2+2 Guy Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I have been looking for a welder/generator for my son's farm drainage business. Occasionally his 50 year old Buckeye Super D wheel ditcher needs some field repairs. I ran across this prize on craigslist last week and just couldn't pass it up for $500. It was at a private airport in the Toledo, O area and had been used to maintain the steel hanger doors. The used it to power a 225 amp Lincoln welder. I have an old Miller 180 amp welder that I rarely use anymore since I bought my MIG. Plan A is to transfer it to a better trailer, mount my old Miller welder, a 5 hp. air compressor, a cutting torch, vise and tool box. The old Wisconsin starts instantly and runs great. Already tried powering my welder, air compressor and angle grinder with it and everything seems to work great. I just cant find a tag that tells me what brand the generator is. The engine is a Wisconsin Model THD. Near as I can tell this might be 1950's vintage. I love this old stuff.? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohio farmer Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Good find, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes806 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Nice find there John. Glad everything works.It sure ought to serve him well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12_Guy Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The orange color and shape of the genny endbell makes me think it is a Pincor. Note, I don't know if Pincor ever used Wisconsin engines but the color looks right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkoguru Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 That’s a nice piece of old iron there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermechanic Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Winco (wind charger company) used the 2 cyl wisconsin on a lot of their products. Build seems similar as well, just the wrong color for winco. Perhaps it was built for Sears or Monkeywards.(or western auto, or anybody else ,for that matter). Orange does remind one of Allis-Chalmers, and they built all kinds of stuff, besides tractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTO Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Whatever color or seller, if it melts rod, $500 is a good buy Johnnie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Looks pretty nice John. The little roof should help keep things clean also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2+2 Guy Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 8 hours ago, 12_Guy said: The orange color and shape of the genny endbell makes me think it is a Pincor. Note, I don't know if Pincor ever used Wisconsin engines but the color looks right. I was wondering if it might be a Pincor. It is kind of a redish orange or orangish red if you will. As supermechanic said above, possibly a Winco. I’ll do a little research on the computer tonight. A google search revealed that the Wisconsin THD engine was built from 1957 to 1975 and the D indicates Stelite valves and seats. I suspect it to be a 1970’s model because of that and the grounded 110 outlets. Don’t know for sure but the first time I heard about Stelite valves & seats was in the 1970’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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