Re: The Colorado BS thread
My Hobarts have lasted a long time my handler 210 is my outside welder it has never seen anything but generator power and has been used outside every pound of wire it's seen below zero temps and tarped and ran in snow and rain . Recently the contactor switch has started to stick when temps are 25 or less this means the gun is always hot , but I bought a new switch from Miller to replace the tired switch and it like most parts in a Hobart are Miller and easily fixed at home .
A 115v 140 will actually do everything you listed you need a dedicated 15-20 amp circuit to ensure it gets the juice it needs to make heat . The 140 will do 1/4 but it will not do it all day long without rest , but when do I g things like axle tubes you will be going slow anyway . I would still look for a unit closer to the 200 amp range which means 220v . A dual voltage unit is also nice , but really a good 140 off a dedicated circuit will do what you listed the welds off a 110 unit are no diffetentbthan a 220v unit it's just the bigger amp units require 220v to run efficiently ...lol... but anyone who says a 110 welder is unsafe is on crack .
My Hobarts have lasted a long time my handler 210 is my outside welder it has never seen anything but generator power and has been used outside every pound of wire it's seen below zero temps and tarped and ran in snow and rain . Recently the contactor switch has started to stick when temps are 25 or less this means the gun is always hot , but I bought a new switch from Miller to replace the tired switch and it like most parts in a Hobart are Miller and easily fixed at home .
A 115v 140 will actually do everything you listed you need a dedicated 15-20 amp circuit to ensure it gets the juice it needs to make heat . The 140 will do 1/4 but it will not do it all day long without rest , but when do I g things like axle tubes you will be going slow anyway . I would still look for a unit closer to the 200 amp range which means 220v . A dual voltage unit is also nice , but really a good 140 off a dedicated circuit will do what you listed the welds off a 110 unit are no diffetentbthan a 220v unit it's just the bigger amp units require 220v to run efficiently ...lol... but anyone who says a 110 welder is unsafe is on crack .
