[AT] Haywagon update

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I don't think I would weld it.  Fabricate a couple of clamps or even weld tabs on the outer tube and bolt together.

Gary

Renton, WA


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From: Spencer Yost <syost at triad.rr.com>
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Sent: Thu, Feb 22, 2018 2:32 pm
Subject: [AT] Haywagon update

Had to be home today for a personal errand , so I had a chance to try to separate the Haywagon. Chained the rear to a tree and pulled.  Even with penetrant soaking for a few days after cutting a groove in the tube, a bobcat could not pull  that thing apart.  So I tried twisting by picking up one front tire with the bobcat bucket and it did create a twist. So I set it back down and pushed to twist it back. Try pulling again and it still wouldn't separate.   So I picked up  the other front tire and got it to twist. Set it back down. This time it pulled apart ever so slowly but it finally came.

 I am so glad I didn't bother with any other method and went straight to Cecil's solution of cutting a slot in the tube.  After heating grooving, soaking, twisting it still took a bobcat to pull it apart.  I think that thing was close to rust welding itself.

Here's a picture of the groove in the picture of rust on the inner tube.

Next will come welding. I guess I'll  have to be careful not to weld the innertube to the outer tube :-). I'm afraid to weld it without the inner tube in place because if I get some slag/welding material below the groove i will have a hard time grinding  it out so that the innertube can slide in.



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