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Had to pick between a used Miller and a new Lincoln that looked like a toy
Last week I was staring at two welders for a big tank patch job. One was a beat-up Miller Trailblazer from 2008 with 3,000 hours, the other was a shiny new Lincoln Ranger that felt way too light. I went with the Miller because the guy I bought it from swore it had never skipped a beat. First day on the job it threw a code and shut down after 45 minutes of stick welding. Now I'm wondering if that Lincoln would have held up, or if I just got unlucky. Has anyone else had a used machine crap out right when you needed it most?
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derekward8d ago
Bet you're overthinking it, machines break sometimes.
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clairem478d ago
Not really overthinking it, but I think you're mixing up two different kinds of failures. A machine breaking from wear and tear isn't the same as a sudden software glitch that takes down an entire system. The fix is usually pretty different for each one, so context matters a lot here.
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