I have used a lincoln 110 welder, not sure if it was a 140HD? but it worked nicely.

I myself prefer the miller 140, but for what ever reason I like millers the best, & this is a major debatable topic. I owned one for a few years, & gave it to my best friend, long story, but he helped me out when I needed help.

for somone on a budget, supposedly the Hobart 140 is basically a cheaper version of the Miller, but they cut corners here & there. to me every Hobart I have ever used, other than my big one, has been more touchy than other brands.

my portable around the house welder is a Campbell Hausefeld, if I spelled that right, it can use gas, but I like it for the portability. I can pick up in 1 hand & carry to what I am working on, but the duty cycle is horrible, but for what it is, I like, but there are lots of better welders out there.

the only Hobart I own, is powered by a ****** Jeep engine, I have 2 Lincolns 1 is a gas powered Ranger 9, the other is a tombstone 225 AC only, I wish it had DC capability as well. & 4 torch outfits, no I dont weld professionally, but I have as a hobbiest for over 36 years. & I have the little Mig I just mentioned, & it has welded in quite a few floor pan patches.

I hope my finances get better this year, as I want to buy another Miller 140 & get gas for it.

for those interested if you plan to do lots of welding, a 220 welder will be more economical to weld with than a 110, the amperage draw will be less at same welding setings, but unless your welding for many hours you probably wont notice it, & the 220 well have a larger duty cycle, & can weld thicker metal, & there wont be as much need for as many multiple passes, if your planning to do any heavy fabrication? & I do not recomend the cheap china made welders for any serious safety welding, like spring perches, unless you have plenty of experience, as it is too easy to lay on a "cold weld" one that looks great, but didnt bond good with the base metal.

as for a dead post, as long as it helps, then it is fine, in my opinion, & as long as people recognize it is old, & not trying to answer a question asked years ago, but need help along the same lines, & have tried to search, I myself re-opened a post made aprox 1 1/2 years ago, but it was my first post when I first was looking for a Cherokee, & re-opened it when I finally purchased one last week.

 

I just bought a Lincoln electric sp140t its my first machine and i have never welded before. i have been using the flux spool that came with it i did buy a tank with 75% argon 25% Co2 to use with the metal wire spool that came with it, i have been practicing its reasonably easy for the most part.

And as for old threads i sure am liking reading it because im interested in all i can learn about this. So Thanks everyone.

P.s. Any tips would be awesome!