Yep...the axle was really bad, but after I got the angle fishplate put in I could feel the difference in the ride. Welded in the other fishplate & the beam is probably stronger thanNo way I would have welded that either, for a customer. But if it was my ride I would have welded it up and rolled on. Looks much safer now. I bet the driver has been slamming dirt road holes at a high rate of speed! I once had a Chevy service truck that the frame broke in half on both sides . The service body is the only thing holding it together. Removed the bed welded frame, ground smooth and welded diamond shaped plates on. The man I sold it to is still running it.
T
I would have pulled the axle and done the weld on a bench...there is no reason for it to fail like that...
Howard