bo dawg 516 #1 Posted June 3, 2021 trying to repair/fix this old Ark 508 and Im now to this piece. I see the original bolts holes were wallard out bad that bolts to frame, so someone welded these heavy pieces in. Im going to cut these off and weld new 1/4" angle iron in with nice crisp holes for mounting. Any tips I should think of before doing? I have all measurements as to location of the original angle is. Their 6 3/4" apart. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,113 #2 Posted June 3, 2021 Sounds like you have a good plan there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ranger 1,747 #3 Posted June 3, 2021 Err on the side of caution, “Tack” weld it together then try it for fit, it’s always easier to break a tack weld than it is to cut through a “Full” weld, to reposition something that turns out to be in, “Not quite the right place”. (Especially if you have a tape measure like mine, it has such a high ‘Coefficient of expansion’, sometimes it shows a different figure every time I repeatedly measure the same dimension’🤔😢) Then take it off and fully weld it. Or better still, “Tack” it together in situ! You then know it’s ‘gonna’ fit right. Doug. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,871 #4 Posted June 3, 2021 Interesting, wonder what the purpose was for the plates? Those look like old small rail track fish plates, extremely strong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bo dawg 516 #5 Posted June 6, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 11:04 AM, JoeM said: Interesting, wonder what the purpose was for the plates? Those look like old small rail track fish plates, extremely strong. I agree, I was wondering myself what the heck they were. Does look like mini rail or I-beam kinda thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
