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Wagnaw
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Yeah. I got me some good tinkerin' to do this weekend! 
chip box project
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rangerdanger
TreeHouser
Nice job!!! Is that a Morbark chipper. If so, what model??
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Wagnaw
Guest
It's a 15" Morbark "Tornado" 2005 with 600 hrs and a winch.
rangerdanger
TreeHouser
Nice!! Morbarks are awesome!!
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Wagnaw
Guest
Sweet. I need to learn how to weld.
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Rockin straps still?
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Wagnaw
Guest
...Yeah 
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Man, and I had a welder here too. 
Shoulda stayed longer!
Shoulda stayed longer!
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Wagnaw
Guest
I know man... that drive was figgin brutal! ..and maybe I would have missed that cop too.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
If you know someone who can weld he can get you pointed in the right direction learning how to weld. With a good teacher it doesn't take long to learn. Wire-feed is very easy but the machine costs more.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
If I was a really infrequent use welder who wanted to weld up fairly small projects, I'd get something like this, for $340. It can handle just about anything a tree worker would need, has a short learning curve, and low startup cost. The main disavantage I see is it has a low duty cycle, which would suck if you were welding 1/4" steel ramps, but would be fine for the majority of one's needs.
With proper preperation it can weld 1/4" on a single pass, probably a 20% duty cycle. I'd generally limit the thickness to 3/8" with 3 passes or 1/2" if you can get to both sides and you don't need to weld a very long stringer.
https://www.choiceaccessories.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=65161
We can probably teach you the basics online.
With proper preperation it can weld 1/4" on a single pass, probably a 20% duty cycle. I'd generally limit the thickness to 3/8" with 3 passes or 1/2" if you can get to both sides and you don't need to weld a very long stringer.
https://www.choiceaccessories.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=65161
We can probably teach you the basics online.
cybergeek23851
I like cats...
Carl, speaking from having used one... skip it and head for the Handler 140. The arc was never that great, and the duty cycle truly sucked for 1/8" or thicker.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
If they still made the Lincoln Pro-Core 100, I'd recommend it. I've been happy with mine, even more so when I used it as a CC wire feeder with my Miller Thunderbolt 
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NeTree
Guest
I'll have to post up pics of some of my welding projects sometime.
Replaced the frame tails on one truck we had, and actually made one truck out of two... literally.
Bunch of others.
Replaced the frame tails on one truck we had, and actually made one truck out of two... literally.
Bunch of others.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
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so i started blasting my box sat morning, also my bumper which has needed paint for years
my buddy took his bumper off also and we hit his to. about the time we were done with that it started to rain
so we ran to a friends shop and backed in out of the rain before it really cut loose. an hour or so later we pulled out and started sanding the cab and taping. 3 hours before dark we finally stated shooting! about dark we finished up my stuff and then painted his bumper blue!
my buddy took his bumper off also and we hit his to. about the time we were done with that it started to rain so we ran to a friends shop and backed in out of the rain before it really cut loose. an hour or so later we pulled out and started sanding the cab and taping. 3 hours before dark we finally stated shooting! about dark we finished up my stuff and then painted his bumper blue!Attachments
FJR
Treehouser
Looking sharp nice work
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Can't wait to see the signage! 
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Newfie
Guest
Missed a spot.......
kidding, looking good.
kidding, looking good.
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Nice job, it's always nice to get a big DONE stamp on a project, but there's always another waiting!
