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Posted by Gunner Asch on November 13, 2007, 7:02 pm
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Craigslist has a Miller Roughneck 2E engine driven welder advertised
for $600. Looking at the pictures..it appears to actually be a 2F
with range taps on the front, rather than a selector switch.
Techumse single lunger engine. Probably made about 1981. Came out of
the back of a work truck.
Has 15' leads. Electric start. Looks about as expected for its age
and the life it led.
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/462052112.html
I told the guy over the phone, it was worth between $300-375 to me,
assuming that it ran and didnt smoke much.
You would have thought Id insulted his wife and his dog. Got really
pissed.
Was I out of line for a 26 yr old one lunger that welds at 3600rpm and
has spent most of its life in the back of a truck? Offered him $400
and he damned near slammed the phone down. "It belongs to my friend,
came out of his truck, and I need to get rid of it, but am not giving
it away"....click......
Im looking for a similar type of welder, 200 amp engine driven, not
big footprint, for very occasional use for the odd bit of corral
fencing, light structural that doesnt weigh more than about 300-400
lbs.
Any suggestions? I need one that will last a few years. Parts should
be available 10 yrs from now as well.
SA-200s are common around here for about $1200-1500..but are WAY too
big for what I need.
Looking for something under the $600 mark..as far under as I can go.
Gunner
"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner
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Posted by Ignoramus9314 on November 13, 2007, 7:16 pm
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You were very generous with the price.
A lot of these guys are like this, they think that this worn, rusted
stuff is worth its weight in gold.
I am sure that he will be spamming craigslist for months with this POS.
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Posted by Grant Erwin on November 13, 2007, 8:31 pm
Please log in for more thread options Gunner Asch wrote:
> Craigslist has a Miller Roughneck 2E engine driven welder advertised
> for $600. Looking at the pictures..it appears to actually be a 2F
> with range taps on the front, rather than a selector switch.
> Techumse single lunger engine. Probably made about 1981. Came out of
> the back of a work truck.
> Has 15' leads. Electric start. Looks about as expected for its age
> and the life it led.
>
> http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/462052112.html
>
> I told the guy over the phone, it was worth between $300-375 to me,
> assuming that it ran and didnt smoke much.
I picked up a 1990 Miller Blue Star 2E, running, with leads, for $300
after what it cost me to get it home. About two weeks ago. And welder/gensets
are highly sought after up here.
You can do much better than that. And should.
Grant
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Posted by oldjag on November 13, 2007, 8:57 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Craigslist has a Miller Roughneck 2E engine driven welder advertised
> for $600. Looking at the pictures..it appears to actually be a 2F
> with range taps on the front, rather than a selector switch.
> Techumse single lunger engine. Probably made about 1981. Came out of
> the back of a work truck.
> Has 15' leads. Electric start. Looks about as expected for its age
> and the life it led.
>
> http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/462052112.html
>
> I told the guy over the phone, it was worth between $300-375 to me,
> assuming that it ran and didnt smoke much.
>
> You would have thought Id insulted his wife and his dog. Got really
> pissed.
>
> Was I out of line for a 26 yr old one lunger that welds at 3600rpm and
> has spent most of its life in the back of a truck? Offered him $400
> and he damned near slammed the phone down. "It belongs to my friend,
> came out of his truck, and I need to get rid of it, but am not giving
> it away"....click......
>
> Im looking for a similar type of welder, 200 amp engine driven, not
> big footprint, for very occasional use for the odd bit of corral
> fencing, light structural that doesnt weigh more than about 300-400
> lbs.
>
> Any suggestions? I need one that will last a few years. Parts should
> be available 10 yrs from now as well.
>
> SA-200s are common around here for about $1200-1500..but are WAY too
> big for what I need.
>
> Looking for something under the $600 mark..as far under as I can go.
>
> Gunner
>
> "Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
> Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
> off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
> them self determination under "play nice" rules.
>
> Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you
> for torturing the cat." Gunner
I used to work on small engines, and Tecumseh engines always seemed to
run hotter, burn exhaust valves, blow head gaskets, throw rods, and
have crappy ignition problems a lot more often than Briggs, Onan,
Wisconsin, and Kohler did. For some reason they always seem more
noisy than other engines also. I would tend to stay away from Tecumseh
except maybe for occasional snow blower use.
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Posted by Wayne Cook on November 13, 2007, 9:38 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:02:46 -0800, Gunner Asch
>Craigslist has a Miller Roughneck 2E engine driven welder advertised
>for $600. Looking at the pictures..it appears to actually be a 2F
>with range taps on the front, rather than a selector switch.
>Techumse single lunger engine. Probably made about 1981. Came out of
>the back of a work truck.
>Has 15' leads. Electric start. Looks about as expected for its age
>and the life it led.
>
Fair welder. The good thing about engine is parts are available. The
bad thing is that if it's the one I think it is they're expensive (and
it was prone to ignition problems to boot). Better than having a Onan
but barely.
>http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/462052112.html
>
>I told the guy over the phone, it was worth between $300-375 to me,
>assuming that it ran and didnt smoke much.
>
About right as far as I'm concerned.
>You would have thought Id insulted his wife and his dog. Got really
>pissed.
>
Normal.
>Was I out of line for a 26 yr old one lunger that welds at 3600rpm and
>has spent most of its life in the back of a truck? Offered him $400
>and he damned near slammed the phone down. "It belongs to my friend,
>came out of his truck, and I need to get rid of it, but am not giving
>it away"....click......
>
Not really.
>Im looking for a similar type of welder, 200 amp engine driven, not
>big footprint, for very occasional use for the odd bit of corral
>fencing, light structural that doesnt weigh more than about 300-400
>lbs.
>
Good luck. I've heard of a few good deals but it's rare to find one
worth the money.
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> for $600. Looking at the pictures..it appears to actually be a 2F
> with range taps on the front, rather than a selector switch.
> Techumse single lunger engine. Probably made about 1981. Came out of
> the back of a work truck.
> Has 15' leads. Electric start. Looks about as expected for its age
> and the life it led.
>
> http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/462052112.html
>
> I told the guy over the phone, it was worth between $300-375 to me,
> assuming that it ran and didnt smoke much.