Almost done welding
Preheated, 5 passes with .035 wire, 27 volts pulling 250 amps.
Burns in real nice.
Starts are seem little cold, but if you starts right on the edge that hot it all runs off - I do not claim to be a welding wizard!
Ground the ends/ starts all out and then welded across the ends with stick repositioned.
Will post finished pics Monday.
Pretty happy with how it came out.
Cylinder Barrel still touched just before cylinder bottom out, but, stick is curled to were the bucket will touch the bottom of the boom.
Not a place where you would normally curl to except when hauling.