According to the manufacturer, the Ranger 250 gives contractors, maintenance and repair shops, owner-operators, and welders easy arc starting, smooth arc action, low spatter levels and high-quality bead appearance. The unit provides a 250-amp DC output at 100% duty cycle for stick and TIG welding and a 275-amp CV output at a 60% duty cycle for MIG and flux-cored arc welding. It also delivers 9,000-W-peak and 8,500-W-continuous AC auxiliary-generator power for tools, lights, and plasma cutters. It comes with a Robin/Subaru 20.5 hp gasoline engine and offers four welding modes: stick for general-purpose welding; downhill-pipe mode for stick welding on pipe; touch start TIG; and CV-wire mode for cored-wire and MIG welding.

The Ranger 250 also arc gouges with carbons up to ³ /16 in. diameter. The fully enclosed case reduces noise to 101.9 dBA at full load. Oil changes are required every 100 hr, and oil filter changes are needed every 200 hr for easy maintenance.

The Lincoln Electric Co.
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