Workshop hydraulic presses: list the frame and tooling accurately
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Describe the press you have, including the tooling actually supplied. Do not infer the capacity of an assembled workshop press from a label on one hydraulic component.
The frame, actuator, controls and accessories may have different histories. Establish whether the machine is an identified manufacturer's assembly, a modified machine or an arrangement whose origin needs investigation. An uncertain origin should remain an open question until competent advice resolves it.
Make four linked inventory sections
1. Main machine. Record make, model, serial number and the marked specification. Photograph the identity plate and overall arrangement. Keep the exact-model manual with the record. If the frame has no reliable identity, do not assign one from a similar online photograph.
2. Hydraulic components. Record identifiable actuator, pump and control information from accessible markings and documents. Note known replacements. This is an identity record, not permission to open the system, test pressure or diagnose its condition.
3. Tooling and supports. List the items included, with quantities, markings and photographs. Distinguish manufacturer-supplied accessories, documented additions and unidentified pieces. Do not describe a loose collection of metal blocks as suitable press tooling without evidence.
4. History and unresolved matters. Attach maintenance information, inspection findings and alteration records. Separate an operator's report from a confirmed diagnosis. Name the person who will resolve missing information before publication.
These sections make a useful sale packet because a buyer can see which claim belongs to which part. They also prevent a replacement component's label becoming a rating for the entire machine.
Deal with alterations explicitly
Record visible or reported changes without deciding their engineering adequacy yourself. The modified machinery guide covers the evidence questions to raise. A welded addition, replacement actuator or altered control arrangement may require specialist investigation; a tidy finish is not supporting evidence.
HSE's second-hand products guidance explains that used-equipment supply remains subject to relevant duties in Great Britain. Check Northern Ireland requirements separately. Catalogue wording should not imply that “sold as seen” resolves those duties.
Do not confuse this workshop-press inventory with the distinct records discussed in the power-press inspection guide. The applicable requirements depend on the actual machine, which needs appropriate technical classification.
Close the boundaries before photographs
Check that nearby jacks or stands are not accidentally included, and that shared tooling has one agreed destination.
Send the four-part packet to UK Auction Group. Highlight unidentified tooling, altered components and missing documents so the catalogue can be agreed around evidence, with specialist questions resolved first.
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Sources
- UK Auction Group: asset disposal Checked
- HSE: second-hand products Checked
This guide gives general information. Equipment-specific, legal, tax and safety decisions may need a qualified adviser or competent specialist. The guides do not promise sale prices, fees or results.