Homemade 25 ton hydraulic press

[gatz]

It's elegant simplicity, tooly.
The left side of the bed has 2 sets of rollers.
One set is at the upper left, just above the cable "drum"
The 2nd set is on the right side of that same (left) upright.
Together they form a cantilever with the whole of the bed being supported by the left upright; the right end doesn't need a cable.
The it's just a matter of inserting the pins when the bed is raised/lowered to the desired height.