Crap did I just waist my money on 2 machines?

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I recently just bought a HH180 and just bought a HH140. I needed the extra advantage of 120Volts. Should I have just bought the Miller Passport? Or would any of you made the same choice and have 2 machines instead of 1. Please dont say I should have bought a Iron Man 250 because My dad has one and I have full access and it is mine in a few more years when he retires.Drivesector Hobart Handler 140Hobart Handler 180Ready Welder 2Hobart Air Force 400Airco Stinger 225Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most."OZZY"
Reply:Um, well, I own a Millermatic Passport and I consider it BETTER than having the two machines you listed, with which I also have experience.Being inverter-based, it's lighter and more portable than either, yet still gives you 180A of portable GMAW, especially with the internal CO2 bottles, which are handier than you can even imagine.  I didn't expect them to be as handy as they are, especially when you have several and fill them yourself and swap them around.My Passport is currently my biggest money-maker, hands down.Also, being inverter-based, it's a true 1/4" capability from 120V input, not a false special claim, like most 120V machines.Now, don't get me wrong.  You have tremendous capabilites with your two machines, and the fastest wire swap is a second machine, too.  Keep your sheet metal set-up in the 140 and maybe some .035" FCAW in the 180.
Reply:Thanks MAC.Drivesector Hobart Handler 140Hobart Handler 180Ready Welder 2Hobart Air Force 400Airco Stinger 225Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most."OZZY"
Reply:MOST of what I do with my Passport could be done with just the HH140, aside from the extra portability of the internal cylinders, too.My heavy wirefed stuff could just as easily be stick welded or use a feeder from the Trailblazer.There's just so many ways to be versatile, and you certainly have one of the many versatile setups, especially if you do a lot of both GMAW and FCAW.