My welding hobby got out of hand a few years ago.(Most of my hobbys do) I found a few people who needed things done. Mostly MIG and Plasma stuff. At the same time I had a tenant that was having money trouble and I bought a Miller Trailblazer 302 Engine driven welder with 380 hours from him. It is unbelievable it will run every thing I have 10,000 KV MIG & Plasma it will run it's own suitcase welder structural type up to 5/8'' steel my miller 210 MIG Unit and most any 50 amp tig unit. I can also power 75% of my house with it when the power goes down. They are not cheap but with the construction business in the tank I would imagine you can find them in the $2800 range used. It is the biggest tool I own. I can go any-ware and do any thing and have plenty of power. You may need a front end loader or fork lift to get it in the truck.
This machine will pay for itself in a short time.
I do steel work as a hobby business only mostly to pay for the tools. However with this set up I could make some fairly good $. I may have to find out I'm in the real estate business.
It will eliminate any power issues for welding and steel fab.
http://www.millerwelds.com/products/enginedriven/trailblazer_302/
