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Thought you folks might enjoy a couple pics of someone's forgotten welding rig.
I don't know any of the rig's history. I caught it heading for the shredder.

Check out the horn, siren and spotlight.
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Must have been quite a show when he pulled in!


Here's the rear mounted welder engine and compressor:
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Several generators too. Maybe for jump starting?
No detail overlooked... fire extinguisher mounted on tool box.

The welding head is gone, but you can see where it was coupled to the Chevrolet engine.
On the right is the compressor; for air-arc maybe?
Check the welder control panel - 120v outlets and cable studs.
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Notice the frame mounted air over hydraulic brake cylinder.

Inside cab:
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Everyone gets a shifter! :laugh:

Well, maybe it'll make China in time for the Olympics!
 
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Re: My rigs a little old... that don't mean she's slow! - Old welding rig pics

You can sort of let your mind wander with somethig like that. Pretty sweet.

Ya know, those guys built this country. No air conditioning either. :)
 
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Sandy said:
You can sort of let your mind wander with somethig like that. Pretty sweet.

Ya know, those guys built this country. No air conditioning either. :)
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Yep. That is real history right there, a long, long story behind that truck. Thanks for showing it Denrep.
 
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That is way cool. I have a soft spot for old trucks.
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Yeah, I'm glad I didn't find it! Must have been awesome in its day.

Even looking at the mount for the air/hydraulic brake setup. You'd figure that there must also have been something set up over the right rear wheels as well. How old? 38-46 Chev maybe, windscreen winder in the centre of the dashtop.

The control panel on the back would have been a nice piece of nostalgia to collect. All in all, it all looks a very professional rig, not just an assembly of equipment.

It's a great shame to see all these things headed for the shredder, history lost forever.

Denrep, that would have been better than many things from yard sales!
 
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Dang thats cool, even to restore it to the same stage it was at back in the good 'ol day..what are all those starter motor/alternator looking things?
 
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Cool old truck. While I was home at xmas I saw the oldest still working welding rig I have ever seen. I'm guessing '40s vintage. Wish I had some pics.
 
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I was thinking.... that we needed a thread dedicated to old Photographs, (at least 25 or 30 years old), of anything related to welding. This could include shots of work in progress, specific methods, equipment, even steel making/rolling pictures. Maybe one of your father or even yourself on site and outfitted for work (no, not sitting in a bar after work, even if work boots are still on!).

I propose/request, no demand! (will that really make a difference?) one basic rule:

Each Post Must Have One or More Old Pictures and All Pictures Must Be Old! but new to this thread (not already posted in this thread; other threads are ok though) .

"For you in Rio Linda," that means don't just post a message to say you liked/hated the last shot!
Since I don't have any photographs of my own available, I will start the thread with one borrowed from another site; I might even tell you about it some time! [BTW, everything on that site is in the public domain].
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Acetylene Annie: 1942

July 1942. Ford plant at Willow Run, Michigan. "Steady of eye and hand, women workers at the great Willow Run bomber plant are among those throughout the country who are relieving serious shortages of skilled workers by doing such semi-skilled jobs as the one here. She's welding parts of the cooling system direct to the supercharger." Medium format negative by Ann Rosener.
 

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That picture depicts something I always thought was ironic. Maybe the younger readers don't realize it, but during the war almost all jobs making the war material used by the US and its allies were filled by women. These jobs included welding, mechanics , heavy machinery operators, etc. All the able bodied men were either hiding or fighting in the war.

After the war the women relinquished their jobs to the men, got married, and started having children - that is where I came from. After years of staying home, the women started trying to get back in the work force and had a hard time. They weren't considered for many of the jobs they did during the war. Even today, many men don't think they are worthy of jobs like welding, and don't have a place in construction. I am not one of them though. I don't see anything wrong with a good looking welder ;)
 
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I am going to make this a sticky for a week. Please follow original posters suggestion and make this thread nothing but old welding pictures.

My Mothers Mom was a weldor during the war.....

My oldest welder.
 
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Acetylene Annie,
Kind of Ironic since the Ford plant used hydrogen for its aluminum welding. BTW the torch she is using is a Meco Aviator Jet, such as shown here. Part of my prized collection. I have found that women in general, make much better weldors then men, especially on thin aluminum.
 

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Here are some pictures of my father. He passed away 2 years ago. He was a welder in WW II in the navy, and continued his craft when he got home. He retired as a union pipefitter. Sure wish I could work with him today.
 

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Experience is something you only get, immediately after needing it.


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