Serial number will be on a 'tag', mine is(was ?) on the inside of the right arm. I'll check tomorrow if it's still there. Heck I found a picture WITH the tag ! seems computers are good for some things.sn A7761, just zoom in.....
How do I get work done on my tractor, been black listed!?
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North Idaho Wolfman
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It's not a widespread issue that I know of, just the normal few rare cases.
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Thanks, will check tomorrow when its light out. I honestly dont remember seeing one. I must run around with serious tunnel vision and not pay attention, lol.
Was thinking about doing that with my Lincoln WeldPak 110
Then again, I might have to!?
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110 welder for that job = Very bad idea!!!!!Was thinking about doing that with my Lincoln WeldPak 110
Then again, I might have to!?
Yea, well, when your out of options, your just out of options. Still have a few options, but, its def on the back burner if all else fails. Besides, I have never used the highest setting. Would be interesting what it produces.
What amazed me was that he welded it without the SSQA plate on to align the 2 pieces. Then again his welding table is a precision ground table 5 by 10 feet, 4 inches thick ! Has a few 'T-slots' in it and man it HAS to be heavy. It took me about 4 hours to reinstall and I've 'stress tested' it a LOT since last fall,including relocating 5 or 6 triaxle loads of top soil,3 or 4 loads of gravel, you know 'normal' stuff you do with a Hagrid style lawnmower.....
Surprised he didnt come out, drill 2 pilot holes and do a plug weld or 2 so it would be aligned once you took it off.
That's the problem with MIG welding, anybody can make it look good. Shops hire anybody off the street, stick a gun in their hand, and call them a welder. Both those loader welds have practically zero penetration. You see a lot of trailer hitches with lots of extra metal piled on, I'd hate to see one sectioned.
When I asked how, he just showed me the table and said 'not much of a challenge'.....took less than an hour.
Everything I've seen him weld... stainless, aluminum, steel.... ALL are perfect 'textbook' welds.....
Everything I've seen him weld... stainless, aluminum, steel.... ALL are perfect 'textbook' welds.....
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Seems like PoTreeBoy in post #30 TOTALLY disagrees!
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I would guess that there are lots of professional welders in VA.Yea, well, when your out of options, your just out of options. Still have a few options, but, its def on the back burner if all else fails. Besides, I have never used the highest setting. Would be interesting what it produces.
That weld is so pitiful it borders on being comical. Undoubtedly other joints are as bad or worse.
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In my opinion this is a design flaw by Kubota. This tube on my LA535 loader goes through the boom and is welded to both sides as it should be. Puzzling to me as to why they would just butt weld to the inside surface of the two boom arms.
wow
I'm sure glad I saw this....
I'll have to make sure I stress the hell out of mine while it's still under warranty.
I'm sure glad I saw this....
I'll have to make sure I stress the hell out of mine while it's still under warranty.
That's an obvious manufacturing defect that I bet is on a bunch more loaders, they're just not used hard enough to break that.
That has nothing to do with the design of the loader and everything to do with a subpar weld.
It broke because the weld has no penetration, not because it's a butt joint.
If it hadn't broken perfectly along the weld it would be a different story.
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I don't disagree that the weld is very poor but if the tube had been installed through the tube it would be substantially stronger even with the rotten weld job.