On 7/7/2014 3:42 AM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
SteveB fired this volley in news:lpd650$753$1
@speranza.aioe.org:

What would be the best way to weld it, what rod, and then afterward,
should I heat it up and let it cool, heat it up, and quench, or hit it
with a ball peen hammer at the weld?

Steve, you're over-engineering. It's just a friggin' lynch pin. Go buy
a whole double-handful of them at Tractor Supply for $10. They'll even
come with snap-lock rings to automagically hold them in place without any
extra baling wire. The ring also serves as a handle to turn and pull
them when they get sticky in the hole.

You can make better use of your time running your bush hog than making
lynch pins!

IF your time value doesn't matter, just stick them together with whatever
method is handy, including brazing or O/A welding, and after defluxing,
either paint them or don't. You don't have to heat treat a part that's
under zero mechanical stress. Weather will eat them up faster than wear.

Lloyd

I'll post a picture, as it is in a place where just a common pin won't
work, I believe. Maybe it will, or someone will have another
alternative or part number. There are a number of these keepers on the
tractor, so yes, I would like to just go buy a handful of them.

Today, I have to go to the cabin and change the kitchen faucet, and some
motion lights. Will post this evening or tomorrow.

Steve