On 6/23/2017 5:38 PM, wrote:
On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 5:46:58 PM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 6/23/2017 10:18 AM, Ed Huntress wrote:
On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:59:32 -0400, Ed Huntress
If you think I'm an idiot for taking this on , keep it to
yourself ...

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Snag
Excellent ! Tells me what I needed to know to make this a lasting
repair . Preheat to ~450-500° , weld with 7018 , and slow cooling looks
like the best way to get a solid weld with small chance of stress
cracking . BTW , at some point someone corrected that .65/.065 mistake .

Thanks !

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Snag
Sorry, but I just can't keep it to myself. How old is the Bush Hog? How much more do you think it will survive? What was the original material?

As I see it you are replacing the original material with one that is about twice as strong. And you are making the part three times as thick.

So my guess is that your repair will last about 6 times as long as the original part. So say the Bush Hog is 7 years old, then your repair will probably last for 42 years or until about 2059.

One Horse Shay.

http://holyjoe.org/poetry/holmes1.htm

But maybe worth doing it right so you know how to do it.

Dan



I don't know how old it is Dan , but the original material was a mild
steel . I do know that Mike is the go-to guy at the water department
that services us and has always been helpful when I needed help . It's
another learning experience for me ... no such thing IMO as too much
knowledge . One thing I have learned , most people/businesses will do a
repair that is "just enough to get by" , and I don't want that
reputation . Do it right or don't do it at all .

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Sang