If it’s just for hay it’s probably easier just buy a small trailer and roll the bales on and off by hand, 4foot or 4.5foot bales of hay aren’t particularly heavy.
@Brad93 i use a panther, it’s a few years old now and still gets the job done. I’ve used it beyond its recommended capabilities and it’s survived. Decent drill in my opinion.
Is that welded vert up? Spend a bit more time at the edges and a bit less time in the middle to even the bead out. Should have probably cleaned the steel too. It also looks a bit cold but I’m on my phone and the pic isn’t that clear. It’s not too bad though, seen a lot worse.
In the nicest possible way I think you’re trying to run before you can walk, keep practising running beads until you’re getting consistently good ones every time then move on to butt joints and do the same then fillets, corners etc. Make sure everything is clean and fits well, you’ll get there...
Can’t help you with your question regarding how many litres in a ‘W’ but have you tried ringing BOC for a better deal? I’m only a small user, 2 W’s of Shield mix, 1 W of argon and a W of oxygen probably use a bit more shield then you but they gave me a really decent price when I spoke to them.
Does it really make a difference? I generally use universal or heavy for the stuff I do, 6-15mm but have just been in another shop local to me who do similar work and probably heavier stuff too and all they use is light. Just wondered what other people’s opinons where. Cheers.
I um and arghd about a plasma cutter a few years ago, eventually bought an Rtech but it really wasn’t up to the job, I sold it and bought a hyperterm and it’s brilliant, it gets used on 80% of jobs that I do and has saved me so much time compared to how I used to do things with a grinder, yes...