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years back one of my customer/ part-time jobs had a B61SX which had cracked trunnions, they had a professional  welder come in and make repair the right way. he cut  a  massive gouge in  trunnion  and with stick rod  rewelded  back to new condition. todays world everything wire feed welders . the prep is the important part. if BOTH sides are cracked ,you are in different position. $$$ and time wise a set of cut off replacements might be the way to go. with all the cracks , has this unit been over worked? or abused ! 

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Wow this is amazing thank you for sharing your experience.  I was not aware that a new casting could be done.  My cab crossmember is broken in half so a new one might be a option….  If I can afford it.  If you can share information about obtaining a new casting that would be great.

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That definitely is a dying trade! One reason they couldn’t teach that in High School is they couldn’t find anyone to teach the class! And the kids today wouldn’t know what it was if they cast it . Thanks for the pictures, The Towing Museum in Chattanooga has a lot of the gear wooden blocks and molds for the older winch gear,, I always found that interesting but was never able to see it done. 

 

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