Every serious offroader needs to carry one of these!
The Ready Welder, with its convenient carry case, has to be the most portable welder available.
This MIG Welder can be powered by batteries, or by AC current when connected to a welding machine as a Spool Gun.
The Ready Welder welds very thin metals using a 12 and a 6 volt battery, (18 volts) or very thick metals with 36 volts DC, (three 12 volt batteries) yielding from 45amps, up to 350 amps of power.
It welds steel, stainless steel, aluminum, or any weld-able metal or alloy; in addition: Use it as a Spool Gun or as a stand alone welder. Ready Welder II welds with, or without a gas tank, as with flux core electrode wire.
The Model 10000 is the original Ready Welder II, introduced in 1997. Since then, there have several new Models introduced, and each has all of the same basic functions as Model 10000. The latest of the new Models, introduced in early 2004 is the -CS model variations. The \"Cold Switch\" Models have added a safety feature of trigger release cutoff from live power to the unit, when not welding.
We currently have 2 units that we carry on every trail ride.
I cant say how many times we have used this since we have had it. For repairs that otherwise would have been unrepairable without a welder this has proved to be the most valuable tool in the jeep.
Recently I have read articles in some popular 4x4 magazines testing the other so called \"portable welders\" that have come out on the market. These welders have a self contained battery that requires a charge, and are only good for a maximum of 2 minutes on heavy steel.
Ready welder claims the ability to weld up to 3/4\" steel for up to 20 minutes continuous. We have welded with 2- 12v battery\'s for at least 20 min. only stopping every so often to check the weld with absolute amazement.
Every vehicle on the trail has at least one battery that is always being charged while it driving, so right there is a virtually unlimited amount of welding.
Hook up time is a minute or so, and it uses consumables that are readily available anywhere that sells welding supplies.
[color=FF0000]Retail on the base model is $599.00
CS model is $699.00[/color]
[color=009900]Rating: (1= dont waste the money, 10= Super deal)
I give this product a 10[/color]
