Miller Bobcat Portable Welder
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- An introduction to my new used Miller Bobcat. I had a Lincoln Ranger 9 before this that I really liked. I wan't in the market for a new welder, but have a hard time passing on a bargain! Portable welders are great tools that can really get you out of a bind in certain situations.... Thanks for watching.
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Thank you, be safe, and be grateful.
I learned how to MiG weld at a shop I worked at about 15 years ago. It sure was a hot job in the summer with all my gear on, but there was something amazing about having ear plugs in, my helmet down, seeing nothing but that point of light, hearing/feeling the buzz and crackle, and laying a nice bead in a joint making two pieces of steel into a singular object. I always felt like I was off in another world instead of in a busy factory pumping out parts for heavy duty trucks. The intense focus and concentration welding calls for is in many ways very calming.
great quote right there "this came along at nice price. I had to buy an old truck with it but the welder was ..." love that lol
Now THAT quote is the perfect response to "delayed gratification". And....what price is "not nice" if you truly want to buy it. I have not yet used that quote on my wife (I HAD to BUY IT) but we'll try it on for size. My wife already has the appropriate answer: I'm so glad you bought another welder, shotgun, fishing pole or laptop. That will ENSURE it won't get used because YOU own it.
Perhaps this is somewhat pedantic, but I'd love to see a video of the breakdown of the different types of welding, and why one is preferred over another.
I love the channel and really enjoy your work. Thanks.
There are lots, and lots, and lots of people who do exactly that on UA-cam already. There are not lots and lots of people who are doing the rest of the things that Scott is doing. A man can only be stretched so thin :p
Check out the Welding Tips and Tricks channel.
ua-cam.com/video/ZZvMsnSUDqo/v-deo.html
tell you what, explain pedantic and we can talk about welding
OMG, I'm cracking up from that, thanks!!
You're the coolest, will you be my grandpa? If not, I'll accept a conciliatory handshake if you ever swing back through Vegas. I appreciate the practical and philosophical advice that make your videos so enjoyable to watch
I have had a Lincoln Weld-n-Power for 25+ years, that saw occasional use in a hobbyist environment. A few years back I converted it to propane - smartest thing I ever did! I recently passed it on to my son who just bought some acreage. I have no doubt that he will use it for another 25+ years. Propane - the way to go for less frequently used gas engines.
That's a great idea, I need to look into that for my old Weldanpower 150! Did you have to get a kit or something?
Yeah, I forget the name of the place, but if you Google it, you will find it. Great instructions. I have mine set up with 2 pairs of common 20# BBQ tanks. That way I can hot swap them. 1 BBQ tank will not quite evap enough gas fast enuff for my 13HP Kohler, so it was either a larger, uncommon single tank or 2 manifolded BBQ tanks (which I could get for free). Good luck!
Awesome stuff, thanks! I'll have to look into this since the gas today just kills carbs! Propane is easy one oil too, I bet your oil stays clean a hell of a lot longer! Thanks again for the reply!
Delayed gratification: the definition of my life. Builds character, though.
The truck reminds my of my wife's parents' '84 Chevy. Lots of stories attached to that old truck, some of them fun. It was one of the ones whose frame fatigued at the front shock absorber mounting holes. My brother-in-law pulled the front clip, welded the cracks, fish-plated it, and they drove it for a long time. (Then there was the water pouring into the cab, the shot ring & pinion, the 305 with flat cam lobes...) I have a friend who was a mechanic in those days; he wouldn't get under a Chevy or GMC pickup of that era if it showed signs of sagging in the front.
The words of the day " delayed gratification" I like it. Something lost in our society these days. Another great video Scott
I have to wonder if somebody has been reading Jordan B Petersen.
My uncle still has a pair of heavy-duty Miller welders on a trailer, that he and his father used for decades building feedlots. A lot of hours of reliable operation, enough that they paid to have them shipped instead of buying something local the time they built a feedlot in New Zealand. The welders haven't been used in 10-12 years, but he and I are both confident that an engine service is all that stands between them and another decade of reliable service.
I've mentioned my grandfather's service truck before, but it carried a Lincoln welder much like yours, and saw many hours of reliable service too.
I have a bobcat 225 on my service truck. Love it!!!
My neighbor is a recently retired construction foreman with a three-car garage just full of goodies. In the last couple of months I've picked up a Lincoln MIG welder, Stihl ms-271 chain saw and a set of Rigid pipe threaders and reamers all at token prices. He's my best friend!
Scott, the Red welder, Blue cab, and White bumper make it real American. Your viewers, me included LOVE American!
I am glad I got to meet you the other day.
Yeah they may have tons of other people showing and teaching welding lessons but you my friend are just amazing and caring as a teacher. I'm trying to get my Saint Joseph's Woodshop business off the ground and I have seen every one of your videos. I stop everything I'm doing to watch your videos when they come out. Ok I don't stop driving or playing with my kids but you get the picture. I'm hoping to grab one more contact before I start to build my shed and I can't wait to see you frame the house and run the plumbing and electrical. Thank you and what a deal with the truck. That's just Langiappe (as we Cajuns say). I want a welder so bad, but I'll probably never get the chance to own one. It's ok I still love watching them being used. God bless you Scott.
Ah memories,...when I started my equipment rental /sales/service business back in 1980, the first welder(s) I bought were Millers.
I had two Bobcat's, one was diesel powered, the other , the standard 18 HP Onan gas. powered.
These were trouble free and well sought after units. My customer's loved them for all the reasons you just mentioned.
I think you did well here with this 30 plus hour Bobcat find.
If I lived near you, instead of as far east in Canada as we can get, I'd offer to buy that truck/welder from you right now!!
( Love that style of 'old' Chevy pick-up.too! )
How many hours do these things last without needing repairs? Whats considered old or worn-out?
A gentleman who owned a welding shop in the home town gave me some good advice once when I was asking him about my first welder, he said "if you can get yourself a portable. You'll have a welder where ever you want and if your power goes out at home you can use it as a generator. And since you have been using it as a welder you know your generator will start when your power is out at home." I bought a Bobcat 250 about 12 years ago and we got by fine. However recently I retired and we want to do some camping so I sold the Bobcat and got a Honda generator. Oh yea and a nice 200 amp stick and tig welder. :)
Little honda inverter generator (one of the quietest things I've ever seen) and a Millermatic 141... you could weld CA back to the union after "the big one".
Long ago the Miller Bobcat 225G was about $2500 new compared to about $4000 today. The welder was considered a "consumable" by fence builders, etc. I went with an engine drive because I only have a garage, not a shop. Rather than invest in a 50 amp 220 circuit for the welder, I put the money into the portable. It has been used infrequently during power outages as well as worksite power. I kept the welder and bought a 6KW Honda generator that is half the weight/space of the Bobcat. Occasionally, I take it out on the driveway and light up the neighborhood with the arc. I have set the lawn afire a few times. Always good to have a connected water hose and a 5 gallon bucket of water for those times when I pick something up that I should have left to cool a bit more.
Mr. Essential Craftsman, if you want to see a blast from the past, I did a little cold start and test weld with a super old Lincoln Weldanpower 150 on my channel! Before the Ranger days! The thing is over 30 years old and I still use it on my farm! A machine like that can be found cheap and they are built to last many lifetimes! Hope you get good service out of your new welder.
Mr. Scot It’s only fair u show us what u know I’m sure all of us followers/viewers would enjoy one more additional video from you
Please and thank you
Heck yes I and everyone else would love to learn a thing or to from you in particular about welding , whatever it may be it's really you and your humble and kind nature that draws us to this channel 😀
I have used Miller welders for years! Learned an old Marquette welder in my dads shop! We use their plasma cutters as well for axe head modifications etc! Great video
Yeah, I understand, has been very few times that I purchased new through the years ! There's enough people around that just have to have the newest with all the bells and whistles and are willing to bargain to do it ! 😊
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
One drunk Canadian told me, drink the miller, weld the Lincoln. Quick story: During my Pipefitting apprenticeship, we were using miller stick welders that had digital readouts for the settings. The teachers notice that everyone was getting better, and the quality of welders increasing. But they kept getting calls saying the new welders didn’t know how to operate a welding machine. They finally figured out that all the kids where just setting the machine to a number that worked for them on the digital read out and never learned how to fine tune a weld with analog switches. So they donated 50 less than a year old machines to the other trades and bought or exchanged back 50 old ass analog welders. Lol. Every apprentice shit bricks for the next month.
Its kinda the same idea though with running Stringers vs Weave though. In my personal experience its best you as the welder learn BOTH techniques. Cant tell you how many people ive run into with preferences for whatever reason to one or the other. And the last thing you want to do is get good at say running Weaves then go to burn a 3G test and the person giving the test throw at you Stringer only.. Which ive personally seen. Then you fail the test for a job and that ride home is gonna be pretty depressing.
@@Demonlord468 my uncle is a welder and has been teaching me this I started out doing weaves and then he show me how to to do stringers but dip back into the bead to stack dimes and man is that pretty but it’s nice because I’m learning how to do both processes.
@@amanwithouthope9475 Yeah it best to learn both because i dont know why but, when you start testing you will run into guys who have a preference for one or the other. You will also run into Engineers specifying on their drawings for one or the other only as well sometimes especially in structural.
@@Demonlord468 yeah I try to weld with me left hand some times but of course not as good with the right I use off hand as support I suck at welding with just 1 hand
Love your videos, and respect you sir. I'm glad you're not a 'free new tool demo' channel, and I really appreciate your efforts in passing along construction how to's, and also keep it production based..... Thanks for passing on your knowledge!
I still have a Miller Bobcat 225G with the Onan gas engine, purchased new. The only failure I ever experienced was the fuel hose from the filter into the tank was NOT rated for gasoline. It broke off inside the tank! There was a brass pickup on the end of that hose, inside the tank. After I fished out the residual hose/brass fitting from the tank and replaced the entire hose up to the filter with rubber fuel line, proper function was restored. A few years ago, I finally replaced the spark plugs now that the machine has 300+ hours on it. The dealer who sold it to me said that these midsized engine drives have a 3000 hour typical life span. They are typically replaced rather than rebuilt.
I've got the same machine, works great, big enough when the power goes out and to weld on most equipment, easy enough to move around.
I know that the house build will be very interesting but I have to say I’m looking forward to seeing the gates that go on the driveway😉 Blacksmithing and “artistic licence” are super combination!!
Perfect timing. I need parts for an old Miller Big 40 for my work. I found a place called EiC.com (Electronic industrial Controls) that repairs old circuit boards. I really enjoy your videos and presentation. I could listen to you all day. I showed your ladder safety videos to my boss and we both think you could sell a series on job site safety to company's all over. Safety is big business.
the link you refer to is no more .............
HA! Buzzbox... that makes me smile. Coast to coast, if you say buzzbox, somebody knows what you’re referring to. Love it!
Nice welder upgrade! Thanks for sharing another interesting video.
THANKYOU..WE ARE WATCHING!
My brother uses his Miller as a generator on his farm's service truck more than he uses it for a welder. Before cordless power tools became ubiquitous there was always a need to plug-in drills, grinders and emergency flood lighting.
I have that exact 225 Bobcat. Nice welder
I'd buy the truck and the welder if I were local. Thanks for your videos Scott, it's always a pleasure!
Man... When I grow up, I want all the cool toys like you got. Unfortunately, I'm stuck 14 hours a day under an old laptop. One of these days though...
I have 6 laptops on my desk now. About 6-7 hours per day on the keyboard. Get yourself a small wirefeed MIG/fluxcore machine (either Miller or Lincoln) that runs on 110 volts (unplug the washing machine). A spool of wire lasts a long time. That's what I started with.
You’re my hero essential craftsman
I got one of those. It's an awesome machine! I got it on craigslist for about $800.
great preliminary sort of welding video! i tore one of those onan's apart to clean out the carb. great little engine.
Scott, always love and learn something from your videos, thanks for sharing my friend!!! GOD BLESS!!!
"When do you need a portable welder", during my past career, 90% of the time!
Thanks for the video.
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Always interested in watching you explain a piece of equipment Scott.
But with everything you've got going on, that might be too much to ask.
Thanks.
Please absolutely do some welding videos! would love to see/hear your perspective on it!
Nice machine and duel purpose. Now that's bang for your buck. And the only way I go. I don't weld much and I really don't use a generator much so for the cost of buying both it never made sense so I bought a similar unit this way I can get the best of both worlds in one package and I don't have to lose any space
Mr Scott , always a pleasure to watch you , today you presented a machine that i would like to have , a kind of a little dream !! Like you said "" be patient " it might happend .
It is amazing of all the tings you do etc .
Long life to you and don't forget to give time to your family .
I would love to live by you
Thanks
Serge ( from Mtl )
p.s many persons are interrested to buy your truck !!! You are a good salesman too !!
I'm interested to hear more from you about the suitcase welder. as always thank you so much for all the content!
My favorite videos to see on my subscription feed! Thanks for all the great content.
I got the pipe pro 300 (big blue) & it's a great machine. I had the ranger 250 before & it had a lot of circuit board problems. I believe yours was an older model though (maybe less electronics & more analog controlled).
I appreciate the practical .
Love the red with blue
Great video! As a welder I’m really looking forward to Jobsite welding on the house.
Re: 3:03 I waited a long time to find a welder I could afford in order to learn. Early this spring I landed an old Lincoln 225 ac buzzbox for $20 on account of its wires all cut. Got it up and running thanks to some donated leads and $30 at princess auto.
I was looking around the interwebs. Maybe you could air arc with smaller rods.
Size 3/16" x 12" (4.8mm x 30.5cm)Amperage Capacity 200 - 250 amps
I have never tried it with a bobcat, but I have used these rods at 200 amps on plug in machines
I want that truck for 2 reasons: one, its a cool old truck; two, its owned by the Essential Craftsman.
I would love to see your mig setup. Thanks for shearing this great content!
I've been using an old Miller bluestar 2E, little thing still works good after so many years
mechanicojoe qq
Spent a few hours repairing those gas powered welders . Worked for a large electrical contractor repairing equipment. Electricians loved to wire the throttle open so they would be able to start welding easier. Not good for the engines. I learned to hate the sight of a Lincoln gas welder
Sounds like the human in the equation was the problem, that's not a bad mark on the welding machine itself. Everything breaks faster if mistreated.
those old squarebody chevy's are going up in value around here. if there is no rust, and 350 in it, probably a 4k truck.
No air arc but you do get 40 plus amp out of the aux power outlet which means you can use a plasma and gouge.
Squarebody looks good .
Thought Miller was for drinkin? Let the brand wars ensue. LOL
Drive a Lincoln, drink a Miller, ...
Wonder if EC have the issue Finnegan of roadkill has with selling trucks, people just want to meet you and not buy the truck.
It’s not worth selling trucks. Kinda childhood thing. :)
If it was a car it’ll be scraped
I always felt itchy or uncomfortable when “celebrities” try to sell something personal because of that same exact reason. Lol. Selling anything is bullshit in it self, than add all the fan boys!
Good find. Thanks for the video.
Nice little rig your selling. Awesome.
Absolutely would enjoy a thoughts and review
I had a trailblazer about that year that was a great machine made lots and lots of money with it. The engine snapped a rod after 3500 hours. RIP
Nice find.
You could barter that truck to a tradesman for work on your spec house. I'll bet someone would go for that.
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Good idea
I don't know if I'd feel right paying someone with a truck that old that I'd never really driven. What if it turns out to be a real POS and now you've burned a bridge with a tradesman you may need again in a small town.
gasfiltered I would just be upfront with the guy that you would be bartering with on your non-knowledge of the machine. If I were that guy I would take the condition and judge how much work I would give in return for the amount of risk involved.
I like that idea. Perhaps a combination of money and the truck.
Please do a video on the 'suitcase welder'!
Miller Bobcat fine tuning adjustment: When you are welding, sometimes it's a few too many amps, so you back off the fine tuning knob. With this machine, that same knob controls the voltage for the power outlets. Larger machines allow independent adjustment of welding power while keeping outlet power at 100%. That's not the case with my 225G. If I want full voltage to saws and grinders, turn the adjustment to 100% and delay the welding task until the power generation is not needed.
Thats a sweet truck. Love me a squarebody chevy.
I love listening to a guy who knows what he is talking about. "knows"
I'm interested in watching you with the suitcase. I like watching you think.
thanks for the advice
How much for the truck I’d love to have it
Probably wrong video to ask this in . but did you think of adding any electrical power in your wall ?
Charlie - 3:11 is that a fuse box for power on the wall to the left? What a portable welder for?
Okay I should clarify in the wall of the spec house he is building
Would like to see more the suite case welder
I like the Chevy !! It's a 3/4 ton with a 454 engine? Bout a 79 model ?
What an awesome example of an American!
Well said. Great video!
Make welding videos! A series would be great
cool squarebody!
I love my Bobcat. My only wish is that a remote was available for it
@essentialcraftsman what kind of shape is the truck that miller came on because I might be interested in buying if you'd like to sell it
Nice score on the welder. Just found your channel and subbed also.
we got any tips at making due until we find a free welder with the purchase of our next truck? I'm sure some old oldtimer remembers not having the tools he does now or the spare bucks to snag a tool he wanted. What's a good cheep alternative to get 2 metal parts to snug up all happy and cozy? Or just a sly way to tool share for a wanna be craftsmen
This guys the shit, just look at that tough leather jacket
Do you have to have an actual in-ground copper rod installed on-site before using the suitcase portable welder? If not, then is this a higher risk in case of actual shorts that could happen? Also, can you tell us how much (needed/required) wattage does your generator push to the suitcase welder in order to get a steady arc?
What the heck, do your trucks never rust in Oregon, that old Chevy was in good shape. It still has rockers and cab corners on it.
Nice old truck, just don't let the DOT catch you transporting a horizontally-mounted, uncapped oxygen bottle. That's a big no-no.
Horizontal O2 is fine, uncapped isn’t, acetylene has to be kept vertical
i think i prefer the blue!
Wondering if you sell stickers... They look very nice.
I found a bobcat 225 03 model (So not the NT model like yours) with around 600 hours on it for $2000... Its about the best used price ive found (That wasn't otherwise questionable if its stolen...) around here. Think thats a fair deal? Same machine new is around $4000 or so..
Enjoy You 'New' Truck. =]
Never too many projects
"I shall call him... Mini Tool Tank"
Douglas welding supply.......are you near Roseburg ??
The 240v plug on this welder will accept a 220v plug right? Or is there a special Miller 240v cable I don't know about
I'm in the market for a smaller truck and some new welding gear. As far as price goes, would you be willing to sell it for under $15k ? And have it hitched and shipped to NY? (I'd be willing to pay for that of course) Good video - and much thanks
You can air arc with that machine, all the way up to a 3/16 electrode, recommended range for 3/16 min amps 200 max amp 250
Machine puts out 225 amps your good to air arc away
How much for the rig you got the welder on?😎 Great video!
Any welder thats portable is a great tool
truck for sale?
I'm a ford guy but love those old trucks. Been looking for one
prob not worth the drive from California though :(