Broken frame

Alan46

Alan46

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Hi there, newbie here, we have a 2015 Husqvarna YTH 24- 48 I just found out why I’m getting scalping on the left side.the rear wheel The frame is broken not just cracked. Picture enclosed, has anyone seen this before and is there a fix besides welding?
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Alan46 said:
is there a fix besides welding?
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Yes, place the 2 pieces back together & fit up another plate to size, place over the break, 1/2 on each side, clamp in place, drill a couple holes in each side & Bolt together.. Good grade bolts & locking nuts or Loc-Tite should be used.. 4 bolts would be plenty imo,.

The bolts should be snug thru the holes.
 
7394 said:
Yes, place the 2 pieces back together & fit up another plate to size, place over the break, 1/2 on each side, clamp in place, drill a couple holes in each side & Bolt together.. Good grade bolts & locking nuts or Loc-Tite should be used.. 4 bolts would be plenty imo,.

The bolts should be snug thru the holes.
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Thanks so much 7394,

I will try to get on it this week. It looks like there’s a fuel line on the back side of the frame, shouldn’t be an issue.

What thickness should the plate be?
 
Whether you weld it or plate it you are going to have to take some stuff off in order to get to the break. In my opinion I don't think a one inch strip of metal on each side of the break would be enough. You would have to use some small bolts and I don't think they could handle the pounding of mowing. If it was mine I'd weld it but if I was going to plate it I would have 3-4 inches on each side and 3 or 4 bolts on each side
 
dana a said:
Whether you weld it or plate it you are going to have to take some stuff off in order to get to the break. In my opinion I don't think a one inch strip of metal on each side of the break would be enough. You would have to use some small bolts and I don't think they could handle the pounding of mowing. If it was mine I'd weld it but if I was going to plate it I would have 3-4 inches on each side and 3 or 4 bolts on each side
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Thanks for the information!
 
General rule of thumb is the patch plate needs to be 4 times as long as the frame rail is wide ( tall if you like )
Remember the frame rail is a C section and the top & bottom flanges add substantial amount of stiffness to the rail
If I was to do the same job I would get some C channel of the same size then slit it lengthways so when the 1/2's were put together it will fit tight inside the frame railthen bolt it through the top bottom rails as well as the mainwidth
If I could not do that then it would be a minimum 1/4" thick patch plate
 
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