JohnMartin
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2006
- Location
- Cumberland, Maine
I have a couple of skid shoes for the snow plow on a two-wheel tractor that are pretty badly worn, and I’d like to build them back up.
The shoes are 3/8” x 2” steel. The area that contacts the ground or pavement is an arc of about 6” radius, and is worn over a length of about 4” down to 1/8” thick in the middle of the worn section.
I thought of building them up with hardfacing rod, or with plain welding rod, or with plain rod with a top layer of hardfacing. I’ve got O/A and a Lincoln AC/DC tombstone. Which method and material should I be considering? I had thought of peening the surface after each pass to stretch it out and bring it back to the original curve. Can I peen a hardface deposit, or should I do this just on regular rod passes?
Finally, will I be able to rough dress a hardface deposit with a carbide face mill or end mill, or should I plan on grinding only?
Thanks,
John
The shoes are 3/8” x 2” steel. The area that contacts the ground or pavement is an arc of about 6” radius, and is worn over a length of about 4” down to 1/8” thick in the middle of the worn section.
I thought of building them up with hardfacing rod, or with plain welding rod, or with plain rod with a top layer of hardfacing. I’ve got O/A and a Lincoln AC/DC tombstone. Which method and material should I be considering? I had thought of peening the surface after each pass to stretch it out and bring it back to the original curve. Can I peen a hardface deposit, or should I do this just on regular rod passes?
Finally, will I be able to rough dress a hardface deposit with a carbide face mill or end mill, or should I plan on grinding only?
Thanks,
John