Cast welding

[F.J.]

Hi all,

I bought a trailer not long ago which has turned out to be too small for my needs so after deciding to strip it for refurb to sell on ive noticed both hubs are damaged. The guy i bought it off must have over tightened the bolts and snapped the hub fixing (as per photo)

Two new hubs are £56 + VAT each, so dont really want to go down that route as the cost of the trailer didnt even come to the combined price of the hubs. So what im asking is, would it be possible to clean the area and build up a new fixing point with cast rods then shape, drill and tap a new hole for the wheel stud?

Ive never welded cast before hence the anticipation of welding to a hub!

Thanks
Dean

 

[rtbcomp]

I wouldn't attempt a repair. 1) cast welding can be hit & miss, 2) safety implications 3) you've never welded cast before, 3) perhaps the other lobes are cracked.

 

[Drains]

It's almost certainly cast steel. Just weld it up.

 

[Dogbreath23]

Would he want to use a low hy though Drains? or could he get away with a 6013?

 

[F.J.]

Thanks for the response fellas.

I dont mind having a go at welding it, if it does end up a mess then i will have no choice but to buy the new hubs, either way i dont fancy selling the trailer with two damaged hubs, although ive carried some large machine equipment from Wakefield to Manchester with no problems.

Which rods would you reccommend?

 

[Drains]

Would he want to use a low hy though Drains? or could he get away with a 6013?

TechnicAl says this

 

[F.J.]

Cheers for the link