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Old 03-06-2007, 04:30 AM
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can ya fix me tractor bit

had a bloke come in to day need a manifold for is tractor patch up till he can find another one
it was in a sad way bits disappeared when I was grinding it so I had alot of building up to do in the end it turned out ok the build up weld isn't the pretty but didn't need to seen it was getting sanded to shape this should keep him going
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Old 03-06-2007, 05:19 AM
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Re: can ya fix me tractor bit

now just repaint it and it will look new, good job
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Old 03-06-2007, 06:23 AM
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Quite the job!

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Old 03-06-2007, 08:09 AM
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very nice!
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Old 03-06-2007, 08:49 AM
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Re: can ya fix me tractor bit

now i bet he stops looking for a new one, after all with a fix like that he will likely bring you the other side.LOL
thats a lot of build up for TIG, was it TIG ?? the one on the right looks like tig but hard to tell on the big one up front.
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Old 03-06-2007, 02:34 PM
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yeah it was done with the tig fun4now took about 2 1/2 hours to do all 3 outlets and weld the fitting on
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Good job.... Hope he appreciates your efforts. did you have to re-shape the exhaust ports as well?
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Old 03-06-2007, 07:20 PM
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Good job.... Hope he appreciates your efforts. did you have to re-shape the exhaust ports as well?
I think its a water manifold.

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Old 03-07-2007, 01:51 AM
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I think its a water manifold.

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yep it is a water manifold
Sorry my bad...........
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Old 03-07-2007, 01:38 PM
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wello, did those just corrode to peices like that? wow.
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