Garden Tractor Demolition / Cutting up steel - How and how fast can I do it?

I have an old lincoln... In that my Dad bought it used from where he worked when they were buying new rigs, and it was probably 20 years old when they got rid of them, and lets see, he probably bought it back in 1963 or 1964, that would make it a good 50 to 60 years old for sure. I forget what its max setting is.... I would have to take a little steel wool and rub it on the scale in order to tell! I just know about where to crank it to when I use it.

No fans, no noise (ok, there is a slight hum)... just such a 200+ lbs of copper inside.

I was at a volunteer site once where they burned up 2 modern arc welders the same day. I offered mine and they were afraid they would burn up 3 peoples machines that same day...... I told them if they could burn this one out, I would buy them a beer ! Needless to say, they didn't burn it out.

Pop never had a gas torch. Come to think of it, not much of a grinder either. He always used that welder to fashion everything from cutting to welding, and he had a way with that thing. I am pretty sure it runs up around that 225 amp level. I know I will not let go of it anytime soon. Excellent old machine.

Grummy

A cutting disk on an angle grinder cuts corrugated steel roofing pretty well. They work in a table saw, too. I use a belt-driven saw with the belt fairly loose so the disk can jam without breaking.

jw