OP
The Chicken
Member
Here is what the piece I removed looked like on the back side!-
Then, I had my CNC plasma cutter make me a piece of 1/4" plate that was a bit bigger than the hole I had just made. By welding some bolts to that piece and using nuts and washers, I was able to draw it up tight to the inside of the loader arm for welding-
Then the bolts get cut off, welds are finished on that piece, and I weld another piece CNC cut to fit inside the welded area-
That ties it in nicely. I then ground down any high spots and clamped on then welded the first over sleeve-
Then once that is welded where where the second over-plate will cover-the second one gets clamped and welded on-
The inside of the arm gets similar treatment-
Then the process is repeated for the other side of the loader boom.
Then, I had my CNC plasma cutter make me a piece of 1/4" plate that was a bit bigger than the hole I had just made. By welding some bolts to that piece and using nuts and washers, I was able to draw it up tight to the inside of the loader arm for welding-
Then the bolts get cut off, welds are finished on that piece, and I weld another piece CNC cut to fit inside the welded area-
That ties it in nicely. I then ground down any high spots and clamped on then welded the first over sleeve-
Then once that is welded where where the second over-plate will cover-the second one gets clamped and welded on-
The inside of the arm gets similar treatment-
Then the process is repeated for the other side of the loader boom.
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