Re: welding pitman arm

["T.R.E. Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---If you were to do something like a plug weld, I don't see a problem, but 
then again, a weld isn't a weld as much as a welder isn't a welder. I have 
seen plenty of people weld, for instance, complete axles for drag racers, 
but I wouldn't let them "spit" on my axle for my Scout II.

---FWIW, I was looking at the Skyjacker site again... pitman arms in 
general. It seems they are showing something totally different than they 
offered when I bought my lift 2 years ago. The material seems to be a high 
tempered steel in the gold color of a grade 8 bolt... sort of a bronze 
color. The dropped pitman arm I received from 4WP was more like unpainted 
pot metal and though painted a nice two coats of hammer-tite black (by me), 
I sent it back to them.

---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr.
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ScoutXX" <scoutxx@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 8:55 PM
Subject: welding pitman arm


> Does anyone agree with me that it's not worth the risk to weld a pitman 
> arm?
> Especially when an viable alternate (high steer) is available?
>
> Darrel