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Some pictures sideways again. Jumpins. Noel

Truck all back together. Turned out not to bad. That will keep it useable for another few years. Put it to work with a load of wood. Settle the box in. Hehe. Noel

Thanks for your reply’s members. Noel

Axeman, I have a AC stick welder, which is what I was useing. The rod holder would be positive and ground clamp would be negative ? Would that be correct ? Noel

Some more done. All painted. Now to undercoat the truck then the box. And put it back together. Noel

Have to be careful for sure. My father was fixing up 64 Chev half ton in 1974 or so. Welding in floor patches. Useing Torches. Went in for supper, came back out, truck on fire. Ruined truck. Thank fully it was not in garage. Noel

SIO. It was 3/64th. Noel

A bit more done today. I’m gunna try a butt weld. Never did this before. So. Could be nasty. Noel

Some more done. Most of the hard part. Noel

Did more work on it today. But results are not good. I have welding troubles. Any way finally got a patch in. Will see how things go tomorrow. Noel

Ok. Welding with stick as compared to mig. ????? Made a patch for my truck box today. Tried to weld it in. Used 6013 1/16 rods. At about 40 amps. Stick welder. Cleaned all metal before welding. Both sides, If I could get at it. Welds would snap after a little bit and not hold. Redid most of...

A little more rust. But I knew it was there. Under the gas vapour thing. Used 6013 rods again. Undercoated the area and replace vapour thing. Truck is ready basically. On to the box next week. That’s not gunna be so easy. Will undercoat the whole frame and box, just before I put the box back on...

Thanks guys, interesting. These were expensive to buy at the time. Noel

Bought these years ago. Sold by the pound. So no package to tell you anything. No markings on them. Fella said very easy for any body to use. For people like me with no training and don’t weld much. Plus for rusty metal. Fella said they call them idiot rods. Fits me well. Hehe. Any way any body...

Jumpins. Pictures sideways. Oh well don’t matter I guess. Noel

Did a little fix up on the truck today. Had to weld in two patches. Found some 3/16 angle in the junk pile and made them. Welded them on, used 6013 rods. That will do for a couple of years. Noel

Thanks Thirdroc17. So most of the welding I do is within the low range so that's were I'll leave it. Noel

So if I use the high outlet at 135 amps or the low outlet at 135 amps there is no difference, other than some duty cycle. ? Does that question make any sense. Noel

More box pictures. Noel

Oh ya, lots of rust thru on the box Harry. I need better pictures. Noel

My poor 2005 Ford Ranger has rust troubles. So I’m see what I can do with it. what rods would I use. I do have a 75 amp mig welder too. Box rust and a little rust on truck. Noel

Amazing. Looks great. Noel

Ya. Sort a the same but maybe not. I don’t know. Noel

On my sears stick welder, I have a high and low setting. You plug the positive lead into which one you want. What is the difference other that one has higher amperage. You can set it for a 135 amps on either high or low scale. What is the advantage. I know I will never get to the high end of the...

Thanks Harry. Noel

I have 7014’s. And don’t know why. What would be the difference between 7014 and 7018 ? Noel.

For a person like me who only welds something, with a stick welder, maybe once a month. I normally am using used metal, rarely any new metal. Just looking for general ideas. I'm not a trained welder. Noel

That should work Harry. Noel

I have not tried welding aluminum with the torches yet. Noel

Yep, I wet things down too, before I do anything involving any sparks. Noel

My son had a little fire in his garage yesterday Harry. Just lucky he had fire extinguishers, or the building would have been gone. I bought the extinguishers 5 years ago for him and me. Just lucky they worked. This was not a welding related fire. It was electrical. It can happen so quick. I had...

Just wondering about, what happens if you have a fire. What do you have for putting it out. What precautions do you take. Noel

Well it’s not going any where, other than going to my son, when I’m gone. Noel

Hehe. I call it the 1/2 welder. It’s only 75 amps on high. But it’s good for some things. I can’t seem to get on to a mig welder, but my son can use it great. Bought it about 12 or 13 years ago. Can’t remember what we payed. About $100.00 maybe. Noel

My father bought this torch and regulator set about 45 years ago and he made the cart for it. He and I used it quite a bit over the years. He’s been passed away now for 25 years. Noel

I see. Pictures are sideways. Can someone fix that. ? Thanks Noel

Here’s my stick welder. And when we bought we also got this grinder. Payed $60.00 for the welder. I forget what we payed for the grinder. It was about ten years ago. Poor fella we bought it off was dying from cancer. We payed the wife and took the stuff out. Old fella was lookin out the window...

Woo hoo, they worked. Thanks MC and poncho. Noel

Ok. I’ll try a picture here. Noel

I'll try again. Thanks Doug. Noel

Which would be better. I have an AC stick welder. I’ve seen videos on how to change them to DC welders. Now, I know nothing about welding, have never had a course in it. But I weld stuff at home to fix or make stuff. Mostly rusty metal. Some days things seem to weld reasonable and other days it...

Tried loading a picture off the computer, a 640 X 960. It said, file to large. Noel

I don't use the computer to post pictures Harry. I use the phone to post pictures and most written posts. Only use the computer if i'm in the garage. Noel

Hi Doug. I’m here for the same reasons. Hopefully do better welds. And post a few pictures. Having the same trouble posting pictures. Noel

Ya, all my family was just here. All of us standing outside froze to death. But got tho see them any way. Noel

I would have no idea what size picture it would be Harry. It just works on the other sites I’m on. Noel

Some how I got the site to work I thing. Before it was wanting me to go to tapatalk, what ever that is. ? So I’m gunna try posting a picture. This loader I made a number of years ago. A couple of members will recognize it. Noel Ahh ha. It won’t load. Says file to large

Have a great day. Noel

Hi, I'm from Winsloe, PEI, Canada. I am a hobbyist/backyard type welder. As soon as I can figure out how to work things, I'll start posting some pictures. Hehe, I not that great with computers and phone things either. Noel

I found this site through member Ponch62 on a Garden Tractor site on Facebook. Noel

Thanks for the idea of the hydraulic 12 volt power units Biggermore. Ahh ha, gives me more ideas. I did know about them, because they are on most plow trucks. Just never thought of them for a loader. I didn't see what the power requirement are. Would a garden tractor run one. I built a...

I learned to use torches when I was 16. Bronze rod and steel rod, I like. Once you learn how to weld with torches, you never forget. No matter how long its been since I welded, it just like riding a bike, you never forget, you just pick it up and do it. I am using a stick welder now, and we have...