Cousin Clyde Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Hey ‘41 Crawlers, New member here from Colorado. Thank you for the add! 2016 JKUR, 37” Coopers, Methods, 5.13s, Revolution Chromo Shafts, Dynomax Quiet Crawler, Synergy Steering, inner C gussets, raised track bar bracket, PSC big bore box and pump system, homemade frame-welded sliders, homemade corner armor, etc… 100,000 miles on the 3.6 - hoping to replace less parts on the next 100K, but not holding my breath! -Tom 3 1 Link to comment
AJK Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Welcome Tom! Good looking rig! And them your welds? So where abouts in CO do you normally run trails? Link to comment
Weebz Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Welcome Tom. And if those are your welds you are now the designated forum welder. 1 Link to comment
Jdofmemi Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Welcome Tom! Enjoy our community, and share your experience. Looking forward to it. Link to comment
Cousin Clyde Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Hi All, Thanks for the welcome. haha, thanks for the acknowledgement on my welds. I’ve been in steel construction for 15 years or so. More on the project management side now, but I enjoy welding on jeep projects for fun. I like to wheel all over CO. Buena Vista, Empire, all throughout Park County, down by Alamosa, etc. Always open to new trails. Heading to EJS on Thursday. Planning on posting my trail schedule if anyone wants to join 1 2 Link to comment
MIOffroadCustoms Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Nice rig & welcome to the ‘41 family! 1 Link to comment
BHaner Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Welcome! I really enjoy wheeling in Colorado! Our group has made a few trips there. Montrose, Grand Junction, Buena Vista, Penrose. Plus all the high mountain passes. Beautiful! 1 Link to comment
AJK Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/23/2024 at 11:47 AM, Cousin Clyde said: Damm..........So what are some good tips to mig weld vertical? Link to comment
Cousin Clyde Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 10 hours ago, AJK said: Damm..........So what are some good tips to mig weld vertical? Uphill mig can be one of the hardest to get to lay in flat. Definitely weave a bit side to side. Your weave doesn’t have to be crazy wide. Keep it at 3/8” inch wide max. But really point your gun left and right as you work the puddle upwards. Pause at each side. Do not hesitate in the middle at all. Turn your machine as low as you can stand it. Run a few practice plates and hammer test them to make sure you’re getting penetration, but you want your settings to be pretty low. Also, there is tons of excellent welding content on YouTube nowadays, and a lot of it is very informative. But when it comes to technique and instruction, there will always be one best: Jody Collier. 1 2 1 Link to comment
Cousin Clyde Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 8 hours ago, Jdofmemi said: Great advice! Thanks hell yea, man. I’ve passed ASME pressure vessel tests with that technique. its also possible to pass a bend test running downhill mig. Although a bit harder to get penetration. I’ve run plenty of downhill welds on the jeep, of course. Just need to do a setup piece to strength test, and be sure to run hot and take your time. 1 1 Link to comment
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