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Truck Makeover

After 70 lbs of flux core wire, a couple lbs of 7018, 1 bottle of oxygen and most of a bottle of Ar/Co2 it's done and delivered.:)

Started back on the deck today, will have some pics in a couple days.


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NVW said:
Sorry not getting back sooner but just got home.

It's a Miller XMT 350 CC/CV DC welder with a Miller A22 wire feed. Actually I prefer my old Miller 250 welder and wire feed but I fried the circuit board in the wire feed a couple years ago doing something I knew not to do.
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350 wow, Are you 3 phase there?

I was also wondering about the weldment process, I noticed the 'dust' left behind that reminded me of flux core, or even rod... Nows we knows.. SEVENTY POUNDS of FCAW wire... Sheesh! :eek: Some kinda structure..

Where did the ROD come into the deal?
 
It puts out 300 amps on single phase which I have. Most times I'm using 200-240 amps with the flux core.

I used the 7018 when I ran out of Ar/Co2, only had a bit to finish.
 
I have a coat of primer on everything now
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I thought I would change the rear diff oil
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This is what I found in the bottom of the diff
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Further looking shows this bearing cage is broken
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Here's the rest of it.
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I have a new bearing on order and a new pinion seal in hand.
 
Got the second coat of primer on today, also changed the pinion seal.


When the deck was on the truck it was on the overloads, so I decided to take the air bags off the Dodge and put them on the GMC.
I had to modify the bracket due to clearance issues.
This is one of the brackets in it's original state.
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This is a modified bracket assembly.
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The two of them for comparison, you can see the one on the left was bent from overloading. The modified one on the right has been straightened.
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It's just sitting in place for a visual, sorry for the crappy pic.
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I feel sorry for that poor truck,...with just the deck on allready on the overloads!.
With a 1300/1800 lbs bale on the deck and one on the tail,... that truck is gonna groan.:skep:
 
bison said:
I feel sorry for that poor truck,...with just the deck on allready on the overloads!.
With a 1300/1800 lbs bale on the deck and one on the tail,... that truck is gonna groan.:skep:
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Hell, the old Dodge started life as a heavy half and survived.:D That's why the air bag brackets bent, then I put 3/4 ton running gear under it, plus a couple leafs.

I rebuilt a bale deck and mounted it on an 04 quad cab Chev, it was on the overloads too.
 
Thanks Jim, it was just a normal weld, and yes, the skid was a PITA. I'm glad I didn't have to bid it, just charged the hrs it took.
 
No pics, the diff is back together and the air bags are mounted. Everything has one coat of black paint, some parts have a second coat.
 
Here's the deck with it's second coat of paint, did I say I love painting?:rolleyes5: I will put the last coat on Monday, then time to get it mounted and working.:)

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The air bags are done, they should help the ride by taking it off the overloads when unloaded. They helped the ride on the old Dodge anyway.
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