Repair Excavator Quick Hitch | Line boring & Welding
In this video we are line boring and bore welding to repair a Quick Hitch (quick coupling) off a Komatsu PC300 Excavator. The pin positions on the quick hitch have a failed repair by someone else and the weld layer is delaminating and breaking apart so we need to weld them up and bore them out to spec. We also need to repair the spacer plates that have a cracked weld. This shows the step by step process to repair the pin positions using our Sir Meccanica WS2 portable line boring machine. There is also some air arc gouging and welding to repair the cracked welds on the spacer plates.
In this video we are using:
- Sir Meccanica WS2 Portable line boring machine
- WIA weldmatic 500i welder
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@0:36 That's one way to cool down the family jewels.
Was it Karen swearing again??????
Kurtis Great skill & knowledge on display. You almost lost your control but spat your gum instead. Karen Great camera angles and editing. Homie "Look Dad this pig is stuffed' But it's got no guts "Yep it's stuffed"
You really had to go deep in this job. This job was a two cases of Red Bull job. You got Giggler all excited watching you work the welder extension. Never bored with a boring job. CEE top grade finish. Oh happy belated birthday Karan. 🥳🎂🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Dam it's like there used some high tensile wire there some big cracks
“So in situatons like this, when you can’t go in the front hole, you go in the back hole, and just deal with what shit you run into.” Dying of laughter.
Words of wisdom right there 😂 thanks for watching to the end
Just don't try the top hole after the back hole.
My missus overheard that and asked me "what are you exactly watching???" Thanks Kurtis!
Something tells me that if KZhead would allow this kind of language, these videos could be shot in one take.
@@bogdan_n youtube needs an adult youtube
Karen, having given us slo-mo tracking shots last time, you now add sound editing to your skills, I really like the way you took a normal speed sound and overlayed it on the time lapse and stop motion.
Hi Tim thanks for the feedback good to know that was enjoyed 😄
Yeah, that was some interesting jumping around.just the right amount. Too much and my brain can't follow. Good use of the speedy stuff too. Great job.
Agree 100%, photography is brilliant.
Love the close up welding shots, would be nice to see the puddle. Would a darker filter help with that?
First class video and sound! Great job on both fronts - repairing and videoing.
One piggy went to the market, the other two were torn to pieces by Homeless. Another great video and good explanation.
Love the out-takes , glad it’s not just me that swears like a sailor at times
It's not a true mechanical job or repair if you don't swear.
I do not swear, therefore I don't weld.
Homeless looks very satisfied with a job well done, RIP piggy.
The piggies only survived 7 days from our perspective. Wonder how long it was in real time?
Homeless?
He kicks the shit out of them toys!
You wouldn't want those jaws clamped on your nuts, would you? 😲
My cousin's dogs love the pigs until the squeaker stops working, then it's,*yawn*," Buy me another pig!"
It sounds like the customer has a good maintenance team. I'm just glad this was caught before real damage was done.
This is exactly why you NEVER allow Staffies around rubber pigs. LOL 😂 BTW - As a rule, Staffies are gentle, affectionate dogs who adore people. ... In fact, their well documented love of children once earned them the nickname “nanny dog”. Homey is so awesome and so are you guys for rescuing him.
The sound of those pins sliding in was so satisfying
Second only to the sound of polymer bank notes being cut on a guillotine shear. "Making Plastic Money" @ 5:45
I admire company's that let someone who's just getting started have a go at a repair for practice before hiring Kurtis and CEE to get the job done properly. Great camera and editing, Karen. Homie 2, Pigs 0.
I loved how Homie took the remains of Blue Pig and showed Karen…
As we don’t know the full background of the previous repair, implying that the previous firm were inept is a bit of a leap. The owners might have needed a quick local repair so took a calculated gamble. How would CEE have got started if no company took a gamble to have them do work.
@@tridbant there's always more to the story
Companies.
@@tridbant So true!
As a mechanical engineering student, watching your videos is teaching me a lot about how different components are made/repaired, and what considerations should be made. Great content!
Awesome mate glad you're gaining something from it
You also must learn the proper curse words… they are like a magician spell casting….. the right curses at the right time…. Will create the proper energy needed to mold the steel into the desired shape….
@@francisschweitzer8431 haha! CEE giving us a master class on that too in the outtakes 😂
@@francisschweitzer8431 You're not even kidding there. That's the way it works. People would be surprised to learn how badly metals can behave sometimes and how a few angry yelling at them puts their universe back in order.
line-boring was almost like magic to me when I first saw it
I love the fact that your customers can literally see everything you do showing how much effort you put into ensuring the repair is right first time ! best wishes to you all tc
I truly think that these videos are *fantastic* marketing material. It's a great advantage that this small team has over their "opposition" companies.
For someone who's first language isn't English, your profanity is coming along in leaps and bounds 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
thank you i've been practicing 😂👍
That looks interesting. Let me grab a coffee and then let's roll! Have a nice weekend everybody!
Hey mate! Hope the video is enjoyed along with the morning coffee 😎👍
Thanks Wolfgang, you as well.
Kurtis, your welds look like they were done with an artist's brush. I'm always a sucker for line boring, too. There is something so magical about it. Karen, your camera effects are also really amazing and helpful. Thanks for another great Friday!
"If you can't go in through the front hole..." needs to be on a t-shirt lol 😂.
👍 YES, with KURTIS SAYS... Like the "DRIVE LIKE AN ITALIAN" ☠ Long sleeve t-shirt
Hey mate we will have this on a t-shirt soon!
As a retired mechanic and old person with machines on his property i want to say... thank you... your educating on what is involved in a repairs. I have always said that trades are key to the worlds economy and you sir... keep the world moving in your own way.
"All we need to do is grind those cracks out,weld them up,jobs done", as soon as you started welding them up,lots of lovely contaminating grease in the weld,that's just bloody awesome 👌
I've said this before but you two complement each other perfectly. A fantastic machinist and a very talented videographer. Not forgetting the safety officer of course, who is always a good boi. Health to you all.
yes, and Homey takes his job as Safety Officer very seriously
Hi Kurtis, Ms Karen, and Homey from Griffin Georgia, USA. I look forwards to Friday, the videos make my day. I was a Maint Tech at the Snapper plant for Briggs and Straton for 25 years, before they shut the plant down and moved it to Wisconsin. You never cease to amaze me. When the outtakes come, I have to make sure I am not drinking anything, because i know i will have a mess to clean up of the desk and monitor. Thanks again, and have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!! (I know you will prolly be working)
13:25 Wow Kurtis, those welds on the spacers look like part of the casting. Brilliant repair, and the camerawork is always good but was excellent on this video 👍 Great team.
Thanks mate we appreciate that
That Line Borer really is a fantastic piece of kit! Thanks for brightening my Friday morning - I'm in Manchester, UK and it's pissing down!
Hey mate Good morning to you over there. We've had some ripper storms the past few days!
I just love Manchester's weather,try living 12 miles further north its either crap or shite,btw that line borer should be good,UK price tag £21K,:)
@@gregc2467 I've no doubt that it pays for itself fairly quickly in the right settings! I grew up in Shaw, near Oldham - now that really is a shite place!
Nothing wrong with Shaw
9/22/2023 Wandering through earlier content! Great stuff!
If I had a machine that needed repair , this is the guy I’d want doing it. More of the dog please , he’s such a cool dog.
Well, I have seen a lot of your repairing videos and your customers can be very happy to have such a skilled expert to troubleshoot all their problems. Very very well done. greetings from Europe
The clock in the background for the time-lapse bit was a nice touch.
OMG! Having done a little machine and welding, I started watching these because they are fascinating from a purely technical perspective, but that dog is just too much! He should almost have his own show. Oh, and the outtakes are pretty good as well.
hey mate glad you enjoy it, we thought about giving Homey his own channel but didn't want to lose all our viewers 😭
I have 37 year in mechanic work and all ways wanted to get in to machine work and I swear I would work for this guy for free to learn what this guy knows
It's Friday!!! Master class time: Kurtis with his engineering skills; Karen with her video editing skills: Homeless just being himself: (Professional English Staffie).
You guys never fail to brighten up a wet and windy morning in Scotland. Thank you for taking the time to add filming and editing to your regular day's work.
Curtis some of the repairs you do are simply amazing am 77 years old never saw such a talented type of work thanks for showing us the talent a person can have !
I do love the outtakes... Nobody that has ever worked in a shop like yours thinks everything goes as smoothly as the edited version.... First-class work ... AS ALWAYS...
“So Yea, Where Just Gonna Give It A Go” simple, straight forward, and honest 😊 happy Friday from the states Yee Yee
Always looking forward to your videos each week . Kurtis your skills and knowledge is exceptional I have learnt a lot . Karen love your camera work and editing Showing all Kurtis process up close is amazing and Helps to under stand the process your videos should be used for teaching apprentices .
Hey Tom thanks for the great comment 😎👍
You are so blessed to have a dog like Homeless! The work you do is second to none, but Homie is so precious. I wish I had a dog like him. 👍🏻
Master of his craft. Nothing better then watching someone who knows what there are doing.
The outtakes sound like me when I'm fixing just about anything around the house.
I always look forward to watching your videos. They're fun to watch, I learn a lot as I'm new to the welding industry here in the USA and very well made and edited, thanks Karen for the exceptional work. Kurtis does great work with each part rolling out finished at an amazingly high quality. Thanks guys!
What a great comment thanks mate!
I am pretty sure that I over use this word when watching your repairs - but that line boring and welding machine was AMAZING! The line boring I get, but I have never seen welding like that before, incredible and accurate, tho without the knowledge and setup it wouldn't do much. Very interesting repair. Cheers Kurtis.
The way It is supposed to be done. I appreciate all the videos. Nice.
All your repair videos are so satisfying to watch, the end result is always spectacular! If you haven't it would be awesome to see a shop tour video with all your machinery and special tools!
I hope the customer appreciates all the time and effort you put into this project to get it done right. As usual, exemplary.
The camera shots of the arc going around were amazing .....Nice work man you are a true professional
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for the time taken explaining things.
How that coupler got that way doesn't matter, it's good and sorted out now. Good on the owner's folks for catching that before it really went pear-shaped.
It's always nice the customer can see with his own eyes how the quality repair has been completed. He will tell all his friends.
Your craftsmanship is second to none.
I like watching your jobs, I spent 47 years in aviation without using a bunch of fancy terms, I did what you do only on large aircraft. I understand and relate to what you do. Watching you is fun and entertaining, I very much enjoy seeing a person with so much ambition and knowledge do well for him and his wife.
Thanks for the really good material about the wire feeder. This was a very interesting welding project! You guys rule!
Great episode. You guys make a great team. I can why you have a thriving business and a nice following too. Maybe a little silly on my part but I went wow when I heard how the pins slid into the new weld layer, perfect sound. Always love when the clock is added in time lapse too. Continued success, cheers.
Very interesting. I would watch it for the dog alone, however, do enjoy the repairs. Never thought I would be happy to spend half an hour watching someone repair heavy equipment. I even subscribed.
Good on you Kurtis for not naming or cutting down the other company that did the original repairs. I learned a long time ago that not bad mouthing a competitor will only help build someone else's business. The world is way to small to be bad mouthing others.
I'm amazed at all the different tools you have for the various tasks! Must have taken a while to get so well set up.
Here for the staffy antics lol... but so nice to watch an expert doing top work! Keep it up guys wishing you the best
Man, this takes me back. I've been off the tools for about 17 years now but as a dual-trade boilermaker/fitter-machinist used to work for a mob in Darwin specialised in welding, fabrication, line-boring, crusher rebuilds and mill re-lines. Much of the work was in remote mining locations. There's something utterly satisfying in watching that bore-welder doing its thing. I used a Speedglas helmet, too. Now it's gathering dust in the shed. I still work for the mining sector but in a middle management role in maintenance for Olympic Dam. Your use of a grinder without gloves or a guard has been noticed and we will be speaking to you about safety practice on Monday, lol. Nice job, by the way.
This man is the goat of this kind of work. I dare anyone to name someone
I just love that line borer / welder. I particularly enjoyed the sacrificial ring trick. Another quality repair and video from the triad at CEE productions. Thanks.
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Homeless cracks me up with his little snorts. Sounds like the pig he took apart hahaa. Great vid guy's.
Hi Kurtis and Karen ☺ nice repair mate, I never get tired of watching the line boring machine, especially whith Karen 's excellent filming, great outakes asual, just to show us it doesn't always go to plan,lol. The look on Homey ' s face when he'd finally destroyed those pigs was priceless, lol. Cheers guys, stay safe, best wishe's to all, Stuart uk.
Every time I see you do line boring, I'm amazed at how handy it is to just build a nice little lathe around the job, and be able to carry it from place to place. Clearly, it gets the job done...thanks for taking time to show by us.
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I'm sure that no one wants to be the guy that has their work redone, on camera no less. Hopefully they use it as a learning experience. Great video as usual.
You never know the circumstances. Maybe it was a "quick fix" . Maybe insufficient tools / msterials / skills. So please be fair.🤗
@@crazyedo9979 As long as the customer knows it's a quick fix or you don't have the right tools or experience for the job, then I'm all for doing it that way, maybe they did know and just knew to check it more often and that's why they found it before it became bad.
@@j.e.honiball1327 Awareness of the customer is essential for me so I assumed. Sorry for this. There are situatios that you are the only skilled guy around even when you are a beginner or an apprentice ( happend to me long time ago). And they are happy that you are helping them. Or customer said " Yaah we will keep this machine only two or three weeks. New one is already on the trailer and we don't want to spend on this one" . After this they overload the machine for two years and then start to rant about you when it fails. That's what I ment.
Great video and repair. I've found that when you're cutting further away from the drive unit it machines with less vibration if you pull the cutter towards the drive unit instead of pushing. Not always the case but more often than not it helps a fair bit
Cheers mate thanks for the tip 😎👍
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering no worries at all mate.
This channel is like a tv series...impossible to miss
It's good that you have a good camera woman, so that you have proof, and also good teaching material
Amazing work done by both of you, the repairs and the videoing! Our trade schools would do well to show various segments you create. The logic you apply illustrates explanation better than a book with pictures or someone speaking! This would have been of great benefit when I attended trade school some 40 plus years ago - hah hah! Thanks, always appreciate following your fixes.
Thank you very much! We've had a couple of schools/trade colleges ask to use some of our videos for teaching 😄
@@CuttingEdgeEngineeringyour reputation is growing because of the attention to detail and the pride you take in your work if it is not up to YOUR STANDARDS, then it’s time to bring it up to your standards keep on doing what you’re doing and don’t settle for anything less than the best you can do
Another quality friday ,I cant tell who was having more fun Homeless or me ?. The hole joke left me worrying for Karen though.
I think we need a ten minute compilation video of our favorite Pitbull. He's the icing on the cake!
Kurtis and Karen, great video as always. That line boring/welding setup is a great tool for shop. I hope your customers appreciate the work you do.
The look in those little pigs eyes is one that will haunt me till my dying day. It just knew what awaited it.
RIP piggy #1 and #2 😢
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering need to get homeless a Kong... guaranteed against everything except 2 year old's and great whites....lol
@@J30Vampire Considering how fast piggy #2 was getting torn up, I'm not even sure a Kong would stand up to Homeless.
Parabéns excelente trabalho eu sou muito fã dos seus vídeos sucesso sempre 👏👏👏👍👍👍🔧🔧🔧👌👌🇧🇷🇧🇷
Thank you for sharing your talents, all three of you.
Your line boring techniques are remarkable. In your blooper comments at the end of video about holes is absolutely hilarious, lol. Please keep up your remarkable videos they are very informative and entertaining.
Love your videos you two, I know where to take my maintenance now. ( If the border opens) great editing, content and a bit of Aussie dog thrown in, well done.
cheers mate thanks for watching!
Shop Safety Officer: "Piggy is safe now. I fixed him."
I'm a 360 Excavator Op and use all makes of Quick Hitches and see the wear and abuse they go through. Repear is as good as new if not better, and will last the life of the Hitch, if greased regularly by the Operator. Awesome Job Curtis. You standard of work ceases to amaze it's a pleasure watching you work, thank you for the upload
you’re absolutely right Good Work Ain’t Cheap and Cheap Work Ain’t Good
Do you ever get praise for the good work you do
Do you ever get praise for the good work you do
Hey CEE another engineering masterclass, any chance you could start putting approximate job times? i.e. half a days work etc. Cheers from Ireland!
hey mate thanks for the suggestion will see what we can do
Nice work as always! Is it possible/practical to run two cutters at a time in that line borer? I know you said there's rigidity issues with a 40mm bar, but I'm thinking for shorter bores it'd work alright for roughing out larger amounts?
Hey mate good question you could but I prefer not to as it does put a lot of load on the machine and I don't want to flog it out
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering smart man!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering it would turn into a real scrubber!
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering kick it in the guts Berry😉
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering yeah fair enough, figured there'd be a reason you didn't.
Oh man, great video...! I know those portable boring machines have been around for a long time, and are an awesome “piece of kit” to have, but that long swivel lance set-up, is just freaking awesome... I am not a welder (at least not since junior high school shop, 40yrs ago), and not a machinist, just a weirdo that “geeks out” about this stuff, seeing the end result of your projects are awesome... Thank you folks, for your efforts. P.S., great addition, that clock in the background. Tons of prep/set-up for a 20-30minute bore, times 4...
It's 7:20 am friday morning in NYC🗽 . I'm enjoying this amazing video showing outstanding welding by Mr Kurtis,awesome filming, and editing by Mrs Karen, and the lovable pig 😂destroyer Mr Homie👍. My coffee tastes great today👌🗽🇺🇸🇵🇷.
Whoever said "You can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear" hasn't met Kurtis.
That maybe so, but even Kurtis would prefer to start with a bolt of silk rather than the pigs ear, which Homey wants to chew.
Wasn't it if you put lipstick on a pig its still a pig I'll get my coat! Lol
There was a group of university students that made a silk purse out of a sow's ear many years ago in the US.
Great video. Great job as always! Once all the solder joints are cleaned up, very few people can say it has been repaired. The drill/welder is a great kit.
From your fans in NZ. The lady of the house produces a very high quality video. Gets good close ups of the important stuff which helps to follow the work flow. Keep up the good work.
Wow, thank you!
I would imagine that your thoroughness and determination to turn out a part that is factory original has brought you business from your KZhead videos.
Glad to see you are a normal guy doing great work. Love the outtakes sorry about losing your gum. Thanks again.
That's the reason I like this guy's videos! Apart from learning quite a lot about wielding, I always appreciate and amazed by the elaborate tools and techniques he has for attacking every job with a high degree of sophistication and professionalism.
Huge props to the production manager on this video!!! Really loved this episode of the office!
This is what i love about you Curtis. I bet you could have just welded those cracks over, even if there was grease behind and made it look pretty, but no, you do it right, and if that means doing extra work to ensure that the job is well done, you do it. I bet that costumer with this hitch will be happy about that, and going forward i bet he is going to use you, instead of those amateurs that did the first lineboring and welding job. Being a craftsman that puts pride in his job, and will not compromise on quality is what it's all about. Job well done
You are one amazing engineer pal. Wish i had an engineer like you while working in east Africa, D8's, D9's, scrapers, graders were constantly breaking and all we had were amateur welders. Bloody good work pal. all the best to you. From me and my mates in west Yorkshire UK.
It is always a joy watching a craftsman at work. Great work Kurtis and Karen !!! Keep up the good job.
You make it look easy, but there is a difference between real talent and those who say they can. Great videos..thanks
for a customer it is so reasuring to see the work done on your piece of equipement like that and even for adventisement the client can see the type of work you do and more importantly who you are and the environement you work in. if i was in australia and had work to be done i would gladly let you do it ! great job !!
I've never seen the boring or welding tool before and it is amazing! Amazing design and looks like it works fantastic!
Really nice work. The new pins fit virtually air tight! You have the talent & machines to be trusted with giant repair jobs!
Line boring is the coolest process on the channel! 🔥
Nice job ✅ ......and very much appreciate you explaining the procedures from start to finish ♻️
I am amazed at how young you look and how much knowledge you have about your craft and your customers equipment. Keep the videos coming!!!
Nothing cheers me up more than a short introduction of Advanced Plastic Testing, and then of course some Machine Shop work...
Nice video. Time lapses are just right. Thanks.
I have seen you do this process a few times. I had never given a thought about the twisting of the wire. However I have thought several times about doubling the length. Excellent video.