the month-long axle weld-a-thon is complete

The Artec full-hydro mount isn't yet engineered to 'interface' with the Apex D60 truss, so that took a lot of time to trim the mount to mate up clean, and I made a top cover plate and internal bracing to reinforce the front edge from impacts -







once the ram is bled I'll rotate it back like this and install the cover plate for good -











rear 14b -



these mini-scalers are great at removing slag -