Ford Ranger, MIG welding truck frame back together, how to. Build part 7
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2022
- Showing the proper way (in my opinion) to weld together a truck frame. In my case I needed to replace the back half of my frame due to rust, in this video I go into detail how I went about putting it back together. I used a Z notch cut/weld and a fish plate on the inside frame rail.
See part 1 here: • Ford Ranger, Cutting T...
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I have 45 years of welding, some of the suggestions you got were spot on. However in the overall you did a great job and it will work just fine. I appreciate your effort and I like to see other people's work. Doing it yourself gives such great satisfaction.
Thank you! I really appreciate that feedback. I thought it would be more than adequate for a Ford Ranger, in fact I though I was overdoing it. I have definitely picked up some better ideas from everyone sharing their thoughts with me. Thank you for the kind words and for checking out my channel! I hope to make more videos of all the welding projects I have. -Frosty
Really? I have over 45 years in the automotive industry, manufacturing side, and this video scares me.
@@jamesford7182 Maybe you can give him and me some constructive criticism so we can all have a better understanding and do a job that is up to higher standards.
Right on. I want to build an airplane.
@@jamesford7182Why?
Manufacturing is miles away from repair/restoration jobs.
Take a look at factory racing teams rebuilding and blueprinting brand new machines. Manufacturing isn't perfection, it's just the starting point.
Man it’s hard to beat the sweet crisp sound of a perfectly adjusted Miller machine!
Couldn't agree more!
Totally agree 😎 Miller....
I used miller at the beginning of my welding career but I’ve used a Lincoln 350MP for the last three and a half years and I love it
@@joelmichotjr97 I think red and blue both make great equipment. That 350 sure is nice!
@@frostydoesit I wish I could afford one tbh. The push pull guns we use are great too but people aren’t careful enough with them
The diamond fish plate is great. I would also box inside. !! It increases strength by miles
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!!
You did a very professional job at home in your back yard. Outstanding job
Thank you! No room in the garage hah!
I have a backayard
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but structural engineers have proven without a doubt that a 90° cut, if welded CORRECTLY, is by far quicker, easier and the industry standard for strength.
I didn't believe it, either, but after watching various tests, accompanied by actual physics, I am now convinced.
Physics don't lie any more than Shakira's hips. 😅
Save yourself a crapload of time and effort by doing a bit of research and throw the fishplates in the scrap iron pile.
BTW- very nice job.
Looks great, stronger'n hell and it shows your work ethic.
Keep up the good work and God bless you and your family.
Thanks for sharing Jared! I went with the knowledge that I had at the time and the things I have seen in the big truck industry. I looked at some semis that had been stretched that had been in daily use for decades since and I copied what I saw. I would be very interested in seeing the tests you speak of, is there video or place you can share where they can be viewed? I appreciate the kind words and THANK YOU for watching and taking the time to let me know what you thought! -Frosty
@@frostydoesit
I appreciate your reply.
I, too, saw everyone doing exactly what you did, and I've done it as well.
My phone must have been listening to me talk a while ago, cuz the day after I was talking about stretching my Joop frame, YT suggested some videos about that very thing.
Idk who I watched, but it was almost an hour long.
I'd just search on YT and see whatcha get, cuz late at night, I have learned gow to speak giraffe... I'm sure there is a lot of info out there pertinent to this subject, too.
😂
Have a blessed day!
You're not the bearer of bad news.. 90° angled cuts is the one n only way to go.
What I gleaned from my research was that frames are engineered for rigidity ( by a factor of 6 to 1 given any stress they see) ) so that the body sees little bending of the frame its sitting on.
With a 90 degree cut and proper welding the weld will never see any loading that will cause it to fail. The Z cuts are a picked up from woodworking people.
Also a fish plate looks like you know what you're doing.
I would of fishplate it instead and out
Very nice work sir. Just 1 recommendation - take it or leave it - round the points on the fishbones so you don't have stress points at the tips.
Advice taken well, I think you are correct!
I guess you have to start with an over sized fishplate to have room to round the edges and still have it fit the full width of the frame. Just starting chassis repairs myself.
I forgot to mention the stress riser at the pointed plates. thank you for your comment
With the salt in a snowing country closing the fish plate by total seam welding will mean that the salt cannot attack the frame as much with rust in a place where you cannot see it or the degradation that can take place over time.
Living in the land of Snow, ice and ice melt products I would have to drill out the bottom of the shock towers to allow that area to drain. My OCD would let me do all that great work without treating and painting the entire frame.
I can’t believe all the positive comments. I’m just learning to weld and usually when I read comments it’s a bloodbath. You must be an amazing welder. I subscribed
Thanks Scott, I appreciate that! Thanks for the sub!! -Frosty
Well done I have been welding commercial HD truck frames for a long time (lengthen w.b. Add cranes etc) You are doing a really good job and your welder settings are spot on Using the locate holes for initial alignment is smart Good Work!
Thank you! I really appreciate your feedback! I talked to quite a few people at work who have done the same as you with our Pete's and Kenworths before I started this frame.
When welding with wire Best to run down hill if you notice your weld was much nicer unless you're doing heavy iron but it looks good
@@richardmistic8344 structural welds are NEVER to be run down hill. You adjust the machine accordingly. You can make the weld look visually appealing if you know what you're doing.
@@chadkennedy529 Why shouldn't structural welds be run downhill?
@@westonsmith4984 no penetration, heat rises. Although there are some situations where you'll have to and if that's the case crank to heat up and take your time.
I am DYI guy involved on many hobbies , I am self taught but with videos like these it makes my life easier , good job on the welds . Back on my beginner years , I started with a cheap Harbor Freight welder welding floor pans on my 84 Ranger , I had many fat friends ride with me , and the floor pans still hold up great , I do need to work on my rear frame , but this time I have a more expensive welder that gets the job done .
That's the most important thing a guy can do, use what you have and do your best! If you don't have 1 or the other ask for help! Thanks for watching!
Great job. I really like the way you put it together flawless. Thanks for sharing!
Yes this is how my dad helped me fix my 80 chevy frame. Still going today. Gr8 work.
That's awesome! How long ago did your dad do the repair?
We did it back in late 90s. He cut a wide and short diamond plate that went on inside and outside. He said outside was overkill but it was a flatbed used for hauling scrap, winch line for logging machinery, fuel etc. I forgot what that cut is called. Z cut. I called it a dovetail. Not same but it's hard to get across technical things in just words. I recall that we was told just duct tape the seals, rear etc and it'll be ok to sand blast. Well it was for about a month then the rear went out. Sand blasting coal slag and gears don't play well. Since then we wrap in hay rope, then tape, no issues. Of coarse that rear was already 18 yrs old and wore. We've done this same thing on a few trucks, cars etc. Works great and lasts. I know there's alot of ways to skin a cat but some ways I've seen makes me scared yo be on road beside ppl. Lmao
the quality of this work is extremely impressive
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Someone told me once, this is not a how to do it lesson, it’s how I do it lesson. Excellent frame splice. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Mark, I appreciate you taking the time to watch it and for commenting! I feel like I've heard that from an old timer, good saying/advice.
Great Video! I appreciate the Real life videos like this. I’m a relative beginner welder with no business doing frame work, but what you shared with help me with a cattle guard modification project. Want to mod to put it on a different vehicle!😊
Glad to help!! A guys just gotta get out there and give it a go!! Thanks for watching! I just put out another welding video on my F550 flatbed, check it out.
Like that you didn't go crazy in adding too much metal to the joint. Better than new.
Thank you Oby-1! I appreciate that a lot.
I Like your workmanship and Reasoning, chassis cut and shut
Thank you Aaron!
You SHOULD BE HAPPY with that alignment ! That looks amazing dude ! Fantastic job ! Especially in a driveway without an alignment rack ! Very very nice !
Thanks 👍I appreciate the feedback!! -Frosty
@@frostydoesit Your welcome my friend ! You deserve a pat on the back. Happy New Year !
Excellent work. You're also a badass with the angle grinder
Thank you very much! Lot's of practice with it!!
Excellent workmanship and quality welding my friend , regards from the UK. .😁😁😁
Thank you Anthony! I really appreciate your feedback, thank you for taking the time to let me know your opinion.
Great idea of your offset cutting the frame and the diamond backing plates for reinforcement.
Thank you Darren!
The best video I’ve seen on the right way to repair a frame and your welding is excellent nice miller welder to
Wow, thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to let me know that! -Frosty
Beautiful work !
Thank you Dennis! I really appreciate that!
Excellent work from start to finish - especially cutting the locating hole on half as a reference point. Also the fish plate welding where the bead did not extend to the tips is spot on, my experience 😊
Thank you very much!
Nice work ! Very satisfying to watch
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Nicely done Frosty, it's nice to see a well thought out repair and not just another "UA-cam Certified Technician" telling everybody how to do a "Proper repair". Of course I have a little constructive criticism, weld the inside first, back grind to the weld from the outside to allow 100% penetration and I personally would have used a longer splice, with radiused corners to capture the original frame welds. Excellent work and a good instructible video for all your subscribers 🙂
Thank you Brad! I have actually learned quite a bit from everyone sharing their 2 cents. I have to rebuilt my skidsteer bucket here pretty soon, that will be a good one to watch too! -Frosty
Hope you sand blast and protect the rest while all the hard stuff is done. Great work on the welding!
Thank you David, I appreciate that. Once I get some seat time with the truck and if I decide I like it, I'll take it to work and sandblast/paint it. Only takes me a couple hours to get the bed and cab off. -Frosty
Nice job! I need to practice my welding, thanks!
Thank you Todd! I could use more practice too. Every time I weld I try to do it better than the previous time.
Good looking repair!
Thank you MJM!
Very good! I would make one change to the diamond shaped fish plate though in the future. I build
large aluminum boats and sharp or square ends are never to be used, Coastguard Regulations. I would radius the hard points of the plate as they tend to cause stress points that can lead to cracks at the ends. What you have done is perfectly acceptable though for a automotive frame and is surely a more sound connection as to just a butt weld.
I agree with you 100% thank you for watching and taking the time to give me some feedback on it! -Frosty
Finite element analysis FEA shows the highest stresses occur at points and square corners. Radius distributes the forces equally across the joint edge.
Also, nice work, I have learned many things from you here. Thank you.
These comments are absolutely excellent and describes the proper way as opposed to some knucklehead claiming "square or rectangle patches are better than diamonds because I've been doing it for years blah blah blah".
@@TheRoadhammer379 the same applies to a diamond as to a square. the issue is pointy corners. even the straight runs of a fish plate should be cut to a slight arc to spread the stress along non-linear path. just like a "fish " is shaped.
I was about to say the 90° inside Corners in your splice should be drilled at the corners to avoid stress risers
Wow, nice work. Makes my project look easy now in comparison.
Thank you! What are you working on?
Nice job on that A.O. Smith frame. Glad to see you used the 19.05mm tooling hole for your alignment. I worked on that frame quite a bit in my 28 years with the company.
What's the story on the AO Smith name? Those holes worked so well in getting it all straight.
@@frostydoesit A.O.Smith made the Ranger frame until it was discontinued in 2012. The same company that made the model T frame and more known today for hot water tanks. A.O.smith sold to Tower Automotive in 1998 thus ending their involvement in the auto sector. In 2006 we moved the ranger frame line out of Milwaukee Wisconsin to Bellevue Ohio. That is also when the frames were e-coated instead of wax like earlier models. The hole you used is in all our stampings, frame rails and crossmembers. We use that tooling hole 19.05 along with a slot 19.05x whatever length to align each detail stamping as it goes the the die progression. Look at your crossmembers and you will spot the same features.
Your splice was perfect ! The fish plate should have been a rectangle with a full weld horizontal top and bottom, with a vertical stitch center on both ends. I've spliced locomotive frames, long haul truck frames, and trailers.[45 years] Transverse welds are usually the weak point. You did a Good Job !
Hi Terry! Thank you for watching and for letting me know your feedback, sounds like you have a TON of experience! I will probably cut and weld a frame again in the future, I really enjoyed the process, next time I'll use your advice on the fishplate! Have a great day! -Frosty
I've always seen diamond ish fishplates on regular vehicles. But yeah i guess a rectangle may work aswell. The fishplate idea is a cover your ass thing i would guess. Welds can't fail if you over do it. Seen people skip the fish plates, works fine if your welds are good. Not talking about trains.
Yes, and don't forget holes in the BIG THICK plate to weld inside of!
@@frostydoesit nothing wrong with the diamond shape. I build 40' box trucks for a living, and we extend all of the frames with diamond shape fish plates. Nice job!
I was always told a diamond shape is less likely to crack out that a rectangle
Hey hey... You did a Great Job. Thanks for Sharing
Thank you David! Thanks for taking the time to watch it and let me know what you thought! Happy 4th!
I personally like the way the joints are smooth and basically invisible once you apply any finish over them. That, in my opinion, is the way to do such welding on auto frames...
Thank you for the feedback Gary!
That's a nice job. Fish scales, plugs and good welds. It's stronger than it was when it was built, and I bet everything fits together in a snap. I've got a 2000 Silverado frame that's ready to blow away in the wind that I'm thinking would make a really nice series. I can get it to you likety-split, and I DO mean split. 😁
Thank you Bill, I really appreciate that. Sounds like you have a project on your hands with your Chevy frame, can't get any worse right, jump in and fix it!! -Frosty
Well done! About the only thing I could think would make it stronger would be to drill a few 3/4 inch holes at each area of the plate to create more weld strength. Nice job!
Thank you Bill! I appreciate the feedback, also thanks for watching!
plug welds.
Wow! That was excellent.
Thank you Jerry! I really appreciate that, you made my day! -Frosty
Very nice work!!!
Thank you!
I'm having my morning coffee and watching you well, absolutely perfect, I wish I could weld as good as you. Have a grate day 😊
Verne Johnson
Thanks for the kind words, I am by no means a great welder.....lots of hours practicing and lots of bad welds before the good ones started showing up.
Nice work!!! Looks good
Thanks! The truck still hasn't broken in 1/2!
I use football shaped plates with radius edges in applications such as this, sharp corners create stress risers that can crack, never weld crossways or transverse on a stress member.I also run 7018(SMAW)on most repairs like these. Good video
Great tip!
Why never weld transverse or crossway
@@desgracado He doesn't know. Just does what he is told... which appear to be half truths. The most dangerous of all.
Hello, I just got done watching your frame repair video and I'm very impressed with your work on welding and frame repair, I'm in the middle of watching the video, but I just can't begin to tell you how impressed I am, well I'm going to Finnish the video and I will definitely add and subscribe to your channel, grate job keep up the good work and the videos.
Verne Johnson 😊
Thank you very much! Your comment made my day! -Frosty
Nice work!
Thank you!!
You did a great job.
Thank you!
Nice job. That's the proper way to do it.
Thanks 👍
very nicely done
Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to let me know what you thought! -Frosty
Very nice work.
Good job.
Take care, EM.
Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to let me know what you thought! -Frosty
I checked out your channel, looks like you are making videos right up my alley, gave you a sub!!
Great video, looks good.
Thanks 👍
Well done guy
Nice work.
Thank you!
Great showman thanks for sharing. I was thinking of the same thing about my garage. Got a clean that shit out ,garage or for cars.
Thank you! I swear my garage always turns out being used for storage, I do 95% of my work outside lol. I have been actively selling items I don't use much to make room, but I've got a long way to go.
Great job and a really good set up . Myself I would start and finish welding as much as I could on one frame side only so your frame steel will not suffer from shock heating and cooling to fast that can result in brittle frame weld joint. If I have to weld in the cold with lots of start stop welding because of set up and grinding I will use the Oxy/Acet torch after welding set to " slightly " carburizing flame so not to oxidize the metal but to reheat the frame welding metal to red hot then let slow cool to make your weld less brittle. That is how I repair airframes for airplanes in the past. Your fish plates should not be so big that the fish plate comes close to the upper and lower rounded corner of the frame - that is a flex zone for the frame to move.... If the frame cannot flex where it was designed to flex where the frame is rounded ( at the 90degrees bend of the U ) the frame can crack ahead of plates or behind your fish plates. So make your fish longer and narrower. Please keep up the great work and give me more to think about..... You got my thumbs up and subscribe. That light duty truck frame repair will last longer then the body of that truck.... One last note - keep your fish plates 1 to 1 1/2 inch below the top of the frame and same space from the bottom That is the flex zone of the frame ...
Great feedback, always something a guy can do better!! -Frosty
Nice fit-up. I usually go with a trailing or downhill direction for open root with SMAW and GMAW unless the WPS calls for something different. Tends to have better penetration and you don't have as many issues with accumulated heat because you are always going away from the heat.
Well i hate to bust your bubble - but as a 42 year pipefitter/welder uphill ALWAYS provides the best penetration. I won't explain because you already did in your backwards interpretation.
@@scotty362100 I follow what the WPS for the required project specifies. I know uphill stacks more metal. Sometimes that isn't necessary.
@@scotty362100 most of what I do falls in d1.1 and 1.3
Great work
Thank you!
Man that's a nice job you did you cut it and fit it nice that took some figuring right on man
Nice work man!!
Thank you!!
This is what I should have done with the 96 ranger I had. The back half was garbage, but the front half was almost perfect. Never understood that. I was in the middle of a frame swap, and life got in the way and had to sell it. I'm kicking myself now with how easy it could have been.
Sorry to hear that. It actually was quite a bit of work. You can always get another one, i've let go of projects too that I wish I would have kept.
Thank you for sharing nice work. I'd recommend treating and painting the frame though, it will last a lot longer. 😊
Thank you for the kind words! I will most likely take this truck apart again in the future and go through it. I have plans to swap in a turbo 2.3l out of a thunderbird or a 3.9 cummins...if either of those happen I will make the frame pretty!
That is one of the nicest frame repairs I've seen in a long time I've see some people weld straight up and down and I shake my head because they don't realise that it will crack right beside the weld...
By rights you are not supposed to weld a frame but Bolt or Rivet a patch but your angle weld should pass it's the straight up and down welds they don't want becouse of flexing the welds will crack Me a way to stop a crack is drill a hole at the very end of the crack (centered) Arne "V" out the remaining crack and weld it the drill hole will stop the crack from continuing farther if you just "V" out the weld the crack will continue down the road from flexing ...
"crack right beside the weld"..???
Utter rubbish.
In fact, reading through your post, I can see that none of it is appropriate for this presentation.
@tandemwings4733 bingo, actually just finished a frame extension for a van body on an industrial tractor. Straight cut. It's funny people think this but think nothing of all the straight vertical welds in say oh I dunno, an ore processing plant. Or a power plant, or a gas plant lol. The world is literally held together with straight vertical welds.
@@HisNameIsTater
Correct.
As a welder myself, I'm aware of how often I do straight vertical joints. And as for this bullshit about drilling the ends of a crack, that is just some rubbish left over from the days when cracks (especially in engine blocks and heads) were repaired mechanically. When welding, it is not a recommended procedure.
Looks great!
Thank you!!
Nice work...thanks
Thank you Joseph!
That's a really great job! I would have fishplated the "flange" instead of the web. The highest stress and possiblity of cracking is at the top and bottom. Nice work!
Thanks for the tip, If I do another one I'd make a few minor tweaks like the one you suggested...but...she's holding up great over a year later!!
I bet your neighbors love this... Frosty is back it again Martha, he's welding up another frame...lol
I make sure to take care of anything they need, they aren't mechanically inclined...happy neighbors keeps me out of trouble with the town!!
I do auto collision for a living so I know the amount of work this was. Great job and my hat is off to you sir.
I appreciate that! It was a lot of work but it was also a lot of fun, I really enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to watch and to let me know what you thought!! -Frosty
@@frostydoesit it does look like a fun project 👍🏻
Great job
Thank you Rob!
Paint it with POR (Paint Over Rust) and it will never rust again! Stuff is amazing!
My Dad uses that on his old 1940 hot rods, he loves it too!
Used it on my old farm truck, last incredibly long time.
Nice work
Thanks!!
Good job. When I shortened my truck I just cut it at 45°.
Thank you! I thought about the 45° cut as well, may try it in the future. The guys at my work have done a lot of semi frames and they use the cut like I used in the video. I think either way is far superior to a 90°
Man C channels are amazing I hate box frames it's a nightmare to fix
I like the simplicity of the C channel too, very easy to work with. Never have to worry about junk collecting and sitting inside and rotting it out from the inside. Jeep and Toyota seem to really have had a lot of problems with their box frames.
Wow, great way to save an old rig from the scrapper. Nice work.
Thanks 👍. Over a year later and she's holding up like a champ!
Nice job.
Thanks John!!
Like your work, good instructional video. One point I disagree on is welding the fishplate all the way to the end points. My experience is frame work on large trucks, I was taught was to stop just short of the end points due to stress. Perhaps someone here with similar experience could comment
Great point! I think you are right on that part of it....I was doing the best I could with the knowledge and tools I had... always learning as I go! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
We carry the weld bead at least an inch past the corner.
Good job
Thank you!
@@frostydoesit I give you a lot of credit, I don't know how you reply to the knuckleheads that criticize, insult and try to tell you how bad you did while pretending to be experts. This comment is in the minority, as most were "good job but...".
$10,000 worth of work on a $5,000 truck. I could never find that much love in my heart for one of those. To each his own I say, and well done.
You are right, probably worth less than my time to fix it, but I enjoy the challenge and I had two trucks that I only had a few hundred dollars in. Thank you for watching 👀!
Have you ever looked at a car arrier trailer ,,,all of the corners are little Dimond shaped plates of steel these little diamonds are stronger than strait steel is but it also allows the steel to flex without breaking its like building a bridge ,,,nice work you are very clean welding and detail ,,,pay attention to the details and everything else will just fall into place
Thank you Brian!
Good video. Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
It looks good.
Thank you Brian!
I did a body off restoration on an F-150 back in 1988. I know what you're going through. 😀
Good job.
Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to watch it!
This man knows his business!
Thanks J Green!
Niiiiiice work 🤙🏼
Thank you! I appreciate it! -Frosty
Sar very good thanks.
So mutch ♥️
Thank you! I appreciate you watching!
Yup nice fit but putting a radius on the diamonds points or using an oval would be better. Also a few plug welds in the plate would be better as well.
Hi Al! I agree on the radius part. I did have 3-4 holes in the frame that I welded through to the back of the fish plate, you can see those at the end of the video! Thanks for watching and commenting! -Frosty
Thanks for sharing, nice job, new subscriber. Cheers.
Thanks for the sub! Will have lot's more welding/fab project videos coming up! -Frosty
Good job sharing
Thank you!
Man one got that welder on point 👉
Dialed her in!
Unique Idea.... thanks 😎 Scotty ,,, never tried that... awesome results.... you taught an Old dog a new trick.... Ain't it just ain't it 😎 lols. A wheel barrow works well for moving the old tool mess your welcome... We'll Call it 😎 a Indian trade Kemosabe...
I have a little wagon for yard work, I'll try that next time!! Thank you so much for watching and the kind comments!! -Frosty
Thank you for the subscription Frosty.
I just subscribed to your channel as well.
Take care, EM.
Happy 4th Ed!
Do like the chain and binder stuff
It was effortless!
This guy is a better welder than most "professional." With the attitude if I can step over it I can weld it. Can't cut and fit metal to save their eyes.
Thank you!!
Nice welds.
Thanks 👍
Excellent welding job. Great thing about Rangers is you get to try a lot of different engines on them once the original blows up right away.
I had a 2001 ranger with a 4bt cummins diesel, that was a very fun truck....especially at the gas station, was always a conversation
@@frostydoesit , what did you use for front coil springs? Those are fairly heavy engines aren't they? I have a '98 Ranger that I would like to do an engine swap on.
@@bradleynelson5915 I had a spring shop get me some that were rated for 400lbs more than stock
Just wanted you to know I had Flash Burns last night woke up felt like sand in my eyes, I should have worn my glasses when I watched you weld.
Thanks for watching, sorry about your eye pain (;
@@frostydoesit that was a joke, but you did bloody good lad,bloody good,your work shows your love, respect and professionalism to the people.
@@jefferyallen1182 I know it was! I gave you a wink at the end of the reply! Thanks again for taking the time to let me know what you thought of the video! Did you see part 1 also?
@@frostydoesit not yet, I'll look for it.sorry for not seeing the wink 😉. It's all cool 😎. Again beautiful work.
Nice job
Thank you Carl!
Can you tell me what welder you use?
@@carlcarlson180 I used 2 welders in this video, both Millers. A 140 mig and 252 mig. Either Welder would have done this job.
I have a Miller 175 but never have liked it. I use my Lincoln arc when I can I’m working on my 41 Dodge rat Rod pickup
@@carlcarlson180 what don't you like about the 175? My dad has a 1941 Ford pickup!
On the TIB / TTB F150's you can swap them and convert a 2wd frame to 4wd pretty easy. I'm not sure about the rangers but you might have had an easier time just swapping the front suspension.
However, it's a perfect example of how to splice a frame... I keep saying I'm going to make a short box out of my long box truck...
You know I went into this thinking the same thing as I have done a ton of F150s but the frames on the rangers and crossmember mounts for the 2wd and 4wd rangers are in fact very different. I show this in a few episodes prior to this video of you care to check out some of the older videos I have posted. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! -Frosty
Good stuff
Appreciate it!!
two greatest stress points on a frame are at the front of spring attach points. and at the top of those areas.
Over a year later she's holding up fantastic! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Spot on 😎
Thank you kindly!! -Frosty
I welded my ranger frame, but not from 2 pieces. I just boxed it with 4340. Only 100 pounds heavier but its stronger than a 1 ton frame now.
I bet it doesn't flex too much anymore!
Clean 👌
Thank you!
Thank you GTR!
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!