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Nice machine what's the cost

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I could've sworn I saw you running 7018 down hill???? Just sayin', . . . .great job!!

Where you using the air from machine or compressor

Ranger has cc/cv big difference it’s heavier duty

Awesome

Can you run this on a pipeline gig?

Why grind?

I’m started my mobile welding repair business is this Lincohn work for me ? Thanks bruh

I do trust my welds enough to stand on them.

First time viewer. Should work great. Just for aesthetics and safety I would have cut off those large square corners and made it more rounded and possibly sloping. You are going to think of that the first time you are bending over or climbing over and bang a knee, elbow or your head on it.

Really nice job 👍 Thanks for sharing

I had a 1969 spitfire mark lll ❤❤

if I didn't trust my welds, i woundnt weld

Really like you shop. I use a 305G on trailer as well. From Corpus Christi

If its wood i can build it. I know nothing about steel but it looks like it would be neat to learn welding. Hopefully youll have time to shoot some more videos soon.

That was hilarious!

Great video budd

Looks great. Looks like I'll have to do the same, as Woods discontinued their quick attach conversion for the LC96. I have a center hyd cylinder though, so might be able to use the bucket pin flanges on the adapter. Thanks for the demonstration on how to do this.

It’s a pilot ark ?

how long is that flat plate metal

what is the thickness of the flat plate metal you use for quick attach pin ears

Could you add link to the Amazon quick attach plates. Don’t want to buy the wrong ones. Ty.

What type and size steel did you use? Ty in advanced.

What is the diameter of the wedge pins? Are they the same as Bobcat style - 1.20" OD?

Great job! Nice equipment and shop.

Great video, But how high are the 4 brackets you made. 16 inches long but you don't mention the height.

Great job on this video! You did just enough talking and explaining to make it understandable

Another big difference is that the ranger is CC/CV, and the eagle is not. But, if you don't have a plan to run a wire feeder off of it, then the eagle will work just fine.

Why you welding that 7018 downhill brother? Flat or vertical up is what it's designed for. Your welds will be prettier that way. Nice fab job nonetheless.

You could have just added 2 inches of plate to the peaces from the bucket.

i ran a vantage 300 when i was rig welding and it was fantastic, but when i retired i sold it. some time later i picked up a ranger 250 gxt and it's been nearly flawless. i liked the capacity for a suitcase mig(very handy) and it can take the high frequency attachments for ac tig . same engine as the eagle. and almost as basic. basic is better. simpler to maintain. ask anyone who ever ran an sa-200. it's the man ,not the machine. if money is tight,a good place to get a "first welder" is from an equipment rental service, BUT ,and this is important, make sure they do the routine service on their equipment. oil,oil filter,fuel filter,air filter on the schedule. my first was the vantage 300. i got it from united rentals. it was five years old and had about 3200 hours on it. kubota diesel engine. i was thinking of rig welding but just didn't have the $$$ to pick up a new $13,000 welder at the time. but i was on a job site and asked the united rentals tech when he was servicing the equipment we were using. and they were spot on with the service every 100 hours. the company claims depreciation on the equipment for taxes for five years. then they can't any longer. so they are happy to sell them and get new stock. i think i paid $4700 for it and it was on a trailer that i couldn't use so i swapped the trailer for 200 foot of 00 size welding lead. NOW , there are some equipment companies that never service their machines and i saw several of those over the years. suncoast is one. their machines are HORRIBLY ABUSED AND NEGLECTED . united even gave me the maintenance records on file for that machine. and they let me weld with it before i bought it. i ran it through it's range on both tig and stick. i don't know if any of them rent smaller welders. probably not. but it's much less of a crap shoot than facebook market place or craigslist because you never know how that machine was treated. incidentially, that's a banging trailer , perfect size. i kept my leads for a while looped like yours but being in south texas (if it ain't nailed down,they'll steal it)i had to run a ratchet strap around them super tight then lock them down with chain and lock before loosening the ratchet strap so they had to cut them to steal them. this was before i made my reels.

Great video

I like your blue heeler, I just got two of them

You found a good deal ,2,000

I just wanted to mention make sure you keep those gas bottle vertical.

Well done , I have a Yanmar 14 hp compact tractor that I need to do that upgrade too myself . I have a 743 bobcat that it would be nice to use some of the attachments I have with it on the yanmar . I add dual wheels on it that really made it much more stable .

I have the parts and am doing my planning for the project, your video helped me a lot! Thanks for sharing.

Louie, how long have you been running your independent welding business? I have been doing something else my whole life and want to get into doing independent welding. I was run over on my 1957 Harley Panhead almost 2 years ago now and I am almost recovered . I still have 50 pounds to lose and I am walking much better. No more physical therapy. I have a Ranger XLT with the V-6 and 4x4. I swapped the bed out for a Flatbed that looks great!! I am going to mount my MIller welder on the back along with a 50 gallon gas air compressor that I just converted from electric. I have a manual hydraulic crane that can handle 2000 pounds but I intend on mounting a 5,000 pound crane as soon as I can find one along with outriggers. I also want to mount a drill press and a large vise along with a 2.5 foot welding deck off the back bumper. Any ideas or suggestions to make my endeavor easier would be appreciated my friend. Are you in Pennsylvania?

Do you keep your 7018 rods in a rod oven? I recently bought a used small 10 lb. oven on ebay and been having fun with 7018 rods on my home built implements. I am modifying them to work with the harbor freight three point quick hitch.

You should post links for everything you used in the video.

Good job. I have gotten in the habit of rounding off all my corners. Round corners don't cut thin skin as deep as the square sharp corners when you brush up against them.

You have lots of nice equipment! Good job!

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That helped me, I will be doing the same thing

Nice video man nice welding trailer rig I’m fixing to build me a welding trailer since I’m getting away from my rig truck some. One thing I will suggest to you is centering the welder in your trailer to balance things I’ve seen trailers dog tail bad when the welder is off to one side like that.

Not bad but still think the pro cut series was more robust

I bought the same adapter plates but my loader arms are closer together so then levers are between the two ears on each side. I was hoping for something as simple as yours.

Nice....

My impression is that you will weld this device to the bucket? If so, will you repeat the process w/your pallet forks currently on the tractor? Also, concerning the forks, are they something you fabricated, or are they factory (Mahirdra) implement? if the latter, could you please tell me the model, or part number/year(if necessary) for them? Lastly, it appears to me you can move the forks closer, or spread them further apart, plz is this correct? Thx from Round Valley AZ.