The old saying - 'the customer is always right' - But it's not always correct. He did not want any preventative work done (stiffeners etc). That usually means repeat work for the shop carrying out the repairs the next time it fails, and the second failure may need more than pressing back into shape...
Could you please do a video where you tell everyone about your past work experiences? Your knowledge goes far beyond welding and I think people would be interested to hear about how you gained so much knowledge. Thanks and please keep up the great videos.
You are ALWAYS better off repairing something to original condition and design, UNLESS the customer asks you to modify it. You will only get blamed for future issues if you modified it without permission. Sometimes you can’t get approval for alterations, especially dealing with a large company.
Another great done repair done. I'm no engineer,but my thoughts is I would have designed it to have maybe one gusset in the middle of the pen housing or one on each side of the housing facing towards the center to spread the load out.
Are you getting sick of telling people that the customer didn’t want to add a gusset? Good repair. That hydraulic Ram is quite the unit! Thanks for making a video, always appreciate it!
@@OFWLoL 🤣😆 Definitely understand! Making ourselves public with what we do, we're going to get "schooled" by the experts! LoL 🤣😆 It's easy to forget what details the viewers are going to focus on and not mention those details in the video! LoL 😂😆 Keep pushing that rope!
I’m 76 years old and 40-59 years ago a wise man told me, “ if you don’t know how to do something , someone has written a book about it”. I’ve been tearing things apart an building things all my life. Failure is one of your best teachers. And today we have the internet videos (but be careful). Watch a bunch and use that Neanderthal brain that the Good lord gave you. Love your videos, Max❤️❤️🐕🦺 Wow, I’m losing it. You’re my number one welding video website, but I meant this comment for another and was jokingly referring to their dog at the end but then again you use that brain of yours all the time and I’m amazed at all that you do great videos.
Another great repair. I am not a fabricator (just an old retired machinist) but I would have welded a strengthening "rib" to the plate once it had been straightened.
@@OFW Doesn't make the customer right though! I noticed that the plate bent beyond where the bushed gussets ended on top and just before the swivel bushes for the wheels. If those upper bushed gussets had been made to run to the end of the plate and as thick as the steering bushes are high, I don't think that it would have bent as easily. Then again what would I as a Carpenter of 40 years know? 😅 Is this machine for grinding concrete highways or similar? Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
@@markfryer9880I also think the upper plates should go to the end of the plate. Yes, it’s for concrete highways. Make them smooth or put in the groves like over bridges.
Awesome, another great project, thank you for sharing, always a pleasure follow your project, you are a good teacher and your explanation are awesome 👍👍👍👍
G'day Mate, That dolly set up came out from the trailer pretty easy. That crane makes life a a little easier. Thanks for the vidios. cheers from Australia.
Love the hat. Wish I'd had one on Saturday. Attended nieces graduation in sunny weather and now my face and bald spot are toast. Great video. Wonder how long it will be before it bends again.
Hi Greg, thank you for your time and effort to show us your work. I presume that´s the wheel with the broken 3" shaft you repaired a while ago. The Bearings are not painted neither the face of the Shaft. They dropped the Grinder in a Cuvert causing the shaft to shear off and bending the plate downwards. Greetings from Germany Manni the CAT Man
WAIT !!! Something is missing here! Was waiting 17 minutes for the "fix the problem", and then "Let get it back together". Wait. Why did the plate bend in the first place, and most importantly, how were you going to prevent it from happening again ??? Especially since the plate has been bent downward, and now back upward, it's weaker that when new, so what's to prevent this from bending again? Your expertise in repairing parts so they don't fail again is what this channel is all about, at least for me. Thanks.
I’m not sure how it bent down. Probably a weird situation. I asked to reinforce it and the customer said no. This is the first time this issue has happened in 3 years. If it happens again I bet I will be putting a gusset.
The way you analyze the problem, the way you think you could solve the problem.....man you're brilliant and very experimented.. Too bad you didn't come a doctor or a neuro chirurgian. You would have been better than doctor House. Great video as usual. Thank you.
Thanks for the confirmation. I think these wheels are a weak point in the construction of the machine. On an other previous Video I saw Jacob working on another of these wheels , seems that he was cutting the Shaft as well. BTW I read the well deserved praise on Jacob " The best employee I ever had". Keep him around! Greetings from the CAT Man
Great job. I always like to watch your videos. My only question is what is going to keep it from happening again tomorrow. I thought you were going to add some kind of stiffeners.
Great job getting them ready for tomorrow! I hope you charged enough! My question/comment is just what does that steering setup do in the operation of a concrete profiler? Is it to steer the trailer once its disconnected from the truck or is it to follow the shape of the concrete roadway?
Excellent hydraulic wizardry there! Impressive. What is this design? While yes lack of maintenance for sure, it seems like this is a design flaw that caused this in the first place
A fantastic quick repair but it not of been better to hhave welded a half inch or inch plate between the two towers to stop them bending in again? It's just a thought Im only asking or was there not enough time to do this??
@OFW thank's for your reply, I thought you may have asked the question that's there loss because it would of help stopping this bending and happening again but then that would of put you out of a job if it goes again.
if there is space, might it be an idea to extend the triangular reinforcing gussets towards the end of each plate carrying the vertical swivel axles, to stop them bending again
11:35 FNG seems to know what he is doing. Hopefully it is a long term mutually beneficial endeavor. We all know it can be a challenge building and maintaining a team that works well. 14:24 Can you explain how this is supposed to work? I see a fixed length tie rod on one side, and a hydraulic cylinder on the other. 14:11 Never mind. I see the trunnion. Fair bit of gravity on that skate.
Profiler: turns lumpy into noisy. Nice work. A little amazing that an expensive machine like that gets put on the deferred maintenance plan. Design defect. Why didn't they take those gussets out to the perimeter of that plate?
What I'd love to know is how did it get bent like that? If it was from just general use, then did it need a redesign and some additional strengthening.
Good job. Do you suppose at some point an entire new piece may need to be fabricated out of 2" steel or maybe even AR to stop the bending from reoccurring?
You should have added two welded plates (Or one between) on the sides of the plain bearings. Welded to the same and the main plate to stop further movement of the plain b
Ok had to google what this contraption was and what it does.... A Highway grinder for concrete and asphalt roads. For that plate to bend the way it did, seems like it may have been driven off highway, in both directions ? Wouldn’t doubt it if this happens again.....Could be a future redesign/ build ???
enjoyed the repair. I noticed that you have had that same OSHA Approved straw hardhat on the last few video's. Where can I get one of those. Just adding a comment to help out on the matrix for your youtube account.
And the trend is I know this is last minute but could you fix this because I need it tomorrow please maybe it's a coincidence but I've been noticing a lot of other videos with welder mechanics getting these last minute calls for repairs aren't those kind of calls just so fun cool video by the way
Welcome to the Hoo-draulic Press Channel... I'm Lauri... and this is special guest Greg...
"It's a Saturday and they're planning on using it tomorrow, on Sunday?" PERFECT!! Love the channel! (and love the hat....)
Especially the hat
The old saying - 'the customer is always right' - But it's not always correct. He did not want any preventative work done (stiffeners etc). That usually means repeat work for the shop carrying out the repairs the next time it fails, and the second failure may need more than pressing back into shape...
you're a frickin wizard. something that complex in that amount of time. your helper looks talented too. good help is hard to find.
Thanks for taking the time, energy and effort to put these together, as well as reply to the comments.
Great work as always
I loved the way you made the ground rise and fall under that road grinder!
Man that’s heavy work. At 62 I’m happy just watching😁😁 Nice repair!
Could you please do a video where you tell everyone about your past work experiences? Your knowledge goes far beyond welding and I think people would be interested to hear about how you gained so much knowledge. Thanks and please keep up the great videos.
Yes. I have been planning a video like that.
*ON Fire Welding* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
You are ALWAYS better off repairing something to original condition and design, UNLESS the customer asks you to modify it. You will only get blamed for future issues if you modified it without permission. Sometimes you can’t get approval for alterations, especially dealing with a large company.
I am thoroughly impressed. 👌 You don't get paid enough!
Sheer genius! Great fix and you didn't even need to apply heat =)
Another great done repair done.
I'm no engineer,but my thoughts is I would have designed it to have maybe one gusset in the middle of the pen housing or one on each side of the housing facing towards the center to spread the load out.
My thought as well. Customer didn’t want to.
@@OFW I hope DieselRamcharger reads your comment.
Are you getting sick of telling people that the customer didn’t want to add a gusset?
Good repair. That hydraulic Ram is quite the unit!
Thanks for making a video, always appreciate it!
I am, but I also try to interact with my viewers.
@@OFWLoL 🤣😆
Definitely understand!
Making ourselves public with what we do, we're going to get "schooled" by the experts! LoL 🤣😆
It's easy to forget what details the viewers are going to focus on and not mention those details in the video! LoL 😂😆
Keep pushing that rope!
Thanks for your videos, I look forward to them!
I’m 76 years old and 40-59 years ago a wise man told me, “ if you don’t know how to do something , someone has written a book about it”. I’ve been tearing things apart an building things all my life. Failure is one of your best teachers. And today we have the internet videos (but be careful). Watch a bunch and use that Neanderthal brain that the Good lord gave you.
Love your videos, Max❤️❤️🐕🦺
Wow, I’m losing it. You’re my number one welding video website, but I meant this comment for another and was jokingly referring to their dog at the end but then again you use that brain of yours all the time and I’m amazed at all that you do great videos.
Every time that air over hydraulic pump operators, it reminds me of the theme song to the aftermath of a burrito I once had.
You are a natural mechanical engineer. Well done as always
How come you didn't...just kidding, Greg. Nice repair. Hope you made a boatload of money off of it!
Another great repair. I am not a fabricator (just an old retired machinist) but I would have welded a strengthening "rib" to the plate once it had been straightened.
I asked. Customer said no.
@@OFW Job security, you'll be repairing it again down the road lol...
@@OFW Doesn't make the customer right though! I noticed that the plate bent beyond where the bushed gussets ended on top and just before the swivel bushes for the wheels. If those upper bushed gussets had been made to run to the end of the plate and as thick as the steering bushes are high, I don't think that it would have bent as easily. Then again what would I as a Carpenter of 40 years know? 😅
Is this machine for grinding concrete highways or similar?
Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
@@markfryer9880I also think the upper plates should go to the end of the plate. Yes, it’s for concrete highways. Make them smooth or put in the groves like over bridges.
Awesome, another great project, thank you for sharing, always a pleasure follow your project, you are a good teacher and your explanation are awesome 👍👍👍👍
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
New guy did good
As always another great job
Spot on buddy, nice repair, nicely done, happy customer, happy days
Amazing job !!!!
Nice fix! It always sketches me out when your dealing with hydraulic power equipment thats dam near maxed out. So much energy stored up.
Great use of your equipment. Job done well
Nicely done Guys! ;-)!!
I learn something every time I watch one of your videos. I will never weider anything huge like you do, I will weld something someday.
Great work
I love all the “I’d have done it this way” and questioning how you do your job, these couch professionals are pricesless!
Hahaha. So much experience in the comments. It’s okay it’s good for the algorithm.
He did a great job!!!
Nice job Brother!
G'day Mate, That dolly set up came out from the trailer pretty easy. That crane makes life a a little easier. Thanks for the vidios. cheers from Australia.
Hi folks , you always amazed me every job you do looks very warm working environment top job again 🎉
You make it look easy
That press frame was screaming "Uncle" - " No Mas" Just about to shit the bed.🍻
Great work as usual man👊 making the ground go up and down was a cool trick to😊
Nice job, considering the time restraints.
Going to go out on a limb here Greg and make a prediction ! I can see a Kenworth with a sleeper in your future 😂😂
Going to need a bigger and longer Kenworth!
really impressive!!!
Love the hat. Wish I'd had one on Saturday. Attended nieces graduation in sunny weather and now my face and bald spot are toast. Great video. Wonder how long it will be before it bends again.
That's the best repair that equipment will ever get.
Hi Greg, thank you for your time and effort to show us your work. I presume that´s the wheel with the broken 3" shaft you repaired a while ago. The Bearings are not painted neither the face of the Shaft. They dropped the Grinder in a Cuvert causing the shaft to shear off and bending the plate downwards. Greetings from Germany Manni the CAT Man
Good eye. I believe it is the same wheel.
214 👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing 🤗
Good work apprentice.
Always interesting videos,
WAIT !!! Something is missing here! Was waiting 17 minutes for the "fix the problem", and then "Let get it back together". Wait. Why did the plate bend in the first place, and most importantly, how were you going to prevent it from happening again ??? Especially since the plate has been bent downward, and now back upward, it's weaker that when new, so what's to prevent this from bending again?
Your expertise in repairing parts so they don't fail again is what this channel is all about, at least for me. Thanks.
I’m not sure how it bent down. Probably a weird situation. I asked to reinforce it and the customer said no. This is the first time this issue has happened in 3 years. If it happens again I bet I will be putting a gusset.
@@OFW Makes sense. Thanks
Surprised the bracket bent and not the pin breaking off in the boss. Some huge forces at work.
The way you analyze the problem, the way you think you could solve the problem.....man you're brilliant and very experimented.. Too bad you didn't come a doctor or a neuro chirurgian. You would have been better than doctor House. Great video as usual. Thank you.
Great Vid 👍👍👍👍👍👍the weld looked good... me not a welder well bubblegum mostly
Alright!! Sunday Special! lol!! Here we go!!!;-)!! Cheers!
Damn your good!
A good shop press can do amazing things
Maravilha de trabalho amigos!!!
Boa sorte sempre!!!
HDM at its best....What a professional 🙏🏻
Thanks for the confirmation. I think these wheels are a weak point in the construction of the machine. On an other previous Video I saw Jacob working on another of these wheels , seems that he was cutting the Shaft as well. BTW I read the well deserved praise on Jacob " The best employee I ever had". Keep him around! Greetings from the CAT Man
Oh BOY another scary bending video !!
Man you made that look easy
BEST WELDER EAST OF THE HORIZON!!
U made that look entirely toooo easy!!!!!
J' aime bien ton chapeau hautemp que ton travail😆😆👍👍
Saturday overtime. 👍
Great job. I always like to watch your videos. My only question is what is going to keep it from happening again tomorrow. I thought you were going to add some kind of stiffeners.
I asked. Customer said no.
Nice...
Great job getting them ready for tomorrow! I hope you charged enough! My question/comment is just what does that steering setup do in the operation of a concrete profiler? Is it to steer the trailer once its disconnected from the truck or is it to follow the shape of the concrete roadway?
It steers the trailer when disconnected from the truck.
The shop fan was killer.
50 tons of ugga dugga and a sketchy set up.
Most fine ! 🙌
That was a neat fix. How long do you reckon before its needs fixing again and beefing up
This one is a first. So maybe never.
Excellent hydraulic wizardry there! Impressive. What is this design? While yes lack of maintenance for sure, it seems like this is a design flaw that caused this in the first place
It looked like they ran into something? Always thrilled to see the sketchy hydraulic press in action. Beer time!
They hit a lip on a bridge or something like that.
@@OFW It will happen again , maybe with extra reinforcements on this place will cause bigger damage at an other place
No hard hat PPE etc , no exclusion zone , no take 5 , no JSA , no pesky safety officer leaning over your shoulder , gotta love working for yourself🤘
Oh right it was Saturday.
Great video as usual
How come you didn’t weld any support plates to strengthen the 1” plate where it bent!??
Isn’t this going to happen again?
Job security🤣
The customer didn’t want to.
A fantastic quick repair but it not of been better to hhave welded a half inch or inch plate between the two towers to stop them bending in again? It's just a thought Im only asking or was there not enough time to do this??
I asked. Customer said no.
@OFW thank's for your reply, I thought you may have asked the question that's there loss because it would of help stopping this bending and happening again but then that would of put you out of a job if it goes again.
Dirty hands make clean money, best proof shown!
👍👍👍
if there is space, might it be an idea to extend the triangular reinforcing gussets towards the end of each plate carrying the vertical swivel axles, to stop them bending again
My thoughts exactly.
no maintenance and working on Sunday is what happens when "yes men" get promoted
11:35 FNG seems to know what he is doing. Hopefully it is a long term mutually beneficial endeavor. We all know it can be a challenge building and maintaining a team that works well.
14:24 Can you explain how this is supposed to work? I see a fixed length tie rod on one side, and a hydraulic cylinder on the other. 14:11 Never mind. I see the trunnion. Fair bit of gravity on that skate.
Profiler: turns lumpy into noisy. Nice work. A little amazing that an expensive machine like that gets put on the deferred maintenance plan.
Design defect. Why didn't they take those gussets out to the perimeter of that plate?
I was wondering the same thing about those gussets! 😮
Whaddya talking about "ran with very low maintenance?" You are there maintaining it on a Saturday even...
What I'd love to know is how did it get bent like that? If it was from just general use, then did it need a redesign and some additional strengthening.
Good operator in a bad situation. Could have been worse.
Looks like you will be doing it again soon as there has been no strength added and the steel plate will now be weeker?
I asked, customer said no.
200% markup sat rush job
I'm not surprised that bracket got bent and I'm not surprised that you fixed it, but how do you figure it got bent downward instead of upward?
I’m really not sure. Crazy shit happens out there.
Good job. Do you suppose at some point an entire new piece may need to be fabricated out of 2" steel or maybe even AR to stop the bending from reoccurring?
Well this is the first time this issue has happened. So it would probably need to happen again before they would consider modifying it.
AR is not appropriate.
The gussets on the main mounting pin need extending .
We are wondering why you didn’t weld any support plates or gussets between the bosses to strengthen the 1”?
Customer didn’t want to. I asked.
nice job just a question ,how is it that the wheels had been bent inward and not in the outward position would love to know your opinion on this
I’m really not sure. It doesn’t make sense.
You should have added two welded plates (Or one between) on the sides of the plain bearings. Welded to the same and the main plate to stop further movement of the plain b
I asked. Customer said no.
Did someone drive in/out of a non 18wheeler minded parking lot or over a raised RR crossing?
👌👍
So will you be swapping the service truck for a sleeper cab one of these days?
Maybe the next one.
Ok had to google what this contraption was and what it does....
A Highway grinder for concrete and asphalt roads. For that plate to bend the way it did, seems like it may have been driven off highway, in both directions ? Wouldn’t doubt it if this happens again.....Could be a future redesign/ build ???
It’s not a common issue. It was a bad situation from what I understand.
What kind of/brand is this machine haven't seen them here in Aus. Ours are a lot different. Would like to see one in action
enjoyed the repair. I noticed that you have had that same OSHA Approved straw hardhat on the last few video's. Where can I get one of those. Just adding a comment to help out on the matrix for your youtube account.
I got this one at my local gas station. Maybe I should make some OFW ones.
@@OFW It wouldn't hurt. Everyone has goodies, T-shirts and coffee mugs. Something a little different is useful.
That bed probably glows under ultraviolet!!,
Where can I get that osha approved hard straw hat
If it bent once, it will bend again unless you beef it up.🇨🇦
And the trend is I know this is last minute but could you fix this because I need it tomorrow please maybe it's a coincidence but I've been noticing a lot of other videos with welder mechanics getting these last minute calls for repairs aren't those kind of calls just so fun cool video by the way
Rush job on a Saturday... I hope they paid dearly! 🤪