[SEL] Fork lift parts

[rdhaskell at juno.com]

I thought about welding it, the break was old, about 1/4 was rusty and
there was a crack going for 3", and you could see where it had worked and
oil had squeezed out and left a ridge.  What rod would you use?
Ron
On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 15:46:13 -0700 jbcast at charter.net writes:
> Would it be possible to weld it? They weld axles for race cars. I
> would bevel 
> 
>         both ends and weld it together, I have a lathe I would put 
> it in to
> be sure it was true. If you happen to find a longer axle cut a hole 
> in
> the flange, slide it through, weld the axle to it. We used to race 
> in
> the 60s, 55 Chevy with a Pontiac rear end. We would paint a stripe 
> on
> the axle, change it when it twisted 180 degrees.
> 
>         J.B. Castagnos 
>