anybody rebuilding compaction wheels for track hoes?

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i'm rebuilding a compaction wheel. and was wondering what evrybody else was using for there hardfacing wire. we have been using ronomatic ddg in the past and seemed to wear fair but looking for a little longer life out of it?
Reply:Try Stoody, I forget the name of it off hand but it is made for metal to earth wear.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:Stoody x2.. the name for it is Stoody 90 i believe.. used to use it all the time...
Reply:Stoody 31 is what I've used and it is awesome.  I used it on vibratory plow blades and it lasts a while before reapplying.
Reply:For the best results, hardfacing needs to be selected specific to the use, and applied properly.  What kind of material are the compaction wheels in your area used for??  Around here, they dump cobblestones in the bottom of the ditch, pack 'em in, test, then continue on up with pea gravel, sand, etc. to bed the pipes in.  If you put too hard and brittle of a rod on, it breaks off before wearing out, due to the impact from the cobbles.  So I generally select a less-hard, but more impact-resistant hardfacing.  I'd rather see it all wear gradually, even at a somewhat faster rate, than see chunks of hardfacing break out, and immediately start wearing the parent material, usually unevenly.  Some hardfacing work-hardens, gets harder with age and use, and still maintains it's impact resistance.On the other hand, if your wheel is being used in soil, clay or sand, with no rocks, you can put the hardest, most brittle rod on, there's little likelihood of chipping off.In either case, hardfacing is almost always better with two passes, not one.  The first layer mixes with the parent material, diluting it, the second and subsequent layers tend to be more pure.  Obviously, if you stack it too high we get back into the problem of chipping ....Check with your LWS, or on the internet, research the various hardfacings available, all the manufacturers have either pamplets or websites that list the properties of each; and compare prices, there are so many available you should have no problem finding something that fits your exact application.  Makers include Rankin, Stoody, Post-alloy, and Lincoln; there are probably others that don't immediately come to mind.Last edited by mark8310; 01-27-2008 at 03:02 PM.