Quote Originally Posted by madokie View Post
a friend of mine made one of these up so he could put in back of his truck and have it on a job site if he thought he might need it . it did work ok for him, but u need some way to mount on back of truck,maybe attach to trailer hitch,anyway whenever he has left over welding rods he burns um up on the side and corners of his,says more weight and mass are needed,
That's a good idea. I inherited a few boxes of antique welding rod from my dad. I wouldn't trust them for any safety-related welds, but they may be fine for adding mass.