welding advice

[tom lad]

hi
been given this to try repair/ weld
it part of the pickup hitch from a ford 8100

not sure if its weldable ??
gonna try with the mig I think
can only butt weld it together because it has to slide / telescope thru the gland nut .

there don't seem to be that much on the other end of the rod , opposite end to the eye , to stop it pulling straight thru ?
wonder what sort of weight its designed to lift , seems a thin rod to me .
tom

[scoobyjim]

Best make a new one with a new bit of bar and screw cut both ends with new nuts. Will be far stronger than weld as it will have to lift possibly a 12 tonne trailer or more.

[tom lad]

Best make a new one with a new bit of bar and screw cut both ends with new nuts. Will be far stronger than weld as it will have to lift possibly a 12 tonne trailer or more.

you're prob right , the eye end has been welded / presumably from new , cant tell how the other end is formed . I didn't remove the bits .
the broken bit has that coarse snapped grey cast look to me

I will measure and check but from memory its about 12 mm / 1/2 " bar .
will have a play next time i'm in the workshop.

[Dandy Dave]

Agree with making a new one. The old one has fatigued metal and will crack along side of the weld when it fails a second time. Dandy Dave!

[BearCreek Majors]

Weld it, and then paint it with the paint on your bench. If it breaks you can tell everyone it was because of the John Deer paint!

[chriss]

Weld it, and then paint it with the paint on your bench. If it breaks you can tell everyone it was because of the John Deer paint!

[Dandy Dave]

Weld it, and then paint it with the paint on your bench. If it breaks you can tell everyone it was because of the John Deer paint!

LOL... Till I .... Nothing to loose. It will work until it fails. Dandy Dave!

[tom lad]

cheers m8 made me giggle too.

showed it a chap other day , we feel its forged / cast , so need dissimilar rods which I don't have, I think he said high nickel ? , its not my part , i'll look at it on a rainy day .

many thanx tom

[tom lad]

amazed by the amount of muck inside the tube !!! packed in v tight each time the rod slides back in .
i''l make him check the other one .

[tom lad]

I mig ed it back together , It looks fine ?? will have to see how strong it is I guess .



my logic being if the metal looks fine after weld then alls ok ??
given it back to my m8 , so lets see if he can break it again.

[henk]

The problem with Mig/Mag welding is to burn it deep enough in the mother material. The weld can look perfect but be worthless.
You soon find out.

[tom lad]

I ground them both to a point before welding , but yes I think its a " suck it and see "

no doubt I ll soon hear about it wen it snaps .