Well, I got another welder... but was it a mistake? Miller Trailblazer 325 EFI
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2020
- Wifeyworksalot and I went onto the myspace marketplace and found us a welding machine! We picked up a 2013 model Miller Trailblazer 325 EFI unit for a steal, or so we hope. The machine does not currently weld, one of the main functions that make it a welder i know, but hopefully it isn't a huge fix!
big thanks again to @LoggerWade ,@burningdinosaurs and @MichaelJBerg for their input on the matter, go check them out!
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Say what????? Its the mythical, magical, missing Jasonworksalot!!! Welcome back so thrilled to see yalls faces again!
Mrs. S.O.T. Metalworks what?! Where?! Did I miss him?!!!! Damnit😡😡
@@JasonWorksAlot pay attention... jeeze maybe you can catch him next time 🤷♀️
Thanks for the video Jason glad to see you back 👍👍
Jamie Clarke glad to be back! Hope all is well!
I'm looking at bobcat 260 n 325 trail blazer ..both carbed as i don't want efi .but i did reaseatch that 325 is electronics n 260 bob cat is mechanical..so less problems..but how is the welder performing. The arc.need it for few hrs a month.working on semi trucks n trailers. N generator
Happy to see your mug back to posting videos. Hope you get the old Miller back together, having all these friends with portable welders come come in handy one day.😁😁
S.O.T. Metalworks especially when I move out to be less than an hour away! You know how it goes my garage is your garage sir😊
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@Salvatore Dash it worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thank you so much you really help me out :D
Good to see you back. I missed your videos and updates. Good luck with finding the problem with the welder.
Monty Bussard hey hey well be careful what you wish for! Hahaha I’ve got a whole bunch of boring updates scheduled to go up! Thanks, I ended up taking it to a welding shop, long story short the possible problems were way too expensive to gamble with. Plus their repairs come with warranty’s :)
Two key points here.. number one ALWAYS make sure you put your meter in the right hole ! 😝...... and your finger signals at the very end of the video tells me that you've been watching too many reruns of that movie " The shining". .... and if you think your tired.... because you sound totally exhausted buddy...I'm beyond exhausted from this virus crap... haven't had a good night's sleep in several weeks !!! All I know is it's Sunday night I think and tomorrow morning is Thursday already !!! Stay safe buddy and glad to see you guys again !!! I enjoyed the video very much 😊
Hey from Canada! It is great to see you alive and well.
Toad hey buddy right back at ya! I’m trusting you to make sure I stay that way!
@@JasonWorksAlot Sorry man, I am sad to report you are on your own on this one. I wasn't able to cross the border even before the lockdown. Something about something, regarding drunken debauchery in Florida way back in my youth....it was never proven in court.
Toad I’ll call some friends in positions of political power and see if we can’t get that fixed up for ya bud! Don’t hold your breath though. 🤣
He is alive. Good to see ya buddy.
SLC Farms what?! Who’s alive?! What did I miss?! Hahaha hope alls well man
Hey there Jason & Wifey...good to see you posting videos again. Was Wifey laughing at you for buying something that doesnt work? 😂😂
D C hey buddy! How ya doing?! And does it surprise you Hahahaha. But she still went along with me and hasn’t given me a single
“I told you so” did I luck out or what!😊
Good video Jason good to see you back have a good one and stay safe 👍
Greg Cothrum good to be back Greg! Hope all is well!
Hey there young man. Good to see you up and about. Thanks for the awesome awesome shout out 👍👍👍👍🏼
What was the final outcome on this trailblazer? Were you able to get it to weld again? Have one with the same issue
Nope. Machine sat at miller dealer for 10 months while they went through it. Couldn’t figure it out and I wasn’t really willing to take a gamble on replacing circuit boards at random. Picked up back up a couple months ago and really dug into it with burningdinosaurs, he’s some kind of an electrical engineer type person, we found both main capacitors were bad and the large resistor was bad. I ordered them. Put it all back in and when I went to start it the engine immediately choked down like it was under a heavy load. Turns out the welding generator went full bore and over voltage, one of the brand new capacitors exploded and I’ve basically left it since. Checked for any shorts or anything and got another set of capacitors or it but as soon as you start it, it does the same things. If you unhook the weld generator leads it runs fine. The ac generator still works fine. So I bought a big blue 400 pro a few months ago since I needed a machine and the trailblazer wasn’t looking good. Got a used one with 4K hours on it and haven’t look back. Will end up selling the trailblazer as a generator and try to recoup some of my loss on it.
It’s the igbt pack on bottom of machine. It’s a very expensive part. I work on these machines
Hey Jason glad to see you're back can't wait for future upcoming videos I guess now you can say drink more coffee LOL
John69 bahaha wait who says I can’t have both?!
good to see you throwing some videos up again. We'll have to get together sometime later this year
73DiamondReo yes! That would be great! Hope all is well
@@JasonWorksAlot yup all is good up here. staying busy despite the current situation.
Best thing I ever did was get rid of my trailblazer and get a Ranger 305G. No more problems and fantastic welding arc.
ShieldArc200 yeah, it’s looking like that’s what’s I’m going to do. I’m not sinking 3600 into this pos🙄 unless they figure something out that doesn’t involve changing both boards on it, but even still how much can I trust it yaknow. I’ll take a look at the rangers thanks!
I had one that broke a rocker at 102 hour's. Put in brand new and it never welded right again. Amperage was never right, always burned extremely hot. Had it at the welding shop twice to get taken care of. When welding, it would start off fine, but would feed amps while welding.
MLH Repairs LLC oh joy. So much to look forward to🙄
@@JasonWorksAlot I couldn't deal with it anymore and unloaded it. If you were using on a job you needed a guy to stay at the welder to turn it down. You would start a weld at 110 amps and end at 65. Not very economical for me. Lol 😁
Welcome back buddy! I'm glad you are!
Lee in the Woods why thank you sir! How are things?
@@JasonWorksAlot Things are good. Started a RUclips channel of my own. Captain Kleeman has been a big help with it.
Great to see you again msn
james may right back at ya James! How ya been bud?
@@JasonWorksAlot been doing ok just trying to stay sane in this country lol
There's really slim choices for engine driven welders for requirements like mine. I needed a a good welder that also provided lots of generator power to run my plasma cutter and provide backup power to my house and shop. Lincoln Rangers and Miller Bob Cats are more for generating power but can weld OK. They are not considered great welders. At least not the Bobcat but I hear the Ranger is the same. Correct me if I'm wrong. Now there are very fine, big, heavy, expeeeeensive welders if you want to spend north of 22K and don't mind taking up half your truck bed with a 16000 pound machine. Lincoln SA 200, Lincoln Vantage, Miller Big Blue 400 or Pipe Pro. Even if I could afford those, which I can't, many such models offer very little in the way of power generation. Some only have one or two 115V outlets so they still wouldn't meet my needs. I went with the Trailblazer EFI for a few reasons. Small and light weight compared to the other options. Welds amazing. Had the EFI option (I hate carburetors). And also offered the excel power option. So while everyone else's machine is revving up just to use a grinder, mine gives me 2700 watts at idle. I have two double 115V outlets and one 50 amp 230V to run my Plasma Cutter or a second welder. Also, the welder actually has two separate generators. One for the welding power and one for the generator power. So I can be welding a joint and someone else can fire up my electric Air Compressor and Plasma cutter at the same time and my arc isn't effected. I hope I don't suffer the same fate as others with my machine. I will say, after 300 hrs, It's performed perfectly and has paid for itself probably 3 times over. And I just do this as a side job on the weekends. I have no loyalty or bias towards Miller. If mine died tomorrow I'd be open to other models and brands in the $8,000 to $10,000 range. They have to meet the requirements mentioned above though. I'm not aware of any that can do all I ask but I would appreciate any suggestions incase mine does bite the dust. I've had mine for 5 years now and it runs like a champ.
Couldn’t agree more with you. I ended up selling this for parts and I bought a used big blue 400 pro. I got it for an unbelievable deal and it’s been amazing for me. Just chugs along, it’s quiet. Runs my suitcase 12vs with arc reach so I can control the machine from the suitcase and I’m hoping to find the regular arcreach controller used for a deal sometime too. Best of luck with you with the trailblazer!! I know many people with them who love them. And yes. No loyalty to Miller from me... anymore atleast.
Jason, this may be too late because I notice this video is 6 months old but, I had the exact same symptoms on a Ranger 305G that had 6800+ hrs. on it. Took it to the welder repair shop and was told it was a $1200+\- board. This welder helped me build my business and is considered a family member so, I said sure. The ol’ girl is worth that. Well guess what....., it also fried the $1400+- board down stream! Can’t return electrical parts. So, with labor, I ended up putting about $3200 into a 14 year old/almost 7000hour machine. I’m satisfied with the results but probably wouldn’t have done it if I’d known up front. Hope this helps.
Yes that’s what it looks like this will be as well. I haven’t heard back from the shop in months but honestly haven’t had time to care either we’ve been so busy. My plan is to just get it back and either sell it cutting my losses or keep it as a generator only. Too early to tell. But I think I’ve found an airpak to buy off a good friend to replace it so maybe it was a blessing in disguise 🙃
Thank you for your reply. Good luck. Failed to mention the last time but I just replaced the factory battery on my old 305G last Tuesday at 7200+ hours. I purchased it new in January 2005! I semi-retired that machine in 2015 and mostly just use it at the shop and sometimes at job sites when I want to work away from my truck. I replaced it with a new 305G. We’ll see if lightning strikes twice.
@@williamthomas9463 I’ll keep my fingers crossed for sure! Best of luck with it!
I was getting 20 hours a tank out of my 325 EFI. At the same time the 250 bobcat and Ranger 305 were basically a tank of fuel a day. The Ranger never went more than 8 hours before running out. The EFI paid for itself in the first year!!
No kidding??? That’s really good to know. I think I’ve settled on a bobcat 200 airpak diesel. I’d really like to have the diesel and an airpak has become a must I’ve spoke to a lot of people that are doing or have done mobile work and they agree that 200amps is plenty for the odd jobs and farm work I’ll be doing with it. It runs the same Kubota diesel I have in my little bobcat skidsteer and I know I can get close to 30 hours out of a tank of fuel on that. (Just under 6 gallons) do you have any experience with them?
@@JasonWorksAlot you’ll love how quiet the diesel is. If you ever run really hot with stick you still will be fine. What’s the voltage rating? Even a .045 dual shield will run 28 V MAX! Without looking it up I. Bet it puts out 22-24V
I would think it holds more than 6 gallons. Diesel is always a great investment for welder. Lots of low end torque for high output situations.
Ok, I’m new to your channel but looking at Miller’s website 7 gallons diesel fuel on the Bobcat is pretty impressive! The only thing I see is it is a high idle welder depending on the load.
This is what I would do if it was me looking going with NEW first.
I’d personally buy a Big Blue 400. and go with a $600 compressor from Home Depot if you have the room.
Reason is your going to get a solid, robust more versatile welder with the Big Blue that at high idle is 1800 rpm vs. 3600. Plus the option of a new version wireless interface and block heater.
If your using it for power it will be pretty quiet. Welding will be exceptional, and you have 400+ amps for CAG. I’d take that Big Blue on a pipeline job. In fact I used one for X-ray pipe welding. Very smooth power.! MSRP is only $750 more than the Bobcat diesel. The Bobcat Weights 618 and big blue is 993 LBS. It will last you the rest of your life. Built so much better.
If you look on Cyberweld and other online sites take that price to your local Airgas. I’ve had them match it for my 325 EFI. I’m sure they will work with you on price.
@@overtheclouds9 oh yeah I’m comparing it to a bobcat brand mini skid steer. I don’t know How the load requirements would differ or anything like that. I did run the mini skid at full throttle but as far as load the engine sees it’s all dynamic to what functions are doing what.
Is that beast got remote fpr spoolgun?
Rick Irelan sure does! Don’t get ahead of me😉😉 Hahahaha. Next on the list is a suitcase wire feeder for it 😃 assuming it’s worth repairing lol
I think I got what you need for that beast,,,
tricksfixx@gmail.com
That’s nice looking hoodie my friend! 😁 nice score on the welder 👍🏻
Elite Earthworks LLC thanks! Someone needs to get a store going so I can get some more!
JasonWorksAlot 🤣 I’ll get you one buddy 😘
I have the same problem with an older Trailblazer 250 " 1992" model . Welder runs great , have power at 110 and 220 outlets but won't weld . I've replaced the brushes and cleaned the slip rings . Pretty sure it's the circuit board and they are proud of it . Almost like they want ya to give up and buy a new welder ?
Crane & Rigging so far on mine it has a blown capacitor which is mounted on a board pretty much behind the dinse connectors the cap took out that circuit board it’s mounted to, the cap is 65$ the board is 1600$ and the reason it’s still sitting is that miller can’t tell us (me and the shop I took it to) if that will fix it or if the PC2 board is bad as well (board with the displays I show in the video 1650$) I’m not spending 3300$ on a welder that costs 5500 new. But I will say that if they can’t help me I’ll never buy another Miller welder as long as I live. I’m so sick of them as a company :(
@@JasonWorksAlot Great point's Jason and thank you for the reply . I feel the same way about this BS high parts price on a simple item ! We have ran Miller welders and equipment for 30 years but I can change my mind pretty quick when the nonsense starts on parts cost and support !
Crane & Rigging couldn’t agree more. I’ve spend quiet the small fortune on blue machines. I’m pretty much over it anymore though. If I’m constantly going to be rolling the dice on this stuff then I’ll just get something that’s cheaper. I’ve had nothing but issues with my 350p mig machine since I got it. Funny how the two primeweld machines I got for toying around with work every single time I need them. Going to be looking at Lincoln engine drives soon I think
@@JasonWorksAlot That seems to be a common complaint. The electronics are not dependable and Miller's out of warranty pricing is incredibly high. It's as if they doubled or tripled their parts prices to offset the cost of the boards they replace under warranty. Their prices are so ridiculous that I decided long ago to not buy blue because of their pricing.
@@briangc1972 yep I literally picked the machine up today from dropping it off month after the videos was posted. My local welding shop was trying to find something used we could part out and fix this one because it’s not worth the cost of a board. No luck. Have had to rent and borrow machines for jobs. Still considering the diesel bobcat airpak though. It sucks because Miller owns the market on the onboard air machines it seems.
Thinking I need to make you a custom Mrs. Elite hoodie... Welcome back to the RUclipss! It’s been so lame in here without you!
Mrs. Elite Earthworks why thank you! I’m
Not convinced any of these videos will make it less lame but soon enough I’ll hopefully have my mojo back😎 yes please just make sure it doesn’t shrink! I’m down to my last big head one and it’s all ripped and torn 😢. The other like 4 shrunk. Wifey’s got them all lol
JasonWorksAlot Yes the EE hoodies are notorious for shrinking in the dryer. I now own a few “XL” ones myself 😂
Is there a way to adjust throttle linkage to increase throttle a little and try it before ordering parts? Welcome back!
Man With A Plan hey buddy how’s it going?
Yes, there is. And I briefly gave it a go, no dice. I did some more research and called around some. Ended up making the decision to drop it off and get it looked at by a miller tech. Same welding shop I always use they’re good guys. Talked a lot to the guy and learned a lot too. Some of it I wish I didn’t learn but we’ll see. It comes down to being possibly one, or two, or both circuit boards in the machine. And they’re costing something around 1600 each. So I felt it better to leave it in their hands and they can call me when they know whah it is for sure. If it ends up being both boards I’m thinking I’ll just pick it up and keep it for a generator for now. Don’t hand that kind of Money to put into it at the moment. I can always run my Primeweld machine off if and stick weld with that if needed.
I’ll have a video of if as a follow up as soon as I get it back. Hopefully it doesn’t take them too long
How much??
With Dirtperfect, Loggerwade, I always, wondered where you went.
I have the same problem after I borrow my machine to a friend ...they jump the battery and fry both circuit boards ...take it to airgas and be there for months and not a good diagnostic and parts stolen ...I replace the main circuit( with the screens)and send it to a place who said they can fix boards and almost get robbed )so I buy new $1200 and the board with all the capacitors $500 my is 2014 trailblazer 325 and found a better price on miller4less.
That’s basically all I did and it still didn’t work. I just sold it for parts last weekend. I bought a big blue 400 because I needed the machine for a bunch of jobs and got tired of borrowing and renting.
Welcome back Sir.
I might be wrong But I might be the only one that missed you. *** Not a man crush in anyway***
Tbac dude I missed you too!! And yeah. You probably were the only one. But hey, I’ve never needed people to like me before right?! That’s how we made it this far atleast.
And still broken after 20min watching😂
Yep, the PC2 board is about $700.
I got quoted 1475 for it. But they can’t guarantee that’s the only issue. It had blown main capacitors and apparently they were attached to a circuit board as well and ruined it. 1700 for them. Plus labor. I don’t think it’s worth putting the money into at this point. It’s pretty used for sure after really looking it over. I’m going to keep it for the generator at this point and I’m looking to get a diesel bobcat airpak in the near future. Maybe I’ll buy the circuit boards on my own starting with the capacitor one in the future and see if it works.
I see a lot of millers around but also a whole lot in the repair shops sometimes its like they got hit by a blue tide
Yep. I’m not impressed by any of the newer machines I own. I’m a gluten for punishment and looking at a bobcat airpak next though.
That road trip on the interstate you could've edit that out! 🙍🏾🙅🏾🤦🏾
I edited out the potholes to make it a smoother ride for you, thought that woulda been good enough.
62.5 Hz is an oddly specific frequency. Especially for something that's basically an overbred gas generator lol. Hell, even our servers & network equipment which get really pissy about electrical issues will handle 10% out of spec one way or the other without complaining.
Sandy yeah tell me about it. Things junk🙄
Frankco Products LLC rebuilds boards for all types of welders very reasonably. Nice fella to deal with, stands behind his work. He's located in Vermont.
No kidding? I will write that down! I sold this machine for parts. I bought a big blue 400 instead. But it’s got circuit boards in it too. Thank you!
@@JasonWorksAlot Frank at Franco is the best in the business i just had him go through both boards for a 325 at a cost of $600. He's good.
Jason when I saw the thumb nail I thought you had bought it off LoggerWade.com but no as he had same problem and posted don't know what the out come was. Hope all is well with you and Wifey you are both in my thoughts cheers NZ.
barry hansen hey Barry! Glad to hear from you! How’s everything going down there? Well I hope. No, that was me taking advantage of having famous friends. I asked him if he had any idea what it could be and he posted that for me. I’m not sure if it was taking advantage after all.. was all his idea. 😁
@@JasonWorksAlot all fine down here moving down to level 3 so people can return to work as long as social distancing is applied, all places like KFC, Burger King and such can use drive thru, we are getting back which is good no new cases in our area now for a week, total active cases in NZ now just over 300 so looking good.
What happened with it ??
Sold it off for parts bought a big blue 400.
Two Miller shops looked at it and went back and forth with Miller corporate. Said it needed a board but they couldn’t determine which one. Had to buy all three would have cost 4100
@@JasonWorksAlot That error was for the IGBT thermistor (temp sensor)
If it's not worth fixing as a welder it's not a complete loss like u said u will be able to use it to power the house if needed
Josh Cunningham yeah that’s probably going to be my play. I’ll end up trying to sell it for close to what I have into it disclosing everything I know about it. But it probably won’t sell so it’ll be another generator in the shed. Live and learn
@@JasonWorksAlot yea it happens maybe you will be able to find one that getting parted out the motor bad on and get the parts u need cheap if you not able to get rid of it thanks for sharing
@@JasonWorksAlot here is a number to the best we have around my neck of the woods for working on welders it's fields welding supplies in coal grove ohio he might be able to get u answers or parts cheeper I don't know if he can but he always has done me good u might not want to mess with it I just figured if he could help you keep the welder it was worth the chance sorry if I'm bugging you I just wanted to give you another place to check
@@joshcunningham9082 hey no bother man thanks for the lead. I’ve gotta call to pick it up next week if I get some time. They have it apart but didn’t fix it. Needs a capacitor set, and control board (they’re all in one) for 1600 but they can’t guarantee it’ll fix it cause it’s growing a code for the board that’s in the video being bad. Miller won’t say it’ll fix it for sure either so I’m not sure I’m interested in putting 1600 into it to possibly have to spend another 1600 cause at that point I’m in it 4100 and I don’t feel it’s worth that. I’m looking at newer air paks maybe even new. Not sure gotta finish and sell the house before I pull the trigger on that tho
Good to see you back,been waiting for something , you have been missed
David Golden misses you too buddy! How have ya been?
Nice to see you are back Jason!!!
Eric Rice nice to be back Eric, how are things?
@@JasonWorksAlot Doing great here, we have had NO sickness here but we just keep on keeping on, thanks for asking, I know your part of the state, not so much!!!
Eric Rice ugh yeah it’s been fun. Wifey and I are both “essential” her much more than I but regardless it’s been business as usual for us however both of our hours have been cut back dramatically so it’s getting a little tight. Hopefully we can start getting back to normal soon.
If you end up needing parts for this welder let me know what you need. My ex wife's Dad can get any parts for any welder's and sale's them to me without any mark up. What he pays is what he charges me
cntsles fabrication thanks man I appreciate that I ended up dropping it off at a shop though. Miller won’t give out the trouble shooting procedure for it to the public and its way too much money to gamble with throwing parts at it. When I get it back I’ll have a video explaining everything and my decision to take it there in depth. Thanks for watching along though! Hope all is well
@@JasonWorksAlot that's fd up that they won't give out trouble shooting procedure. I completely understand why you dropped it off. If you knew exactly what was wrong with it is 1 thing but you don't and you don't want to do more damage to it
cntsles fabrication yeah. They can basically narrow it down over the phone but as far as actually going in and testing the boards they’re not allowed to say how. I can see both sides of it. But hey whatever they do to it now has a short warranty so I’m happy for that. I know the guys who are working on it. They’re good people so fingers crossed it only needs one board and not both lol
@@JasonWorksAlot very true warranty is always a good thing
Hey bud. There’s many pcb repair companies that can fix those boards for a few hundred. Find a good repair place and send them both boards. I wouldn’t play their game and spend 3k on replacements. Or go to ebay and find a refurbished board. Then get yours repaired to have as a backup. PCB’s are easily diagnosed and repaired by trained pros. I have fixed them myself in years past if you see a broken trace or an obvious burned out transistor. You could have a bad contactor or capacitor, in which case they replace it and you’re good to go. Just my 2 cents.
M Russ appreciate it! I should probably do some kind of an update on it but I just don’t have the time. It’s actually still at the shop I brought it to. They found the welding capacitors popped but also took out a circuit bird they’re attached to, I haven’t seen the damage first hand. When I asked if that board will fix the machine for sure they said they couldn’t answer that without putting it in. There’s a possibility the board in the video, even though we determined it’s new with 3 hours on it, could also be bad. So long story short if I get a chance I’m going to go pick it up and probably call around to a few PCB repair services and get some estimates. I’m leaning towards just getting a new machine though. If I’m going to use it to make money I need it to be reliable. I also would like to have an airpak. Who knows though. I do appreciate your comment, it makes a lot of sense!
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KEN ARRIGO mmmmm that would be nice!!!!
Those 325s are great welders until they’re not. All the circuit boards can fail and from what I hear it starts a cascade of failures taking other boards out downstream. I looked all over my 1966 Lincoln SA200, can’t find any “boards”,just a big old copper wound pure DC generator. She’s a one trick pony, but does that trick very well
Yeah, I got a quick crash course on how crappy they can be. Looking at the new bobcats but I’m afraid it’s going to be the same problems because I’m sure they’re filled with circuit boards now too. Looking at the bobcat diesel airpak in particular
@@JasonWorksAlot don’t beat yourself up, I got hooked years ago on an old Hobart with a shorted armature. If the deal is to good to be true, there’s a reason. Lots of Bobcats/Rangers/Trailblazers out there working everyday. Get the best deal on one and warranty. I looked at a used Vantage Lincoln with the Kubota diesel at United Rentals. You can buy extended warranty on those so your not getting a pig in a poke. Good luck with whatever you do
@@stevewarner8880 solid point. Does Lincoln make anything with onboard air?
@@JasonWorksAlot
Not sure about small gas engine drives but I know they make big diesel airpaks
@@stevewarner8880 awesome I’ll look into them as well thank you! Definitely want something with air
If got a pc board . That is bad that need repair . I know a guy that can repair the board. Frank Heizler . On Facebook. Look him up . He do it a lot cheaper then buying a new one . Especially on older unit you can’t get the boards for it .
Thanks for the recommendation. I sold the machine a little while ago. Guy had one with a blown engine.
Get your Russian buddy to work on it. 😜 have a good one.
Jerry Stott ha! Have you seen that guy?! He never answers my emails anymore. It’s almost like they’re not making it to him🤔
@@JasonWorksAlot he must have found a barrel of vodka, or his woman took an axe to him.
Try to find an earlier model that doesn't have the circuit board , it appears Miller doesn't want a satisfied customer , they want a loyal customer.
Amen to that. The way this things panning out they’re going to loose a customer. I took it to a shop that would finally work with me, and they’ve been great. One of the capacitors popped which took out a circuit board (1600$) and what we don’t know is if the PC2 board(one in question in this video) is bad or not. The guys at the shop followed miller’s troubleshooting to a T and it isn’t clear if PC2 is bad as well(1500$) so I’m stuck deciding if I want to spend the 1600 and hope PC2 is fine and the cap/board are the only issues or potentially have to spend 3100 (parts only btw) to have the thing working. I’m pretty upset by this, with how much this machine would cost new, to be almost at 50% of its value in let’s alone after 6 years of service (which I’m told it sat for 2 of them) is pretty sad. The bobcat series I’m told doesn’t have circuit boards and is much more reliable. Wish I knew that ahead of time. Wonder how them red machines work...🤔
A a hell yeah man. I would love an older big40 air pak with the continental in it. Hopefully you can merge the two I’ve considered doing the same I know of an older bobcat with a blown diesel on it they don’t support the engine anymore maybe I could mate my kohler to it 🤔. Miller actually tests and reconditions the circuit boards if their new enough which This ones got 4 hours on it so that’s an option too. Though the board really doesn’t look like anything’s wrong with it. I’m not sure. I feel the same though when it’s fixed how much can I trust it?
I recently picked up an older Bobcat with a blown Onan , 3800 hours on it for $400 , then I found a newer Trailblazer for $700 with a bad circuit board and burned out stator , like new Kohler, only has 210 hours on it , I mean really , a new Trailblazer with low hours like this , catastrophic failure?
Millers dropping the ball.
They have a notorious fuel pump problem as well.
I haven't torn into them yet , hoping they have the same threaded output shaft , make one out of two , no circuit board.
I figure 3800 hours on mostly hard parts is not a problem, new brushes , slip rings , bearings , about all I'd need to replace.
To fix it , a new circuit board , $600 , new stator $1,500 , same situation you're in , double bind , not willing to risk the out of pocket to only have it fail when I need it the most , for another couple grand I could just buy a new one.
I looked at the Bobcat, no circuit board , I decided then and there I would never buy a newer welder with the circuit board.
Problem with buying the older models , Miller stops supplying replacement parts.
If I could find a well maintained Lincoln Big Red , pipeliner , torpedo type trailered welder like my father or grandfather used to have , I'd snag on that , they were and still are bullet proof , still going.
Check out the company that fixes circuit boards for less , they don't care what it's off of , sorry name escapes me , just send them your old one , they test , fix if needed , and send it back to you for a lot less.
Right.
Seems to be a trend no matter what you buy these days.
I recently bought an imported mag drill off EBay , cost me just under $400 , I already have a Milwaukee, but it has the Jacobs chuck , I needed one with a Weldon annular cutter chuck , I've bought imported power tools before , they all have the same problem , poorly greased bearings.
I took this one apart and discovered an overly greased gear box with good grease , but when I pulled the bearing cover you can see the clear Vaseline type grease they used , I just knew it , I was not surprised.
Actually this grease is more like a gelatin than grease , all crumbly , it was rattling and making noise like no tomorrow, I greased it with ProLong and now it's much quieter and smoother.
Every dang imported drill and grinder I ever bought , mostly from Harbor Freight had bearings greased with this inferior grease.
Eventually I'd like to replace the bearings for a better bearing , they skimped on the balls.
I knew what I was buying , but now I'll make improvements and make it last a long time.
Bearings , switches and brushes are the most common weak spots with imported power tools.
If you're not using annular cutters yet , do yourself a solid.
You Tube ... Magswitch
You may already know this , I'm just sharing.
A a oh I’m quite familiar with them. I’ve got a couple mag drills. Well let me rephrase I’ve had a couple mag drills. I’m down to one, sold the other and gave a Milwaukee to dirt perfect that needed a circuit board. I only get the Milwaukee grinders anymore. For the price they last. My cordless stuff is all dewalt because we use that at work and this allows me to totally bring my batteries from home and help out work. I’m currently looking at the metal cutting circular saws. Not sure which brand I’m going to go with yet
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Send me your weld leads
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Dude you ramble way too much, figure out what you want to say and stick to your script
Thanks! I’ll have a chat with my writing department and director at once!
@@JasonWorksAlot
Check out “Lost Skills” a very concise video on the miller325
@@michaelhawkins1504 thanks I’ll give them a look when I’ve got a moment.
Very little useful content for the time invested to watch. Waste of time.
Don’t worry man, someone cares what you think, somewhere. I’m just sure of it!