Welding Tips and Tricks

the wear bars on this extendable hoe on the bottom side are worn off need to replace bars what would be a good rod to use. This would be an overhead weld. Beside extending the hoe all the way and cleaning the grease.

Hi, my name is Sam.

What is your name?

Where are you from?

How much experience welding do you possess?

Your welcome here
an introduction /some back ground is considered helpful/friendly

per SAM

rick9345 wrote:Your welcome here
an introduction /some back ground is considered helpful/friendly

per SAM

In retrospect that came out harsher than I intended.

Sam,

I've had that day. When someone introduces himself with a "help me" instead of a "hello", I don't always remember my place.

That's okay. I forgive myself. Sometimes the message is received, and that's good.

I try to remember to give everyone a chance, as our forum is unique, and few people are used to this format today.

Steve S

Wasn't trying to step on your toes just adding to for the new guy

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In retrospect that came out harsher than I intended.[/quote]

My apologies, even my wife says I'm bad at introduction.

Hi, my name is Gary and I from Pence Springs, WV.

I’ve been in the welding industry over 29 yrs. I’ve used processes stick, tig, mig, and flux core. From general welds to high pressure up to an including nuclear welds. Started in the US Navy and now work for GE.

I'm still trying to learn new ways welding

Gary,
Welcome to the forum.

With your experience level I can assume you're not here to ask how to weld something but more what to weld it with, am I correct?

Your question will be easier to answer if we know a little more about the base metal. Are there going to be new bars welded on or is this a weld build up on the old ones? Are the bars made to be the wear point to save other parts or are they hardened? Most of us have seen a backhoe with an extendable boom, but don't work on them everyday. We do have some members here that do work on heavy equipment and will chime in if you have the luxury of time.

Sorry about the first exchanges here. We're a little like that crazy old neighbor you have that has the best way to do everything but you have to set through hours of stories before you get to the good stuff, in the meantime he smokes all your cigarettes. We're just good folks willing to share what we know and love just to have a place to bullshit with people of like minds, if we learn something in the process, it's like we've smoked your free cigarettes.

Len

this will be removing the old bars and replacing with new bars. looks to be 1/4 carbon steel 6" or 8" square tubes and the flat bar is 3/16"or 1/4" X 1 1/4" Brass trying to fine a parts list.

I was wondering filler material and witch would be better stick, or mig for this repair and any tips

This sounds like something I'd prefer to stick weld with a heavy enough DC machine for a 5/32 rod. Without knowing the alloys for certain, I'd expect 8018 or harder for the wear properties. If the "brass" can get you the details, rod selection will be a bit easier.

Welcome to the forum!
You have an interesting and varied background, like many of us, and I think you'll fit right in. There's a lot of amazing talent here in almost every field you can imagine, from art to aerospace, with information freely shared. Feel free to comment on any question you have the knowledge and/or experience to share, and feel free to ask any question that comes to mind. No one is ever put down or insulted for what they don't know, because we all realize how much we don't know.

Steve S