Looking for a welding shop near Marshalltown? Ames Hydraulics is east on US-30 in Ames — about 45 minutes away and well inside our free 60-mile pickup circle. We’re a full welding and metal fabrication shop (steel and aluminum, repair and build-from-scratch), so you don’t have to chase down a weld shop in Marshalltown that can handle heavy or structural jobs. Marshalltown’s ag and industrial base means a steady stream of trailers, implements, and equipment that need structural repair, and not every shop will take on the heavy or the aluminum work. We do both, and we’ll come get it.
A Real Welding Shop for Marshalltown
There’s a difference between someone with a welder in the garage and a welding shop set up to fix things that carry load. We run MIG, TIG, and stick with the press, saw, and plasma to prep a repair right — gouge the crack out, weld the full load path, and reinforce it so the fix outlasts the original. If it’s steel and it’s structural, it’s the work we do every day for customers across Central Iowa, including Marshalltown.
Aluminum Welding — the Work Others Turn Away
Aluminum is where most welders tap out. We take it on: tanks, trailers, toolboxes, ramps, and cracked castings. If a shop in Marshalltown already told you they don’t do aluminum, that’s usually the day someone points them to us.
What We Weld and Build
- Cracked equipment frames, brackets, hitches, and mounts — steel and aluminum
- Trailer frames, cross-members, tongues, and gates
- Aluminum tanks, toolboxes, ramps, and castings the other shops won’t touch
- Custom fabrication — bumpers, racks, guards, plates, and one-off parts
- Farm implement, loader, and attachment repair and reinforcement
We Come to Marshalltown — Free Pickup
Marshalltown is about 45 minutes from our shop at 210 Freel Dr in Ames, well inside the 60-mile circle where pickup and delivery are free. If your equipment can’t be driven or towed safely, don’t risk it — we’ll come get it, weld it, and bring it back. Start with a photo: text a picture of the break to 515-292-2599 and we’ll tell you the same day whether it’s a weld, a fabrication job, or a rebuild.
Get It Welded
Whether you searched welding shop Marshalltown or weld shop Marshalltown, the answer is the same shop that welds steel and aluminum, fabricates from scratch, and fixes the hydraulics and equipment around the weld too. See everything our welding and metal fabrication shop does, then call or text 515-292-2599. We’re open Monday through Friday, 7AM to 5PM.
Written by Josiah Ragsdale
Owner, Ames Hydraulics — Ames, Iowa
Josiah owns and operates Ames Hydraulics. He has worked on hydraulic and heavy equipment since he was 18, and every hydraulic cylinder his shop rebuilds is pressure tested before it ships back to the customer. More about Josiah →
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