I really like how you replaced the 1-1/4" ball joints with 1-3/4" heim joints and long bolt - and welded a sleeve over the joint and the shaft for extra support. That's good design and clever fabrication. Very nice.
@@johnnyrivera4213 I appreciate your point, but this KW is probably fifty plus years old. It’s obsolete (parts available won’t be very easy) and every other upgrade or repair is going to require creative work just like this deal.
This channel combines a few of my favorite channels into one! As someone in the O&M field, I'm ever so impressed with your insight, analysis and eventual repair solution. Thank you for raising the bar and taking us with you. Super clean repair, BTW!
Class Act right here. "no need to be welding perfect beads right now..... ", proceeds to lay down near perfection that would shame most welders. Love your humility !
I am so happy I found your channel - you are so much more than a welder. You combine the best parts of welding, machining, problem solving and practical fixing, all in one. I love to watch and thankfully since I just found youi I have a backlog to watch and enjoy. Thank you for taking the time to not only record and edit, but to teach.
Well young man, this video is right up there for degree of difficulty, challenge, location, problem solving, engineering skills and as such all combine to take you to the highest level of excellence in your field of work and UA-cam. What a task, a video and example of skills. I salute you young man, this was a truly epic video to watch!
For bolts stuck deep in a hole like that i carry around some 1/4 and 1/8 pipe. Stick it up in there and jam a 7018 rod inside it to weld it to the bolt. Then pipe wrench it out. Usually pretty quick and easy, usually.
Awesome repair, great to see the process and thought that went into it. Sometimes when I'm drilling overhead I'll use a scissor jack (like what you get in a small car for changing the tyre ) to push the drill once you've got a start made on the hole. You can't always do it, but when you can it saves a lot of effort. Cheers again from New Zealand!
I have just discovered your channel an hour ago and already I'm loving the content and the talking in between is very informative and straight to the point. No irritating music...nothing. I watch IC Weld and his (Isaac) channel is very similar to yours. 👍👌. Keep it up. I love your rigg👍
Hey buddy you are a real tradesman, your planning and execution of the repair is awesome. You along with Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering are making the best content in this field. Watching from Perth Western Australia.👍👍😀😀🇦🇺🇦🇺
Not just a welding repair channel, but re-engineering and machining as well. You are very knowledgeable and very skilled. I would like to see a video about how you learned your skills, how you got started, how your business developed and the accumulation of your tools and machines, and a shop and truck tour. I'm sure that others would like to see such a video as well. Regards
Well while I'm laying here in the UK suffering from Covid for the second time there's nothing else better to watch than a professional at work Well done awesome fix and good luck for the future new subscriber
That set of easy outs and drill bits is the best I have the same set it has got me out of a hard spot a time or two. The job on the truck was a fantastic way to reneforce the steering link
The combination of different fabrication skills i.e. mig/tig welding, machining, installation, repair, opens up a wide range of possible solutions to a diverse array of applications. The same is true in other fields of engineering. If you are a control systems engineer, that's a high skill level but if you throw in embedded programming skill, the range of applications that can be attempted sky rockets. Loving your work man, you an artist with a torch. Could be a decent teacher of your craft.
How does this happen? The tie bar breaking wasnt enough of a clue, Had to smash the rear housing into it for good measure? God what a mess, great fix and mad skills man, you have a very cool job.
You crushed it dude!!! You are one bad ass welder/fabricator!!!! I to have tried to weld with a Bluetooth ground as well. The technology is right around the corner 🤣😅.
Excellent repair! I originally started watching for the stick welding/heavy equipment repair....& Now I get to see stick/dual shield/TIG welding & machining, all in one spot- Awesome! Keep up the good work-
You are Abom79, Cutting edge engineering (Australia) and a little ZK master tech rolled into one package. I can only imagine how hard it is to make field repairs, but you seem to find a way.
Watching you make rotini noodles with your lathe was one of the most satisfying things I’ve seen today. Straight up though, you’ve got some badass videos.
Greg your a bloody great welder, willing to take on any job, i bet you breathed a sigh of relief when that 2nd stud came out. As for your machining skills, ??? i said your a bloody great welder.
Just found your channel! Saturday morning binge watching it all! Love it and keep it up!!! Would really like to see a video tour of your rig and shop!!! Betting all of us subscribers would! God bless and stay safe
For broken bolts... IC Weld will stick a pipe in the bolt hole up to the broken bolt stud then follow in with a new welding rod & weld the pipe & stud together then remove the pipe with a pipe wrench... he claims it works every time. It seems simple. 💪
The extraction on the beam saddle was good…this is the definition of the proverbial “can of worms” & the “ extraction gods” we’re definitely on your side that day. But…the repair to the ends & the cross-tube…especially the fabrication…out-fuckin-standing! Average guy could never understand the tremendous amount of self satisfaction that follows in your abilities to repair (not fix) this issue. Pacar’s gonna be looking for your ass moe!
very nice machining and tig welds , that guy did a number on that rear mount they are blessed to have you around to get them out of these tight spots.. love you vids. thanks
Hi, just found you. I admire you're logical thinking and ability to solve problems. (First video I've seen, but it shows so well) Will be subbing to you and watching all your vids until I catch up. Great content, thanks for sharing your working days. Take care, Norm in Yorkshire, England.
Aluminum cradles on a heavy duty truck chassis, UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! You lucky dog!! Besides that, you got to crawl around just like when ya was a kid.....LOL
Nice bit of work, and it was indeed kind of them to park the truck in a boulder-strewn pit to give you a couple extra hours to make the commute worth it.
When I go on a job like that and see how that truck is on top of boulders i get a good understanding of possible large amounts of upcoming work and then I just think to myself , “JOB SECURITY “ 10-4
Just found your channel! You're a very skilled technician sir, well rounded skill set. I'll be waiting on new videos that you post. I live in Everett Pa and work in the Bakken oilfield in ND. New subscriber Mark
That is what I call a skilled welder - @16.10, changing hands to give better presentation of the torch as it follows the round. Most guys can't weld well with one hand, never mind using both equally!
Just a suggestion. You could have doubled or tripled the rods together to fill that gap. Run it a little bit hotter for the gap. Than decrease for the cap.
CLICK,!! You should be sponsored by the guy who you acquired those fancy tools from. The last video I watched showed how rugged the yard long pry bar is, and now you show the versatility of that neat flex head long handle ratchet. I loved mine until some worthless son of a dog stole it. Gorgeous rig also! You have some righteous gear to make the job easier. Not easy by any means, but what makes it happen. Great video.
That water truck "shackle" was walking beam shims or "boagie arms" shims and saddle caps that sucks! nice clean work as usual damnit I love this channel
The problem is he is beefing up the sacrificial part, now something bigger will break. The factory tie rod setup is fine and a cheap easy fix when equipment is abused. The factory tie rod failed because it was run loose allowing the threads to strip out.
Really excellent vid. Appreciate the extra effort to create the video. Think about how much a vid like this helps the young guys out there who are slugging away ..
Your very skilled my man you have a good sense of what will work when making field repairs such as the tie rod an the shackle this is skill an common sense working together with professional welding ! 👍👍
Dude just found your channel ..looks great your doing a wicked job ..lol forward to seeing more ..all the best buddy .. Peace n love from Cumbria UK 🇬🇧 ❤️
New subscriber here...You have a great channel...I did a lot of construction repair/driver /operator...Like the machining/ TIG work here and the FUPA cup...Cheers!
Not many people realize the money you spend just to have the means to repair what idiots in the field destroy. People also try to talk down Harbor Freight, but they do have some great stuff. Keep filming👍 and I hope it makes you money
I really like how you replaced the 1-1/4" ball joints with 1-3/4" heim joints and long bolt - and welded a sleeve over the joint and the shaft for extra support. That's good design and clever fabrication. Very nice.
When the next guy try’s to put it back like it was from the factory, gonna be a headache.
@@johnnyrivera4213 why would they ? this is way better than what was factory
@@johnnyrivera4213 The modification he did is way stronger than the factory. Not going to be a problem anymore.
@@johnnyrivera4213it’s called buy a new one at that point
@@johnnyrivera4213 I appreciate your point, but this KW is probably fifty plus years old.
It’s obsolete (parts available won’t be very easy) and every other upgrade or repair is going to require creative work just like this deal.
This channel combines a few of my favorite channels into one! As someone in the O&M field, I'm ever so impressed with your insight, analysis and eventual repair solution. Thank you for raising the bar and taking us with you. Super clean repair, BTW!
Your welding Helmut skull and flames would make some good Tee / Sweatshirt merch. Great job.
Class Act right here. "no need to be welding perfect beads right now..... ", proceeds to lay down near perfection that would shame most welders. Love your humility !
I am so happy I found your channel - you are so much more than a welder. You combine the best parts of welding, machining, problem solving and practical fixing, all in one. I love to watch and thankfully since I just found youi I have a backlog to watch and enjoy. Thank you for taking the time to not only record and edit, but to teach.
That truck will fall apart around that damn heim jointed tie rod lol. That thing could hold together a tank now 👏🏻👍🏻
Hi Greg, it's nice to see a welding craftsman that can handle most any job! Your welds looked great to me... Ron...
Well young man, this video is right up there for degree of difficulty, challenge, location, problem solving, engineering skills and as such all combine to take you to the highest level of excellence in your field of work and UA-cam.
What a task, a video and example of skills. I salute you young man, this was a truly epic video to watch!
Pretty solid video editing to boot. Like how he used that bolt as a wrist rest.
For bolts stuck deep in a hole like that i carry around some 1/4 and 1/8 pipe. Stick it up in there and jam a 7018 rod inside it to weld it to the bolt. Then pipe wrench it out. Usually pretty quick and easy, usually.
Awesome repair, great to see the process and thought that went into it. Sometimes when I'm drilling overhead I'll use a scissor jack (like what you get in a small car for changing the tyre ) to push the drill once you've got a start made on the hole. You can't always do it, but when you can it saves a lot of effort. Cheers again from New Zealand!
I use them jacks for a ton of stuff fit up holding stuff spreading stuff
4X4 will also help put some heat on it.
I have just discovered your channel an hour ago and already I'm loving the content and the talking in between is very informative and straight to the point. No irritating music...nothing. I watch IC Weld and his (Isaac) channel is very similar to yours. 👍👌. Keep it up. I love your rigg👍
Also C E & E from Australia does heavy repair usually in the shop but very nice work
@@dirtfarmer7472 im a religous follower of them too. Always great and professional work done by Kurtis👍
@@nevillesmith9795 Isaac at IC Weld and Curtiss at cutting edge are my favorites to
Cool video
I'm retired heavy equipment mechanic mostly cat scrapers and equipment. Love watching you guys brings back lots of memories 👍😎
loving the humor at 21:00, first I have seen you cut up, you are getting comfortable in front of the camera....keep it up....
Hey buddy you are a real tradesman, your planning and execution of the repair is awesome. You along with Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering are making the best content in this field. Watching from Perth Western Australia.👍👍😀😀🇦🇺🇦🇺
Not just a welding repair channel, but re-engineering and machining as well. You are very knowledgeable and very skilled. I would like to see a video about how you learned your skills, how you got started, how your business developed and the accumulation of your tools and machines, and a shop and truck tour. I'm sure that others would like to see such a video as well.
Regards
Well while I'm laying here in the UK suffering from Covid for the second time there's nothing else better to watch than a professional at work Well done awesome fix and good luck for the future new subscriber
That set of easy outs and drill bits is the
best I have the same set it has got me out of a hard spot a time or two. The job on the truck was a fantastic way to reneforce the steering link
The combination of different fabrication skills i.e. mig/tig welding, machining, installation, repair, opens up a wide range of possible solutions to a diverse array of applications. The same is true in other fields of engineering. If you are a control systems engineer, that's a high skill level but if you throw in embedded programming skill, the range of applications that can be attempted sky rockets.
Loving your work man, you an artist with a torch. Could be a decent teacher of your craft.
Nice job man. I do the same thing you do so it’s cool to see someone else’s repair techniques.
How does this happen? The tie bar breaking wasnt enough of a clue, Had to smash the rear housing into it for good measure? God what a mess, great fix and mad skills man, you have a very cool job.
You crushed it dude!!! You are one bad ass welder/fabricator!!!! I to have tried to weld with a Bluetooth ground as well. The technology is right around the corner 🤣😅.
Excellent repair!
I originally started watching for the stick welding/heavy equipment repair....& Now I get to see stick/dual shield/TIG welding & machining, all in one spot- Awesome!
Keep up the good work-
You are Abom79, Cutting edge engineering (Australia) and a little ZK master tech rolled into one package.
I can only imagine how hard it is to make field repairs, but you seem to find a way.
Dont forget IC Weld in texas.
Watching you make rotini noodles with your lathe was one of the most satisfying things I’ve seen today. Straight up though, you’ve got some badass videos.
Greg your a bloody great welder, willing to take on any job, i bet you breathed a sigh of relief when that 2nd stud came out. As for your machining skills, ??? i said your a bloody great welder.
Just found your channel! Saturday morning binge watching it all! Love it and keep it up!!! Would really like to see a video tour of your rig and shop!!! Betting all of us subscribers would! God bless and stay safe
I wish I could see the baffled look on the mechanic when he runs across the custom made pieces!
Very nice job. You made removing those broken bolts look very easy.
For broken bolts... IC Weld will stick a pipe in the bolt hole up to the broken bolt stud then follow in with a new welding rod & weld the pipe & stud together then remove the pipe with a pipe wrench... he claims it works every time. It seems simple. 💪
I have seen him do that. That was the next step lol
I swear, some these operators could tear up an anvil with a q-tip.
Lol I'm stealing this phrase.
I keep saying how impressive your work is. Thanks for sharing these videos.
With customers like this, you’ll never go hungry… Good stuff.
The fact the studs were sheared off on the shackle instead of being twisted off made it a whole lot easier.
You should have an appreciation day for the operators cause they generate lots of work for you!
Man I like your style. No BS and real strong repairs.😊😊😊
That driver is going to keep your wallet fat 😆. Very nice repairs - that tie rod was a huge upgrade, especially for their driving style.
well alrighty now, what a great way to start a Saturday......cheers for a wonderful video, Paul down in Florida
Thank you I known how much you have put into this job.
Well done Greg!👏🏻
Respect from Saudi Arabia
I love Your videos, This is the kind of work I love and I love watching it when I'm home.
Awesome content. A true master at work. Any chance of a rig tour & and more detail on your wire feed process?
Thanks
Your incrediable. And patient.
The extraction on the beam saddle was good…this is the definition of the proverbial “can of worms” & the “ extraction gods” we’re definitely on your side that day. But…the repair to the ends & the cross-tube…especially the fabrication…out-fuckin-standing! Average guy could never understand the tremendous amount of self satisfaction that follows in your abilities to repair (not fix) this issue. Pacar’s gonna be looking for your ass moe!
Great video my man!!! When you get a chance give us a look at that super cool truck of yours we always see sitting in the background....
Nice repair Greg, keep up the great content.
You are a true professional at your trade. Terry from the uk
very nice machining and tig welds , that guy did a number on that rear mount they are blessed to have you around to get them out of these tight spots.. love you vids. thanks
Got Lucky…. That’s the way it should work. All of it looks good!
You have a real chowder head driving that truck. Job security
An other nice job! Watch you and Issac daily! Kent Smith Welding.
Hi, just found you. I admire you're logical thinking and ability to solve problems. (First video I've seen, but it shows so well) Will be subbing to you and watching all your vids until I catch up. Great content, thanks for sharing your working days. Take care, Norm in Yorkshire, England.
Aluminum cradles on a heavy duty truck chassis, UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! You lucky dog!! Besides that, you got to crawl around just like when ya was a kid.....LOL
Another interesting video. Always enjoy what you get into. Thanks for sharing. See you next time.
Thanks for sharing the journey! You are a amazingly talented guy. Also, thanks for he commentary to help us understand the process.
Nice bit of work, and it was indeed kind of them to park the truck in a boulder-strewn pit to give you a couple extra hours to make the commute worth it.
Good stuff. Those heims are wear items, and will need to be replaced in that environment.
Everyday is different.
Keep on keeping on.
Not sure where you are, wherever it is, beats doing what you do in cold and snow.
They are definitely a wear item. Hopefully stronger than before. I’m in central California. Not much snow here.
When I go on a job like that and see how that truck is on top of boulders i get a good understanding of possible large amounts of upcoming work and then I just think to myself , “JOB SECURITY “ 10-4
Just found your channel! You're a very skilled technician sir, well rounded skill set. I'll be waiting on new videos that you post. I live in Everett Pa and work in the Bakken oilfield in ND. New subscriber Mark
SUPER Modification!! "MC Donalds"
(I am loving it)
That is what I call a skilled welder - @16.10, changing hands to give better presentation of the torch as it follows the round. Most guys can't weld well with one hand, never mind using both equally!
I was waiting for the “Bionic Man” sound effects when you were threading those bolts in by hand. That would have been a great opportunity for it.
Nice rock cralwer parts on a wannbe rock crawler haha, sweet video! some pretty good carnage from the boulder
Just a suggestion. You could have doubled or tripled the rods together to fill that gap. Run it a little bit hotter for the gap. Than decrease for the cap.
Excellent content, you do excellent work 👍🏻👍🏻
With that kind of luck you should go buy a lottery ticket.. Good vidio
Parabéns pelo serviço eu sei como é difícil fazer um serviço no meu da roça.
Your subscriber list is going to dramatically increase .
Awesome job. You have superb problem solving skills as well as hands-on materials skills. These are a pleasure to watch, thanks for sharing them
good content bro. keep up the work and one day this channel will get bigger. i love supporting hardworking people like you.
36:00 Dude run down and buy a lottery ticket! You're on a roll. lol
I love to watch you work. Brains AND brawn!
CLICK,!! You should be sponsored by the guy who you acquired those fancy tools from. The last video I watched showed how rugged the yard long pry bar is, and now you show the versatility of that neat flex head long handle ratchet. I loved mine until some worthless son of a dog stole it. Gorgeous rig also! You have some righteous gear to make the job easier. Not easy by any means, but what makes it happen. Great video.
Heim joints will wear out way faster that's why they aren't used on trucks. They're not sealed, will take dust/dirt in and be flogged in no time.
Awesome - came up with solution , found new problem, fixed it without flipping out !!!
That water truck "shackle" was walking beam shims or "boagie arms" shims and saddle caps that sucks! nice clean work as usual damnit I love this channel
The problem is he is beefing up the sacrificial part, now something bigger will break.
The factory tie rod setup is fine and a cheap easy fix when equipment is abused.
The factory tie rod failed because it was run loose allowing the threads to strip out.
I do agree with you. I was doing what the customer wanted.
@@OFW oh, those customers... Вечно желают странного. Always wishing for the strange.
Love this content. Just found ya last week. Been going thru watching all ur stuff
snap on is very expensive here in New Zealand but well worth it
Another great video!! Do awesome repairs, engineering, getting it done!!!!
Your Skills are Incredible. Thanks for sharing.
Bro your bad ass. Please Keep doing your thing thank you for sharing knowledge!!
Excellent stuff ! Afraid of nothing (except from a broken stud extractor perhaps . Little buggers when they snap .
I’m addicted to your videos. You do great work. Keep it up.
Yea keep on I enjoy watching the work u do I am a tech at shaw industry I learning a lot
ALL your work is absolutely amazing!! You are Very skilled. Keep up the great job, and thanks for posting these videos
Really excellent vid. Appreciate the extra effort to create the video. Think about how much a vid like this helps the young guys out there who are slugging away ..
Your very skilled my man you have a good sense of what will work when making field repairs such as the tie rod an the shackle this is skill an common sense working together with professional welding ! 👍👍
Great job on the Hendrix suspension
Those are the best easy outs ever!
Dude just found your channel ..looks great your doing a wicked job ..lol forward to seeing more ..all the best buddy ..
Peace n love from Cumbria UK 🇬🇧 ❤️
Good stuff, just found your channel. Look forward to see what's next.
Nice work Greg, I will be looking for more of your videos
Those are some pretty welds you made on that draglink!🇺🇸
Hi My Friend Very Good Your Job God Bless You ❤❤❤❤❤
New subscriber here...You have a great channel...I did a lot of construction repair/driver /operator...Like the machining/ TIG work here and the FUPA cup...Cheers!
Keep the video’s rolling very good content
Not many people realize the money you spend just to have the means to repair what idiots in the field destroy. People also try to talk down Harbor Freight, but they do have some great stuff. Keep filming👍 and I hope it makes you money
Damn. Who knew you could use a c500 in place of a dozer with a ripper
Just found your channel and I love it! Reminds me of growing up working with my dad.
Really nice job I like how you think out of the box