Yesterday I bought another one. This one's a '56 model. The camshaft broke in two while the previous owner was welding with it. He's pretty elderly and decided he'd be better off welding with a plug in machine.
It appears to be identical to the '50 model machine except the shroud on the front of the generator is flat rather than rounded. It's on a better trailer, too. It has a suspension. The '50 model is on a rusted out trailer with a straight axle. Towing it is like towing an overinflated basketball.
Guess I'll refurb the old one and put it on the back of my old red Dodge 1 ton. Now my wife and I can have "his and her" machines. Ain't that romantic?
Can somebody tell me what color those welders were? Is that the so-called "red face" machine?
Thanks! Vernon