Incredible what you get done considering the job at hand. Whoever you're doing the work for can see your videos and know they've got one heck of a welder/problem solver on site. You'd definitely be my go to welder. These videos are amazing to watch cause you learn things about tasks that look impossible. 👍 Thanx.
Good repair work man 👍 Lol 😢😂 cat mechanic 40 plus years ……. Years ago at Syncrude tar sands the operators found a way to get break time by filling the bowl (657’s) with overburden then pushing the ejector ahead with the apron down …. Ya you got it ,bolts torn out with the trunnions , apron arms bent We’d have two in the shop for repair , send one back to site and another would already be torn out ! Oh god the money wasted back then Heres another downtime gaurentee. Where the D9G’s were pushing fill over a bank they would go out over the edge and hit float ! The rod would fly right out the end of the lift cylinder. What a mess . They did it over and over again too wow !!!
I remember being this age working thru HS and College operating skid steers, tractors, and front end loaders. I lost so much hearing in those years, I wish I could go back and tell my self to wear some hearing protection.
Nice to see someone with an apprentice that doesn't treat them like garbage. Anybody under 30 reading this, spend your 20s learning as much as you can about whatever craft interests you the most. If you have 2 spare brain cells and can run your own small business, you will be a millionaire by your 40s. I have never seen the labor market in the shape it currently is.
I’m sure that you remember before you had impact wrenches but your apprentice doesn’t have any idea what it was like to have to pull on a wrench that is stuck as those bolts were. Very nice, now it’ll have to break somewhere else, don’t worry it will. Thank you for the video Thank you Sir
Thank You for the great videos. I love seeing CAT equipment being serviced. A friend and I did an upgrade on five 794 truck frames in plant. We replaced the block at the rear of the frame rails. The original was a fabricated block of 2.5" plates. We cut that out and replaced it with a cast steel block. Fixture top and bottom, cut out block, prep and weld in the new block. 3" vee welds using dual shield flux cored wire on both ends of the block. Fun job.
You make that welding shit look easy! I've been watching a lot of your videos and must say it's nice to see someone that' takes pride in his work, perfected his craft. From one tradesman to another, much respect Sir!
I really enjoy the video..I love my welding rig 😜 it's a smaller version of yours, having a crane, hydraulic compressor,a remote trailblazer (quiet one)is priceless..... it's what I have been working for my whole career for.... trying to get the right gear to make the job easer.... remember you only as good as your last job. Keep up the amazing work brother. Thanks
It only took you five hours .......... Very impressive. That was a lot of work. Keep up the great work guys. You channel should be up to 100K subs in no time.
You have great content and quite a variety of jobs coming in. Surprising that hinge pin not having any gussets or welded to the outer plate. You did a cracking job on this one. Looking forward to the next video. Thank you from London UK.
Quite the informative video on how those aprons are fitted , just goes to show how much pressure those pins are put up to if it breaks off and just chews that metalwork up ..nice repair and clean welds good fitting plate . Think the lad will be wearing a hard hat the next time he gets inside one of these machines to undo the bolts .. thanks for an enjoyable video
Wondering why you didn't tie the gussets into the new skin too? A slot or a few well placed holes and you could have plug welded it all into a bombproof structure. Always enjoy watching you work =)
I really like your work. Your attention to detail and such. I was a carpenter by trade but still relate to what you do. It's good you're teaching the younger generation too.
Your apprentice is doing great he's getting used to the jokes and he's putting a little bit of meat on him best of luck to him and he has a damn good teacher, I can't get over the damage you have to repair I've driven moter scrappers in my past life and never done this sort of damage to them but I enjoy watching you and your work because you do everything to make the job as good if not better than when the machines were brand new, can you tell me what's happening to the cat that got hit into a hi-way bridge parapet that you had to rebuild all of the front right corner and other damage please?.
@OFW I just wondered what was happening with it and thank you for your reply because that's the first video I watched when I signed up to your channel and keeps me watching the very interesting work you do.
Just out of curiosity, has a lot of machinery you repair gotten better designs over years? Fascinating watching you work & neat to see your apprentice helping more…keep great videos coming. 😎😎
A lot of what I repair is older but some of the new stuff fails especially if it’s abused or has a bad operator. I would say there isn’t much improvement.
Amazing work Sir! I really like the way you added gussets to support the trunnion, and the side walls. Better than factory new! Thank you for these videos! The video and audio quality are superb. Btw, you have a wonderful bass/baritone voice. Do you ever sing in a group, or in a choir? The clarity of your vocal intonations is quite good! If you can sing on key, you might have a future in music after you step back from welding/fabricating.
I learnt to wear a site hard hat no matter how hot the weather from doing something similar - in my case less than a quarter fell on me than what hit your lad - and only half as far - had a hole in my head that needed seven stitches. There's also another downside - the scar used to be covered in hair!
That is a great repair young man. One question though. Having cut the new infill panel with two 90degree corners and then welded into the dead end of the corner, would it be better practice to weld in towards a corner (say two inches from one side of a corner) and go around them and the stop say two inches beyond? Effectively, wrapping around the corners with a continuous weld rather than terminating all welds at the corners. This would possibly reduce the risk of cracking from a corner. Just a method I have used in the past. Much like when I weld a column to a base plate or I beam to an end plate. A bit like the airplane window theory of cracks developing from charp corners. Another way would be to radious the corners, I generally do that with fish plates and infill panels. Best regards, Jon.
Nice job. Question: how do you charge for your helper? Do you show it as a separate line item on your invoice or do you just increase your personal hourly rate? Also, do you try to make any money on your helper’s labor or do you just try to cover your cost? I ask because so many customers in my area really seem to hold a grudge against my trying to make a decent living and weldors seem to be very undervalued.
If my helper is doing something that I would have done anyway I charge full rate for that. I typically don’t show him separate on the invoice I just add hours. If he is just standing around with nothing to do I don’t charge that time.
Greg, Awesome video as always!! I just bought a used Hyperthermia 900!! In your opinion, is that a good machine? You make plasma work look so easy!! Thanks Greg!!
In the field action with the apprentice having some laughs and learning the trade- awesome. This is great content- love it!
Great video. Your apprentice is getting good training. Clump of mud with everyone laughing is priceless.
Instead of laughing why don't you call it what it truly was, dangerous and a form of bullying.
@@6Diego1Diego9 I'm sorry you've never had a fun job.
@@6Diego1Diego9 you don't have many friends do you
Huge respect for welders like you, salute from iraq
Incredible what you get done considering the job at hand. Whoever you're doing the work for can see your videos and know they've got one heck of a welder/problem solver on site. You'd definitely be my go to welder.
These videos are amazing to watch cause you learn things about tasks that look impossible.
👍 Thanx.
Good repair work man 👍
Lol 😢😂 cat mechanic 40 plus years …….
Years ago at Syncrude tar sands the operators found a way to get break time by filling the bowl (657’s) with overburden then pushing the ejector ahead with the apron down …. Ya you got it ,bolts torn out with the trunnions , apron arms bent
We’d have two in the shop for repair , send one back to site and another would already be torn out ! Oh god the money wasted back then
Heres another downtime gaurentee.
Where the D9G’s were pushing fill over a bank they would go out over the edge and hit float !
The rod would fly right out the end of the lift cylinder. What a mess .
They did it over and over again too wow !!!
have a great weekend Greg......making my Friday night complete getting to watch an On Fire Welding video....cheers from Florida, Paul
I remember being this age working thru HS and College operating skid steers, tractors, and front end loaders. I lost so much hearing in those years, I wish I could go back and tell my self to wear some hearing protection.
Greg, Videos are outstanding… we really enjoy on how you tackle these issues… take care my friend…😊
Nice to see an apprentice getting properly christened 😂😂😂
Your apprentice has great energy for that kind of work. He looks like he will be good at it. 👍
It always surprises me how clean and neat the result is.
Precision work really.
I always think, why don’t they beef it up the way you’ve done, but then you wouldn’t have any work 🤷🏻♂️😂
Beautiful job man, thanks for sharing
Nice to see someone with an apprentice that doesn't treat them like garbage. Anybody under 30 reading this, spend your 20s learning as much as you can about whatever craft interests you the most. If you have 2 spare brain cells and can run your own small business, you will be a millionaire by your 40s. I have never seen the labor market in the shape it currently is.
That’s just flat out kicking butt with big boy equipment. Way interesting stuff to watch. Thanks
I always like seeing the repairs on the 637 for some reason. great job.
Job well done! Keep them coming! Again thanks for sharing a little bit of your world! 👌👍
I’m sure that you remember before you had impact wrenches but your apprentice doesn’t have any idea what it was like to have to pull on a wrench that is stuck as those bolts were. Very nice, now it’ll have to break somewhere else, don’t worry it will.
Thank you for the video Thank you Sir
Thank You for the great videos. I love seeing CAT equipment being serviced. A friend and I did an upgrade on five 794 truck frames in plant. We replaced the block at the rear of the frame rails. The original was a fabricated block of 2.5" plates. We cut that out and replaced it with a cast steel block. Fixture top and bottom, cut out block, prep and weld in the new block. 3" vee welds using dual shield flux cored wire on both ends of the block. Fun job.
You make that welding shit look easy! I've been watching a lot of your videos and must say it's nice to see someone that' takes pride in his work, perfected his craft. From one tradesman to another, much respect Sir!
You are the man. Beautiful work as always.
12:45...using CAD....Cardboard Assisted Design........I love the way you think...PB
i always enjoy your videos and the patience you have with your apprentice you'll pass off your work ethic which is important to these young people
I really enjoy the video..I love my welding rig 😜 it's a smaller version of yours, having a crane, hydraulic compressor,a remote trailblazer (quiet one)is priceless..... it's what I have been working for my whole career for.... trying to get the right gear to make the job easer.... remember you only as good as your last job. Keep up the amazing work brother. Thanks
It only took you five hours .......... Very impressive. That was a lot of work. Keep up the great work guys. You channel should be up to 100K subs in no time.
You have great content and quite a variety of jobs coming in. Surprising that hinge pin not having any gussets or welded to the outer plate. You did a cracking job on this one. Looking forward to the next video. Thank you from London UK.
It's like, oh, you broke that? HERE BREAK THIS !
I’ll give it to the boy that impact is pretty heavy 😂
Love your videos be safe and have a great day Sam and watch out for falling dirt lol
757👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing
O my God I hope he is ok
Quite the informative video on how those aprons are fitted , just goes to show how much pressure those pins are put up to if it breaks off and just chews that metalwork up ..nice repair and clean welds good fitting plate . Think the lad will be wearing a hard hat the next time he gets inside one of these machines to undo the bolts .. thanks for an enjoyable video
Well thought out repair, nicely done
Wondering why you didn't tie the gussets into the new skin too? A slot or a few well placed holes and you could have plug welded it all into a bombproof structure. Always enjoy watching you work =)
I almost did that.
101%-better than OEM!
Thx for showing!
👍👍👍
love your laugh at 1:40...that was hilarious
Very informative. Good job ❤
Nice, you fixed CATs design flaw.
Really impressive!!
Looked good. Always thinking ahead !
I really like to see you take pride in your workmanship it’s getting harder to find all of the videos that you do show it
You do GREAT work I really injoy watching thanks.
Your apprentice catching the dirt clod was classic
Only 5 hours? Wow! Nicely done
You are an artist
That fit up was so sharp
You do nice work,sir
love ur work
Great job!
nice work as always
I really like your work. Your attention to detail and such.
I was a carpenter by trade but still relate to what you do.
It's good you're teaching the younger generation too.
Love your channel
Great looking work
Your apprentice is doing great he's getting used to the jokes and he's putting a little bit of meat on him best of luck to him and he has a damn good teacher,
I can't get over the damage you have to repair I've driven moter scrappers in my past life and never done this sort of damage to them but I enjoy watching you and your work because you do everything to make the job as good if not better than when the machines were brand new, can you tell me what's happening to the cat that got hit into a hi-way bridge parapet that you had to rebuild all of the front right corner and other damage please?.
Waiting on some parts from CAT for that one.
@OFW I just wondered what was happening with it and thank you for your reply because that's the first video I watched when I signed up to your channel and keeps me watching the very interesting work you do.
Well said ,well done ,,, with u all the way!! Cheers!;-)!
Well done! Glad the helper guy didn't get a concussion... 😅
Nice Job!
Great job
Just out of curiosity, has a lot of machinery you repair gotten better designs over years? Fascinating watching you work & neat to see your apprentice helping more…keep great videos coming. 😎😎
A lot of what I repair is older but some of the new stuff fails especially if it’s abused or has a bad operator. I would say there isn’t much improvement.
great job!
Amazing work Sir! I really like the way you added gussets to support the trunnion, and the side walls. Better than factory new! Thank you for these videos! The video and audio quality are superb. Btw, you have a wonderful bass/baritone voice. Do you ever sing in a group, or in a choir? The clarity of your vocal intonations is quite good! If you can sing on key, you might have a future in music after you step back from welding/fabricating.
I have never sang. Never really thought about it.
@@OFW They arent lieing you have a wonderful voice
That kid is so lucky to be an apprentice to you. I hope he realizes the opportunity to learn.
Yeah, he'll learn skills that fabrication engineers can only dream about.
Ouch... That hotdog has been pounding down that hallway for a good while.
Stronger than factory. Gotta like that. 👍
Good job bro 👍🏼
I learnt to wear a site hard hat no matter how hot the weather from doing something similar - in my case less than a quarter fell on me than what hit your lad - and only half as far - had a hole in my head that needed seven stitches. There's also another downside - the scar used to be covered in hair!
Don't know your background but your'e one talented guy with your field skills!
That is a great repair young man.
One question though. Having cut the new infill panel with two 90degree corners and then welded into the dead end of the corner, would it be better practice to weld in towards a corner (say two inches from one side of a corner) and go around them and the stop say two inches beyond?
Effectively, wrapping around the corners with a continuous weld rather than terminating all welds at the corners. This would possibly reduce the risk of cracking from a corner. Just a method I have used in the past. Much like when I weld a column to a base plate or I beam to an end plate. A bit like the airplane window theory of cracks developing from charp corners. Another way would be to radious the corners, I generally do that with fish plates and infill panels. Best regards, Jon.
Good stuff
That's why PPE is of the utmost importance on construction sites🤕🧝♀️😂😂😂
Красота👍
good stuff 😀😀
Nice job. I wonder why Caterpillar doesn’t gusset the trunion to start with? Maybe on the current production?
Apprentice needs to bulk up a little.
Older and wiser says not that one chap !
2:00 Always wear your hardhat. 🤣😂
Good repair!! You need to wear Safety Glasses..
awesome. can you tell us more about your field truck/crane and the supplies you have in it.
Yes, There is a truck tour video.
I can’t believe that pin thing was welded to that thin metal. You know that gate weighs a lot.
That should work. Hell you've go nowhere to go but up. LOL.
Are the skins made of mild steel? It seems the guys always have you come to fix these machines
I think your repair was brilliantly done!
Technically yes, it’s A 572 why is basically grade 50 mild steel.
HA HA HA This has to be the BEST Video so Far !
Nice job. Question: how do you charge for your helper? Do you show it as a separate line item on your invoice or do you just increase your personal hourly rate? Also, do you try to make any money on your helper’s labor or do you just try to cover your cost? I ask because so many customers in my area really seem to hold a grudge against my trying to make a decent living and weldors seem to be very undervalued.
If my helper is doing something that I would have done anyway I charge full rate for that. I typically don’t show him separate on the invoice I just add hours. If he is just standing around with nothing to do I don’t charge that time.
Thank you for getting back with me. Have a blessed weekend.
Yeah you did a nice job in the last one I don't understand why caterpillar makes those things so flimsy
You should get a air hammer you get you metal unstuck and use a blade to scrape off the mud and dirt
"That ain't goin nowhere"
Need to do a rig tour
Rig tour coming next Friday
Man. When that Dirt hit his Head, poor guy 😅
That trunnion has had more work done on it than Joan Rivers.
Greg, Awesome video as always!! I just bought a used Hyperthermia 900!! In your opinion, is that a good machine? You make plasma work look so easy!! Thanks Greg!!
I have never used that model but I’m guessing anything hypertherm is good.
Bon,Boulo👍👍😄😄
Great as usual! About how much does the apron weight?
4,000 lbs
You enjoyed that dirt drop
Hearing protection ?
@Jpaydirt would be proud to know you!
You can make this shit up. Newby hazing. And the impact looks heavier than he does.
Hi Greg, are you running 1/16" duel shield out of your millermatic 251at your shop? If so, what Bernard gun are you running? Thanks!
Yes. I run that standard 400 amp gun. BTB q40
@@OFWAwesome, thanks for the response! You're a true master in your field.
Nice video. I am learning a lot. 😊 What kind of wire are you running Dual shield with flux and gas? What kind of gas?
Lincoln 71a75 dual shield with 75% argon 25% co2
@@OFW 👍👍
Thanks for sharing guys 🦘
Really no hard hat and safety glasses? How did you get on the job site?
Gravity sucked for that split second there.😆
Pozdro😊😊😊