Today's Welding time!

[Sodo]

The day's list, planned out while relaxing....

 

[Big Barn]

The day's list, planned out while relaxing....

...remind wife to pick up TP....

 

[houser52]

I've been wanting to do some maintenance on my 5x8 trailer so today I started by building a short tailgate and took off the 4 foot ramp. I still plan to paint the whole trailer, add about 10 light duty d-rings in various locations and wire a new plug.

The shorter tailgate should make the trailer a little more handy when pulling it with the 4-wheeler, loading or unloading lumber, brush and other stuff.

I hated working around that tall ramp when trying to haul things other than my Grasshopper.

 

[California]

I don't know how easy it would be to modify that tailgate but the one on my little 4x8 is the best design I've seen: The tailgate has two pins that go down at 45 degrees to drop into similar openings on the back of the chassis. So the tailgate can be installed vertical, or turned over and installed horizontal to extend the deck length.

 

[CADplans]

I don't know how easy it would be to modify that tailgate but the one on my little 4x8 is the best design I've seen: The tailgate has two pins that go down at 45 degrees to drop into similar openings on the back of the chassis. So the tailgate can be installed vertical, or turned over and installed horizontal to extend the deck length.

I think we need pics??

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Meanwhile at my brother's garage....

 

[3Ts]

Ouch! Sandals and no shirt - that's got to hurt. I've seen welders that use heavy T shirts, and they have holes in them from welding splatters.

 

[CalG]

I finished up a welding task just today. "wiring" a 42 inch snow blower auger.

The wire was 1/4" welded both in and out. Five pounds of 6013.

I'm not proud of the slag holes, but the augers are beefy now where before they were torn and knife edged.

Took a bit of scrap tacked on to balance out the unit, but It seems good now. We will see when it's under power. Single stage, the auger turns at a good clip!

Tomorrow I've plans to fab up the shear bolt assembly based on the drive sprocket. Mostly machine work, but there will be the AR400 plates holding the shear bolt welded to the sleeve that carries the chain sprocket.

Way too much time and effort into such a small unit, But my wife said she would blow snow if the the blower didn't let her down ;-)

 

[California]

I don't know how easy it would be to modify that tailgate but the one on my little 4x8 is the best design I've seen: The tailgate has two pins that go down at 45 degrees to drop into similar openings on the back of the chassis. So the tailgate can be installed vertical, or turned over and installed horizontal to extend the deck length.

I think we need pics??

Here's the first picture I can find that shows the 45 degree pins that engage the tailgate to the chassis. The front and rear tailgates are identical, interchangeable. The tailgate intended for the rear came with the ramps shown here, but I ran that one on the front to make some positive tongue weight when empty. The tongue of the trailer extends, slides out, so the front tailgate can be turned over and laid flat too. With the front and rear gates laid flat I once hauled a 16 ft rolled-up carpet supported for nearly its full length.

That's the rear tailgate leaning against the far side wheel. You can barely see the 45 degree pin at its corner extending down below the sheet metal.


Also that trailer dumps. I made the lift from a HF lightweight winch and a pulley.

The second photo is with the rear tailgate laid flat.

And here are a couple more pix that help show the pins, and the holes they go into. One part not visible: the angled pins extend out the bottom of the frame rail and have ordinary lynch pins through holes near their ends to secure them.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ls-dont-suck-p1620619rwinch-trailertilted-jpg

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-wanted-p1640876r186trailerpropssaddlebag-jpg

 

[coobie]

Meanwhile at my brother's garage....

Got bigger balls than do with no shirt and sandals..

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

My daughter got a wood puzzle dinosaur just like that for Christmas. Same type of construction, joints and virtually everything.

 

[sandman2234]

Skin cancer comes in many forms, welding is one of them, so cover up!! Sticks rods on ferrous steel aren't as bad as Tig welding stainless or Aluminum, but still, why take the chance?
Nice Dinosaur,
David from jax

 

[redipsweb]

Meanwhile at my brother's garage....

Eric, I PM'd you.

 

[dragoneggs]

Recently put on one of those inexpensive 'fancy' flow meters on my C25 tank. Apparently I forgot to shut off the gas at the tank after my last use, because I lost a bunch of gas. Wondering if flow meters are more prone to leak than the typical dual dials with pressure behind them?

Went to my LWS and cost to swap was $62.95 plus a $2.50 hazmat fee plus tax. Didn't know C25/Ar75 was hazardous!

Got home and see the invoice says volume 162 so not sure if that was a mistake or what. Tank is about 4ft tall and 7.5in diameter. I thought that equated to a 120cf tank.

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

You can have them take it off. It's a bogus fee for that. Airgas right? Hazmat is likely the brass?

Flow meters are the only thing I've ever used. They are more common to me than the dial flow meters and more expensive. Probably just needed to squeeze the clamp a little tighter on the hose. But I'd suspect that if your unit has any age on it, it is the solenoid. One way to check: leave it on again. Another issue is it could be leaking around the cylinder valve or threads. Soapy water works well.

 

[dragoneggs]

You can have them take it off. It's a bogus fee for that. Airgas right? Hazmat is likely the brass?

No, it was Pacific Welding Supply. They are now affiliated with Central Welding Supply. Brass? You mean the valve?

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

Yes. You know, copper, Zinc, Tin, beryllium, all those metals.

 

[dragoneggs]

Yes. You know, copper, Zinc, Tin, beryllium, all those metals.

Ha ha... pretty soon high school marching bands will be hazardous.

 

[PJSprog]

Ha ha... pretty soon high school marching bands will be hazardous.

I've heard some that are definitely a sonic hazard. :laughing:

Seriously, though ... I was working for a pipe organ company when all of that RoHS garbage started hitting. Talk about almost shutting down an entire industry. Organ pipes are made of lead and tin. They eventually offered exemptions to certain industries, but it's only a matter of time before someone tries to add oxygen to the list. As a quality manager, I have to deal with this silliness all the time. It's frustrating, to say the least.

 

[BukitCase]

I'm pretty sure Oxygen is ALREADY on Kalifornya's mile-long list of "carcinogens" ...Steve