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How to Break an Old Weld

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JKC

03-11-2005 19:38:03




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I have discovered that many years ago, someone welded one of the cultivator brackets onto one of my old tractors to give the cultivator "extra support", I guess. The question is: This bracket was welded directly to the cast on the tractors front end. What is the best way to break this weld and remove this bracket? ANY suggestions would be very much appreciated.




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Vince H

04-19-2005 13:02:11




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 Re: How to Break an Old Weld in reply to JKC, 03-11-2005 19:38:03  
I would recommend against try to break the weld off. The weld is going to be much stronger than the cast iron. CI is inherently hard and therefore brittle. You break the cast iron before the weld. I would use some sort of grinder and take care to cut on the weld. If you get most of the weld from all sides and then feel you need to break it off, it will at least weaken the weld and be less likely to break the cast iron.

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Paul in IL

04-05-2005 19:56:46




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 Re: How to Break an Old Weld in reply to JKC, 03-11-2005 19:38:03  
I use an angle grinder to grind off welds. Just take off enough to get the part off the tractor. Just be careful with them. They bite. Got my shirt wrapped up in one with a wire wheel on it and lost a considerable amount of hide on my belly. Problem is the big ones are heavy and after a while you get arm weary and let it get too close to the body.

Good luck.

Paul K.



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Adam L

03-14-2005 18:44:11




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 Re: How to Break an Old Weld in reply to JKC, 03-11-2005 19:38:03  
The best think you can do besides beat it off is to take a cutting wheel/disk, and cut through the weld, being carefull to just cut the weld and not the tractor!



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