Hardest welding job

**junes** · 12-06-2009, 08:36 PM

Idk if I would do it either.

**D94r** · 12-06-2009, 10:07 PM

It's never heights that scare me, just the fall lol. But at 12 stories I'd be thinking whats the point of worrying? All it's going to do is effect my concentration. Plus, if I fell at that height I wouldn't feel the landing anyways.

**Bikespot** · 12-20-2009, 08:16 PM

I dont like heights very much , just dont look down.

**Hamstn** · 12-21-2009, 06:02 AM

My toughest job was not up in the air but lucky on the ground. I have an old backhoe that stripped the gear that made the hoe swing from side to side. I hunted for a part but the gear was a weak point and the part was no longer made. All the salvage yards had sold theirs. So I had to switch it over to work like the newer ones with the cylinders down at the lower end where the hoe pivots on the tractor. I found a guy that had the same problem that converted his so I went and seen how he did the mod. Back home it still took a lot of time fitting and checking to get every thing to work and fit. Think it took me 3 or 4 days to get it all welded up. Since I have completed I think I have had to fix or should I say mod my design only a time or two. Reason was the hoe is cast and the repair was mild steel. The welds did not hold so I had to use some bolts in areas to help hold the welds. Try to get pic today if the sun shines.

**Hamstn** · 12-22-2009, 06:43 AM

Ok here is the pics of the backhoe repairs. Please excuse all the dirt and oil, it needs a good bath.

**junes** · 12-22-2009, 04:53 PM

That's pretty darn cool how many hrs do you have in fixing the backhoe

**Hamstn** · 12-22-2009, 06:26 PM

Never really kept track but somewhere around 30 hours +/-. I just know I worked on it for the most part of several days.

**KHK** · 12-22-2009, 06:41 PM

The backhoe has been re-designed!! Nice hob.

**Kiwimike** · 02-22-2010, 09:36 PM

The scariest welding job I was ever involved in, was welding stair stringers inside a stair well on a 25 story building, with carpenters working overhead dropping the occasional piece of 2x4 down the shaft. A couple of choice cuss words from yours truly put an end to that.
The worst welding job was inside a barge that was made of galvanized steel. Not only was the confined space a problem, but the gas and smoke from burning zinc made you feel really sick. Lots of trips to the outside and a gallon of cold milk helped with the nausea.