Snowplow receiver repair. missing a few pics but I'll Post anyway

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I suppose that's what it's called? Anyway I had a guy bring this to me wanting it fixed for half of what he said a shop wanted to repair it. Well I know a shop would have charged more than he said (150.00). But After looking at it and listening to the guy. I said I could do it for 75.00, but I couldn't guarantee anything at that price. The part that receives the plow/blade where the pin goes through it was ripped open on the top portion. And the bottom portion was broke off completely, about a 6" long by 2" wide from the hole the pin goes through back. It is just a piece of angle iron on the bottom.Well I'll post the pictures ( the ones I have ) I guess I wasn't paying attention while taking pictures and didn't notice the memory stick was full and lost a couple pictures. Attached ImagesMiller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready
Reply:The first five pics are of the thing after wire brushing a little and finding a couple of cracks which I drilled the end of them with 1/8" drill bit. Then had to ask someone to leave till I was finished, and I would call them when I was done! Attached ImagesMiller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready
Reply:Snow plows sure do take a beating.  It must have snowed which means he needs it 'yesterday'.  Couldn't have had it repaired two months ago or this spring when he took it off.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:As you can see one of the cracks had forked. And the other piece I don't know what it's called connects to the blade/plow as well some how, was thrown in as a free be ( with no pains to be taken with it ). Attached ImagesMiller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready
Reply:The piece of angle iron bracing I added at his request, but did not weld it solid as requested> I told him it had to be able to flex a little when he hit a curb or it would snap. He said this damage happened when he was backing off/over a curb. I don't know as I wasn't there.True Duane it snowed mid week here last week, and it was falling off. The hole you see in the pictures of the cracks, is where he put a bolt with a round piece of steel, which rode against the little piece and stress cracked it ( the no pain piece ). I started to plate the cracked piece after welding, but decided he could bring it back if he hit something else and then charge he to fix it right. I think he learned that after telling me what he wanted to watch and learn? But I told him I usually don't let people watch when the item is theirs.Miller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready
Reply:If it gets him on the road again, that's good enough.  If the guy doesn't want to pay the freight to get the thing redesigned, it's his worry.Of course he'll still badmouth you if it fails again"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Farmersamm you are probably right about the bad mouthing. But he probably wont use any names as he said he has a lot of work for me. When I have time to do it for him.He does mowing with a couple finish mowers, he said there are three tractors involved, a post hole driller and a couple other things he wants done. So we will see If he comes back or not. As he wants these done while the season isn't calling for them..... Like the snowplow I would guess.Miller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready
Reply:Watch those cracked decks on the finishing mowers: drill a hole at the end of the crack.  It is likely, you stil won't be sucessful because the metal has been contaminated in the cracks and in the metal at a microscopic level with silicone.  Ditto that on any ground engaging piece of equipment.Esab Migmaster 250Lincoln SA 200Lincoln Ranger 8Smith Oxy Fuel setupEverlast PowerPlasma 80Everlast Power iMIG 160Everlast Power iMIG 205 Everlast Power iMIG 140EEverlast PowerARC 300Everlast PowerARC 140STEverlast PowerTIG 255EXT
Reply:Originally Posted by lugweldWatch those cracked decks on the finishing mowers: drill a hole at the end of the crack.  It is likely, you stil won't be sucessful because the metal has been contaminated in the cracks and in the metal at a microscopic level with silicone.  Ditto that on any ground engaging piece of equipment.
Reply:Got lucky or your area doesn't have much sand.  Ours does down here.  Of course, a moldboad like that only lasts a week or two in the field anyway when you have a 2000 acres to plow, making fixing it a moot point.Esab Migmaster 250Lincoln SA 200Lincoln Ranger 8Smith Oxy Fuel setupEverlast PowerPlasma 80Everlast Power iMIG 160Everlast Power iMIG 205 Everlast Power iMIG 140EEverlast PowerARC 300Everlast PowerARC 140STEverlast PowerTIG 255EXT
Reply:Gumbo, otherwise known as sandy loam with a pretty good of clay mixed in.Wet, ya's azz sinks to China.  Dry it's like concrete.Mouldboards don't wear like bottoms(shears, or shares), bottoms get replaced about every 30-60 acres depending on how moist the soil is when ya get to plowin'.At least around here anyhow."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammGumbo, otherwise known as sandy loam with a pretty good of clay mixed in.
Reply:Originally Posted by duaneb55Actually, good gumbo contains generous portions of crawfish and shrimp.  Judy makes killer chicken and sausage gumbo too!
Reply:We have by definition from the dept of ag, sandly clay loam soils here  In fact, we have Tift classification soils, the model soil for sandly clay loam, that all other defining sandly clay loams are judged by . It is not gumbo.  Gumbo is a type of sticky clay that won't scrape off your shoes and holds water in a pond better than anything else.  Sandy clay loam scours and wears anything it touches very rapidly.The moldboards got replaced twice a year and the points and slides about twice a week, at least on the 6 bottom switch plows.  Discs on harrows rarely last more than a year.Last edited by lugweld; 11-25-2008 at 11:55 PM.Esab Migmaster 250Lincoln SA 200Lincoln Ranger 8Smith Oxy Fuel setupEverlast PowerPlasma 80Everlast Power iMIG 160Everlast Power iMIG 205 Everlast Power iMIG 140EEverlast PowerARC 300Everlast PowerARC 140STEverlast PowerTIG 255EXT
Reply:Meanwhile, we've messed up ST's thread"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammMeanwhile, we've messed up ST's thread
Reply:Hay guys no problem, got two threads for the price of one haha.And yes Lug I always drill cracks before welding. Didn't think much about the silica though... still don't if it's in there and grinding and the heat from the weld can't get past it, then there it will stay.Gotta go look at the Forney welder I just got off Craigslist, wife picked it up while I was at work ( guy I bought it from loaded it for her ). Said it had a battery charger in it/with it /part of it? Gonna go look.Miller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready
Reply:Farmersamm post some of that stuff you've been thinking nothing of.... if it's welded post it man. You have some interesting things you weld on. As most of us are not farmers we get to see those things through posting like this and no where else. As I'm not going to a farm for anything cept to get a couple bushels of corn and a few maters, and the pumpkin on ween.Miller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready
Reply:Originally Posted by duaneb55 It must have snowed which means he needs it 'yesterday'.  Couldn't have had it repaired two months ago or this spring when he took it off.
Reply:Burnit I spent 3 and 1/2 hrs on it. 5hrs was the actual time I had it. Ran out of wire and had to go get some from a friends garage about 1and1/2hrs away(round trip). My LWS Home Depot was out haha. As to the quote. My brother negotiated the deal thinking he was helping because the guy said a shop was wanting 150.00 to do it, that I would be glad to make the 75.00. Well he had good intentions. But we talked about pricing and work he sent my way. Which I took the job on because it was interesting to me mostly.Miller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready