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aggricultural body work

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 5:45 pm
by DavidBarkey
a little :weld1: :-- :creeper: work on a grain wagon for my favourite farmer . Almost all the seams are 1" lap stitched welded on both sides with no rust protection between them during assembly . After many years of neglect and poor repairs that just made it worse it needed repaired . He bought this locally and cheap . Which is good cause it needs a lot of work ,but the running gear is in good shape . Got the cutting and some welding and grinding done outside over the last couple of days , but with :hitsfan: :!: Mother Nature wanting to rain on my parade it was time to bring it indoors . Sure fills up the shop .
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Re: aggricultural body work

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 12:42 pm
by JSinMO
You’ll have it just like new! A heck of a lot better than holes caulked over or rags stuffed in them! :giggle: It’ll last a long, long time now.

Re: aggricultural body work

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:18 am
by Harry
Looks like a lot if work David. Climbing in and out of the wagon. Seeing all the welding you’ve done so far makes me tired. :cool: :peace: Harry

Re: aggricultural body work

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:18 am
by Harry
Looks like a lot if work David. Climbing in and out of the wagon. Seeing all the welding you’ve done so far makes me tired. :cool: :peace: Harry

Re: aggricultural body work

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 11:22 am
by RoamingGnome
@DavidBarkey Good to see your favourite farmer is doing his best to keep you out of mischief and away from street corners late at night... :))
Reminds me of a job I had early in my mechanic career - apprenticing at a truck shop - I learned a lot there (including I really preferred working on Heavy Equipment) :cuss: The boss also ran a dumpster company with a fleet of old Mack roll-off trucks and equally old dumpster bins - I spent many a hot summer afternoon patching rust holes on those bins... :109: