Project 1 from Rambozo. Category: General Welding repair

[Rambozo]

Thanks. Happen to have a link for that white paper? I'll google so no worries if you don't happen to have it handy.

http://www.lincolnelectric.com/asset...ture/C7710.pdf

[DaveO]

Hard to believe the machine is only a year old, with that kind of wear and tear! Did you get a look at the cutting area? Not sure if that one has blades or hammers, but if the skids were in that condition, I can only imagine what the cutters look like.

Sure doesn't look like a rush job, nicely done.

[redbeard]

Thanks for the Lincoln literature, another fountain of info to learn from.

Repair looks nice, a lot prettier than it needs to be for an ag implement.

If that is only a year old, I think the operator needs a bit more training before he gets back out there!

[Rambozo]

It probably should be a hammer & knife , but it's just a flail with pretty lightweight cutters. It's on the second set of those. I'm not sure this tractor has enough HP to run a big hammer knife, and the operators might just get into more trouble. My guess is that they don't have the three point set right and were dragging it on the skids more than the rear roller. It goes into some really rough areas with all kinds of debris hidden under the weeds, so who knows. I might even try hardfacing the next set of blades and see if that helps their life. As long as they don't bring it back in pieces, it looks like a win around here.

[undercut]

It probably should be a hammer & knife , but it's just a flail with pretty lightweight cutters. It's on the second set of those. I'm not sure this tractor has enough HP to run a big hammer knife, and the operators might just get into more trouble. My guess is that they don't have the three point set right and were dragging it on the skids more than the rear roller. It goes into some really rough areas with all kinds of debris hidden under the weeds, so who knows. I might even try hardfacing the next set of blades and see if that helps their life. As long as they don't bring it back in pieces, it looks like a win around here.

Not sure if this is good news or bad news but given the amount of wear and the high possibility of nothing changing in the way they use it, this could be a recurring source of revenue ....

[Rodsmachineshop]

I get some back hoe buckets at my shop to repair use truck leaf springs to build build up the blades . and face them tough steel . good article http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/heat1.htm

[SeanMurphy265]

Which hard facing rods did you use?