Mower Deck Welding Repair

Needed to do a little welding repair on a Poulan Pro lawn tractor deck.
I use a Hobart Handler 140 MIG welder with argon/CO2 gas.
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[@danielebrparish4271]

Nice informative video. No annoying music and not too wordy and well lit and edited. Thanks for the work. I haven't seen better work on a deck repair but I often wonder why my welder guy doesn't weld all around the bracket instead of leaving the same gaps that the manufacturer does. If I ever buy a new mower I want to have all those brackets welded on both sides and all gaps eliminated. Thanks again for posting.

[@RealManSkills]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the encouragement!

[@bgs4896]

You did a really good job remember welding is a skill the more you do it the better you get keep up the good work

[@RealManSkills]

Thank you!

[@johnmaynard8884]

I did this same repair two weeks ago and also had to use black paint.
Good job.

[@RealManSkills]

Thanks for watching!

[@imagohouse7412]

Same issue....wish you were in Houston!!!! Nice work.

[@RealManSkills]

Thanks 👍

[@cwytonweb]

Those are fat beads but you really need to do three passes on T-joints, especially considering you're mig welding on top of partially rusted metal, the joint will be subjected to near constant stress, and it'll have to endure periods of heavy vibration. On top of that, the hole you had to patch was caused by burn thru. But for $50 the customer got a great deal.

[@RealManSkills]

Thanks for the input and thanks for watching!

[@Oldtech51]

Your welds look a lot better than some of the factory ones. Nice-looking welds aren't always strong, and strong welds always aren't nice looking.

[@RealManSkills]

Thanks for watching!

[@bgs4896]

That's why I love stick it would have knock the paint right off

[@RealManSkills]

If I had stick......

[@davewain363]

Thanks for this video. I have exactly the same problem. Never welded before so went looking for how-to's, looked up material type of a mower deck, and landed here. What could go wrong?

[@RealManSkills]

Good luck!

[@450048105]

Very nice video. I have the exact repair to do on my Husky mower deck. I am just learning to weld so I apologize if this is a dumb question. I have a Lincoln 140 wire feed welder. Do you think this will do the job or do I need to run the deck into town to the welding shop. Thanks

[@RealManSkills]

My welder is the Hobart Handler 140. You're good to go!

[@450048105]

@@RealManSkills thank you

[@TheTrailblazer1974]

@@RealManSkillswhat kind of settings where you on and 120/240v

[@RealManSkills]

I am sure that I was under powered in this video. I think it was set a 3/25 (3 voltage and 25 wire speed). I have since learned that I needed it hotter and faster. This is a 115V machine. I use 75/25 Argon/CO2 gas and solid .030" wire. The chart under the hood of my welder suggests a voltage of 5-6 and a wire speed of 25-30.

[@otoniel780]

Hi I have question can I welder with stick welder or not thanks

[@RealManSkills]

You sure can.

[@kainehutchinson4298]

Hey what type of wire feed where you using

[@RealManSkills]

Hobart Handler 140 with CO2

[@maxstrange7606]

How much would a repair like that cost?

[@RealManSkills]

Since it didn't include any parts, I charged $50 and that included pick up and delivery.

[@jackludwig1832]

How much would you charge for a repair like this?

[@RealManSkills]

I charged $50, but if I had to do it again - I'd charge at least $75.

[@jetpatton1]

What was the welder settings

[@RealManSkills]

It's been awhile but it was low and slow. To prevent burn through. Sorry for not having more detail. I am not a very experienced welder.

[@andrewdickson9964]

Was the other side cracking aswell ?

[@RealManSkills]

No.

[@ProudWhiteBoy]

Kaboom 😲 be careful using carb cleaner on a hot weld

[@RealManSkills]

It was cooled down but thanks for your concern.

[@ProudWhiteBoy]

@@RealManSkills common sense