That would be a fun project, but it is so fun driving that little track-skidder, i dont want to loose that pleasure 
But, i have one of them auto-mowers, (robotic lawn mower) i got for free, only problem is i canāt use it because of missing security code, and a broken GPS board, i got the idea some days ago i could build in some old r/c remote parts i have laying around, not very use-able but a fun projectā¦as i donāt have anyā¦ 
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I think driving that would be fun! You are lucky we donāt live closer. I would take it joy riding 
The backstory is the first time i ever saw one, i was like 6. we were exploring an old Nazi prisoner camp, (they used to ship nazis to the US. We had like 15 camps in our state) and there was one parked rustng away. And i was asked if i knew what it wasā¦ the seat was missing so i just assumed it was an old fashioned robot. I wanted to take it but was told What good is it without a remote control?
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This one is for you Marcus. Saw this Suzuki Swift jumping on the highway.
And trying to do some mowing with the Agria. First had to fix it.
And found a, i think, piece of bearing. Once it popped out it ran fine, the mower.
And at the end i had to clean the property of scrap. Picked up some drum and fire bucked in the grass.
A nice candidate for woodgas. Man, this thing is strong for his size.
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I have this āvintageā lawnmower i use sometimes, mostly for fun, itās the type Donald Duck often uses i got going and ran it about 10 minutes yesterday but it sounded a little ārattlingā, thought it was a good idea to change the oilā¦
Hard to see in the pic, but it contained 90% waterā¦
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Those old school designs are hardy. It was probably good for about another 10 minutes.
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Well. After doing that small bit of welding with the old mig welder I got from a coworker it sprung a major leak. Luckily I shut my gas bottles off when not in use. Itās an internal leak and Iām not particularly ready set to fix it. It didnāt perform that well to begin with. It honestly felt like an AC machine.
So I ordered a new gas mig welder, the Azzuno MIG-200f.
Claims to do MIG, Flux, Stick, and Lift TIG. With how thin I can do flux core I doubt Iāll get to TIG anytime soon but itās a nice idea to have it available.
Things I like about this machine:
- It has a CO2 and a Mixed Gas mode
- The Stick Mode is the best stick welder Iāve used and has whizbang functions like Arc Force, Hot Start, and Anti-Stick. I can just lay down an electrode and set it off and it will lay a nice fillet bead.
*It has a Synergic Mode for preset wire size or a Manual Adjustment mode
Things I donāt particularly care for:
- Lift TIG instead of High Frequency
- Wire speed is Meters Per Minute, that will take some adjusting. If anyone has a good Metric MIG chart send it my way.
- Synergic Mode measures in Amps instead of wire feed speed, either mode always measures Volts
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Has any body had any good results with the yes welder 250 amp- the price looks nice for ba 250 amps- though not sure of its duty cycle around 160 amps.?
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Kevin if it has a 220AC volt mode, the duty cycle is usually measured in that power source.
The welder I just got claims to have a 50% Duty Cycle. Fine by me I donāt weld super long beads at high amps.
Iāve heard good things about the YesWelder stuff. I got a lemon plasma cutter though but they honored my return and gave a full refund. That was before I got the eBay Cut50
Gess i would have too get extended warrentee if i bought it- i see it there now $ 499.00 on amizon- for the pro mig 250 amp- i think they call it 60% duty cycle- my old century mig is a lot of slag on the tip- poping, probley needs parts- New caps and ground cable cleaning- recoating-ECT. but it has 100 % duty at 160 amps-all i need amps wise.I would like to have a newer mig welder though for sure.
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Plasma cutters sure are nice to have- i worked with out one for about 30 years- around my shop- i would cut steel like exoust with arc welder. or gas torch when needed. i would like too build a better working air dryer system for my plasma- than just draining the botton air tank water drain. is there any good set ups for air drying you know of.? THANKS P.S maybe just pipe the air into a aluminum rad before it hits the air tank would work with a fan on the condencer rad. And a drain tank & cylone before sending the air to the compressor tank.
Allmost allways too much water in the air steam, and it take twice the amps to cut through the water before it cuts the steel. And allso burns up the consumable way faster with moisture in the lines.Let alone all the flux dirty cuts caused by water in the lines.
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Kevin I use something my dad made for his paint gun. Itās just an old freon can with an air hose male quick release in and two female quick releases out to use two tools at once. It catches a little bit of moisture.
Basically like a drop box for shop air. If anything it just gives me 4 more gallons of air to use.
The entering air comes from the side and the exiting air is above it.
They make inline dryer filters that go right before the machine. My CUT50 came with one. Has an automatic drain and you can drain it when itās connected to pressure if you think itās collecting moisture.
If you want real dry air they make filters that you put the silica gel desiccant into and have to change the desiccant out regularly but it makes it really dry.
Hereās a filter dryer and regulator combo. I might get one to use myself. Mine only came with one filter it only has one chamber.
NANPU Three Stage Air Drying System - 5 Micron Particulate Filter, 0.5ļ¼0.01 Micron Coalescing Filters, Air Pressure Regulator Combo - 0-150 psi Gauge, Semi-Auto Drain, Metal Bracket (1/4" NPTļ¼ https://a.co/d/2npGVJX
I think my plan might work cheaper hopfully if it can dry out the air fast enough- it would seem it might work a lot like cooling tubes on out big out v8 size hoppers- that it should work.Another project i suppose, time will tell, or run out one way or another,I checked them 3 stage dryers out- let me know if they work.
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Iād try to weld up a drop box using an old propane 20lb tank. Use the 3/4" for the top so you can hang it by the handles.
Weld in a 1/4" NPT pipe nipple to put in a hose barb and another barb at the bottom for a drain petcock.
I donāt think a radiator will hold up to shop air, a car radiator is only normally holding back 15PSI. Anything you weld up like that youāll wanna pressure test it.
I meant an old ac condencer; i think they are high enough psi , and could be located in cool spot to increse the condece effect .
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If it welds fine you have the right settings. I have a Esab MIG and these are the knobs. When there is a new guy, just put it where the markers are and start from there 
No idea how much A or V we are welding.
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It will probably be easier to mark on your chart the metric conversions. It isnāt that hard to do the conversions. I printed off mine and put it in a clear plastic cover to put by the welder.
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It is pretty calm on dow at the moment, I guess that everybody are as busy as we are with plantings and farm/gardenwork. Spring started last week and it is pretty much over already it seems, it is pre-summer weather here.
How is it in the other corners of the world?
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Unfortunately itās not a good old fashioned knob system like that. The knobs can be turned infinitely and it just talks to the welder.
Also to Sean, maybe I should just use the Synergic Mode and use an Amps and Volts chart, since when I specify my wire thickness it reads in Amps instead of Wire Feed Speed.
With 120 volts in I can get 160 Amps out. Havenāt tried in 220V input yet but I have an idea itāll go out to 200 Amps. It actually can tell which input it has so I bet it has a power limitation to not burn itself up.
Edit: my idea was correct after looking at the finer details on the item listing.
By the way this can naturally fit 5kg/10lb spools but it has a grommet hole for those that use 30lb spools on an outside holder.
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The button marked āinchā is used for wire feed speed which I assume it displayed somewhere but it is only available in mig mode. I would have to look at the manual, but I assume you have and know more what you are saying. It looks like they tried to simplify it, but made it more confusing.
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