I just got an older Miller Trailblazer 250 in a trade for some repair work. It hasn't been used in 20 years and the gas is very stale but the motor isn't locked up. I'm sure I'll be able to get it going and I'm really excited about having electric start. (my even older Miller gas engine welder is rope start) My question has to do with the MIG part of this unit. There are settings for smaw and gmaw but no place to put wire or a gas bottle. What do you have to have to run wire with this machine.
Miller trailblazer 250?
Jan 04, 2005
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A suitcase feeder
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or a spoolgun.
What you have is an "engine drive". What you need is a "wire feeder". The feeder holds the wire spool and gas valve. The MIG gun and hose connect to the wire feeder to get wire, power and shielding gas. Look on the Miller web site for wire feeders.
A wire feeder will also work with a CV power source that is not already a MIG mach>I just got an older Miller Trailblazer 250 in a trade for some repair work.
Thanks, judging from the prices of the suitcase and spoolgun, I guess it would make more sense to take my XP135 and run it off the power outlet if I need to do a little MIG in the field. I've got to get it running first, man that old gas is rank! I might end up converting it to run on propane since I probably won't run a tank of gas through it in a year anyway. Most everything I need to weld will fit in my shop but it is nice to have the option of a road show if I need it. Bill
I would suggest that you leave it as a gasoline unit ...propane looses about
25% of the available power.. I have a 11kw generator ....on propane it is 8 kw
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