Love my 9 year old POWERARC 200 but seeing a need for MIG

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I bought a POWERARC 200 9 years ago for use on my hobby farm.  Comparing it to the POWERARC 200STi it seems the price has remained constant since then!  It is incredibly lightweight and I drag it all over the place.  I have welded bush hogs, plow supports, rebar, trailer parts, axle mounts, cultipackers, etc.  Has always done everything I needed it to and I have gone through over 50lb of 7018 with zero problems even though I store the welder in my shop which is not climate controlled.  Thank you for producing such a reliable, easy-to-use welder! However, to weld thinner pieces of sheet metal I am now considering a MIG device even though 90% of my welding will still be 7018 stick.  Will probably pass the stick welder on to someone else so I need a dual SMAW/GMAW.  Will the POWER I-MIG 200 do all the stick welding that my previous POWERARC 200 did?