[TheForge] welder question

Fri Dec 11 14:53:44 EST 2009

One has to look at it from "cradle to grave<G>," I have been in some pretty rough bar-b-q houses that look rough on the inside, but have bunches of cars outside.  Inside can be used and abused, but must be clean.  My stuff is like yours.  But it's the overall quality that is important.  Recently traded in the old F350 (government truck) with 380k miles on it for a "new" 05 model.  I'll bring the wife.  I always look good with the trophy next to me<G>.  Kidding, she works too.

All the Best

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I'm not so sure what kind of impression I may make on you with my 3-4 
day beard, shabby work clothes and 88 F-150 with the rusty, stick welded 
together tube steel rack, rusted out hood, little dent here or there 
(nothing too obvious).  But,  I take real good care of all my tools and 
keep my shop pretty orderly. But the exterior of my shop is pretty 
shabby, sorta by design cause I'm trying to keep a low profile in the 
area of the city I'm in. SO, if you catch me outside the shop you may be 
suspicious, inside you probably would buy my stuff.  Now, do I want to 
let YOU in my shop? Better shave and  bring the pretty truck.  Ha!

Bill Woolley

Grover.Richardson at gtri.gatech.edu wrote:
> How much of that time was actually welding and how much was idling.  Possibly a compression check would tell you the wear on the engine.  Also I shop my equipment by looking at the people.  If their truck looks rough, I wonder how much care was given to the other stuff<G>.
>
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> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:31 PM
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> I'll admit I know nothing about these motors or welders.
>
> So I thought I'd create a comparison:
> If you assume that the motor powered a motor vehicle travelling at 60mph 
> for 6,000 hrs, that vehicle would have travelled 360,000 miles in that 
> time. Sounds like it's "well worn" to me.
>
> **paul
>
>
> John Allen wrote:
>   
>> Most people think diesel motor and they just buy it. The biggest thing
>> is that there is 6000 hours on the generator as well. If the generator
>> fails there is no sense having a diesel motor.
>>
>> I have asked a thousand questions to everyone and company that has a
>> portsbe welder and ask their opinion on gas vs diesel and 75 percent
>> say unless you run the welder all day for atleast 3 days a week, the
>> diesel won't pay for itself since you can buy 2 new gas welders which
>> has 2 new generators for the same as 1 diesel and 1 generator.
>>
>> I would keep searching. There are a lot of portable welders for sale
>> lately and more will come. Just be patient and don't settle for
>> something.
>>
>> On 12/9/09, Andy Gladish <gladish at cablerocket.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> Does anyone have an opinion about engine hours on a Miller Trail Power
>>> generator/welder?
>>> I'm looking at one for $900, but it has around 6k hours on the meter-
>>> diesel power- looks to be all there and solid.
>>> What IS a lot of hours for one of these (Deutz?) diesels?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any ideas-
>>> Andy G.
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