Broken Ripper shank!
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
- Well, as with any heavy construction machinery that is used hard, Things WILL break. And sure enough, thats what happened to this D9 Dozer ripper shank. No biggie, as has been said before,.."Relax Its only metal". We'll glue this up as best as possible. Stick around to see the results.
I love that you showed the mistake and having to cut it apart and start over. I learned a long time ago that the difference between an amateur and a professional is the ability to repair their own mistakes. It happens to everyone but not everyone cares enough to tear it down and re-do their work.
An armature is the rotating mass within an electric motor . Amateur is your word .
@@gusm5128 dumb phone autocorrect
That’s what separates the boys from then men.
Cheers 👍
Curtis, I don't know what you watched but I know that the previous welding job on this ripper wasn't done by this guy. He didn't cut or repair his mistake, he fixed someone else's mistake.
I've been watching your videos for about 6 months now. I'm 62 and just took up welding a couple years ago. Little stuff but I'm amazed at what you do.
One thing I will say is that I really appreciate the way you mix the background music in with the welding. I can still hear the grinding or welding but the music is amazing. It's therapeutic to me to watch you work while the music is playing. Thanks for all your videos.
My grandpa had a track torch kinda like yours.
He was a pipeliner, and after he retired he still took side jobs to keep busy. He also had a pattern torch, which was pretty fun.
He taught me to weld when I was little, now it’s a fun hobby, and I keep things fixed around the farm, and take on the occasional small fab job.
This brings back memories of tinkering in the shop with him.
Mantap brother
It's a pleasure watching someone who knows what they are doing work. I also appreciated he showed his mistake and corrected it on camera. thanks for taking the time to do the video and bringing us along. and thanks for sharing it with us.
A true craftsman... Thanks for taking the time to film so we can go on the journey with you.
Greetings from Canada,
Excellent craftsmanship. It is always amazing to see your quiet, humble, and incredible skilled work.
Thank you very much!
I liked seeing the welds run off the sides. That's a nice trick that I gotta try next time! As always, great job and a lot of teaching moments here. You make it look soooo easy, which is a testament to your skill. Many thanks for dropping scholarship on us.
the weld tabs always help with cold starts and stops and things clean up better as well.
We usually use angle line and tack it on to match the V you have setup in the 2 pieces of the shank, allows the weld to be started outside the joint
Not a welder then.
@@sidewaysaction9983 how so?
@@sidewaysaction9983 No shame in a run off tab they are on many test. Smart is taking every advantage you can!
Man!!! Those are THE finest cuts I've ever seen done by a gas axe. And it's a portable rig!!!! You, sir, are an artist. All you had to do was sneeze and the slag fell off.
What slag? He is using a mig.
@@paulalston5648 I said cuts, not welds.
I never thought that a ripper could be welded together , but you sir made it look so easy!
There are lots of videos of people welding on UA-cam. I am not sure why I am so fascinated by this fellow's work. Fantastic craftsmanship. Having pride in your work is a rare thing these days. Too many people have gotten into the mindset that it is 'good enough'.
I’m a driller by definition but I do my own welding also so I got a chance to fix a D11s ripper shank that did exactly what your shank did except mine cracked away from weld and then back which was about 6 to 8” and in previous repair they removed probably 10” or so and my boss wanted me to try and not loose anymore length and a 11s ripper is close to 6” maybe a little more so I put a spline or spine down the center of shank and a 2” piece of ardox where the ripper mount hits wish I could remember more but did this repair 15 to 20 year’s ago but shank is still down in our bone yard you do awesome work and love how you explain and for your hating trolls who have never welded on anything that has engaged dirt and rock well can’t say it here but ya know be safe my friend
Man, talk about memories! Back in 1988 I was working for a Cat dealership. One of our customers brought in a ripper that was fubared because the dozer operator decided to make a turn before he lifted the shank out of the ground. Hard to imagine the force it takes to bend something this thick. I cut it across the bend, did the same double bevel you show and welded it back together. I was on second shift and after 10 hours of busting butt had it ready for them to pick up first thing in the morning. For added strength I added two 3/4" "fish plates" to each side. They never bent that sucker again! :) Great video and thanks for the "memory recall"!
Tradespeople who know their stuff always make it look so easy!
Keep up the great work putting these videos together!
Glad you like them! Thank you. I'm trying to get better at making them
The true sight of a master is watching him work and he makes it look so darn easy. !!!
Great work again sir !!
Isaac acetylene soot burns off around 550*, of course that is 550* at the surface.
Thank you so very much for the videos, I enjoy tbem a lot and learn something new every time...
Sublimation of carbon, is the term I would use.
Da black stuff fall off when it git hot nuff
Hello..I made this same comment on one of your other videos to. It's really cool that you're introducing the trade to possibly hundreds of thousands of people. Your showing perspective welders and some more experienced welders skills and shortcuts that if they're smart they will take with them into there new welding careers. What your showing and teaching is an invaluable skill to the the up and coming welders....Thank you
Bravo sir, Bravo. Very nice repair on such a thick metal part. I like how you made it look like it was never broken... You have a lot of talent and skill. Thumbs Up!
Thank you very much!
It's amazing how much you can learn about how things work and are made by watching someone skilled fixing them and explaining why and how they're doing what they're doing. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
I always enjoy watching someone who is a master craftsman going about their work.
Its so good to see someone that just knows how to weld very well. I too can weld and have done for some 30 years but I still see tips from your work. Thanks for sharing from uk
Man you just saved someone a HUGE chunk of change. And that repair job looks better than new. Its sad how people tell me that there's NO good paying jobs anymore. The trades are DIEING for skilled labor like this. Around here, (NE Ohio) you could practically name your price with mad skills like this. Most construction companies around here would have just tossed this in a scrap pile and spent the $$$ and not even taken the time to have this fixed to use as a spare. (SMH) Well done my friend.
You sir are a professional. I'm pleased to see you don't edit out your mistake. Everybody screws up. It's how you fix it that separates the professional from someone under a good.
I have a welder and dribble a little here and there but nothing compared to you. I love to get schooled very time I watch. You have a very easy going attitude which makes me WANT to stick around and watch till the end so as to not miss a trick. TALENTED !!! Thanks Bill.
Iv been welding for around 40 years and i can tell u this guy is a absolute master beautiful job
Thank ya! You got me by 11.haha.
That was pretty amazing! I'm just a hobby welder so it looked to me that giant thing was fixed similar to welding 1/4" plate. Bevel the edge, square it up, tack it, weld away. Obviously some more cool stuff involved but kinda the same principle. Never would have guessed that! Masterful!!!
yeah, same thoughts here. I never work with such heavy materials, but the general principles are similar. I haven't ever needed to pre-heat something like that before. I can see why it's done though. Always learn something watching these experts do their thing.
A true craftsman, brought back some old memories. I started welding in 1976 image burned many miles of rod/wire.
Good job.
I dig your torch track there ... hands free and super straight. Right on!
Here I am,... late at night... drinking my cup of coffee and seeing a master doing in his craft
Me too, 1:20am. In Wyoming
Ok if you like the music, but it has no place in this type of video!
I love the music. You are so talented, but you are also modest.
Me to , some other guys need to listen to this , & not play that modern funky junk , nobody wants to listen to rap
You’ll find the same music over on Matt’s Off Road Recoveries guys.
@@robertmintz63 : Yup ! And ‘Rap’ ain’t “Music”, to Boot !
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@@robertmintz63 rap is crap
@@Slow_Hand_Luke just your opinion, doesnt mean a thing to me
This is probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. Thanks brother.
I love watching you run a gas axe, I've never seen anyone as good as you.
Beautiful! I'm a hobby welder with a fitter background and really appreciate watching a professional.
Awesome, thank you!
You make this into art! It's wonderfull that you can look at damage and see the resolved repair, must give you pleasure!
IC..Real quality work as always.. Many yrs ago work with a man who was Talented as you are an i try my best to be better with every fabrication an weld as in memory of him... you are a great guy keep up the skill an trade my friend 👍
Real quality work right there. You’re the man when it comes to oxy cutting.
I miss watching my Dad do anykind of welding repairs as like this or anything related to repair. He was a very skilled welder for the Shipyard's at Pearl Harbor back in the day. He's been long since gone and I miss him and the things that he did in the Navy. Mahalo for the memories Sir!
fantastic work , a person who cares about his work would grind off the welds and leave a finish like you did , great channel
I believe they had to be removed. That is where the shank mounts. No room for a weld bead.
Hello from Australia, excellent repair on this ripper tyne. I have repaired quite a few of these over the years and what I do is check out a section on the front edge about 12" long and 1" deep centre wise of the joint and weld in a length of 1" plate the width of the tyne and this overlapping of the joint prevents it from breaking at the single welded section.
That was a real nice piece of work to have the privilege of watching, Thanks for sharing it with us. Seeing you use the torch on the track brings back memories from over 30 years ago when I had a part time after school and full time job for 2 years after mechanic school working for a blacksmith in Wales U.K where he taught me a few old school tricks that I still use today since moving to Canada.
He had one of those machines and called it a Pug now why I don't know, maybe thats the company that made it. The old guy died a few years ago, but I'd bet that machine was 20 years old plus back then and the guys son's still using it. I'm surprised to see one now after all those years with the plasma cutters being all the rage these days. Take care
Quality job as always. Very therapeutic watching you work, no drama just a craftsman doing his trade 👍
What's that old saying "If you did a repair right, no one will know anything was done at all"? I think this will pass just fine. Excellent work!
Perfection Personified! You are a true craftsman! You manual cuts are equally as precise and accurate as your machine cuts, KUDOS!!
Man you can’t even tell where you welded it Looked beautiful man!
A good grinder is an essential welding tool 😎
Wow. That was impressive to see such thick steel cut so cleanly with a torch! Awesome!
Great job young man. Not so keen on music because l like to hear you talk about the task in hand. Thanks for sharing anyway, it was great to see.
Welding for 25 years and I can't do that as good as you can. Great job.
Wow! I love watching your work! I am amazed at how you can repair things to be just like new. You make it look easy too - I know it's not though and what you do takes skill and experience. Thanks.
You need a winker hood. That is one hell of alot of welding. You are a great fabricator fitter my good man. I'm a retired rig welder of 35 years and I know what I see. I worked in Calif bay area oil refinnerys Chevron, shell, Tesoro mainly pipe some structural.I loved ag work in the field some times no know it all looking over your shoulder.Great video. Great to watch a pro. No shortcuts THANKS
You are a champion. Been there years ago welding 4” plate for down stackers with stick well lots of smoke lol
As a non-welder I've learned more from your videos than many other channels combined. Thanks for your calm, insightful presentation and willingness to show your real work. Warts and all. Keep 'em coming!
Thats a awesome torch setup you have, never seen one mounted like that . Learning a lot watching you. Thank You for sharing.
The difference between a Master Craftsman, and someone who just fools around? The Master Craftsman not only knows how to correct his mistake? He knows **when** to do so, too. Incredible to watch. :)
Dang, if that isn't a pretty joint -- if you didn't know, you'd never realize there was a repair. As I said: Master Craftsmanship here.
Giving back your best is very good of you. I’m a master plumber what I’ve learned I share. You’ve stepped it up with music also.
John. To each his own. That said, I'm new to this site and really enjoy it. When I was younger I had a chance to learn to weld, but I couldn't get the knack of it, and 50 years later I regret that I didn't try harder. Where am I going with this, you seem to like the music, but I would rather listen to the "music" of an artist at work, and listen to him explain what he's doing. I was going to say something to him, but decided to scan the remarks to see is anyone else had said anything. I saw that you had made this comment only a month ago, so I decided to keep quiet. After all it is his choice and I'll continue to watch.
Have a great summer!
Love relaxing after a week of work by watching someone else's day-to-day.
I did pipe welding and fitting in refineries back. In the 1970s..it was cool to see the beveling machines for flat work.
Many videos have music added that messes up the experience. Here its awesome. Great vid. Great repair.
Glad you liked it!
Loved the universal temperature tester you use when telling us it's hot.
with me, ouch means it is almost hot enough, and son of a B...... means it is just right.
@@Excitable101 hahaha
I'm watching you lay down a nice clear and deep scribe line and then immediately hide it with that heavy acetylene soot, thinking "Man, that wasn't the best move". And then I watch the soot disappear as you pre-heat the ripper tooth - which triggered an 'AHA!' moment where I'm thinking, 'Boy, this guy is really and truly clever, using that trick to map out where he's applied heat'. Very clever :)
GREAT WORK , thank you for making these videos, This old man can't do things as at one time, brings back some great memories :)
I knew a fantastic welder who once told me there are only two things he couldn't weld...the crack of dawn and broken heart. I'm not a welder, but I do appreciate your skill in the industrial arts! Subbed!
The only way that would stand a chance of not cracking in the future is with a post heat- stress relieving procedure. With that said, you made a very nice professionally executed repair.
what alloy is it?
Put in a pile of sand and let it cool real slow.
I welding 12 yers ago and you know the welder is very critical.. But you working very well.... Super video...
Give it a paint job and you wouldn't know it was in two pieces. I'm impressed
Man I could’ve done his job with my harbor freight flux 125 welder
@@terrellscaife2411 yes ya got to love those tools from the Chinese Embassy
It was meant to be a joke but that flux 125 is a good welder for around $85 to $110 and I also have a 10 gallon harbor freight air compressor but in all reality there’s not many things made in the USA anymore and for the things that are made in USA they’re extremely overpriced
@@terrellscaife2411 I certainly realized it was a joke .. and it was funny! I do buy some things at Harbor Freight.. they're actually open in one up real soon about 15 miles from my house I live in the country .. I'm sure that store is going to do well out here
I don't know what's more impressive, your welding that HUGE hunk of metal or to know that there is some machine which can break some ginormous piece of steel!
That's a pretty impressive cutting torch jig. I've never seen anything like that. Very cool!
Thats called a bug-o. You can use it with a torch or a welder.
I thought I had already seen this but I don't remember it and I didn't find my name in the comments.
Excellent attention to preheat. Too many welds have been lost for lack of preheat. Best Wishes Isaac.
Absolutely great job. I love watching you do your work learn something new every day. Keep them coming.
I LOVE watching you do your repairs! glad we met in vegas..... stay safe!
i am thinking that i might have gotten the worn edges welded up to reduce the ripper from rocking in the slot.. spreading the impact surface. but the pocket the ripper fits in is probably equally worn. its just a thought..
You do good work man!! You and Kurts do the best work on any of these channels. He has the more high dollar tools and toys but you have the most demanding environment to work in. Good job both of you
Man I love to watch you work, you are an artist with a cutting torch. I wish you could put out a video Everyday keep up the good work thanks.✌
I appreciate that
I enjoy hearing your thoughts on your projects. As a lesser experienced hand its really insightful. Thanks
Your cutting is almost art, really nice to watch this craftsmanship...
I followed this guy over from Instagram. So much knowledge and great craftsmanship.
I enjoyed this video. I'd never seen anything so large welded before. Looks lots better after you were done with it than the last guy's repair.
Ge waa the last guy im pretty sure.
Worked as a field mechanic for Cat for 44 years and have seen my share of broken ripper shanks which back in the day we stick welded cause we weren’t about to trust those new fangled wire feeds😂 Amazing how things have changed and before I retired in 08, you’d have a very hard time trying to get me to stick weld anything as massive as a D9 ripper shank. I’m guessing you were using dual shield wire on that job? Nice equipment that you have but more important are your skills...nice work👏👍
Thanks man. This was a Doozie! lots of welding for sure. I actually prefer stick welding but I may have been there 246 days! haha.
you are a clever dude - only known one other welder as good as you - nothing worries you.
The fact that it's done with a mig is the first eye opener. Just couldn't imagine he would get the penetration. But sure enough. He found a way. I wonder how one can test the strength. This is fine I'm sure but for my own welds. I worry. 2nd the finished product is a beauty. That massive grinder he had was not a joke. Shows what is really possible. Very little is out of reach for this guy. His skill set, time management, ability to do things one step at a time, few interruptions, focus, relaxed demeanor, proper tools, setting really come together to make for a proper executioner. If more ppl were like this in every industry, including myself, humanity would be unstoppable.
Love the thing with the soot. I caught that as I watched. Way back in the '70's when I learned to weld, an instructor taught us that trick. He said, I think, that the soot burns off at 425°. I can't remember hus exact number, that sounds pretty high. But it's a good trick. You know that tge surface is at some predictable heat.
Thank you so much for showing me how to do this correctly I learn a lot from you you help me pass my welding test on the first time🔥🔥🔥AS’E
anyone who watches the channel "that chapter" will instantly know that music lol
exellent job from wales UK ♥
Crap 'music' not needed.
Love watching you and western truck and tractor repair. Love learning new tricks
and my boss tells me not to use the grinder because it weakens the weld and since he never works with bevels and I do, here is a great example thanks IC👏👏 great job
just watch the base temp
Weakens the weld? In which way?
@@eduardosampoia5480, With high ally steels we want to achieving high strength with high toughness, through quenching and tempering. Typically you want to keep temps below 550 to 700 C. Higher temps will cause microstructural changes.
Yup. Thanks
Impressive work, sir, the complexity of which was highlighted when you stated that a certain section was messed up and had to be re-done. The sign of the genuine expert; one who makes his craft look so easy that a novice would say, 'I could do that!', then find he couldn't weld a handle onto a spade.
Really nice work that you have done, on a video that is informative and interesting, it amazes me that there are haters for the video?. Bug&I suppose it takes all sorts to make the world go round, anyway keep welding an repairing.
. Phil 🇬🇧
This guys welding rig is one of the best rigs iv ever seen. Iv always wanted a welding rig but bein a union Ironworker I’ll never use a welding rig often enough to buy one
You’re one talented welder. Amazing work
Thank you very much!
You're awesome guy not many folks like to admit mistakes. Rare breed.
Would you consider making a video on how you got started in this field? I'm 25 and considering a career change into heavy equipment welding but I'm not sure how to go about it, thanks in advance! Love your videos
There are two paths. Go to welding school and pay way too much to learn something that you can teach yourself or learn on the job. Or get hired somewhere that will take you on as an apprentice and learn the real way while making money (even if it's very little at first). Just start calling, emailing and going to equipment repair shops (maybe the last isn't as advisable during a global on-going pandemic). Express your passion for metalworking and your ambitions to be a welder/repair person. Eventually you'll find someone looking for a helper. Learn everything you can and ask as many questions as you can. Also, I would recommend not being too specific on what you want to do to start. I'm sure it can help but I started at a bronze foundry making fine art sculptures, then moved to custom steel works company (staircases, bookshelves, and other architectural elements) and now I'm trying to start my own business. You never know where your path will lead you if you work hard and have an open mind. Good luck.
@@Sleepyjackable I would disagree that school is a waste. I took a 10 month welding course for $3800 and got hired at $20/hr back in the early 2000's I quickly went to $26/hr and had my next 2 levels of school paid for. Its hard to replace the theory you learn in school as well as the opportunity to use every welding process and all the different joints. I also find that if you take the wrong persons advice you may pick up a lot of bad habits.
After working for several years I got into inspection and non destructive testing. After 15 years of welding I went full time into inspection and NDT. If I didn't have my education I wouldn't have been able to apply to be an inspector as early as I did. Getting my CWI got me a premium of $2 an hour over all the other welders so that equates to $4000 a year which covers the money I paid for the welding course I took to get started.
@@geoffmooregm I'm glad that it worked out for you. If your goal is to be an inspector then maybe schooling is the way to go, I never held that as an ambition. 2000 was 20 years ago (no shade just saying) and as with the rest of education prices have undoubtedly gone up while the payrates have, undoubtedly, not. Of the various employers I've worked for every single one of them has had bad things to say about people who come out of welding school. Of the exceptional welders I have met and worked with, none of them have gone to welding school. Now, of course, this is just my opinion and anecdotal evidence. Obviously, from what you've said, school can be a good thing. I just caution people against thinking they need to pay to learn. You don't. Mileage always varies, however.
@@Sleepyjackable Agreed. I have qualified many welders that have never went to school or they do something like pile driving or drilling where they hold a qualification for a process they use in the field. They don't have schooling or are not full time welders but they can sure make great welds. And of course I have come across the complete opposite!
The best course to take would probably be to do the cost/benefit analysis on school vs work and see how likely it would be that a reasonably priced course would get you started making X dollars an hour versus starting as a helper and working your way up.
That Torch cutting set up was very nice save you time welding for sure.14:20 I respect you even more now. I was told when I first got in the Piledrivers union when I was 20 years old from a old timer that it's not how many mistakes you make it's how fast you fix them.👍
Looks good enough to call it a thing of beauty, at least in the eyes of this beholder!
Thanks for your excellent video. It shows that you are fully dedicated to your work. You seem so meticulous, skilled and patient. Great craftmanship is yours... Best saluations from Quebec City, Canada !
Good job hanging it brother, since you were going to make passes on both sides it made me wonder how you were going to flip this constantly without this warping or one side getting cooled off between passes.
Excellent idea to use a needle gun instead of a grinder to knock off any flux, likewise the cup grinder, makes for a nice even smooth/ flat finish. Pretty much a full pen weld, decent post heat with good alternate passes, I think you will have better luck with your weld procedure than the last guy did with his, although his welding didn't break, it broke next to the weld. I suspect not enough post heat could be one of the reasons.
Your torch skills are absolutely second to none.
Was that a sarcasm or what?
very nice . like its been said before always learning , even in retirement .
I have repaired a few rippers throughout the years and I have done it 2 different ways. One time I milled a channel in the middle of both pieces and inserted a plate between the two pieces similar to a biscuit in wood working.
Interesting
Now THATS my kinda “Etch-A-Sketch! It cut that slab like it was pine wood, awesome! Nice filler too, that should outlive us all! 😉✌🏼
Terrific job. I like the way you were able to cut the bevels from one side with out having to flip the part. Save you from resetting up the torch and aligning square.
Some where else you mentioned .045 solid wire, so I'd assume not duel shield, all gas shield.
good to see you again, thanks for the video.
You bet
Love the portable cutting out fit. That makes the wield up so much easier.