Zach, you say you’re an oilman, and you are, but you are spiritually identical to a farmer! I have an old water pump that feeds my cattle, it’s about 80 years old and the weld on its cast iron head has held for 15 years in spite of me using 7018 rods because that’s all I had on a Saturday evening. Not every job is a space shuttle mission. Good enough is good enough.
Another great video, Zach. Thanks for always taking us along with you. I like the way you "talk" to us like we are standing right beside you. You make your work look so easy and its great to see you enjoy it so much. I am learning so much about working in the oil fields watching you. I am glad you are getting this lease a second chance. Keep these oil field videos coming. Always a joy to see a new "ZachLife" video.
I absolutely love watching your videos! Learn something new every time. Maybe if other people would learn to just make it work with what you have available(the farmer way) this country would be better
Fantastic work Zach, those 47 minutes flown by. Your engineering skills are superb, getting these machines going again. The dipstick is brilliant, easy to check. It is what demartin says, standing beside you in the workshop and on-site.
I just love those thrustless herringbone cut gears. Invented by Andre Citroën of the Citroën car company. If you look on the front of their cars, there are two herringbone teeth. Another great video. Thanks for uploading!
I like keeping the old stuff running also, I collect and restore old flywheel engines. The old stuff was built to be repaired, not thrown away. Great video Zach.
When you are actually doing the work, "good enough" is good enough. Watching these videos lets me know I'm not the only one that suffers from "forgot the right tool" and the "all day one hour job". I admire your ability to take on a job and do what it takes to get it done.
I love your channel and I appreciate and respect the way you work. I retired after a 20 year p;olikce career in a urban area and if I had been a safety maven I would never have gotten out of the car. Safety first is one of the phrases that really sets me off. Good work!
Thank you for serving your community, that career has become an unbearable job in many locations. (Source -- My best friend is a retired Deputy of 30.xx years.)
Zach, you' ve been doing this stuff for years and you know what works. Remember no matter what you post on the 'net, someone will disagree with it just because they can. Great video, thanks for posting.
I think it’s fascinating that I’m thinking of engines and you knew that! 😂 the properties of this gear case are so different than a truck motor and the tolerances are naturally different. Fascinating bits about the gear shaft and the oil slinger drains! Old VW engines worked the same way!
Love this channel. Been watching it for a long ass while, such wholesome and honest work. Tips for heating up bearings, and races; put the parts in a wet paper towel and into the microwave for like 1-2 minutes. Alternatively; toaster oven. The deep fryer is a new to me method!
Nice save on making the gear work! Thanks for taking us along! As far as your transformer video goes, I'm with you on doing what it takes to get the job done. I do have to say, however, that you always think it's worth it to get the job done until one day you suddenly realize you're messed up in a life changing way. I've had some close calls, finally decided that the time that I might save on a job to go grab safety glasses, gloves, a chain hoist, etc. is not worth trading the well-being of the whole rest of my life. I'm a mechanic, I'm going to die with a wrench in my hand. But I want to die actually wrenching, not sitting there with cancer or a crippled back, not able to work, just waiting to die, because of some nasty PCB oil incident from 10 years ago. I know you already think about that stuff, and I'm not trying to shame you for doing what you do, like I said I've got the same mentality. But just try and think of what your doing for your own sake. We need many more years of ZachLife videos, none of us want to see you get messed up from this stuff. The quick and easy way is always quick and easy until it isn't.
Well put. I did years of rigging radio towers and so on. One day I realized that if I didn't do it, it wouldn't get done, and therefore the money, which had diminished, wasn't worth it. I guess it was coz I realized my boys needed a dad for at least a decade or two. I work a much safer cleaner job today, with my teen sons, but the body reminds me of my dumb antics every day. Of course I'm an adventurer, so factory work is slowly killing me. Also, lived 50 years in Africa, never a dull moment, including getting shot, safe and uneventful is great, but I can't help feeling like summing is missing!
Hey Zack, great stuff! I never vlogged ' cos I didn't want any evidence 😊. There's a load of jobs I did in South Africa that just don't get done anymore coz guys like us just ain't around!
you should get one of those horse stall mats from tractor supply and put a chunk under your press so things have a nice rubber surface to land on. they also make great pads to throw down on mud so you can work on things without bogging your boots
Horse stall mats make great shop floor mats. My old pipeliner welding instructor had me line the toolroom floor which worked a treat. I use mine as ground mats between my house and shop because I don't want to pave over the water and electrical lines. (That immediately paid off because the garbage PVC water line installed by a previous owner failed a week later.) I wrench vintage motorcycles and when I redo my engine build area it will get more stall mats.
Gib Key. They’re called Tapered Head Gib Keys… Yours is one of the best channels on TH-cam, Zak. I have a stack of engineering degrees, accreditations, and credentials thick enough to stop a 45. Your breadth of knowledge, judgement and acumen are a marvel and a testament to the fact that Engineers are born not made.
Thanks for the videos ! Always fun and educational. I'm no expert, but these parts and workings on these wells sure seem to show some pretty unique mechanics. And they seem to last and last.
That oil you spilled on the ground is dinner for some oleophagic bacteria in the dirt. Yes, things eat oil. Also, you should put some filler bolts in the cover jacking holes to keep the threads clean.
I work in the pharmaceutical industry, so obviously most things you do make me cringe BUT, I understand clearly that your work doesn't have to be anywhere near pharmaceutical grade! I love watching you fix oilfield equipment. Don't let the haters interfere with your work!
Dear Zach. I enjoy watching your videos that show me how the oil lease all works. I enjoyed the motor/generator welder with the differential wound generator episode. It was classic machinery that stimulated my electrical engineering interests. I also enjoy the plumbing and the separator videos. We don't have any oilfields where I am in Australia so your work and ingenuity really stimulates my interest. Keep up the good work Zach and I wish you success and prosperity. You have a warm personality free from vanity which makes you an excellent instructor and entertainer. Best wishes John
I worked/contracted to an old school drilling company that had used the same yard for 50 years. There is no telling how many thousands of gallons of oil were spilled on the ground. When the property was sold the soil was tested for contamination. The only thing found was arsenic in two places. No one knows where that came from because they didn't use it. My guess is it came from the farms that were there years before. The oil simply returned to the earth it was taken from and the cycle of life goes on. Great video Zach, you and I would work well together.
Possibly very old graves from when they used arsenic as an embalming fluid? Or maybe some dude being treated for syphilis in the 1910s to the 1930s took a piss there when arsphenamine/salvarsan was the only medication available.
Another great video Zack. People that never owned their own business don't understand. I have and you can't always be perfect at the cost of missing a day or more of the equipment working.
Mate the T-shirt made my day. Greetings from Australia. At times you can't just pop down to the store and buy parts or even a new item, I live in a rural area too and being retired mechanic, I make a lot if items to keep things going.
I really appreciate your comments about employees and safety. This is your gig to be as safe (or not) as you damn well please. Anyone who watches regularly knows you do just fine.
This is only my second video of yours that I have watched, and all I want to say is...wow my grandfather would be impressed with how you're keeping old machinery alive today. Hell, I'm impressed from what little he taught me of the "old school way to do things" yeah shit might not be done necessarily the correct way but as long as it works, and you don't break anything and it's not *that* sketchy/dangerous hell let's try it!
You are a typical "do it yourself" oil man, farmer and you should be proud of it. It's people like you that made this country as great as it is. Keep up the good work!
Please take each and every comment (including this one) with a shaker of salt. You are a doer. Yeah, as you say, maybe something could be better, but everything has a cost, and time and money come into play. Some folks (likely me), just comment and criticize just to flap their gums. Of course, everyone should learn from others, but... Well, I am sure you get my drift. I enjoy your videos immensely. I learn a lot. Please keep them up. Best!
Ya know - this makes me feel like it's a very peaceful 'job' you've got there - at least while you're out in the field. I just found your channel earlier this week, very interesting content. Keep it up my man.
A retired police officer who started his own outboard repair business. I work a lot of lower units off of outboards. I would be right at home working on this stuff.
You are absolutely awesome!. I just found your channel today and enjoy every aspect of your 'content' especially your editorial comments about safety & the environment. I can see that I am going to spend a lot of hours here.
I'm a third generation mechanic electrician or in the offshore oil fields we were refered to as SCR electrician just means I'm also into solidstate drives - I started in the offshore oil fields in the early 70s - some of the equipment was from the 1920s - there were still Worthington air injection diesels and oil engines generating power or running compressors and pumps - We just kept every thing running - there is a saying the oilfields never sleeps - It's true - I'm retired now - today much of the oilfields are high tech - every thing is changed out once a yr or every to yrs - The old generators and compressors my grandfather and uncles worked on were never changed out - they were just kept running - I had seen old 4 HP FM hit and miss engines on small shallow wells in the middle of no were in the marsh pumping oil - they were on gear boxes running running one or more jack pumps - . Working on old equipment is like stepping back in time -
Ya know it's funny, I'm a property manager and I'm similar in the sense that "I do a little of this, a little of that". Not a master electrician, plumber, professional Timber framer... but I can wire up a breaker box, install a toilet, build a wall, etc. Better to know a little about a lot than a lot about a little in my opinion Your lucky that you don't have to deal with people, though. Machines don't have personal opinions lol keep the videos coming! If I ever sell off my small empire up north and come to Texas to become an oil man I'll be lookin ya up for some advice! 😂 🤙 P.S. - I'm the same way with safety. I am always the first one to do the sketchy stuff to make sure it's okay before I tell one of my guys to. Heck I even enjoy it sometimes. I was just re-bricking around a window on the 5th floor standing on a 2x12 stretched across about an 8 foot gap. Had my guys on steady ground mixing Mortar and hauling it up instead of putting them in the more dangerous spot. You'll always have the ney-sayers but don't pay them no mind. Also I love the shirt in beginning of the video about a penny for your thoughts! Made me chuckle ha
Most people don't understand that you can't survive in this business by replacing the "junk" with new equipment; however, you must be able to keep the old stuff running reliably. Very few operators have the necessary mechanical, machining and electrical skills to pull this off without breaking the bank. I was raised on a farm and understand this well (now a retired professional engineer).
Zach you are in the 5%/2% club 95/97%% of all other men don't have the skill to make shit happen that you do, old school a dying breed. Live long Will Robertson
Update the firmware in your plug. We had them controlling communications equipment also and they would randomly cutout. A firmware update fixed all the issues!!
Foil tape! Wrap those gears with foil tape next time so welding splatter doesn’t get on the mating surfaces. Doesn’t melt when the part gets hot and splatter can’t burn through it.
So far, you haven't done anything that I wouldn't have done any differently. Course I need a crane to do what you did by hand. Our wells are a whole lot deeper
I will say I'm all for the mentally of always go forward, progress not perfection... But I will also say you could probably be 20% safer/detailed that extra little bit of attention would go a long way, imo. Great video👍
Don't worry about the haters. It's easy to find a "better" way to do things when it's not your own time, money, or productivity at risk. Plenty of times, good enough is truly good enough, especially when it comes to heavy, overbuilt, slow-moving equipment. I appreciate your videos, whatever the topic. I'm a design engineer and although I'm tangentially involved with the energy industry, I don't usually get to see what goes on in the actual fields, so that's cool.
Haters are going to hate. I like watching how you keep the old stuff alive.
@@iridium8341 If it makes me money I'll work on anything.
@@obfuscated3090...well, that's ONE way of looking at it...(!)
It came out of the ground
Zach, you say you’re an oilman, and you are, but you are spiritually identical to a farmer!
I have an old water pump that feeds my cattle, it’s about 80 years old and the weld on its cast iron head has held for 15 years in spite of me using 7018 rods because that’s all I had on a Saturday evening. Not every job is a space shuttle mission. Good enough is good enough.
Haha that needs to be a t-shirt.
Not every job is a space shuttle mission. Well put friend.
Another great video, Zach. Thanks for always taking us along with you. I like the way you "talk" to us like we are standing right beside you. You make your work look so easy and its great to see you enjoy it so much. I am learning so much about working in the oil fields watching you. I am glad you are getting this lease a second chance. Keep these oil field videos coming. Always a joy to see a new "ZachLife" video.
Thanks, Thanks for watching.
I absolutely love watching your videos! Learn something new every time. Maybe if other people would learn to just make it work with what you have available(the farmer way) this country would be better
It's called Adapt, Improvise and Overcome! You got it going man, it'll probably run for the rest of the life of the well.
Those of us that can keep junk running will win in the end!! Keep up the hard work and I hope that you keep sharing it with us!!
That's the plan!
Funny thing is most of this is not junk… it’s just old, and frankly, old stuff was built to last…. With a little tlc
Fantastic work Zach, those 47 minutes flown by. Your engineering skills are superb, getting these machines going again. The dipstick is brilliant, easy to check. It is what demartin says, standing beside you in the workshop and on-site.
Thanks.
Zach, I also really enjoy watching you repair the old oil field equipment. That's one thing I don't know anything about so I am learning a lot.
Sam
Awesome thanks for watching.
I just love those thrustless herringbone cut gears. Invented by Andre Citroën of the Citroën car company. If you look on the front of their cars, there are two herringbone teeth. Another great video. Thanks for uploading!
Most “normal” people don’t understand not being an employee. Thanks for another super interesting video Zach!
This is 100% the deal.
I like keeping the old stuff running also, I collect and restore old flywheel engines. The old stuff was built to be repaired, not thrown away. Great video Zach.
I agree I like old stuff.
When you are actually doing the work, "good enough" is good enough. Watching these videos lets me know I'm not the only one that suffers from "forgot the right tool" and the "all day one hour job". I admire your ability to take on a job and do what it takes to get it done.
Thanks. Thats a motto of mine. good enough.
I love your channel and I appreciate and respect the way you work. I retired after a 20 year p;olikce career in a urban area and if I had been a safety maven I would never have gotten out of the car. Safety first is one of the phrases that really sets me off. Good work!
Thank you for serving your community, that career has become an unbearable job in many locations.
(Source -- My best friend is a retired Deputy of 30.xx years.)
Zach, I enjoy watching you work on older technology where we can see it.
there is nothing new under the sun
Zach, you' ve been doing this stuff for years and you know what works. Remember no matter what you post on the 'net, someone will disagree with it just because they can. Great video, thanks for posting.
Thanks.
Na, didn't get that dizzy. Thanks for straightening us out, lol 😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
WE ARE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR SKILLS AND YOUR WORK, AWESOME TO SAY THE LEAST, LOVE THE T SHIRTS !!
I think it’s fascinating that I’m thinking of engines and you knew that! 😂 the properties of this gear case are so different than a truck motor and the tolerances are naturally different. Fascinating bits about the gear shaft and the oil slinger drains! Old VW engines worked the same way!
Love this channel. Been watching it for a long ass while, such wholesome and honest work.
Tips for heating up bearings, and races; put the parts in a wet paper towel and into the microwave for like 1-2 minutes.
Alternatively; toaster oven.
The deep fryer is a new to me method!
Thanks. What ever works.
that double herringbone gear pattern is so cool
Don't let the safety police get to you. Some people value true freedom, and some don't. I'm with you on not living in bubble wrap.
Gotta say you don’t see old jack pumps worked on every day. Looks good.
Did all this in the 70's in the lower San Juan basin. Brings back lots of memories. Enjoy your videos.
Nice save on making the gear work! Thanks for taking us along!
As far as your transformer video goes, I'm with you on doing what it takes to get the job done. I do have to say, however, that you always think it's worth it to get the job done until one day you suddenly realize you're messed up in a life changing way. I've had some close calls, finally decided that the time that I might save on a job to go grab safety glasses, gloves, a chain hoist, etc. is not worth trading the well-being of the whole rest of my life. I'm a mechanic, I'm going to die with a wrench in my hand. But I want to die actually wrenching, not sitting there with cancer or a crippled back, not able to work, just waiting to die, because of some nasty PCB oil incident from 10 years ago. I know you already think about that stuff, and I'm not trying to shame you for doing what you do, like I said I've got the same mentality. But just try and think of what your doing for your own sake. We need many more years of ZachLife videos, none of us want to see you get messed up from this stuff. The quick and easy way is always quick and easy until it isn't.
Well put. I did years of rigging radio towers and so on. One day I realized that if I didn't do it, it wouldn't get done, and therefore the money, which had diminished, wasn't worth it. I guess it was coz I realized my boys needed a dad for at least a decade or two. I work a much safer cleaner job today, with my teen sons, but the body reminds me of my dumb antics every day. Of course I'm an adventurer, so factory work is slowly killing me. Also, lived 50 years in Africa, never a dull moment, including getting shot, safe and uneventful is great, but I can't help feeling like summing is missing!
Hey Zack, great stuff! I never vlogged ' cos I didn't want any evidence 😊. There's a load of jobs I did in South Africa that just don't get done anymore coz guys like us just ain't around!
It lives again! I really enjoy your fix-it videos on this old equipment.
That’s why they’re called spring passes. Great to see you back Zach.
you should get one of those horse stall mats from tractor supply and put a chunk under your press so things have a nice rubber surface to land on. they also make great pads to throw down on mud so you can work on things without bogging your boots
Good idea
Horse stall mats make great shop floor mats. My old pipeliner welding instructor had me line the toolroom floor which worked a treat. I use mine as ground mats between my house and shop because I don't want to pave over the water and electrical lines. (That immediately paid off because the garbage PVC water line installed by a previous owner failed a week later.) I wrench vintage motorcycles and when I redo my engine build area it will get more stall mats.
Gib Key. They’re called Tapered Head Gib Keys… Yours is one of the best channels on TH-cam, Zak. I have a stack of engineering degrees, accreditations, and credentials thick enough to stop a 45. Your breadth of knowledge, judgement and acumen are a marvel and a testament to the fact that Engineers are born not made.
Thanks.
Thanks for the videos ! Always fun and educational. I'm no expert, but these parts and workings on these wells sure seem to show some pretty unique mechanics. And they seem to last and last.
Enjoyed this very much. If I had all the right new equipment to do the job, I'd be broke or so rich I didn't need the equipment in the first place.
Keep it up Zak ! I love old equipment and always rebuild our tractors and equipment myself
Enjoy watching you work, your a Jack of all Trades God Bless
Thanks 👍
Nice repair Zach. Always enjoy your content.
Yes. Another pumping unit video. Man I’m itching to see the detailed video of your scada stuff. Great video.
Thanks. Should have some ready in a couple of months.
I like seeing stuff apart that I've never been even close to. But I've also had an interest in what they work like
That oil you spilled on the ground is dinner for some oleophagic bacteria in the dirt. Yes, things eat oil.
Also, you should put some filler bolts in the cover jacking holes to keep the threads clean.
I work in the pharmaceutical industry, so obviously most things you do make me cringe BUT, I understand clearly that your work doesn't have to be anywhere near pharmaceutical grade! I love watching you fix oilfield equipment. Don't let the haters interfere with your work!
Thanks.
Dear Zach. I enjoy watching your videos that show me how the oil lease all works. I enjoyed the motor/generator welder with the differential wound generator episode. It was classic machinery that stimulated my electrical engineering interests. I also enjoy the plumbing and the separator videos. We don't have any oilfields where I am in Australia so your work and ingenuity really stimulates my interest. Keep up the good work Zach and I wish you success and prosperity. You have a warm personality free from vanity which makes you an excellent instructor and entertainer. Best wishes John
Machining a sleeve from tubing and loctite-ing to the shaft might be another option to avoid the shaft welding.
I have a few oil royalties here and there. I always was fascinated by oil wells. Thanks for your videos. It’s like a free education!
I appreciate your real world common sensical experiences. Would like to meet you sometime! From Ellis county Texas. God bless!
It's ironic that a gearbox for pumping oil out of the ground, fails from lack of oil! :-) I love the way you tackle field work!
Hahah
I worked/contracted to an old school drilling company that had used the same yard for 50 years. There is no telling how many thousands of gallons of oil were spilled on the ground. When the property was sold the soil was tested for contamination. The only thing found was arsenic in two places. No one knows where that came from because they didn't use it. My guess is it came from the farms that were there years before. The oil simply returned to the earth it was taken from and the cycle of life goes on. Great video Zach, you and I would work well together.
Possibly very old graves from when they used arsenic as an embalming fluid? Or maybe some dude being treated for syphilis in the 1910s to the 1930s took a piss there when arsphenamine/salvarsan was the only medication available.
Another great video Zack. People that never owned their own business don't understand. I have and you can't always be perfect at the cost of missing a day or more of the equipment working.
Mate the T-shirt made my day. Greetings from Australia. At times you can't just pop down to the store and buy parts or even a new item, I live in a rural area too and being retired mechanic, I make a lot if items to keep things going.
Hahaha thanks
I really appreciate your comments about employees and safety. This is your gig to be as safe (or not) as you damn well please. Anyone who watches regularly knows you do just fine.
Zack can't get enough of your thoughts don't keep them to your self share your insightful knowledge for the masses to hear
This is only my second video of yours that I have watched, and all I want to say is...wow my grandfather would be impressed with how you're keeping old machinery alive today. Hell, I'm impressed from what little he taught me of the "old school way to do things" yeah shit might not be done necessarily the correct way but as long as it works, and you don't break anything and it's not *that* sketchy/dangerous hell let's try it!
0:18...WELL, NOBODY'S INFALLIBLE...and you're MY kind of people...
You are a typical "do it yourself" oil man, farmer and you should be proud of it. It's people like you that made this country as great as it is. Keep up the good work!
I been a mechanic 28 years, you're doin' just fine!
I love your adjustable hammer. ;)
From a 61 year old oil man, it does my heart good to watch your vids. Thank you,
Thanks for watching.
the realist oil field work horse on the internet. love your videos sir!
Thanks.
Please take each and every comment (including this one) with a shaker of salt. You are a doer. Yeah, as you say, maybe something could be better, but everything has a cost, and time and money come into play. Some folks (likely me), just comment and criticize just to flap their gums. Of course, everyone should learn from others, but... Well, I am sure you get my drift. I enjoy your videos immensely. I learn a lot. Please keep them up. Best!
Don't know why anyone would hate, what you did was more than good enough.
It ain't like you were building a 9000 rpm race car engine.
Wish I was helping you , I love working on old stuff . I enjoy your channel my friend .
Thanks.
"They give you extra napkins for after" ROFLOL
I totally agree with you. I don't see the point in having to clean old equipment that produces income.
It’s not a how to video, it’s a how I do it video. Keep on doing what you do. Love watching you do your thing, you get it done
Like the shirt. Need that printed on all my work uniforms
Ya know - this makes me feel like it's a very peaceful 'job' you've got there - at least while you're out in the field. I just found your channel earlier this week, very interesting content. Keep it up my man.
A good millwright knows what is critical and what is not. That gearbox will run for years. You are a talented man.
Thanks.
Amazing mechanical repair. Thanks for the video !
A retired police officer who started his own outboard repair business. I work a lot of lower units off of outboards. I would be right at home working on this stuff.
I think you done a fine job it's running smooth as ever
Zach these videos are awesome, always some fascinating stuff.
You are absolutely awesome!. I just found your channel today and enjoy every aspect of your 'content' especially your editorial comments about safety & the environment. I can see that I am going to spend a lot of hours here.
glad to have found your channel..... brings a smile to me chops
"extra napkins for later"....... am I the only one who got it? lol
I'm a third generation mechanic electrician or in the offshore oil fields we were refered to as SCR electrician just means I'm also into solidstate drives -
I started in the offshore oil fields in the early 70s - some of the equipment was from the 1920s - there were still Worthington air injection diesels and oil engines generating power or running compressors and pumps -
We just kept every thing running - there is a saying the oilfields never sleeps -
It's true - I'm retired now - today much of the oilfields are high tech - every thing is changed out once a yr or every to yrs -
The old generators and compressors my grandfather and uncles worked on were never changed out - they were just kept running -
I had seen old 4 HP FM hit and miss engines on small shallow wells in the middle of no were in the marsh pumping oil - they were on gear boxes running running one or more jack pumps -
. Working on old equipment is like stepping back in time -
never clicked on a video so fast. i just love your content. i have watched every video.
Man. Great work, sir! Love your channel. Never woulda guessed I'd be interested in a random oil dude's life but you make it interesting!
"Extra napkins for later"....the guys who work in the sticks understand what that statement really means....
Hey Brother, you do what you gotta do!
Hey Zach, glad to see you are still at it. Nothing like making money, black gold, Texas Tea .😊
Zack, you need a field welder in the back of your truck!
Ya know it's funny, I'm a property manager and I'm similar in the sense that "I do a little of this, a little of that". Not a master electrician, plumber, professional Timber framer... but I can wire up a breaker box, install a toilet, build a wall, etc. Better to know a little about a lot than a lot about a little in my opinion
Your lucky that you don't have to deal with people, though. Machines don't have personal opinions lol keep the videos coming! If I ever sell off my small empire up north and come to Texas to become an oil man I'll be lookin ya up for some advice! 😂 🤙
P.S. - I'm the same way with safety. I am always the first one to do the sketchy stuff to make sure it's okay before I tell one of my guys to. Heck I even enjoy it sometimes. I was just re-bricking around a window on the 5th floor standing on a 2x12 stretched across about an 8 foot gap. Had my guys on steady ground mixing Mortar and hauling it up instead of putting them in the more dangerous spot. You'll always have the ney-sayers but don't pay them no mind. Also I love the shirt in beginning of the video about a penny for your thoughts! Made me chuckle ha
I agree; it's fun watching these projects 😁😔😁😁😔❤❤❤❤
Deep frier to warm up bearings without melting the rubber seals, nice idea! 💯
Most people don't understand that you can't survive in this business by replacing the "junk" with new equipment; however, you must be able to keep the old stuff running reliably. Very few operators have the necessary mechanical, machining and electrical skills to pull this off without breaking the bank. I was raised on a farm and understand this well (now a retired professional engineer).
exactly.
would love to see a more in depth video on that old welding machine
I agree, I do one sometime.
Your tshirts always crack me up
Zach you are in the 5%/2% club 95/97%% of all other men don't have the skill to make shit happen that you do, old school a dying breed. Live long Will Robertson
Update the firmware in your plug. We had them controlling communications equipment also and they would randomly cutout. A firmware update fixed all the issues!!
Foil tape! Wrap those gears with foil tape next time so welding splatter doesn’t get on the mating surfaces. Doesn’t melt when the part gets hot and splatter can’t burn through it.
So far, you haven't done anything that I wouldn't have done any differently. Course I need a crane to do what you did by hand. Our wells are a whole lot deeper
Ha!!! Nice press! Dunno if mines made it into a video but it's the same... Even sounds the same. Dake ftw!
This guy's sassy tshirts crack me up.
Time is like fruit on a vine.
No apology necessary, Oil Man
Another great video. Really enjoyed watching. Thx
Design a t-shirt that says “Zach the Hack” I don’t know why the haters even bother watching man lol keep ‘‘em coming Zach we will keep on watching!
Hahaha I love it.
Lookin good...As long as you can get it in there, it's better a little tight than a little loose...universal
The problem i see they ain' t making no more Mr Zach You the man
I will say I'm all for the mentally of always go forward, progress not perfection... But I will also say you could probably be 20% safer/detailed that extra little bit of attention would go a long way, imo.
Great video👍
Thanks! Think the gear guy owes you one. Also, nothing was 'hacked' cept the new dipstick, and that's a valuable improvement.
Don't worry about the haters. It's easy to find a "better" way to do things when it's not your own time, money, or productivity at risk. Plenty of times, good enough is truly good enough, especially when it comes to heavy, overbuilt, slow-moving equipment. I appreciate your videos, whatever the topic. I'm a design engineer and although I'm tangentially involved with the energy industry, I don't usually get to see what goes on in the actual fields, so that's cool.
Somebody send this mad a collet wrench!
ON MY US NAVY SHIP , OUR REDUCTION GEAR USED HELICAL GEARS FOR SMOOTH QUIET OPERATION, MM2 77/81 DOWN IN THE HOLE .
Love your work!
What comes from earth goes back to earth. Some ppl are too hung up on their screen tell a visual lol...