Welder Dave
Senior Member
I came across a Miller Dialarc 250P AC/DC at auction and ended up buying it for $300.00. It has cables, about a 10' power cord and running gear under it. The P in the model means it has power factor correction so it will run on a smaller breaker. I'll have to measure how long the cables are to get some idea what they're worth.
I sold a Lincoln AC 225/DC125 for $450 with about 90' of #2 cable. This Miller is 3 times the machine and will burn 3/16" 7018 no problem. I'm going to clean it up and try it out at the trailer shop. With the cables and wheels under it, I think I should be able to get $800, maybe more. I've seen them without cables or running gear for $750-$800. It's a fairly big machine but there isn't a lot of electronics to go bad like newer inverters. As someone on another forum also pointed out, they aren't easy to steal.
The price of welders and welding cable has just skyrocketed in the last several years. I also bought a Fibre-metal leather welding hood for $17.50. They used to be under $100. I looked online and they're now over $300cad. That's just crazy! They're really nice in tight spaces or if you have to do some overhead welding crawling under something. Also picked up some other welding cable to go with the Big 40 engine drive I got from the trailer shop. Some twin 2/0 home made booster cables and some longer #1 cable. I got it for $225. I was a little shocked it was only $75 less than the welder but still a fraction of the cost of new. Hopefully I can make a few bucks on my latest purchases. Every little bit helps.
I sold a Lincoln AC 225/DC125 for $450 with about 90' of #2 cable. This Miller is 3 times the machine and will burn 3/16" 7018 no problem. I'm going to clean it up and try it out at the trailer shop. With the cables and wheels under it, I think I should be able to get $800, maybe more. I've seen them without cables or running gear for $750-$800. It's a fairly big machine but there isn't a lot of electronics to go bad like newer inverters. As someone on another forum also pointed out, they aren't easy to steal.
The price of welders and welding cable has just skyrocketed in the last several years. I also bought a Fibre-metal leather welding hood for $17.50. They used to be under $100. I looked online and they're now over $300cad. That's just crazy! They're really nice in tight spaces or if you have to do some overhead welding crawling under something. Also picked up some other welding cable to go with the Big 40 engine drive I got from the trailer shop. Some twin 2/0 home made booster cables and some longer #1 cable. I got it for $225. I was a little shocked it was only $75 less than the welder but still a fraction of the cost of new. Hopefully I can make a few bucks on my latest purchases. Every little bit helps.