The last thing I did for my Dad was cnc plasma cut bucket ears for his backhoe. He bought a bucket that he was told would fit. Nothing lined up. He was old school. We tried for hours. I kept telling him. It does not fit. Finally the stubborn Greek/German old man gave up. The next day I cnc plasma cut new ears and machined the pin holes on the Bridgeport. He waited in his machine while I welded them on. He was happy as he needed to finish his yard. He finished his yard. Grass and irrigation system. He passed 6 months later. He taught me how to weld when I was 12. I built a weight bench. Cherish the time with your Dad Anthony. I miss him every day. I have a vid on my channel cutting the bucket ears. Nice job man.
@@MeltinMetalAnthony I noticed you were a little short with him as well. I'm the same with my dad unfortunately but I still cherish our time together (as I'm sure you do too). Love the videos. Have only found your channel recently but have been going through your videos. Keep up the great work.
Dude you did an awesome job. I'm an ironworker that spends a lot of time doing repairs in steel mills. Also training for a CWI. I had to comment because of the "you need an air arch" and "6010 is bad to much hydrogen" comments. There is absolutely nothing wrong rooting with a 60 rod. Better to have a good backing rather then welding with a 70 series rod that doesn't have enough flux to cover both sides of an open root. That's why pipe liners root with 60. I'm sure you know this and that's why you ignored the comments. As for an air arch or plasma. Plasma is great but I haven't found one that hasn't given me problems. There great until there not. I've been caught up with bad consumables before,. Contact errors. They just cost to much to keep running. If you have money to blow fine. But your out here making money and that torch isn't going to throw a curve ball at you. They are reliable only thing that lets you down is you,. Not keeping an eye on your bottles being full. A lance is nice. Not going to take that away but you don't "need it". I find amazing how someone says you "need it" after you just did it with the torch. One thing you might want to try out thou is 7016. It's like a 6011 and a 7018 had a baby. Great penetration, fast freezing so you can jump a big gap pretty easy, burns like a 7018 with high disposition. About the same price as a 7018. And it's more forgiving welding on dirty rusted objects. Your ground was fine on the new bushing,. An old one might give you arc blow issues do to eddi currents flowing through semi magnetizes the steel. Then you can use a set of jumper cables , one clamp on each piece your welding together. This helps the current get through the magnetic field. The arch blow will typically be at the ends of the round objects(closest to the poles). The only other thing I noticed was the gaps you were filling. You might run into pulling issues. When it cools it pulls. The faster it cools the harder it pulls. Only if it's critical would I pay attention to it. Ways to avoid this is don't let your piece cool. Keeping a fire blanket or keel wool on the piece would contain your heat and control the pulling so it all cools equally. Me personally I love running flux core 212 or 232,. If I feel like carrying a bottle dual shield is amazing but it's pricey to get the set up and a roll of 232 is $4-5 a pound You pissed with the dick you had. You have an outstanding mindset. Best piece of advice I ever got is forget the people that say welding is an "art". It's not l. It's a science. That's why you can program a computer to do it. If you go at the same travel speed, same angle, same settings the weld profile does not change. If the weld profile changes you did something different. Keep getting up my man!
Great comments, lousy English (sorry, had to stick that in so your head didn't get too big). Good comments like above, make learning from others a joy - thnx B
I'm a retired welder with 43 years welding experience so I'm going to make some suggestions on this job. First of all, I'd get set up to air arc. You can't always use a torch for cutting and you needed an air arc set up for this job. Don't put your ground clamp inside the bushing that you are welding, on the bottom of the stick. You could put it any where on the stick or boom. Never use 6010 or any other wire other than low hydrogen on hi tensile steel as you said that you wanted to do on your first pass. You didn't have "undercut" on your first pass as you stated. You just needed more than one pass to make the weld flush. You welded the bushing on the end of the stick, "in position" when you could have made it much easier on yourself by starting the machine, lifting the boom and putting the stick in the vertical position. That's the same position that you should have welded the eye on the end of the bucket cylinder/rod.
I agree with you on the 7018 rods always use them on structural or high load steels as a matter of coarse .and set the digger arm up so it's more comfortable for you to weld on welding 101 always try to get as comfortable as you can .
I sit here, just randomly watching TH-cam videos. Have had a few brews. My dad was and always will be a master at fabricating and just doing the wildest of things. I don't know why, but it makes me feel joy watching you do this. I feel like you watched your dad do many things, and in return what you learned from him and from others you've applied to your business. These skills are being lost in time. Makes me happy to know they live on, in the form of people just doing. Thanks man. Appreciate it.
I'm a pipe welder I thoroughly enjoy your channel just some tips on welding with 7018 on small circumference stuff try bending your rid about 4.5 inches from the end at a desired angle and you won't have to use your wrist so dramatically hope this helped
Pro tip of the day. You can use your welder to jump start equipment if you have a cv setting on your machine. You can actually dial it up to whatever voltage you need works pretty slick.
@@MeltinMetalAnthony yea for sure. Learned it from an old mobile mechanic. I have my own jumper cable ends now that have qds on them so I can take my ground and stinger off and swap out for the jumper ends easy. Works very well I've started giant dozers and tractors no problem.
It works it's perfect. You can't get to crazy with the cost of the repair, if the machine is not worth it. Spot on. Love watching your videos. Keep filming.
You need a bigger chipping hammer! LOL I am glad you showed how to "fix" undercut by grinding a little. Many newbies wouldn't know to do that. I agree that you should have been a little hotter on the root. I laughed when you undercut the flat.. (easiest weld ) Yep. I have always had "work gloves" and "Welding gloves". That piston connector could twist to allow you to make the complete weld from one side.. Weld vertical until it gets flat. Stop. Twist it toward you until the next part of the weld will be vertical. (You gotta think "lazy welder" Make it easy as possible on yourself. All in all, a good repair. Its not a rebuild. Its a repair.
Gotta love the real world welding, Dont get me wrong controlled environment welding is cool and all but this is the field I plan to start my welding career in since I just graduated last year! This is where the money is at IMO.
@@boundbytimettv2684 Few things he does consistently different than others. He doesn't bury his tip in the work, and he usually manipulates the torch to make clearance for slag to exit.
Try and use your left hand to contr ol' the rod when going around small diameters it helps with the fast movement you need to get a tight bead.small diameters are the difficult to weld
@@JD-526 I would ask Isaac - TH-cam channel: IC Weld, he arc gouges a lot, also Kurtice from Cutting Edge Engineering he arc gouges a lot also, both will shoot straight with you.
Thats how us poor men make a livin Love this damn channel an im a huge fan of ur dads Reminds me of mine I tend to kinda be the opposite of my father to where when i take the time to fix something i want it done to perfection I couldnt have just done part of it I wuda done it all or not at all But to each his own an it takes all kinda to make this ol world go round God bless
You invest into your equipment. The question is, what is the replacement cost of that machine vs. investing 2-3K into making it run right? Just because he spent 3K on the machine does NOT mean it is not worth putting another 3-4K into it. Try to buy one for 6K that is in perfect working order the ntell me it is not worth putting money into. If he don't want it let me know. I would LOVE to have it and put money into fixing it up lol
But, it's another one of those "it's a junk machine so my quality of work does not matter" jobs. Hate that. If it's worth doing it's worth doing right.
I guess you're right. Still, if it saves you time and hassle then why not? I'd flash over the cutting area with a flap disk if it'd save me 5 minutes and some hassle
Yeh that's about right on try an get back to bare steel if you can sometimes you can't but the more rust an shit you get off the better your kerf lines will be also warm the metal a little bit don't blast it just room temp will do
Looks like that you did a great job, and you can see that it needs some more pins or bushings replaced . That machine gas really been abused, I hate to see where that people don't clean and grease their equipment and keep it in good working condition and let it just go and go. I run heavy equipment some and have for years and I have never just beat and banged on a piece of equipment and bent it all up . New equipment costs big bucks, so why not take care of it . I will be looking for more videos, so be careful and stay safe and keep on working and making more videos.
That wear on the bores and pins is absolutely unacceptable, a few tubes of grease and a kick in the ass would have prevented that. Pure, unadulterated laziness, without a doubt. There is no such thing as a disposable machine, a well maintained machine will last a lifetime. Wear and tear are to be expected, but you deal as you go not wait untill the damn tracks fall off.
A well maintained machine will last a life time but sadly the machine in the video is already beyond economical repair. To make it a perfect machine wouldn't be worth the time or effort. The best thing for it, is to keep it going with little outlay and keep on using it to the very end of it's life.
Love all your videos man but I got a transformers vibe when you and your pops were talking reminds me of when the yard gets destroyed and him and his dad are going back and forth lol really enjoy your videos and appreciate you taking the time to get these videos out as fast as you do with all the detail!!! Keep it up man surprised the Chanel isn’t at 100K yet but we’ll get there.
Obviously you are very skilled I just have a little tip I want to share to whomever reads it. Tip: re: jumping or charging a battery. Always connect 1st - positive (red) 2nd - negative (black) when disconnecting go in reverse so remove 1st black 2nd red.
I’m serious man. Anybody that criticizes this is deep into overkill. I think it’s perfect. But I think the tracks are on backwards. Probably doesn’t matter though.
I have cut bushings out with a die grinder; its clean and allow easy insertion of a chilled replacement. Im not skilled enough to do what your doing, its great to see how pros deal...
I've pushed out bushings from the sleeves by welding a piece of rebar to the bushing long enough to hammer it out. It works super amazing. And the process takes about 5 - 10 minutes for each bushing.
As a field tech myself I can really relate to the language and feel of your videos. I'm not a fab guy but I'm getting ready to do this exact job on my own mini ex. Good shi t 👍
One hint I learned from a gray haired mentor....any time you are working on the end of a ram or the cylinder end with the ram still pinned, rotate it so you are welding in a normal horizontal position or whatever position you prefer. No overhead is needed that way.
Roll the rod over in the cylinder to weld end on down hand ...if rod won’t turn just turn it as you power it closed or open using hydraulics . You did real well to bring this back to usable condition using bits of crap ...
U can take a grinder and cut the slit open on the battery clamps where the bolts go through and give u more adjustments. Working on farm junk is my specialty lol. Pins and bushings are a never ending job on a farm. We weld allot of our pins up and lathe them down and make new bushings to keep equipment going.
When you don't have someone to hold the bushing ... you can use your table on your truck or ive even set it on a piece of steel on the ground and use the boom to put pressure until you get a few tacks on there but you did amazing job it cam out beautiful... you deff got skill
I used to be a heavy equipment mechanic doing the same work .What did they never grease this machine and wore out the bushings and boom! usually booms and pistons ect have replaceable bushings and seals 🤔 but that was Dear, Cat ,Komatsu and Ford also bobcat . maybe others don't make replacement bushings
Nice job. Well done. "Hard to weld small circumferance"..... bend your rod to a "wrist friendly" curvature and get yourself up higher on box or ladder etc. You are your own best friend or your own worst ENIMA.
The trade style channels are getting pretty big in the YT world. I would imagine you'll blow up a bit soon, great content and you are just a joy to watch.
The last thing I did for my Dad was cnc plasma cut bucket ears for his backhoe. He bought a bucket that he was told would fit. Nothing lined up. He was old school. We tried for hours. I kept telling him. It does not fit. Finally the stubborn Greek/German old man gave up. The next day I cnc plasma cut new ears and machined the pin holes on the Bridgeport. He waited in his machine while I welded them on. He was happy as he needed to finish his yard. He finished his yard. Grass and irrigation system. He passed 6 months later. He taught me how to weld when I was 12. I built a weight bench. Cherish the time with your Dad Anthony. I miss him every day. I have a vid on my channel cutting the bucket ears. Nice job man.
I will! We will be going to a Motorcycle swap meet this weekend. thank you for sharing that story
@@MeltinMetalAnthony I noticed you were a little short with him as well. I'm the same with my dad unfortunately but I still cherish our time together (as I'm sure you do too). Love the videos. Have only found your channel recently but have been going through your videos. Keep up the great work.
Amen.
Aww MAN! What a Tear Jerker.
Reality facts are some of the best stories! God shall forever bless you...
That's beautiful, man...
Dude you did an awesome job. I'm an ironworker that spends a lot of time doing repairs in steel mills. Also training for a CWI.
I had to comment because of the "you need an air arch" and "6010 is bad to much hydrogen" comments.
There is absolutely nothing wrong rooting with a 60 rod. Better to have a good backing rather then welding with a 70 series rod that doesn't have enough flux to cover both sides of an open root. That's why pipe liners root with 60. I'm sure you know this and that's why you ignored the comments.
As for an air arch or plasma. Plasma is great but I haven't found one that hasn't given me problems. There great until there not. I've been caught up with bad consumables before,. Contact errors. They just cost to much to keep running. If you have money to blow fine. But your out here making money and that torch isn't going to throw a curve ball at you. They are reliable only thing that lets you down is you,. Not keeping an eye on your bottles being full.
A lance is nice. Not going to take that away but you don't "need it". I find amazing how someone says you "need it" after you just did it with the torch.
One thing you might want to try out thou is 7016. It's like a 6011 and a 7018 had a baby. Great penetration, fast freezing so you can jump a big gap pretty easy, burns like a 7018 with high disposition. About the same price as a 7018. And it's more forgiving welding on dirty rusted objects.
Your ground was fine on the new bushing,. An old one might give you arc blow issues do to eddi currents flowing through semi magnetizes the steel. Then you can use a set of jumper cables , one clamp on each piece your welding together. This helps the current get through the magnetic field. The arch blow will typically be at the ends of the round objects(closest to the poles).
The only other thing I noticed was the gaps you were filling. You might run into pulling issues. When it cools it pulls. The faster it cools the harder it pulls. Only if it's critical would I pay attention to it. Ways to avoid this is don't let your piece cool. Keeping a fire blanket or keel wool on the piece would contain your heat and control the pulling so it all cools equally.
Me personally I love running flux core 212 or 232,. If I feel like carrying a bottle dual shield is amazing but it's pricey to get the set up and a roll of 232 is $4-5 a pound
You pissed with the dick you had. You have an outstanding mindset. Best piece of advice I ever got is forget the people that say welding is an "art". It's not l. It's a science. That's why you can program a computer to do it. If you go at the same travel speed, same angle, same settings the weld profile does not change. If the weld profile changes you did something different. Keep getting up my man!
Great comments, lousy English (sorry, had to stick that in so your head didn't get too big).
Good comments like above, make learning from others a joy - thnx B
I'm a retired welder with 43 years welding experience so I'm going to make some suggestions on this job. First of all, I'd get set up to air arc. You can't always use a torch for cutting and you needed an air arc set up for this job. Don't put your ground clamp inside the bushing that you are welding, on the bottom of the stick. You could put it any where on the stick or boom. Never use 6010 or any other wire other than low hydrogen on hi tensile steel as you said that you wanted to do on your first pass. You didn't have "undercut" on your first pass as you stated. You just needed more than one pass to make the weld flush. You welded the bushing on the end of the stick, "in position" when you could have made it much easier on yourself by starting the machine, lifting the boom and putting the stick in the vertical position. That's the same position that you should have welded the eye on the end of the bucket cylinder/rod.
WORK SMARTER,
NOT HARDER.
SOMETIME,TIME TEACHES US. OTHER LESSON ARE LEARNED THE HARD WAY.
OH WELL.LIVE AND LEARN,DIE AND LEAVE IT ALL.
I agree with you on the 7018 rods always use them on structural or high load steels as a matter of coarse .and set the digger arm up so it's more comfortable for you to weld on welding 101 always try to get as comfortable as you can .
Hopefully he takes your good advice sir. And don't take it personal like most people do these days
@will b Use a good respirator and you should try to quit smoking or smoke less. If you're already over 40 you need to quit .
Great advice ! And well said. I personally love reading advice from veteran welders. And congrats on retiring and making it to retirement!
I sit here, just randomly watching TH-cam videos. Have had a few brews. My dad was and always will be a master at fabricating and just doing the wildest of things. I don't know why, but it makes me feel joy watching you do this. I feel like you watched your dad do many things, and in return what you learned from him and from others you've applied to your business. These skills are being lost in time. Makes me happy to know they live on, in the form of people just doing. Thanks man. Appreciate it.
I have done line boring jobs before however i have never saw someone remove the entire block and weld it back thanks for sharing.
I subbed not for the great content but the witty humor and sarcasm.
You do what you need to do, for what you need to do.. It's just that simple.. great video!
Nice job ! Field repair 101! Get it Done get it digging! Thanks for sharing 👍
Right on!
He's going to save it I know my dad's been business excavating for 50 years we got parts for machines we haven't had for 30 years
lmao similar situation
I'm a pipe welder I thoroughly enjoy your channel just some tips on welding with 7018 on small circumference stuff try bending your rid about 4.5 inches from the end at a desired angle and you won't have to use your wrist so dramatically hope this helped
That machine was Really abused, and you did a great job fixing up the worst parts, and keeping the price down. Stay safe.
Pro tip of the day. You can use your welder to jump start equipment if you have a cv setting on your machine. You can actually dial it up to whatever voltage you need works pretty slick.
nice tip! might have to steal that for a video
@@MeltinMetalAnthony yea for sure. Learned it from an old mobile mechanic. I have my own jumper cable ends now that have qds on them so I can take my ground and stinger off and swap out for the jumper ends easy. Works very well I've started giant dozers and tractors no problem.
I had a Trailblazer 301g, I tried it, and yes it does work, as long as it is set to CV.
@@billarroo1 what is cv?
Constant voltage?
It works it's perfect. You can't get to crazy with the cost of the repair, if the machine is not worth it. Spot on. Love watching your videos. Keep filming.
You need a bigger chipping hammer! LOL I am glad you showed how to "fix" undercut by grinding a little. Many newbies wouldn't know to do that. I agree that you should have been a little hotter on the root. I laughed when you undercut the flat.. (easiest weld ) Yep. I have always had "work gloves" and "Welding gloves". That piston connector could twist to allow you to make the complete weld from one side.. Weld vertical until it gets flat. Stop. Twist it toward you until the next part of the weld will be vertical. (You gotta think "lazy welder" Make it easy as possible on yourself. All in all, a good repair. Its not a rebuild. Its a repair.
Your Dad should be very proud. Nice fix indeed.
thank you!
Gotta love the real world welding, Dont get me wrong controlled environment welding is cool and all but this is the field I plan to start my welding career in since I just graduated last year! This is where the money is at IMO.
If you are not already, watch IC Weld. His torch work makes his welding work a breeze.
@@ShainAndrews dudes a wizard with his torch cutting skills!
@@boundbytimettv2684 Few things he does consistently different than others. He doesn't bury his tip in the work, and he usually manipulates the torch to make clearance for slag to exit.
Some of the best years of my life were spent at the shop with my father ! I learned more from him than any school teacher
Nice work great video.
I never wrap the cylinders I just spray them with WD-40 no bbs will stick to them . Greetings from Texas 🇨🇱
Thanks 👍
Ive seen a guy use the torch to create a soot film that worked too. Also that's the wrong flag brother 😅 I fell for it once myself too.
I find that if I cut my rods in half the shorter rod makes it easier to weld the small diameter shaft
Try and use your left hand to contr ol' the rod when going around small diameters it helps with the fast movement you need to get a tight bead.small diameters are the difficult to weld
Well done. You’ve be taught by the best in my books.
Your dad is proud of you bro! I can tell by the way he talks to you keep up the great work
Choke-up on the stinger like a TIG torch and those small diameter welds are easier.
That thing you were struggling with cutting off with the torch would be a great reason to get an arch gouging setup 😂
I weld and I have had experienced welders tell me that arc gouging over time is no good for your welding machine.
@@JD-526 I would ask Isaac - TH-cam channel: IC Weld, he arc gouges a lot, also Kurtice from Cutting Edge Engineering he arc gouges a lot also, both will shoot straight with you.
@@JD-526 there’s a reason most big shops have dedicated gouging machines
Great stuff. 6010 root is a bad idea. Introduces too much hydrogen and that’s bad for welds with dynamic loads. Love your videos, keep them coming!
Explain the 6010 on something with a dynamic load I'm interested...something I was very unaware of?
I was just told start 6010 and finish with 7018...
@@swamp-yankee same
Dunno, they do it on pipe. But then again 7016 root is a technique also. I dunno im not a welder.
Very underrated TH-camr, keep it up
Thats how us poor men make a livin
Love this damn channel an im a huge fan of ur dads
Reminds me of mine
I tend to kinda be the opposite of my father to where when i take the time to fix something i want it done to perfection
I couldnt have just done part of it
I wuda done it all or not at all
But to each his own an it takes all kinda to make this ol world go round
God bless
Fantastic video and New Year’s Eve treat👍 love how you can turn hand to anything full respect. Really enjoyed this video . Have a great new year👍👍
You invest into your equipment. The question is, what is the replacement cost of that machine vs. investing 2-3K into making it run right? Just because he spent 3K on the machine does NOT mean it is not worth putting another 3-4K into it. Try to buy one for 6K that is in perfect working order the ntell me it is not worth putting money into. If he don't want it let me know. I would LOVE to have it and put money into fixing it up lol
Smartest thing anyone has said
For sure
I've heard if you remove the rust and mill scale from the area you're cutting with the oxy torch it greatly improves cut quality and makes it easier
But, it's another one of those "it's a junk machine so my quality of work does not matter" jobs. Hate that. If it's worth doing it's worth doing right.
I guess you're right. Still, if it saves you time and hassle then why not? I'd flash over the cutting area with a flap disk if it'd save me 5 minutes and some hassle
Yeh that's about right on try an get back to bare steel if you can sometimes you can't but the more rust an shit you get off the better your kerf lines will be also warm the metal a little bit don't blast it just room temp will do
Everything that you weld will hold up longer then it ever would of! Ur a great fabrication expert 👍🏻👊🏼
I grew up doing the same stuff here in northern maine pretty fun if you like it.
First video I've seen. Liked and subscribed. Thanks and keep them coming
thanks!
MELTIN METAL ANTHONY IS ON FIRE!!!
Its not perfect?? Thats an amazing job!!! mY God to weld like that with parts amazing skill very neat welding👍👍👍
thank you sir!
Looks like that you did a great job, and you can see that it needs some more pins or bushings replaced . That machine gas really been abused, I hate to see where that people don't clean and grease their equipment and keep it in good working condition and let it just go and go. I run heavy equipment some and have for years and I have never just beat and banged on a piece of equipment and bent it all up . New equipment costs big bucks, so why not take care of it . I will be looking for more videos, so be careful and stay safe and keep on working and making more videos.
Good job, helps when you have spare machine to salvage parts from
Nice work. There's always welding jobs around excavating equipment
Dad sounds like Anthony. Like Father like Son.
That wear on the bores and pins is absolutely unacceptable, a few tubes of grease and a kick in the ass would have prevented that. Pure, unadulterated laziness, without a doubt. There is no such thing as a disposable machine, a well maintained machine will last a lifetime. Wear and tear are to be expected, but you deal as you go not wait untill the damn tracks fall off.
A well maintained machine will last a life time but sadly the machine in the video is already beyond economical repair. To make it a perfect machine wouldn't be worth the time or effort. The best thing for it, is to keep it going with little outlay and keep on using it to the very end of it's life.
A pump or two a day in every fitting will keep it tight for many years!
Nice, Good 👍 job.. from Philippines..
Thanks! 😃
Love all your videos man but I got a transformers vibe when you and your pops were talking reminds me of when the yard gets destroyed and him and his dad are going back and forth lol really enjoy your videos and appreciate you taking the time to get these videos out as fast as you do with all the detail!!! Keep it up man surprised the Chanel isn’t at 100K yet but we’ll get there.
Impressive skills!
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼………….no complaints from me, you did the best you could with what you had to work with.
Your a good man, have a blessed day América
You too!
Obviously you are very skilled I just have a little tip I want to share to whomever reads it.
Tip:
re: jumping or charging a battery.
Always connect 1st - positive (red) 2nd - negative (black) when disconnecting go in reverse so remove 1st black 2nd red.
Why
Id be like a kid in a candy store if I got to mess around in your dads yard. That place looks like a good time hahaha Love the vids, keep em up!
Hey hey right dude you got some big badass mechanic you left your impact at home
Good cheaper repair job.
Great Video. Thanks
Thanks 👍
Like your closing much better! Keep up the good work
Awsome video man!!! thanks for sharing!!
So glad I ran across this video. I have to do almost this exact thing
I’m serious man. Anybody that criticizes this is deep into overkill. I think it’s perfect. But I think the tracks are on backwards. Probably doesn’t matter though.
I have cut bushings out with a die grinder; its clean and allow easy insertion of a chilled replacement.
Im not skilled enough to do what your doing, its great to see how pros deal...
I've pushed out bushings from the sleeves by welding a piece of rebar to the bushing long enough to hammer it out. It works super amazing. And the process takes about 5 - 10 minutes for each bushing.
@@Borderweldingservices nice one Paul, I'll give that one a try👍
Good job !
You got to be a Jack of all trades my man !
As a field tech myself I can really relate to the language and feel of your videos. I'm not a fab guy but I'm getting ready to do this exact job on my own mini ex. Good shi t 👍
One hint I learned from a gray haired mentor....any time you are working on the end of a ram or the cylinder end with the ram still pinned, rotate it so you are welding in a normal horizontal position or whatever position you prefer. No overhead is needed that way.
You look pretty good!!
Would like to see a video of that fix at work. To know what kind of pressure it could actually hold
Roll the rod over in the cylinder to weld end on down hand ...if rod won’t turn just turn it as you power it closed or open using hydraulics . You did real well to bring this back to usable condition using bits of crap ...
Good repair.
U can take a grinder and cut the slit open on the battery clamps where the bolts go through and give u more adjustments. Working on farm junk is my specialty lol. Pins and bushings are a never ending job on a farm. We weld allot of our pins up and lathe them down and make new bushings to keep equipment going.
👍good job
Stellar job fella 👏
Good shit!!! I often talk to pieces of equipment in the same manner as well!!!
i like you work things
looking great Old-Timer......Happy New Year.....Paul
Your content’s dope, your work is dope, the jobs are dope, and tools are dope! Has to subscribe!
Great work buddy.
Thanks 👍
Looks good man nice job
When you don't have someone to hold the bushing ... you can use your table on your truck or ive even set it on a piece of steel on the ground and use the boom to put pressure until you get a few tacks on there but you did amazing job it cam out beautiful... you deff got skill
Great work bud
Thanks 👍
How do you know what measurement is the correct to get the first bushing aligned properly?
Great work my man!
Not even a welder & loved every Minute!!
I used to be a heavy equipment mechanic doing the same work .What did they never grease this machine and wore out the bushings and boom! usually booms and pistons ect have replaceable bushings and seals 🤔 but that was Dear, Cat ,Komatsu and Ford also bobcat . maybe others don't make replacement bushings
some of the bushings on these cheap machines aren't serviceable
Already using the keg from a pevious job, love it man!
Nice job. Well done. "Hard to weld small circumferance"..... bend your rod to a "wrist friendly" curvature and get yourself up higher on box or ladder etc. You are your own best friend or your own worst ENIMA.
Hell yeah man! Good job
Really nice weld loving the vids. just got tig and mig down working in fluxcore and stick now
Love your channel man.
your name is on it put the love in to it
Getting done !!!!!
Convinced this man sports the weld cap even when not welding, and I’m rocking with it
What amps are you welding those vertical welds at on that machine, Also if you used 7018 what would the amps be for that vert weld
No need to justify your weld bro we all know they’ll hold only people not in the field say otherwise
Yep, I've done a lot of mild steel welding in steel foundries. They looked good, many passes, which I like to see.
You can use your welder put on oestrogen gear and at 40 on fine adjustment for about 30 seconds .welder put out DC volts
Your fitting and welding will definitely hold up in my way of doing business!!
Incredible work!
The trade style channels are getting pretty big in the YT world. I would imagine you'll blow up a bit soon, great content and you are just a joy to watch.
I appreciate that!
what i ment to say you do good work
That thing is hammered for a 2018 model .
Have you tried making an acute angle with the rod and stinger? It reduces how much you have to turn your wrist if you do it properly.
U should look into line boring save a lot of time
Cool Video !
It look nice and sunny out there in Florida for you guys! We're in a rare rainy week here 8n San Diego. Enjoy!!
nice work man, love this kinda stuff
Great job. Happy New year.
Happy new year!
I used to weld boom tips on caterpillars for the buckets it was on five yard loaders. And was 2000 feet underground in a moly mine in Colorado.
Looks good. Do you have the bushings made or do you have a source you buy them from?
Great stuff buddy
Keep dragging rod keep pushing mig, and always stay whipping that tig.
Some people will never learn that grease is cheaper then parts/repairing