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WE WELDED A TIE ROD END MOUNT THAT SNAPED OF THE STUB AXLE WITH TWO BATTERIES AND THREE JUMPER LEADS AND A COUPLE OF WELDING RODS BEING A WELDER FABRICATOR MYSELF I WAS VERY SURPRISED WITH THE OUTCOME AND WOULD RECOMEND ANYONE TO PUT A FEW WELDING RODS IN THERE SPARES KIT..

glad they weren't my batteries..........

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We're pleased to know you enjoy 4wding - we do too.

Welcome to OL.

Scott

I have been told the old two bateries and the welding rods works a treat.
A mate of mine welded up his roof rack half way up the Canning stock route.

i had the female spline on a hilux front tailshaft split at woods point.
we filed a groove along the crack and then welded it up using 2 batteries and jumper leads. i forgot the welding lense so 3 pairs of oakley sunneys did the trick. it was less than ideal, i wouldn't reccommend it, but it did work and did get us out of the sh1t.

currentlyoffline wrote:glad they weren't my batteries..........

What would you do, roll out a big extension cord back to home or plug your mig into the nearest tree?

for an emergency welding "mask" put some tape (masking/duct etc) across the lenses of a pair of sunnies, leaving about a 2mm slit. Still not ideal but a big improvement on welding flash

We've taped about 10 sets of sunnies together before to weld the Exhaust back onto an 80, as it fell off and was heating/burning the carpet inside the rear cargo area

It does work very well if you need it

Batteries Seem fine!! Finished welding, reconnected the batteries, hit the key and the car started straight up, didn't miss a beat!!!

What a life saver!!! Car was stuffed halfway down a hill and couldn't move anywhere without steering!! quick fix and was all good to get out of the scrub!!

Catcha
Banga

Damo wrote:

currentlyoffline wrote:glad they weren't my batteries..........

What would you do, roll out a big extension cord back to home or plug your mig into the nearest tree?

No but I have seen it buckle the plates in 2 N70's (approx 2x$160 versus driving another vehicle back into civilisation for repairs )

If you carry welding rods in your car, why not throw a replacement glass for a welding mask in too ?
This can be taped to the back of a piece of cardboard to make a temporary welding mask, and doesn't take up much space, about the size of 2 credit cards end to end.

what is the best procedure to do this?

Ie: what cables where.

Nic

Welded up a snapped diff mount using 2 batteries and a few pairs of sunnies. It got us home!

nicbeer wrote:what is the best procedure to do this?

Ie: what cables where.

Nic

Run cable earthed on work to neg, conect pos to the neg of other battery and pos of second battery to welding rod.
Gives you 24volt.

why dont ya just bue the welding leads that connect up to your alternator, and buy a cheap ass welding sheild to go with,


i know a mate who weldded up his Exhaust with noghing sep a welder 4 hours later in emergancy room screaming like a girl

a bad welding flash is not a joke...... hurts like a biatch

oh i can laught at it , as a young apprentice boiler maker iv had both flash and arc burns in the first 3 months of my apprenticeship just starting out in the trade, tell ya the burn hurt more ,

it happened because i didnt get the sheild down fast enought and i was too close, at the time as a young blokle just starting out in the trade you learn the hard way, lucky it was just a minor blister

i suffered welders eye for a while until kingy told me about milk. man that is the best use of cow by products ever!

currentlyoffline wrote:

Damo wrote:

currentlyoffline wrote:glad they weren't my batteries..........

What would you do, roll out a big extension cord back to home or plug your mig into the nearest tree?

No but I have seen it buckle the plates in 2 N70's (approx 2x$160 versus driving another vehicle back into civilisation for repairs )

If you carry welding rods in your car, why not throw a replacement glass for a welding mask in too ?
This can be taped to the back of a piece of cardboard to make a temporary welding mask, and doesn't take up much space, about the size of 2 credit cards end to end.

We use this in comps all the time and I haven't heard of a battery going off at all. The mask is a good idea though. I'm always after saving space and weight.

If you get one of the gold welding lenses they are made of polycarb and far less fragile then a glass one. They cost a few bucks more though.

What size rods would you youse?... would it really matter?

RockyF70 wrote:What size rods would you youse?... would it really matter?

2.5mm gerneral perpose rods seem to be the go. Throw in a couple of slightly smaller rods for when it's wet or you can't get a decent earth.