Mtd cracked frame.
- Thread starter Bbqman
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No sir it's trash, never to be ridden again, totally unsafe for you to ride it ever again Bbqman... therefore you must pkg it up and send it to me. I'll dispose of it properly sir! Lol 
You're good, easy fix. No biggie. And it'll be safe too
(Still think you should just save the hassle and drop ship it to me! Lol)
You're good, easy fix. No biggie. And it'll be safe too
(Still think you should just save the hassle and drop ship it to me! Lol)
Common issue with the MTDs, I have one cracked in the exact same spot, poorly repaired with a chunk of scrap steel. I bought a later Western Flyer frame with the larger, updated dropouts to replace it and traced the dropouts to have some made. Project stalled while I figure out CAD software or have someone draw them in CAD for me to send out. Personally I prefer the look of the larger dropouts.
If you're interested in a set I'll try to push that project up.
If you're interested in a set I'll try to push that project up.
No sir it's trash, never to be ridden again, totally unsafe for you to ride it ever again Bbqman... therefore you must pkg it up and send it to me. I'll dispose of it properly sir! Lol
You're good, easy fix. No biggie. And it'll be safe too
(Still think you should just save the hassle and drop ship it to me! Lol)
You're good, easy fix. No biggie. And it'll be safe too
(Still think you should just save the hassle and drop ship it to me! Lol)
Those larger "drop outs" will provide a lot more support where obviously there is a design flaw. Perhaps not a "flaw" per se, because none of these machines were ever intended to support upwards of 230 pounds.
Also, using a slug "might" require bending the frame more than it wants to bend WITH those "drop outs" in place. Because I like to weld, and have plenty of time to do this stuff, I'd consider cutting off both of the "drop outs," "then" cutting the cracked area of the frame completely in half, and then separating the two pieces and installing my solid slug. Holes would need to be drilled first on either end to "capture the slug, as well as to gain access to push it back up into the mating section once the two pieces were aligned. Yes, this is probably too verbose and too much information on a social networking platform, but the way I just described is the only way to do this right. Running a weld bead on the crack is not going to mitigate the fact that the design is prone to cracking in the first place.
Also, using a slug "might" require bending the frame more than it wants to bend WITH those "drop outs" in place. Because I like to weld, and have plenty of time to do this stuff, I'd consider cutting off both of the "drop outs," "then" cutting the cracked area of the frame completely in half, and then separating the two pieces and installing my solid slug. Holes would need to be drilled first on either end to "capture the slug, as well as to gain access to push it back up into the mating section once the two pieces were aligned. Yes, this is probably too verbose and too much information on a social networking platform, but the way I just described is the only way to do this right. Running a weld bead on the crack is not going to mitigate the fact that the design is prone to cracking in the first place.