Lincoln 260 questions

[Gomer Pyle]

I'm looking at getting power mig 260 for use in my shop I'm building and around the farm. Can I run a 25' lead on it or is 15' max? I do plan to add a spool gun for aluminum at some point this year for one of my projects.
Any reviews on the 260?

 

[Yomax4]

Normally you would need 045 or larger wire to run a 25' gun with a 4 wheel drive feed system. You would likely struggle with 035 with a 2 wheel system. In my world, 15' gets it done with length to spare. The 260 is my favorite in that welder class.

 

[bert47]

A few years back we bought a 25' gun for a big Miller wire feed unit to use on an indoor project where access was tight. Running 035 wire we had to be careful to avoid any tight bends in the cable or it would start surging the feed out. When the cable was pretty straight it worked ok. I run a 15' set and find it completely satisfactory 99% of the time.