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My skid steer cutting blade was getting well worn so picked up a replacement. I used the milling machine to
drill seven holes equally spaced along the new cutting bar and welded it on using my Forney stick welder.
I started with some 6010 rods and also burned a bunch of 7018 in 5/32. Also I tried some 7014 1/8 inch diameter
rods. The ends of the old blade left me with 1/2 inch gaps so I filled those areas in with some 3/8 solid and
welded them in. I may add some vertical pieces on the ends of the blade as it sticks out more than I would like
with no side support. I'm holding off until I can get a piece of hardened edge material and then finish up.
Now if I want some teeth on the blade, I at least have a start on mounting them. Also, this morning, I had a tube in one of the front
tires that would leak down over time. I removed the tube, cleaned the sealing edge with a stiff wire brush and installed a new air valve.
Luckily, the tire sealed up and I was able to put it back on the machine. The bigger bucket surface area makes it easier to haul
buckets of firewood to the stove area. I expect it will allow me to move bigger loads of dirt as well. Now I need to get some more 6010
welding rods as I burned up at least 5 pounds in the process.
drill seven holes equally spaced along the new cutting bar and welded it on using my Forney stick welder.
I started with some 6010 rods and also burned a bunch of 7018 in 5/32. Also I tried some 7014 1/8 inch diameter
rods. The ends of the old blade left me with 1/2 inch gaps so I filled those areas in with some 3/8 solid and
welded them in. I may add some vertical pieces on the ends of the blade as it sticks out more than I would like
with no side support. I'm holding off until I can get a piece of hardened edge material and then finish up.
Now if I want some teeth on the blade, I at least have a start on mounting them. Also, this morning, I had a tube in one of the front
tires that would leak down over time. I removed the tube, cleaned the sealing edge with a stiff wire brush and installed a new air valve.
Luckily, the tire sealed up and I was able to put it back on the machine. The bigger bucket surface area makes it easier to haul
buckets of firewood to the stove area. I expect it will allow me to move bigger loads of dirt as well. Now I need to get some more 6010
welding rods as I burned up at least 5 pounds in the process.