I know you love pipelining but you missed your calling sir. That bed build is awesome sir. You should make them to fit all models (Chevy, Ram, & Ford) You done a really great job sir. How many hours is in this build?
That was everything out the door. Materials, paint and all. And I only charged half my normal rate on account of the way we shared it on TH-cam. It took a bit longer sense we filmed it and used it as education material. Normally it would have cost just shy of 40k
@@weekendwarrior4271that’s not overpriced. Our beds for marathon pipeline company trucks were like mid 20k. Not sure exactly that’s just what custom costs
So for the radius part, you take 32"+ some more change ÷ 4 add some more change carry the one divide by pi, subtract the circumstance of the Earth, take the square root of the moons gravitational pull, add it all up, double check, stop, Pop a Top, call your buddies and start the process again, got it😂
Hoosier is a person from Indiana. Those gas struts should be flipped end over end. You want the rod on the downhill side because the fluid in them keeps the seals in good condition. Nice build man.
Love how you take pride in all your work including making your videos. Don’t see many guys take that much pride and the definition of skilled craftsmanship is going out the window in my opinion these days. Keep it up hopefully you continue to inspire and show what it means to be a “true craftsman”!!!
Wow. That turned out incredible! Following the body lines off the door ties it in beautifully and I don't think I've ever seen a cleaner job! Seriously, thats a job to be proud of!
Great job Austin, really looks great . Run that thing by the paint shop, I bet they could blend it in real good. Stay safe and keep up the great work you and Kayla do around there. Fred.
That's a slick setup, like the Rino Hide look, and the inner fender over the Dually wheel wells. What would be awesome is hydraulic actuated pins to detach the bed and drop-down legs to stand it in place. Then a Flatbed to attached to the truck frame by just backing under it and same pins to secure it to the truck. That would have a Dual useability. Probably use and electric 12volt pump to overate the pins.
RIP those tires whenever this truck has any serious load, or goes offroad. I've personally witnessed dudes shred their tires because they never consider the fact that the suspension can have a fairly significant amount of up travel before it hits the bump stops. Perfect reason to get a lift I suppose.
If wind is a problem on the back boxes maybe a short bungee strap to keep tension on it when needed, Or you could put threads on both ends of holding rod so a few turns would lock it into place.
Dream rig for me. I dont pipeline, i have a full time in a vessel shop, but i do repairs and stuff on the side too. Would love to have this setup. One day! Keep on hustlin
Austin, Austin, Austin. You don't understand an Uh Oh until you run over a section of HVAC roof with a 4 ton forklift. True story from almost 2 years ago. 50 foot sections of duct work we were building and our forklift driver, who by the way is one of the best in our area, accidentally grazed the front corner with the back tire when he was trying to back out and around another section we built. My supervisor and the guys who made the roof were working frantically to fix the cap that was built into it and make it look like nothing happened so we could install it. By the time they were done, we could still see where "something" had happened, but it was so much better than it was... Still thankful I work alongside some great miracle workers... They have done the impossible several times since then for us.
Really nice work, nice bed. If I added anything it would be a drop in tray in each of the toolboxes for small stuff I did not want to get lost in the bottom. I like the simple elegant lock. Not many folks carry an allen wrench on them since they have no idea they would need it and you would need a deep one too. Another elegant way to make a lock is to make a rectangular pocket to slide a padlock into and place a retainer plate on the backside on the shackle after you install it so it can’t fall out or be removed. Then put a hook hanging down from the lid that catches on the body of the lock itself when its pressed in and locked, but when its opened it does not catch. Almost impossible to break open without total violent entry if you use a quality lock.
That is a very nice bed, Austin! I have been a follower since your pipelining days and really miss that content and miss being in that profession still myself. Out of the dozens of people I know, not a single one is still a pipeliner to this day, 2019 was the last year that I stepped on one. You have a great career going now, so dont think I am trying to degrade what you are doing. I just like to reminisce I guess. Take care.
Pipe rigs are pretty but always strike me as a one trick pony. Very good at that one trick but that must be a bitch to anything but pipeline work from.
Mighty fine well executed project young man. Anyone would be proud to owne it. I do think it needs a headache rack to protect the cab. I really like the way you locked the tool boxes. A short story from my dad. He worked as a welder building municipal water towers when i was a baby. The contractor he worked for had all tool boxes made to be locked with a 5/8" bolt and nut. He demanded the bolts to be tightened with 2 - 12" adjustable wrenches. They never had any tools stolen. All of the other contractors were constantly being robbed of their tools. The bolt cutters used to cut off locks could not work on the bolts.
The Plate that's not lockable could be used to replace a palet to get under the pipe when mud is present or just 2 not lay on floor just needs allitle more adaptors but overall best custom box I've seen and quality and durability I love my good multi tools
Beautiful rig and some really nice trick fab for all those contours. But I always wonder how the end user keeps money in his bank account! I worked for about 3yrs in facilities as a weldor in the power generation world. My ‘rig’ was a 1988 Toyota pickup(not a Tacoma)V6, extended with custom flatbed. Bottles, 100’ leads, an old idealarc 250. Chrome doesn’t get you home:-) Still a beauty build sir.
You are absolutely right, slow down and do it correct the first time. Rework is a horrible situation. I ran the oilfield for seven years during the exploration boom in Western CO and N. Dakota. "2006/ 2013" the best welding education, next to Grandpa and tech school, that a person could ask for . I'm currently working the federal arena , DOD / DOS locations overseas... and that old saying still stand today. You do good work Austin, keep it up.
why are all these welding trucks not even protected from rain?!?! seems fake, what are you welding bridges? anything under 1/2'' can be done with a tiny welder like 30lbs to 50lbs, you don't need an f350 for welding unless you wanna tow things 30,000lbs+ you are much better off with a smaller lighter 4wd fuel efficient vehicle, with cheap maintenance
I didn’t realize you were in Oklahoma. I don’t live far from the Stillwater area. I’m not a professional welder just mainly tinker and farm welding. I enjoy the videos though
I have a dirt moving company and I carry a lot of tools and a lot of stuff I need to keep the job and my guys rolling. It’s organized but I’m always trying to find ways to refine tool/equipment storage
I’m a 50 year old lawn and landscape company owner looking to get out of the business,do you think pipeline welding 50 is too old to get in? I have some knowledge in welding mig mostly and can put a decent bead down but I have arc welded also.
It's nice bit the hitches I see issues. I wouldn't trust them. Specially the slide in receiver. The 5th wheel hitch u mount to far behind axle, u can't haul a good size trailer without it making the truck ride like crap. 5th wheel should be over the axle or as close as possible.
Serious question here: As someone who isn’t a welder I’ve always wondered why welding trucks are always 350/3500 dually diesels when in all reality a 1500 would be more than capable of carrying the tools around. Is it a regular occurrence that welders are also having to tow heavy things or is just about having a big truck?
We carry lots of weight. And yes, also pull trailers. And a lot of use out lots of miles on them. Therefor, it’s better to have heavier suspension parts, u joints, ect…
I know he had already responded but there’s a lot of upsides actually to diesels like of course reliability, a lot of these guys travel and their campers are their homes so a lot of the time they go all out and get giant campers and they wanna be hauled efficiently, you can actually make a diesel more fuel efficient than a normal gas using pickup too which is funny and the diesel noises 😫
@@arossweldinghey brother can you do me a favor and let me know roughly what the bed cost in raw material ? No labor cutting or bending cost just the raw pipe/plate/sheet cost?? Thanks man!! I’m finishing up my 07 lbz dually and about to start on a bed myself to upgrade from a ugly ole service bed I’ve been using for years, going to be building a bed very similar to this one just a little shorter on the rear end and little less deep toolbox wise
I have no idea why Americans prefer this style of bed. You can't use the rear of the bed as a workspace when you try to get tools out of those cabinets and there is limited space to store stuff. It's a very very nice build but Albertan rig welding beds are all around more versatile on every job site.
Nice looking bed! mines just a flat bed with tanks at the front welder in the middle tool box’s under the bed in front and behind the rear wheels all flat in the back for a work bench don’t pipe line weld just fab work and around the farm kind of welding not the perfect set up but can work well for most things and also I keep things simple so they are easy to fix on my old truck
question: is that hole center rear for the flip over ball? if so , can we mount them that far behind the rear axle now? i heard GM is reccomending it for a smoother ride. anyone know? thax dave
laying those bottles down like that turn them into torpedoes if the gauges or whole valve get broke off . i would never lay them down . stand them up .
There is about 3” of clearance if I remember right. I just looked at the video and on camera it looks like there is only like 1 1/2” or so… the shadow makes it look like less. But I still think he could use some air bags.
Boy I do like that lock system it’s slicker then wet ice I might have to try that when I build my own bed I really like that whole set up matching the body lines in the bottom with the cab really took the whole build to a next level I know it was really an extra bit of work but it looks sharp as tacks
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I know you love pipelining but you missed your calling sir. That bed build is awesome sir. You should make them to fit all models (Chevy, Ram, & Ford) You done a really great job sir. How many hours is in this build?
Thank you. I really appreciate that. About 250 hours.
Fun fact he charged this guy $19500 for this bed. That’s wayyyyy overpriced
That was everything out the door. Materials, paint and all. And I only charged half my normal rate on account of the way we shared it on TH-cam. It took a bit longer sense we filmed it and used it as education material. Normally it would have cost just shy of 40k
@@weekendwarrior4271that’s not overpriced. Our beds for marathon pipeline company trucks were like mid 20k. Not sure exactly that’s just what custom costs
over priced ? That's actually cheap brother .
We r professionals, custom fabrication does not come cheap.
So for the radius part, you take 32"+ some more change ÷ 4 add some more change carry the one divide by pi, subtract the circumstance of the Earth, take the square root of the moons gravitational pull, add it all up, double check, stop, Pop a Top, call your buddies and start the process again, got it😂
Nice!
Glad you didnt buy a ford
Hoosier is a person from Indiana.
Those gas struts should be flipped end over end. You want the rod on the downhill side because the fluid in them keeps the seals in good condition.
Nice build man.
Omg 🤦♂️ thank you for sharing that info! I had no idea!!! This is why I love you guys! And why I love learning! Thank you thank you thank you!
Love how you take pride in all your work including making your videos. Don’t see many guys take that much pride and the definition of skilled craftsmanship is going out the window in my opinion these days. Keep it up hopefully you continue to inspire and show what it means to be a “true craftsman”!!!
I appreciate you taking the time to share these kind words. It means a lot.
Man it’s really great to see people take pride in what they do and do things right and not half assed
That is a really nice looking weld bed!! Nice job!!
Thanks!
Something you should be proud of! Nice work, Austin.
I appreciate that!
Wow. That turned out incredible! Following the body lines off the door ties it in beautifully and I don't think I've ever seen a cleaner job! Seriously, thats a job to be proud of!
I sure appreciate it
Thanks for the tour Austin it came out real nice!! JB
Pleasure is all mine!
I been looking forward to this final episode. Really well thought out and well executed Austin.
Thanks!
Does take experience to figure out the quality to efficiency ratio. I'm a quality over quantity myself. Great video!
Yes it does!
Awesome build, Austin! Love all the small details and thoughtfulness you put into it. A true work of art.
Thanks a bunch!
definitely!
Great job Austin, really looks great . Run that thing by the paint shop, I bet they could blend it in real good. Stay safe and keep up the great work you and Kayla do around there. Fred.
Thanks 👍
Great job..! As a kid, I helped my dad build 2 rigs. He was a 798 rig welder from the 40's till the mid 80's.
That's a slick setup, like the Rino Hide look, and the inner fender over the Dually wheel wells. What would be awesome is hydraulic actuated pins to detach the bed and drop-down legs to stand it in place. Then a Flatbed to attached to the truck frame by just backing under it and same pins to secure it to the truck. That would have a Dual useability. Probably use and electric 12volt pump to overate the pins.
That sounds like a roll off truck and a special box to work off of
Not a bad idea but it’s not just a welding bed great idea but at that point why not set up a job box and a little trailer.
Take it back to Linex and ask them fix your screw up. It will look better and you will feel better about the situation.
Another home run Austin 👍🏻 as always keep up the good work 🇺🇸
Thanks! Will do!
I would have put a headache rack on it to protect the back of the cab, just saying
Ice chest dose cover half window
RIP those tires whenever this truck has any serious load, or goes offroad. I've personally witnessed dudes shred their tires because they never consider the fact that the suspension can have a fairly significant amount of up travel before it hits the bump stops. Perfect reason to get a lift I suppose.
If wind is a problem on the back boxes maybe a short bungee strap to keep tension on it when needed, Or you could put threads on both ends of holding rod so a few turns would lock it into place.
That’s a great idea
Beautiful build. I haven't seen a bed that nice in a long time. Phenomenal skill Austin.
Thanks!
If it's not too intrusive what was the price in material and time in labor to build this bed?
Material including paint was about 11k and I had about 250 hrs in it at $110/hr
Dream rig for me. I dont pipeline, i have a full time in a vessel shop, but i do repairs and stuff on the side too. Would love to have this setup. One day! Keep on hustlin
Beautiful and I love that Allen lock idea! Genius Austin! 👍🏻🙏🏻
I can’t take credit for the idea. I’ve seen it on other welding rigs. But thank you!
Mighty Fine rig. Cadillac job. I am sure your customer will get lots of looks on the job site.
Thanks!
the attention to detail is absolutely insane
That's a work of art man. I always respect welders that make their own bed.
The welder getting that bed didn't make his own bed. But I get what you are saying.
@@wadepatton2433true but at the same time he got it fabricated by a badass welder. Just as much of a flex IMO.
Super slick rig now all it needs is a Lincoln 300 in stainless steel highly polished
Thanks!
That was a great build Austin. Really cool ideas and your fabrication skills are spot on. Thanks for the tour.
Thank you Temple! Pleasure is all mine!
Austin, Austin, Austin. You don't understand an Uh Oh until you run over a section of HVAC roof with a 4 ton forklift.
True story from almost 2 years ago. 50 foot sections of duct work we were building and our forklift driver, who by the way is one of the best in our area, accidentally grazed the front corner with the back tire when he was trying to back out and around another section we built. My supervisor and the guys who made the roof were working frantically to fix the cap that was built into it and make it look like nothing happened so we could install it. By the time they were done, we could still see where "something" had happened, but it was so much better than it was... Still thankful I work alongside some great miracle workers... They have done the impossible several times since then for us.
Really nice work, nice bed. If I added anything it would be a drop in tray in each of the toolboxes for small stuff I did not want to get lost in the bottom.
I like the simple elegant lock. Not many folks carry an allen wrench on them since they have no idea they would need it and you would need a deep one too.
Another elegant way to make a lock is to make a rectangular pocket to slide a padlock into and place a retainer plate on the backside on the shackle after you install it so it can’t fall out or be removed. Then put a hook hanging down from the lid that catches on the body of the lock itself when its pressed in and locked, but when its opened it does not catch. Almost impossible to break open without total violent entry if you use a quality lock.
That’s how the Ridgid job boxes work. I have a Greenlee box and you have to all but lay on the ground to see the keyhole for the padlock.
That is a very nice bed, Austin! I have been a follower since your pipelining days and really miss that content and miss being in that profession still myself. Out of the dozens of people I know, not a single one is still a pipeliner to this day, 2019 was the last year that I stepped on one. You have a great career going now, so dont think I am trying to degrade what you are doing. I just like to reminisce I guess. Take care.
Great looking bed build. Always something entertaining and impressive content. Keep up the good work Aross!
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoy the videos!
Love the new welding rig bed ❤❤😮😮. You did an excellent job on the layout.
Thanks!
Good job on the bed and the video as well. Came out quite nice
Thank you!
How did this take 250 hours to build? Thats a month and a half working 40 hour weeks. Seems a bit excessive.
Talking to camara must be lot of deleted footage
What are two horizontal bottle holders for?
Oxygen bottles. 2x k- sized
Do they not use acetylene? Or did I miss that spot?
The acetylene is on the passenger side. 18:00
Pipe rigs are pretty but always strike me as a one trick pony. Very good at that one trick but that must be a bitch to anything but pipeline work from.
I love how you carried the body lines from the truck doors back onto the sides of the rear.
I have seen a few welding rigs based on a pull behind trailer, but all that stuff is heavy... normal trailers don't have full floating wheel hubs.
Love the locking idea
I do too… but doesn’t that mean anyone with a set of Allen wrenches can access your stuff??
I love the old school lock idea, I would’ve never thought of something like that, or the long term door stands
It looks awesome!! Great job. Keep up the good vibes.
Thank you! Will do!
Headache rack? It would protect the cab. If something happened.
Mighty fine well executed project young man. Anyone would be proud to owne it.
I do think it needs a headache rack to protect the cab. I really like the way you locked the tool boxes.
A short story from my dad. He worked as a welder building municipal water towers when i was a baby. The contractor he worked for had all tool boxes made to be locked with a 5/8" bolt and nut. He demanded the bolts to be tightened with 2 - 12" adjustable wrenches. They never had any tools stolen. All of the other contractors were constantly being robbed of their tools. The bolt cutters used to cut off locks could not work on the bolts.
I appreciate it. Yes, a head ache each would be very practical. That’s a great story and great idea! Thank you for sharing!
looking great Austin, for an old timer, you get things done.....cheers from Florida....Paul
Thanks 👍
Good luck with the Ford timebomb.
tidy job , is the back end on air , as it seems to haave very little suspension movement room . ?
No. There’s is more room than what it appears on camera. But it could still use some air bags. I’ve had air bags on most of my welding cars
@@arosswelding yep , even standard spring assisters would make a huge difference
The Plate that's not lockable could be used to replace a palet to get under the pipe when mud is present or just 2 not lay on floor just needs allitle more adaptors but overall best custom box I've seen and quality and durability I love my good multi tools
He's got the most supple wrists in the welding biz!
Very nice
Thanks
Austin you have built another beautiful welding bed. Do you happen to know of any sites that sell used welders?
You may try Facebook market place
This had to be a 30K build……worth every penny too
38 k
Patches! He lives down the road from me in veguita😎 cool to see him on the channel 🤘🏻
🤙
please show us this fully equipped
Jam up! Outstanding....
Thanks for sharing. Makes me want to come out of retirement. 👍🇺🇸
Blessings...
Beautiful rig and some really nice trick fab for all those contours. But I always wonder how the end user keeps money in his bank account! I worked for about 3yrs in facilities as a weldor in the power generation world. My ‘rig’ was a 1988 Toyota pickup(not a Tacoma)V6, extended with custom flatbed. Bottles, 100’ leads, an old idealarc 250. Chrome doesn’t get you home:-)
Still a beauty build sir.
You are absolutely right, slow down and do it correct the first time. Rework is a horrible situation. I ran the oilfield for seven years during the exploration boom in Western CO and N. Dakota. "2006/ 2013" the best welding education, next to Grandpa and tech school, that a person could ask for . I'm currently working the federal arena , DOD / DOS locations overseas... and that old saying still stand today.
You do good work Austin, keep it up.
Albuquerque NM welder! Awesome im from the 505 as well about 2 hours north ABQ actually. Awesum Chingon!!
why are all these welding trucks not even protected from rain?!?! seems fake, what are you welding bridges? anything under 1/2'' can be done with a tiny welder like 30lbs to 50lbs, you don't need an f350 for welding unless you wanna tow things 30,000lbs+ you are much better off with a smaller lighter 4wd fuel efficient vehicle, with cheap maintenance
I didn’t realize you were in Oklahoma. I don’t live far from the Stillwater area. I’m not a professional welder just mainly tinker and farm welding. I enjoy the videos though
Your gunna be on the cover of slick rig magazines if you keep building like that.
I have a dirt moving company and I carry a lot of tools and a lot of stuff I need to keep the job and my guys rolling. It’s organized but I’m always trying to find ways to refine tool/equipment storage
"Slowing Down," just pay attention to Mr. Cat; he knows how to slow down...Excellent content.
Dang brother, incredible truck and bed build!
Thanks!
I’m a 50 year old lawn and landscape company owner looking to get out of the business,do you think pipeline welding 50 is too old to get in? I have some knowledge in welding mig mostly and can put a decent bead down but I have arc welded also.
It's nice bit the hitches I see issues. I wouldn't trust them. Specially the slide in receiver. The 5th wheel hitch u mount to far behind axle, u can't haul a good size trailer without it making the truck ride like crap. 5th wheel should be over the axle or as close as possible.
Serious question here:
As someone who isn’t a welder I’ve always wondered why welding trucks are always 350/3500 dually diesels when in all reality a 1500 would be more than capable of carrying the tools around. Is it a regular occurrence that welders are also having to tow heavy things or is just about having a big truck?
We carry lots of weight. And yes, also pull trailers. And a lot of use out lots of miles on them. Therefor, it’s better to have heavier suspension parts, u joints, ect…
@@arosswelding that makes sense 👌🏼 I just always see the truck by itself and have wondered that for awhile lol
I know he had already responded but there’s a lot of upsides actually to diesels like of course reliability, a lot of these guys travel and their campers are their homes so a lot of the time they go all out and get giant campers and they wanna be hauled efficiently, you can actually make a diesel more fuel efficient than a normal gas using pickup too which is funny and the diesel noises 😫
@@arossweldinghey brother can you do me a favor and let me know roughly what the bed cost in raw material ? No labor cutting or bending cost just the raw pipe/plate/sheet cost?? Thanks man!! I’m finishing up my 07 lbz dually and about to start on a bed myself to upgrade from a ugly ole service bed I’ve been using for years, going to be building a bed very similar to this one just a little shorter on the rear end and little less deep toolbox wise
I have no idea why Americans prefer this style of bed. You can't use the rear of the bed as a workspace when you try to get tools out of those cabinets and there is limited space to store stuff. It's a very very nice build but Albertan rig welding beds are all around more versatile on every job site.
Nice looking bed! mines just a flat bed with tanks at the front welder in the middle tool box’s under the bed in front and behind the rear wheels all flat in the back for a work bench don’t pipe line weld just fab work and around the farm kind of welding not the perfect set up but can work well for most things and also I keep things simple so they are easy to fix on my old truck
question: is that hole center rear for the flip over ball? if so , can we mount them that far behind the rear axle now? i heard GM is reccomending it for a smoother ride. anyone know? thax
dave
Awesome job, 👍
Thanks 👍
Can you put this bed and equipment on a 3/4 ton truck?
Or is there so much weight that you need the 1 ton?
Factory tub beds are impractical. This is just one modification Ive seen over the years that is well done.
Hey Austin , what brand of straight torch do you use I ordered small circle burner .
In south Texas, rig welders use the hoosier pole to hold an umbrella when frabricating near the side of the rig.
laying those bottles down like that turn them into torpedoes if the gauges or whole valve get broke off . i would never lay them down . stand them up .
I got a 77 Chevy C30 that i want to build a weld bed for. I get a lot of good ideas from your channel
One bump and those tires will be rubbing.
Could use some air bags huh
@@arossweldingdefinitely if he's planning on hauling a camper too.
There is about 3” of clearance if I remember right. I just looked at the video and on camera it looks like there is only like 1 1/2” or so… the shadow makes it look like less. But I still think he could use some air bags.
Interesting, Montana is area code 406, it’s interesting that way down there is 405
Outstanding job
I’ve always tacked the backside of my Allen bolts (at the edge of the threads) so they can’t be backed all the way out.
That’s a good idea!
Honestly a good line-x guy would fix that spot free under warranty
come on with all the personal crap, just do welding stuff.
Are you going to build some more beds like that? I got the same truck.
I subscribed just because of that hat! See you on the next weld!
That’s so cool! I’m from edgewood New Mexico.
What’s the pipe sizes and dimensions of the Hoosier pole ?
great job
Boy I do like that lock system it’s slicker then wet ice I might have to try that when I build my own bed I really like that whole set up matching the body lines in the bottom with the cab really took the whole build to a next level I know it was really an extra bit of work but it looks sharp as tacks
I agree! Thank you! Slicker than wet ice! 🤣 I love it!
Do you know a shae white from the panhandle of Texas?
That a beautiful and functional jewel!!
I think so too!
I’m from Farmington New Mexico Leo
Where can I get that thing you’ve got to pivot your torch?
It'd be great to see it rigged out by the owner. Get us a pic!
The welding bed looks good 👍
I think so too! Thanks!
still has emissions system on truck.......
U going back to pipelines yahoo