EQUALIZER Hydraulic Flange Spreader
SMP offers Equalizer’s full line of mechanical and hydraulic flange spreaders and lifting
tools. The smallest of all the Equalizer Flange Spreaders is the MG7TM Mini Gap Flange
Spreader. The MG7TM is a mechanical flange spreader that requires less than 1/8” gap
to insert between the flanges and can create up to 1” of spread. The MG7TM weighs 11
pounds and can create up to 7 Tons of spread force. The MG7TM also features a pin
through bolt-hole design to prevent the tool from ever falling out from the flange gap.
The next series of Equalizer flange spreader tools is the SW series. The SW
Series has 3 separate models, the SW9TM, the SW14.5TI (now branded as
FSC14), and the SW15TE. The SW9TM flange spreader is the mechanical
flange spreader in this series and creates up to 9 Tons of force. The
SW14.5TI (FSC14) features an integrated wedgehead and hydraulic hand
pump design and can create up to 14.5 Tons of spread force. The SW15TE
wedgehead is designed with an external hydraulic hand pump and is
available in 3 configurations; the mini kit, the standard kit, and the maxi kit.
The NEW SWi hydraulic flange spreader line provides superior spreading force
with many of the same design aspects and package options available in the SW
series. The SWi series follows the same format as the SW series with a
SWi12/14TM Mechanical flange spreader, the SWi20/25TI Integrated model,
and the SWi20/25TE with similar kit options. The main difference being that the
SWi series features a redesigned wedgehead for maximum spread capability.
The next series of flange spreaders in the Equalizer lineup is the SG Series. The “SG”
stands for secure-grip and deals with flange spreaders that lock into the flanged bolt-
holes instead of prying flanges apart with a wedge. The SG line of flange spreader tools
are particularly useful in flanged scenarios without a gap. The SG4TM, SG6TM and the
SG11TM are the 3 mechanical sizes and can create 4, 6, and 11 Tons of force respectively.
The SG13TE and the SG15TE appear similar to the mechanical tools but are actuated with
a hydraulic cylinder and external hydraulic hand pump. The final 2 tools that make up the
SG series are the SG18TE and the SG25TE. These tools are known as the “in-line” models
in that they reach across the flange gap to the same bolt hole on the opposite flange. By
locking into each bolt hole they are able to push away from each other to create spread.
Equalizer also features a line of hydraulic lifting wedges known as the VLW line. These are a slight
modification to the SW flange spreader design, in that they are flat on the bottom. This allows the VLW
line to get up underneath heavy machinery or equipment with precise lifting capability. The two tool
models are the VLW18TI with an integrated hydraulic hand pump and wedgehead and the VLW18TE with
an external hydraulic hand pump.
Model
Weight in lbs.
Data Sheet/ Operating Instructions
Force (Tons)
11
MG7
7
SW9TM
12
9
FSC14
20
14
SW15TE (Std Kit)
43
15
68
30
SWi12/14TM
29
14
SWi2025TI
35
25
SWi2025TE (Std Kit)
46
25
SWi2025TE (Maxi Kit)
73
50
SG4TM
10
4
SG6TM
16.5
6
SG11TM
23
11
SG13TE
47
13
SG15TE
57
15
SG18TE
31
18
SG25TE
53
25
VLW18TE
18.7
18
VLW18TI
22
18