Re: Welding Help??

Posted by 135 Fan on April 17, 2007 at 21:29:26 from (68.149.46.121):

In Reply to: Re: Welding Help?? posted by JoeBob/IN on April 17, 2007 at 17:59:49:

There are mistakes in that link such as 6011 for straight polarity. A loader can put an awful lot of stress on the mounts, so you want to use the best rods possible. That would be 7018AC for your machine. 6011 could work but will need multiple passes. As much as you want to do it yourself, it might be worth considering hiring an experienced welder. With all the work you did the last thing you need is for the loader mounts to break. I don't know your welding ability but have seen that you are very meticulous with your projects. I know some farmers who tried doing the exact same thing as you are when they got another tractor. After they tried to do it themselfs, it started cracking and they just kept welding more band-aides over the cracks. They finally asked me to come to fix it. I'd done a lot of repairs for them in the past and they figured I should do it for free. I usually did welding for a meal or something. Not this job. What an ugly mess they made. I wish they wouldn't have even touched it. It took 3 times longer to clean up their mess than it would of if I did it in the first place and even then it wasn't as nice as it could have been. Contrary to what used to be common practice, a good weld shouldn't require any grinding and looks the best in as welded condition. Minor touch up is OK. With your loader sticking out a little further than some, it will put increased stress on the mounts and you don't need it to come crashing down with a bale or something on it. The cold weather in the winter also puts more stress on welds which is another reason to use 7018 rods. I'm not trying to put a damper on your project. I'm just trying to give some sound advice that sometimes it's better to hire certain jobs out to skilled trades people. However you do it, I'm sure it will be done right. I've seen your other work. Very high quality. Dave

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• Re: Welding Help?? Allan In NE 04:18:11 04/18/07 (1)
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