Bucket gussets

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Did these today 1" 10"legs, bucket was cracking up there.Add some wearbar inside, gonna add more bars this week. Attached Images
Reply:This what it look like when it left the shop.That a new set of caps operator told me they last about 70hrs and there gone. Attached Images
Reply:What'd you burn it in with? It doesn't look like you cleaned to shiny metal so im assuming stick?Sent from my C811 4G using Tapatalk
Reply:Wire dualshield.
Reply:Originally Posted by admsweldingWire dualshield.
Reply:Originally Posted by admsweldingThat a new set of caps operator told me they last about 70hrs and there gone.
Reply:Those are heel shrouds.Caps pin onto the shanks.Some call them teeth.
Reply:Thanks for the clarification!
Reply:Just WTF are they digging in to wear out a bucket in 70 hours!???!!??!Be wary of The Numbers: Figures don't lie,. but liars can figure.Welders:2008 Lincoln 140 GMAW&FCAW2012 HF 165 'toy' GTAW&SMAW1970's Cobbled together O/A
Reply:Rock or sand. My guess from his previous posts is rock. However the most abrasive material I've ever had to work in was sand. 1-2 hours of digging in sand and a super rusty bucket would look like someone had polished the whole thing to a mirror finish..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:Originally Posted by mike837goJust WTF are they digging in to wear out a bucket in 70 hours!???!!??!
Reply:Worn beyond usable and needing expensive service in under 2 weeks of full time use, suggests the wrong tool is being used.Not that I mind the extra pay for my friends here, but something 'inefficient' is going on at that work site!Be wary of The Numbers: Figures don't lie,. but liars can figure.Welders:2008 Lincoln 140 GMAW&FCAW2012 HF 165 'toy' GTAW&SMAW1970's Cobbled together O/A
Reply:Teeth are considered consumable They are there to prevent wear to bucket areas more difficult to repair. I do hope however they are exaggerating at 70 hours.
Reply:Maybe they are exaggerating, not my worry I,m not buying them.Last edited by admswelding; 05-20-2014 at 10:01 PM.
Reply:Originally Posted by admsweldingMaybe they are exaggerating, not my worry I,m not buying them.
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Reply:No, I havent. But it sounds interesting. My D9 days were back in the G and H model years.
Reply:the caps pictured in the first pic,you changed those? its no wonder only 70hrs,those caps still had plenty of life to them.
Reply:No those are still on.That is a second set.I will take a pic of those today I,m out there today