Aluminum welders in Chicago (Western suburbs) area

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cat_man_mike

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Does anyone know of a shop that does good aluminum welding? In my rebuild of my R&R enclosed trailer I have found several stress cracks in the frame. This obviously needs to get taken care of. Any help would be much appreciated.
 
indy_500

indy_500

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Go to harbor freight and buy a TIG :) if you want a professional welder to weld it for you, they're gonna want an arm and a leg, lucky for me my dad's buddy does all the welding i need for a case of beer.
 
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scoobydoo

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dont know how far west you want to go, but there is a business is Sandwich IL that does alot of misc. work mostly on snowmobile and atvs. He is very resonable, just got done welding on my r and r trailer. He carries plugs, belts, slides, oil, pretty convenient out here. If you are interested i can get the number.
 
indy_500

indy_500

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scoobydoo said:
dont know how far west you want to go, but there is a business is Sandwich IL that does alot of misc. work mostly on snowmobile and atvs. He is very resonable, just got done welding on my r and r trailer. He carries plugs, belts, slides, oil, pretty convenient out here. If you are interested i can get the number.
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how much did the welding cost?
 
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peter

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Leroys welding in Wheeling IL. They have done some alum. welding for me. Seen sled trailers there before as well as semi trailers. If you can't find number, I can look for it.
 
legend02

legend02

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scoobydoo said:
dont know how far west you want to go, but there is a business is Sandwich IL that does alot of misc. work mostly on snowmobile and atvs. He is very resonable, just got done welding on my r and r trailer. He carries plugs, belts, slides, oil, pretty convenient out here. If you are interested i can get the number.
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Two R & R trailers with stress cracks, what model as I have a 2002 R&R two place flip-up enclosed trailer.
 
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lenny

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Comers welding in Montgomery, just west of Aurora does a fantastic job. On 2 occasions I took a high end BMX bike frame to them and the weld was as nice as the factory and charged me 25 bucks. It's a hole in the wall shop but don't let that scare you. Now it's been a few years so not sure if it is the same welder but for a welding shop, it's a good chance.
 
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bpsledder

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The Needham Shop in Kaneville (west of Aurora) is a traditional blacksmith shop. They relocated some of the stake pockets on a triton trailer of mine years ago and did an excellent job.
 
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goingnorth

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Second and second those above. Comers and Needham are top rate people. Both a little out of the way. I noticed you're in Downers Grove. Comer's is just west of you not far from route 30 & route 34 (Ogden ave.) Needham's is in Kaneville just north & west of I88 and Route 47. Good luck.
 
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mustsled2

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ed's welding,9647 s. harlem ave. chicago ridge,il. 1-708-423-2121. He did great work for me. There is a place in downers called custom welding but never used them.
 
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cat_man_mike

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Thanks everyone! Those of you who have had work done on trailers, how much did it end up costing you? I have to wait till after the new year when I get back to work to get it done and was wondering how much it was going to run me.
Legend, it is a 2005 fully enclosed all aluminum 2 place trailer, not sure of the model number but if you need it I can look it up.
Indy, if I would get more use out of it I would love to have a TIG welder. But I don't think my accountant (wife) would approve of the purchase. You will understand someday :)
 
legend02

legend02

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cat_man_mike,

I have the R&R flip up enclosed trailer, just looked at it last week and saw no issues.
 
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