New Way To Repair Hay Rake

New Way To Repair Hay Rake FARM SHOP Miscellaneous ine needed help repairing a hay rake over the summer and we used a common repair technique with a new twist If you break the head off a bolt or stud the common repair method is to weld a nut onto the remaining stem But if you’re using a wire welder it’s hard to get a solid weld stud to nut A better way is to weld a cut washer to the stud and then weld a nut to the washer “To use this technique both the washer and nut must have no plating Be sure to clean the area around the stud thoroughly as oil and other substances may contaminate the weld ”

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