Exactly. The throat can be a drawback, but you have a much better feel for how much pressure is being applied in an arbor press. If a key way broach starts to bind and bend, you want to know it before it snaps in half. By the time you feel the resistance in a hydraulic press it will be too late.
I just used my arbor press a few weeks ago to change the bearings on an electric motor.
I just used my arbor press a few weeks ago to change the bearings on an electric motor.
Willie