I was impressed with the cleanup and quality of the weld. I was a ship-fitter and 3.10 weld inspector at General Dynamics Electric Boat Div. for about a decade. After having seen a number of welders on KZhead it's nice to see someone who does quality work.
@thornblackwell5749 Жыл бұрын
Wow, electric boats. That's cool!
@nathanchalecki484211 ай бұрын
If those boats are anything like I've seen from GD they probably take on water and 8 times overpriced.
@chrislabounty304611 ай бұрын
Agreed. Looked great.
@johnschmidt296410 ай бұрын
@@nathanchalecki4842 GD Electric Boat Division builds Naval nuclear submarines. Yes, they are electric powered by a nuclear steam generation plant.
@thornblackwell574910 ай бұрын
Who makes the magnet for the umbrella
@bigred0610010 ай бұрын
That was so cool to watch that scraper pull away as soon as you were done. Makes you realize how important the work that you do is.
@verlinswarey507 Жыл бұрын
I’m a mobile diesel mechanic and I fix breakdowns often. Always fun seeing them drive away after a successful repair
@chainarmor448 Жыл бұрын
The first repair worked and machine did fine for 2 days.
@yougoof Жыл бұрын
@@yougoof xd
@NIHILWR Жыл бұрын
Don’t let customers run your business, if it’s going to get a better job done tell them to do what you need and in this case separate the machine. Your quality will depend on you doing the very best job. Your skills should not be compromised by lazy customers.
@tomtd10 ай бұрын
@@yougoof Did fine for two days but maybe on the third it would blow up and kill a small family of rodents like yours
@pipthewarrior37389 ай бұрын
Hats off to who was doing their checks, easily missed until it's a much larger problem, rare in this day.
@IvyMike. Жыл бұрын
Very good point I have 2 sons in their mid 20s and they would just plough on until the scraper just stopped or broke n 2 Haha 😎
@irishlad8797 Жыл бұрын
That, and hats off to the mechanic that held that thing together for a couple of days.
@WorldsOkayestWelder Жыл бұрын
That is well spotted, just looked like mud at first
@kahlzun Жыл бұрын
Checks? What checks?!
@notorious647 Жыл бұрын
@@notorious647 Umm.. the checks that, umm found the, umm cracks, yes, that's it, the checks that found the cracks, and any other defects, you know looking with your eyes. hope this helps.
@IvyMike. Жыл бұрын
I actually ran this exact scraper in Northern Nevada 2 years ago!! Crazy how small of a world it is!!
@khrisjackson5042 Жыл бұрын
I currently run one !
@RallyanAndyco Жыл бұрын
This one? How can you tell?
@seeharvester10 ай бұрын
@seeharvester it's numbered a red 214
@Jdl22310 ай бұрын
love seeing these "in the field" repairs in your content. Always great to see how a pro tackles something like this in less than optimal conditions and is still able to produce a quality result. Makes me realize i still got a lot of learning to do. .
@troubleis5271 Жыл бұрын
Where else is he going to work on it? In a covered stadium?
@hasteandfury24248 ай бұрын
Yessir!!! Always keep an open mind and stay humble. I've been at it 27 years and keep learning new tips and tricks that make my work more effective and efficient. Never stop learning and you will go far
@dirtyfabrication4013 ай бұрын
I wanted to see more on how he did the backer plates. Beautiful work
@davep69775 ай бұрын
This being my dream job, 3 months ago, i decided to quit my steel carpentry job, and start doing some welding repairs. I’m repairing a lot of rotators tow trucks. And car carrying trailers. Repaired my first excavator today! A CAT 320. And god it pays pretty well !! I really love doing this kind of stuff.
@alexguigui18775 ай бұрын
Steel carpentry whats that? did you do like steel staircases or something like that?
@mitchweber786821 күн бұрын
@@mitchweber7868 i don’t really know how it’s called in English, but it consists of building heavy things in steel, like bridges, or frames of some buildings, staircases is what i would call a small job. I used to work with 3-6 inches thick steel plates. But when i was an apprentice, i learned how to build smaller stuff like stainless steel fences, tables, or divers things in steel, stainless, and aluminium
@alexguigui187721 күн бұрын
@@alexguigui1877 That sounds awesome man 😎 that sounds like a fun job no doubt
@mitchweber786820 күн бұрын
Thats a darn good repair. Its impressive how thick the material is and still manages to crack out, none the less thanks for sharing and nicely done.
@randyharris8669 Жыл бұрын
Exactly, imagine the tensions on the material.
@joaocosta3374 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes it is better to have some flex. When you overbuild the structure, you need to add reinforcement sometimes to prevent cracking. We had similar issues with some of our mining trucks and had to add gussets to the areas prone to cracking. The miners are very hard on the equipment.
@davidbrennan5 Жыл бұрын
@@davidbrennan5 Re-enforcing one area can lead to failure on another part. The design should incorporate all of that. Then prototype and In-the-Field production. We beefed up 'tag links' of Articulate Off Highway Truck suspension brackets that were failing in new trucks. The trucks had been modified by the customer to carry more then their designed load. At first, the truck suspension would not lift the truck when loaded by the shovel. (Too much muck in the body.) The OEM sent us relief valve cartridges of a higher value. (2800PSI rather than the 2300PSI spec.) That meant the truck suspension operated correctly. But the extra loading meant the suspension mounts started breaking off. We fitted re-enforcement. Then the frames failed. The OEM sent much meatier brackets to spread the loading over a lager area of the frames and axles. That cured the problems. The OEM adjusted their design decisions after that to cater for greedy customers and keep their sales figure up.
@Smachfest Жыл бұрын
gotta remember there’s big d-11’s pushing against them alot of times and that’s the focal point is there and on the blade on the bottom of the bowl
@ericdingman30509 ай бұрын
That was a smooth job sir. Bravo! You know that when a company is pulling off as soon as you're done, you know just how badly needed someone that knew what they were doing.
@codecircle4233 ай бұрын
The KZhead certified mechanic sticker on the back of the truck is amazing
@kevinloza30 Жыл бұрын
That's an impressive plasma cutter! 1 to 1 1/2" thick material and it came out clean 😮
@BuildSomethingAuto Жыл бұрын
As a 17 year old who wants to work with my hands. I love these videos loads. I love learning something useful for me in school and seeing what i have actually done is so much more rewarding than just a piece of paper. Love the content!
@applesauce208510 ай бұрын
Nice job on stitching it up. When I was building and repairing railroad cars back in the day, I used to use a air arc to cut all the welds out. I could chase a crack much more easily than a plasma cutter.
@crunchbbq7488 Жыл бұрын
Quite a fill in job. As usual, well done and thanks for taking us along for the ride!
@gregweinfurtner7774Ай бұрын
I weld oil storage tanks at tank farms, and the steel is about an inch and a half thick. I've always wanted to get into heavy equipment repair. it looks like you did a good job. 👍
@aztharz5637 Жыл бұрын
I was especially impressed by the Isaac-like accuracy of your freehand plasma cut and how you made a difficult task look routine. 😊🙂
@peteacher52 Жыл бұрын
I wonder how many people will get your reference.
@zoidsfan77 Жыл бұрын
@@zoidsfan77 here's one anyway
@MegaLojay Жыл бұрын
I am ignorant, but is this a circumcision reference? If not then my apologies.
@valoraboveall5793 Жыл бұрын
@Valor Above All nah. It's a reference to another welding youtuber. I.c. weld. At least I think. Now you got me wondering.
@MegaLojay Жыл бұрын
@@MegaLojay Engineer Isaac Clarke from the horror video game series Dead Space. One of his primary weapons is a handheld plasma cutter.
@zoidsfan77 Жыл бұрын
as an agricultural welder this is some good stuff! love to see some proper field repairs
@krisjones0926 Жыл бұрын
That was an impressive field repair. You must have been hustling to get that done in 5 hours. Quality work. Thanks for sharing.
@sjfodor Жыл бұрын
I’m a mechanic for the company that contracted those scrapers I actually saw you doing that the other day and had no idea who it was. Funny seeing this video haha
@keithjackson2151 Жыл бұрын
You seriously do great work. The one thing you can’t hide after a weld then grind is porosity. After you blend it all together it’s clearly smooth and without any pinholes or imperfections. Damn it looks good Greg.
@thomas4844 Жыл бұрын
That’s a lot of weld……..your good at that. Enjoy your vids
@robinjchambers845 Жыл бұрын
Field expedient repairs are just that - a way to keep equipment working and making money. The real permanent repair is the shop job I see . All in all I really enjoy the whole process of problem solving solving each repair takes.
@fordshaw583311 ай бұрын
I just started watching your vids. I am amazed with the work that you do. The was you opened up the crack and filled it in was AWESOME!
@xXxSilverKnifexXx Жыл бұрын
Wow, amazing job. It's inspired me to take up a welding class in the evenings, start 2 weeks on Thursday!
@troythegardener Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the extra time to show us. Great welding!
@jasonb7878 Жыл бұрын
Рыцарь стального шва и голубого огня! Отличная работа!
@user-me8bw4es4y7 ай бұрын
Worked down on the grapevine for a little while. Beautiful country and amazing weather. Good repair work!
@WorldsOkayestWelder Жыл бұрын
I loved doing repairs etc like this. Every day some new mess to figure out. Sometimes they became not only daunting but a huge challenge. The winter work added to whole process. I got where I would go to Georgia or Florida for 6 months lol and find work there. Quite a repair you did on this mess. 👍👍🔥👀👀
@timgruver5932 Жыл бұрын
Pretty interesting how you handled this one I’ve been a heavy equipment mechanic and I’ve always seen people cut big chunk of material out and put another piece of material in a weld it up but you can always see the patch I like how this was seamless looked great too
@briangrossen7982 Жыл бұрын
Amazing watching all your work, amazing work fixing things outside🤘🤘🤘
@ronpatterson5483 Жыл бұрын
Wow, excellent repair. That scraper is good as new. Was fascinating to see your process of fixing it.
@PH-md8xp Жыл бұрын
Awesome work man, respect the craftsmanship.
@luc_xott Жыл бұрын
Greg, always great to be watching your adventures.....best wishes from Florida, Paul
@ypaulbrown Жыл бұрын
You’re welding skill is amazing. And, you video production skills are also top notch.
@fordshaw5833 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to show the process. Nice work.
@moshunit96 Жыл бұрын
Great job as always!! I sure love your videos!! Thanks again, Vic!!!
@vicchiapetta4166 Жыл бұрын
Watching you do this job makes me eager to get back to work in my own shop. My father passed away last year and left me his entire stock of tools and equipment, including a plasma cutter and very nice welder, among a great many other useful items. Some of these tools I remember him using while I was still in my single digits, and I'm near 50 now. As for your "office"... you couldn't ask for a finer work site. I am a retired heavy construction carpenter... some of my most favorite job sites were outside, weather be damned. Nice job partner. I'm gonna stick around a bit... prowl around your page a while. I'll try not to be too obnoxious. 😅
@shaunolinger964 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed seeing the area where the machines are working. It would good to tell us what the whole project is(mining, dam, etc.) You put an amazing amount of weld into that repair. You clearly have a lot of confidence in your welding skill. My experience (mainly from new machine building at CAT) welds fail from porosity and proper cleaning before, during, and after the welding. I've seen so many welds done on dirty metal. I appreciate your cleanup and painting to complete the job!!!!!!
@danielpullum1907 Жыл бұрын
Its solar or windmill nonsense. They're basically screwing the desert beyond belief with all that trash. Used to walk/hunt out there for miles and miles and not see a soul or a fence, and now theres a thousand graders absolutely raping the landscape and taking up all the space.
@taowroland8697 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful repair sir, love a man who goes the extra distance to make the finished job look aesthetically pleasing to. Well done
@gordonagent7037Ай бұрын
Nice job! I did a pan. I believe it was a Michigan many years ago. Big one around here. Had the same break. I did it with a torch and 7018 up welds. That was before I had plasma's and a wire feeder! Lol! Great job! Kent
@kentsmith2164 Жыл бұрын
Люблю такую работу, особенно когда ничего не мешает, когда хорошая погода. Вырезаешь, завариваешь, зачищаешь, отдаешь в работу. Сварка на релаксе :)
@_DS83_ Жыл бұрын
Excellent job! Hello from Texas!
@jtg2737 Жыл бұрын
The end result. Well done! Your pride shows in your work. Keep it up!
@TheUnseenWaffle Жыл бұрын
Funny when you said til they break it again. They may Crack it in another spot but not where your repair is. Fantastic vertical and overall 10/10 for quality and workmanship! Great to see someone still taking pride in their work !
@jessecooper2955 Жыл бұрын
You are an ARTIST! The way you built that metal so perfectly, line after line, until it was the same level as the original metal was admirable. Then you scraped it down to match the original metal for painting. I am looking forward to future videos.
@LaSouthernGemini Жыл бұрын
WOW! He's like a plastic surgeon for tractors.
@quackula9190 Жыл бұрын
I'm a mobile diesel mechanic and damnnnn.....great work. Loved the video
@frankrodriguez52027 ай бұрын
Fascinating to watch a true professional at work 🏴👍🏻👏👏👏
@davegavin791411 ай бұрын
I am really looking forward to seeing how you do this one. I repaired a hole in the case of a skid loader using muggy weld. I know it sounds silly but the sticks I get from them were perfect.
@johnkoury1116 Жыл бұрын
Did you use the Muggy to fill the hole in a gearbox case or engine case? I’ve read good things about Muggy.
@shawnmann9491 Жыл бұрын
@@shawnmann9491 I used a piece of aluminum but yes I used Muggy to weld the aluminum and it turned out beautifully. I recommend highly. I found muggy from Branden Luft's video about it.
@johnkoury1116 Жыл бұрын
1:20 seeing those scrapers thundering towards eachother had me going for a second hahaha 😊 Edit: Just finished watching, nicely done sir!
@mortjoer Жыл бұрын
Very impressive. Great finish work. Could even tell it was broken. Something about watching these types of videos is relaxing
@Tom-bo2wj11 ай бұрын
Really enjoy watching you fix stuff!!!!!
@harveystephens6115 Жыл бұрын
I can imagine that was a bit difficult but you did such a good job of it. True professional welder
@JesusThineBeTheGlory Жыл бұрын
Amazing... I'll bet you went through alot of wire on this one. Too bad you had to grind the weld down it looked totally awesome , anyway great job
@byker4lyfe1 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I never understood why is it the standard to grind down the welds to blend them. I think a good weld is a beauty to see. Unless they will be selling this machine and wanna hide the fact that there was a repair done.
@jazko Жыл бұрын
This video is so natural, I never been to the US and I have never seeen snow in my life. I apperciate very single detail my man
@kam214210 ай бұрын
from someone who likes to play with a welder as a hobby, ( i use a Lincoln 350 MP) your work is amazing. I am more of a grinder than a welder. a grinder makes errors look good.
@raganhayes492424 күн бұрын
Отличная работа!👍. Я сам работаю сварщиком и занимаюсь примерно такой же работой в России. Примите мои комплименты за ваш профессионализм! Привет из России, из Сибири!
@R.A.G81 Жыл бұрын
Если оно там треснуло то сто пудов опять лопнет. Наварили бы полос для мощи.
@Odessa-2maya-2014 Жыл бұрын
A.G.R Держу пари, у вас есть несколько историй о сварке в холодную погоду!
@58Rev Жыл бұрын
@@58Rev есть) вы выиграли пари)))
@R.A.G81 Жыл бұрын
какие машины вы там используете? какие-нибудь, в частности, выдерживают холод лучше, чем другие?
@danielmartin531 Жыл бұрын
@@danielmartin531 в основном " caterpillar". И старые, произведенные ещё в советском союзе. Но сильных морозов не выдерживает ничего)))
@R.A.G81 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!!
@firstgenerationfarmer9991 Жыл бұрын
You sir are an absolute genius and true expert great channel for skills .!!
@RogueRestorationsLTD Жыл бұрын
Beautiful job as always. A true professional.
@glenngosline1710 Жыл бұрын
Wow, that seems to haven taken a whole spool of wire, if not more... Great job, thx for showing! 👍👍👍
@horstszibulski19 Жыл бұрын
Very nice repair. Truck tour soon?
@handlevanmijnaccount Жыл бұрын
Just like patching drywall :)
@LanceMcGrew Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos. Please keep them coming!!
@jaymarshall7632 Жыл бұрын
Kudos doing this type of repairs on the field!
@nedudki9 ай бұрын
Great job as ever. Out of curiosity, why don't you do a dye penetrate test, to check for cracks?
@gutsngorrrr Жыл бұрын
I did think about it. The main reason is I forgot the die at the shop as I was in a rush.
@OFW Жыл бұрын
Nice job. Probably should have preheated it a bit for a stronger repair . Also get a needle gun for chipping out that slag. It does a perfect job. ( Former certified welder)
@rhiekel Жыл бұрын
I did pre heat a little. I almost got out the needle gun but I didn’t want to keep the compressor running for a few hours just for that.
@OFW Жыл бұрын
Haha ok, did not mean to nitpick. I used to work in a shop doing large structural pieces, and we never ever welded anything that was not preheated, and tested with a heat stick. The parts were for a nuclear power plant, and every weld was x-rayed. So you learned pretty quickly how to do perfect welds, or you no longer worked there... 😃
@rhiekel Жыл бұрын
Preheat depends very much on plate thickness and carbon content in material. 1 inch doesn't usually need much unless working in cold conditions. I do welding repairs on oil platforms in the North Sea.
@johnnybird75939 ай бұрын
Golf clap~! Keep doing what you enjoy! Can't get enough of these quality work)
@middleway18858 ай бұрын
Beautiful work Greg. I really like these videos.
@brandonb6164 Жыл бұрын
I'm a beginning welder so there's lots I don't know: That's a pretty massive cast assembly but I wonder about the amount of heat you had to put into it. Did you have to pause along the way to let it cool at all? Did you use a temp gun to measure the temp or just experience?
@baxtergk1 Жыл бұрын
I did use a temp gun to watch the heat. I had to stop for 30 minutes one time.
@OFW Жыл бұрын
@@OFW what heat did you stop at? What would have happened if you kept welding?
@dans_Learning_Curve Жыл бұрын
@@dans_Learning_Curve I like to keep the material at 600 degrees or less. It can crystallize if it gets too hot which causes a list of issues.
@OFW Жыл бұрын
Also think about using an air needler after each pass. It helps with destressing the weld
@grahamzazzara2340 Жыл бұрын
Super job and excellent welding. Even your camera work is top shelf, just great. Thanks
@InCountry69705 ай бұрын
Good Job ,,, I used to assemble the back end of the 657's before I retired a few years ago ... Definitely built strong :)
@MarkSmith-rk3iv5 ай бұрын
Do you know what they are constructing there ?? Great video's Thank you !
@cab8188 Жыл бұрын
They are digging a hole for a land fill I believe.
@OFW Жыл бұрын
That is a gross structural failure. Cat is not using the right alloys with high tensile strength, or could be a bad casting, or both. I am sure your weld is 10 times stronger than the base metal.
@NICK-uy3nl Жыл бұрын
I have no idea why I watched that. But that was extremely informative. Thank you!
@georgetoth19137 сағат бұрын
Really nice work especially the plasma. Spot on sir. Back in the day before I had my suitcase I used stick and would gusset the exterior along the X axis towards the rear of the knuckle towards the pan for about 8 inches and it would stop it from occurring again. It could be because I was using stick that I had to gusset it. Again you do very nice work
@petermccuskey1832 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting video depicting the expertise needed to repair this correctly. Subscribed
@slash.9882 Жыл бұрын
Wow!! Excellent job!! Well done, you nailed it.
@ronaldbrosius7488 Жыл бұрын
That was one deep crack from the start which you turned in to a perfectly smooth and neat repair job.
@johnblecker4206 Жыл бұрын
Just amazing work sir! I'm truly impressed.
@aldo-2285 ай бұрын
very satisfying to watch ☺️ excellent work by the way! the intense heat needed to cut that steel is easy work for that plasma cutter!!! phenomenal!
@EricWakefield-ls9ph5 ай бұрын
You can definitely go home and be proud of that one. Nice work👌
@codyprice5662 Жыл бұрын
Howdy from Sacramento! I appreciate you sharing your work.
@KPutubing11 ай бұрын
This was great. I'm not a metalwork of anykind just an engineer that appreciates craftsmen at work!
@MrPWH12345 Жыл бұрын
I used to love getting out in the field and welding. I’ve pretty much been in shops for the last twenty years.
@jeffallen67543 ай бұрын
Greg, just like these other comments…. most interesting and very informative. We really enjoy your videos…. Take care my friend…
@alanschwier4045 Жыл бұрын
The Blend Master, excellent work Beautiful work
@0dbm10 ай бұрын
Very nice work excellent welding job. I ran 637 for years retired now with a bad back!!! You know what I mean.
@stanb56853 ай бұрын
Field job well done. Congrats!
@mleite2006 Жыл бұрын
That looked really daunting but you took it on and did a fantastic job! 👍
@rapturebound19711 ай бұрын
Man I love driving to Mojave desert…this past season it started snowing. Mind you I live by the beach in CA. So cool
@0ohoaxo0 Жыл бұрын
Another amazing Job sir! I like seeing the task at hand, wondering How the Heck would you go about fixing this?? Then seeing you whip it out with seemingly undaunted Ease. Sign of a true professional
@1waukesha Жыл бұрын
I love watching an artist at work. New job description, "Field Artist".
@Bill-yy3ck Жыл бұрын
Wow! Soon as you got lines in place......she was gone!!!. Great job.
@wry569 Жыл бұрын
Hello from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪. That’s some serious serious work. You don’t fuck around.
@Camerasdontlie Жыл бұрын
I like your truck, the whole shop is at your finger tips. Great video, Thanks! :-D
@Ka9radio_Mobile9 Жыл бұрын
We used to weld repair Cat 777 rear diff casings where they cracked between the bolt holes. And big shovel buckets etc. Cat normally provide Weld Repair instructions for those critical jobs. I remember they were very hot on Weld Inclusions. They recommended that 'grinding stones/wheels' were avoided in final surface prep prior to welding. The little bits of abrasive get lodged in the surface and then form pockets deep in the weld which can cause failure. Even as the weld cools the inclusions can create micro-cracking. If the cracks join up over time and loading, the repair can fail. I notice you use a carbide- burr to clean out after the plasma cut but then change to a wheel to chip slag between runs. We used a needle gun to chip slag as part of Cat instruction. The needle gun also peens the new material and helps unload surface stress due to shrinkage of the weld. I can imagine the mechanic's emotional state when he saw the crack. That repair looked absolutely lovely when finished. And the Cat Paint in the rattle can goes on great. We use a lot of it too. Our lazy ass welders never consider the aesthetics of their work though. The mechanic has to paint over the welders work. And that is just not cricket. 😀
@Smachfest Жыл бұрын
Excellent work!!!... beatiful tecnichs!... all are right... best regards from Santiago of Chile... God bless you and your friend in US!
@sergioaranguizthompson6807 Жыл бұрын
A very good job under these difficult conditions 👍
@dustysherrmann4427 Жыл бұрын
THAT WAS SOME GREAT WELDING THEIR !!! THE WAY YOU FILLED IT IN WELDING LIKE THAT WAS SO COOL TO WATCH. COULD WATCH YOU WORK ALL DAY LOL LEGENDARY SUBSCRIBED 💯👍 👍👍👍👍👍THUMBS UP👍👍👍👍👍
I was impressed with the cleanup and quality of the weld. I was a ship-fitter and 3.10 weld inspector at General Dynamics Electric Boat Div. for about a decade. After having seen a number of welders on KZhead it's nice to see someone who does quality work.
Wow, electric boats. That's cool!
If those boats are anything like I've seen from GD they probably take on water and 8 times overpriced.
Agreed. Looked great.
@@nathanchalecki4842 GD Electric Boat Division builds Naval nuclear submarines. Yes, they are electric powered by a nuclear steam generation plant.
Who makes the magnet for the umbrella
That was so cool to watch that scraper pull away as soon as you were done. Makes you realize how important the work that you do is.
I’m a mobile diesel mechanic and I fix breakdowns often. Always fun seeing them drive away after a successful repair
The first repair worked and machine did fine for 2 days.
@@yougoof xd
Don’t let customers run your business, if it’s going to get a better job done tell them to do what you need and in this case separate the machine. Your quality will depend on you doing the very best job. Your skills should not be compromised by lazy customers.
@@yougoof Did fine for two days but maybe on the third it would blow up and kill a small family of rodents like yours
Hats off to who was doing their checks, easily missed until it's a much larger problem, rare in this day.
Very good point I have 2 sons in their mid 20s and they would just plough on until the scraper just stopped or broke n 2 Haha 😎
That, and hats off to the mechanic that held that thing together for a couple of days.
That is well spotted, just looked like mud at first
Checks? What checks?!
@@notorious647 Umm.. the checks that, umm found the, umm cracks, yes, that's it, the checks that found the cracks, and any other defects, you know looking with your eyes. hope this helps.
I actually ran this exact scraper in Northern Nevada 2 years ago!! Crazy how small of a world it is!!
I currently run one !
This one? How can you tell?
@seeharvester it's numbered a red 214
love seeing these "in the field" repairs in your content. Always great to see how a pro tackles something like this in less than optimal conditions and is still able to produce a quality result. Makes me realize i still got a lot of learning to do. .
Where else is he going to work on it? In a covered stadium?
Yessir!!! Always keep an open mind and stay humble. I've been at it 27 years and keep learning new tips and tricks that make my work more effective and efficient. Never stop learning and you will go far
I wanted to see more on how he did the backer plates. Beautiful work
This being my dream job, 3 months ago, i decided to quit my steel carpentry job, and start doing some welding repairs. I’m repairing a lot of rotators tow trucks. And car carrying trailers. Repaired my first excavator today! A CAT 320. And god it pays pretty well !! I really love doing this kind of stuff.
Steel carpentry whats that? did you do like steel staircases or something like that?
@@mitchweber7868 i don’t really know how it’s called in English, but it consists of building heavy things in steel, like bridges, or frames of some buildings, staircases is what i would call a small job. I used to work with 3-6 inches thick steel plates. But when i was an apprentice, i learned how to build smaller stuff like stainless steel fences, tables, or divers things in steel, stainless, and aluminium
@@alexguigui1877 That sounds awesome man 😎 that sounds like a fun job no doubt
Thats a darn good repair. Its impressive how thick the material is and still manages to crack out, none the less thanks for sharing and nicely done.
Exactly, imagine the tensions on the material.
Sometimes it is better to have some flex. When you overbuild the structure, you need to add reinforcement sometimes to prevent cracking. We had similar issues with some of our mining trucks and had to add gussets to the areas prone to cracking. The miners are very hard on the equipment.
@@davidbrennan5 Re-enforcing one area can lead to failure on another part. The design should incorporate all of that. Then prototype and In-the-Field production. We beefed up 'tag links' of Articulate Off Highway Truck suspension brackets that were failing in new trucks. The trucks had been modified by the customer to carry more then their designed load. At first, the truck suspension would not lift the truck when loaded by the shovel. (Too much muck in the body.) The OEM sent us relief valve cartridges of a higher value. (2800PSI rather than the 2300PSI spec.) That meant the truck suspension operated correctly. But the extra loading meant the suspension mounts started breaking off. We fitted re-enforcement. Then the frames failed. The OEM sent much meatier brackets to spread the loading over a lager area of the frames and axles. That cured the problems. The OEM adjusted their design decisions after that to cater for greedy customers and keep their sales figure up.
gotta remember there’s big d-11’s pushing against them alot of times and that’s the focal point is there and on the blade on the bottom of the bowl
That was a smooth job sir. Bravo! You know that when a company is pulling off as soon as you're done, you know just how badly needed someone that knew what they were doing.
The KZhead certified mechanic sticker on the back of the truck is amazing
That's an impressive plasma cutter! 1 to 1 1/2" thick material and it came out clean 😮
As a 17 year old who wants to work with my hands. I love these videos loads. I love learning something useful for me in school and seeing what i have actually done is so much more rewarding than just a piece of paper. Love the content!
Nice job on stitching it up. When I was building and repairing railroad cars back in the day, I used to use a air arc to cut all the welds out. I could chase a crack much more easily than a plasma cutter.
Quite a fill in job. As usual, well done and thanks for taking us along for the ride!
I weld oil storage tanks at tank farms, and the steel is about an inch and a half thick. I've always wanted to get into heavy equipment repair. it looks like you did a good job. 👍
I was especially impressed by the Isaac-like accuracy of your freehand plasma cut and how you made a difficult task look routine. 😊🙂
I wonder how many people will get your reference.
@@zoidsfan77 here's one anyway
I am ignorant, but is this a circumcision reference? If not then my apologies.
@Valor Above All nah. It's a reference to another welding youtuber. I.c. weld. At least I think. Now you got me wondering.
@@MegaLojay Engineer Isaac Clarke from the horror video game series Dead Space. One of his primary weapons is a handheld plasma cutter.
as an agricultural welder this is some good stuff! love to see some proper field repairs
That was an impressive field repair. You must have been hustling to get that done in 5 hours. Quality work. Thanks for sharing.
I’m a mechanic for the company that contracted those scrapers I actually saw you doing that the other day and had no idea who it was. Funny seeing this video haha
You seriously do great work. The one thing you can’t hide after a weld then grind is porosity. After you blend it all together it’s clearly smooth and without any pinholes or imperfections. Damn it looks good Greg.
That’s a lot of weld……..your good at that. Enjoy your vids
Field expedient repairs are just that - a way to keep equipment working and making money. The real permanent repair is the shop job I see . All in all I really enjoy the whole process of problem solving solving each repair takes.
I just started watching your vids. I am amazed with the work that you do. The was you opened up the crack and filled it in was AWESOME!
Wow, amazing job. It's inspired me to take up a welding class in the evenings, start 2 weeks on Thursday!
Thanks for taking the extra time to show us. Great welding!
Рыцарь стального шва и голубого огня! Отличная работа!
Worked down on the grapevine for a little while. Beautiful country and amazing weather. Good repair work!
I loved doing repairs etc like this. Every day some new mess to figure out. Sometimes they became not only daunting but a huge challenge. The winter work added to whole process. I got where I would go to Georgia or Florida for 6 months lol and find work there. Quite a repair you did on this mess. 👍👍🔥👀👀
Pretty interesting how you handled this one I’ve been a heavy equipment mechanic and I’ve always seen people cut big chunk of material out and put another piece of material in a weld it up but you can always see the patch I like how this was seamless looked great too
Amazing watching all your work, amazing work fixing things outside🤘🤘🤘
Wow, excellent repair. That scraper is good as new. Was fascinating to see your process of fixing it.
Awesome work man, respect the craftsmanship.
Greg, always great to be watching your adventures.....best wishes from Florida, Paul
You’re welding skill is amazing. And, you video production skills are also top notch.
Thanks for taking the time to show the process. Nice work.
Great job as always!! I sure love your videos!! Thanks again, Vic!!!
Watching you do this job makes me eager to get back to work in my own shop. My father passed away last year and left me his entire stock of tools and equipment, including a plasma cutter and very nice welder, among a great many other useful items. Some of these tools I remember him using while I was still in my single digits, and I'm near 50 now. As for your "office"... you couldn't ask for a finer work site. I am a retired heavy construction carpenter... some of my most favorite job sites were outside, weather be damned. Nice job partner. I'm gonna stick around a bit... prowl around your page a while. I'll try not to be too obnoxious. 😅
I enjoyed seeing the area where the machines are working. It would good to tell us what the whole project is(mining, dam, etc.) You put an amazing amount of weld into that repair. You clearly have a lot of confidence in your welding skill. My experience (mainly from new machine building at CAT) welds fail from porosity and proper cleaning before, during, and after the welding. I've seen so many welds done on dirty metal. I appreciate your cleanup and painting to complete the job!!!!!!
Its solar or windmill nonsense. They're basically screwing the desert beyond belief with all that trash. Used to walk/hunt out there for miles and miles and not see a soul or a fence, and now theres a thousand graders absolutely raping the landscape and taking up all the space.
Beautiful repair sir, love a man who goes the extra distance to make the finished job look aesthetically pleasing to. Well done
Nice job! I did a pan. I believe it was a Michigan many years ago. Big one around here. Had the same break. I did it with a torch and 7018 up welds. That was before I had plasma's and a wire feeder! Lol! Great job! Kent
Люблю такую работу, особенно когда ничего не мешает, когда хорошая погода. Вырезаешь, завариваешь, зачищаешь, отдаешь в работу. Сварка на релаксе :)
Excellent job! Hello from Texas!
The end result. Well done! Your pride shows in your work. Keep it up!
Funny when you said til they break it again. They may Crack it in another spot but not where your repair is. Fantastic vertical and overall 10/10 for quality and workmanship! Great to see someone still taking pride in their work !
You are an ARTIST! The way you built that metal so perfectly, line after line, until it was the same level as the original metal was admirable. Then you scraped it down to match the original metal for painting. I am looking forward to future videos.
WOW! He's like a plastic surgeon for tractors.
I'm a mobile diesel mechanic and damnnnn.....great work. Loved the video
Fascinating to watch a true professional at work 🏴👍🏻👏👏👏
I am really looking forward to seeing how you do this one. I repaired a hole in the case of a skid loader using muggy weld. I know it sounds silly but the sticks I get from them were perfect.
Did you use the Muggy to fill the hole in a gearbox case or engine case? I’ve read good things about Muggy.
@@shawnmann9491 I used a piece of aluminum but yes I used Muggy to weld the aluminum and it turned out beautifully. I recommend highly. I found muggy from Branden Luft's video about it.
1:20 seeing those scrapers thundering towards eachother had me going for a second hahaha 😊 Edit: Just finished watching, nicely done sir!
Very impressive. Great finish work. Could even tell it was broken. Something about watching these types of videos is relaxing
Really enjoy watching you fix stuff!!!!!
I can imagine that was a bit difficult but you did such a good job of it. True professional welder
Amazing... I'll bet you went through alot of wire on this one. Too bad you had to grind the weld down it looked totally awesome , anyway great job
Yeah, I never understood why is it the standard to grind down the welds to blend them. I think a good weld is a beauty to see. Unless they will be selling this machine and wanna hide the fact that there was a repair done.
This video is so natural, I never been to the US and I have never seeen snow in my life. I apperciate very single detail my man
from someone who likes to play with a welder as a hobby, ( i use a Lincoln 350 MP) your work is amazing. I am more of a grinder than a welder. a grinder makes errors look good.
Отличная работа!👍. Я сам работаю сварщиком и занимаюсь примерно такой же работой в России. Примите мои комплименты за ваш профессионализм! Привет из России, из Сибири!
Если оно там треснуло то сто пудов опять лопнет. Наварили бы полос для мощи.
A.G.R Держу пари, у вас есть несколько историй о сварке в холодную погоду!
@@58Rev есть) вы выиграли пари)))
какие машины вы там используете? какие-нибудь, в частности, выдерживают холод лучше, чем другие?
@@danielmartin531 в основном " caterpillar". И старые, произведенные ещё в советском союзе. Но сильных морозов не выдерживает ничего)))
Awesome!!
You sir are an absolute genius and true expert great channel for skills .!!
Beautiful job as always. A true professional.
Wow, that seems to haven taken a whole spool of wire, if not more... Great job, thx for showing! 👍👍👍
Very nice repair. Truck tour soon?
Just like patching drywall :)
Thank you for your videos. Please keep them coming!!
Kudos doing this type of repairs on the field!
Great job as ever. Out of curiosity, why don't you do a dye penetrate test, to check for cracks?
I did think about it. The main reason is I forgot the die at the shop as I was in a rush.
Nice job. Probably should have preheated it a bit for a stronger repair . Also get a needle gun for chipping out that slag. It does a perfect job. ( Former certified welder)
I did pre heat a little. I almost got out the needle gun but I didn’t want to keep the compressor running for a few hours just for that.
Haha ok, did not mean to nitpick. I used to work in a shop doing large structural pieces, and we never ever welded anything that was not preheated, and tested with a heat stick. The parts were for a nuclear power plant, and every weld was x-rayed. So you learned pretty quickly how to do perfect welds, or you no longer worked there... 😃
Preheat depends very much on plate thickness and carbon content in material. 1 inch doesn't usually need much unless working in cold conditions. I do welding repairs on oil platforms in the North Sea.
Golf clap~! Keep doing what you enjoy! Can't get enough of these quality work)
Beautiful work Greg. I really like these videos.
I'm a beginning welder so there's lots I don't know: That's a pretty massive cast assembly but I wonder about the amount of heat you had to put into it. Did you have to pause along the way to let it cool at all? Did you use a temp gun to measure the temp or just experience?
I did use a temp gun to watch the heat. I had to stop for 30 minutes one time.
@@OFW what heat did you stop at? What would have happened if you kept welding?
@@dans_Learning_Curve I like to keep the material at 600 degrees or less. It can crystallize if it gets too hot which causes a list of issues.
Also think about using an air needler after each pass. It helps with destressing the weld
Super job and excellent welding. Even your camera work is top shelf, just great. Thanks
Good Job ,,, I used to assemble the back end of the 657's before I retired a few years ago ... Definitely built strong :)
Do you know what they are constructing there ?? Great video's Thank you !
They are digging a hole for a land fill I believe.
That is a gross structural failure. Cat is not using the right alloys with high tensile strength, or could be a bad casting, or both. I am sure your weld is 10 times stronger than the base metal.
I have no idea why I watched that. But that was extremely informative. Thank you!
Really nice work especially the plasma. Spot on sir. Back in the day before I had my suitcase I used stick and would gusset the exterior along the X axis towards the rear of the knuckle towards the pan for about 8 inches and it would stop it from occurring again. It could be because I was using stick that I had to gusset it. Again you do very nice work
Very interesting video depicting the expertise needed to repair this correctly. Subscribed
Wow!! Excellent job!! Well done, you nailed it.
That was one deep crack from the start which you turned in to a perfectly smooth and neat repair job.
Just amazing work sir! I'm truly impressed.
very satisfying to watch ☺️ excellent work by the way! the intense heat needed to cut that steel is easy work for that plasma cutter!!! phenomenal!
You can definitely go home and be proud of that one. Nice work👌
Howdy from Sacramento! I appreciate you sharing your work.
This was great. I'm not a metalwork of anykind just an engineer that appreciates craftsmen at work!
I used to love getting out in the field and welding. I’ve pretty much been in shops for the last twenty years.
Greg, just like these other comments…. most interesting and very informative. We really enjoy your videos…. Take care my friend…
The Blend Master, excellent work Beautiful work
Very nice work excellent welding job. I ran 637 for years retired now with a bad back!!! You know what I mean.
Field job well done. Congrats!
That looked really daunting but you took it on and did a fantastic job! 👍
Man I love driving to Mojave desert…this past season it started snowing. Mind you I live by the beach in CA. So cool
Another amazing Job sir! I like seeing the task at hand, wondering How the Heck would you go about fixing this?? Then seeing you whip it out with seemingly undaunted Ease. Sign of a true professional
I love watching an artist at work. New job description, "Field Artist".
Wow! Soon as you got lines in place......she was gone!!!. Great job.
Hello from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪. That’s some serious serious work. You don’t fuck around.
I like your truck, the whole shop is at your finger tips. Great video, Thanks! :-D
We used to weld repair Cat 777 rear diff casings where they cracked between the bolt holes. And big shovel buckets etc. Cat normally provide Weld Repair instructions for those critical jobs. I remember they were very hot on Weld Inclusions. They recommended that 'grinding stones/wheels' were avoided in final surface prep prior to welding. The little bits of abrasive get lodged in the surface and then form pockets deep in the weld which can cause failure. Even as the weld cools the inclusions can create micro-cracking. If the cracks join up over time and loading, the repair can fail. I notice you use a carbide- burr to clean out after the plasma cut but then change to a wheel to chip slag between runs. We used a needle gun to chip slag as part of Cat instruction. The needle gun also peens the new material and helps unload surface stress due to shrinkage of the weld. I can imagine the mechanic's emotional state when he saw the crack. That repair looked absolutely lovely when finished. And the Cat Paint in the rattle can goes on great. We use a lot of it too. Our lazy ass welders never consider the aesthetics of their work though. The mechanic has to paint over the welders work. And that is just not cricket. 😀
Excellent work!!!... beatiful tecnichs!... all are right... best regards from Santiago of Chile... God bless you and your friend in US!
A very good job under these difficult conditions 👍
THAT WAS SOME GREAT WELDING THEIR !!! THE WAY YOU FILLED IT IN WELDING LIKE THAT WAS SO COOL TO WATCH. COULD WATCH YOU WORK ALL DAY LOL LEGENDARY SUBSCRIBED 💯👍 👍👍👍👍👍THUMBS UP👍👍👍👍👍