What's my mobile rig worth in todays market??

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I'm lookin gto get out of the mobile welding arena since I have found a really good job in a very nice shop enviroment. I will rig up later but with a smaller trailer and older machine.  Here's what I got. Everything is mounted on a 5'x10' trailer with a 2" ball and a very nice ladder/ metal rack built in. Welder is a 1995 model Miller Trailblazer 250G with 98 hours on it. This is why I'm selling. I have had the machine for 8 years and only put 75 hours on it doing small jobs. I have always kept up with maintenance and have never had any mechanical problems with this machine. It has been a dream and cranks everytime. Included with the trailer is the Weatherguard toolbox and the oxy/ace. bottles serviced by National Welders or whatever name they go by now. These bottles are not leased. I will include some tools but very few. All rods and a 9" grinder. Smith torch and regulators as well as 50' of oxy/ace. hose. Thats the entire mobile unit that I want to sell but just need some feedback on what it would bring in this market. Or if someone sees this post and wants to make me an offer that would be fine also. I was thinking around $3500 to $4500 for this setup but not real sure. All input is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Here are some pics. 50' of pos. and 50' of ground in 1/0 leads are included also.AWS CWI/CWEASNT NDT Level 2 PT/MTAWS Certified Welder(aerospace)
Reply:Cant read all of what you wrote cause the over size pics caused the text to get cut off.You'll get more for the rig parting it out than selling it whole.  I see you have a WC24 controller sitting on top of the T-Blazer.  Do you have the Spoolmatic 30A spool gun to go with it?   A Spoolmatic and WC used in good condition can go for $600-800 and should sell quickly on any welding forum, ebay or craig's list.   Should be able to get $600-800 locally for the trailer as a flatbed without the overhead rack and hose racks.  Or maybe cut down the vertical height of the overhead rack and turn the top pipe into a 1 or 2 foot tall rail around 3 sides, add in a sheet of expanded metal and sell it as a utility/landscape trailer.  The T-Blazer 250G, although it is in very nice condition, with very low hours, is an older outdated model and there are alot of nice, low hour later models on the used market now, so I would say $800-$1200 for the machine by itself.The leads on reels I don't know, never priced new or used reels.  Maybe try to sell them together with the hose racks on a welding forum.  I don't think you'll get much for them craig's list so targeting welding venues specificaly would be your best bet.The gas rig with bottles can bring in $300-500 locally, maybe a little more.The other tools and the truck box, just advertise them seperately for whatever you think they'll sell for each one.  Craig's list is a good place to sell those.Last edited by DesertRider33; 12-13-2009 at 06:15 PM.MM350P/Python/Q300MM175/Q300DialarcHFHTP MIG200PowCon300SMHypertherm380ThermalArc185Purox oaF350CrewCab4x4LoadNGo utilitybedBobcat250XMT304/Optima/SpoolmaticSuitcase12RC/Q300Suitcase8RC/Q400Passport/Q300Smith op