1947 D69U lower front roller quandry

In that case, go ahead and weld it up. 7018 rod with a little preheat.

you could always try the old washer and nut welded to the stud trick instead of drilling. however if you choose to weld the roller in of more importance than the yield strength of the weld is the size of the weld you place---the difference of the working stress for 60K vs 70k yield rod is not that much--but a big difference in a 1/4 weld vs 3/8 weld

Hi, Lady Cat Skinner.
There are 3 main issues with this plan.

1. Preparation and Weld quality. To do this properly, the mounting flanges need to be V-ed a little where they meet the edge of the frame rail so that you can get some good weld in there on either side of the axle shaft as well as at front front and rear of each flange..

2. Weld quantity. I go along with Dependzic on this one that MORE weld is better - which is what item 1 above is all about anyway.

3. Cooking the seals. This is probably a job best done a little at a time and then left to cool out before doing a little more to avoid heating the whole roller to the point where the seals become 'fried'. Ditto with the preheat that Old Magnet mentioned - a LITTLE preheat. Pity it's winter over your way at the moment 'cos the heat of a hot summer day around your neck of the woods would be near enough to do the job.

Just my 0.02.

Thank you so much for the information. What y'all said is along the same lines we were thinking, but I wanted more experienced opinions before taking the plunge. It comes in handy that my son is my welder 😊 He does all the repairs on all the ranch equipment that breaks and fabricates anything we need, but he hasn't had to weld on anything of this size and power requirement. He's up to the job I'm sure, I have lots of faith in his capabilities.

Oh and Deas Plant, yeah it's winter here in South Texas, we had a balmy beautiful 78 degree day today and for the rest of the week.... Unusual for us in February but very welcome lol

[quote="lady cat skinner"]Thank you so much for the information. What y'all said is along the same lines we were thinking, but I wanted more experienced opinions before taking the plunge. It comes in handy that my son is my welder 😊 He does all the repairs on all the ranch equipment that breaks and fabricates anything we need, but he hasn't had to weld on anything of this size and power requirement. He's up to the job I'm sure, I have lots of faith in his capabilities.

Oh and Deas Plant, yeah it's winter here in South Texas, we had a balmy beautiful 78 degree day today and for the rest of the week.... Unusual for us in February but very welcome lol[/quote]

Ya Deas, Sometimes they get all the way down to +40F. Sorry buddy, I couldn't resist taking a jab.

Hi O-I-H.
Yep, real hard done by, ain't they? Although I have heard of the 'famed' Taxes (er, ooops, Texas.) blue Northers. Then again, I don't recollect seeing any snowdrift fences while driving across the Lone Star state.

So - - - - - - - - -, I guess I'd rather live there than in your part-time, 3/4-of-the-year icebox. Nothing personal, I just like wearing shorts, T-shirts, boots, oh, and a Cat cap. LOL.

Just my 0.02.