I THINK its fixed

Im hopin this will hold, cant be any worse then what it was, RIGHT???

Bailey's makes me a better welder too! Looks good! How
come you didnt put that big plate on the bottom?

(quoted from post at 18:30:34 05/10/12) Bailey's makes me a better welder too! Looks good! How
come you didnt put that big plate on the bottom?

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ell, I just dont know ??? The bailys told me to put it there..lol

Please tell me that isn't Bailey's Irish Creme on the tongue. That's kinda like finding out Superman's favorite food is tofu on toast points.

Would explain the good welding job, though- because you can't drink enough Bailey's to affect your coordination, without tossing your cookies.

Given what yuou started with that looks pretty good. If it doesn't stay together this time grab another bottle and call it a day.

Is this a clumsy attempt at "product placement"? Now
that you've beefed up the tongue on the disc you've
fixed the weak link, so what's the new weak link? I
guess we'll stay tuned- just like the cliffhanger
episodes on TV

Outstanding work, as usual, Lyle.

Now when you finish sand blasting and powder coating your fix, it'll
look better than new.

Tom in TN

It doesn't look like the braces come to the bottom. So the plate would not touch them.

Glenn

Oh yeah. Silly me.

I weld better with Bushmills or Canadian Mist,Good work Lyle

That should hold it. Hal

(quoted from post at 12:30:34 05/10/12) Bailey's makes me a better welder too! Looks good! How
come you didnt put that big plate on the bottom?

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The plate on the top is probably a good idea. If it was on the bottom it would collect dirt and mud and be a good spot for rust to start.

(quoted from post at 19:52:35 05/10/12) Is this a clumsy attempt at "product placement"? Now
that you've beefed up the tongue on the disc you've
fixed the weak link, so what's the new weak link? I
guess we'll stay tuned- just like the cliffhanger
episodes on TV

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ot trying to attempt anything, just trying to fix something so I can go back to work. Oh wait! I guess I should of went and bought a new FN cultivator. :roll:

The cliff-hanger reference reminds me of when I quit making hay, about 10 years ago- butt clinching the seat, waiting for the next failure, and thinking how much more money I could be making at my day job, in my air conditioned office.

About 35 years ago, when I was in my 20's, I was laying under the hay rake in 100 degree weather, sweating like a pig, trying to cobble it together well enough to finish the job. The landowner, a retired guvment worker, came out and started talking about machinery maintenance, how necessary it was to have everything maintained so it wouldn't fail, etc. I looked up at him with a look that said "If you weren't so old, I'd stand up, strangle you on the spot, and bury you down by the crick."

He was elderly, but perceptive. He abruptly stopped, muttered "Perhaps I spoke out of turn", and went back to the house.

A few minutes later, he reappeared, with a glass of warm, canned grapefruit juice. Ignoring how awful warm, canned grapefruit juice is, I accepted it, thanked him, and went about my business.

That was my last year on that field, and after paying him in the fall, I never saw him again.

RIP, Mr. Ross, and I hope you're tending to things faithfully, because we all know that nothing ever breaks if you stick to the maintenance schedule.

I like that story Mike. Like ya say if ya keep to the maintenance nothing ever goes wrong...lol

Purty job. I always hate havin to rebuild the machine the right way after it falls apart. Had a mechanic at work used to claim it was due to 'operator abuse'.I used to tell him if it had been built right the first time, he wouldn't have a job.....

It suuuuuure is!!! Wish I were there and could "inspect" in person.... especially that brown glass bottle. I would even bring a cooler with ice!! LOL
Licking my lips, Ralph in Oklahoma.