Is it one tool or two?

[Ultradog MN]

I bought a used but clean pair of 50' 1/0 welding leads yesterday. One has a good rod holder on it. Does that make it three tools?
Lets me reach about 65' out of my garage now.
Gonna give them a test later this morning and weld a bracket onto the trailer tongue for a new jack.

 

[RESLLS]

Don't know if it's 1, 2 or 3 but I do the same. 50 ft of cable to get outside. My welder is in basement garage. Don't want the fumes in the house. I don't have 240 in the detached garage, yet. Think mine are 2/0. Was making a delivery to a steel mill and they were pitching a spool into a rolloff box. I snagged it before they did. Might have to up the amperage one notch depending on the rod you use, but you probably already knew that. Need to put a new jack on one of my trailers too.

 

[Tgrasher]

You'll celebrate the day you bought those.

 

[greenmech]

I bought a used but clean pair of 50' 1/0 welding leads yesterday. One has a good rod holder on it. Does that make it three tools?
Lets me reach about 65' out of my garage now.
Gonna give them a test later this morning and weld a bracket onto the trailer tongue for a new jack.

You get all the deals! Ron MN

 

[Watthour]

I did the opposite. I have a 50' extension cord with a 50A/250V plug and connector to get the 240V where I need it. It's a LOT easier to adjust the welder as necessary without having to walk 100 feet every time.

 

[M-MAN]

I have 50ft leads on mine. It sits right beside the basement door so I can reach out pretty good. A long extension cord wouldn't work for this old Lincoln industrial. It took 3 of us just to get it into the basement and it's on wheels.

 

[old-9]

That reminds me that I have 2 old coils of welding lead that needs a new home. I have been trying to downsize everything . So to make it easier for the wife when I go. joe

 

[Ultradog MN]

I bought a used but clean pair of 50' 1/0 welding leads yesterday. One has a good rod holder on it. Does that make it three tools?
Lets me reach about 65' out of my garage now.
Gonna give them a test later this morning and weld a bracket onto the trailer tongue for a new jack.

Well,
They work.

 

[gears]

Did you use 7018? Looks like a nice weld.

 

[Destroked 450]

That reminds me that I have 2 old coils of welding lead that needs a new home. I have been trying to downsize everything . So to make it easier for the wife when I go. joe

Tell us where your at and I’m sure someone would want to take them off your hands
I’d love to have longer leads than the 10 footers mine has

 

[Ultradog MN]

Did you use 7018? Looks like a nice weld.

Thanks Mike.
Yes - 7018 - my favorite rod.
I could make prettier beads 40 years ago but the age and vision stuff is catching up with me. Can still glue steel together so it'll hold tho.

 

[teddy52food]

I used 2 25 foot cables with clamps on each end for boosting. Also use them with the welder.

 

[old-9]

Tell us where your at and I’m sure someone would want to take them off your hands
I’d love to have longer leads than the 10 footers mine has

North central Indiana, joe

 

[Phil T]

I probably have close to 200 feet of 1/0 welding leads. I know this stuff is expensive new but I never use it. Don't seem to be much demand for it around here. I have thought of cutting it up into 20 or 25 foot chunks and trying to sell it for booster cable material. Any idea how much it is worth for that? I may just cut it up and burn the rubber off and then sell the copper for junk. Hate to do that but I'm tired of dragging it around.

 

[Destroked 450]

North central Indiana, joe

That would be about a 300 mile drive for me but there probably a few yt’ers closer