Did I break it

We had a oil farm as we called it...A million gallon tank of #6 and a pumping station and heaters next to it
The place was all full of #6....Steam leaks now and than, just a hard environment and if you ever worked with 6 oil you know what I mean
There was a old crank handle Lincoln Ideal Arc 300 Amp welder outside exposed to elements
We used that machine and mind you we were doing HP steam pipe work
The legs on the machine rotten away, the dial was so faded you couldn't read what amperage the machine was running, the indicator long gone....I think if you ever tried to move it, it would of fallen apart but that baby welded and welded excellent. Rain snow it kept on working
The final demise was a North Easter which brought the salt river water over the dock and flooded the place with 4 feet of water.....The old Lincoln had finally met its match and we gave it a proper burial
I doubt any inverter new machine could last that long or put up with abuse like that
I hear from guys ten years of use (industrial) and throw it away