Can't beat a Continental flat top. They were very common in propane forklifts all over the world through the 60's & 70's. One of the most reliable and bullet proof engines I've ever known.
My 45 International A tractor was sitting 2 years while I fixed the radiator, got it back together and with a fresh battery fired after a half turn. Something about the old equipment, keep going and going.
I love those SA-200s! Heard some disparage these machines, but with a simple set of tools and some lifting equipment you can strip them down and be rebuilt good as new. I have over 7K hours on mine and I need my exciter brush mounts replaced. May need to get into the hex barrel to replace the shunt coils, too. Haven't got that far yet. Anyways, it's cool stuff. Thanks for posting. Ethanol, it's sad stuff in the tropics, because it pulls in the moisture to the point of being beyond belief.
I think you are one of the very best on the web! Totally honest ... Genuinely humble and very very knowledgeable. And entertaining ...your videos never seem long enough no matter how long you make them ... Thank you so much for sharing with us. God bless!
Got water in your corn also. Everything that was in the separator and the carb, is in the gas tank. I like to do the Young Frankenstein "It's ALIVE", shout to the Heavens when I get a old one running.
Been have sa200 for the past 25 years for me 👌👌👌👌👌so used to that sound if anything you'll know right off the bat if something's wrong can't beat it ., 👊👊👊👊🤝🤝🤝🤝 from Brownsville tx South Texas
Gotta love that old equipment. I've had plenty of old cars that acted just like those units. I feel your pain brother. Good job! If nothing else then put in a can of Sea Foam in the tank. That stuff works miracles. It will clean out your system and make that old monster run a lot better
I do enjoy watching you do all the work to get the stuff running...LOL..It would be nice if you could build a new clean gas tank for those old machines ...I use only premium non ethanol in my mowers and garden tractors
14:20 You have the corn farmers in the midwest to thank for Ethanol gas. They decided a garunteed government handout was worth making everyone else suffer.
Who doesn’t want guaranteed income. They mostly use diesel anyway so they don’t care much about it. Plus the downside of cleaning out out your carbs vs thousands in your pocket… makes sense to me. I don’t like it but it’s what they want.
I have a welder very similar to that Lincoln 1 removed from the truck here in the UK but it is a Redark I think and it has a diesel Kubota engine it! This is the 1st time i have seen something along the same lines.
Just a good overhaul is all you need my lincoln fired up after 5 months of not using it and a good battery charge their hard to beat if you get a good one
Makes me wonder what I'm up for getting my 1954 tea-20 Massey Furgerson tractor running again after 3yrs in the shed and 3yrs years in the paddock preserved (with a bucket over the stack and an empty petrol tank)
Your crane was originally a utility pole truck, used to install and replace power poles. I used to be a hydraulic mechanic on equipment just like that. This is just my personal thoughts. I would really like to see you remove the auger storage bracket from the boom. I to like to take older equipment and update and repurpose it and that bracket is just a hold over from the crane's former life. Just bothers me OCD...LOL
I understand. Yes I was planning on taking off just finding the time right now lol. I’ve almost been knocked out a few times because of it climbing in the back of the truck. Yes the truck is a beast way better than anything nowadays planing on putting a wireless kit where the remote bank is now.
Those ultrasonic cleaners are fantastic for carbs. Honestly run it through two fifteen minute cycles and it does a fantastic job cleaning them up. I still manually clean the emulsion tube.
I have a 1966 Lincoln SA200 and for a time I had a Big 40 here at the same time. I had them both running and welded with them switching back and forth to compare the arc. While the Big 40 had a good arc the Lincoln’s pure DC arc was smoother. The puddle seemed less agitated. What’s your opinion? Don’t get me wrong, both are fine but I noticed a subtle difference
I would definitely agree with you. The big 40 runs low hydrogen rod like 7018 really well. But it stinks when it comes to a cellulose rod like a 6010 or a 6011. It’s like I don’t have a hard enough start to get it going good but that’s just my opinion. I don’t know what it is but most millers I’ve ever ran don’t have a real crisp start. Other than that they’re good machines.
@@EEJester1586 I’m sure it is the arc voltage difference. I just know from my own observation that my old red face Lincoln has a better arc in my opinion. The downside is the lack of auxiliary AC power. They were purpose built to weld not generate
@@stevewarner8880 now that you say that I remember the Open current voltage was 85 on the big 40 and 98 on a SA200. You wouldn’t think that would make a difference but I guess it does. I’m sure also I needed to shake the cobwebs out of the old generator on the big 40.
I was just trying to keep her up and running. The bad thing is that Machine put me down last year when I really needed her she won’t weld right now and I got to figure out why shouldn’t be too hard but still got to take time to do it might make another good video out of it.
@@EEJester1586 bad armature? Them machines are pretty durable maybe you got a loose wire somewhere , keep us updated for sure. I know you can get that thing goin agian
@@johndowe7003 I appreciate it man I may do a video on a diagnosis and trying to figure out what’s wrong. I’m hoping it’s just the fine-tuning rheostat on it but I could be deeper. The only reason I didn’t fix it was I had to pull the machine off the truck and I didn’t have any time didn’t seem like.
With the garbage gas they sell today anything that is left sitting more than a couple of weeks should have the fuel tank drained and in the case of old engines in machinery like those welders I would give serious consideration to converting them to propanee.
Not being a smarta$$ but why did you put the machine with the controls facing passenger side? Have never seen one single truck with the welder facing the passenger side??
This will sound really dumb, but it was to get to the old filter with that truck. There’s no room between the headache, rack and welder. I would have a take the hood off to change the oil and to check the oil. That’s funny you say that both Welding rigs that I’ve built they both face the passenger side lol.
@@EEJester1586 hell no worries brother yes I know what you mean about getting to the oil filter on the older machines. I ran 2 old machines before a 56 shirt hood and a 58 long hood and had to lift the machine off every time to change oil, well I should say have a friend help me lift the machine off to change the oil which was always a hassle. The newer diesels I run anymore have access doors and oil filters are toward the back of the truck when the nose of machine faces the driver side. And plus I’m just used to getting out of the truck grabbing the lead and starting the machine from the side I get out on. But thanks for the reply I just was wondering why a machine would be facing that way. Different folks different strokes I can dig it
WHAT is THE POINT of trying to run a POS worn out old welder ? IT just demonstrates the reason you allowed it to deteriorate , over time and finally decided to take it off your truck ! WHY NOT rehab it and show IT some respect ?
Sad video. Interesting for someone who like me is in learn mode trying to gather enough information about welding equipment to figure out what to look for and what to avoid. Your video is a sad depressing one to a newbe like me .Makes me realize as to just how little maintainance is actually preformed one's bread and butter . Such a shame to watch yet another stupid foolish "This Sucks " kind of video. That's it ! IM done wasting my time
Can't beat a Continental flat top. They were very common in propane forklifts all over the world through the 60's & 70's.
One of the most reliable and bullet proof engines I've ever known.
Your a smart young man, all three of my son’s are similar and just as capable......you make your daddy proud !
It's always great to see the old equipment running. Great video
My 45 International A tractor was sitting 2 years while I fixed the radiator, got it back together and with a fresh battery fired after a half turn. Something about the old equipment, keep going and going.
I love those SA-200s! Heard some disparage these machines, but with a simple set of tools and some lifting equipment you can strip them down and be rebuilt good as new. I have over 7K hours on mine and I need my exciter brush mounts replaced. May need to get into the hex barrel to replace the shunt coils, too. Haven't got that far yet. Anyways, it's cool stuff. Thanks for posting. Ethanol, it's sad stuff in the tropics, because it pulls in the moisture to the point of being beyond belief.
Great job persisting through the day and taking us along. Gotta love the flatheads!
Me and my dad had a Lincoln welder on a 78 Chevy flatbed 1 ton welding rig thanks for bringing back great memories for me
I think you are one of the very best on the web! Totally honest ... Genuinely humble and very very knowledgeable. And entertaining ...your videos never seem long enough no matter how long you make them ... Thank you so much for sharing with us. God bless!
Totally agree with your statement
Thanks man that means a lot. It’s folks like you that keep me going for a long time I thought about quitting. Thanks for the comment.
Got water in your corn also. Everything that was in the separator and the carb, is in the gas tank.
I like to do the Young Frankenstein "It's ALIVE", shout to the Heavens when I get a old one running.
Lincoln made some good equipment
BW Parts in Phoenix Arizona has everything you need for that thing and they're reasonably priced
we had 2 of them on the farm, i just loved hearing that sa200 lincoln start
Bring em to texas and you'll get 10k outta them lol they treat em.like.gold down south
Been have sa200 for the past 25 years for me 👌👌👌👌👌so used to that sound if anything you'll know right off the bat if something's wrong can't beat it ., 👊👊👊👊🤝🤝🤝🤝 from Brownsville tx South Texas
That first lincol ran clean almost immediately. Thats a great sing of a good moter
May God Bless you too and keep you. Just started watching your videos, great job, love watching.
Gotta love that old equipment. I've had plenty of old cars that acted just like those units. I feel your pain brother. Good job! If nothing else then put in a can of Sea Foam in the tank. That stuff works miracles. It will clean out your system and make that old monster run a lot better
I miss your videos. Please keep making them.
love that " give her a little start you bastard " great vid , thanks
Great video again. Glad your back making some vids.
I do enjoy watching you do all the work to get the stuff running...LOL..It would be nice if you could build a new clean gas tank for those old machines ...I use only premium non ethanol in my mowers and garden tractors
14:20 You have the corn farmers in the midwest to thank for Ethanol gas. They decided a garunteed government handout was worth making everyone else suffer.
Who doesn’t want guaranteed income. They mostly use diesel anyway so they don’t care much about it. Plus the downside of cleaning out out your carbs vs thousands in your pocket… makes sense to me. I don’t like it but it’s what they want.
That was good fun . I would like to have one of those old welders .... Once you get one welder you'll always need another one .
I have a welder very similar to that Lincoln 1 removed from the truck here in the UK but it is a Redark I think and it has a diesel Kubota engine it!
This is the 1st time i have seen something along the same lines.
really enjoyed and yes would like to see the other one run
Thanks for staying after it!!! I don't think I coulda slept tonight if you hadn't got that 40 running! ;-) Love to see the Hobart Go!
A clean carburetor is a happy carburetor and your best friend.
Continental flathead engines the best engines ever made! a 3 generators with Continental engine s.Greetings from the Nederlands
Yeah, i'd love to see the Hobart run and thanks for the good time
Love all your videos
People fix these ol' girls up on yt. I like watching those vids.
Just a good overhaul is all you need my lincoln fired up after 5 months of not using it and a good battery charge their hard to beat if you get a good one
Brilliant video
Can't wait the next episode
Great video 👍
Makes me wonder what I'm up for getting my 1954 tea-20 Massey Furgerson tractor running again after 3yrs in the shed and 3yrs years in the paddock preserved (with a bucket over the stack and an empty petrol tank)
You are right new gas sucks that is why I use racing fuel in my stuff.
Yessir them Machines are Bulletproof... Ol Boy told me he don't change the oil because it leaks out, and he refill it.
Your crane was originally a utility pole truck, used to install and replace power poles. I used to be a hydraulic mechanic on equipment just like that. This is just my personal thoughts. I would really like to see you remove the auger storage bracket from the boom.
I to like to take older equipment and update and repurpose it and that bracket is just a hold over from the crane's former life. Just bothers me OCD...LOL
I understand. Yes I was planning on taking off just finding the time right now lol. I’ve almost been knocked out a few times because of it climbing in the back of the truck. Yes the truck is a beast way better than anything nowadays planing on putting a wireless kit where the remote bank is now.
@@EEJester1586 All of the miniature people in this world never will understand what us tall guys have to put up with...LOL
Great work 👀🇦🇺👍
love the slingblade reference
Fresh gas and sea foam is a mechanics best friend. I have found if they run rough sea foam clears up a lot of problems.
Love to see the old Hobart going. Cool video.
Id love to see her get rebuilt
I have an old Hobart not sure what year it is currently trying to get going would like to see what you do on your Hobart
I have one and I am having trouble where it is blowing over from the Radiator
love it
You ever have any trouble of the float sticking and gas getting back into the oil bath on the SA200.?
Not on that machine but I have worked on others that they were really bad about that.
Hey Classic, i have the same machine. Can you make some more updated videos of this machine under the hood as well as the SA200.
I just acquired 1 2 days ago. Starts runs welds. From a tool abuser. First stop the shop for a full restoration
Yeah I’d like to see it run
How did you service the air cleaner with it against the bulkhead?
Those ultrasonic cleaners are fantastic for carbs. Honestly run it through two fifteen minute cycles and it does a fantastic job cleaning them up. I still manually clean the emulsion tube.
What’s the emulsion tube??
How do i find a guy like you in my area. Everyone says they can do what you do.. How do i know who is like you?
Imagine being lucky enough to have them welders and have them laying around abused
I have a 1966 Lincoln SA200 and for a time I had a Big 40 here at the same time. I had them both running and welded with them switching back and forth to compare the arc. While the Big 40 had a good arc the Lincoln’s pure DC arc was smoother. The puddle seemed less agitated. What’s your opinion? Don’t get me wrong, both are fine but I noticed a subtle difference
I would definitely agree with you. The big 40 runs low hydrogen rod like 7018 really well. But it stinks when it comes to a cellulose rod like a 6010 or a 6011. It’s like I don’t have a hard enough start to get it going good but that’s just my opinion. I don’t know what it is but most millers I’ve ever ran don’t have a real crisp start. Other than that they’re good machines.
@@EEJester1586
I’m sure it is the arc voltage difference. I just know from my own observation that my old red face Lincoln has a better arc in my opinion. The downside is the lack of auxiliary AC power. They were purpose built to weld not generate
@@stevewarner8880 now that you say that I remember the Open current voltage was 85 on the big 40 and 98 on a SA200. You wouldn’t think that would make a difference but I guess it does. I’m sure also I needed to shake the cobwebs out of the old generator on the big 40.
Please get the hobart going. Great video
I want to see that old Holbart resurrected! Just picked up a Lincoln 1957 SA200 short hood today. Thanks for the video!
Got the SA200 fired up (found used mag to swap) this weekend and burning rod. Had to come watch this one again, lol.
Lets see that Hobart start.
How much if you sale it
START YA BASTARD !! HAHAHA. Classic !!!
Get some more start ya bastard and have at it ...love old start videos
Whats the mag
nice video man, keep us updated on this machine. you gonna paint it and refurbish it or just get it goin good?
I was just trying to keep her up and running. The bad thing is that Machine put me down last year when I really needed her she won’t weld right now and I got to figure out why shouldn’t be too hard but still got to take time to do it might make another good video out of it.
@@EEJester1586 bad armature? Them machines are pretty durable maybe you got a loose wire somewhere , keep us updated for sure. I know you can get that thing goin agian
@@johndowe7003 I appreciate it man I may do a video on a diagnosis and trying to figure out what’s wrong. I’m hoping it’s just the fine-tuning rheostat on it but I could be deeper. The only reason I didn’t fix it was I had to pull the machine off the truck and I didn’t have any time didn’t seem like.
@@EEJester1586 yeah man i know how that goes. it sucks when yer on a time crunch
Too bad the new machines are not even close to the quality this old stuff was..
Selling either machine?
First one needs a make over, some paint and a little love. her own trailer
I recently got a Miller like that, that needs everything done to it. Can you make a video running though all the parts & describing them.
How old is that flat top welder? 70-80yrs old? I don't blame her.
It’s a 75 model I do believe. So 46 years old.
DUDE ... ITS HURTS ME TO S EE THE CONDITION YOUR STUFFS IN .... COME ON MAN!!!
All these units need restoration especially the Lincoln welder ( 1st unit)
get it running than "choke it out" with your hand over the inlet It'll suck everything (the crap) through the carb
Yup that trick works with my old tractors too lol. Them carbs are dead simple it's probably something else that he over looked or hasn't spotted yet
Hey there billy bob.. aim got no gas bygot
With the garbage gas they sell today anything that is left sitting more than a couple of weeks should have the fuel tank drained and in the case of old engines in machinery like those welders I would give serious consideration to converting them to propanee.
I see a even older welder in the back round
Crank the oldie
MINT!!!
Not being a smarta$$ but why did you put the machine with the controls facing passenger side? Have never seen one single truck with the welder facing the passenger side??
This will sound really dumb, but it was to get to the old filter with that truck. There’s no room between the headache, rack and welder. I would have a take the hood off to change the oil and to check the oil. That’s funny you say that both Welding rigs that I’ve built they both face the passenger side lol.
@@EEJester1586 hell no worries brother yes I know what you mean about getting to the oil filter on the older machines. I ran 2 old machines before a 56 shirt hood and a 58 long hood and had to lift the machine off every time to change oil, well I should say have a friend help me lift the machine off to change the oil which was always a hassle. The newer diesels I run anymore have access doors and oil filters are toward the back of the truck when the nose of machine faces the driver side. And plus I’m just used to getting out of the truck grabbing the lead and starting the machine from the side I get out on. But thanks for the reply I just was wondering why a machine would be facing that way. Different folks different strokes I can dig it
not taking sediment bowl off your kidding , thats all you had to do was clean that.
Why don't you put an overflow bottle on those welders,then they will refill the radiator at rest!
They have a place for people who let their Lincoln welder deteriorate to that extent,it's called prison!!
2:32 I like that😍💋 💝💖❤️
Wanna sell that Lincoln
I appreciate the offer but she was my first I’m planning on keeping her.
DUDE ,,, WHY DONT YOU PUT A CANOPY OVER YOUR TRUCK AND PROTECT ALL YOUR STUFF.....
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WHAT is THE POINT of trying to run a POS worn out old welder ? IT just demonstrates the reason you allowed it to deteriorate , over time and finally decided to take it off your truck ! WHY NOT rehab it and show IT some respect ?
Sad video. Interesting for someone who like me is in learn mode trying to gather enough information about welding equipment to figure out what to look for and what to avoid. Your video is a sad depressing one to a newbe like me .Makes me realize as to just how little maintainance is actually preformed one's bread and butter . Such a shame to watch yet another stupid foolish "This Sucks " kind of video. That's it ! IM done wasting my time
As an inspiring pipeliner and in the process of buying my sa 200 and truck, I’m disappointed in you😂