Heavy equipment Welding repair

[Sberry]

I never tried 3 at a time but have tacked some 3/16 together and a 1/8 on the end to reach 3 ft away, other creative stuff. Usually need a 300A stinger so the handle fits the toe.

 

[Welder Dave]

Gives new meaning to getting the toes wetted in. Foot eye coordination. Still might want to wear a helmet. Have taped stinger on a broom handle a few times to reach in tight spaces.

 

[Tugger2]

It is an 8000 lb drop hammer. Thats the LN7 on the floor set up with NR311 gasless. .

 

[Tugger2]

A progress shot.

 

[Bls repair]

Latch and locks

 

[Welder Dave]

Is that an old tapped output welder under the bench?

 

[Sberry]

Note the square cuts on the tube, none of this 45 nonsense the internet is soi fascinated with.

 

[Tugger2]

Is that an old tapped output welder under the bench?

You have a good eye Welder Dave. Its an old Marquette AC machine,runs jet rod and 6013 like a hot dam.I dont use it much but its good when i have other hands running my other machines.

 

[Welder Dave]

I guess I've been around welding too long. LoL

 

[DMiller]

Main reason for angled cuts is to seal the ends of the tubes, spider, wasp and other vermin hidey holes.

 

[Truck Shop]

Does this require a size 12 D or 12EE?

 

[Welder Dave]

Either but you need steel fingered gloves.

 

[Bls repair]

Done

 

[DMiller]

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Looks good
Need a ‘Asphalt’ lip to send materials where you want them and to spread materials as rock.

 

[Bls repair]

That’s what they had . They climb in and out the back to get materials ,the tailgate was so heavy They needed a machine to raise and lower the gate.

 

[Welder Dave]

Looks good but I'd reinforce the hinge bars. It looks like the pieces on the tail gate/door are welded to the bars coming from the hinge. That could be a potential weak point. My thinking is if the door was open and something hit it or was dropped on it, the hinges could bend and the door wouldn't close. I'd cut pieces of plate (or wide enough flat bar) to make the flat hinge part a T shape or cut 2 for each and make them a U/channel shape. This would put most of the stress on the pins and their mounts and not on the bar extending to the door. I'd also cap the tubing ends so they don't fill with water and other crap but maybe you aren't done with all the finishing work.

 

[Willie B]

Fred Beans Ford strikes a nerve.
My one & only eBay purchase was a 1976 Chevy C65 Advertised as 48000 Mile 454 engine 5X2 transmission, recent new bed.

After bidding I went from VT to Pennsylvania to take possession.
Engine proved to be a 366. It turns out 454 wasn't an option for that truck. Recent wood bed was a mystery. Rotten wood is popular in PA. Ran out of gas twice (two tanks) within 1 mile of the dealership. Incredibly heavy city traffic (West Chester) no gas stations for miles, we ran all over the city looking for gas while the truck blocked traffic. It had a hole in a fender clearly not there in photos.
The dump body frame was stamped thin sheet metal. The bondo & paint outweighed the dump body.

The trip home took more than twice as long as the trip there. Air compressor kept coming loose from its mounts.

I drove that truck 14 years. Rebuilt the dump body, It now rides on my Top Kick

Yes I now have a new radiator & grill. Picture is old.