Aluminum Tow Rods..

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What do they tow?I have no idea but that is what it said on the print..Flat stock is 1/8"Square tube is .090Oh well all I needed to do was weld them..1/16" 4043 filler..3/32" Red End..180? Amps...Footpedal..Pics are self explanatory...I get all the fun jobs.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:I wish I could weld aluminum half that good. oh and nice job btwAdam MMorales Ranch
Reply:Nice Top of the line work Zap!You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Albert Einstein
Reply:Maybe it's just me or an optical illusion but the flat stock looks more like 1/4". B.T.W very nice work.
Reply:Very nice.
Reply:It kinda looks like the bars for a tow bar setup (like a car behind a truck or camper). Awful work, Yeah RIGHT. Beautiful as usual. You sir should give lessons to the less talented (you could make a lot of money).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:Tow bars with a little bling around the ends?? Nice welds zap!Matt
Reply:You get all the fun jobs.
Reply:090 tube?  I would be afraid to tow much more than an atv with material that thin.  it wouldnt be the pulling that would be a problem, but the stopping could be a serious get busted in the rear issue I think.  Oh well Zap was contacted to do his always beautifull art and he did, as usual.  Gotta love them home engineers that think this stuff up.....BobI'm spending my Kids inheritance, I dont like him that much anyway!!!!!!Enuff tools to do the job, enough sense to use em.Anybody got a spare set of kidneys?  Trade?
Reply:Why assume they are for highway use? How about mail carts that the USPS uses? Those are all welded aluminum construction and roll right on to aircraft.
Reply:Originally Posted by kb0thnWhy assume they are for highway use? How about mail carts that the USPS uses? Those are all welded aluminum construction and roll right on to aircraft.
Reply:Originally Posted by JammerMaybe it's just me or an optical illusion but the flat stock looks more like 1/4". B.T.W very nice work.
Reply:Originally Posted by kb0thnWhy assume they are for highway use? How about mail carts that the USPS uses? Those are all welded aluminum construction and roll right on to aircraft.
Reply:Originally Posted by speedfreak87I was thinking the same thing, I work with 1/8" a lot and it's not that thick!Great welds, looks like a possible atv tow bar or maybe a lawn tractor.
Reply:Zap - Can I ask, what drives the choice of filler rod? Is there a specific reason you used 1/16" rather than 3/32". It certainly looks like a perfect call, but as a newbie with Al I was unclear if you have to move extra quick with 1/16" rod?
Reply:Nice work! Those are some really nice pictures did you photoshop?
Reply:As always, chi chis y cerveza. Oops, thats right, I am from Arizona, only popular to say it in English these days, so ,titties and beer!MLM
Reply:Originally Posted by SeanMurphy265Nice work! Those are some really nice pictures did you photoshop?
Reply:Originally Posted by exothermZap - Can I ask, what drives the choice of filler rod? Is there a specific reason you used 1/16" rather than 3/32". It certainly looks like a perfect call, but as a newbie with Al I was unclear if you have to move extra quick with 1/16" rod?
Reply:Originally Posted by zapster90% of what I weld is all 1/16" filler no matter if it's Stainless..Regular Steel or Aluminum..3/32 is for building up in my book..I don't use it very much.I am very comfortable with 1/16"...zap!