ime looking at the above welder second hand from a local feller, fully working ect but recommends a service.
anyfeed back on this model and what a service would entail please
Not that I know anything about this particular welder (and I'm only a hobby welder that seems to weld something once every few years) but a basic service is just a blowout with an airline then a new torch liner and probably a new tip too I would think.
Not a lot involved really.
If it's just needing a clean, a blow out under the covers, and general TLC for the torch and return leads, then that's fine... if there's something not quite right with it then I'd walk away.
Not familiar with this machine but I assume MIG? IME 99% of used MIG problems are down to the torch parts. Put a new torch on it, sometimes a new earth clamp, and often it will weld like a completely different machine.
Often, not always, though!