It’s Ford time

Pat Gremillion is well-known throughout our sport and industry as the owner of Pull-Pal and Premier Power Welder. A certified welder by trade, Pat designed the Pull-Pal winch anchor and the rest is history. The Pull-Pal has saved us a number of times in the des-ert when there hasn’t been anywhere else to hang a winch hook. It has served many others in the field for over a decade, civilian and military users alike.

Shortly after the Pull-Pal’s success, Pat took his welding knowledge and started Premier Power Welder, supplying mobile high-frequency welding units for all mobile applications. Soon after Premier Power Welder’s inception, Harry Robinson of Link Arc, who had already been offering similar units, merged with Premier, making the business the “premier” builder and supplier of mobile welding units.

Pat’s own backcountry rig needed to be competent and something that would show off the abilities of the Premier Power Welder, Ready Welder mobile MIG unit, and Pull-Pal. He also wanted something that stood out and wasn’t the same as everyone else’s vehicle. To this end, he found a clean ‘71 Ford Bronco Sport with a 302 V8, C4 automatic, and no rust.

He painted the Bronco his trademark orange, installed a Premier Power Welder, and immediately started taking it on the trail, happily repairing everything that needed welding on the trail. As is typical, the trail started taking its toll on Pat’s early Bronco. After unintentionally narrowing the body on the Hammers, Montrose, and Farmington trails, Pat pulled the Ford into the shop and started some bodywork.