American Freedom Frame Machines

Plan for more than the machine’s footprint. You need room to load vehicles, position pulling towers, work around all sides, operate measuring equipment, and safely move tools and technicians. Compare the machine’s overall dimensions and working envelope with your available bay space.

Depending on the system, useful equipment can include pulling towers, chains, clamps, anchoring fixtures, vehicle-specific adapters, measuring systems, ramps, and lifting components. Review what is included with the base machine so you can compare the true installed cost.

Some frame machines are designed for a broad range of passenger vehicles, while others have limits on vehicle weight, wheelbase, width, or anchoring. Check the platform dimensions, lifting capacity, anchoring options, and accessory requirements for the vehicles you expect to repair.

Required pulling capacity depends on the vehicles and severity of collision damage your shop handles. Compare tower capacity, number and positioning of pulling towers, platform capacity, anchoring system, and manufacturer-approved pulling configurations rather than looking at a single force rating.

Frame machines are designed to hold, measure, and pull damaged vehicle structures during collision repair. The appropriate system depends on vehicle size, expected pulling force, anchoring method, measuring needs, and the types of structural repairs your shop performs.