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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

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.

scoobyjim wrote: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.

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!

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!

BearCreek Majors wrote: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!

BearCreek Majors wrote: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!

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

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 .

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.

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.

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 .