@@MeltinMetalAnthony my guess is the pin would have been worn out a sledge and drift woukd of knocked it out, they just be lazy...i split tracks all the time no pin press
@@FishFind3000 absolutely, unless a track chain is nearly brand new they will come off without removing the pin. Would have made for a lot better access to the roller bracket.
the thing i like on your vids is that they are in real life, not in perfect invironnment.....welding on a full equiped shop, brand new iron, no wind no sun ligt.....it is easy.....now, dealing with old, rusty, painted, akward locations and heavy damaged iron..... thats the challenge.....an big hello from portugal
I did one of them just last week on a 21ton Komatsu. Used a 15ton hydraulic jack to lift the track and oxy acetylene torch with size 19 gouging nozzle on it. The block had broken off at the back and bent forward. I posted pics on my IG page. Its an awkward job gassing off the block because you have to be careful not to go through the track frame. You did a great job young man.
That involved three of the things I dislike the most. 1: Having to cut blind without being able to see what I'm cutting. 2: having to bend and fit my body into weird places (especially now that I'm almost old enough to be set adrift on an ice float), and 3: Having to put my body under something sketchy that can squish me. I've done all three many times, I mean you gotta do what you gotta do to get shit done but hated it every time. Maybe the fourth would be having to move heavy shit. The things I hate as I get older increases. Good looking welds for such an awkward position. Nice job getting everything fitted and welded in and getting shit done when the job sucks
I just found this channel a while ago. That right there was impressive. Welding isn't easy under the best conditions, but when you can lay beads like those in this type of situation, you're pretty good. Nice work.
*I'll bet even ICWelds has to send something back to a machinist once in awhile.* *All's well that ends well, but he might've sent you back to the jobsite an extra time.*
His saw drifted. Either he didn't have the saw set right, blade was loose, or his saw is off. I'm betting the 1st. Being he milled it for ya, I'm guessing that was his way of saying sorry.
Hey question? Why not run a wire feed with some 1/16 wire like dual shield or even just self shielded wire for these repairs, that’s my go too i find it to be a little easier doing repairs like this on equipment.
Ure a BEASSSSSTTTTT MAN dealing with such an uncomfortable weld an that’s what a lot of customers don’t take into consideration u gotta do Precisión work in imaginable working places
Thank You, that was my question. It looked like it could easily been moved back maybe even 4" to provide easy access and fresh steel to weld on. Maybe we're not seeing something. Excellent repair for sure. Great looking welds too.
Absolutely brilliant Anthony really difficult and awkward job , it always amazes me how much extra work there is besides the actual welding . Your quality of work is top notch !!!!
Yo great repair bro! I was thinking one of those soft leather welding helmets would be good for jobs like this where it’s hard to squeeze your head in there. Thanks for sharing your knowledge I enjoy learning from the channel!
Dam it man that was a tight space. Bravo Anthony BRAVO , I wished I would’ve went into welding 30 years ago. But I start training for welding in early May!
Looks good. I had to laugh at the vent rods like some of that Pakistani truck welding. Seems like they can’t weld without bending the rods first. Thanks for sharing.
Don't if they did it , but remove the plug and push roller tensioner back in gave you much more room when they lifted the track. Equipment welding repairs can really suck at times.
dumb question, probably cause i just woke up and on my phone lol but what made the piece not square? i couldnt see exactly the issue. was it the edge that looked a smidge tapered on the left? also quite new to this stuff as i just started welding school 4 months ago lol.
@@MeltinMetalAnthony ohhh now that im on my pc i can see it more clearly now. WOW thats bad! how does one look at that and go "looks fine to me" come on man put effort into your work
Always watch your videos and noticed the wheel loader has our coupler on it. Im a fitter for JRB here in ohio. It was really cool to see that in your vid!
It looks like you need a ln25 with esabs 710-xm .045 dual shield wire and a flex neck all in all nice repair from a fellow mobile welder in upstate new york
What can I say you’re the man that can great job👍looked a proper nasty job that did very challenging bet most would of walked away from it. Full respect 👍👍
Can pull a track in like 30/60 min would have made the job much easier and much safer. Especially considering it was apparently not a time sensitive fix. Don’t put yourself in a bad spot like that man because of a lazy customer. You did NOT need to be under the track like that. Either way amazing job hope you charged extra for the shit conditions. Love the content! Hope your staying busy
I've done that job before!!! And I'm very glad I will never have to do it again because taking that track apart is a bitch ,witch is how we would do that job! Makes that job so much easier you got heart my friend. Keep up the good work
I'm a auto repair shop owner in the rust belt. I weld on cars and equipment all the time. Id argue unhooking the battery does nothing to stop frying anything. The thing that fries electronic stuff is improper grounding. If ya don't grind a clean spot and attach the ground to the exact same piece your welding that's when things get fried. Welding on a trac frame? Ground gors on track frame. Not anywhere else. Welding a broken exhaust manifold bolt? It goes on the head. Not the starter or alternator or the block. People say the battery acts as a sponge for the alternator. How is unhooking it preventing anything? Your first point is totally correct. I didn't give that a thought but yeah it's a good idea when I. The situation your in.
Holy shit you did this with the tracks on 😳 I had to replace one at my job (Cat fabrications plant) without tracks and it was a royal pain in the ass using dual shield on the tight side
I can't believe they didn't remove thar track for You, man. This was a steller job brother. Only thing i love about welding equipment is the metals thick and you can crank the heat up. Lmao😊
I love the fact that everyone banded together here. And on his TH-cam video that this originates from, each comment has 12 likes. Like he's been moderating the comments section.
They make a pin driver to remove the master pin… looks like sledge hammer with a narrow side the size on one side the size of the pin and the pin is usually welded on the outside
Yea would've been alot more room without the track, but sometimes it's not a possibility, either from not having the proper tools, or not wanting to move the track
Next time do yourself a favor and remove the track. Much safer and will be a far easier job on you. They may not want to remove it but it's for your safety and it's not that hard to do at the end of the day. Also look at a thermal lance. You can use them to gouge with and you only need your welder and your oxy tank to do it. Would have made that job far easier. Good on you for torch gouging though I'm garbage at it lol that's why I don't do it much.
I worked for a small family const company in New Hampshire. My buddy Pete and I had to do something similar to this in between the tracks, might’ve even been the roller holder as well. All I can remember is how much of a bitch it was for him while I grabbed every tool in the barn trying to get it out. Glad to see we weren’t the only ones that got dicked every way we turned.
wait till ya gotta pull out the jaw plates out of a terex jaw crusher lol just as cramped as that spot . took me Half a day to cut it out because it got mushroomed at the bottom pinch point
I would have triple passed that all the way around with 7018. The top would get the most stress, Would have really laid the weld in that crevice. Still...way to git r done.
Erm...dunno. Step 1 for me on that would be removing the track... then I'd hoik the track frame up higher using the excavator boom & chock it up nice & high 'n safe. Then I'd start working on the broken carrier. I wouldn't be doing the "trying to get at it" stuff no matter how much anyone moaned or bitched about "time" because it would end up faster & better with proper access to the part, Trying to work in around stuff that comes off is mickey-mouse IMO.. Removing the track is also pretty easy considering there's a loader on site. When it fails again, there will still be loads of moaning & bitching & loads of time to do it all over - so might as well do it good the first time.
So many of your repairs involve heavy equipment. If someone such as myself doesn't have that knowledge and experience would starting a mobile welding business be a bad move? I'm guessing that you do alright partly because of the heavy equipment repairs?
Those guys really should've removed the track to make it easier to access but good work getting it done
💯 guess they didn’t have the pin tool
@@MeltinMetalAnthony my guess is the pin would have been worn out a sledge and drift woukd of knocked it out, they just be lazy...i split tracks all the time no pin press
@@MeltinMetalAnthony even without a pin tool they could have removed the grease from the tensioner to get more slack.
@@FishFind3000 absolutely, unless a track chain is nearly brand new they will come off without removing the pin. Would have made for a lot better access to the roller bracket.
A lot safer too. Tough to do a repair with those conditions
the thing i like on your vids is that they are in real life, not in perfect invironnment.....welding on a full equiped shop, brand new iron, no wind no sun ligt.....it is easy.....now, dealing with old, rusty, painted, akward locations and heavy damaged iron..... thats the challenge.....an big hello from portugal
Anthony, you are getting famous, what a huge admiring audience. Cheers.
Gotta love the helicopter customers. Always hovering.
Ahh I like this guy. Kept me laughing most the day lol
I did one of them just last week on a 21ton Komatsu. Used a 15ton hydraulic jack to lift the track and oxy acetylene torch with size 19 gouging nozzle on it.
The block had broken off at the back and bent forward. I posted pics on my IG page.
Its an awkward job gassing off the block because you have to be careful not to go through the track frame.
You did a great job young man.
Thank you sir
That involved three of the things I dislike the most. 1: Having to cut blind without being able to see what I'm cutting. 2: having to bend and fit my body into weird places (especially now that I'm almost old enough to be set adrift on an ice float), and 3: Having to put my body under something sketchy that can squish me. I've done all three many times, I mean you gotta do what you gotta do to get shit done but hated it every time. Maybe the fourth would be having to move heavy shit. The things I hate as I get older increases.
Good looking welds for such an awkward position. Nice job getting everything fitted and welded in and getting shit done when the job sucks
"machines not level" i love the attention to detail and reasoning A+ work, better than ill ever pull off lol
I just found this channel a while ago. That right there was impressive. Welding isn't easy under the best conditions, but when you can lay beads like those in this type of situation, you're pretty good. Nice work.
That looks so difficult man! Hard to believe the machinist let that piece even go out the door. Nice work!
Ya Wtf was that, I can’t imagine being like ya it’s done
@@MeltinMetalAnthony 😂 I could've cut that straighter with a torch!
*I'll bet even ICWelds has to send something back to a machinist once in awhile.*
*All's well that ends well, but he might've sent you back to the jobsite an extra time.*
His saw drifted. Either he didn't have the saw set right, blade was loose, or his saw is off. I'm betting the 1st.
Being he milled it for ya, I'm guessing that was his way of saying sorry.
I like the content and seeing the different situations out in the field that work has to be done in
I'm impressed by the way you weld with just one hand and don't shake at all!!
Hey question? Why not run a wire feed with some 1/16 wire like dual shield or even just self shielded wire for these repairs, that’s my go too i find it to be a little easier doing repairs like this on equipment.
Ure a BEASSSSSTTTTT MAN dealing with such an uncomfortable weld an that’s what a lot of customers don’t take into consideration u gotta do Precisión work in imaginable working places
Thanks brother!
Just one of those that doesn't get any better but it gets done! Excellent work
Love it. just finished welding school south of you, and this is what I want to do. Thank you for inspiring me!
That looked like ba****d of a job. Great work man!!!
Cool to shout out IC WELDS. Mad respect for your skills Anthony.
Always keep a couple of bottles jack on the van for lifting tracks works well
Outstanding job. I’m always impressed with your ability to fix anything.
Very nice work, Anthony! Trust me I know what you go through, I do the same type of work. Well done!
Thanks!
Great work, looks like a hard job. Why not move that support like 2 inches back to give more room to weld on the cramped side?
Thank You, that was my question. It looked like it could easily been moved back maybe even 4" to provide easy access and fresh steel to weld on. Maybe we're not seeing something. Excellent repair for sure. Great looking welds too.
Absolutely brilliant Anthony really difficult and awkward job , it always amazes me how much extra work there is besides the actual welding . Your quality of work is top notch !!!!
Yo great repair bro! I was thinking one of those soft leather welding helmets would be good for jobs like this where it’s hard to squeeze your head in there. Thanks for sharing your knowledge I enjoy learning from the channel!
Dam it man that was a tight space. Bravo Anthony BRAVO , I wished I would’ve went into welding 30 years ago. But I start training for welding in early May!
That looks like a real pain in the ass! I have those Miller goggles and they work great for these situations. In the end a job well done !
Thanks brothee
Great job! I have done jobs like that. You have to do it before you know how hard it really is. My body can't bend like that anymore
I stretch every morning 🤣
You're doing a great job my only question is how the hell you manage to fit in such a small space Great job bud
Looks good. I had to laugh at the vent rods like some of that Pakistani truck welding. Seems like they can’t weld without bending the rods first. Thanks for sharing.
Don't if they did it , but remove the plug and push roller tensioner back in gave you much more room when they lifted the track. Equipment welding repairs can really suck at times.
4:20 Why didn't you put a short chain through both bolt holes and use the fork to lift it out?
Why weren’t you there
@@MeltinMetalAnthony You never texted back. I thought you were going to pick me up that day.
I miss this stuff. Good job dude.
No rods burnin no money earnin 🤙🏿👨🏾🏭🔥💰
Absolutely best way to end a vid I have seen. Well done sir!!!!! If you don't like it we'll you know the rest.
Glad you enjoyed it
dumb question, probably cause i just woke up and on my phone lol but what made the piece not square? i couldnt see exactly the issue. was it the edge that looked a smidge tapered on the left? also quite new to this stuff as i just started welding school 4 months ago lol.
He machined it crooked
@@MeltinMetalAnthony ohhh now that im on my pc i can see it more clearly now. WOW thats bad! how does one look at that and go "looks fine to me" come on man put effort into your work
Bending rods was pretty smart my dude! Crazy all the wild ass repairs that take place, hard work isn’t easy.:..
Always watch your videos and noticed the wheel loader has our coupler on it. Im a fitter for JRB here in ohio. It was really cool to see that in your vid!
Great video as usual Anthony !
It looks like you need a ln25 with esabs 710-xm .045 dual shield wire and a flex neck all in all nice repair from a fellow mobile welder in upstate new york
What certification do u recommend for mobile?
Why the F didn't they just remove the track for you 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️. You're the man Anthony
I asked them to. Guess they don’t have the tool
Tracks are hard to remove and can cause more problems 29 years being heavy equipment mecn
Why not remove the master link on the track split the track and remove the pin ?
You need a press remove the master pin.
No need to do that.
They refused and honestly I don’t do mechanic work
What can I say you’re the man that can great job👍looked a proper nasty job that did very challenging bet most would of walked away from it. Full respect 👍👍
Thanks brother!
Can pull a track in like 30/60 min would have made the job much easier and much safer. Especially considering it was apparently not a time sensitive fix. Don’t put yourself in a bad spot like that man because of a lazy customer. You did NOT need to be under the track like that. Either way amazing job hope you charged extra for the shit conditions. Love the content! Hope your staying busy
That's kind of what I was thinking as well, I don't like trusting my life to a few wooden blocks, sketchy shit
@@MikeP350 . Plus the potential fire factor .
Do you find you use stick welder more over mig or flux core out in field on jobs
I've done that job before!!! And I'm very glad I will never have to do it again because taking that track apart is a bitch ,witch is how we would do that job! Makes that job so much easier you got heart my friend. Keep up the good work
Have you ever looked into running a inner shield wire
Very nice! I hope it paid well!
Not bad!
Looks good brother. I wouldn't even have taken that job on. I'm too old to bend like gumby in all those positions anymore.
I'm a auto repair shop owner in the rust belt. I weld on cars and equipment all the time. Id argue unhooking the battery does nothing to stop frying anything. The thing that fries electronic stuff is improper grounding. If ya don't grind a clean spot and attach the ground to the exact same piece your welding that's when things get fried. Welding on a trac frame? Ground gors on track frame. Not anywhere else. Welding a broken exhaust manifold bolt? It goes on the head. Not the starter or alternator or the block. People say the battery acts as a sponge for the alternator. How is unhooking it preventing anything? Your first point is totally correct. I didn't give that a thought but yeah it's a good idea when I. The situation your in.
Hell yea Rockstar!! What an awesome video!!
Thanks brother!
I would of taken the track off for you Boss! Your A Good man sir. Awesome repair job!
This is the shit i deal with everyday and i am not nearly as good as you... but i do it!
How did you learn to fix all that stuff? Just by doing it?
What amps you run for the first pass? Admittedly I’m a tig guy in a shop so I don’t have a good reference for a stick job like this. Great work 👍
How much do u charge for something like this?
What's that tool at 14:50?
Die grinder
Holy shit you did this with the tracks on 😳 I had to replace one at my job (Cat fabrications plant) without tracks and it was a royal pain in the ass using dual shield on the tight side
Man! Pimpin ain’t easy eh?
You earned your paycheque on this one for shurr
Laughed so hard at the bent burr!
Right off the bat with the cutting position I'm reminded why goggles can be awesome if it's not cooking too hot in there.
I sure hope you charged extra for that tough as nails job! Great work!
That made my back hurt just watching you climb threw that track Anthony. Thoes kinda jobs sux man. Cudos to you bro. Came out looking good.
Thanks brother
Something different every day. That's the ultimate.
Came out good man 👍
Just started welding myself I was wondering why you heated up the holder with the torch
something that thick needs a pre-heat to get a good weld and to prevent cracking as it cools off.
@@yurimodin7333 thank you yurimodin 👍🏻
DIGGIN THE INDY REFERENCE, SECOND ONE TODAY, A CLASSIC
Corporals Corner guy too. Good stuff.
💪
Do you get these jobs on a bid basis or hourly?
Why not bevel the new part toget a deeper weld/pen?
Wasn’t in the spec sheet
I can't believe they didn't remove thar track for You, man. This was a steller job brother. Only thing i love about welding equipment is the metals thick and you can crank the heat up. Lmao😊
Good shit ant . Keep up the good work my welding bro.
I love the fact that everyone banded together here. And on his TH-cam video that this originates from, each comment has 12 likes. Like he's been moderating the comments section.
A 12vs with dual shield would of been handy on this project
No doubg
9:57 shit killed me 😂 💀
Tough job. Well done, but looked to me like it could have used a few more passes.
Awesome work 👊
Get er done buddy!
They should have popped the track off to make it safer to repair the roller bracket.
Man that’s some good stuff. I wonder how much a job like that would cost😬
They make a pin driver to remove the master pin… looks like sledge hammer with a narrow side the size on one side the size of the pin and the pin is usually welded on the outside
Yea would've been alot more room without the track, but sometimes it's not a possibility, either from not having the proper tools, or not wanting to move the track
I don’t have one and the mechanic wouldn’t take the track off 🤷♂️ but I agree
Good job bud, next time try taking some track pads off to get clearance and visual
Next time do yourself a favor and remove the track. Much safer and will be a far easier job on you. They may not want to remove it but it's for your safety and it's not that hard to do at the end of the day. Also look at a thermal lance. You can use them to gouge with and you only need your welder and your oxy tank to do it. Would have made that job far easier. Good on you for torch gouging though I'm garbage at it lol that's why I don't do it much.
I don’t do mechanic work nor do I own the pin punch. They didn’t either
Nice job 👍
Most impressive 👏👏
Nicely done. I always watch to the end for the “go f**k yourself” 😂😂
That poor excavator has had the shit beat out of it
Nice repair
Why didn't they split the track? That's the least they could do. I'd hate trying to squeeze in there!
I love your moxie great job 👍
Welcome to the world of heavy equipment. ;) Nice job tho. :)
Great job
I worked for a small family const company in New Hampshire. My buddy Pete and I had to do something similar to this in between the tracks, might’ve even been the roller holder as well. All I can remember is how much of a bitch it was for him while I grabbed every tool in the barn trying to get it out. Glad to see we weren’t the only ones that got dicked every way we turned.
Saw blade must’ve been on its last legs prior to cutting that. Feeds and speeds could’ve been wrong there too judging by that finish from the saw cut.
I love the ending lol
wait till ya gotta pull out the jaw plates out of a terex jaw crusher lol just as cramped as that spot . took me Half a day to cut it out because it got mushroomed at the bottom pinch point
Out of curiosity, I’m sure you don’t mind , how much you charged for this job being an expensive machine ?
Hourly $135 and .50cent a mile $40 hr drive time
@@MeltinMetalAnthony Thx for sharing!
I would have triple passed that all the way around with 7018. The top would get the most stress, Would have really laid the weld in that crevice. Still...way to git r done.
I did just hard to tell cause I sped everything up. Was 4 passes total. First one 6010 for deep penetration
Getter done! Good job my friend. Keep those videos coming.
Erm...dunno. Step 1 for me on that would be removing the track... then I'd hoik the track frame up higher using the excavator boom & chock it up nice & high 'n safe. Then I'd start working on the broken carrier.
I wouldn't be doing the "trying to get at it" stuff no matter how much anyone moaned or bitched about "time" because it would end up faster & better with proper access to the part, Trying to work in around stuff that comes off is mickey-mouse IMO.. Removing the track is also pretty easy considering there's a loader on site.
When it fails again, there will still be loads of moaning & bitching & loads of time to do it all over - so might as well do it good the first time.
You nailed it ol boy . Yeah I hate them tight fn spots feels like your getting Rebirth 😂😂😂😂.
Man, tough job
So many of your repairs involve heavy equipment. If someone such as myself doesn't have that knowledge and experience would starting a mobile welding business be a bad move? I'm guessing that you do alright partly because of the heavy equipment repairs?
I would find a guy who does locally and team up with him when you get that call