Had to head out to the farm.

[4shorts]

Every now and then I have to go on a service call and I don't mind as long as it isn't raining, snowing or too cold. Well this week started out sunny and I got the call to head to the farm to look at a mower that had somehow became detached from the new Kubota and dug into the ground and bent up a number of pieces so I went out, cut the bent parts off and brought them back to the shop where I cut new plates, machined and milled other parts then did some welding. Monday I'll head out and complete the repair and post photos of the completed job.

 

[farmgirl19]

I love seeing your work, 4shorts! Always looks good! :thumbsup:

 

[Shield Arc]

As always, first class work! :thumbsup:

 

[creekbend]

Thanks for posting. It took awhile for the pictures to completely appear.

 

[4shorts]

I love seeing your work, 4shorts! Always looks good! :thumbsup:

Thanks Farmgirl

As always, first class work! :thumbsup:

Thank you sir. Second class compared to yours

Thanks for posting. It took awhile for the pictures to completely appear.

Welcome ya sorry about the pics loading slow. I don't usually post photos taken via iPhone but in this case they all were

 

[MrPete]

Nice work 4shorts. Very impressive.

 

[cqaigy2]

Has the tools and knows how to use em!

 

[hawkeye08]

Always enjoy seeing it done right, first class work! Thanks for sharing.

When I see your work, I think of all the projects we did on the farm growing up with very limited tools and materials. I remember in the late 60s when factory reps from Jamestown, ND came out west to "modify and improve" the chopper feed into cubing station on the hay cuber we had. Dad had a Lincoln stick welder and torch set. No lathe or fab tools. The factory guys were stumped since they did not have a full fab shop at their disposal. After they gave up one afternoon, Dad decided to go ahead and make the mods he wanted (and had pitched to the factory guys) that evening. He basically replaced a belt driven setup with "clutched" by taking the idler pulley out and putting in a pulley on a lever that could be disengaged without stopping the rest of the drivetrain. It worked like a champ and the factory guys were impressed (and they incorporated it on the factory units as soon as they returned to the factory).. I was always amazed at Dad's skills and was sad when he passed the summer after I graduated from college (I would have started buying him some tools so he could do more)... 4shorts, I have seen where you repaired a shaft and made it perfect again, I remember Dad welding up a shaft so he could file it down by hand so the bearing would fit correctly... I really appreciate your skills and talent, but really learned from Dad that sometimes you don't have the tools or materials and you have to make do with what you have.

Of course a bit of education never hurt anybody, Dad had Bachelor degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering but farmed most of his life.

 

[BukitCase]

I like your toys (oops, I meant tools :=) and anyone who's seen any of your work has no doubts as to your innovations, craftsmanship, etc, including me - so I'd rather ask a question regarding welder settings for the bushings -

I like your rotary positioner/articulated gun support/hydraulic table setup, may borrow parts of it -

Am I correct in thinking those incredibly smooth welds are the result of spray transfer, or did you use some of the more exotic modes that 350P is capable of?

I recently acquired a nearly new 252 with double running gear and 30A spool gun, and sold my smaller 211 so now I at least (with the right gas) have the option of getting into spray transfer, and I'm wondering if it'd be worth it to add a 90-10 bottle for heavier MIG work.

Right now I just have a C25 bottle and straight Argon, so it'd not be a "free lunch", hence the question - thanks... Steve

 

[4shorts]

Nice work 4shorts. Very impressive.

Thank you sir

Has the tools and knows how to use em!

Who me Thanks :laughing:

Always enjoy seeing it done right, first class work! Thanks for sharing.

When I see your work, I think of all the projects we did on the farm growing up with very limited tools and materials. I remember in the late 60s when factory reps from Jamestown, ND came out west to "modify and improve" the chopper feed into cubing station on the hay cuber we had. Dad had a Lincoln stick welder and torch set. No lathe or fab tools. The factory guys were stumped since they did not have a full fab shop at their disposal. After they gave up one afternoon, Dad decided to go ahead and make the mods he wanted (and had pitched to the factory guys) that evening. He basically replaced a belt driven setup with "clutched" by taking the idler pulley out and putting in a pulley on a lever that could be disengaged without stopping the rest of the drivetrain. It worked like a champ and the factory guys were impressed (and they incorporated it on the factory units as soon as they returned to the factory).. I was always amazed at Dad's skills and was sad when he passed the summer after I graduated from college (I would have started buying him some tools so he could do more)... 4shorts, I have seen where you repaired a shaft and made it perfect again, I remember Dad welding up a shaft so he could file it down by hand so the bearing would fit correctly... I really appreciate your skills and talent, but really learned from Dad that sometimes you don't have the tools or materials and you have to make do with what you have.

Of course a bit of education never hurt anybody, Dad had Bachelor degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering but farmed most of his life.

Great post and one I'm sure your dad would be very proud to read. Obviously a very bright man when he was on this earth and could find he way to repairing anything. Although I know nothing about farming I work occasionally on farm equipment. As in the photos above when I arrived at the farm and the guys showed me the damage my first question was "What is it". That's how much I know lol.

I'm not a welder, have never taken a welding course in my life yet I kind of had to learn it on my own to be able to archive other goals in life I set out to go after. As time went on locals got to know me not only as an auto tech which is my actual trade along being a heavy equipment operator but a guy to go see if there's something weird that needs to be done including welding.

Here's a few photos of a tractor I did up for myself many years ago (30) I rebuilt that old Massy with nothing more than an old buss box and vice grips. Your story on your dad really brought back memories. Lost my dad when I was 22 and my mom when I was 13.
Thanks for posting and so sorry for the loss of your dad.

I like your toys (oops, I meant tools :=) and anyone who's seen any of your work has no doubts as to your innovations, craftsmanship, etc, including me - so I'd rather ask a question regarding welder settings for the bushings -

I like your rotary positioner/articulated gun support/hydraulic table setup, may borrow parts of it -

Am I correct in thinking those incredibly smooth welds are the result of spray transfer, or did you use some of the more exotic modes that 350P is capable of?

I recently acquired a nearly new 252 with double running gear and 30A spool gun, and sold my smaller 211 so now I at least (with the right gas) have the option of getting into spray transfer, and I'm wondering if it'd be worth it to add a 90-10 bottle for heavier MIG work.

Right now I just have a C25 bottle and straight Argon, so it'd not be a "free lunch", hence the question - thanks... Steve

Thanks Steve. I never consider my tools toys. I never get caught up in them the way some guys do. For me they are just a means for me to scratch a living for my family. The Milermatic 252 is a great machine. I have one as well. I also use to have the 251 which I thought was a little better because of the smoothness of the setting knobs.

I like the simplicity of the 252 yet like the results of the 350P for the heavier jobs I take on. The 252 I refer to as my daily driver where as the 350P is used for those special application jobs. I have the 30 amp spool gun on the 350P that I use as well. I've never tried spray transfer with the 252. I'm using it as straight mig only plus spool gun with .035 wire.

The positioner is one I bought a few years ago. I mounted it on a hydraulic table and made a few custom arm supports for it as well. I like the table very much because it allows me to do height adjustments for welding pipe in the horizontal position ( the pipe not me) :laughing: I'm happy with its performance.

The welds you see in the first photos are pulse spray transfer. 90-10 mix for gas. To obtain that weld one has to have everything set up to perfection. Tip angle, rotation speed and welder set up and having a very steady had helps greatly.

I do a lot of welding for the offshore, big freezer trawlers and other machine shops and I always consider it the ultimate compliment when they ask me to do it. As anyone who welds will tell you. The more time you spend at anything, the better you get.
Here's a few more photos of the set up I use. Thanks for your kind words on my work. Happy to hear you like it.