[Farmall] Welding cast iron

[bsdunek at charter.net]

Actually, cast iron is not bad stuff.  There are several types of cast iron, and of course, the right one must be selected for the application.  Of course, the design must be correct for the material also.
Ever notice that most of the old tractor parts were cast iron of some sort, and are still good today?
It is true that welding should be done by someone that knows what their doing - if not it just breaks again, and the part will be worse than before.
Bruce


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <olmstead at ridgenet.net>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 8:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Welding cast iron
> 
> 
> > Still have the VAH, Dean.  I guess you're confirming my suspicion that
> > those cheapskates at Case made the front axle out of cast iron.  What an
> > inappropriate choice of materials!  Mine has been goobered up on one side,
> > and I can see a crack on the other side.  That's one of the reasons I
> > haven't done anything with the tractor; I don't know where to send the
> > axle for a GOOD repair job.  VAH front ends are too rare to let just
> > anybody fool around with them.
> >
> > -Karl
> > _______________________________________________
> > Farmall mailing list
> > http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/farmall 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Farmall mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/farmall