Jinman 284 Brush guard:

[yugo]

Just wanted show the bush guard I built for the jinman 284. Since we don't have a FEL to knock down the brush & weeds, I built this to protect the power steering cylinder and rubber boot. Why they put the ps cylinder in front of the axle, I'll never know. Please see attachment. Yugo

 

[JohnS]

Nice Work! That should do the trick! I had the same concerns when I got mine. Since I am welding challenged, I made sure I had a complete spare set. To date, the biggest problem has been the rubber boot. It pulls off easily from either end, and have a few minor tears. I'll replace it, this spring, and use good hose clamps vs the wire clamps.

 

[ToolManRick]

Wow /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif that really is a nice job, well done. A welder is on my wish list of things to buy someday. I work for a machine shop and can get all the steel I could use, but would like to get a torch and an AC-DC welder. Looks like you had some fun making it.

 

[bmartin]

Rick,Have you considered a mig welder? After getting one I found I never fired up the old stick welder again.
After seeing this brush guard , I know what my next project is going to be.
Billy

 

[jwnge]

Looks very nice, with those lights there it makes it look really different from others and "TOUGH"

 

[Harrygoodwrench]

Very well thought out. Great idea with the hitch and lights. Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SevenCorners]

Billy,
Is the mig welder really that much better than stick. I have a 225 amp AC stick and have not met any metal it won't weld. Though my welds aren't the prettiest they hold. Does a mig welder give you better welds? What might be an advantage over stick?

 

[bmartin]

Steve, I had a 225 Lincoln for years and it always did a good job and never let me down. That said when I got the Mig I think it is just so handy and does a realy nice job that I just never used the old Lincoln any more . Its sorta like my old 8-N ford, it was a good old tractor but after I bought the Farm Pro I just didn't use it any more. So I don't know, if you have a good stick machine stick with it but if I were buying my first welder I would take a good look at Mig.
Billy

 

[Soundguy]

Very nice!

Soundguy

 

[PepeLoco]

You're going to bust those lights, I talk'n from first hand experience. The way I protected mine was to make a steel frame using flat stock and expanded metal over the lens, so that when I got to some brush, well, you know why. We have lots of yopon here, and that darn stuff can get into all parts of the tractor, and break stuff I did not know could be broken.

Good Luck and have Fun!

 

[billbill1]

Very nice post, Thanks

 

[ToolManRick]

Right at this time I'm still wishing, but your right about the MIG welders. Gets you away from loading all the sticks. I've done a little mig and a little tig (prefer the mig), but for the type of things I'd be welding I'd settle for a good 'old dc stick welder. I think I might have to run a larger power source. Right now I only have 30 amps on the outlet I'd like to use, but that's a minor issue.

 

[Soundguy]

Well, that would get you roughly into the 220 amp range if we are talking 220v source.

There's alot of stick stuff that can be done fine in the 180 amp range... Even with good thick metal stock.

Soundguy

 

[ToolManRick]

Thanks Soundguy, always an incouraging word. Most of the specs for welders listed on-line neglect to mention the amperage required to run the units. 220 amps is a lot of heat and for sure would meet most my needs. Ditto on the 180 amp range. Can get you a real nice "sun burn" in no time. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Soundguy]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Ditto on the 180 amp range. Can get you a real nice "sun burn" in no time. )</font>

AMEN

I welded up a heavy 1/2 inch thick 'middle' ramp for my JD-B trike. I made it at work one day when we were slow. i guess I welded for about 2 hours on and off. And yep.. I wa sin shorts. My legs were bright red and burned for a couple days.. then peeled to pink on the 3rd day.. peeled again on the 7th day.. still pink.. then finally peeled again to regular color on about the 10th day...

I went out and bought a jacket, and chaps the next time i was at the welding supply store!

Soundguy

 

[ToolManRick]

This thread is wandering a little bit, but hey, Yugo did such a fine job of building his brush guard we need another welding story. Come on Yugo... did you get a tan?

First time I ever did any tig welding I thought "that's a really small arc... no problem." I had on a T-shirt. Boy was that stupid. Nearly cooked the hairs right off my chest. Like you I peeled for several days.

 

[SPIKER]

ahh those are not a problem welding, try SPRAY ARC WELDING! somewhere about 400 amps or so which will cook uncovered skin in say 3 min or less! don''t ask me KNOW! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

anyhow I was covered in leather head to toe with shade 12 lenz but my helmit didn't cover a small triangle of skin probably not more than 1~2' sq inches on my neck and the V of my welding jacket! it was litterly redder than a coocked lobster! skin began bleeding about 4 hrs later as it peeled off and blistered.. remember this was maybe 5 min of watching on the outside over the sholder of the operator (my boxx) while he was running our 3 phase 500 amp output spray arc machine welding pipe flanges to 24" dia pipe which was 3/4" thick to a flange of prolly 1.5" thick... it was set up on a rotary machine and automatic weld head for weave and speed control was on hand varriable speed with the part tacked in place and set on the rotater.

MarkM /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[yugo]

Thanks, Gentlemen, for all your nice comments on my brushguard. A special thanks to JohnS for the web site on Jimna tractors. And ToolmanRick, we've all been there with the arc flash burns. What we have at home is an old Lincoln AC/DC 225 welder. In the shop where I used to work, we had all the modern welding equipment. One thing to note, is that the Mig with gas does not like any air movement around the welding head. One more point, stick welding machines have a larger variety of welding rod for high carboned steel that is used in farm machinery, where the MIG is more for the light duty tubing - sort of a glue job., though they do have their place. I'd like to have one, now that I am retired. Thanks again, Yugo - we'll post our new project one of these days!