Ya Right ! ....been dare done-dat ..... Had that issue a few years ago ... thought no problem, hust crank it up and stick it back on
WRONG
Had the frog break off on my exc dig bucket , when I welded it back on it wasn't to long before it broke off again ....
... :Banghead
Got a hold of Weldco Beales Manufacturing and asked whats the trick ... :beatsme
They sent me 8 pages on the science of welding frogs
Long story short, it came down to: ...:cool2
HEAT both the frog and the surface to be welded onto, to the point of when you spit on it the spit EXPLODES or dances on both ( you'll get the drift when U see it )
Until then don't even think about welding them together !
When its ready pour the 'OL 7018 to it and it'll stick for ever
If a guy wants to get fancy he could use the supposedly better 223, but as the old timers say, can't beat the 7018, its way cheaper ( even Princes-auto has it ....LOL) and its easy to use, and puts up with alot of crap
Did that about 6 yrs ago and everything else has broke but not the Frog
Good luck ! ...... an' Cheers :drinkup