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here some of my welding projects. Attached Images
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Reply:gravel hopper bin   my rig  its more convent me to have it on a skid due to some of my project are a living hell to get into and out and more portable    all welding is done with lincoln vantage 300 with kubota 13xxx hrs on it. all rods are 3/32 7018 lincoln exaliber  I use 5/32 or 1/4 inch rods when needs a big weld  80% is with 3/32 Attached Images
Reply:Great trailer repair... most guys wait until there is nothing left and then want it repaired. If a guy can ever come up with a trailer that won't rot out... he'd be a billionaire. Do your grain hoppers have a belt conveyor on them? What are you feeding?
Reply:I rebuilt a 28' gooseneck stock trailer for a friend one time.  After we sandblasted it, there wasn't much left of the bottom 6" of the sides or the crossmembers.  I cut pieces out and replaced for about a week.  Also changed the gooseneck hitch that the previous owner had attempted to weld solid.  It was a real mess, but I rebuilt it, and painted it.  That was about 16 years ago, and he's still using it.  The only thing we should have done different, is the previous owner had moved the axles forward to pull it with a half ton truck, and we should have moved them back to where they were supposed to be.  It didn't really pull bad, but my dually sits so high, that you had to pull it with the hitch slid all the way in, or the back would drag really easily.  And with it slid all the way in, it put the bottom of the the neck beams really close to the top of my pickup bed... I'd always take my tailgate off when I pulled it, so if I broke over a rise the neck wouldn't hit my tailgate, and one time I was in a turn coming over a rise, the neck caught the inside corner of my bed and really tweaked the bed.
Reply:Originally Posted by forhireGreat trailer repair... most guys wait until there is nothing left and then want it repaired. If a guy can ever come up with a trailer that won't rot out... he'd be a billionaire. Do your grain hoppers have a belt conveyor on them? What are you feeding?
Reply:Originally Posted by forhireGreat trailer repair... most guys wait until there is nothing left and then want it repaired. If a guy can ever come up with a trailer that won't rot out... he'd be a billionaire. Do your grain hoppers have a belt conveyor on them? What are you feeding?
Reply:Originally Posted by handtpipelineI rebuilt a 28' gooseneck stock trailer for a friend one time.  After we sandblasted it, there wasn't much left of the bottom 6" of the sides or the crossmembers.  I cut pieces out and replaced for about a week.  Also changed the gooseneck hitch that the previous owner had attempted to weld solid.  It was a real mess, but I rebuilt it, and painted it.  That was about 16 years ago, and he's still using it.  The only thing we should have done different, is the previous owner had moved the axles forward to pull it with a half ton truck, and we should have moved them back to where they were supposed to be.  It didn't really pull bad, but my dually sits so high, that you had to pull it with the hitch slid all the way in, or the back would drag really easily.  And with it slid all the way in, it put the bottom of the the neck beams really close to the top of my pickup bed... I'd always take my tailgate off when I pulled it, so if I broke over a rise the neck wouldn't hit my tailgate, and one time I was in a turn coming over a rise, the neck caught the inside corner of my bed and really tweaked the bed.
Reply:Originally Posted by Bruce AvisonYeah, but you'd need to be a millionaire to afford a stainless stock trailer What do you guys use for tubing on something like that... 3/16" wall? That looks like a fairly solid repair, I'm thinking more and more of getting a rough shape trailer and fixing it up proper, people here want way too much for something in good shape.Bruce
Reply:Originally Posted by forhireGreat trailer repair... most guys wait until there is nothing left and then want it repaired. If a guy can ever come up with a trailer that won't rot out... he'd be a billionaire. Do your grain hoppers have a belt conveyor on them? What are you feeding?
Reply:Originally Posted by tig_21POR-15?... do I win?
Reply:Really?! Crazy. POR-15 has got to be some of the nastiest paints i've dealt with but I wouldn't doubt it would deteriorate over time with some of the things those trailers see.BTW, nice fix!Miller Dynasty 200Millermatic 211Instagram?.... find me @ WELD_MEDIC
Reply:Originally Posted by Fickster1/8 wall. Keep this in mind this is a 36ft cattle trailer. It will hold up to 20,000 lbs of live cattle
Reply:Originally Posted by tig_21Really?! Crazy. POR-15 has got to be some of the nastiest paints i've dealt with but I wouldn't doubt it would deteriorate over time with some of the things those trailers see.BTW, nice fix!
Reply:Superaustenitic stainless steel...do I win? --Wintermute"No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience." - John Lockewww.improvised-engineering.comManufacturer Agnostic:Blood----------Sweat---------Tears----|------------------|----------------|----Lincoln Red, Miller Blue, Esab Yellow
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Reply:even hot dip galvanized steel can't overwin manure when you do not clean on a regular base, there a epoxy paints that do better than hot dipbut you did a really nice repair ! I like it.Lincoln Electric Invertec 170SLincoln Electric Powertec 350C PRO
Reply:my next project if I can ever find me the right cattle pot to convert in to a groundload but if i find the right groundload I wont be doing this but Im sure Ill be doin this withen a year or 2 I want it to be slant not punch hole due to horses kicking also here the pictures what itll be like converting it  be ware its is bizzare Attached Images
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Reply:I DID NOT DO THIS PROJECT    i plan to do this project but it will be like this Attached Images
Reply:sorry I been gone for so long been in montana calving 1,000 momma cows on the open range and been dog gone busy with all the cattle trucking and hay hauling from lack of feed due to the drought  im ready to get back on track and finish my tri axle trailer and get me a 40 ft groundload to move more beef around  I live in missouri and also do alot of custom fabication for construction and farm indusrty I just started doing hard facing blades and buckets  with a 3/32 flux core wire feeder
Reply:The pot conversion will be good readingBeen up there North with those welfare cattle barons have ya??  Next to free government land leases.  Good for those lucky enough to get them"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammThe pot conversion will be good readingBeen up there North with those welfare cattle barons have ya??  Next to free government land leases.  Good for those lucky enough to get them
Reply:Fickster definitely interested in where you found that ground load conversion. I love it.BruceOriginally Posted by Bruce AvisonFickster definitely interested in where you found that ground load conversion. I love it.Bruce