"Manic-Mechanic" 1,266 #1 Posted July 2 (edited) The left front most hydro gear mount has a tendency to break. A welder attempted this repair with the tractor fully assembled! Well, it broke again and no small wonder looking at the weld. First thing the fan begins to shred, (quietly) The gear drops little by little from torque See the “glob” the first welder did. No proper access to the location Cut the inferior weld off and will run a proper bead inside corner Squared up Cleaned up ready for weld Edited July 2 by "Manic-Mechanic" Description above each picture 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 9,340 #2 Posted July 2 (edited) Looks to me it fails due to flexing that leads to metal fatigue then failure. Any way to add a gusset or two to stop the flexing without it being in the way?? Edited July 3 by ri702bill 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
"Manic-Mechanic" 1,266 #3 Posted July 3 2 hours ago, ri702bill said: Looks to me it fails due to flexing that leads to metal fatigue then failue. Any way to add a gusset or two to stop the flexing without it being in the way?? Yeah, poor weld didn’t help. Yes gusset would be helpful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
"Manic-Mechanic" 1,266 #4 Posted July 3 This is what I ended up with, not pretty but penetrated and is solid! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
