JOHN AMEIL Says:

I HAVE A 1930S SA 300 WITH A HERCULES ENGINE AND IT LOOKS HUGE COMPARED TO THAT ONE IT HAS 2 BRASS DIALS AND ARE SEPERATED BY AN AMP METER THAT SAYS SHIELD ARC ON THE FACE THER IS NO CODE # OR SERIAL # ANY LUCK ON A YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, I HAVE A 1941 SA 200 BUT THIS SA 300 IS ALOT OLDER HELP

Hi John. I’m not familiar with the really old versions of that welder, but from what i found on the Lincoln site it could be a HERCULES QXLDor HERCULES QXLD3 engine. Assuming that you’ve got a gas engine, it looks like those 2 along with the continental F-244 were the only engines used in the sae 300.

From the Lincoln website, here’s a parts listing for most of the sae 300 welders. Not sure if it covers yours though, you’ll need to look through it.

http://content.lincolnelectric.com/pdfs/products/navigator/parts/P25.pdf

If you could send me a picture, maybe i can figure it out, or i can post it here and someone else may know more about it. In the meantime, i’ll keep looking for some information for you. Without a model or serial number, i’m kind of stumped.

If you’ve got a picture and you’d like to send it:

stickwelddotcom (at) yahoo (dot) com

Or send me an email through the contact form: http://stickweld.com/contact/

Anyway, good luck and let us know what you find out.

T.W Says:

I have a 1978 SAE-300. The straight six is a smooth engine but very thirsty. I’m thinking about a repower with a diesel. Also, the extended hood on these units along with the extra space would seem to allow room for an oversize fuel tank. A great welder, efficent engine and large fuel tank, what more could you want? By the way, nice web site.

They are very large inside. Sounds like it could be a good conversion with a 4 cylinder diesel since there is a lot of room, and there’d be even more if you did change to a 4 cylinder. The only issues may be with hooking it to the generator. But since it’s a direct drive, with a little creative machining work it shouldn’t be too bad.

By the way, Thanks for the compliment! Nice to hear that. I’m always open to suggestions too. The site is pretty new, and I’m slowly learning, so if there’s anything you’d like to see added or fixed, please let me know!