Truck articulation joint.

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Truck articulation joint i built, material is a710 2'', 1/2'' , 3/8'' and 1'' welded with Trimark metaloy 70x .045 couple a pictures of one of the joints being welded and the third after machining and installed, roughly 40 hours of welding goes into this as it has a ton of plates that are on the inside of it and u cant warp the bottom plate more then 1/8th'' or it has to come back off. They are alot of fun to build and weld, all welds are inspected, there cant be any start or stops on any edges of the cap passes usually 3 to 6 passes depending upon where your welding on the piece. The lug in the top photo has to be within 1/16th of a inch as the yolk has to fit into it, they wont face machine it. Attached ImagesI forgot how to change this.
Reply:Thats some nice fab work
Reply:Very nice job!
Reply:Thanks , i built all three of the joints , the slingshot (all the way to the right) is a bear to get correct as depending upon how much weld and how often and where u weld its gonna move, u basically have 1/16th to deal with, after this one they decided it would be more cost effective (after we told them multiple times) to install larger lugs and bore them down to correct size quite a bit of fun to build though. i love metal cored wire.I forgot how to change this.
Reply:Now that is pretty beastly!!This may be a dumb question, but howd you cut it all out? Or did they do the cutting?? Did you use like a CNC plasma, or a hand torch or what?[Account Abandoned 8/8/16 Please Do Not Attempt Contact Or Expect A Reply]. See you on YouTube! -ChuckE2009
Reply:cnc burn table all beveling is done with a track torch The only pieces that are bent are the two brackets that are welded on the slingshotI forgot how to change this.
Reply:Wow. Thats really cool, nice job [Account Abandoned 8/8/16 Please Do Not Attempt Contact Or Expect A Reply]. See you on YouTube! -ChuckE2009
Reply:Beautiful work you've done there.  Those are some serious parts.Miller Dynasty 200 DXBuildPro TMA52238 (38" x 22")Miller MP-10 & Jackson Nexgen EQC20 Ton Press & Swag HD Press Brake
Reply:that is a standard for fabricators to strive for.
Reply:Nice work.  Looks like a fun one to flip around.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Nice.  Holding 1/16 inch post-weld distortion is no mean feat!  Hats off to you man.(yeah, usually I would think that weld it and then machine it to final dimensions is the way to go)  The best laid schemes ... Gang oft agley ...
Reply:Originally Posted by MoonRiseNice.  Holding 1/16 inch post-weld distortion is no mean feat!  Hats off to you man.(yeah, usually I would think that weld it and then machine it to final dimensions is the way to go)
Reply:Here are some more photos The Hitch ball is kinda funny theres a 3/8 groove weld holding the ball in place , its machined .010 oversized , the tube is heated and then the ball is slid into place. The materials are a514 welded with 90/10 and mettaloy 100x ( or 10018 depending upon where its welded) roughly 3 days of welding to get it to this point.Everything is preheated to at least 250 F with a good soak, (takes longer to preheat then to weld) The ball diameter is 21'' Attached ImagesI forgot how to change this.
Replyets see some one bolt that to a camary All kidding a side very nice and to hold such tight tolerences.Millermatic 252millermatic 175miller 300 Thunderboltlincoln ranger 250smith torcheslots of bfh'sIf it dont fit get a bigger hammer
Reply:The tube itself wheights more than a camry , with 4 rosie odonells in it.I forgot how to change this.
Reply:Is it an optical illusion, or are the blades on that lift glowing red from heat?.No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Red primer lol , the booth is 8x12 kinda hard to paint stuff in that thing although the last i knew they were cut off and reshaped again cause someone ran a track torch over the ends of them (again)I forgot how to change this.
Reply:That ball would look great on the back of my ChevyCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:hope you got a 1 ton.. lolI forgot how to change this.
Reply:Jeeze, and I thought walking into the hitch on the back of my silverado hurt!! lol!! [Account Abandoned 8/8/16 Please Do Not Attempt Contact Or Expect A Reply]. See you on YouTube! -ChuckE2009
Reply:A video sub arcin a axle Another video sub arcincouple a pictures of the finished axle 180 ton trailer axle 18'' diameter 3'' groove weld cjp preheated to 450 max interpass temperature is 600 degrees roughly 380 amps , lots of baby sittin, each weld takes roughly 8 hours to complete. Lincoln lns NiCro 60/20 3/32 wire. Attached ImagesI forgot how to change this.
Reply:Very nice work.
Reply:Is that still a tube at the heart of the 180 ton axle? I need an iced tea just watching that. I am imagining the bearing size! City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:I like the sub-arc & turning roll setup Lawson!That 60/20NiCr will shrink the wallet fast! As will the low temp service steels prolly used there. Is this going north? Way way north?Matt
Reply:This particular one was headin to montana i think. The top pictures of the articulation joints were headin to Prudhoe bay. I have pictures of the trailer ball mounted on the trailer if ya wanna see that beast lol its just a little trailer thoughI forgot how to change this.Originally Posted by LawsonWeldingLLCThis particular one was headin to montana i think. The top pictures of the articulation joints were headin to Prudhoe bay. I have pictures of the trailer ball mounted on the trailer if ya wanna see that beast lol its just a little trailer though
Replyol ill post a picture of the assembled truck from the first photo's it dont need no road to go. From what ive heard its a real piece a **** but thats just what i heard haha. Attached ImagesI forgot how to change this.
Reply:BTW it takes 5 semi's to move this thing once its all apart and broken down for shipment if i remember rite.I forgot how to change this.
Reply:What's that towball for, a star destroyer?Welding/Fab Pics: www.UtahWeld.com
Reply:Coal trailer ill upload a picture Attached ImagesI forgot how to change this.
Reply:Took me and my buddy i worked with roughly 80 hours to weld this beast on the trailer, using trimark tm-991k2 .045 wire, (i hated the stuff and still hate it , makes my throat hurt and makes me sick everytime i run it, finally got them to update process to a metal cored wire...We've been doin it this way since 1973 bla bla blablablablablah.) Using 75/25 argon co2 mix Preheat the hell out of everything , takes a ton of work to get the plates to fit correctly prolly takes longer to do that then it does to weld out, aint much standard Position welding here mostly vertical and overhead. Once they switched to metal core wire and let me pulse it in they were amazed with the quality.Last edited by LawsonWeldingLLC; 07-25-2011 at 08:33 PM.I forgot how to change this.