New diesel engine-driven units reduce fuel use by as much as 30 percent, improve weld quality with difficult electrodes, and reduce weight on trucks by as much as 500 pounds. 

Brownsville, Wisconsin-based Michels Pipeline Construction is contracted to build the 24-inch X70 transmission pipeline, scheduled to go into operation in September of 2012. 

Welders on the project report excellent arc quality and substantial fuel savings compared to other welder generators. 

Floyd East reports saving approximately $6-8 each day in fuel. 

The wireless remote makes life easier on the welder helper, whose job it is to adjust welding parameters as the welder progresses on the pipe.