Alamo T 7740 manual Parts Needed, Welding Procedure

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN No. 121495

Alamo Industrial Technical Services Department

1502 East Walnut

Seguin, Texas 78155

830-372-2708

Models:	Bulletin No:	Date:
Machete Boom Axe, Versa Boom, A-Boom, Slopemower
& Rear Mount Booms.	121495	Dec. 14, 1995

Repair Procedure for Welding Cracks in Boom Heads:

A	A
A
A	A
	A

If cracks appear in the welds at points "A" as shown above, use the following procedures to repair head.

Parts Needed:

Part No.	Qty	Description
02970111	2	90° Gusset
02970112	4	48° Gusset

Welding Procedure:

1.Grind a groove at the site of the crack and clean the area to be welded.

2.Weld the crack making a 100% weld.

3.After repairing the cracks, prepare the sites for installation of the gussets.

4.Position the reinforcing bar gusset part no. 02970111 if 90° or part no. 02970112 if 48° over the X-Bar as shown in drawing next page. Weld with a 1/4" fillet weld on the bottom and an edge weld on top. DO NOT weld the ends.

5.Clean and paint the area.

6. Reassemble any parts that were removed.

MACHETE

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