Extending a short bed frame
Many people are concerned with welding on truck frames. This Video may be of interest to them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwzP-ONpv7E another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-ewuENF63Q...
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It's one thing to talk about it. It's one thing to watch a youtube video about it.
It's a whole other thing to go out there and do it RIGHT, getting adequate penetration, without overheating the metal, and/or creating stress risers where the frame will eventually crack and break.
Most anybody can dingleberry weld a couple of pieces of scrap together, but to weld up a frame that you're depending on holding together while you drive down the road at 65MPH hauling 5000lbs of cargo takes some skill and know-how.
It's a whole other thing to go out there and do it RIGHT, getting adequate penetration, without overheating the metal, and/or creating stress risers where the frame will eventually crack and break.
Most anybody can dingleberry weld a couple of pieces of scrap together, but to weld up a frame that you're depending on holding together while you drive down the road at 65MPH hauling 5000lbs of cargo takes some skill and know-how.
