help me make a choice here gentelman

[HAWK]

klsm54,

Well said!

[jeffscarstrucks]

OK...OK...so I,m jealous and i wish I had a 300 but I saw THE chopper today. A nice piece of art even if I'm not into bikes. I would be interested in how your choice works out as I do a little of what you do myself. JEFF

[HAWK]

jeffcarstrucks,,

I saw it in Atlanta at the spring Expo. I am a lot like you about the bike thing, but it is very nice. How do you like the Stars and Stripes XMT? Who was with the bike display? Sue?

[fun4now]

stars and stripes

maby miller will make us some stars and strips power suplies.
pobly not but sounds kool

[jeffscarstrucks]

I tried to sneak under the rope to switch the stars and stripes cover with my XMT cover but my son kept holding me back! I was actually there on buisness with a couple of other people so I am not sure who was there with the bike but I did have a chance to talk to the area Miller rep. He is a good guy who seems to care about his end users even though he doesn't deal directly with them. All Blue...Thanks, JEFF

[HAWK]

jeff,

The Atlanta Expo was really neat. I wrote a review on it shortly after I returned home. I saw the back up close as I had my picture made with the bike and Miller rep touring with it. It is slick! How many XMT's do you have?

[jeffscarstrucks]

Hi Hawk, I had my camera in the truck and didn't take any pics. When I got home I was in trouble because my wife wanted to E-mail a couple of friends who are into that show. I guess It's not that big a deal when you are familiar with machines in general. I only have the one 304 that was an auction purchase of course. I have TIGed with it a time or two but mostly it runs my wire feeder or spool gun. My favorite is the 200dx as I'm sure you could have guessed! I hope I'm not hijacking this thread but I did want to ask you if you have heard of any problems with the Sattelite hoods having a dark band through thr bottom area of the lense. I noticed a definite line while welding stainless at 60a today. It looks like it has a two year warranty but that doesn't make it any better if it is broken! Thanks, JEFF

[HAWK]

jeff,

I have not heard of any problems with the Satellite. It sounds like you need to call your helmet vendor and take advantage of the warranty! I can tell you I really like mine, but the more I use the Big Window Elite, the more the Satellite stays in a cabinet.