need a engine drive welder, BAD!!!

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im in bad need of an engine drive welder, preferably a miller, but lincoln if the price is right. i want diesel powered but those can get exensive. something that can run about 300 amps for air-arcing. if not just a ittle as powered welder generator. no more then 180 amps or so. i really like the lincoln weldanpower. anyone know where i can get one of these??
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Reply:If you want 300 amps and to do alot of air arcing I dont think a weldnpower is the machine for you. I check craigslist regularly. most are overpriced, but deals come and go quick so be ready. Check local auctions, or maybe rental places that are ready to sell off some of their equipment.- Christian M.C3 Welding & Fabrication - CNC Plasma Cutting-Mobile Welding-Custom welding and fabwww.c3welding.com
Reply:Originally Posted by camjeep3If you want 300 amps and to do alot of air arcing I dont think a weldnpower is the machine for you. I check craigslist regularly. most are overpriced, but deals come and go quick so be ready. Check local auctions, or maybe rental places that are ready to sell off some of their equipment.
Reply:How desperate are you and how far are you willing to drive to get your machine?Searchtempest.com will let you search CL over a large area. You simply put in a search term and distance you are willing to go from your zip code. I usually use "welder" and search the list manually to find items that I might miss otherwise. If you are looking for something specific, then try the model, but the search won't pick it up if the seller doesn't list it exactly the way you put it in. Someone yesterday posted up that nice little  Craftsman engine drive for $250 or so and asked opinions on it. You'd miss stuff like that if your search isn't fairly general and you don't stop and look at picts and so on.Then there are places that take trade ins and sell rental gear. You need to be careful because often the stuff is beat on pretty bad if it's a rental. These guys are quite a ways from you, but they have a bunch of used gas and diesel engine drives listed. Several guys here have used them in the past for other things with decent results.http://welding.suttongarten.com/view...ing-equipment?Last is always word of mouth. Ask around every where you go, especially contractors, salvage yards and scrap dealers. I know of at least two or three junk yards that have old engine drives sitting in them. Condition may be questionable, but you never know. I've had people point me to friends and acquaintances who have stuff that I'd have never found if I hadn't asked in the 1st place. My Chiropractor pointed me towards an old guy he knew on a farm who had an anvil for sale, when he found out I was hunting for one last year..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:i live in central florida, wouldnt wanna drive more then 500 miles or so
Reply:bought a miller 200 aead AC,DC,and CC welder over the weekend. faceplates a lil rough though, yall know where i can get one?
Reply:The aead had a long run with several design changes . You would need to post a pic of your faceplate to even start with ideas on sourcing .
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Reply:Originally Posted by swampwelder13bought a miller 200 aead AC,DC,and CC welder over the weekend. faceplates a lil rough though, yall know where i can get one?