Cutting thick (2") Steel

[Scooby074]

I'm a real hack when it comes to O/A burning. I've worked with a few guys over the years that could burn better free hand than I could with a tractor torch.
When I set up a torch to burn I like to get the cutting cone as long as possible. 99 times out of 100 I only need to press the cutting lever an 1/8 inch or so. When I do find the sweet spot the flame sounds like a small jet engine.

SA, what king of torch is that? The tip looks really tapered?

 

[Shield Arc]

Victor, the cutting head is a model, CA-1050. Mixing chamber is 3150 T-76687.

 

[wdchyd]

Monkeywrench, great vid......thanx for sharing that..:thumbsup:

 

[Duffster]

I have that covered. The bed was mounted on a truck with a 33k gvwr I just moved it to a truck with a 25999 gvwr.

Ah. Carry on then.

 

[Scooby074]

Victor, the cutting head is a model, CA-1050. Mixing chamber is 3150 T-76687.

Thanks. I figured it was a victor, looked like victor knobs. Is the tip itself a victor?

 

[Shield Arc]

Is the tip itself a victor?

Yes it is. 00-1-101.

 

[Looking4new]

Ah. Carry on then.

You may get the gross weight under 26999 lbs, BUT you will still have to comply with the annual safety and that yellow sticker and also log book rules. 9921 lbs requires annual safety and log book.

 

[Duffster]

You may get the gross weight under 26999 lbs, BUT you will still have to comply with the annual safety and that yellow sticker and also log book rules. 9921 lbs requires annual safety and log book.

Huh?

In TX.

 

[Looking4new]

Maybe licensing requirements are different in TX to the rest of North America.
I was just on the Texas D.O.T. website and couldn't find the section I was looking for regarding license plate and vehicles weighing more than 10,000 lbs. Other than commercial motor carriers which I know you are not.You may be a commercial motor vehicle, but you are not a motor carrier, because you don't carry goods or people for compensation.
So that being said, I will retract my previous statemet aka STFU and bow out gracefully.
Sorry for hijacking the thread.

 

[bdog]

I deal with the DOT stuff daily and have a DOT number and run 5 trucks.

In Texas operating in state commercial or not as long as you are under 26k you don't need to do anything special. If you are over 10k and operating interstate then you need to the commercial inspection stickers, medical card, fire extinguisher, road triangles, log book, etc but no CDL until you are over 26k.

We have DOT numbers and are fully compliant with all requirements for interstate operation for over 10k but under 26k. However when we are operating in Texas we don't have to fool with the log books or hours of service etc.