A couple storms ago, I noticed what appeared to be cracked welds in the nose of my A-frame on my 810. There was snow on the way so immediate repair was not possible, I decided to run the plow and monitor the cracks. Well, with that event I had to do my full route and afterward I needed to make some other repairs and checked on the cracks. To my horror, they had opened up to about 1/8" and were much more significant than they originally appeared.
Here is what I saw when I checked on the cracks. Note the indentation on the pivot frame of the stop nut, and the swaging of the stop nut itself. If you look closely, I outlined the areas mentioned, for some reason it didn't transfer well.
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Side view of A-frame
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Here is what I saw when I checked on the cracks. Note the indentation on the pivot frame of the stop nut, and the swaging of the stop nut itself. If you look closely, I outlined the areas mentioned, for some reason it didn't transfer well.
Side view of A-frame
