plowhog
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- Joined
- Dec 8, 2015
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- Location
- North. NV, North. CA
- Tractor
- Massey 1710 / 1758, Ventrac 4500Y / TD9
I appreciate all the replies. For the record, my dad was a pipefitter welder who worked as a welder on large jobs such as nuclear power plants. He was a very good welder. Welds in that environment were xrayed after welding to ensure a proper weld. I wish he had taught me about welding before he passed.
The company owner brought his in-house fabricator to my property. This particular fabricator is the person who built the gates-- and the many welds on the gates look good to me. Over a period of two days, he ground off all the hinge welds in the photos, plus ground off all the hinge welds on the rear gates. Re-did them all. They look much better.
The job should be finished soon, likely first of the week. I'll post more pictures after completion. I'm really glad I had this re-work done. Given the weight of these gates, a weld failure could cause a really bad day ....
The company owner brought his in-house fabricator to my property. This particular fabricator is the person who built the gates-- and the many welds on the gates look good to me. Over a period of two days, he ground off all the hinge welds in the photos, plus ground off all the hinge welds on the rear gates. Re-did them all. They look much better.
The job should be finished soon, likely first of the week. I'll post more pictures after completion. I'm really glad I had this re-work done. Given the weight of these gates, a weld failure could cause a really bad day ....