This guy is using tungsten carbide.
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| Author: | duckhunting84 [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hard Facing |
Just wondering if any of you guys have had a hard facing put on your prop, and if it extended the life of your prop? I have a guy that runs a welding shop near me, that has been doing it to his props. He claims to get about 3 times the life out of the prop. He charges $100.00 to do it. Trying to decide on if I want to try it out or not. I am due for a new prop and would like it to last a bit longer than the last one. |
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| Author: | cb5331 [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
Yeah. I have stainless steel on mine. Pretty hard stuff. |
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| Author: | duckduckboom [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
Cb you are a dick. Stay out of sand and rocks and they will last |
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| Author: | duckhunting84 [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
This guy is using tungsten carbide.
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| Author: | duckhunting84 [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
The mud we run in out here is a very gritty mud, and will eat a prop pretty quick. This guy runs the same areas that I do. I may just give it a try, and let you guys know what I find out. |
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| Author: | cb5331 [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
Takes one to know one, Ginger. Look through some older prop posts. I remember some guys talking about this a while back. Ddb was right though, stay outta the rocks and sand and they will last a lot longer. |
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| Author: | muddawgchuck [ Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
Curious about this as well. |
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| Author: | HUNT4DEER [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
ss is not hard, just chewy |
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| Author: | Tenpoint [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
Seems like it would have to work. I have hard faced a couple dredge cutting heads before. I dont think they would do that if it wasnt for a reason. Id try it and see. for 100 bucks it may be worth it considering the price of a new prop. |
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| Author: | Gigafowl [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
It is a layer of hard material - so it works for a short while - I would no pay 100.00 ( 1/3 cost of new prop ) to get maybe 2 or 3 extra hours out of a 50 to 75 hour prop... |
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| Author: | muddawgchuck [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:29 pm ] |
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| Author: | BradS [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:04 pm ] |
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| Author: | muddawgchuck [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:11 pm ] |
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| Author: | Gigafowl [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:06 pm ] |
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| Author: | Quack Stackin [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:04 pm ] |
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| Author: | duckhunting84 [ Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
The guy that is hard facing his prop, is telling me he would get about 1 duck season out of a prop that wasn't hard faced, and that he would get about 3 seasons out of a hard faced prop. So 100 bucks for hard facing vs 400 plus for new props is a big difference. I have him doing my new prop this week! |
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| Author: | Gigafowl [ Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
Post a pic when it is done as well as a description of the process.... Will be interesting to see it after one pass over oysters and sand also.... |
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| Author: | duckhunting84 [ Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hard Facing |
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