Posted 5/6/2015 06:32 (#4554170 - in reply to #4553800) Subject: RE: JD 2310 soil finisher....might want to check yours
NW Central Ohio
..that break at the weld is a classic example of welding stress fracturing base metal. If that weld had been reheated to a dull red, it would never have broken. I see welds like that on tubing all the time...and I don't think much of that kind of engineering. Gussets and longitudinal weld beads along the leg of the gusset won't crack anywhere near as easily.