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I Can Tear Crap Up

Chevelle_Nut said:
May get the kid down the end of the driveway to see if he can weld it, he is in school for it.
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The steel is probably too thin at this point for welding which is why I said you'd need some new steel. My Dad used to ask me the same thing (can you weld the deck) and I'd show him how thin the metal had become over the years because of how the moisture in the grass would eat away at the steel. He never cleaned the underside of the deck, and would mow when the grass was wet so it'd stick to the deck and rot it out. I made many new plates and welded them in place and when I finished, most of the deck had been rebuilt, and it outlasted the mower.
 
kmakar said:
The steel is probably too thin at this point for welding which is why I said you'd need some new steel. My Dad used to ask me the same thing (can you weld the deck) and I'd show him how thin the metal had become over the years because of how the moisture in the grass would eat away at the steel. He never cleaned the underside of the deck, and would mow when the grass was wet so it'd stick to the deck and rot it out. I made many new plates and welded them in place and when I finished, most of the deck had been rebuilt, and it outlasted the mower.
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The deck is 40 years old and I do not know how well it was cared for. This is the middle blade spindle, hard to get to. I just dropped about $200 on it for a belt and pulley, new belt is already cut so I may cut my losses.

I have an old riding mower that I can use to finish the area I was cutting, I don't want to tear up my main riding mower.
 
Chevelle_Nut said:
The deck is 40 years old and I do not know how well it was cared for. This is the middle blade spindle, hard to get to. I just dropped about $200 on it for a belt and pulley, new belt is already cut so I may cut my losses.

I have an old riding mower that I can use to finish the area I was cutting, I don't want to tear up my main riding mower.
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Easy to fix. Just add some steel on top and weld to farther edges giving it a larger area for grab. Even if it's 40 years old and not well maintained, you still have years of life left with some easy fixes.
 
As stated, add material. it will just break on the side of the weld. Clean that metal up real good.
 
Molly's 70 said:
As stated, add material. it will just break on the side of the weld. Clean that metal up real good.
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Unfortunately I never learned to weld nor do I have the equipment. Those of you who have/had fathers to teach you these skills is awesome, mine was an office type/golfer. I need to learn, has always been a goal. I don't think this is the project to learn on.
 
Chevelle_Nut said:
I know. I need to buy a welder and figure our power for it. That will have to wait a few months.
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For the small stuff you'll be doing, a 110v will be more than enough. I have a 110v mig and 220v arc and tig. I also have a 220v plasma cutter (can't live without that for all the metal work I do).
 
All tig welders can stick weld (SMAW), but no stick welder can tig weld (GTAW). The power supply for both is the same CCCV. (Constant current, Constant voltage)
220v is always better. A stick welder can burn though more crap than other welding processes. That coating on the stick electrode is highly engineered and protects the weld pool from the
atmosphere, like a shielding gas would for other welding processes.
 
Molly's 70 said:
All tig welders can stick weld (SMAW), but no stick welder can tig weld (GTAW). The power supply for both is the same CCCV. (Constant current, Constant voltage)
220v is always better. A stick welder can burn though more crap than other welding processes. That coating on the stick electrode is highly engineered and protects the weld pool from the
atmosphere, like a shielding gas would for other welding processes.
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I have a flux core 110V Northern Tool welder, never figured out how to use it
 
Chevelle_Nut said:
I have a flux core 110V Northern Tool welder, never figured out how to use it
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The first problem is flux core. I'm not a fan. It spatters a lot and is not clean to look at.
However, flux core can be useful in a windy situation that would blow away a shielding gas.
 
Ok, here is my plan. I talked to the young man next door, it can be welded but I will need to tear the mower down. I am going to rebuild and repaint (restore) this thing, first stop will be the sandblaster for the deck and covers before going to his house for welding.
 
Chevelle_Nut said:
Ok, here is my plan. I talked to the young man next door, it can be welded but I will need to tear the mower down. I am going to rebuild and repaint (restore) this thing, first stop will be the sandblaster for the deck and covers before going to his house for welding.
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That'll make his job easier, then he can weld and add steel where needed.
 
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