Had to Beef-Up my TSC CarryAll Frame

[LD1]

Yep, I think the next weak point would be twisting the whole piece of angle iron instead of just the flange around where the pin is attached.

IT may hold up just fine for the load you lift though. Could handle another 100#, or another 1000#, just dont know. It seems you have some fine fab skills, so if it needs repaired again, I am confident you can handle it just fine.

 

[Ken45101]

Thanks guys for the knowledgeable input. I am just trying to understand if what I did was a reasonable way to add strength to the simple pin arrangement w/o making them any wider apart.

definitely reasonable and a nice welding job. When mine failed years ago, before I learned to weld, I just added a second, heavier piece of angle iron bolted on inside of the existing angle. That helped but I haven't used it or trusted it much since then. I should have learned to weld a long time ago, it's a great skill on the farm as I'm sure most of you know.

 

[Mysfyt]

definitely reasonable and a nice welding job. When mine failed years ago, before I learned to weld, I just added a second, heavier piece of angle iron bolted on inside of the existing angle. That helped but I haven't used it or trusted it much since then. I should have learned to weld a long time ago, it's a great skill on the farm as I'm sure most of you know.

It's never too late to learn. I'm not going to say I'm up on the latest technology because I am not. But I do know from the trade mags and the trade shows that I've been to, welding is getting easier to learn by the day! Mostly in the MIG process I might add. A lot of equipment choices to fit your budget and a lot of help via the Internet.