Best welder to fix this?

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So I have this truck that is in excellent overall shape, but needs a little body and bumper work to bring it back to showroom condition.What would be the best welder for this repair? Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
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Reply:Dave,I would go with Fronius. A lot of advanced features that would allow you to weld right through the light rust and paint.-JonathanFollow me on Twitter @_JonathanLewis and Instagram @superiorwelding
Reply:Hold it up by the front bumper and just dip it in galvy till it's about 1/8th thick. "The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt
Reply:Originally Posted by Superior WeldingDave,I would go with Fronius. A lot of advanced features that would allow you to weld right through the light rust and paint.-Jonathan
Reply:O/A. Start with the fuel tank, the rest will take care of itself. GravelThe difference between theory and practice is that in theory there is no difference.
Reply:I'm the best welder for it, going to cost you though Airco Ac/Dc 300 HeliwelderMillerMatic 200 (stolen)Miller Maxstar 150STLMiller AEAD200LE (welding and generating power) Hobart MIG
Reply:Take the plow off and weld a newer truck to it.....Measure with a micrometre, mark with chalk,  cut with a torch.Never force anything...just get a bigger hammer.RoyOld Airco buzz box approx 1974Lincoln mig pack 15Lincoln 175 square wave1954 9" south bend lathe
Reply:why whats the matter with that truck?Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.
Reply:dave; just put a match to that load of wood in the back. it's hopelessi.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:Originally Posted by GravelO/A. Start with the fuel tank, the rest will take care of itself.
Reply:Great stuff insulation and urethane caulk would be my choice. Otherwise the plasma process would go a long ways.... Too make smaller pieces.
Reply:My friend built a Butterscotch Buggy. A new channel frame he attached everything to. New brakes, tires, two nice junk yard buckets. It came out nice. He poured together a bunch of paint left overs, it was butterscotch in color.
Reply:Originally Posted by M J DGreat stuff insulation and urethane caulk would be my choice. Otherwise the plasma process would go a long ways.... Too make smaller pieces.
Reply:Originally Posted by MinnesotaDaveSave the forewood!!  It's worth more than the truck!
Reply:That's a beautiful truck. I've got an '88, but it doesn't have a plow. 5.8 or 5.0? Mine's the 5.8. I've heard the Mustang motors were more common but not very torquey.1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 RefitMiller TB280 w/Spoolmatic 30a2016 AHP AlphaTIG 200XAncient Millermatic 35Zeny Cut50 plasma cutter
Reply:Originally Posted by q240zThat's a beautiful truck. I've got an '88, but it doesn't have a plow. 5.8 or 5.0? Mine's the 5.8. I've heard the Mustang motors were more common but not very torquey.
Reply:Dave,That's the problem, you have to ask for Fronius at Lowes. Make sure you get the optional wood welder kit and you can weld those stumps in the back of the truck back together since they seem to have fallen apart. Also good for that forewood club when it breaks.-JonathanFollow me on Twitter @_JonathanLewis and Instagram @superiorwelding
Reply:I closed the door on my dads ford plow truck and the rocker panel fell off. I was laughing so f'n hard. He called me a ashole and said STOP SLAMMIN THE F'N DOORS, AND WHAT THE FCK YOU WANT....YOU CANT WELD AIR! Dave he would get ten more years out of that truck.I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Originally Posted by Superior WeldingDave,That's the problem, you have to ask for Fronius at Lowes. Make sure you get the optional wood welder kit and you can weld those stumps in the back of the truck back together since they seem to have fallen apart. Also good for that forewood club when it breaks.-Jonathan
Reply:Pennsylvania law for inspection is safety only and no rot. He had this whole truck boogered together. It was friggin hillarous bud.I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:I hear that arc blow when trying to weld wood can be a real PITA.
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikePennsylvania law for inspection is safety only and no rot. He had this whole truck boogered together. It was friggin hillarous bud.
Reply:You could use explosion-welding.  I've heard some of that explosive stuff will weld things together pretty fast.I really have no idea what I am doing.Two Shop Cats (not Bobcats...real cats)Miller DialArc 250 AC/DCScratch-Start TIG SetupMIG 175Plasma CutterO/A
Reply:@ MN Dave - meet Kaylani.  She specializes in O/A work in my shop.  Complete pro.  She would be an asset to your project.  PM me for the details. Attached Images"Discovery is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought" - Albert Szent-GyorgyiHarbor Freight has a nice little 110V welder that will handle that POS....Make lots of sparkies.....
Reply:Originally Posted by ManoKai@ MN Dave - meet Kaylani.  She specializes in O/A work in my shop.  Complete pro.  She would be an asset to your project.  PM me for the details.
Reply:Originally Posted by MinnesotaDaveSo I have this truck that is in excellent overall shape, but needs a little body and bumper work to bring it back to showroom condition.What would be the best welder for this repair?
Reply:Scouts are very cool I had one just like yours, with a plow, but less sheet metal on it than a toaster The body would actually wobble back and forth on the highway  Ran excellent though.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:In the late 1970s I cut one in half, put the back window in a flat wall just behind the seats, Red with white top. Did a military style pickup box. My friend drove it maybe ten more years.
Reply:thats cancer, just feed it morphine..
Reply:@ FORTEALLOY,that rear cancer is nada, "that $hit i'll buff out"Last edited by ManoKai; 12-19-2014 at 07:23 PM."Discovery is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought" - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Reply:Hey dave, here is my old MINT 1995 F150 I sold. The old 4.9 was a great motor. Just that everything else, well, went poof and vanished.
Reply:Here is another one.
Reply:Originally Posted by weldbeadthats cancer, just feed it morphine..
Reply:Originally Posted by ManoKai@ MN Dave - meet Kaylani.  She specializes in O/A work in my shop.  Complete pro.  She would be an asset to your project.  PM me for the details.
Reply:Did that same repair on my 1994 F150 this past spring, much warmer and dryer this winter.
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Reply:I found the perfect welder for these types of repairs..."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumI found the perfect welder for these types of repairs...
Reply:Originally Posted by MinnesotaDaveThat's awesome!  But I'm not buying it unless they throw in the X-ray glasses from the next page
Reply:As a fellow Minnesota boy, I see nothing wrong....It is in normal condition....
Reply:Originally Posted by 1awert1As a fellow Minnesota boy, I see nothing wrong....It is in normal condition....
Reply:Originally Posted by MinnesotaDaveI'm in normal condition too - but there is still plenty wrong with how I look in certain areas
Reply:Originally Posted by BistineauStay away from those areas and you won't look so wrong.