Don’t worry the farmer will have them all mixed up in no time so they are uneven and rock a little bit. That’s all right if he uses them as a bbq the fat will run off 🤠
Just to add to my previous comment, make sure your Snowball decal is on everything you make. You, may not see it in the field (excuse the pun ) but a lot of others could. If they wanted one, your decal will tell them where to get one. 👍👍👍👍👍
Nice job. When I was taking some welding classes, back in the day, the shop had stacks of welders from the old FMC plant where the Bradley Fighting Vehicles were made. Those machines were 100% duty cycle and you could be running beads for hours straight with no problem. Later, when I had my own welder for the shop, I learned all about duty cycle :) I could easily overheat the machine. It would shut down and stay off for the longest time until it would reset. So I figured out how long I could run it and altered my fit up and welding procedure to break up the long welding runs into several shorter bits. It took more time over welding it all at once, but if you tripped that thermal overload, I was dead in the water for 15 minutes.
Forty years ago in the truck manufacturing plant i worked in there was a job that was pulling 350 amps on welders that had a 300 amp 100 percent duty cycle , thermal tripped often . I asked the engineer if he could afford to burn up two welders before re doing the whole job . Sure , what can be done ? I adjusted the thermals on those now ancient RC 300 Hobert power supplies . Never had any more trouble ! My son has one of those machines that is still going strong , little TLC from me helps !
Let's think about that. 15 minute prologue about the job. 12 minutes explaining cutting steel, 7 minutes telling how he adjusts the gas mix.... That is when it isn't an entirely talk talk video.
Great job. There's big money in front linkage accessories like weight frames contractor combi boxes and post equipment. Can't wait to see the new CNC plasma in action
@@snowballengineering Hopefully it turns out to be reliable. I've heard some horror stories about some new equipment that spends more time broken down than working.
Great build Oliver,brings back memories when building stools and fittings for engine rooms on ships, you are a one man army regards to you and channel keep them coming🚜👍⚙️👍
Hey, very nice. You ever heard of a dog and wedge?A lot safer then using RHS and a crowbar to push plate down onto bench, just a suggestion. Love your videos
Some tractors I've seen can carry a lot of weight on the front. Where I live now in west Wales there are some monster tractors knocking about. I think you saved that farmer a few Bob, nice job.A few years back, I lived in rural Wiltshire and we had tractors going up and down the lanes and through the town. On the school run in the middle of town a tractor with weights on the front had rear ended a brand new mini clubman, the girl who owned the car was giving the tractor driver a real hard time. To be fair the driver looked about 12 - 14 years old, was perhaps of age, but was not used to the weights on the front. Great job mate, thanks for posting.
34:14 my brother's neighbor had a similar type of frame build (he's basically unifying his fleet under a single type of weight because bulk is cheaper) and he drilled the sides of the frames for an alignment bolt. Nothing structural, just to keep them in line.
Youngster, you are doing very nice work. You probably will need to upgrade your welding equipment along the way but you are doing well with what you have. Your attention to detail is going to serve you well.
Hi again Ollie, what you create ,with what you've got, plus skill and craftsmanship you're future is guaranteed. I heard the cows mooing in the background,, dont listen to the brown one, knows absolutely nothing about welding. 🤣😂🤣🤣🐂
Hello Oliver from Oklahoma USA. Excellent video! Better than "John Deere" factory. New plasma table is a tease....waiting patiently for the unveiling. Thanks
Another great video Andy the air must be chilly riding that bike got the old nose running . seems like quite a nifty little bike hope your day of chopping goes well no breakdowns.
Great job. Now with what he has mounted on the front what will he be carrying in back to need that much front weight? The little weld in tabs were a great idea. Makes it stronger. Wound not have wanted to be the one who loaded all those weights...
nice job, think 1 of the reasons the welder is over heating, is because there is a lot of rubbish left/stored on the top? .also it is close to the rear wall so reduced air flow?,
Ollie. Make some plate dogs for pulling down gaps. A L-shaped piece of plate with a large nut welded to it works well. I have seen millwrights align 1" plates with them. A lot safer.
As @sjv6598 said there is probably a thermal in the machine , also look for duty cycle specification on data plate . you are probably exceeding duty cycle on those long welds . I am a yank from Ohio , Spent almost forty years repairing welders . I enjoy your videos very much !
You do beautiful work. Overcoming and adapting to conditions is an important skill; but you got that cover. Enjoyed watching the problem solving and final product. Thanks!
You could do with a shot blaster to clean up the plates, good job as always 👌🏼oh those misbehaving clamps 😅ain’t it funny when things are going smoothly, welding gremlins come out to play 😤Nice to see a customer picture, just a thought 💭 a little plate on the top would look nice with your company name 😜
A big lump of weight on that thing when its full, my JD only has 1 weight rack on it and adds 690kg when its full including the rack, I also had to put a bolt/all thread horizontally to join all the weights together to stop them jumping and rattling around when you go over bumps(I have no front suspension on my JD as its old) What make is the oxide primer you used, I have tried a few without success but I have that same matt colour on my log splitter and its been out in all weathers for years without rusting and it has no top colour gloss on it for better protection.
Excellent job, you might want to look at improving the airflow in the welder. It will shorten it life constantly running at or close to fault temperature. Adding an extra fan usually works wonders especially in hot weather. Just curious do you work from the family farm or is it just a building you rent on a farm ?
@@snowballengineeringit’s often misunderstood but the duty cycle is based on 10 minute intervals. 60% translates to 6 minutes can be spent welding with 4 minutes rest before welding again.
15:37 seems to me like the designer failed to factor in the head of the bolt, the washer it should have, and the space needed for a thick walled socket to tighten it.
Great job 👍, if you get the time to make paint spraying (farm machinery )demo, I've never got the end results quite right when I've had a go in the farm workshop😂
Great job, Oliver. I do have a question though, and it's really bothering me as I suffer with OCD. And for those who do not know what OCD is. NO! It does not stand for "Old Cows Disease" it stands for "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder." Your attention to detail, like Fantic156 pointed out, such as noticing the distance of depth and using the correct length spacers you made, is spot on, which makes me wonder why you never noticed or chose to ignore the obvious, the elephant in the room! So my question is this, Oliver. Why, if there was only 5mm difference in depth between the weight carriers, that you yourself said wouldn't have mattered, why is it then, you didn't bother painting everything to match and look the same? Take a look on the replay at the carriers in the beginning of your video, then again at the end. Not only is there a difference in depth, but one of those carriers is a different shade of green, much lighter. 😮 I'm just saying. 😂😂😂
Nice job on the nesting Olly, a canny Yorkshireman could sell those edge pieces as razor blades ! I've got the little Portamig 185 (made by TechArc), it's a decent little transformer based machine, but I often have the airline blowing through the side vents to keep it going when running it flat out😂 !
That plasma cutter does a great job but i see it was his last I have a 100 AMP thermal dynamic with hypertherm edge computer It has watermist system what cuts very nice on stainless He should cut 25 mm but in real life 20 is about max wich is fine with me Cant w ait to see your new one Best wishes from Holland
Thats an amazing job, I like the Tab system you have used, and the spacers, that really is attention to detail, however the I fear the Tractor driver will have them mixed up in no time :-(
Spot on fella. Love your attitude, "It doesn't need to be perfect, but I'll machine some odd spacers just so it is" .. 😜
Don’t worry the farmer will have them all mixed up in no time so they are uneven and rock a little bit.
That’s all right if he uses them as a bbq the fat will run off 🤠
20:34...HOO-RAY
23:59...same old grind-(?)
Just to add to my previous comment, make sure your Snowball decal is on everything you make. You, may not see it in the field (excuse the pun ) but a lot of others could. If they wanted one, your decal will tell them where to get one. 👍👍👍👍👍
Nice job. When I was taking some welding classes, back in the day, the shop had stacks of welders from the old FMC plant where the Bradley Fighting Vehicles were made. Those machines were 100% duty cycle and you could be running beads for hours straight with no problem. Later, when I had my own welder for the shop, I learned all about duty cycle :) I could easily overheat the machine. It would shut down and stay off for the longest time until it would reset. So I figured out how long I could run it and altered my fit up and welding procedure to break up the long welding runs into several shorter bits. It took more time over welding it all at once, but if you tripped that thermal overload, I was dead in the water for 15 minutes.
Forty years ago in the truck manufacturing plant i worked in there was a job that was pulling 350 amps on welders that had a 300 amp 100 percent duty cycle , thermal tripped often . I asked the engineer if he could afford to burn up two welders before re doing the whole job . Sure , what can be done ? I adjusted the thermals on those now ancient RC 300 Hobert power supplies . Never had any more trouble ! My son has one of those machines that is still going strong , little TLC from me helps !
every video is awesome dude. if this was abom79 it would be a 20 video odyssey
Let's think about that. 15 minute prologue about the job. 12 minutes explaining cutting steel, 7 minutes telling how he adjusts the gas mix.... That is when it isn't an entirely talk talk video.
Gday, the tab method worked well and makes aligning everything a lot easier, great job mate, cheers
GWS Matty
Good job, taking covers off and blowing out welder occasionally is always a great idea
Great job. There's big money in front linkage accessories like weight frames contractor combi boxes and post equipment. Can't wait to see the new CNC plasma in action
Another awesome video, from kiwi land.
Keep up the amazing work
Great job, customer must be very happy 😊.
Thanks for sharing
I love watching how you integrate technology into your fabrications. Got to love CAD.
You have done a great job on that and a sharp eye to notice the different width of the spacers .
Another *fine* job!
Great job Ollie as usual. The welder likely has a thermal overload to prevent heat damage when you’re welding long periods at 300 amps 🙂
Hi I would be proud to have that hung on my tractor 🚜 nice job
Very nice, looks better than OEM
Can't believe you teased us all with a quick glimpse at the new plasma table 😂
No point showing you yet till it’s set up and running 😆 they’re coming this week to set it up.
@@snowballengineering Hopefully it turns out to be reliable. I've heard some horror stories about some new equipment that spends more time broken down than working.
It’s got a 5 year warranty so they must be fairly confident in their machines.
Awesome Oliver spot on as always!
Great build Oliver,brings back memories when building stools and fittings for engine rooms on ships, you are a one man army regards to you and channel keep them coming🚜👍⚙️👍
Another job well done thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see the new plasma set up.
I honestly didn’t know that this was a thing. Nice work as usual!
I always like how you show your thought process.
Your attention to detail is a joy to see. Keep up the great content.
Looks like an original John Deere part, great job👍
Nice job mate ~ and your attention to small details speaks volumes ~ thanks for posting.
Hey, very nice. You ever heard of a dog and wedge?A lot safer then using RHS and a crowbar to push plate down onto bench, just a suggestion. Love your videos
Great job young man. Those beasts look very content, happy and shiny too.
Great work. Thanks for sharing!
Another great job, mate.
What a piece of kit that plasma cutter is.
Fairly, an intricate plan, cut-out and weld-up...
Some tractors I've seen can carry a lot of weight on the front. Where I live now in west Wales there are some monster tractors knocking about. I think you saved that farmer a few Bob, nice job.A few years back, I lived in rural Wiltshire and we had tractors going up and down the lanes and through the town. On the school run in the middle of town a tractor with weights on the front had rear ended a brand new mini clubman, the girl who owned the car was giving the tractor driver a real hard time. To be fair the driver looked about 12 - 14 years old, was perhaps of age, but was not used to the weights on the front. Great job mate, thanks for posting.
34:14 my brother's neighbor had a similar type of frame build (he's basically unifying his fleet under a single type of weight because bulk is cheaper) and he drilled the sides of the frames for an alignment bolt. Nothing structural, just to keep them in line.
Very good video, showing the cad, more videos like this... Regards from Uruguay
Happy days Ollie mate, love a nice fab job buddy
Lovely job you done there looks great thanks.
Just wondering how many of us are going to tell him about "duty cycle"? You guys go ahead, I'll sit this one out. Good work as usual!
It’s supposed to have a good duty cycle that’s why it didn’t cross my mind it might of reach it.
Youngster, you are doing very nice work. You probably will need to upgrade your welding equipment along the way but you are doing well with what you have. Your attention to detail is going to serve you well.
So nice!! I´m still amazed that it came of the table not shaped like a potato chip! Thanks for the final pics BTW..!!!
Nice job. The weight carrier looks like an OEM part. That sure is a lot of weight, but I guess you need that much weight on such a large tractor.
Great build man, looks alsome, great video, keep'um coming..
Nice healthy looking stock 👍
Excellent work as always. Would be good to see a little cad work. Nice to see how you go about making something in cad and then Bring it to real life!
Hi again Ollie, what you create ,with what you've got, plus skill and craftsmanship you're future is guaranteed.
I heard the cows mooing in the background,, dont listen to the brown one, knows absolutely nothing about welding. 🤣😂🤣🤣🐂
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nice bit of work there.
Oh such a brilliant job done she would look lovely on any John Deere but especially 6215R keep up the brilliant work 👍👍👍 cheers Declan 👍
Hello Oliver from Oklahoma USA. Excellent video! Better than "John Deere" factory. New plasma table is a tease....waiting patiently for the unveiling. Thanks
Excellent! Looks like original equipment.
Showing your full range of talents this week Oliver, Keep it up fella
As always, great video!
Another great video Andy the air must be chilly riding that bike got the old nose running . seems like quite a nifty little bike hope your day of chopping goes well no breakdowns.
Thats a wonderful piece
Great job. Now with what he has mounted on the front what will he be carrying in back to need that much front weight? The little weld in tabs were a great idea. Makes it stronger. Wound not have wanted to be the one who loaded all those weights...
I’m not sure why he needs all that weight, must be picking something heavy up!
Another interesting job done! 👍💯
Nice casual introduction of a new plasma (or is it laser?) cutter there.
nice job, think 1 of the reasons the welder is over heating, is because there is a lot of rubbish left/stored on the top? .also it is close to the rear wall so reduced air flow?,
Beautiful job!!!
Ollie. Make some plate dogs for pulling down gaps. A L-shaped piece of plate with a large nut welded to it works well. I have seen millwrights align 1" plates with them. A lot safer.
I’ve been meaning to make some for a while just haven’t got around to it yet.
I've seen Curtis at cee use wedges combined with plate dogs. Should do the job as well instead of threads that are damaged easily with weld spatter
really enjoyed this vid ollie very interesting
Another good video Oliver.
As @sjv6598 said there is probably a thermal in the machine , also look for duty cycle specification on data plate . you are probably exceeding duty cycle on those long welds . I am a yank from Ohio , Spent almost forty years repairing welders . I enjoy your videos very much !
I was thinking with the different height spacers a dab of colour on them and the corresponding block would be nice :)
The weight frame is almost same colour as the truck chassis out beside the pressure washer. 😉 Take care & stay safe.
You do beautiful work. Overcoming and adapting to conditions is an important skill; but you got that cover. Enjoyed watching the problem solving and final product. Thanks!
You could do with a shot blaster to clean up the plates, good job as always 👌🏼oh those misbehaving clamps 😅ain’t it funny when things are going smoothly, welding gremlins come out to play 😤Nice to see a customer picture, just a thought 💭 a little plate on the top would look nice with your company name 😜
The clamps were only jumping off because i was tightening the other down and taking the load off it, just part of the process.
@@snowballengineering I know, l laughed at the clamps 🗜️
Dust is the bane of electronics. It causes them to overheat if you don't clean them out regularly.
Nice job Snowy, something ''simple'' makes a nice change.
Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍Mary Christmas
Good work 👍
Well done mate!
Great job :) thanks for the vid
Ask the farmer to take pic or video and send to you. Be great to see it fully loaded.
Ummmm….
Apparently you didn't watch to the end...
A big lump of weight on that thing when its full, my JD only has 1 weight rack on it and adds 690kg when its full including the rack, I also had to put a bolt/all thread horizontally to join all the weights together to stop them jumping and rattling around when you go over bumps(I have no front suspension on my JD as its old)
What make is the oxide primer you used, I have tried a few without success but I have that same matt colour on my log splitter and its been out in all weathers for years without rusting and it has no top colour gloss on it for better protection.
I think originally they would have been 12.9 cap head screws, when John Deere fitted them at manufacture. Nice job.
10.9 I’ve checked on our own John Deeres 😁
Nice Job Thanks again
Great work dude. 👌
Must be nice to have all the gear to make your own Meccano
Great job.
Really nice 👍
Excellent job, you might want to look at improving the airflow in the welder. It will shorten it life constantly running at or close to fault temperature. Adding an extra fan usually works wonders especially in hot weather. Just curious do you work from the family farm or is it just a building you rent on a farm ?
Love those clamps, never seen that style before. What brand are they? Great work as ever brother!
Hitting the duty cycle on that mig 👍
Yeah but it’s supposed to be 60% @400amp
@@snowballengineering it must be getting on a bit. They say old welders never die but I'm not so sure, keep on keeping on you are doing great.
It’s about 6 year old
@@snowballengineering not that old but you do use it .
@@snowballengineeringit’s often misunderstood but the duty cycle is based on 10 minute intervals. 60% translates to 6 minutes can be spent welding with 4 minutes rest before welding again.
Very nicely done 👌🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Thank you 🙌
15:37 seems to me like the designer failed to factor in the head of the bolt, the washer it should have, and the space needed for a thick walled socket to tighten it.
On your plasma cutter, why do you have your cables attached to the outside of the flexible cable carrier instead of inside as the design intends?
Great work
Hey man. Will you be selling your old cnc plasma table now that you gor new one? I may be interested in purcasing.
It’s already sold, sorry
Top job as usual
Great job 👍, if you get the time to make paint spraying (farm machinery )demo, I've never got the end results quite right when I've had a go in the farm workshop😂
Great video!
Great job, Oliver. I do have a question though, and it's really bothering me as I suffer with OCD.
And for those who do not know what OCD is. NO! It does not stand for "Old Cows Disease" it stands for "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder."
Your attention to detail, like Fantic156 pointed out, such as noticing the distance of depth and using the correct length spacers you made, is spot on, which makes me wonder why you never noticed or chose to ignore the obvious, the elephant in the room!
So my question is this, Oliver. Why, if there was only 5mm difference in depth between the weight carriers, that you yourself said wouldn't have mattered, why is it then, you didn't bother painting everything to match and look the same?
Take a look on the replay at the carriers in the beginning of your video, then again at the end.
Not only is there a difference in depth, but one of those carriers is a different shade of green, much lighter. 😮
I'm just saying. 😂😂😂
I noticed that too, but you can relax as the end photos show that the weight carriers have been painted.
Are your ear defenders/grinding mask a 1 piece set up, or two separate items? What make is the mask please?
Nice job on the nesting Olly, a canny Yorkshireman could sell those edge pieces as razor blades !
I've got the little Portamig 185 (made by TechArc), it's a decent little transformer based machine, but I often have the airline blowing through the side vents to keep it going when running it flat out😂 !
Love watching yor channel, but 1 thing how is the suntan on left hand ? Need factor 50 on, or maybe a welding glove on...
A welding glove would be a good idea! Generally my hand seems to be dirty enough to protect it 🤷♂️
I always wear welding gloves
After my hand starts to smell burned😂
Very nice job...
That plasma cutter does a great job but i see it was his last
I have a 100 AMP thermal dynamic with hypertherm edge computer
It has watermist system what cuts very nice on stainless
He should cut 25 mm but in real life 20 is about max wich is fine with me
Cant w ait to see your new one
Best wishes from Holland
Muito bom! Parabéns!
Love to watch and see your problem solving skills. Where did the snowball engineering name come from? Keep it up.
My second name is Snowball
Anyone know where to get the sheets that are around the bottom of the cattle pen at 26:23?
What wire, diameter. gas .wire speed and voltage are you using. Great work. Peebles Machine
How long do you get out of a chop saw blade? Im thinking of changing over from abrasive but theyre not cheap. Have they any other benefits
Depends how aggressive you are with it. I’d never go back to an abrasive chop saw now after having one of these.
Dumb question, but why
does the plasma cutting table not get cut by the plasma cutter? Apologies for shocking grammer.
it does.
the pieces slide out when they wear out over time
@@pyromaniac354 Thanks for the explanation. Love watching Snowball and that CEE Aussie bloke.
Thats an amazing job, I like the Tab system you have used, and the spacers, that really is attention to detail, however the I fear the Tractor driver will have them mixed up in no time :-(
I doubt they’ll ever they’ll unbolted, there’s no reason to.