It's not a widespread issue that I know of, just the normal few rare cases.
Thanks, will check tomorrow when its light out. I honestly dont remember seeing one. I must run around with serious tunnel vision and not pay attention, lol.
110 welder for that job = Very bad idea!!!!!Was thinking about doing that with my Lincoln WeldPak 110
Then again, I might have to!?
Surprised he didnt come out, drill 2 pilot holes and do a plug weld or 2 so it would be aligned once you took it off.
That's the problem with MIG welding, anybody can make it look good. Shops hire anybody off the street, stick a gun in their hand, and call them a welder. Both those loader welds have practically zero penetration. You see a lot of trailer hitches with lots of extra metal piled on, I'd hate to see one sectioned.
Seems like PoTreeBoy in post #30 TOTALLY disagrees!
I would guess that there are lots of professional welders in VA.Yea, well, when your out of options, your just out of options. Still have a few options, but, its def on the back burner if all else fails. Besides, I have never used the highest setting. Would be interesting what it produces.
That weld is so pitiful it borders on being comical. Undoubtedly other joints are as bad or worse.
That's an obvious manufacturing defect that I bet is on a bunch more loaders, they're just not used hard enough to break that.
That has nothing to do with the design of the loader and everything to do with a subpar weld.
I don't disagree that the weld is very poor but if the tube had been installed through the tube it would be substantially stronger even with the rotten weld job.
