Today's project is a forgotten welder generator that was used for a long time by my good friend Mike! This old welder has been sitting on his property for a LONG time, and he says it should run, but doesn't weld an longer.

So I did the right thing and took a chance on it and today's the day that we'll find out if I made a good decision or a bad one!

WILL it actually RUN, and if so, CAN we get it to weld?!? That's what we'll start with, because if it won't do those things, than it's just a bunch of parts!

This machine is a RedDArc D300K 3+3 Diesel Welder Generator and has a Kubota v1902 4 cylinder diesel engine. The welder portion is made by Lincoln Electric and is pretty much a Lincoln Classic 300D, but it has been rebranded by RedDArc and made more simple to be sold largely to rental fleets. These welders are very well known to be built like tanks and about as simple as a machine like this can get! That's exactly what I like about it!

Sit down, relax and let's see if we can revive Mike's forgotten Welder generator or if it turns out to be a pile of JUNK!

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0:00 Bringing in the Welder Generator from the COLD!
2:16 Flashback to another SW Video Exploring Machines at a Forgotten Junk Yard
4:41 Walk around of the RedD Arc D300K 3+3 Diesel Welder Generator
12:05 Removing the Battery and Outer Covers & Checking if the engine Turns Over
15:50 Checking the Oil & Removing the Air Filter Housing
17:04 Figuring Out the Fuel Line Situation
24:21 First Attempt at Cranking the Kubota V1902 with the Starter.. It tried to START!
25:51 Setting up a Temporary Fuel System
33:21 Will the Kubota V1902 Start & Come back to LIFE? ....It's ALIVE!!!
38:58 Taking it OUTSIDE to really WARM up
43:16 Does It MAKE POWER!?!?!?!? ......NOPE!!
43:34 Changing the OIL & Oil filter
48:08 Making an EXHAUST System so I can Run the Machine INSIDE the Building
53:55 Trying to get the Original Fuel Pump Working & Working on the Fuel Filter Setup
58:21 Here is How our Exhaust Removal System Works!
59:29 Replacing the Kubota Fuel Bleeder Valve on the Injection Pump
1:01:16 Re Installing the Electric Fuel Pump & Getting it Running AGAIN!
1:01:45 Trying to back Feel the Exciter with a Drill Running in REVERSE
1:02:22 Checking for Power Output from the Generator and Alternator
1:02:41 Trying the Engine WITHOUT the Electric Fuel Pump.. IT WORKS!
1:04:05 Diving into the Exciter Part of the Generator Setup!
1:07:50 Cleaning & Painting the Air Filter Housing
1:09:40 Diving into the BIRDS Nest of Wiring, Looking for Problems
1:15:37 Trying to Excite the Field on the Exciter side of the Generator
1:16:46 Testing the Hour Meter & Oil Pressure Sensor
1:21:35 Deep Dive into the Wiring and Fixing Small Problems One by One
1:23:15 Testing the Electrical System... Did we fix ANYTHING?
1:27:27 Replacing the Air Filter and Reinstalling the Housing on the Machine
1:29:30 Fixing a DIODE that brings power from the Exciter to the GENERATOR
1:35:31 Testing the Bridge Rectifier / Diode Bridge to see if it WORKS!?
1:40:26 I Figured out WHY it has a Fuel Shutoff Solenoid!
1:44:27 Going over the Electrical System, What I've Done, & It's Issues
1:49:48 Will it FINALLY Make POWER?!? ...... It DOES!!
1:56:46 Installing a new Bridge Rectifier and 15 amp Breakers
1:57:33 The Hour Meter Went Crazy! & I Changed Switches & added a Light
2:00:00 I Realized I Was Measuring VOLTS when I should've been Measuring AMPS
2:02:58 Cleaning the Armatures on the Exciter & Generator & Brushes / Brush Holders
2:05:19 Fixing the Cracking Welding Leads with Heavy Duty Shrink Tubing
2:07:52 Making Cooper Crimp on Lugs for Welding Lead Wiring
2:11:50 Making Welding Leads & Installing them on the Welder
2:22:28 Will it FINALLY Weld for us?!? .....It WELDS!
2:27:08 Checking Another Kubota Diesel for an Exhaust Manifold
2:28:53 Taking a couple of my Weimaraners out for a Run in the WOODS!
2:29:34 Thank for Watching... Don't miss Part 2!

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