A "little" mower repair............

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We have a 20ft wide Flail mower in with the entire hood worn out.  They use these in my area to mow Cotton stalks after the cotton is picked.  The first picture is what it is supposed to look like, and the second is what it looks like after we cut the hood out, and with Josh sitting in it doing a little grinding.  The hood is 1/4" plate material and we will be welding it in with a Lincoln PM255, and a Miller 250X using 92/8 gas and .035 70s-6 wire when we get that far.  This is the end plate of the mower frame.  You can see the curve of the deck where we had cut it out..I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:Don't you love workin' on cancerous farm equipment.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:The Cylinders that the knives bolt to were broken, and/or worn pretty bad in spots so we cut them out and repaired the bad spots.  The cylinders are 10ft long, and 15 inches in diameter, and will be sent off for high speed balancing as soon as we are thru.Two new pieces tacked in place.  These are welded on both sides, and then trim to contour with the plasma That's it for today.  I'll take better pics tommorrow.  I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:Originally Posted by TozziWeldingDon't you love workin' on cancerous farm equipment.
Reply:Now you've gone and made farmersamm jealous!Where do you find someone to high speed balance something that big?Keep the pics coming.MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:I see 'em too.  Cept their MY dollars!!!What's the rpm on that flail?"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:And you guys got SHADE  to work in.  Life ain't fair."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammI see 'em too.  Cept their MY dollars!!!And you guys got SHADE to work in. Life ain't fair.
Reply:Originally Posted by Hammack_Weldingyep, anytime I see a ragged old piece of farm equipment I see "$" signs,
Reply:Originally Posted by TozziWelding10-4 on that, but you also get " wow, that's alot"
Reply:Originally Posted by duaneb55Now you've gone and made farmersamm jealous!Where do you find someone to high speed balance something that big?Keep the pics coming.
Reply:Well, back to work on the mower....   I got my plate back from being rolled.  of course it didn't fit  but after tacking on some blocks, a few pry bars, and a couple come alongs I got it back in place pretty close...  Pictures of the progress...I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:First side down, and one to go......  Welding was done with a Miller 250X  using.035  70s-6 with 75/25  21 Volts and 360 IPMMore pics to come...I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:yeah they always crack me up when you take them a template and they so no problem it will fit just like new. then when you get it back it's like uh oh. 2 hours later you finally get it tacked down. and don't dare say anything about it because the answer is the same.... hey we bent it according to the template. it was perfect....would love for them to come and fit it in.
Reply:Sounds like they made you earn your keep on this one!  A good days work I'm sure.Any particular reason for the for using C25 in lieu of the originally intended 98/2?MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Nice looking job on the mower. Nothing like custom fitting something that size. It's bad enough on a really little mower.Duaneb55: What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?First time you'd be half dead or half alive depending whether you're a pessimist or an optimist.Second time you'd be three quarters dead or quarter aliveThird time you'd be seven eighths dead or one eighth alive....."One of the things we have to be thankful for is that we don't get as much government as we pay for." (Charles Kettering)Mitch 180 (NZ)Lincoln SAM-400-220 + ?-400 Fordson Major + 2 x Tractapac Humber 80 + Procut 40 PlasmaMiller Spectrum 375
Reply:Originally Posted by duaneb55Sounds like they made you earn your keep on this one!  A good days work I'm sure.Any particular reason for the for using C25 in lieu of the originally intended 98/2?
Reply:Originally Posted by Hammack_Weldingduane, not really.  We actually have this mower setup in the customers shop, and running his machine.  I normally run 92-8, but I also keep C25 as well.  Since all he runs in C25 on the miller I didn' t want to have to swap out bottles or drag out the 12VS and run my portable just to be able to use the 92-8.  Material is only 1/4" anyway.