Looking for a welding shop near Fort Dodge? Ames Hydraulics is northwest on US-20 in Ames — about an hour 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 Fort Dodge that can handle heavy or structural jobs. Fort Dodge sits near the edge of our 60-mile pickup circle, but we regularly bring equipment down from the area — heavy trailers, implements, and structural jobs other shops pass on.
A Real Welding Shop for Fort Dodge
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 Fort Dodge.
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 Fort Dodge 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 Fort Dodge — Free Pickup
Fort Dodge is about an hour from our shop at 210 Freel Dr in Ames, 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 Fort Dodge or weld shop Fort Dodge, 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 →
Got something broken? Call or text 515-292-2599