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That is what my intentions were , I hoped to be able to rebuild the bushing/bolt holes while it was still in the machine. The crossbar has been welded to the dozer frame, there are 4 beads per side(that I can see), I just didn't want to remove it if I didn't have to. My original question of welding ...

Hi Im pretty sure that the later 350As (i know for a fact the Bs and Cs do) started to use a "bushing" to bolt the front crossmember. The bolts hold the bushings to the track frames, the holes in the crossbar are supposed to be slightly bigger than the OD of the bushing this in turn allowed the fro...

Thanks for the replies...I should have specified the front crossbar in my original post, my bad. There are 4 holes in the top, and two on the sides where it bolts to the track frames. Someone has attempted to repair before using washers welded to the bolt heads, I have removed that mess, and removed...

Recently purchased a straight 350(I think), overall in pretty good shape with the exception of the crossbar, where it attatches to the track frame is pretty rough. I'm wondering what my options are for repairing it, short of replacing the crossbar itself. :shock: What are the drawbacks of welding th...