Fixed the darned thing

[Ultradog MN]

My favorite tool of the day is the big rose
bud.
Have a smaller one too so hadn't used this
one in a few years.
Someone must have put this 50 hp back blade
behind a 100 hp tractor and bent the plate
where it swivels. Latch didnt work right so
the blade wouldn't hold the angle.

So I used big heat and a 10 lb sledge and
bent it mostly straight.
Then welded a couple of gussets on it to
keep it from bending again.

8' King Kutter. Probably not the stoutest
to begin with but it serves my purposes.
Getting ready for the snow here.

 

[David Snipes]

Good fix and good welds.

 

[Richard G.]

You did a good job Sir.

 

[RESLLS]

Nice job. Need to do that to my son's. Wish my vertical welds looked that good. Been a long time since I've done any. Tried the other day. It took a while to get it back and still weren't very nice looking.

 

[Ultradog MN]

Full disclosure:
I hung the blade vertically on the loader so my welds were all horizontal.
They are not so pretty. Cold here so both my glasses and welding helmet were fogging up.
;(

 

[rustred]

looks good. even shania twain would say i like it like that.

 

[jimtrs]

(quoted from post at 17:07:23 11/10/22) Full disclosure:
I hung the blade vertically on the loader so my welds were all horizontal

I always go to lengths to get my welds in position (flat and horizontal), great lengths on structural stuff.

On another note dog, you're probably familiar with acetylene maximum continuous withdrawal rates, but if not research it.

Large rosebuds often can exceed this.

 

[Ultradog MN]

That is good advice jimters. And yes I am
aware of it.
The head on this rosebud is slender. They
make fatter ones with more holes which can
put out a lot more BTUs - and use more gas.
What I did not know was they dropped the
flow rate. From 1/7 to 1/10.
Am an old school welder though and a wee
bit sceptical about the new standard.
But being aware of it won't hurt.
Good article below for those not familiar
with maximum draw on an acetylene bottle.
Here

 

[davyfireball]

(quoted from post at 01:46:23 11/11/22) That is good advice jimters. And yes I am
aware of it.
The head on this rosebud is slender. They
make fatter ones with more holes which can
put out a lot more BTUs - and use more gas.
What I did not know was they dropped the
flow rate. From 1/7 to 1/10.
Am an old school welder though and a wee
bit sceptical about the new standard.
But being aware of it won't hurt.
Good article below for those not familiar
with maximum draw on an acetylene bottle.
Here

I read the safety bulletin- I have only cracked the valve on OX . Now I know better. I m 71 still learning. Thanks

 

[Billy NY]

2 good things in this post Jerry, first being the safety information regarding the use of an oxygen/acetylene torch, and I'll thank you for posting!!! Great reminder of the hazards and how to avoid them as best can be done. I have 2 mid sized rigs, complete set up each, which is equal to one large set if I recall.

I like the repair, those welds, certainly look fine from here, like many, I always try and work on the horizontal, the other positions are an acquired taste and remain to be mastered, at least by me, just don't weld enough as of late to get dialed in off my Miller NT251, but good on the flat though. I have a heavy built McConnell 7'-0 back blade with 2 pivot points on the beam, looks to have been repaired, properly where the moldboard connects, seems to have some play, but when on the 4630 FWD, I can drive through the deepest of snow with that tractor pulling it, and the tractor and blade mounted can reside in my heated garage. It's the go to for snow, unless I decide to fire up the 555C backhoe. Nice with the cab, but I still like the 4630 better, simpler, quick in/out of garage. I don't reverse to clear, drive and cast to one side, and clear the tractor paths on the property here so I can walk same in winter, even in deer season, right to my stand LOL !

Hopefully deer season is enjoyable, opens here next saturday morning, weather looks fair too. My job, this season won't allow me much time, I'll take what I can get. We have a high profile construction project completing by christmas, that I'm well, in charge of, and am on front stage so to speak, with execs from state agencies..... Can't wait to retire