Weld on bucket hooks (again)

LD1 asked me some time ago when I was going to weld some hooks on my Kioti bucket. I haven't done it mainly because when I needed hooks I just take adavantage of the SSQA and change out the bucket to my second bucket and old Kubota bucket I converted to SSQA and it has lots of hooks on it. But when I killed a deer last saturday I needed to hang it and of course the wrong bucket was on the tractor, so I had to change it out.. No big deal, but I decided to "get a round tuit:)"

Here you can see the cleaning of the existing factory pads of paint, then setting the weld on hooks on with a magnet, a tack on opposite ends of each side with 7014 3/32 then weld with 1/8 7018 and slap on some Kutota gray paint.. (don't knock it, it matches:) and I have it). welder is Everlast PA160 DC welder Tackup at 110 amps and weld at 125. I haven't stick welded in quite a while..(that is my excuse and I am sticking to it:D)Attachment 289236Attachment 289237Attachment 289238Attachment 289239Attachment 289240Attachment 289241Attachment 289242

Looks great:thumbsup: Really nice welds;)

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Originally Posted by kennyd

Looks great:thumbsup: Really nice welds;)

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Thanks, I think they look about as good as the ones the Korean fella did when they made the bucket:)

James K0UA

Nice welding!!

Good job.

Thanks for the kind words guys.

James K0UA