Welder Dave
Senior Member
I bought an S-54 deluxe 4 roll wire feeder to use with my Trailblazer 55D. The Miller 50 series are some of the best wire feeders ever made. It looks like you have the wire run in control which is great. Slows wire speed on initial arc strike so you don't have whiskers all over. On thicker sections and certain alloys proper preheat and filler metal is crucial. I've seen Mig wire that is all wavy and also wire that it hooked on the spool when it's first wound that causes problems at the end of the spool. It's a good idea to blow your liner out from time to time and even soak it WD40 or solvent before blowing it out. Over time or if drive rolls are too tight they cause the copper coating on most Mig wire to flake off and can plug up the liner. Also make sure to have the right size liner. .045" will work fine in a larger liner but in a liner designed for .035" can cause problems. Have seen a couple times where someone went to a larger wire without considering the liner size.
Guy that did work on my land with a JD 850WLT had a broken C frame for the 6 way blade. It was broke when he bought it so got a good deal on it. It had been repaired before but cracked again. A guy helping me and myself are both licensed welders. We offered to weld it for him but he wanted to do his own welding. OK, we could have saved you a lot of trouble going home to get your welder and stuff. We suggesting preheating the frame to about 300 deg's. but his response was it would be preheated from grinding the V out. He did use 7018 and welded vertical up but his cap pass was about 2" wide using 1/8" rods. He said when he gets it home he will do a better repair and add some plate. I think metal fatigue will come into play at some point if he keeps welding on the same thing multiple times, especially if not following established welding procedures.
Guy that did work on my land with a JD 850WLT had a broken C frame for the 6 way blade. It was broke when he bought it so got a good deal on it. It had been repaired before but cracked again. A guy helping me and myself are both licensed welders. We offered to weld it for him but he wanted to do his own welding. OK, we could have saved you a lot of trouble going home to get your welder and stuff. We suggesting preheating the frame to about 300 deg's. but his response was it would be preheated from grinding the V out. He did use 7018 and welded vertical up but his cap pass was about 2" wide using 1/8" rods. He said when he gets it home he will do a better repair and add some plate. I think metal fatigue will come into play at some point if he keeps welding on the same thing multiple times, especially if not following established welding procedures.
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