I'm actually happy with how much you use wire feed on this channel. People get caught up with the badass stickwelding or the sexy TIG welds, but y'know what? So much of our world is built with wire feed. It's not the most glamorous welding, but it holds the world together.
Another Awesome video Sir 😃👍👍 I have welded countless items with a Millermatic 140 at work ( short circuit MIG ) and I have had absolutely not one problem with it , there are “ welders” and then there are WELDERS lol , You Sir are the latter. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us fans , I’ve learned a heck of a lot from You and IC weld for sure
This is your channel! You do what’s best for you! I’m a welder 👨🏭! And Fantastic job! Welds looks great!good penetration! You’re very skilled in your trade! Thanks! As always for letting us to come along! 👌👍
I think videos like this should be shown in schools for students with an interest. Maybe no college degree but such a nice satisfaction in the artistic process being able to say I made that my job is hard and sometimes difficult but it’s very rewarding when you done and proud of yourself
Wow I’m surprised that the draw bar material is so thin 😮. I would have thought it would need to be a lot thicker material to handle the stresses of towing a big heavy loaded trailer. Once again you did an awesome job and don’t be concerned about what some keyboard experts have to say, this is your business and this is the way you do it. Keep up the good work. Love the videos. 👍👍😁😁🇦🇺🇦🇺
The material doesn’t have to be very thick because it is for pulling stress only. The brakes hold it back and unless they did as they had there isn’t any twisting on the drawbar. But yes it always amazes me when i have to rebuild something and the hardest part for me is to not overbuild something as to move the stresses to another component.
So nice to learn a different way of doing something. You would not have these types of repeat customers if "your way" didn't work. Thanks for showing another way to skin the cat!
If any UA-cam armchair expert, wanna sit there and try and second guess you’re welding technique. I guess they have nothing better to do than to be petty. I’ve just stumbled across your channel but I’ve been watching several of your videos, and from what I can see all of your work is top quality.
1:21 It's really nice to have a customer/company who supportive with every decision we made to repair on their unit, as long as they back to service as soon as possible, and not break again anytime soon
I was sitting here thinking "Hmm, that must be powder coating that close to that semi, that's awesome. Never seen that before." and then it slowly dawned on me that it was paint...
I call it a Trailer tongue . Great job boss .brings back memories. Thanks for sharing . I used to fix all of tri counties bottom dump trailers in the 80s reskin the trailers fix the the trailer tongues and also weld new Pendell hitches on the tongues also weld up the cracks in the main frames right above the hoppers and then add fish plates. I had my own truck like you and my company name was heavy equipment welding . Mike Mayfield. I also worked for big contractors like Random construction,ACI const . Sukut const . Chaparral const and R&H paving here in California.
DUDE !! But those welds !!!!! Incredible bit of engineering on the fly. Just have to say you have crazy mad skills and I could watch your videos all day .... Thanks for sharing your life here
I admire your confidence and LOVE the way you preemptively tell everyone that you’re “sure you’ll get comments but this is how you do it” because you know that’s exactly what will happen. I’m a new welder, still working towards my certification but I’m old enough to know (I’m 50 years old - recent welding school graduate) and recognize competence and a truly talented individual when I see one. You are absolutely a master at what you do. You are everything I aspire to be as a welder; confidence and competence included!
When repairing trailer tow arms our company will also weld in 2 or 3 - 1;/4" steal diamond plates between the first, second and third support pipes. Never to be seen again when it leaves our shop. 😎😎👍👍
I enjoy watching your work and craftmanship. I am like you and not with the sheep on procedures. Been welding for fifty plus years and am confident with my work.
Great job and pride in what you do. Do what works for you. What works for others may not work for you. I like short arc mig a lot myself. I just bought the Miller 211. Use at home or off of my Miller Pipepro.
I know this post is getting a bit old but ignore the many "back seat drivers" who tell you what you should have done. There are always borderline trolls ready to tell you that you are doing something wrong "because we did it xxx way in the 'Navy' (insert whatever there)" or that you should cut everything with a cold chisel and forge weld it all because that's the way their Grandfather did it back in the old days and his stuff didn't break. Never let those goofy know-it-alls get under our skin. Your videos are always excellent--it's nice to see how others approach fabrication projects.
It’s all 70,000 pound wire, as long as you got enough heat you won’t have a problem, it’s all mild steel anyway, it’s basically a giant towbar, If you worked for me I wouldn’t have a problem with how you did it ,completely satisfactory as far as I am concerned anyway ,we enjoy your channel thank you for your efforts and taking the time to video for us
I ran exactly 1 bead of stick weld back in the day and it was the most butt ugly thing you've ever seen. Since then I will leave welding to the pro's. I really appreciate your fabrication skills and attention to detail. Impressive to say the least!
The Milwaukee tools are freaken awesome i have many and every time i use them they impress me! i have that same deep cut band saw and it cuts like butter!
Probably would have been less work/hassle to just make the airline carrier stuff from scratch & have left the old ones where they were. Hindsight is always brilliant. :-) Everyone's a genius after the fact. :-) Lovely work as always.
Tongue- is what I was told when I started driving them in ‘70. Not designed to be a lever or stop. Mirror usage will prevent damage. But makes you poorer. Job security!
no one has a right to tell you your responsibility when it comes to welding ANYTHING!!! i have seen enough of your welding to know how very good your work is good job!!!
You are a skilled craftsman who has worked hard to perfect what your customers request. Don't pay attention to the "Keyboard Cowboys" who are trying to tell you how to do in your trade. They do not have your experience or any idea about the specific needs of the equipment you work on. Keep up the good work.
Hard wire mig is just fine, so long as your weld puddle stays shielded. Dual shield should be reserved for high deposition welds and thicker material. Black Dog Welding
I hear you on the use of short circuit Mig, and not dual shield (or hollow core) in factories they use it a LOT, when strength does not call for something stronger (pressure vessels and water heaters come to mind) Would I be wrong assuming that you have had dual shield wire through that welder, when it was "needed" I have a few month of formal welding training (I am a electrician) back then I could lay beads like that with stick, but not with wire feed, the only time I came close was on cast steel parts, for some reason they always come out looking awesome. fantastic looking job.
Another great "keep'em running" job accomplished when many guys were already at home with their folks or propping up a bar. Keep on keeping on and I'll keep watching. Bit of info on the welder settings would be great to see for us rank amateurs!
You are certainly a craftsman. That said, I have to wonder what the owner of that beautiful red truck thought about all the white overspray all over it 🤣
Not yellow paint? What?! 😉 It’s a relief to see that even pros like you have projects that don’t just cooperate with them right off the bat. Seems like all my projects take 4x as long as I would have guessed at the beginning, but then I’m an amateur around the home DIYer, hehe.
You don't understand how things work in the business world. They can spend a few dollars on a temporary repair that made last year. Spend a few dollars more and do the same. Or you can take thing out of service and lose thousands of dollars per hour. Which one sounds more business sense
You do great work...I know how you feel fixing junk bad design.but hey job security..drivers are like operators. They will break it...30 years of babysitting..believe me I know how it goes..keep up the great work
As long as the filler metal matches or exceeds the Ultimate Tensile Strength of the base metal the E70S-6 filler metal is fine. I'd guess the base metal has a 60 or 65 ksi tensile strength. The 70S-6 has a slight increase in carbon content vs S-2, higher Mn and more Si. The carbon and Mn help push the strength up, yield strength in particular. Ductility is also enhanced. Keep in mind that when yield is exceeded the part, regardless of what it is, can pretty much be considered screwed. The yield strength roughly approximates the point where the material stops undergoing elastic deformation and goes to plastic deformation which is permanent. Mn and Si also serve as deoxidizers.
Took an intro to welding course in the 10th grade. Been running semi's since I was 20. I always thought those pup dumps were neat. And I can a test they pull great if the dolly is good and straight. If not. It'll wag the tail and that's not good. And those was freight van short. Not the long drawbar style like those.
27:25 A stud welder. Use them on ships all over the place wire runs and everything else hanging from overheads. Also, pin welders for installing sound barrier and heat barrier insulation. Nice billable work.
@@OFW gotcha! Can’t wait to see it. I wish I could find a set of narrow slide outs to put in mine. Pry Bars and shovels and extra material etc just end up jumbled in there.
I'm actually happy with how much you use wire feed on this channel. People get caught up with the badass stickwelding or the sexy TIG welds, but y'know what? So much of our world is built with wire feed. It's not the most glamorous welding, but it holds the world together.
Another Awesome video Sir 😃👍👍 I have welded countless items with a Millermatic 140 at work ( short circuit MIG ) and I have had absolutely not one problem with it , there are “ welders” and then there are WELDERS lol , You Sir are the latter. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us fans , I’ve learned a heck of a lot from You and IC weld for sure
This is your channel! You do what’s best for you! I’m a welder 👨🏭! And Fantastic job! Welds looks great!good penetration! You’re very skilled in your trade! Thanks! As always for letting us to come along! 👌👍
I agree with you.
I think videos like this should be shown in schools for students with an interest. Maybe no college degree but such a nice satisfaction in the artistic process being able to say I made that my job is hard and sometimes difficult but it’s very rewarding when you done and proud of yourself
Great video, hope there was no overspray on that nice red Mack next to you.
Wow I’m surprised that the draw bar material is so thin 😮. I would have thought it would need to be a lot thicker material to handle the stresses of towing a big heavy loaded trailer. Once again you did an awesome job and don’t be concerned about what some keyboard experts have to say, this is your business and this is the way you do it. Keep up the good work. Love the videos. 👍👍😁😁🇦🇺🇦🇺
The material doesn’t have to be very thick because it is for pulling stress only. The brakes hold it back and unless they did as they had there isn’t any twisting on the drawbar. But yes it always amazes me when i have to rebuild something and the hardest part for me is to not overbuild something as to move the stresses to another component.
So nice to learn a different way of doing something. You would not have these types of repeat customers if "your way" didn't work.
Thanks for showing another way to skin the cat!
If any UA-cam armchair expert, wanna sit there and try and second guess you’re welding technique. I guess they have nothing better to do than to be petty. I’ve just stumbled across your channel but I’ve been watching several of your videos, and from what I can see all of your work is top quality.
1:21 It's really nice to have a customer/company who supportive with every decision we made to repair on their unit, as long as they back to service as soon as possible, and not break again anytime soon
Always loved overspray on my red truck !
I was sitting here thinking "Hmm, that must be powder coating that close to that semi, that's awesome. Never seen that before." and then it slowly dawned on me that it was paint...
It was no secret that repair was being done. Whoever parked the truck there… That’s on them
Parked it in the right place , huh ...............
Thought the same...
I’m pretty sure the company new they where having this repaired, and should have told the driver to not park there, that’s on the company!
The amount of pride you take in your work, it inspires me brother.
I call it a Trailer tongue . Great job boss .brings back memories. Thanks for sharing . I used to fix all of tri counties bottom dump trailers in the 80s reskin the trailers fix the the trailer tongues and also weld new Pendell hitches on the tongues also weld up the cracks in the main frames right above the hoppers and then add fish plates. I had my own truck like you and my company name was heavy equipment welding . Mike Mayfield. I also worked for big contractors like Random construction,ACI const . Sukut const . Chaparral const and R&H paving here in California.
No matter what you do in life there's always some person saying i would have done that different. It's your job, you do it your way. What a great fix.
In Australia it’s called a draw bar. Man it’s light materials for what it’s gotta do . Great job , love your vids .
Awesome job! I'm no structural engineer but that factory trailer "tongue" looks way undersized!
You sure have some awesome tools and do a amazing job I enjoy watch just to see you repair things and explain it makes sence to me👍
The draw bars we have here in Australia are a lot more solid than that flimsy looking draw bar😂😂
Love your videos, love your craftsmanship. You are a rarity in today's age...
DUDE !! But those welds !!!!! Incredible bit of engineering on the fly. Just have to say you have crazy mad skills and I could watch your videos all day .... Thanks for sharing your life here
I admire your confidence and LOVE the way you preemptively tell everyone that you’re “sure you’ll get comments but this is how you do it” because you know that’s exactly what will happen.
I’m a new welder, still working towards my certification but I’m old enough to know (I’m 50 years old - recent welding school graduate) and recognize competence and a truly talented individual when I see one. You are absolutely a master at what you do. You are everything I aspire to be as a welder; confidence and competence included!
Thank you!
@@OFW you’re welcome 🙂. It’s well deserved.
When repairing trailer tow arms our company will also weld in 2 or 3 - 1;/4" steal diamond plates between the first, second and third support pipes. Never to be seen again when it leaves our shop. 😎😎👍👍
I think a big reason it was originally failing was because they jackknife it multiple times a day. I will definitely be doing this job again.
@@OFW A rotating income. 4 sure. 👍👍
Thank you! Outstanding work!
Geez, I hope there's no overspray on that nice new red Mack...
Very nice!! Keep em coming! Looking forward to part 3 of the Conveyor finale.
Issac always says that the way he does things might not be the way to do it but it’s the way he does it
I enjoy watching your work and craftmanship. I am like you and not with the sheep on procedures. Been welding for fifty plus years and am confident with my work.
Great job and pride in what you do. Do what works for you. What works for others may not work for you. I like short arc mig a lot myself. I just bought the Miller 211. Use at home or off of my Miller Pipepro.
Brother, there are armchair welders who always think they know more, true welders and fabricators do what works for them, great job.
With every one of your videos, I learn something. Thank you for that.
In South Africa we call it an A-Frame
Brand new tow bar, sweet. Can tell you take pride in your job, hard to find.
Beat that new red tractor got a dusting of white paint all over.
I know this post is getting a bit old but ignore the many "back seat drivers" who tell you what you should have done. There are always borderline trolls ready to tell you that you are doing something wrong "because we did it xxx way in the 'Navy' (insert whatever there)" or that you should cut everything with a cold chisel and forge weld it all because that's the way their Grandfather did it back in the old days and his stuff didn't break. Never let those goofy know-it-alls get under our skin.
Your videos are always excellent--it's nice to see how others approach fabrication projects.
Awesome work once again!!!!
Awesome job ladies and gentlemen 💪💪💪💪
One of the best welders \fabricators on youtube
I like the way you do things makes me feel like I’m a better welder by watching you great videos
ain't nothing wrong with short arc I love running it... always holds up just fine like you said
Great job! Thanks for sharing!
It’s all 70,000 pound wire, as long as you got enough heat you won’t have a problem, it’s all mild steel anyway, it’s basically a giant towbar, If you worked for me I wouldn’t have a problem with how you did it ,completely satisfactory as far as I am concerned anyway ,we enjoy your channel thank you for your efforts and taking the time to video for us
Bent drawbar between two units? Surely that will be out of alignment from a straight drawbar.
Like the videos and the Milwaukee tools are great I treat mine rough but they last.
It seems to me you are an expert. You shouldn't give a crap about what anyone thinks of your choice of wire, machine, or welding method. You da man.
Naaaaaaice Work Dude >> Did that kinda thing on Irvin & Johnston Fishing Vessels !
Great job thank you 👍👍👍👍
Great video bossman very helpful and very good fabrication. All you need is a fabrication table to eliminate your back and stay in one position 👍
So Much for that red trucks looking new with white overspray on it now!😮
Haters will Hate exactly do what you do, love your work. I would have used same process!!
That 211 is a good little machine.
I ran exactly 1 bead of stick weld back in the day and it was the most butt ugly thing you've ever seen. Since then I will leave welding to the pro's. I really appreciate your fabrication skills and attention to detail. Impressive to say the least!
Beautiful work 👍
Great video I watch every upload! Every video is entertaining and I always learn something!
The Milwaukee tools are freaken awesome i have many and every time i use them they impress me! i have that same deep cut band saw and it cuts like butter!
Looks really awesome!!!
Probably would have been less work/hassle to just make the airline carrier stuff from scratch & have left the old ones where they were. Hindsight is always brilliant. :-) Everyone's a genius after the fact. :-) Lovely work as always.
Spraying a rattle can by flashlight rolling in the dirt. What devotion!
Excellent job!
Something a lot of people don't know is almost all equipment manufacturing is done with MIG. Stick is way too slow for factories to use.
Really nicely done!
Wow! Some quality beadwork there Bud. 👍🏻
I'm not a mechanic, but paint furnitures.
Humble advice, use mask when you paint now you're young, better for your lungs.
Thnaks to upload this video.
With you on the short circuit. We use it all the time no problems.
I agree, I believe replacing over repair would feel safer!
Tongue- is what I was told when I started driving them in ‘70. Not designed to be a lever or stop. Mirror usage will prevent damage. But makes you poorer. Job security!
no one has a right to tell you your responsibility when it comes to welding ANYTHING!!! i have seen enough of your welding to know how very good your work is good job!!!
Thanks for your videos
I give it a AAA+ rating, excellent job, thank you for sharing. 👍👍👍
You are a skilled craftsman who has worked hard to perfect what your customers request. Don't pay attention to the "Keyboard Cowboys" who are trying to tell you how to do in your trade. They do not have your experience or any idea about the specific needs of the equipment you work on. Keep up the good work.
Very clean work enjoy the videos man
Here in the UK "draw bar" is what I would call it . Nice work
I mig weld. That weld process is just fine for what you are doing.
Hard wire mig is just fine, so long as your weld puddle stays shielded. Dual shield should be reserved for high deposition welds and thicker material. Black Dog Welding
Like the videos, that tow bar is a lot stronger then what was on there
I hear you on the use of short circuit Mig, and not dual shield (or hollow core) in factories they use it a LOT, when strength does not call for something stronger (pressure vessels and water heaters come to mind) Would I be wrong assuming that you have had dual shield wire through that welder, when it was "needed" I have a few month of formal welding training (I am a electrician) back then I could lay beads like that with stick, but not with wire feed, the only time I came close was on cast steel parts, for some reason they always come out looking awesome. fantastic looking job.
We call it a tongue. 3/8 inch wall thickness. Pearidgefarmer says. When in doubt make it stout! Thanks for your time. Pete in South Carolina
Another great "keep'em running" job accomplished when many guys were already at home with their folks or propping up a bar. Keep on keeping on and I'll keep watching. Bit of info on the welder settings would be great to see for us rank amateurs!
You are certainly a craftsman. That said, I have to wonder what the owner of that beautiful red truck thought about all the white overspray all over it 🤣
Great bit of overspray onto the bonnet of the lorry next to where you are working
Not yellow paint? What?! 😉
It’s a relief to see that even pros like you have projects that don’t just cooperate with them right off the bat. Seems like all my projects take 4x as long as I would have guessed at the beginning, but then I’m an amateur around the home DIYer, hehe.
I’d like to see how you get your truck laid out what kind of welding set up you have I do see that it is a very nice truck Great videos and great job
5👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing
Best welding channel.
I love it when they repair the same spot over and over and over again like something different is going to happen.
You don't understand how things work in the business world. They can spend a few dollars on a temporary repair that made last year. Spend a few dollars more and do the same. Or you can take thing out of service and lose thousands of dollars per hour. Which one sounds more business sense
@@donraptor6156the temporary repair by far, over and over and over and over, makes the most sense.
You do great work...I know how you feel fixing junk bad design.but hey job security..drivers are like operators. They will break it...30 years of babysitting..believe me I know how it goes..keep up the great work
Was this an afternoon after the truck was parked or Sunday project so they could keep hauling?
So the trailers certainly weren't tracking with a bent tongue, did you line them up perfectly before building the tongue between them?
The tongue was tacked together then squared up. So yes it’s straight.
As long as the filler metal matches or exceeds the Ultimate Tensile Strength of the base metal the E70S-6 filler metal is fine. I'd guess the base metal has a 60 or 65 ksi tensile strength. The 70S-6 has a slight increase in carbon content vs S-2, higher Mn and more Si. The carbon and Mn help push the strength up, yield strength in particular. Ductility is also enhanced. Keep in mind that when yield is exceeded the part, regardless of what it is, can pretty much be considered screwed. The yield strength roughly approximates the point where the material stops undergoing elastic deformation and goes to plastic deformation which is permanent. Mn and Si also serve as deoxidizers.
Took an intro to welding course in the 10th grade. Been running semi's since I was 20. I always thought those pup dumps were neat. And I can a test they pull great if the dolly is good and straight. If not. It'll wag the tail and that's not good. And those was freight van short. Not the long drawbar style like those.
I'm curious to know how much of that white paint overspray did you get on that red truck that was right beside where you were painting
Nothing. The truck looks a lot closer than it actually was.
I was thinking the same 🙂
lovely job them welds perfect
Very Good Job My Friend ❤❤❤❤❤
27:25 A stud welder. Use them on ships all over the place wire runs and everything else hanging from overheads. Also, pin welders for installing sound barrier and heat barrier insulation. Nice billable work.
Nice job. Those A frames terrify me, they are so flimsy, and often pulling 40 tonnes.
Those welds look fine I too am a welder, flux core hard wire done right same strength.
Amazing that it was cheaper to have an upgraded unit fabricated in field than to simply drop in a new OEM unit.
Nice work!
That new oem unit might have ben 2 weeks away.
How much white paint got on that red truck?
Great videos! I have a peterbilt with the same body you have, what are your plans for the rear bumper storage? I’ve noticed the doors missing.
It’s getting an extension with a 1/2” plate I’m sure I will make a video on it.
@@OFW gotcha! Can’t wait to see it. I wish I could find a set of narrow slide outs to put in mine. Pry Bars and shovels and extra material etc just end up jumbled in there.
Another great video. Keep on charging. You are doing fine.
For the money to keep repairing it they could probably buy a proper surplus NATO CVRT tow bar.
I have been around alot of welder's yours looked good considering the drivers will screw them up again
From what I understand typically rubber on metal you don't grease or lubricate in any way