Katool KT-YA260 Auto Body Puller Frame Straightener Professional Repair System

Katool KT-YA260 Portable Auto Body Puller and Frame Straightener

A chain that creeps mid-pull ruins the job. The metal moves, then slips back, and the panel ends up worse than it started.

The Katool KT-YA260 locks the chain in a saw-tooth fixing system — toothed engagement, not friction — so the setting holds at full load. Behind it sits 50 kN of hydraulic force from a self-contained hand pump: no power supply, no air line.

Why Choose the KT-YA260

The saw-tooth chain is the reason this puller holds its number when others creep.

• Saw-tooth chain fixing system — positive toothed engagement means the chain stays exactly where it was set, even at maximum pull.
• Downward pulling as well as horizontal — roof skins and upper quarters are reachable, not just the areas at bumper height.
• Fully self-contained, no power or air — it works in a driveway, a field, or a bay with nothing free to plug into.
• Integrated support and lifting frames — the damaged section is held and positioned while it is pulled, not just yanked at.

Made For

Built for people who pull panels without a dedicated frame bay.

• Independent body and collision shops
• General repair shops adding panel work
• Mobile and on-site repair operations
• Restoration and custom builders
• Serious home garages

Features

• Saw-tooth chain fixing system — no slippage under load, repeatable positioning
• 50 kN hydraulic pulling force — 5 tons on dents, creases and light structure
• Self-contained hydraulics — no external power supply or compressed air
• Extended stroke range — more repair area covered per setup, less repositioning
• Downward pull capability — covers roof and upper panel damage
• Integrated support frame and lifting support — holds the section square while it moves
• 143.3 lbs, 39.6 x 25.6 x 35.4 in — one-person setup and repositioning
• Q235 / Q245 steel construction — rated structural steel under load

Why the Chain Lock Decides the Repair

Most portable pullers hold the chain by friction or a simple pin. Under 5 tons the chain finds the weak point, gives a link, and the pull angle you carefully set is gone.

The saw-tooth system engages the chain on teeth. There is no partial position and nothing to slip past, so the geometry the tech dialled in at the start is the geometry acting on the metal at the end of the stroke.

That precision is what makes multiple staged pulls practical. A panel can be brought back in stages, checking between each, without resetting the whole rig every time.

Self-Contained, So It Works Anywhere

There is no motor, no compressor line and no control box. Hydraulic force comes from a hand pump the operator works directly, which means the tool functions identically in a fully equipped shop and in a gravel yard.

Pumping by hand also gives feedback that a powered ram does not. The operator senses when the metal starts to move and when it stops responding, and can hold or release before the panel overstretches.

The support frame and lifting support handle the other half of the job. They stabilise and position the damaged section during the pull, so the metal is guided back to shape rather than dragged toward the anchor.

The Right Body Puller for Your Shop

For panel and light structural work without a frame bench, the KT-YA260 is the tool: a saw-tooth chain lock, 50 kN of self-contained hydraulic force, and downward pull capability.

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