulmax that shows how to make most of your tooling with simple hand tools. There is a u-tube video of the add on e-bay to view. Good luck.
I put together a list of Pullmax type machines several years ago and have never heard of a Pullmax 600. After you look at the machine, look at the nameplate and get the model number; then we might be able to help you. Larry
I have been trying to look up a pullmax 600 and can't find anything. The guy must be mistaken on the model. The machine is about an hour away from my house. So finding a way to ship it shouldn't be to bad.
If you go to transport one and don't have something to lift it off a trailer when you get home, check out your local eqpt rental that rents scissor lifts. They may have trailers such as this one, this drop deck trailer is designed for carrying scissor lifts, the bed will drop right down on the pavement, and it worked great for bringing my Lennox Tru-edge home. A ratchet strap will persuade it to slide off the back for an easy unload.
If is a Pullmax it could weigh anywhere from just about 500 lbs to over 4000 lbs. So it could be easy to move or more difficult. Whichever model it is, it will be top heavy; so be careful moving it. I've moved my nibblers with my car trailer; laid down on their sides (blocked up so they didn't move around) and set them back up, once they were in the garage.
I have used those drop deck trailers before and they work good. Anyone think a pullmax 600 could be a p6 model?
More than likely that is what it is. Another way to tell is find out what size the shanks on the tooling are. I dont remember what sizes the smaller models run, but I believe a P6 uses 5/ 8 or 3/4 tooling.
Most of the Pullmax machines (that I know of) use square shank tooling, which is metric sized. Here is a list of the most popular Pullmax's, model number and their tooling shank size: __________Mod. mm Pullmax____P1____13 Pullmax____P2____16 Pullmax____P3____16 Pullmax____P13___16 Pullmax____P5____19 Pullmax____P6____19 Pullmax____P21___19 Pullmax____P200__19 Pullmax____P201__19 Pullmax____D3____22 Pullmax____P7____22 Pullmax____P8____22 Pullmax____P9____25
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