Mornin',
I have an old 6' Blanton Plow Company grader blade with most of the angle selection holes wallowed out. I have a plan to repair it but I wanted to run it by you guys to make sure I'm doing it right.
I plan to weld a 1/2" plate to the current 1/4" selection plate, drill 1" holes at each selection location, and then weld top link bushings (1" OD, 3/4" ID) inside each hole in an effort to strengthen them and prevent future wallowing. I will use a new 3/4" hitch pin, that fits perfectly into the bushings, to set the angle of the blade.
Does that sound like a good plan? Will the bushings help as much as I think they will or am I wasting my time welding them in? I don't have a drill press but I was think about buying one for this project. Thanks for your input.
-Mike
I have an old 6' Blanton Plow Company grader blade with most of the angle selection holes wallowed out. I have a plan to repair it but I wanted to run it by you guys to make sure I'm doing it right.
I plan to weld a 1/2" plate to the current 1/4" selection plate, drill 1" holes at each selection location, and then weld top link bushings (1" OD, 3/4" ID) inside each hole in an effort to strengthen them and prevent future wallowing. I will use a new 3/4" hitch pin, that fits perfectly into the bushings, to set the angle of the blade.
Does that sound like a good plan? Will the bushings help as much as I think they will or am I wasting my time welding them in? I don't have a drill press but I was think about buying one for this project. Thanks for your input.
-Mike