Ring compressor tools

[Marshy]

Anyone have a recommended ring compressor kit? You know the ones that are basically plastic bands you squeeze to compress the ring...

I see them all over ebay and they all look the same. They are usually under $10. I'm headed over to HL Supply to check what they have. Maybe there's one out there that's not worth the money? What do you know?

 

[Mkinslow]

Anyone have a recommended ring compressor kit? You know the ones that are basically plastic bands you squeeze to compress the ring...

I see them all over ebay and they all look the same. They are usually under $10. I'm headed over to HL Supply to check what they have. Maybe there's one out there that's not worth the money? What do you know?

I have the one from HL supply. Works great for me.

 

[Fruecrue]

I bought a cheap eBay kit long ago.
Several size ring compressors and the piston support block.
Haven’t failed me yet.

 

[Stihlbro]

Tip: buy two sets cause you will misplace one when needed most.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Bought my set from Northwood Saw years ago.
Best $8 ever spent

 

[Homemade]

I got mine from balyles with a bunch of there stuff. Way better then trying to use a hose clamp.

 

[67L36Driver]

Wood popsicle stick.

 

[drf256]

Wood popsicle stick.

I’d have to disagree, much more frustrating, at least for me.

I’ve got the plastic set as well. Mine was from STENS.

 

[sweetjetskier]

I picked up a set of the ring compressors from Fordf150- Nate a couple years ago, they work great. I cant imagine messing with popsicle sticks, for around $10 the kit is the only way to fly in IMO

 

[cus_deluxe]

I think i got mine from nate as well, i think it was an oregon branded kit?

 

[decableguy2000]

Zip ties work in a pinch, but use the set I got from baily's

 

[Basher]

Buy them, you will never look back, got mine in 05 and they were $2.50 a set, bought two sets ,use them often and wouldn`t be without them.

 

[Marshy]

Buy them, you will never look back, got mine in 05 and they were $2.50 a set, bought two sets ,use them often and wouldn`t be without them.

Damn, I would have bought 4 sets at that price.

 

[Basher]

Damn, I would have bought 4 sets at that price.

You would have to be a dinosaur like me, been working on these things since the early 60`s and have accumulated a lot of tools. Have ring compressors for pistons from 1.5" up to 5.75" dia, won`t see then in any chainsaws though.

 

[old guy]

I got red plastic ones, love em!

 

[Duce]

I got red plastic ones, love em!

+1.

 

[Wilhelm]

I got me this set from Dolmar, helped me a lot when I replaced the piston on my PS-6400.

 

[Likesaws]

+1.

+2

 

[Lightning Performance]

Forget to use it most of the time. Facts of being cheap when I was young.

 

[MustangMike]

Got a set just like pictured above, and would not be w/o them.