How would you fix this. (I DONT HAVE A WELDER)

[wedge40]

Look at the pics and see if you can suggest a method to fix the twist.



I was in a hurry. Oh ya. Who would you take this to?


Wedge

 

[George2615]

An auto body shop with a frame straightener should be able to straighten it out.
Or check one of these places for a replacement pin on QA for your loader.

Adaptor Plate

Tractor Loader Universal Skid Steer Quick Attach Hitchs

Attachment Converters : Quick Attach Attachments, Inc.

 

[bcp]

First thing I would try is to "dump" with it to see if the LH cylinder would push it straight after the RH cylinder stopped.

Bruce

 

[cartod]

You might find a nice firm tree and gingerly try to push it back into shape, or a frame straightening shop.

 

[KubotainNH]

Like bcp says, max out the pistons in both directions and see if it will straighten. Otherwise cut out the bent metal and borrow/buy a welder to weld new in. At least get new metal tacked on while attached to the bucket so you know it's lined up right. Then you could bring that piece to someone who does welding for a living to finish it up. Straightening that so it works well may be tough.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I would remove it from the lift arms, get center to center dimensions of the lift arm then remove the bent piece and replace it possibly with a heavier /stiffer piece while holding the correct dimensions. Too bad you don't have a welder, then it would be simply a matter of cutting out the bent piece, getting everything aligned (you could hook up to a QA attachment for quick alignment, then cut a piece to fit, weld in. The QA attachment would help hold everything in alignment when welding

 

[woodlandfarms]

Well, it is more than just a welder, he has to cut the item free which is either grinder and cutting wheels or a torch.

But if you go the route of welding, I would think now would be a good excuse to buy one. You can open your wallet for a very good US version or save some money with the chinese versions which seem to work just as well. In either case, if you have a tractor I don't know how I could own one without the welder.

 

[Scrambler82]

If it was me with no welder... umm !

Cut off top cross bar approximately 2" out from the QM Mounting.
Attach the Bucket to,the QM System.
Get a piece of 2.5" 90 degre angle steel, the correct width.
Drill some 3/8" or 1/2" holes in the cross bar and the new angle steel replacement cross bar.
Using some grade 8 bolts, mount the cross bar to the side mounting points of the QM.

The cross bar, although important, appears not to have a lot of stress on it, bolts should work ok if grade 8.

The lower bar looks small enough to be bent with an added bar on one of the mounting points.

Good luck.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

simple. take it to a welder. Not trying to be snarky, but I'd have them cut out the twisted section and replace it with fresh stock and weld it in.

 

[Soundguy]

L Otherwise cut out the bent metal and borrow/buy a welder to weld new in. .

my vote is to buy a welder and an O/A rig.

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