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  1. Bikenstein

    Please critique the weld quality (photos enclosed)

    I agree with the other threads to have the welds ground out and redone. My recommendation would be to repair with E7018 1/8 rods at 110 to 120 amps and vertical up. This rod has alloys that will not be as brittle as 6010 or 6011 though they will work fine too.
  2. Bikenstein

    Please critique the weld quality (photos enclosed)

    The guy who installed these is not a welder by any sense of the word. I've had total rookies run a bead first time better than what I'm looking at. I welded for 49 years. Oilfield, offshore, shipyards, job shops, power plants, construction, industrial, pipe, tubes, water towers, everything from...
  3. Bikenstein

    Tractor Shopping

    I forgot to mention, I have the hyrostat transmission. As far as speed and agility, I think the HST greatly beats the shuttle shift. You may feel differently. The Kioti has good weight and lifting capacity. That was one of the reasons I bought it.
  4. Bikenstein

    Tractor Shopping

    I've owned my Kioti CK2610 for about 9 months. I chose it over the Branson and New Holland mainly because of the joystick control. Great operating tractor. I don't really think you'll be disappointed with any machine you get. I have a stump bucket and it works great, just time consuming cuttin...
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