Yeah, I bought a manual jd bender in the 90s. I bent my hoop with it, then adapted a porta power. That worked only slightly better.
The bender evolved over the years and is now portable, and almost automated. It has adjustable limit switches with electric over hydraulic controls, and can repeat dead nuts on.
I would not want to use the manual version anymore, and didn't after one hoop.


"use it 'till it breaks, replace as needed"