What's It Worth Thread

[SoGeorgia]

Odd but I just came across several used welders all at once and would like some ideas on what they're worth:

Lincoln Weldanpower. Older.. Looks a little rough, good bit of rust.. Has leads but not sure how long.. Has the Briggs & Stratton 16HP I/C engine.. no idea on the hours and doesn't look like it has a meter..



Hobart 7000 Welder/Generator.. Owner says "it doesn't want to weld". not sure what that means..



Ranger 8.. 1900 hours, no leads..



Airco gas powered.. no details other than 225 amp..



Old Miller Roughneck with Tecumseh engine.. owner doesn't know if it welds but claims the engine will start.. the following picture is NOT it, just similar.. the one I'm looking at looks much worse than this picture..



Weldanpower 150.. looks like it's been restored cosmetically.. says it runs great..



Thanks in advance!

 

[paulharvey]

Have you seen the Miller on St. Augustine Craigslist. It's located in Perry Fl. Engine drive, $1200, and looks better than those ones in Jacksonville.

 

[SoGeorgia]

That is a good looking Miller.. thanks.. I'm just cheap and those above, with the exception of the Ranger 8 are all 800 bucks and under.. The Miller Roughneck is only 250.00.. ahh.. to be rich...

 

[paulharvey]

There's a Lincoln for $550 in Jacksonville (Lake Asbury, no idea where that is) that runs, welds, and has leads.

Sorry think you actually had that one in your first post. If he's asking $550; he might take $350, and surely it's worth more than that just as a generator.

 

[SoGeorgia]

Yep! That's the first one up at the top of my list. The Weldanpower.

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

Odd but I just came across several used welders all at once and would like some ideas on what they're worth:

Lincoln Weldanpower. Older.. Looks a little rough, good bit of rust.. Has leads but not sure how long.. Has the Briggs & Stratton 16HP I/C engine.. no idea on the hours and doesn't look like it has a meter..

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Hobart 7000 Welder/Generator.. Owner says "it doesn't want to weld". not sure what that means..

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Ranger 8.. 1900 hours, no leads..

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Airco gas powered.. no details other than 225 amp..

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Old Miller Roughneck with Tecumseh engine.. owner doesn't know if it welds but claims the engine will start.. the following picture is NOT it, just similar.. the one I'm looking at looks much worse than this picture..

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Weldanpower 150.. looks like it's been restored cosmetically.. says it runs great..

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Thanks in advance!

This is my humble but slightly experienced opinion based on our region.
1) 750.00
2) 500-800 depending upon hours.
3) 1000-1200 (1000 if onan, 1200 if kohler)
4) 500
5) 350
6) 650

 

[SoGeorgia]

Mark, as always, thank you..

Well, I got number 1 on Friday (I know it's been awhile since I started this thread, but the seller still had it), the Lincoln WeldanPower.. And I got it for 350.00!!!

The bad news (well, not really) is that it either needs a starter or starter solenoid. But it does have a brand new battery. It also only has the ground lead so I need some leads for it. I've got some for another welder I picked up but I need some to dedicate to this one. Also, it needs a choke cable as the one on it is broken. I picked up a new starter solenoid since they're cheap and some new fuel line, a new fuel filter and a fuel shut-off valve. The gas tank has been replaced with what appears to be some homemade aluminum tank and wasn't really fastened to the unit. I'm going to take it off, drain it and clean it out, re-do the outlet for the tank and install the new fuel line and other stuff I got. Then attach it to the unit.

I'm going to take the cover off and check everything out, including the slip rings/brushes, replace the starter solenoid and install a new choke cable. I need to check the starter to see if it's ok. At some point I will repaint it and mount it on a trailer. I will take some before pictures and more of my progress. I haven't checked the serial number yet, but I'm guessing it's a mid-1980's unit.

For 350.00 I think I got a pretty good deal. Oh, this thing is way heavier than I thought it would be. I took a heavy duty ramp with me to load into my truck. I had to use a come-a-long to pull it up the ramp though. Here are the original seller's pictures (old battery in these pics)

 

[paulharvey]

There's a Lincoln for $550 in Jacksonville (Lake Asbury, no idea where that is) that runs, welds, and has leads.

Sorry think you actually had that one in your first post. If he's asking $550; he might take $350, and surely it's worth more than that just as a generator.

Looks like I guessed about right. Glad you got it. Hope it works for you.

 

[SoGeorgia]

Looks like I guessed about right. Glad you got it. Hope it works for you.

About right? You guessed perfectly! Thanks. :thumbsup:

 

[mred]

The Airco may be a welder that generates 120/220 at 1800 RPM making for a large fuel savings. If your looking for backup power (5500 I think) good one to look at.