patrickg
Veteran Member
Earliler this week I had a 3 PH but now only a 2 1/2 PH (see attachment)
I was using the FEL to move some sand and had the box blade attached for rear weight to stabilize the FEL action. Toward the end of the day my a$$ was dragging and so was the tractor's.
Note how the weld beads contoured into the metal of the arm but did not fuse with it. I'm guessing that the different appearance of the metal around the periphery is some sort of surface hardening.
Except for concerns re hardening I would expect to lap a piece of 1/2 to 3/4 ich bar stock for a few inches either side of the break and weld it . Might put a couple holes in the stiffener and weld through those for more "connectivity" between the pieces.
I am open for suggestions regarding repairs. I was hoping that repairs could be effected without removing the part still on the tractor. Has anyone ever seen this happen to a lower arm on a 3ph before. I guess I'm just lucky.
All I really want is to get caught up enough to be able to take the time to get the A/C working good enough so I can run with the windows and doors closed but stuff keeps happening. At least the FEL works OK, even though without something on the back in addition to the max wheel weights Kubota autorizes, I spend a lot of time on 2-3 wheels. Too wild for comfort.
pat
I was using the FEL to move some sand and had the box blade attached for rear weight to stabilize the FEL action. Toward the end of the day my a$$ was dragging and so was the tractor's.
Note how the weld beads contoured into the metal of the arm but did not fuse with it. I'm guessing that the different appearance of the metal around the periphery is some sort of surface hardening.
Except for concerns re hardening I would expect to lap a piece of 1/2 to 3/4 ich bar stock for a few inches either side of the break and weld it . Might put a couple holes in the stiffener and weld through those for more "connectivity" between the pieces.
I am open for suggestions regarding repairs. I was hoping that repairs could be effected without removing the part still on the tractor. Has anyone ever seen this happen to a lower arm on a 3ph before. I guess I'm just lucky.
All I really want is to get caught up enough to be able to take the time to get the A/C working good enough so I can run with the windows and doors closed but stuff keeps happening. At least the FEL works OK, even though without something on the back in addition to the max wheel weights Kubota autorizes, I spend a lot of time on 2-3 wheels. Too wild for comfort.
pat