Group,
First I want to thank everyone on the responses to my first inquiry about
breaking welds. I am making head way with removing the old hitch. The advice
to stay away from tearing through the frame when ripping the old welds out
was very good. I thought I had most of a weld cut through so I whacked it
with a hammer and it broke off put took a little of the base frame metal
with it. I imagine if it were bigger it might have ripped a hole in the
frame. Getting tough with a big hammer would only gets me repair bills.
Since I haven't located a welder that is willing to come to my house, I am
using a combination of angle grinder and a air cut off tool. However you get
stuck where these tools won't reach. I grabbed my trusty reciprocating saw
to try to saw through the welds. These welds are eating metal blades like
crazy. If I put any kind of pressure on the saw the teeth disappear so fast
it makes your head spin. I bought what I thought was the best blade my
hardware store had. There must be something better. Is there a metal,
bi-metal blade or something made for cutting thicker metals? There are some
bigger hardware/home repair stores near work, so I could look tomorrow.
Thanks,
Bill Schickling
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