rjmack
Platinum Member
I realize the salesman pressure on this board is out of this world, and there is no doubt this post will be tagteamed by shills, and I'm probably not going to change anything about how business is done here, but there are some things that I need to say.
Firstly, most farmers are not welders, thus they are vulnerable to huckster type high pressure salesmen when it comes to welding machines. Second, Everlast machines are super cheap. The adage 'you get what you pay for' cannot be dismissed. You pay very little for an Everlast, and that is exactly what you get.
Not to mention the fact that you are undermining your own, very heavily indebted, Country by buying this stuff.
Issues I have experienced with my PA200 are legitimate. One problem is that though there is much talk on this board about customer service, the reality is that there is absolutely no parts system in place and 'service' amounts to getting a replacement unit shipped from 4000 miles away "when the next container comes in".
As far as I'm concerned I should have just bit the bullet and bought a decent Miller or Lincoln and got something that I can rely on as far as both parts and service go. The PA200 is not a quality unit and I really don't believe there are professionals using these things. In spite of the bluster and spin, you are not going to get service or parts for these machines... certainly not in Canada anyways.
I am a professional Pipe Welder and I cannot overstate it, if you buy an Everlast, you are getting something that is built cheap, designed to meet minimal standards, and when it calves, you will be ponying up for a new one of some sort. If a cheap, throw away, welding machine is what you are looking for, then by all means...
Let the flaming begin.
Firstly, most farmers are not welders, thus they are vulnerable to huckster type high pressure salesmen when it comes to welding machines. Second, Everlast machines are super cheap. The adage 'you get what you pay for' cannot be dismissed. You pay very little for an Everlast, and that is exactly what you get.
Not to mention the fact that you are undermining your own, very heavily indebted, Country by buying this stuff.
Issues I have experienced with my PA200 are legitimate. One problem is that though there is much talk on this board about customer service, the reality is that there is absolutely no parts system in place and 'service' amounts to getting a replacement unit shipped from 4000 miles away "when the next container comes in".
As far as I'm concerned I should have just bit the bullet and bought a decent Miller or Lincoln and got something that I can rely on as far as both parts and service go. The PA200 is not a quality unit and I really don't believe there are professionals using these things. In spite of the bluster and spin, you are not going to get service or parts for these machines... certainly not in Canada anyways.
I am a professional Pipe Welder and I cannot overstate it, if you buy an Everlast, you are getting something that is built cheap, designed to meet minimal standards, and when it calves, you will be ponying up for a new one of some sort. If a cheap, throw away, welding machine is what you are looking for, then by all means...
Let the flaming begin.