New find welder and kart

[kenworth85]

I think I found good deal. Got a challenger wire welder and go kart for 75.00. The guy said it was a manco dingo . I'm learning as I go. Never heard of challenger welder. Picking them up in the morning. Already paid for it so doesn't really matter now. Kart starts and runs great. Has a 212 pred. On it. It has a hand control for the throttle on the steering wheel. Does anyone know why. It has a pedal. But has been disabled. Will try to have pics Saturday.

 

[Poboy kartman]

The Manco Dingo is a good kart. I've never heard of a Challenger welder either....but the kart alone is a steal at $75.

People do wierd things to karts....(maybe he was left footed)

Shouldn't be hard to fix that ....post up pics when you get it..(thumbnails please) .


EDIT: Ahhhh!!!! Bolt on Predator....(don't loosen throttle bolt)....solution???? Stiff lawnmower cable and hand control. GENIUS!!!!!

 

[ultralight01]

Maybe a disabled person drove it.
That engine alone is worth $120. And the dingo frames around here go for $500... And $75 for a welder alone is also a steal here.

 

[kenworth85]

sorry I didn't reply. dead battery. thanks for the info never thought about that. i'll be picking it up tonight and will post pics.

 

[Kartorbust]

Only Challenger welder I'm coming up with is a Miller Electric Challenger 172. If it is a Miller, you got it for one heck of a steal.

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[kenworth85]

it's a small 110volt. I've already got Lincoln 225 port welder and a Lincoln 220 mig but he said I had to take all or nothing so you know didn't want him to think I screwing him so I did.

 

[chancer]

Here is what I would do. If that welder works. Put it back on Craigs list for 75 bucks!
Free Go Kart!

Actually... I bet there is some young future fabricator. That could really use it.
Learning a trade or skill will help him for life.

Like teaching a man to Fish.

 

[Kartorbust]

Amen to that. Beats the crap out of spending $7500 to go to college to be a better welder. Majority of places will do on the job anyway.

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[chancer]

I mentioned cause "KW85" builds these Karts and donates them to needy youth.

A very Noble cause. I was thinking Expanding it into tools and trades etc.

 

[Mr. Spindle]

75$ for a running dingo AND a welder!?!?!?!!!!
He's so lucky I'm going to die!

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Here is what I would do. If that welder works. Put it back on Craigs list for 75 bucks!
Free Go Kart!

Actually... I bet there is some young future fabricator. That could really use it.
Learning a trade or skill will help him for life.

Like teaching a man to Fish.

I AM THE YOUNG FUTURE FABRICATOR! I HAVE NO WELDER!!!! But I do know how to fish!

 

[kenworth85]

i'll make you a deal mr. spindle come get it you can have it if you need it. buuut if you don't I will teach my grandson to weld he watches me all he time and ask a lot of ???????????!!!!!!
kinda like I do you guys.

 

[Kartorbust]

I still have a lot of my welding work sheets from college I could take pics of. They have info for like proper gas flow and voltage. Even have a few things in TiG too.

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[kenworth85]

thanks would be nice . I don't know how to teach welding had to learn on my own by watching and listening. any knowledge about welding would be good to have. besides that school is great. education is a plus. it sure is hard to beat hands on. I didn't finish high school(wished I did though) went USMC at 17 years old. came home and started in the oilfield. both were a great education.

 

[Kartorbust]

I may start a standalone thread on here with all of it. Just took about 30 pics from just my tig and mig book and I have about 5 more work books. If you want more info, Miller/Hobart has a book called something like Welder's Pocketbook...it has a bunch of references and the book was meant to fit in a work shirt pocket, hence the name. My gripe about that book was that a few pages were not copied right, so a lot of words and diagrams were cut off.

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[chancer]

USMC
Thank you Sir!

 

[Kartorbust]

Here is a link to the pocketbook https://www.welding.org/product/pocket-welding-guide-31st-edition/

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And thanks for your service to our country.

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[kenworth85]

Thank you it was an honor to be there. Kartorbust thanks looks like a lot of it would come in handy for g----son.
Haven't had time to get kart yet. He's binging it to me. pics tomorrow been moving my shop to my home shop. Didn't know a person could accumulate so much s--t in 8 years. Two rollback trucks, 30 ft gooseneck, 3 car haulers all day still not finished.:mad2.

 

[Mr. Spindle]

Welder yay

i'll make you a deal mr. spindle come get it you can have it if you need it. buuut if you don't I will teach my grandson to weld he watches me all he time and ask a lot of ???????????!!!!!!
kinda like I do you guys.

I reeeeeaaaaally need a welder and I loves great deals P.S this is not a scam I am truthful to God and the world! Thank you for your generous offer

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I think I like you guys

 

[chancer]

Look in the right hand corner of his posts.
You are in Tennessee he is in Blanchard Oklahoma.
Road trip!
Or is your closer to Memphis only 8 hr Drive!

 

[Poboy kartman]

Ummmm....his profile location of Blanchard, Oklahoma...should give you an idea.