What should the settings be? Ranger 9

[Piston]

Guys
I am borrowing a Lincoln electric ranger 9 to weld some 1/2" steel brackets onto my land pride box blade. What should the settings be and what type of rod should I use?
I don't know much about welding and nothing about the settings. I have welded before but people have always setup the welder for me.
I could really use your help

 

[Shield Arc]

I would set it on DC+, use 1/8-inch 7018, for flat welding I'd set the main selector at 160-max, and adjust the fine tune as needed. For vertical up I'd set the main selector at 120-max, and adjust the fine tune as needed.

 

[Piston]

I would set it on DC+, use 1/8-inch 7018, for flat welding I'd set the main selector at 160-max, and adjust the fine tune as needed. For vertical up I'd set the main selector at 120-max, and adjust the fine tune as needed.

Thank you!
I'll give that a shot.

 

[Shield Arc]

Remember all those settings have the blue background, don't switch anything to a Mig setting / CV!

 

[yomax4]

Ditto, I have the same unit. Poor thing sits and collects dust waiting to save the day.

 

[cowski]

i would use 1/8 6011 at about 100 amps.

 

[mjncad]

Out of curiosity Piston, do you have the manual for the welder? I would think Lincoln would have a cheat sheet of settings to use.

If you don't have the manual. I'll bet it's on Lincoln's website.

 

[flatbed]

Piston, that is a excellent machine you are using however, on 1/2 steel I would stay with 7018 but prior to welding I would spend time with your grinder for prep. on the job. I just finished a replacing a battery box on my 580D CK

 

[Piston]

Unfortunately I don't have a manual for the welder. I'll try out the settings mentioned and go from there. That's a good idea about looking on the website.
I'm excited to try it out on the box blade. I would have the other day but ran out of oxygen for the torches so I couldn't cut the steel. I just refilled so maybe I'll get to do some hurricane welding tomorrow

 

[weldman]

Leave it on auto idle also!

 

[Piston]

Leave it on auto idle also!

Thanks, I did end up getting the job done a little while ago, following the suggestions.

This welder would never idle, the auto idle didn't work for some reason so I had to always leave it on fast idle.

The welder has long since been sold, it was a friend of mines and he got rid of it. Ill have to buy one some day as it was handy to have around.

I still wonder what the idle issue was though.