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Dieselman 63
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Over here in NZ welding work on truck trailers does not need to be signed off by a qualified engineer, only that the work is carried out somewhere where a qualified individual can supervise, this did not happen when I worked at a firm and I (unticketed, rookie welder) was left to happily fudge through welds. I found this uncomfortable and I left. It really makes you wonder what is out there, and god forbid if an accident should occur, what the outcome would be if structural integrity is compromised.
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^^ No.
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My local MOT man had a Fiesta in a few years ago, he said they were quite proud as it was a Lad and Dad restoration, the plates just pinged off and they had to brush up after the test it was juts totally rotten with plates tacked over the rot, he felt it was one of the worst he had seen.
Dieselman 63
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Wouldn’t surprise me if they were bending the rules! It was a total shocker. Glad I don’t work there anymore
frank horton
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have u looked at the u tube video'sof repairing truckc in Pakistan....
even looked at one where they repaired / welded a king pin eye on a big truck axle.....!!!!!!
even looked at one where they repaired / welded a king pin eye on a big truck axle.....!!!!!!
Dieselman 63
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I bought a hammer off a guy that has a dimple ground out in it. I said what’s that for, he said you zap some weld and whilst it’s still red hot you hammer the dimple with another hammer, makes it look like a rivet! For truck frames… naughty naughty
As @KimB said further up, most garages have a welder or two and a fitter or two who can use them, up to a point. I’ve seen king pins welded into trailers by ok-ish welders using inappropriate machines/processes. I’ve never seen one suddenly fail but for something under such high loads and so safety critical it really should be done by an appropriately qualified person IMO.
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This reminded me of the welding they did at my old place on cracks on the heavy trailers.
Some of you may have seen it actually. It caused one of the trailers to snap at the pickup point. 150t it was when it gave out. Broke on the M1 about 2-3 years back, caused mayhem.
I had a local landscaper show me his 7.5 tonne DAF tipper that he had some work done on by a local firm's fitter. He had 'welded' underrun bars onto the chassis using a toytown gasless mig. Apart from the fact that they are meant to be drilled and bolted, the welding was terrible. He had also fitted some threaded inserts and one of those mirrors looking down in front of the cab to check for pedestrians. This had actually fallen off within a couple of days. The fitter normally looks after 8 wheeler ballast lorries so should have known better.
Rather annoyingly, the landscaper had not asked me to do the work as he knew I would be too busy to do it quickly. The last job I did for him was to plate a transit tipper buck which was in a bad shape. Worst work ever as lots of old concrete to chip off and floor that was all shapes.
Rather annoyingly, the landscaper had not asked me to do the work as he knew I would be too busy to do it quickly. The last job I did for him was to plate a transit tipper buck which was in a bad shape. Worst work ever as lots of old concrete to chip off and floor that was all shapes.
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Hood
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No need, what they did will come back for rework so no need for a fancy boomerang.
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they did.. it fell off
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I've said this before but nobody ever says "so and so can weld" it's always "so and so's got a welder"!
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When I did my apprenticeship arc and gas welding were part of the training. I could/can gas weld to a reasonable standard, but my arc welding is like a chain round a donkey's 4rse. No idea why really, I got on fine with MIG when they appeared.
Anyway, back then there were enough people in the workshop that any arc welding was done by those who had an aptitude for it, same with gas, fabrication, electrical work etc etc. Now it seems to be the case that whoever pulls a job card (do they still use cards?) just has to get on with it no matter how god, bad or indifferent they are.
