I've welded many truck frames. Cut many trucks in half and extended, or added replacement half-frames. If you add gussets or fish-plate with added steel you can use mild rod and it will still be stronger then original. If fish-plating isn't possible, 7018 has worked fine on any frame I've done. I've never had one crack and all I've use is an AC/DC arc-welder. I added half-frames twice to my 69 Dodge Power Wagon and still use it as a farm truck for firewood. Never cracked, just rusted out. Also had to replace three feet of frame on my 92 Dodge with Cummins diesel. The frames tend to rot out where that long fuel tank lays against the frame-rail. I've done a lot of towing with it, and all was done with 7018.
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