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 Red-D-Arc 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 Red-D-Arc 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 Red-D 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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