So I need to do some spot/tack welding on my hitch. Any ideas where/how can I find these kind of professionals that do the job - and for a reasonable price?I found just one - minimum quote is $400, seems too expensive.A friend of mine told me we could take a class together. I'm all for learning new things but I'll be driving this thing and I don't want to do a bad job. I know nothing of welding. Would you do it?Thanks!

You can find a better deal than $400 that's crazy. Check with local machine shops. don't weld it yourself welding is a skill not learned in a few classes.

I would do my own and I would do some stress test on it before I took it out on the highway. With welding a lot has to do with the equipment you use. Personally, I have made some decent welds with a cheap Harbor Freight MIG welder but, for something like that I would rather use a stick welder and Lincoln rods. Welding isn't hard. It's more of an art. It takes time and practice to get good at it. If you have never welded I would not trust a rookie weld to pull thousands of pounds down the interstate.

What exactly needs to be welded? The hitch head? Receiver? For $400 you could buy a new one of those.

I want to weld the jacks to the frame. What do you mean by machine shops? Any suggestions?

Send me PM and I'll give you info on guy I use that has been in business many years. $400 sounds like a lot forI need to do some spot/tack welding on my hitchP.S. I do have a welder but welding is like an art, you don't just get good at it from a couple times. So I take important welding jobs to him.

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mhardin
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
Or, get some all-thread rod and washers and nuts to fit. Bend the all-thread into a "u" bolt configuration that will wrap over the top of the frame and bolt the stabilizers on the bottom of the frame. No welding, no holes drilled in the frame.
westend
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
beemerphile1 wrote:
westend wrote:
Look in the Yellow pages for welding services...

My thoughts exactly. I have several local welding shops I have used over the years. If I looked in the Yellow Pages I bet there are 30 or more welding shops in my area.

Attaching 2 jacks shouldn't be more than an hour. Around here a quality welder will cost you $75 for an hour job.
If I travel 10 miles out West into the first small town, I bet it would be a $25 job. :B
Recently, I had a small town machine shop remove and press new hubs and cartridge bearings into a steering knuckle. It was done in 30 minutes and the shop charged me $21. For a sawbuck, I'm not getting my hands dirty, lol.

Good advice on disconnecting the electrical. A guy might want to remove the AC ground, as well.

FWIW, I'm still collecting scissor jacks as I see them at garage sales. So far, I have three that have the same end on the threaded rod. Looking for the fourth.
GrandpaKip
Explorer II
Mar 02, 2014
Just screw them on with the included hardware, if they came with it. Most are done that way. Besides, it'll be easier to replace if it gets messed up by a rock, curb, driveway, mother-in-law, whatever.
CarnationSailor
Nomad
Mar 02, 2014
If I were doing it, I would bolt the jacks to the frame, and I wouldn't be concerned about weakening the frame. However, if you are set on having them welded on, here is a guy that has done good welding work for my trailer. I think he charges $75 per hour:

Fall City Welding
33623 SE 43rd St
Fall City, WA
(425) 222-5105
myredracer
Explorer II
Mar 02, 2014
We've had a mobile welder guy come out to our place a few times for some misc. small stuff. Pretty inexpensive..... Listed in the yellow pages. You may find them on Craigslist too.

On the holes in the frame question, what about all the holes made from self-tapping screws for the underbelly material?

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