Any Hobart Welder Owners?

[MC]

Somebody told me to add this section so I'm thinking there should be at least a few Hobart guys here.

 

[Red Dawg]

Yep, Handler 190. Great welder.

 

[triptester]

Hobart 190 handler
Hobart Spool gun

 

[Mike]

A Handler 140

 

[45/110]

I have a Handler 140, so far it’s worked me.

 

[sonny580]

I used to have a 200 amp Hobart that had a 15 horse electric motor wound inside but was 440 volt. --Hobart offered a stub shaft to power it with an engine so Dad hooked it direct to the transmission of a 39 Chevy truck cutoff he had at the time. The engine was the 216 and it worked good.

 

[flyerdan]

Hobart Tigwave 250 that I got from a guy at work. Scrounged a Tweco cooler, a pulser and all of the goodies to get it up and running.

 

[BigBlue]

I just got a Handler 210 MVP MIG welder. Used a Lincoln AC-225 stick welder for years, though not really that often. I just never got good at using it. Welded up a couple semi-significant projects with my 210 so far and I have to say I love MIG! Between the settings chart and a new auto-darkening helmet as well as not having to 'strike an arc' with stick I find it much easier to get a good weld. And not just a good looking weld. Still have plenty to learn but I'm liking it.

Rob

 

[CA_Bgrwldr]

I have a Hobart 125, and 210 MVP. The 125 is now 16yrs old and has a good 1000hrs of run time on it, the 210 is 5, and has a few hundred, both have been issue free.

 

[Tim_in_IA]

I have a 140 but need to learn how to weld

 

[Lis2323]

I have a 140 but need to learn how to weld

Watch a few YouTube vids, start welding and ask questions here !

 

[Cobraone]

Ironman230 here, very happy with it, I bought it for a major trailer repair.
I mainly used tig,O/A, and stick. But learning mig now, as with most welding it’s all about the settings and cleanliness, I guess the biggest advantage to mig is the speed you can lay down a bead

 

[joedaddy]

During the years I working in fabrication I used about every brand. When our company began switching over to wire machines in the mid-70's they went with Hobart and for years thats all we had in the shop (over 100 welders) In the 90's they switched to Miller. I know they're made by the same company but I still favor Hobart machines and I have a Handler 180 at home but still have an old Lincoln AC220 that my father & I bought in the early 70's.

 

[Fedup]

Mine is an old G213 welder generator. Yes, it's old, but like me it's still working. For tinwork I have an old Lincoln SP100 wire feed.

 

[Dozerash]

I have a Hobart 210MVP, great machine!

 

[Lattimoreboy]

I have a Hobart 210 MVP and so far I rally like it. This is my first attempt with mig welding (I grew up with stick and Oxy/Acetylene) And so far so good.

 

[xwild]

Handler 140. Works great for what I've used it for so far.

 

[Sherwood]

I have a handler 140 that needs a new liner. It was given to me so until i can get the liner fixed im using my Harbor freight .

 

[hkstwn7]

Somebody told me to add this section so I'm thinking there should be at least a few Hobart guys here.

I have a handler 140, been a great machine. saved me lots of work and money over the years.

 

[MotorCityBear]

Looking for my first welder.

Trying to decide between the Handler 140 and the 210MVP.

I will be a hobby welder, maybe some light tractor, utility trailer or maybe auto welding.

any thoughts?