Wow , that tubing is much thinner then I was expecting 😳 I would have thought at least 1/4 wall 🤷🏻♂️ I guess that’s one way these manufacturers still charge the same price or more with cheaper/ thinner materials. Another Awesome OFW video 😊👍👍
Given they'll be under tension and compression loads along the long axis you probably need a lot less material than you'd think. It's also strong enough if the pintle eye is still what's needing replacement due to being worn out. Finding efficiencies like this is one of those things that free markets are actually pretty good at.
@@ibidu1 The load that the tubing for the frame is supposed to hold is inline with the tubing mainly. Yes there will be some vertical load but not as much as you might think So using thinner wall tubing is not as much of a negative. Weight saving is where the thinner wall tubing is better
The reason for the thin walls is so that in case the worst happens and it comes loose the hitch does not become a hardened spear. They are designed to crumple under sudden compression. Under normal use the tensile strength along the liner surface is enough. But it is another reason to start and stop the load slowly.
If designed correctly, 1/8 wall tubing can hold a lot of axial load. As long as you don't put it in significant bending, it will defy intuition. Steel's strength is often underestimated when compared to more exotic or expensive materials like titanium or CNTs.
You "had me" at paint! When I first saw your video(about a month ago)you painted your work I thought there is a man that takes pride in his work". It's with kindness and respect for both the machine and yourself. And yes(full disclosure)I paint most of my welds. It showcases beautiful work and covers up some...not so good...
You make that look easy. Welding thick to thin metal is tricky to not create a blowout. Well at least for me anyway. Great job. Look forward to the next one.
If you practice you'll be able to do it too! Concetrate the arc mostly on the thicker metal then wash the puddle onto the thinner metal. Maybe you can find a video. Good luck,always a need for more skilled welders! PRACTICE!
06:46?! MAN you are not kidding that those walls are on the thin side? That is scary to think that all of that trailer and cargo is pulled by very thin square tubing! Excellent videos as always and a hello from the State of Texas!
@@Nothingmore71 transfer trailers are the boxy trailers behind dump-body trucks that they use to haul things like dirt, rock aggregate, asphalt, etc. The tongue is the part of the trailer that sticks out the front and has the hitch on it.
My old boss 12 years ago would make all his educated apprentices do all the work start to finish all the while hovering over their shoulders. He said it was to learn how to ignore distractions. Was like being taught by Yoda. May the Focus be with you.
I weld some of these on for trailers from rinky dinky 8ft to 24ft GN, flatbeds etc. $200 for a simple off and weld on and people complain about how much $ it takes lol. That’s not charging the $75 to get there yet 😂 Great job - more fun than mine.
Great video buddy! You sure lay some beautiful welds down! Mine look like grapes hanging! Thanks for taking us along on the adventures!! Bullet Bob from W. Texas 🤠👍👍🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥❤️
@@Bigsoot7393 The eye of a VBG 57 mm. drawbar eye is virtually unbreakable if the bushings are changed in time. More often than not the reason for an eye being replaced is incorrect heating when changing the bushing. We really don't change eyes with bushings here.
Nice work. I've never seen a plasma for gouging, but I certainly find it appealing about how quickly it cut your prep time down. I only repair my own equipment, and I love learning something to make the task more efficient. How much time do you have into replacing that pintle ring?
With how thick that hitch is, yeah that’s some pretty thin square tube. Prolly ran out of the 1/4” wall and said screw it, 12 gauge will be fine. Happens more often than you think in the production world.
When we installed pintle hitches, we were not allowed to weave or pause our welds. Can cause stress fractures. I would say your welds look fine and the material is only 1/8 with a ton of weld around it 👍
Although the tubing itself has the tensile strength to pull the trailer, I don't know about that joint.. The point of all those fingers is to increase the weld area, but it also looks like it's only welded on 3 sides, and left open on the bottom.. It is OK for the first weld from the factory, but after a gouge, grind and reweld, the tubing is likely weakened significantly due to HAZ of the multiple processes and as an engineer, I would probably specify a reinforcing plate and a bigger size of weld bead to feel comfortable with that joint..
I'm with you on your idea about cutting and welding on it but I think it needs at least two more passes all they around it that was some pretty thin welds he painted over
That thin wall tube draw bar is scary isn't it? Its thinner than what is on my car trailer. But I suppose it doesnt take much load vertically, only working in tension (and compression when braking/ downhill).
So im curious, why are you using the wire feed in this application? I feel like it would be quicker to just unroll the leads and burn 7018 rather than set up an entire MIG machine. Plus you'd get a little more tensile strength in your bead and a lot lower chance of porosity. Im from Oklahoma, so most days its way too windy to wire weld outside. Hope I'm not coming off as too critical, just trying to learn your thought process. I've watched a couple of your videos and they've definitely inspired me. The weld shop I work for still lives in the 20th century. Most guys torch everything and only wire weld in the shop. Since finding your channel I've really been using our plasma cutter way more especially for gouging. Thanks for the inspiration and new knowledge into the 21st century 😂
Well my mig machine is always setup so all I have to do is plug it in so the “setup “ would be about the same amount of time. The tensile strength is similar to 7018. But that’s not really a factor in this situation. Most of the time the wind doesn’t affect me but sometimes I will run stick or straight flux core. A torch definitely has its place but a plasma can save a lot of time.
@@OFW for the past two weeks I've been doing a ton of rebuilds. I've rebuilt a rock chute for a quarry, two sand chutes for sand plants, and I'm currently rebuilding an excavator bucket. All of my coworkers would have torch gouged everything but I literally saved days by using the arc gourger and plasma. You're not wrong about the torch having its place but if I can help it, I'll never torch gouge again. Way to slow and way to many sparks
Again, as some have stated, not being critical; but, while a Miller 600 air pack is a beast of a machine, why do you feel you need that level of machine for the work that you normally seem to do? Just curious and respectfully, you do have an awesome set up that anyone would be proud of.
Several reasons I chose the 600. I needed 3 phase power for my plasma. And I’m always arc gouging on 600 amps. And the 600 is the smallest diesel air pak I could get. If I had to buy it again I would buy the 800 air pak.
People fuss when you hand them a bill for $100 an hour but they don't think about the $150k to $200k in truck as well as the time that you put into learning the trade. I don't worry about it anymore. Seems like if you care what people think they try and take advantage of you but if you tell them that the fella with the air cooled little welder in the back of a beat to heck pickup charges less they grimace but pay up. Yup, being a little bitter but people think nothing of paying a dentist $2k for braces and the like.
I agree .on building it up . also heating up on that thin metal so many times 2 welds and one removal I would think it make it brittle prone to cracking . just my 2 cents worth . also less labor to build it up .
If it's a over the road coupler used in commercial use the wear cannot exceed one fifth and cannot be welded acept by the manufacturer. Or certified wleder following manufacturers welding procedures. Well dot says so anyways. Also lifting devices like cranes shackles lifting points even forklift booms and forks have regulations. But who has time for that if I want to cut a hole in my forks use homemade fork extinctions I will
Die Veränderungen im Materialgefüge mit dem runterbrennen, in der statische Belastbarkeit vom Gestänge berücksichtigt? Austauschbare Buche verwenden, kostet einen Bruchteil und ist in 5 Minuten getauscht… Das wurde vielleicht in den 80er so gemacht…
I like plasma for thinner material or where you need more control. I like air arc when working on thicker material. I would compare my plasma on 105 to 500 amps of air arc as far as material removal rate goes.
hey Greg. great welds, looks good. i was also surprised by how thin that material is. must be enough with the type of load. about how long does one of these repairs last, if you happen to remember
I'm no engineer but I have built a lot of race cars and seen a lot of metal pushed beyond its abilities. Doubling the thickness of the tubing would be insignificant in the cost to manufacture that trailer but increase the durability and safety drastically while it's on the road.
Look, the welds look fine, but first the cutting and then welding. Won't that thin wall squere tubing crack after a while if submitted to harsh conditions?
Hey Greg! I Just subscribed, great work!. Question for you. Could you have used dual sheild. 0.O35 off your suitcase? Or because of the thinner tube you went with your miller 220 for better control of the heat?
Trailer manufacturers have to keep them as light as possible so you can scale as much weight legally as possible.. if people buying the trailers are hearing you cannot scale as much weight with a certain brand of trailer then they tell their friends and it impacts business... the rookie truck drivers are always wanting big strong (heavy) trailers but anybody who has been trucking for long enough knows to be competitive you need to be able to haul as much or more than the next guy or you will lose money in the long run. So good business minded drivers and companies buy the lightest trailers possible that dont fall apart. Thats likely why those tubes are so thin is to save on weight.
Are you using a specific tip for the plasma tip ,I didn't know you coul scarf with a plasma cutter.looks like it does pretty good job of removing the weld.
If you are experienced then no. Basically you keep all your heat on the thicker pieces and roll your puddle onto the thinner one. The strength of the weld is not the issue. The HAZ ( heat effected zone) is where it would fail on that thin tube. Basically the tube would rip right where it touches the weld.
just curious. out of the 100s those replaced. i always just use gouging rods takes 4 minutes to remove one that way. why the plasma cutter just what your use to i guess? LOl maybe i'm just getting old! Edit : then again i stick weld them all as well lol! just got this point.... must took you like 4 hours to do lol? do have to say some nice welds though with using a mig
I may have missed it in another video, but what size plasma are you using? Guessing it's a hypertherm by the torch, but curious how many amps. That washed those welds out insanely efficiently and cleanly.
My ladder rack was made with the same thickness as those tubes, I always thought the could be too weak but man!!! If they can do that kind of job no way a few ladders will ever bend them!!
1/8 x 2” (?) length x 8 walls = surface area of 2sq. Inch. = 635 sq. mm x tensile ( say 350 N/mm2) = about 22 tonnes ( imperial or metric). Pretty strong.
When you're MIG welding something like this, are you doing any hand manipulation? ie: Stitch, cursive E, etc? ....or are you just doing a straight drag forming the bead profile you want? Thanks.
Hypertherm has got gouging consumables figured out. I’m very satisfied with the service life of gouging consumables on my Hypertherm 45XP. Just my two cents.
Wow , that tubing is much thinner then I was expecting 😳 I would have thought at least 1/4 wall 🤷🏻♂️ I guess that’s one way these manufacturers still charge the same price or more with cheaper/ thinner materials. Another Awesome OFW video 😊👍👍
Given they'll be under tension and compression loads along the long axis you probably need a lot less material than you'd think. It's also strong enough if the pintle eye is still what's needing replacement due to being worn out. Finding efficiencies like this is one of those things that free markets are actually pretty good at.
You have to be able to lift it up
Maybe there designed to snap off incase of a hard impact. Because I doubt a company would cheap out on a main tube. But ya that looks thin!
@@ibidu1 The load that the tubing for the frame is supposed to hold is inline with the tubing mainly.
Yes there will be some vertical load but not as much as you might think
So using thinner wall tubing is not as much of a negative.
Weight saving is where the thinner wall tubing is better
The reason for the thin walls is so that in case the worst happens and it comes loose the hitch does not become a hardened spear. They are designed to crumple under sudden compression. Under normal use the tensile strength along the liner surface is enough. But it is another reason to start and stop the load slowly.
Nice clean job. Crazy how thin these square tubes really are.
I would have lost that bet on thickness of that tubing! I can't believe it's that thin. Oh well, nice fix. Thanks for filming it.
I figured 1/4 wall. Lol
If designed correctly, 1/8 wall tubing can hold a lot of axial load. As long as you don't put it in significant bending, it will defy intuition.
Steel's strength is often underestimated when compared to more exotic or expensive materials like titanium or CNTs.
@@BrokenLifeCycle you obviously haven't been introduced to amateur truck drivers. Lol
@@gregsmht40 There is always some guy on the crew who is good at breaking plant and equipment. We had a guy named Hammer, because he broke things! 😅
You are quickly becoming one of the best welding channels on RUclips. Keep up the quality content
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You "had me" at paint! When I first saw your video(about a month ago)you painted your work I thought there is a man that takes pride in his work".
It's with kindness and respect for both the machine and yourself.
And yes(full disclosure)I paint most of my welds. It showcases beautiful work and covers up some...not so good...
Im guessing helps to protect against rust too right?
Give us a tour of your welding truck some day! Looks like it's a beauty with room for everything!
The plasma did a really good job with no deep cuts like arcair, it sure cut back on a lot of grinding.
You make that look easy. Welding thick to thin metal is tricky to not create a blowout. Well at least for me anyway. Great job. Look forward to the next one.
If you practice you'll be able to do it too! Concetrate the arc mostly on the thicker metal then wash the puddle onto the thinner metal. Maybe you can find a video. Good luck,always a need for more skilled welders! PRACTICE!
@@bigdave6447 Thanks for the advice. I will give it a try.
06:46?! MAN you are not kidding that those walls are on the thin side? That is scary to think that all of that trailer and cargo is pulled by very thin square tubing! Excellent videos as always and a hello from the State of Texas!
You should see the tongue of a dump truck transfer trailer flex
itll do it 1/8 inch is stronger than you think
@@daynemartin1085 the what of a who?
scary indeed, you'd a think they would use at least 1/4 inch tube, crazy to think 20-30 tones is being held on with such thin wall
@@Nothingmore71 transfer trailers are the boxy trailers behind dump-body trucks that they use to haul things like dirt, rock aggregate, asphalt, etc. The tongue is the part of the trailer that sticks out the front and has the hitch on it.
That tubing can be as thin as it is because there is almost no tongue weight on that trailer because of how the axles are configured.
My old boss 12 years ago would make all his educated apprentices do all the work start to finish all the while hovering over their shoulders. He said it was to learn how to ignore distractions. Was like being taught by Yoda. May the Focus be with you.
I did that on the next one and well it didn’t turn out that great lol.
i do this to my kid...lmao. you gotta learn to focus on the task at all cost!!
Excellent execution of process. I think it is important to finish the job by painting the process.
I have tried the 3M cubic discs and they are great.
We just weld ours up, up here in Oregon, my grandad has been doing it to his log trailer for 60 years
I weld some of these on for trailers from rinky dinky 8ft to 24ft GN, flatbeds etc. $200 for a simple off and weld on and people complain about how much $ it takes lol. That’s not charging the $75 to get there yet 😂
Great job - more fun than mine.
Great video buddy! You sure lay some beautiful welds down! Mine look like grapes hanging! Thanks for taking us along on the adventures!! Bullet Bob from W. Texas 🤠👍👍🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥❤️
I am surprised that the draw bar material is so thin. I would have guessed that it would be at least 6 MM wall thickness, that’s 1/4 Inch. 😳🇦🇺
It's a "pull" bar and iron tends to be rly strong if you pull on it. And the triangle makes it stronger
@@rubendejong4412 it's kinda funny they go on bump roads and dips and pot holes and that don't break
Don't need the mytrik #'s!
@@petersipp5247 😳??
6mm < 1/4" (6.35mm)
These easier repair videos are fun to watch to dude! I have the same welder and its great. Keep crushing it dude!!!!
Nice job. I did some work on one of those a while back, they just wanted it built back up, didn’t want to spend the money on a new one.
Nice work. Definitely gonna keep my distance from those trailers now that I see how little metal keeps them attached to the trucks.
Great vid, was very surprised how thin walled that tubing was.
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In Europe, we just replace a bushing in the eyes.
Some are like that here. We have a floating Pintle and an air lock pintle
Eventually you have to replace the eye but even with bushes
@@Bigsoot7393 The eye of a VBG 57 mm. drawbar eye is virtually unbreakable if the bushings are changed in time. More often than not the reason for an eye being replaced is incorrect heating when changing the bushing. We really don't change eyes with bushings here.
@@victorschmidt5306 oh yeah Europe I forgot, only haul half trailers around
@@Bigsoot7393 Yeah, only 30 meters (100ft) and 90 tons (200,000 lbs) in a standard 11-axle timber train.
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Great video and super well done one the workmanship.
Nice work. I've never seen a plasma for gouging, but I certainly find it appealing about how quickly it cut your prep time down. I only repair my own equipment, and I love learning something to make the task more efficient.
How much time do you have into replacing that pintle ring?
About 45 minutes
hard to believe that is 11 gauge HSS, would have thought 1/4" or at least 3/16".....great video.....cheers
I agree I would have wanted 3/16” at least, that being said the stress is lengthwise not cross wise, I guess that makes a difference.
With how thick that hitch is, yeah that’s some pretty thin square tube. Prolly ran out of the 1/4” wall and said screw it, 12 gauge will be fine. Happens more often than you think in the production world.
Wow! That is some thin wall square tubing. I have not had the honor of welding any of that stuff ......yet....
Man i would love to see a service truck tour interesting work
You're an ace with the plasma cutter!👍🔥
Heavy Metal for Sunday Morning ........have a wonderful day and upcoming week.....you are very inspiring......Paul down in Florida
Hardwire really Shines on this type of application, excellent repair
I'm fascinated by these projects. I have never seen anything like this
Good job its increíble the quality of finish welding in this situations.congratulations
The thing you are attaching is a "LUNETTE".
Good job , did many of those back in the day , didn't have a plasma cutter though , that looks like it makes things easier.
When we installed pintle hitches, we were not allowed to weave or pause our welds. Can cause stress fractures. I would say your welds look fine and the material is only 1/8 with a ton of weld around it 👍
Damn u did good with that plasma .....impressive. I thought you'd gouge the square tubbing for sure
Although the tubing itself has the tensile strength to pull the trailer, I don't know about that joint.. The point of all those fingers is to increase the weld area, but it also looks like it's only welded on 3 sides, and left open on the bottom.. It is OK for the first weld from the factory, but after a gouge, grind and reweld, the tubing is likely weakened significantly due to HAZ of the multiple processes and as an engineer, I would probably specify a reinforcing plate and a bigger size of weld bead to feel comfortable with that joint..
but youre not an engineer.
I'm with you on your idea about cutting and welding on it but I think it needs at least two more passes all they around it that was some pretty thin welds he painted over
That thin wall tube draw bar is scary isn't it? Its thinner than what is on my car trailer. But I suppose it doesnt take much load vertically, only working in tension (and compression when braking/ downhill).
You do some really great work. Really enjoy your channel. Keep'em coming.
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Excellent work,
Every time you have to use it put some grease
mighty nice welding once again, love this channel
Jesus christ...I thought that square tubing would be at least 1/4"🤦🏿♂️....however awesome welding👍🏿
Double belly dump trailers means your from the valley . Just subscribed ✅
It always impresses me how accurate a person can be gouging a weld.
So im curious, why are you using the wire feed in this application? I feel like it would be quicker to just unroll the leads and burn 7018 rather than set up an entire MIG machine. Plus you'd get a little more tensile strength in your bead and a lot lower chance of porosity. Im from Oklahoma, so most days its way too windy to wire weld outside. Hope I'm not coming off as too critical, just trying to learn your thought process. I've watched a couple of your videos and they've definitely inspired me. The weld shop I work for still lives in the 20th century. Most guys torch everything and only wire weld in the shop. Since finding your channel I've really been using our plasma cutter way more especially for gouging. Thanks for the inspiration and new knowledge into the 21st century 😂
Well my mig machine is always setup so all I have to do is plug it in so the “setup “ would be about the same amount of time. The tensile strength is similar to 7018. But that’s not really a factor in this situation. Most of the time the wind doesn’t affect me but sometimes I will run stick or straight flux core. A torch definitely has its place but a plasma can save a lot of time.
@@OFW for the past two weeks I've been doing a ton of rebuilds. I've rebuilt a rock chute for a quarry, two sand chutes for sand plants, and I'm currently rebuilding an excavator bucket. All of my coworkers would have torch gouged everything but I literally saved days by using the arc gourger and plasma. You're not wrong about the torch having its place but if I can help it, I'll never torch gouge again. Way to slow and way to many sparks
I remember the first time I welded something. You will get better. It gets easier. Hang in there buddy.
Хотя можно было во внутрь износа уварить полу месяц пластину толщиной с выработку🧐но имея такой инструмент переварить не проблема
Я вот тож подумал,что проще было бы востоновить старое дышло,чем полностью менять
They put a lot of faith into that thin square tubing.
That looks like a good low-stress job for a Friday afternoon before you wrap it up for the week.
Again, as some have stated, not being critical; but, while a Miller 600 air pack is a beast of a machine, why do you feel you need that level of machine for the work that you normally seem to do? Just curious and respectfully, you do have an awesome set up that anyone would be proud of.
Several reasons I chose the 600. I needed 3 phase power for my plasma. And I’m always arc gouging on 600 amps. And the 600 is the smallest diesel air pak I could get. If I had to buy it again I would buy the 800 air pak.
Very good. Thanks for the reply. Be safe and blessed.
Better than the factory👍👌
Nice job, very efficient. Some bread and butter for the day.
Was ok till you welded with that MONKEY WELDER
I am blown away on the thin wall tubing that was used. I would of guessed 1/4" minimum. I guess it shows how I underestimate the strength of steel.
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Thin box metal is never a problem...until it breaks. 3/16" or even 1/4" would be tons better. But those cost more too... SMH Thumbs Up
alaeays amazes me how thin the steel is on the tongue of a pull trailer....but it works
Nice job!
People fuss when you hand them a bill for $100 an hour but they don't think about the $150k to $200k in truck as well as the time that you put into learning the trade. I don't worry about it anymore. Seems like if you care what people think they try and take advantage of you but if you tell them that the fella with the air cooled little welder in the back of a beat to heck pickup charges less they grimace but pay up. Yup, being a little bitter but people think nothing of paying a dentist $2k for braces and the like.
If you built up that LUNETTE with hard face ro it would last decades,did for me on my tagalong compressor!
I agree .on building it up . also heating up on that thin metal so many times 2 welds and one removal I would think it make it brittle prone to cracking . just my 2 cents worth . also less labor to build it up .
Question, did your tag along weigh 40,000 lbs, the hard-face would certainly prolong the life of the hitch but it’ll wear, just slower.
@@dirtfarmer7472 that would be it's purpose ,hard faceing is much harder than the lunette,as they say . Try it you'll like it!!!
If it's a over the road coupler used in commercial use the wear cannot exceed one fifth and cannot be welded acept by the manufacturer. Or certified wleder following manufacturers welding procedures. Well dot says so anyways. Also lifting devices like cranes shackles lifting points even forklift booms and forks have regulations. But who has time for that if I want to cut a hole in my forks use homemade fork extinctions I will
@@reubeng2110 thank you!careful handwork and paint, I'm retired any way,but you make me feel like the ''One That Got Away''!!
Very responsible job.
One hole in the weld and water gets in and that square tube is going to rust out fast.
Trailers there trailers not there.
Die Veränderungen im Materialgefüge mit dem runterbrennen, in der statische Belastbarkeit vom Gestänge berücksichtigt? Austauschbare Buche verwenden, kostet einen Bruchteil und ist in 5 Minuten getauscht… Das wurde vielleicht in den 80er so gemacht…
how do you like plasma gouging over air arc? i guess each one has its place just figured i would ask.
I like plasma for thinner material or where you need more control. I like air arc when working on thicker material. I would compare my plasma on 105 to 500 amps of air arc as far as material removal rate goes.
The old welders trick. Best it to fit. Paint it to match!! Lol.
hey Greg. great welds, looks good. i was also surprised by how thin that material is. must be enough with the type of load.
about how long does one of these repairs last, if you happen to remember
Depends on usage and maintenance. Typically a lunette ring will last 10 years with proper maintenance
@@OFW and we all know how well these pieces of equipment are maintained. lol
Hi! Liked the video. Can you please share the welder details…
The welder used in this video was a Miller 220 AC/DC. .035 er70s6 wire and 75/25 gas.
Thanks dear…
i love you mig sound nice setting.
I'm no engineer but I have built a lot of race cars and seen a lot of metal pushed beyond its abilities. Doubling the thickness of the tubing would be insignificant in the cost to manufacture that trailer but increase the durability and safety drastically while it's on the road.
It's only pulling there's no other forces up down or anything
Look, the welds look fine, but first the cutting and then welding. Won't that thin wall squere tubing crack after a while if submitted to harsh conditions?
They have cracked yet.
Hey Greg! I Just subscribed, great work!. Question for you. Could you have used dual sheild. 0.O35 off your suitcase? Or because of the thinner tube you went with your miller 220 for better control of the heat?
Technically it could be welded with any process using the correct setting. I chose the 220 because I am comfortable with it.
Trailer manufacturers have to keep them as light as possible so you can scale as much weight legally as possible.. if people buying the trailers are hearing you cannot scale as much weight with a certain brand of trailer then they tell their friends and it impacts business... the rookie truck drivers are always wanting big strong (heavy) trailers but anybody who has been trucking for long enough knows to be competitive you need to be able to haul as much or more than the next guy or you will lose money in the long run. So good business minded drivers and companies buy the lightest trailers possible that dont fall apart. Thats likely why those tubes are so thin is to save on weight.
Are you using a specific tip for the plasma tip ,I didn't know you coul scarf with a plasma cutter.looks like it does pretty good job of removing the weld.
Yes, they are gouging consumables. Not all plasmas have that option.
@@OFW gotcha,looks like it works better than air arcing thanks for the feedback
Very cool video! Hey, if you can say, what does that new eye cost just for the part? Thanks!
I’m not sure. Customer supplied.
Isn't there an issue with penetration when welding thin and thick metals? Can you trust the strength of the weld?
If you are experienced then no. Basically you keep all your heat on the thicker pieces and roll your puddle onto the thinner one. The strength of the weld is not the issue. The HAZ ( heat effected zone) is where it would fail on that thin tube. Basically the tube would rip right where it touches the weld.
Thanks for the explanation.
just curious. out of the 100s those replaced. i always just use gouging rods takes 4 minutes to remove one that way. why the plasma cutter just what your use to i guess? LOl maybe i'm just getting old! Edit : then again i stick weld them all as well lol! just got this point.... must took you like 4 hours to do lol? do have to say some nice welds though with using a mig
The entire job took 35 minutes
@@OFW looks great don't get me wrong hope you didn't take me as being ahole way i wrote it! lol looking how wrote it and it looks salty lol!
Bom trabalho; você usou qual bitola de arame?👊
Good work 👍
What is a plasma cutter? Cuts well!
Nice job!!
I may have missed it in another video, but what size plasma are you using? Guessing it's a hypertherm by the torch, but curious how many amps. That washed those welds out insanely efficiently and cleanly.
Hypertherm 105
@@OFW beast mode, damn!
My ladder rack was made with the same thickness as those tubes, I always thought the could be too weak but man!!! If they can do that kind of job no way a few ladders will ever bend them!!
If this was your trailer hitch, would you have replace the ring? Would it not have been better to weld coupole of passes on the worn egged out ring?
I would not have replaced it. Just doing what the customer wanted.
You sure are right that is thin .. that' very dangerous
Noob question but how come the nozzle doesn’t melt/wear out almost instantly? It’s virtually touching the worked piece 🤷♂
Because Hypertherm did a great job engineering the consumables. I don’t have a technical answer.
With the difference in material thickness, how did you ensure good penetration without pre-heating the new hitch in some way?
Simple. Keep your heat on the thicker piece.
1/8 x 2” (?) length x 8 walls = surface area of 2sq. Inch. = 635 sq. mm x tensile ( say 350 N/mm2) = about 22 tonnes ( imperial or metric). Pretty strong.
Wher i live wee use a similar type coupling but with a bush to cange instead of new coupling.
When you're MIG welding something like this, are you doing any hand manipulation? ie: Stitch, cursive E, etc? ....or are you just doing a straight drag forming the bead profile you want? Thanks.
Typically I have a back and forth movement.
Cool, thanks!
When you were welding the top of the side, and then switched to the bottom side, what did you change in your technic to weld overhead?
Same technique just a tad faster in travel speed
Must focus your puddle more directly straight up or else your weld will just “fall”
I know nothing about welding or material science, do they make it thin so in the event of a crash it buckles on purpose?
I don’t think so. I think it’s cheaper and lighter.
That wall thickness of the square tube looks too thin for my liking .
Good job , sir. Id like it.
👋Sir, very nice video, blessings
would a little heat (torch) on the bend help at all?
A little heat always helps. But it’s not always necessary.
The apprentice not authorized to spray paint yet???? hahaahahh
you are amazing sir
Pay this man.
Why do you use plasma gouge over air arc , always found the plasma to be a more “expensive “ way of gouging
I use both just depends on the situation. The plasma is better for fine details.
@@OFW thanks for the reply, do you find the plasma eats consumables?
@@billymartin766 I feel like I get a pretty long life out of my consumables.
Hypertherm has got gouging consumables figured out. I’m very satisfied with the service life of gouging consumables on my Hypertherm 45XP. Just my two cents.