You need to order up an ORD frame repair kit if you haven't done it yet. Previous owner had someone repair the frame on mine at one time and it was cracking again. From the ROs I found in the glove box it was less than a year before I found it cracking on me. And it sat from Dec 08 to July 09 before I picked it up and had it on the road again.
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Nothing a little welding can`t fix......updated..welded
- Thread starter str8axle55
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str8axle55
1/2 ton status
Yeah Brian I know I need to get that and the box brace before the plow goes back on. At least it went together fairly well. gonna finish it up this weekend so I can move it around again.
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
Your weld job is a good fix, but the kit will add a LOT of strength to it!
Tell me about that weld please. I know that you are going to do the brace but are you counting on that weld or is it just to hold it together as a tack weld?
It looks to me like you need to turn up the heat or slow down the wire speed as it is hard to tell by the photo but it looks like that there is not a lot of penetration.
str8axle55
1/2 ton status
It`s more just to hold it for now. In the pic, it was welded, ground down, the I welded up the back side, got good penetration, went back to the out side and put in a couple fillers to make it a little smoother when I grind it again.
Cool. Just want you to be as safe as possible.
str8axle55
1/2 ton status
Cool thanks, just need to make it more moveable for now.
chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
good fix/def needs the outer cover sterring brace.but that looks like itll hold for moving around the yard.
chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
if i put one on i would do both the repair plate for extra streagth and also the bracket to make sure that it cant torque at the box side either.that way with plowing it will be a permanent repair that should last the life of the truck.ive seen many people that put both on just to be overkill.they are usually running tires over 38 inch also,but it is better safer in your situation where the frame was already cracked.
YZEATER
1/2 ton status
X2 , it will be fine.
str8axle55
1/2 ton status
It`s all back together for now, welded, ground down, painted tan so I can keep an eye on it. I put the lower plow frame on to help w/the stress. i will get the braces, but my Burb just ate a flex plate, so I need to drive this for a few days. Drives a whole sh*tload better now, and actually goes where you steer it.
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
Glad to hear... If I were you Id put a section of plate steel in where the steering box goes, that spans beyond where the stresses of the box applies on the frame.
It sounds like you got it licked, but added that in the near future should prevent it from ever happening again.
No need to scrap a whole frame just because it had a little crack in it, glad your welding skillz came in handy!
Cheers,
Andrew
It sounds like you got it licked, but added that in the near future should prevent it from ever happening again.
No need to scrap a whole frame just because it had a little crack in it, glad your welding skillz came in handy!
Cheers,
Andrew
I had 3 plow trucks ,a '71 GMC K1500 ,and a '74 GMC K2500.and my current '82 K2500 ,all three of the frames on threm were perfect where the steering box bolts on,and I tend to think the thick Fisher plow push frame is what kept them from having any problems..I even torched out that area on my 74's frame and kept it when I ended up scrapping it,just in case I ever needed it for another truck!..
My plow trucks had the plow pump & hoses,control valve mounted on the inner drivers side fender ,and they all oozed enough hydaulic fluid to keep that side of the truck WELL oiled,and the frame rail on that side looked brand new,while not 4 feet away under the bed you could push a screwdriver right through it with little effort!..
I dont know why,but some trucks just dont seem to rot,others crumble away into flakes very rapidly here..
..I tend to think its the batch of steel they used to build them myself..some of it must have been recycled poor quality stuff to begin with?..
