[TheForge] Miller trailblazer

[Jerry Frost]

In that case I'd have it on my truck soonest. See if you can get the cherry
picker for not much, selling it should be more than enough to buy the
missing components for the Miller. They are solid workhorse units that'll do
most anything you need. I have a Lincoln Ranger 9 which is maybe half the
machine that Miller is and it not only built our house, powering everything,
it's the main welder, in the shop or portable and it's the 220v single phase
that runs my lathe and heavier equipment.

Even if you decide you don't want THAT welder, fair market is probably 10x
what it's asking price is.

Frosty

-----Original Message-----
From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of terry l. ridder
Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 7:55 AM
To: Ries Niemi
Cc: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Miller trailblazer

hello Ries;

How goes it?

The unit was part of a lot of equipment at an estate sale.
The person who won the bidding did not realize he was bidding on everything
instead of just the tow-behind cement mixer. he has no way to even move the
unit. he has offered it to me for $200.00 USD. he is also trying to get rid
of a truck mounted cherry picker with hydraulic levelers for the truck, an
ingersol-rand tow-behind air compressor with air-operated jack hammers.

I told him I would take the Miller Trailblazer if the feedback on it was
positive.

The estate wants these items gone by close of business Friday.

I figure I would have Miller send a tech out to do an inspection on the
unit. do need to put it on a tow behind trailer of some type.
various cables and new spool guns may run me some unknown amount of USD.


On Wed, 1 Jan 2014, Ries Niemi wrote:

> Terry, thats a screaming deal. I would be suspicious of ownership- ie, 
> is it stolen?
>
> I have rented these machines a lot, and had a former employee who 
> owned one who left it at my shop for about 4 years, so essentially had
custody of one.
> I like em a lot. Its very flexible, especially with the air compressor 
> option, which allows you to run a small plasma cutter, or small air tools.
> Its not much of a compressor, and air tools suck up the air, so in any 
> industrial situation it wont replace a dedicated compressor.
> Normal price for a machine like that around here, used, is more like 
> north of $2000.
> Cables are not a huge deal- they are, essentially consumables- leads 
> wear out, connectors as well. Figure a few hundred bucks though, for 
> just a pair of fify foot leads, connectors, a ground clamp and a 
> stinger, for stick welding.
> when you say no remote control box, do you mean there is no main panel 
> outlet for plugging in a remote?
> Or do you mean no foot pedal or tig torch control?
> Foot pedals are not standard with these, they were always optional at 
> extra cost. However, depending on age, this machine should have 
> scratch start or lift arc, enabling you to tig weld with no remote of 
> any kind, just an air cooled torch.
>
> I would have bought it yesterday at that price, or frankly, at five 
> times that price.
>
> ries
>
>

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terry l. ridder ><>
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