Yeah, not a bad welder. Should handle what you can dish out, LOL

 

went and got a migmate 115/220v gas or flux core welder the other week, seems to work find but i havent got any serious welds done yet.

 

I have a quick question and it may have been answered already in this thread. If so sorry. When I weld on my jeep, bumper, fenders, sliders, etc do I need to disconnect anything like the battery, ecm, lights, etc?

 

I would recommend disconnecting the battery just as a precaution. and make sure you are properly grounded.

 

I have the 140 it does pretty good, I would think the 180 on 220v you should be very happy. I would like to get a stick welder for the heavy stuff.

 

What I've been doing at work the past 2 days...most of these pics were taken yesterday, did all the cutting out of old steel on Monday, yesterday was grinding, grinding, and some grinding, LOL...and starting to repair/replace the bad steel...

This is a grabber arm for one of the trucks. Reinforced it 2 weeks ago due to cracks in the mounting areas. All the reinforcement I put in with gussets held up great, then the arm decided to split where the pin for the hydraulic ram mounts, LMAO...so made the decision to just rebuild the whole damn thing.

















































Yeah, pic heavy, LOL...today I'm gonna start the rebuild. More to follow....

 

If you don't disconnect the ECM, you stand a chance of damaging it with stray voltage. I've inadvertently welded without disconnecting them and have yet to have an issue, but I always disconnect when I remember to.

Good luck!

 

Moar pics from work today...

Started reassembly of the arm today...got everything squared up on the table, got more prep and cut work done, and started welding it in...all plate is 3/8", used 7018 rod in the 1/8" size. Main plate was single pass, secondary plate was one root, two cover...gussets and arm tomorrow.


















Then, at the end of the day, this shows up:






No rest for the weary, LOL

 

Got the arm installed today, along with some gussets. Everything was done with 3 passes, one root, two cover, in 1/8" 7018. Test fit tomorrow, along with some underside welding, should be good to go, and re-installed on Monday. One less truck out of my hair...now for the next 3 that broke this week...LOL

 

Man kinda dead in this thread...lol

Some pics of the wrap up of the arm repair...





Check out those multiple passes...freakin' beautiful, LOL





And on to the next...damaged packer I'm working on ATM...




So this is when I hate my job...had to cut out the bad steel. This is what was inside. Yeah, THAT smelled great, LMAO




All pressure washed, and prepped for the new steel, in process...also cutting the hopper floor out of the truck and replacing, but no pics yet...

 

anyone got any ideas or plans available for a DIY roof rack? i would need dimensions and everything, i can most likely get material from the shop here and get it all welded up here.

 

Take measurements on how big you want it to be when your with your jeep, write it down and start thinking some stuff up man, Possibilities are endless but i have seen futon frame roofrack builds and standard square tubing builds. might be somebobody else on here with better ideas, try a forum search

 

I could show you a pic of the tack weld repair of my tranmission shift lever?

.... anyone?


... no?


Meh... ok.

 

Bring it, all is welcomed

Some other work stuff...had to stop work on the packer/hopper I was working on for an emergency repair on a truck...hinge pin and bushing blowout.

 

Welded a bumper on the front of a mower a while back. It has stood up to make pulls from other mowers, running into trees at 15-20 mph, going off a 6 foot cliff into a creek, people standing on it, and just general abuse.