Cool Job. Where I use to work I oversaw the same job on 2, 797 haul trucks that hit frozen berms, at speed while loaded. We contracted the first to one local Cat dealer and I did the second in house. We built everything from scratch. Fortunately I had a young welder that the guys nicknamed "tick tick" who was fantastic at layout and cutting. I don’t remember the final numbers but I know we did all the structural repair, bumper, top deck substructure and re-machining the mounting face for the front strut that was torn off in the impact for less money than Cat wanted for the front bumper. The cutting and welding took less than a week. I had a really good crew.
When I first read this I wondered how two thousand, seven hundred and ninety seven haul trucks could be on the same job and hit the same thing. Took me a minute to figure it out, TWO model 797 haul trucks.
Is there an issue with alignment of the over all structure of the 797. My guess is the 797 took a glancing blow from the bridge, also I’m sure the bridge structure is like new except for some yellow paint scratches. I have seen pictures of cement bridge abutments hit head on by a locomotive pulling loaded BOx cars at moderate speed. The abutment appeared mostly undamaged.
@@Timothy-lb2vr On the other hand, I saw the photo of a semi that took out 12 wood guardrail posts + guardrail and then sheared off one column of a two-column bent under a bridge over the interstate. The driver had gone to sleep at the wheel. I saw the bridge about one month after the accident. The state had to replace the bent, the span, and the approach span. It took over 6 months to get the interstate and overhead bridge back open.
Thanks for the explanation on the difference between cutting and gouging. You have the hands of a man who works for a living. Keep up the great content.
Whoa! What a mess! The owners are lucky they have you to put things back together again. Good that there was a sister machine for part sizes and shapes. Thanks for an excellent video.
Welded 28 years myself; I like your truck setup an especially the truck Crane with remote controls. An Wilton vise . For most work “Go big are Go Home “ your video s are are truly a Credit to the Trade !!! Thanks.
too many comments to make!, plasma explanation the best, chain hoist too cute, outsourcing fabrication NO FUN for anyone, magnets WOW, having a clone for measurements and to copy is a tremendous help. making me wait for part two no fun but understandable... 👍👍
I have a Hypertherm 30 Air, and it does O.K., but damn your 110 is the hoss! For someone starting out, seeing all your gear is pretty intimidating just thinking about all the jobs you must have done and loads of hard work to get where you're at. I'm at the age where I'll prolly never get there, but it's cool to see someone who has. And you built all that capability purely on your skills and attention to detail. Awesome work! Thanks for being such an inspiration to the Repair & Maintenance community.
Yes a welder providing three phase and a huge plasma cutter must certainly give him an edge. Someone asked how long a job took the time it took was amazing. 👍🏼😁
Very interesting videos. I am now retired but I would have love to see your videos when I was a young man wondering what I would do for a living. I would have chosen your field of work. Every day it is something new and rewarding.
That was awesome, thank you very much for uploading the video. You are a real tradesman and it’s a pleasure to see how you fabricated the components. Looking forward to part two. Watching from Perth Western Australia.😁👍👍🇦🇺
It's amazing how much technology has advanced I can remember my dad using a wash tip on his cutting torch love your videos be safe and have a great day Sam ❤
Recently discovered your page while deep into the TH-cam realm. I know very little about welding or metal work but these videos are fascinating! Amazing fabrication skills. Keep up the great work and viewing content!
I used to haul big machines in Africa. A new driver whacked sn overhead pedestrian bridge one destroyed a D11 and the bridge obviously. Pushed the cab 2 feet back and snapped a 3" kingpin on the gooseneck
Good grief, what a mess to have to deal with!.... would have loved to see and hear that impact. I hope you are getting paid very well for this one. Not many folks out there that could do a repair like this one. Please be careful with all that heavy stuff! Looking forward to seeing the finished results! I bet you'll be glad when this one is finished. Very tough job!
Those little "Pocket" Cahin hoists are such a great back savers and alinment tool. Everyody laughs when you show up with one of these but doesn't take long before they ask where you go it.
I use the same hoist, I have a trolley overhead in my race trailer for removing and installing the engine in the race car, as well as a trolley that goes out the side door to do the same if the car is outside next to the trailer. The hoist works flawless. Engine probably is maxing the weight rating but it has not failed yet.
This is the coolest repair ! We use those baby chain falls at work ( on tractor tugboats) for mechanical repairs-My late boss was from Holland. He called them”BBs” and they are INDISPENSABLE. THANK YOU Greg for sharing your outstanding content with us !
I have a buddy whose over 70 owns his own welding service down here in SoCal He started welding when he was 17 I sent him this video he called me after watching it he said it was a real good video and that you know what your doing I've been jumping around watching your videos great content hope you get to work on or finish the 623 soon those will be good videos
Awesome job buddy, I love that welding machine you own/using, we had 2 of those and a whole bunch of big 40 diesel machines where I retired from, Miller welders are the greatest ever. I own a Miller Bobcat for my farm and I run it to death. Keep making these great videos, I sure enjoy them, Thank you👍
Beautiful as always. Maybe you can get them to drop a bucket full of gravel there for you so you can get rid of the pallets and pool of water that you are working in. Shouldn't take much and would make it so much better for you to work.
Thanks for the rundown gouging/cutting. Only chance I had to run a plasma cutter was in a welding course 20 years ago. Some kid managed to erode two electrodes to worthless in one session. (that machine wasn't rated to drag the nozzle, it needed a standoff. He had been instructed on that point multiple times)
I have a feeling that when a job needs to be done that your name is at the top of the list. At our place I can tell who fixed our equipment by the weld and the finish.
Kind of like fixing a plastic model that falls off the shelf. Ya just need a different type of glue and a real sharp Exacto knife! Love your work Greg, always spot on! Be safe, have fun!
I've been watching a few of your videos and started wondering why your voice sounded so familiar, and then I saw this video and realized why. I met you when I worked for JWT, and I worked there when this machine hit the Manning overpass.
Those are nice self-loaders!, hate to see the repair bill on that!. I'm sure a structural engineer will have to access the concrete pillar!. Good luck repairing that scraper!.
When I first found this channel I thought you were a rookie because everything you own is brand new. Ha ha was I wrong. I just want to go on a shopping spree like that.
"Ouch!", that must have been a hell of a collision 💥. Excellent job of rengineering, like those small magnetic plate clamps you used to hold the speed square on with 👍. Thanks for sharing
@@alanrichardson1672 Well in my mind taking something that weighs tens of thousands of pounds that hit something at 60 mph and got twisted like a pretzel being repaired to operational by some guys is pretty impressive.
What a shame for a new machine like that to be butchered by a careless driver. Man that's a headache and a half for an owner of such an insanely expensive machine. Great job fixing it up, that's a tall task!
Hey…. We’ve all been there. Wake up on a sunny Sunday morning and decide to take the belly scraper out for a leisurely drive with the family. Everything’s great then all of a sudden -BAAMMM!!! - the days plans were shoved down a shotgun barrel and shot to shit. Oh the humanity.
That front bumper bar seems to need an extrabracingt bar, coming out at 45 deg from the RHS chassis member, just before the front tyre, to form an angular strut!
Your super strong magnets you were using to lift the rear cross member inspired me to look for something like that. Found fishing magnets might be a possible solution for those that haven't ventured into lifting magnets. Found one that is 1320 lb rated (probably under perfect conditions) for a mere $35. What was really cool is it has an eyelet on top and the side. How the heck do you "accidently" buy a trailer? Just a slip? I've bought stuff I didn't set out to buy but never accidentally. :o)(o;
As an operator and heavy haul driver, I shuddered at the damage. This was a great watch. Thanks for sharing.
Seriously, you’re no mechanic Greg. You’re an engineer and a damn good one. Love your work.
When you threw the ground and knocked the square off the truck,
That little head shake, like
“Fuck sake”. Lmao.
I know the feeling 🤣
Cool Job. Where I use to work I oversaw the same job on 2, 797 haul trucks that hit frozen berms, at speed while loaded. We contracted the first to one local Cat dealer and I did the second in house. We built everything from scratch. Fortunately I had a young welder that the guys nicknamed "tick tick" who was fantastic at layout and cutting. I don’t remember the final numbers but I know we did all the structural repair, bumper, top deck substructure and re-machining the mounting face for the front strut that was torn off in the impact for less money than Cat wanted for the front bumper. The cutting and welding took less than a week. I had a really good crew.
When I first read this I wondered how two thousand, seven hundred and ninety seven haul trucks could be on the same job and hit the same thing. Took me a minute to figure it out, TWO model 797 haul trucks.
Is there an issue with alignment of the over all structure of the 797. My guess is the 797 took a glancing blow from the bridge, also I’m sure the bridge structure is like new except for some yellow paint scratches. I have seen pictures of cement bridge abutments hit head on by a locomotive pulling loaded BOx cars at moderate speed. The abutment appeared mostly undamaged.
@@Timothy-lb2vr On the other hand, I saw the photo of a semi that took out 12 wood guardrail posts + guardrail and then sheared off one column of a two-column bent under a bridge over the interstate. The driver had gone to sleep at the wheel. I saw the bridge about one month after the accident. The state had to replace the bent, the span, and the approach span. It took over 6 months to get the interstate and overhead bridge back open.
Awesome . I worked for CAT and did many rebuilds. Yup quite costly especially today.
It’s unreal what’s happened at dealerships …..
Thanks for the explanation on the difference between cutting and gouging. You have the hands of a man who works for a living. Keep up the great content.
Whoa! What a mess! The owners are lucky they have you to put things back together again. Good that there was a sister machine for part sizes and shapes. Thanks for an excellent video.
The best craftsman are always ready, willing and able to help others learn. Your taking the time to explain things is very much appreciated.
Welded 28 years myself; I like your truck setup an especially the truck Crane with remote controls. An Wilton vise . For most work “Go big are Go Home “ your video s are are truly a Credit to the Trade !!!
Thanks.
Man you are truly gifted. Your ability and attention to detail is worth, your weight in gold!
too many comments to make!, plasma explanation the best, chain hoist too cute, outsourcing fabrication NO FUN for anyone, magnets WOW, having a clone for measurements and to copy is a tremendous help. making me wait for part two no fun but understandable... 👍👍
Big job, really looking forward to part 2. Enjoying your videos. Thank you.
I have a Hypertherm 30 Air, and it does O.K., but damn your 110 is the hoss! For someone starting out, seeing all your gear is pretty intimidating just thinking about all the jobs you must have done and loads of hard work to get where you're at. I'm at the age where I'll prolly never get there, but it's cool to see someone who has. And you built all that capability purely on your skills and attention to detail. Awesome work! Thanks for being such an inspiration to the Repair & Maintenance community.
Thank you. Those are powerful and kind words.
Dude has an epic setup....I'm not a welder but i know some of what i'm lookin at ! lol
Yes a welder providing three phase and a huge plasma cutter must certainly give him an edge. Someone asked how long a job took the time it took was amazing. 👍🏼😁
Very interesting videos. I am now retired but I would have love to see your videos when I was a young man wondering what I would do for a living. I would have chosen your field of work. Every day it is something new and rewarding.
I just got into welding and am learning so much from your channel. Thank you and please keep'm coming!
That was awesome, thank you very much for uploading the video. You are a real tradesman and it’s a pleasure to see how you fabricated the components. Looking forward to part two. Watching from Perth Western Australia.😁👍👍🇦🇺
It's amazing how much technology has advanced I can remember my dad using a wash tip on his cutting torch love your videos be safe and have a great day Sam ❤
I remember gouge rods. I don't know if they make them anymore?
Recently discovered your page while deep into the TH-cam realm. I know very little about welding or metal work but these videos are fascinating! Amazing fabrication skills. Keep up the great work and viewing content!
Okay I want to see the bridge pillar who's the bridge still standing
Uugh o the ole monkey welder again
Me too.
I used to haul big machines in Africa. A new driver whacked sn overhead pedestrian bridge one destroyed a D11 and the bridge obviously. Pushed the cab 2 feet back and snapped a 3" kingpin on the gooseneck
@@jshelledy1 jjjjjĵ
I'M WITH YOU. I WANT TO SEE THE BRIDGE PILLARS,.IF CONCRETE DID THAT MUCH DAMAGES. THEN CAT IS PICE OF CREAP U JUST PAY FOR THE NAME.
I like the “accidentally buy”, I’m gonna have to use that. Thanks for sharing your work and explaining your equipment to us wonna-be welders.
This guy know what he is doing, i love it 👍🏼 Greetings from Germany.
You are like a dentist for machinery. Amazing!
First time here, I'm a high school welding instructor and I learned some stuff about gouging with the plasma, you do nice work and I subscribed
That's an impressive repair. You're a skilled man my friend, thanx for sharing your work.
thanks for sharing with us! Its a great learning to be looking over your shoulder as you make these repairs.
Greg !! Your level of expertise is absolutely fabulous!! Most people would run from this job at a 100 miles per hour
Good grief, what a mess to have to deal with!.... would have loved to see and hear that impact. I hope you are getting paid very well for this one. Not many folks out there that could do a repair like this one. Please be careful with all that heavy stuff! Looking forward to seeing the finished results! I bet you'll be glad when this one is finished. Very tough job!
You do get into some interesting jobs. Looks good, you do nice work. Keep smilin
Those little "Pocket" Cahin hoists are such a great back savers and alinment tool. Everyody laughs when you show up with one of these but doesn't take long before they ask where you go it.
I use the same hoist, I have a trolley overhead in my race trailer for removing and installing the engine in the race car, as well as a trolley that goes out the side door to do the same if the car is outside next to the trailer. The hoist works flawless. Engine probably is maxing the weight rating but it has not failed yet.
This is the coolest repair ! We use those baby chain falls at work ( on tractor tugboats) for mechanical repairs-My late boss was from Holland. He called them”BBs” and they are INDISPENSABLE.
THANK YOU Greg for sharing your outstanding content with us !
Gonna be awesome to see it all back together, nice job.
I have a buddy whose over 70 owns his own welding service down here in SoCal
He started welding when he was 17 I sent him this video he called me after watching it he said it was a real good video and that you know what your doing
I've been jumping around watching your videos great content hope you get to work on or finish the 623 soon those will be good videos
Always on Fire . You're a pleasure to watch
Tough job!! You really have a good handle on that, wonderful skills, as always!!
Wow that was a project. I’m amazed at the amount of work involved.
Awesome job buddy, I love that welding machine you own/using, we had 2 of those and a whole bunch of big 40 diesel machines where I retired from, Miller welders are the greatest ever. I own a Miller Bobcat for my farm and I run it to death. Keep making these great videos, I sure enjoy them, Thank you👍
Beautiful as always. Maybe you can get them to drop a bucket full of gravel there for you so you can get rid of the pallets and pool of water that you are working in. Shouldn't take much and would make it so much better for you to work.
Great job 6 months to finish up hope you got paid by the hour 🤪✌️🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing,i learn a lot,your explanation is easy to understand 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the rundown gouging/cutting. Only chance I had to run a plasma cutter was in a welding course 20 years ago. Some kid managed to erode two electrodes to worthless in one session. (that machine wasn't rated to drag the nozzle, it needed a standoff. He had been instructed on that point multiple times)
My first imperssion was: "Welding some metal to the machine will not fix the damage done to the machine".
But you did a damn good job on that :D
I have a feeling that when a job needs to be done that your name is at the top of the list. At our place I can tell who fixed our equipment by the weld and the finish.
Man I really enjoy watching your vids, I like the way u do things, very professional
Great video, very interesting! You sure get a wide variety of jobs.
Great work so far guys…thanks for sharing 👏🏻👏🏻
You my friend are a wizard. Do not sell yourself short, you most certainly know your stuff.👍
Mad respect for your talents and craftsmanship 👍
Wish we had service trucks like yours in Australia
Super work, not many guys would tackle a mess like that, especially when CAT don’t sell the bits that were damaged.
My wife would 100% call me on that explanation. "How do you 'ACCIDENTALLY' buy a trailer?!?"
Kind of like fixing a plastic model that falls off the shelf. Ya just need a different type of glue and a real sharp Exacto knife! Love your work Greg, always spot on! Be safe, have fun!
I can imagine that impact was quite a shock to the truck driver. What a mess but what a great repair!
Impressive undertaking!
I've been watching a few of your videos and started wondering why your voice sounded so familiar, and then I saw this video and realized why. I met you when I worked for JWT, and I worked there when this machine hit the Manning overpass.
You got a lot of talent man. Awesome job. Great resto.
Awesome video!!!!! Can't wait for the next one!!
Way to go! Looking forward for next week! 👍
I can only imagine what the pillar looks like…holy cow!!
hi george here i am new to your channl but i like what i see the way you do things
Dude, the cutting/gouging description made sense, as I was wondering about the difference.
I appreciate the teaching, I also appreciate your G rated language as my young son watches with me.
Those are nice self-loaders!, hate to see the repair bill on that!. I'm sure a structural engineer will have to access the concrete pillar!. Good luck repairing that scraper!.
Seeing the amount of damage to the machine, I can only imagine what the pilar looks like... Thumbs Up!
Nice one... The time frame is insane..
All the credit to this mechanic wow what a great job
damn! you're a magician. that must be an estimating nightmare trying to figure out the time necessary to fix that mess, not counting materials.
Great video bro. Looking forward to part two
Now I know why my Miller 110/220 plasma does not cut like yours. I am a wood butcher anyway just fascinated with metal work
Glad to see your subs growing
When I first found this channel I thought you were a rookie because everything you own is brand new. Ha ha was I wrong. I just want to go on a shopping spree like that.
"Ouch!", that must have been a hell of a collision 💥.
Excellent job of rengineering, like those small magnetic plate clamps you used to hold the speed square on with 👍.
Thanks for sharing
Another great job.
Nice work, thanks for the insight.
Good job bon boulot, je suis Français et j'ai vu plusieurs vidéos, je suis soudeur aussi
Right on! That looks great👍
That was some amazing work!
What is so amazing about it??
@@alanrichardson1672 Well in my mind taking something that weighs tens of thousands of pounds that hit something at 60 mph and got twisted like a pretzel being repaired to operational by some guys is pretty impressive.
Nice job can’t wait for part 2
Good customer right there! That would be a fun repair to get that machine patched up and running again after that mess up
It was way faster to build right there all those parts from sheets, only straight lines. But i do not know the deal, so great work till now!
Good job brother 👍🙏
Great watch thank you. Is there a part 2? Hi from Australia
There is but it’s not done yet. Still waiting on parts.
First 👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing
Can you please tell me if the other pan for parts only? Really enjoyed this video can not wait for part 2. Thanks for sharing.
Hot damn mad skillzzz.👍👍💪🇺🇸
I run the power max 85amp machine.. hypertherm is the shit for real.. you should do a full truck tour video sometime
Because it’s a Cat, you should absolutely send this to Adept Ape to be honored as the destruction of the week. How did the bridge pylon fare ???
I'm sure all of us appreciate your knowledge of your trade, I didn't know there was a rig with 3 phase power, cool.
Wizardry. He cut that steel without any sparks coming out!
Kudos on the load securement
What a shame for a new machine like that to be butchered by a careless driver. Man that's a headache and a half for an owner of such an insanely expensive machine. Great job fixing it up, that's a tall task!
22:50 You have a lot more faith in those magnets than I would.
After I used them a couple times I would too. I'm sure you know what you're doing.
Hey…. We’ve all been there. Wake up on a sunny Sunday morning and decide to take the belly scraper out for a leisurely drive with the family. Everything’s great then all of a sudden -BAAMMM!!! - the days plans were shoved down a shotgun barrel and shot to shit. Oh the humanity.
Great video
Pretty sure that was the definition of "sounds expensive." 😬
That front bumper bar seems to need an extrabracingt bar, coming out at 45 deg from the RHS chassis member, just before the front tyre, to form an angular strut!
Good for you for repairing all that frame instead of giving in to provider blackmail.
I would like to see the parts and labor bill for the repair! Some insurance agent is going to loose his bonus on this one.
Back for the great repairs
Your super strong magnets you were using to lift the rear cross member inspired me to look for something like that. Found fishing magnets might be a possible solution for those that haven't ventured into lifting magnets. Found one that is 1320 lb rated (probably under perfect conditions) for a mere $35. What was really cool is it has an eyelet on top and the side.
How the heck do you "accidently" buy a trailer? Just a slip? I've bought stuff I didn't set out to buy but never accidentally. :o)(o;
You talk about technology my dad use to have some old non flux just bare electro lol
Wow I wish you gave you a picture of the bridge
Slap a "5 gallon overhaul" on it and you'll see this in the next Ritchie Bros auction.