old general electric 200 amp arc welder wisconsin engine

As even if you spend a grand fixing it, Its still only worth a 100 bucks or less.

Just the same, I wouldnt expect to get a restored SA-200 price for it if you take it on.

But then youre faced with spending getting this one going anyway and youd have to trust his claim that it ran and welded before.

Parts can be had but usually not overnight and they are a bit more expensive than a Briggs engine for example but the engine will far outlast them too.

Do you have to crank it by hand to start it After looking at all the pics its a Hobart, the round steering wheel around the rheostat says its a Hobart.

It has the unique junction box with the fuel tank on top of the generator.

Saw a picture on the internet just like it but the only info was Hobart with Wisconsin TFD engine.

When I got the speed up for a few seconds I measured 42 Volts DC at the welder terminals.

There were so many variants and offshoots produced thats about all I know.

Think I seen that welder on ebay, (or one very similar) so hopefully it does what its supposed to do, and does it well.

I cleaned the dirt and three wasps nests out of the generator.

Cleaned the cooling fins of wasps nests and dirt, they didnt look so bad that they would be a real heat transfer problem.

Im installing a new fuel line from the tank over the generator, it was dripping on the barrel of the generator.

The fuel line goes to a cast iron thing on the block of the engine, must be a fuel pump.

The high speed low speed adjust has stops but the lock is broken.

My working life was application engineering and sales with Waukesha Natural Gas fueled engines 3000 to 7000 cubic inches.

Always been a good horse for me and answered the call every single time it was needed without hesitation.

Old General Electric 200 Amp Arc Welder Wisconsin Engine