Hobart Champion Elite 225 Welder Review

I love this machine , it's like a welder from the 1970's got transported in forward in time to 2022 . Simple and gets the job done !

[@DeWoodyard]

I market Hobarts and Millers, and glad to do it. Gallup NM USA - also Milan NM - Durango CO - Cortez CO

[@eldongarner787]

While in the army during the 1960's i used PTO driven welders in Dodgepower Wagons. I believe the welders were Hobart. Not digital.

[@cranerigging3604]

Thank you for your service ! The older I get the more I appreciate simple machines that got the job done and lasted forever .👍

[@mlhrepairsllc6942]

Love my Hobart

[@cranerigging3604]

I'm the same way as it's a simple machine that fires up every time and welds great !

[@cmann4521]

Skip to 5:45, that’s where welder review begins.

[@cranerigging3604]

Yup , I was a little long winded with the intro .

[@randomschittz9461]

Maybe some of us aren’t impatient children and are fine with watching the rest of the video.👍🏼

[@cranerigging3604]

@@randomschittz9461 Thanks and I'm pretty patient !

[@ronfaust6881]

Who welds with bare hands,I’ve seen everything!

[@cranerigging3604]

I was also bare handed when the wife got pregnant 😁... LOL and have a merry Christmas !👍

[@dannoe1047]

Does the machine stay out in the weather ? Any issues with it out in the open ?

[@cranerigging3604]

That's a great question . If the truck is on a job and it starts raining than the welder is in the weather like happened last week . They are built for that . Whats more important is the truck gets parked in the shed when not in use . The weather / sun play hell on vehicles that sit out 100% of the time .
One other thing we did was tuck the welder behind the cab instead of mounting it on top of the bedside . I think this helps keep road " salt spray " out of the machine during the wintertime .
They also make some nice molded tarp covers for these machines .