Ranger RP-20FC 10-Ton Capacity Oil Filter Crusher with Stand

There is an X-shaped bevel machined into the press head, and it is the reason this crusher works cleanly. A filter that goes into a crusher standing even slightly off vertical folds sideways instead of collapsing, jams the chamber and sprays. The bevel catches the top of the filter and pre-aligns it into a true vertical press before any real force arrives. It is a small piece of machining that removes the most common cause of a bad cycle, and almost nobody's product copy mentions it.

The RP-20FC is 100% air operated, applying 10 tons of force — the 12.5" diameter cylinder develops a maximum crushing pressure of 20,000 lbs. — through a single-control valve. One lever, one cycle, no electrical install. It ships with the matching stand, which is not an accessory here so much as half the design.

The stand is engineered around your waste tank, not around the crusher

The area beneath the stand is sized to accommodate 5 - 55 gallon storage tanks and trashcans, including drums sitting on a dolly. That geometry is the point: the collection chamber and collector downspout drain residual oil straight down into the tank underneath, so the recovered oil never touches a bucket, a funnel or the floor. The stand is rated to hold in excess of 230 lbs., and it keeps the storage barrel tucked out of the traffic lane instead of parked where somebody will walk into it.

This is the difference between a crusher that reduces your waste volume and one that also recovers your oil without creating a second mess to clean up. Site it next to the used-oil tank and the crushed filter never leaves the immediate area wet.

One figure worth a phone call before you order

Published figures for how far this crusher compacts a filter differ: the product description on this page puts filters at 20% of their original size; the manufacturer's feature list on the same page puts them at 25%. If your disposal contract or your waste calculations depend on the compaction ratio, confirm the current figure with us in writing before you order — we will take it straight from Ranger's current documentation. Oil recovery is not in question: every source puts it at up to 95% of the oil removed.

Will It Fit?

Two checks are the buyer's responsibility and both are quick. First, the chamber: measure the largest filter you actually generate against the 10.25" x 8" x 11" opening above, or send us a part number and we will do it. A crusher that will not close on your commonest filter is an expensive shelf. Second, the air: this machine wants 125 - 175 psi delivered to it, not merely available somewhere in the building. A long, narrow run of line will not carry it, and a crusher starved of air is slow rather than broken, which makes the problem easy to misdiagnose.

Built plainly, on purpose

Construction is welded steel plate. There is no clever mechanism to go wrong, no electronics and no electrical supply to arrange — which is precisely why an air crusher remains the default in a working bay. Operation runs through a single control valve, so training a new technician on it takes about a minute. The published cycle is 15 - 20 seconds.

Two safety features are worth naming because they are the ones an operator meets. The safety door stops operation automatically when it is opened, so a hand cannot be in the chamber and the press cannot be moving at the same time. And the door is transparent, so the operator can watch the cycle rather than guessing at it — which sounds cosmetic until you have tried to work out why a cycle stalled on a machine you cannot see into. A pressure regulator and air moisture separator come standard, and the moisture separator matters more than it looks: wet shop air is what turns a smooth pneumatic cylinder into a sticky one.

Perfect For

• Quick-lube and high-volume service shops where filter disposal is a monthly invoice line rather than an afterthought.
• General repair shops with good air that would rather not add another electrical circuit.
• Fleet and municipal workshops generating filters in batches after a service round.
• Agricultural and industrial maintenance operations working to a documented waste stream.

What's in the Box

• RP-20FC crusher, 100% air operated, with single-control valve
• Matching stand, designed for this crusher, with clearance beneath for 5 - 55 gallon storage tanks or trashcans
• Collection chamber and collector downspout
• Transparent safety door with automatic operation cut-off
• Pressure regulator and air moisture separator

Compliance and certification, stated plainly

Crushing and draining filters is the practical route to meeting mandated environmental standards for this waste stream, and that is the reason most shops buy one — a drained, compacted filter is handled, stored and documented differently from a wet one. Separately, and importantly: our record for this crusher claims no third-party safety listing, and we will not put one on the page. That is normal for waste-handling equipment of this type. If your facility's insurer or a corporate policy requires listed machinery, ask us before ordering and we will tell you exactly what the manufacturer supplies.

Shipping and delivery

The RP-20FC ships as freight within the lower 48 states. The carrier delivers to the back of the truck only, so you will need a forklift, a dock or enough hands to take 326 lbs. (148 kg) down safely — or arrange to collect from the carrier's terminal instead. A residential delivery address carries a residential fee, quoted live at checkout rather than printed here. Inspect the crate before you sign for it: note damage on the delivery receipt in writing, photograph it while the driver is present, and contact us that day.

Warranty

Ranger's warranty document for this product is linked on this page and governs the terms. If the machine develops a fault, call us before you open the pneumatic cylinder or the valve body — a sealed assembly that has already been apart is a substantially harder claim to place with the manufacturer than one that has not.