Lincoln 8 VS. 9

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Found A guy selling these two machines either one is $1000. Are these good Deals?Ranger 8 8,000 Year 2001 Hrs. 1045 225 amps Ranger 9 9,000 Year 2002 Hrs. 1745 250 amps Will either of these welders run my miller Dynasty 200 ok?Thanks James
Reply:Are they running machines? If so, that sounds like a good deal. I paid $1500 for my Ranger 8 and it had a trailer with 200 feet of leads. Mine has a little over 1750 hours. As far as the Dynasty 200 goes, I couldn't tell you the answer to that. I'm sure someone will know on here though.Lincoln Ranger 8
Reply:That's a very good deal if they are running machines. I paid $1600.00 for mine w/ trailer and it has 3000 hrs. on it (Ranger 9, 1999 model) and runs perfect. The other thing to keep in mind is that the Ranger 9 has CV mode provisions for running an external wire feeder / MIG wheras the 8 does not. I also don't know the answer about the Dynasty, but if you plan on ever running a feeder with your rig, you'd have to go with the 9.Miller XMT-3502 Lincoln Power Mig 140C (One w/ dedicated spoolgun)Jackson NexGen / Miller Digital EliteMiller S32P SuperWeldcraft 17fv & 9fv Tig TorchVictor & Purox O/ALincoln Ranger 9Fairly Cold Beer!!
Reply:Cut and paste from Lincoln's Website. I hope it helps rather than being useless information.  by Lincoln's Weld Tech Expert, Dan Mahony   Dan Mahony Within the walls of The Lincoln Electric Company are some of the brightest minds in welding, but we wouldn't be The Welding Experts® if it weren't for the expertise of our customers. Learn with us from questions submitted by real customers and answered by the real experts. Question:It appears that a 5000 or 6000 watt 230 VAC generator is large enough to operate my AC/DC 225/125 using a 1/8 inch diameter E6010. Please confirm. Answer:It does appear (if you do the math) that you should be able to use 1/8 in. and smaller diameter electrodes with an AC/DC 225/125 powered by a 5000 or 6000 watt generator. Unfortunately, the design of the transformer on the AC/DC 225/125 is not efficient enough to be powered by a small generator. If you try and weld with this combination you will most likely experience the electrode being hard-to-strike and also the electrode frequently sticking to the work. If you are fortunate to establish an arc, the arc will tend to pop out frequently. Also, there will not be adequate heat input to the work, resulting in low weld quality (poor fusion), and poor bead appearance.To successfully run your AC/DC 225/125 welder you would need a minimum of a 15,000 watt AC generator.Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain