Robertocritser LT, 4 link, and 37s build

How did that welder do? Planning on setting up a trail welder one day (sooooon). Is that just 24/36v DC neg with a wire feed or is he powering a box?

 

It's a ready welder. Just a spool gun that clamps to batteries for 12/24/36v dc

 

I made a "kit" out of 3 sets of jumper cables, a pair of vice grips and I carry welding rods with me. I'll get some pics if you need them. Less than 100 bucks invested.

 

"This"

 

I'll break it down and snap some pics tomorrow for you

 

No rush, dont need it anytime sooooooooooooon anyway. Just had been planning on doing this someday.

 

Cool.

 

I was debating on making a stick welding one as well. Do you carry 6010 or 7018 rods?

 

I think I have both. That ready welder is cool, but I like stick for the obvious fact you can weld through water, paint and mud and you can find welding rods even in the middle of no where USA.

 

And to adjust heat just change rod sizes haha

 

@beertimecontinuum
Here is my welding kit:

It consists of 3 sets of jumper cables, 1 set separated, that's your welding leads. I have a small needle nose vice grips that is used as the electrode holder, rod holder and gloves.

I leave instructions in the brown bag with my gloves because you will either be buzzed, hung over, or ultimately forget how to hook things up and what rod to use. Last thing you need is to blow up a battery in the woods and make a shitty situation worse, or you now owe your friend a battery.

The rods I carry.

Water proof rod holder. I got everything off Amazon.

 

Bleeping jeep has a pretty good video on battery welding as well, I used this to setup my kit along with a few other forum posts on some jeep sites.
https://youtu.be/NHPXGd0rcMU
I may change my cable setup and use ring terminals instead of clamps on the jumper cables used to hook up the batteries in series.

 

Probably do the same.

 

YAAAS!

 

Can you post that document

 

Yea I'll see what I have on my computer or get a close up for you. Just a warning it's written in my own spastic shorthand.

 

photo update and build update.

Full hydro is really paying off! Wheeling locked and being able to turn makes it so enjoyable. Wheeled all day Saturday at 10 psi and then drove into town to get Mexican food. Drove great the whole way there and back. Then Sunday morning we decided to go hit George winter trail and it got good. Eric and I made our way up to the left turn and it has gotten dug out good! I got hung up on my belly and while trying to wiggle my way out we heard a loud pop. Thinking it was a cv axle I winched out and we spotted Eric through. While going down the mountain I noticed the front clicked when I hit the gas so I know it was the front diff. When I parked on the trailer oil came pouring out. Eric and a few of the guys made a beer run to Walmart since it had turned into a drinking day while David and I pulled my skid to assess the damage. Turns out the rear mounting point for the diff broke allowing the front diff to rotate forward making contact with the side off my engine block. So this week I get to rip apart the front end and see how good our best aluminum tig welder is at the shop haha.

 

Soon?

 

Which part broke? did the frame side mounting hole rip/crack through?

 

Good times!!

And soooooooon for me being closer to the wheeling action with you guys, I move on 9/18 to temp housing in NC. Wont bring the truck down until I have a house, probably December ish.