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The 16 ton is made to bend sch40 pipe up tp 3" ID.
Pipe capacity: 1/2'', 3/4'', 1'', 1-1/2'', 2'', 2-1/2'', and 3'' pipes
HF sells one. I have one from Homier. Got it for $75 it was missing the 2.5" die. I've bent a lot of 2" pipe (2-3/8"OD) with it. I cut some pads for the outer rollers out of a short section of pipe and that really helps prevent denting by the rollers.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=35336
Pipe dimensione here to figure out the OD's it's made for.
http://www.snapfour.com/pdf/Table_38-39.pdf
 
I've bent some 2" SS Sch10 with success. Also some 2" boiler tubes that are not as thick as sch 40. It ripples a little on the inside of the bend but usually does not kink. The times I had a kinking problem were with the boiler tubes where there was serious corrosion/non-uniform walls. I am not familiar wiith oilfield pipe but the ODs mentioned seem to correspond with NPT 2" and 2.5" sizes. I guess someone just has to try it and see. Here is a gate I made from the 2" boiler tubes. It is 7' tall x 16' wide.