I lost my mind, I bought a diesel LINCOLN!!!! pics

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I think I need my head looked at. I needed a big diesel drive welder, so I went shoping for one. As y'all know, I am a huge fan of Miller welders. But somehow I let this lincoln followed me home. :dizzy: Its 1999 Lincoln 300 commander. With a whopping 683 hours on it, and I know that 210 of the hours was used during a power outtage during a hurricane. I also basically stole it for $5000.:D

It belonged to my mentor. It used to be painted ford purple to match the truck it was mounted too. Along with a massive flame paint job. After he sold the truck it was one, he had it repainted to match the new truck. He even replaced all the panel fastners with stainless steel and had the bottom linex.

This baby has all the goodies. Its 400 amp DC CC and 45 volts CV being driven by 33 hp deutz diesel!!!:drinkup:

Now I just got to get around to finishing my all aluminium welding bed for my F-250. Because its way to heavy for my little F-150.

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Damn pictures didn't attach.

[El_Lloydeo]

wow must be nice to have that hog of a machine! you didnt lose your mind, you just made a good investment!

[lars66]

Should be a good machine. My friend and competetor has a 400 Commander. Last time I walked by it the hour meter was almost to 5000 hours.

[Atomik777]

Jebus....Now you need a bigger truck or a coupe more leafs

[Hammack_Welding]

nice machine!

[mb_welder]

The truck looks like it's holding back tears of PAIN!

That thing is a beast! Good score! :drinkup:

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Like I said its going on my F-250. I am almost done with the custom welding bed, which was built just for this machine. (I knew I was going to get it a month ago)

Btw that F-150 has had the frame sitting on the axel numerous times. We I used to have a landscape company my employees always over load it. (hence all the dings and dents in it) But its my half ton beater, so I am not that worried about it. Going to replace it here in the next year or so.

[JC'sWelding]

Dang! That thing is HUGE! :eek:

[DesertRider33]

Nice! :)

[Bob]

You might want to think F350 for that monster. What does it weigh?

[David R]

You did steal it! Nice machine. (poor little ford)

David :)

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1300lbs wet. I know of another guy who has a commander on a pipeline side in bed unit in his F-350 single wheel. Which still leaves the 650lb pickup bed, plus the 400lb side in unit. My aluminum welding bed is coming in at about 475 lbs, so my weight savings is making up for this "Big Boy":D

[zapster]

:drinkup:

You could power the neighborhood with that thing!


...zap!

[tanglediver]

Those knobs are kind of small... :confused:
Have you lost your mind? :mad:

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It says on the machine its only 50 amp and 10,000 watts. But according to my mentor, when he had his house running off it during the hurricane. He had 3 a/c units, oven, tv, computer, all the lights on, etc. at the same time. He did say that it didn't have enough power to run the dryer too. :angry: I do remember reading some where that the AC power on these is really like 25,000 watts. :confused:

As for the knobs, I think they are too big. But you can tell what setting the machine is on from 500 ft away. :D

[farmersamm]

That's nice. Congratulations!!

[duaneb55]

Congratulations on the new unit green.:drinkup: Awesome!

[chenry]

ran a commander 500 for several months. sweetest machine i ever used.

[Atomik777]

:drinkup:

You could power the neighborhood with that thing!


...zap!

I said the exact same thing to my wife when i first opened the thread.

And i swear she replied... "that can't be good for the truck?"

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Well I finally got to play with it today. I threw my spool gun on it and WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its like night and day compared to running my spool gun on my old bobcat 225g. Such a smooth arc and 100% better power. :D I got some stick welding to do on monday. So I will play with it then.

[Vipernut]

Those knobs are kind of small... :confused:
Have you lost your mind? :mad:


I was thinking the same thing - they should at least take up half the cover plate... :D

[ER70s-2]

So now that you have switched from Miller to Lincoln are you going to get a respectable Chevy to put that thing in!!!!!
:laugh:
Nice machine, and a good steal!

[chenry]

the bobcats and rangers are nice and handy but they are chevys compared to that lincoln your now driving.

I have never met anyone who did not think the commanders were the best machines lincoln ever made, closely followed by the SA-200 and its brethren.


(great arc gougers as well)

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I was hoping it was a good air gorging machine. I got about 50lbs of 1/8" to 1/2" arcair rod given to me for free a couple of weeks ago. My landlord wants me to replace the cutting edge on his farm tractor. Now I got the machine to do it.

I am glad to here its consider one of the best. But I did think nothing else lincoln made came close to a sa-200 pipeliner.

[casey_hill_1984]

nothins finer than a pipeliner

[99trxrider]

Wow..Nice Machine...Haha.couldnt imagine that sitting on my poor little 150. Any pics of the truck bed?

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I will post pictures some time this week when I get the bed finished :drinkup: