Girth Welder with Lincoln DC600 Power Source and 100 ft. 4/0 Lead (DC 600)

Description

Girth Welder - Horizontal seam welder with Lincoln DC600 Power Source & 100’ 4/0 Lead – Jobsite ready.
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Features that make this machine superior to others on the market:
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Extends to weld up to eleven foot wide plate.
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The frame of the machine has been designed to clear a wind girder or obstruction up to 10 1/2 inches from the shell.
This feature allows wind girders to be substantially installed on the shell plate in the shop, as long  as they are more than 6 inches below the top edge of the plate.
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Freestanding, balanced, design so it will stand upright by itself on a shop floor or flat surface.
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Built in forklift fork pockets so it can be easily and quickly moved or mounted/dismounted from a tank using only a forklift.
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It hangs properly when suspended from a crane.
It hangs so the guide wheels contact the tank shell first and the flux belt is slightly away from the shell, making it easy for a crane operator to mount or dismount it from a tank shell without risking damage to any of the mechanisms.
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There is no noisy vacuum taking up space on the operators deck.
A wall mounted vacuum has been mounted near the highest point on the machine where it's noise will not be a factor at the operators level.
Space on the operators deck is also opened up.
The only sound the operator hears is the light crackling of the welding, like bacon cooking in a skillet.
Operators can now hear and communicate with ground crews.
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There is no outage prone variable speed drive.
Experienced operators know that damaged brain cables and broken electronic variable speed drive systems cause huge delays in production.
The cost of a crew to standby while the girth welder is fixed can sometimes be enormous.
Productivity is lost, schedules are delayed and profits evaporate.
A standard, reliable, constant speed 120V drive motor has been coupled with a three position pulley and provides the most reliable drive system ever achieved.
With this system three travel speeds are possible.
Realistically, only one travel speed is ever necessary, 29 inches per minute.
After years in the tank building business, we have found 29 inches per minute to be the best overall travel speed.
Weld size and penetration can be adjusted by varying wire feed speed and voltage.
While many foreman may think having the ability to travel at a faster speed may improve schedule, it is the tortoise and hare syndrome.
A steady, reliable, 29 inches per minute travel speed will beat out any faster electronic variable speed drive every time due to less down time and improved weld penetration, less porosity and better X-rays.
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No separate flux hopper and recycle tank to spill or fall off.
A scientifically engineered combination flux hopper and recycle tank is used.
It is all just one simple unit. No other machine has a simple flux handling system like this one.
Besides it's incredible simplicity, it is rigidly mounted inside the machine framework and never needs attention, even when setting up, mounting/dismounting or transporting the machine.
This system, combined with the integrated vacuum system, saves countless manhours and potentially lost or damaged components, especially during transport.
There is no better system.
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The wire feed system and wire roll are located higher and out of the way so the operator does not bump their forehead every time they lean forward to look at the flux belt system.
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The operators bench seat and handrails fold up so the machine can be laid down flat on it's back.
This important design feature allows the machine to be transported on any flatbed trailer or standard pickup rack.
Many tank job sites are very tight with little access.
With this design, both the Lincoln DC600 power source and the machine can be easily transported into any tight job site using just a pickup with a rack.
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No brain cable is required.
The nine wire brain cable that communicates with the power source is probably the most vulnerable component in any girth welding system.
If this cable is damaged, the machine is down and production stops.
The cables are very expensive and not something that can be repaired with hardware store components.
It often takes many days to get a replacement brain cable.
This machine simply uses a common 100 foot extension cord to furnish standard 120V power to the drive and wire feed systems.
No more brain cable, no more lost time.
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The machine is designed so once it is set up, a very inexperienced operator can use it.
Adjustments to the voltage and wire feed speed are never required, because the travel speed is always constant.
The same weld can be made consistently over and over again, even with different operators.
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The frame design lends itself to stretching tarps for sun, wind and weather protection if desired.
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Built in torch cradle when preheat to the weld seam is desired.
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