I feel so Blessed to be able to have been along on this build and set of these two Holt wheels. Hauled a lot of Holt (CAT) equipment in my career. 72yr. old now and just been diagnosed terminal cancer. Thank You so much for all I have watched in last few years.
That was maybe the sweetest thing I have seen or heard in a long time, "my Daughter (whom happens to be a certified welder) ask, "Want me to do it Dad?" " And being there in the shop, You are a blessed Man and Father, to say the least. All my respect to you and you're. Thank you for having Us along.
I recon it is not just about setting a tire, but coming together and accomplishing something, at least have a good time. It is people like you, who keep communities together. Thank you!
Truly enjoyed this video. Sorry for the trouble however it worked out in the end.I know how proud you of your daughter as I have three and their very good to us. My elder brother has been watching with me. Thanks so much.
Hi Dave, What an absolutely great testament to how you are regarded in your community of friends! Speaking as a retired metallurgical engineer, welds almost always fail from either; a severe undercut or lack-of-fusion. Looks like you had the latter in spades! All the best.
Dave I welded for over 44 years every kind of welds imageable I pipe welded in construction for almost 40 years of my career. A little tip I want to share with you about joint welding ( by the way I am 75 years and counting) ha I'm referring to the cracked weld (the second one) when the weldor ground out the weld it makes for a stronger weld if you grind horizontally about 1" to 11/2" each side of the vertical weld and weld them in as you weld the joint, simply splicing...
Are you worried about a weakness in the other tire now?😳. You burned enough wood in those three fires to feed my wood stove all winter!😊 Always a pleasure to watch your videos!
It is a blessing to have your daughter to help you check over the entire wheel for suspect old repairs. Fantastic work under less than ideal conditions! Thank you for posting this. Glad that the pastor is on the mend!.
Mr. Dave, it was interesting to watch how that Tire Break got EVERYBODY'S attention!!. I appreciated how not a single cuss word was heard! That never helps. Great video, as always!! Thank You!!
Hey hey its a great day and off to work we go...la la BOOM de yay. This sure reminds me of all of cautionary times my dad would tell us when using cables or nylon tow ropes...be careful if they break, that thing is going to turn loose any which way if it does. This is just a too bad on previous multiple welds and got to go with what you got syndrome. Sorry that Rev got hit on his leg, he almost got away from it. Good thing the welder girl Jannelle was there to put in her expertise and help dad with the stress. Good work still got done...thats the main thing. No job too tuff.
Most exciting ½ second in video history, made me just watching, can't imagine what ya'll felt that close to it, glad everyone was sort of alright. But any time with you daughter is a good time, it is with mine.
Visited the Twenty Mule Team Museum in Mohave, CA recently, but watching your video gives me a new appreciation as to what it takes to build and maintain these wagons. Amazing!
It's great when your children can make you proud. I think it's even more special when it's under pressure and with an expectant crowd watching. Well done to your daughter!
onjour de France, From video to video, watching you do it, we end up thinking you're some kind of superman who succeeds at everything. It's only a short step from there to thinking that your art is too easy, but fortunately I haven't crossed it. Making a 1/10 scale model of a horse-drawn vehicle helped me understand the difficulties you were facing. Nevertheless, I'm grateful to you for showing in this video just how difficult this profession is, with its many obstacles. As we say here: "life is not a long quiet river". I congratulate you on the apparent calm with which you approach the situation. Finally, how proud you must be to be the father of a daughter who can do so much and do it well... See you soon. (excuse the approximations, as I'm using a translator)...
Oddly enough, these kinds of issues and the perseverance to overcome and complete the project actually adds to the satisfaction. Great job by Dave, his daughter and the whole team.
Mr. Engel I truly proud to see your friends/ neighbors jumping in to help you. Had no idea that it took many friends to assist you in doing this job. I feel it's a atestament to the pioneering spirit of family/ friends to get the job completed. I salute you all!!! Job well done!!! Thxs for sharing!
Thanks for showing us all one of those rare but true times when craftership has its frustrations. As a crafter, of a very different craft, I appreciate the real story.
So glad no serious injuries from the break. (You didn't even have to call a toe truck!) Anyway, you are an amazing individual. I think you could build a moon rocket if you wanted to. Reiterating one of the previous comments, I'm sure you will check both tires most carefully to seek out any other questionable welds. You may want to consider magnafluxing, ultrasound, whatever, before you return to the client. If there was most unfortunately another break, and someone did get seriously injured or worse, not only would there be considerable lament, but I'm sure there would also be the inevitable lawsuits. Just a thought. I watch you religiously.
I'll bet there are not many videos of a contracting steel wagon wheel tyre weld failing like that! This video is a neat way of turning a negative into a positive. Good going!
When the video switched to slow motion, I had two thoughts. Something broke or someone got hurt. 🤔 I didn't expect both, and I am so happy that your Minister Friend is ok. I am a retired Firefighter and have seen metal trusses cut loose when subjected to fire, so I am so glad no one else was hurt. It could have been so much worse. Things can happen so fast. I have to say you have a good group of cool headed folks working with you. Take care, and I can't wait to see the finished product in the end.
Ya just know, when the slow motion starts something is going to be a lesson. I am glad no one was badly injured. Thanks much for the video and I hope you have a wonderful day.
Well sometimes things go oops ..but not a lot you can . Just dust yourself off and get on with the job again . Not good to find those faulty welds .. At least you had your expert daughter on the job .. All turned out great in the end 👍👍👍👍
"If you can meet with triumph and disaster, And treat those two imposters just the same!" You did both admirably! From the last video I half expected you would be rebuilding the wood work. Food for thought though, with modern methods of NDT (Non Destructive Testing) so readily available. It may be worth investing in an on-site Magnetic Particle inspection on such a large time and resource consuming project as this one. Especially as the integrity of the olds welds is unknown. Thanks again Dave from New Zealand. I love your work!
I experienced the "too cold , it's never going to work" moment in the first 3 wheels I ever set, while I learning how hot to make the fire. I too like doing things myself......but it's darned hard to undo it all when it's half on all by yourself. I was quite worried about some charring on the felloes, but watching you it didnt seem you were too concerned. (Another) lesson for me. All I have to do now is convince my daughter to be a welder :) Thanks again for a great video series
Depuis le sud de la FRANCE l'Ariège plus précisément je vous fais part de toute mon admiration pour ces très belles réalisations, dommage qu'un océan nous sépare mais vos vidéos me ravissent à chaque fois. BRAVO à vous Monsieur.
What a great eye opener, that tyre went off with a bang, but you got it done which was the goal along with all the assistance and support. A big job completed.
And once the bolts are in, the tire will be held more securely, so if either decieds the split, it won't be as dramatic. Great video, with good friends (and daughter) helping.
Warm greetings Dave . Unfortunately, I can’t find the exact words to describe your experience, knowledge, professionalism, patience, dedication, integrity, honesty, precision, accuracy, innovation, ….., and, most importantly, attention to minute details, no matter how small or hard .
I smiled when I noticed that everyone was well back from the tire on the last setting. Then you put up the text and I broke out laughing..... Once burned, eh? Yeah, kudos to the whole group that helped you with this. Quite the project.
I so wish I could work for you till the end of my days. I am in South Africa and do very limited wagon and coach repairs. I visited my daughter in Seattle recently but it seemed that Joliet was just a bit too far away for a visit to you. I would work for free, just to be in your shop and helping where I can. Thank you for your wonderfull and inspirational videos in your coach shop. I can tell that, not only are you an artist at what you do, but also a good friend and a benefit to society.
My 17 yo son is learning the art of welding. He also helps me with my blacksmithing. He says "JANELLE ROCKS!!"....and you too Dave😊 Great group of helpers you have there as well. Thanks for sharing.
Dave, what a nice and complete video of your work. As in usual labor, you showed us how and when it could go wrong. Thanks for your honesty and how nice to see that your plan works as well at the end! Warm greetings from the Netherlands, Bram
I know that was a pain. but this series has made great viewing. I hope Micah's toes are on the mend, though I know from experience it can take a while. Thanks for posting.
G'day, 63 year-old talking from Oz, here. In 1977 my father re-Tyred a pair of Wooden Wheels for a Combine Harvester which had Steel Spokes and the Steel Tyres had to be fitted to the Wooden Wheels before bolting the Spokes through the re-Tyred Wheel, to centre & hold the Hub in Tension... Dad was born in 1909, & he started working in his father's Coachbuilding Workshop in 1923, my Grandfather having been a Wheelwright/Woodsman in Jack Draffin's - but when Albert Draffin was killed in October 1918, Jack sold the business to Dad's Father... So, Dad started his Engine Reconditioning Career splitting the Firewood for his father Cutting, and Shutting, and Shrinking, & refitting Steel Tyres onto Wooden Wheels. Dad and his mates started by digging down 8" into the back yard of Wharton's Garage, to locate what you appear to be missing...; the Tyre-ing Plate..., an Inch-thick Steel Plate, 10 feet in diameter with a Hole in the Centre. The Hole is for a Steel Dummy Axle, to centre the assembled Wooden Wheel on the Hub, on the Plate ; and whereas you are using a Steel Stand with G-Clamped Wooden Blocks to refit Tyres on little light Buggy-Wheels, and big Wooden Blocks arrayed Radially on the ground, Dad was taught that the Tyre-ing Plate was essential for making sure that when 3 or 4 men dropped a RED HOT Tyre onto the Wooden Wheel, A) it was hot enough to have expanded big enough - that there was none of that Clang-Bang-Hammering going on, the Red-hot Tyre simply dropped straight onto the Plate, surrounding the Wheel, & B) All the Lifters immediately picked up the nearest pre-positioned 2-Gallon Bucket of Cold Water, and they all started pouring Water onto the Flames coming off the Wood, commencing equidistant around the Circumference, and ALL proceeding Clockwise...; and immediately their first buckets ran dry - they all grabbed the pre-positioned Refill, Total elapsed Time from placing the hot Tyre around the Wood until 8 Buckets ofwater had poured 2 Gallons onto each 45° of Circumference was about 5 seconds - maybe 10... Before setting and lighting the Fire, everything was walked through and briefed and rehearsed, and everything was laid out "just so". After doing the first one quietly ,for practice kinda thing..., insitu where the Tyring Plate had been lying since it had previously last been used (1936 !) ; we fitted the second Wheel's Tyre at the Land Of The Beardies History House & Museum, in Glen Innes, NSW, 2370, Oz. In front of a Crowd, on 26 January (Invasion-Day). As a 15-year-old, I mainly got to chop Wood & carry Water, but I did get to carry & quench as well. I still have a lot of my Grandfather's Wheelwrighting Tools. I haven't made a Wheel, but I've charged Batteries with Wind Turbine Rotors, and flown behind Propellers which I designed, and carved with the Ancestral Drawknife, Spokeshaeve, and Wood Rasps....I have the Spoke-Lathe..., I have the Radius-Plane, The Circular Ruler, and recently cleaned up ready to use the Spoke-Pointing Cone Bit & Dowel-Cutter (Patented, 5 June 1905..., the year my Grandfather finished his apprenticeship !)..., & I have a pair of 90° Chisels, for cutting Tapering Rectangular Holes in Wooden Wheelhubs, to seat thr inner ends of the Spokes. (No doubt there are "correct" terms for these, of which I'm ignorant...!) So, thankyou for making and uploading your work..., I'm loving it. You're showing me all the stuff I know just enough about, to be able to really appreciate what you're doing. And, if you know where to find yourself a propper big thick Tyreing Plate - then I suspect you'll find it quite a lot more stable than trying to balance a Wheel on Wooden Blocks which are lying loose on the bare Dirt, while trying to position a Red-Hot Steel-Tyre, fresh out of the Fire...; Without tripping over a Bucket of Water and falling over - Burning whatever lands on the Tyre Or in the Fire... My Grandfather also had a Tyre-Shrinking Machine, basically 2 Vices being pulled together by turning a Threaded Bar, driven by a massive Reduction Gearbox, hand-turned by a "Ship Captain's Steering Wheel" - about 3 ft diameter, cast, with 8 radially arrayed Handles poking out, all around the Rim. I never saw it in use, but apparently a loose Tyre eas taken off the Wood, measured, put on the Forge, horizontally, and about 6 inches of the Rim heated up Red Hot, Then the Tyre was lifted off the Forge and placed on the Tyre-Shrinker, standing up Vertically With the Hot Section at the bottom. The two Vices were then engaged, Either side of the Red Hot Section, And by winding the Wheel, causing the Gearbox to turn the threaded Rod, Pulling the Vices towards each other..., drawing the Cold Ends towards each other - and squeezing the Hot (soft) Steel between them into a Thicker Shorter Section...; Thus shrinking the Circumference. I dunno what they did about the resulting Lump...(?), Filed it off, after the job cooled down, would be my first Guess ; because Handheld 240-Volt AC Angle-Grinders were not much if a thing until after WW-2, hereabouts. Anyway, keep on keeping on. I'm about to use the Spoke-Pointer & Dowel Cutter to put Dowels on the ends of Gnarled, Mossy, Bark-intact Teatree (Melaleuca alternifolia), with a view to drilling Holes in larger diameter bits, filing the Holes slightly Conical, hacksawing the Dowels, lengthwise...; and making some very "Rustic & Quaint" Furniture featuring Integrally-Dowelled Joinery using Wedges in Ovoid Holes to hold everything together. The Stringybark Workbench I made that way 30 years ago is still in use, 5 bits of Wood dowelled together with 4 Wooden Wedges ; the previous last time I used the Pointing & Dowelling Tools. Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
I know this must have been terrifically frustrating for you. So glad you have family and friends with skills to help and give you a chance to take a break. Your daughter is a champion in my view.
My daughter is about the same age as your daughter and there's no doubt just how proud we are of them. Sorry the second tire was such a bear to get seated correctly/permanently. Your patience and guidance was certainly the driving factor in the overall success of the team.
If you want to find cracks, you can use the "poor man's Magnaflux" method. Have some decent light, and a can of spray carb or brake cleaner ready. Spray the area, and then watch it very closely as it's flashing off. When you get to a crack, the crack will stay wet after the rest of the area has flashed. Keep working around the wheel until you get back to the start point. I'd love to get a few months in at your shop! No latitude these days with all my projects, but I enjoy your work. Thank you.
Thank you for posting this video, I have been looking forward to every video since subscribing 4 years ago.. ironically it was the setting of borax tanker tyres that drew me to your channel. For many years I have wondered what would happen if a tyre could not be seated fully, but I had never considered a set tyre could contract so much to blow a weld. A truly enlightening video, and great kudos for letting us see the good and bad of the process. ps, the world needs more women like your daughter!
That was quite a Rodeo on the second tire install. Sure thankful nobody got hurt. Good to see Jannel following in your footsteps Dave. She handles the work around there so well and doesn't back away from any part of it either. It's also great that you are so well thought of and that so many folks came out to lend you a hand. Stay safe and keep up the great videos and sharing all the work you do up there. We sure enjoy your channel. Fred.
Thanks for sharing the rest of this story! I know it was disappointing for the tire to fail. I guess looking for a bright side, the failure didn't happen after delivery of the wheel. This way everything was there with you and you could make everything good as new. We your viewers are grateful for all your family and friends that shared their time and talents to pull off so great a task.
I’ve been catching up on content from a while back. Wow! An exasperating day for you I’m certain. It’s great to have a support team in times of need. You’re a rich man with family and community 😊
When you were talking of your pastor friend whose toe was in the way of the flying tyre, I was half expecting you to say that he was so surprised he said something ungodly.
How FRUSTRATING! Murphy can be a MISERABLE old Bugger, can't he? Glad that Micah wasn't seriously hurt! I've broken a toe, and it's not fun! Good to see you guys finally put Murphy in his place. At 60 yrs old, I'm just starting to learn how to weld! Good on Janelle for doing it RIGHT.
Good morning from Belgium(between Gent and Bruges) What a splendid job you and your team did, Teamwork is dreamwork indeed, To tips for the next ones: place the tires on some fireproof bricks and then put the firewood around it(no direct contact with the cold soil),and put some blacktsaop(linseed based) on the felloes so there is less danger of burning the wood, An old blacksmith learned me this, Kind regards and always welcome Blacksmith Filip Ponseele-Belgium
Great Friends, does not matter if one or two get hurt they all come back its all in life. Good and bad always go forward. You have good friends. God bless you and your work.
I feel so Blessed to be able to have been along on this build and set of these two Holt wheels. Hauled a lot of Holt (CAT) equipment in my career. 72yr. old now and just been diagnosed terminal cancer. Thank You so much for all I have watched in last few years.
That was maybe the sweetest thing I have seen or heard in a long time, "my Daughter (whom happens to be a certified welder) ask, "Want me to do it Dad?" " And being there in the shop, You are a blessed Man and Father, to say the least. All my respect to you and you're. Thank you for having Us along.
"who", not "whom".
It is not the dative case.
So.. Bloody.. What!! He's probably a bloody site better wheelwright than you are an english teacher!! @@MichaelKingsfordGray
@@MichaelKingsfordGray you should have added "to whom it may concern"
@@MichaelKingsfordGray Proper use of the English language seems to be lost art these days.
I recon it is not just about setting a tire, but coming together and accomplishing something, at least have a good time. It is people like you, who keep communities together. Thank you!
Hollywood can't make content like this. What a beautiful way of life.
Hello from Las Vegas Nevada
Thank you for the video
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
The knowledge from one fail is worth a thousand successes.
I’m sure Thankful that God had His hands on all of you guys !!!!!!
Knowing that not every job goes according to plan makes us humble and grateful when it does go.
There is more skill in being able to repair a bad situation than knowing how to make one go right.
Truly enjoyed this video. Sorry for the trouble however it worked out in the end.I know how proud you of your daughter as I have three and their very good to us. My elder brother has been watching with me. Thanks so much.
Hi Dave,
What an absolutely great testament to how you are regarded in your community of friends!
Speaking as a retired metallurgical engineer, welds almost always fail from either; a severe undercut or lack-of-fusion. Looks like you had the latter in spades! All the best.
When the video went into slow motion, I got ready for a fright. I'm just really glad that no one ended up at the ER.
I sure you’re both very proud of you daughter & did a good job raising her. My love and respect goes out to you both.
Glad to see the weatherman had the forecast wrong and you were blessed with a beautiful day!
It is not a failure until you give up. Good work, thanks for sharing.
Dave I welded for over 44 years every kind of welds imageable I pipe welded in construction for almost 40 years of my career. A little tip I want to share with you about joint welding ( by the way I am 75 years and counting) ha I'm referring to the cracked weld (the second one) when the weldor ground out the weld it makes for a stronger weld if you grind horizontally about 1" to 11/2" each side of the vertical weld and weld them in as you weld the joint, simply splicing...
Your daughter absolutely Rocks. 🎉
Are you worried about a weakness in the other tire now?😳. You burned enough wood in those three fires to feed my wood stove all winter!😊 Always a pleasure to watch your videos!
It is a blessing to have your daughter to help you check over the entire wheel for suspect old repairs. Fantastic work under less than ideal conditions! Thank you for posting this. Glad that the pastor is on the mend!.
Your Robert Burns moment Sir. It happens often enough. Blessings nobody was seriously hurt.
Mr. Dave, it was interesting to watch how that Tire Break got EVERYBODY'S attention!!. I appreciated how not a single cuss word was heard! That never helps. Great video, as always!! Thank You!!
Hey hey its a great day and off to work we go...la la BOOM de yay. This sure reminds me of all of cautionary times my dad would tell us when using cables or nylon tow ropes...be careful if they break, that thing is going to turn loose any which way if it does. This is just a too bad on previous multiple welds and got to go with what you got syndrome. Sorry that Rev got hit on his leg, he almost got away from it. Good thing the welder girl Jannelle was there to put in her expertise and help dad with the stress. Good work still got done...thats the main thing. No job too tuff.
Dave the video didn’t show to to the end Fascinating to watch you and your volunteers and your daughter coming up from Texas to help what a blessing❤
Sometimes your the Horse and Sometimes your the cart! Perseverance always pays off! Nice job.
Monster wheels!
Most exciting ½ second in video history, made me just watching, can't imagine what ya'll felt that close to it, glad everyone was sort of alright. But any time with you daughter is a good time, it is with mine.
Yes, it is.
Visited the Twenty Mule Team Museum in Mohave, CA recently, but watching your video gives me a new appreciation as to what it takes to build and maintain these wagons. Amazing!
2 thoughts - sometimes a project or task is just “snakebit” - also, “Janelle Rocks!” Good job 👏
I love the detail in this one; and the honesty of showing the failures as well as the successes.
Wow. That springamathing really sprung.
It's great when your children can make you proud. I think it's even more special when it's under pressure and with an expectant crowd watching. Well done to your daughter!
onjour de France,
From video to video, watching you do it, we end up thinking you're some kind of superman who succeeds at everything. It's only a short step from there to thinking that your art is too easy, but fortunately I haven't crossed it. Making a 1/10 scale model of a horse-drawn vehicle helped me understand the difficulties you were facing. Nevertheless, I'm grateful to you for showing in this video just how difficult this profession is, with its many obstacles. As we say here: "life is not a long quiet river". I congratulate you on the apparent calm with which you approach the situation. Finally, how proud you must be to be the father of a daughter who can do so much and do it well... See you soon. (excuse the approximations, as I'm using a translator)...
How frustrating. Your daughter's got skills.
Oddly enough, these kinds of issues and the perseverance to overcome and complete the project actually adds to the satisfaction. Great job by Dave, his daughter and the whole team.
Great job ...As they say " If at first you do not succeed ..Try Try Again !!!!
My wife & I always enjoy your videos. There are of the highest quality. We look forward to each and every one. Thank You!
You learn more from failure than you do from success. Thanks for being honest and showing us the truth
Mr. Engel I truly proud to see your friends/ neighbors jumping in to help you. Had no idea that it took many friends to assist you in doing this job. I feel it's a atestament to the pioneering spirit of family/ friends to get the job completed. I salute you all!!! Job well done!!! Thxs for sharing!
third time is a charm but still WOW! Pastor ouch!
Thank you for allowing me to watch "from a distance." Good to see your daughter back in town. God Bless you, you daughter and Mrs. Engels.
'Ye Olde Bobcat' sure makes moving the wheel around much easier than 'ye olde horse' would have been
Thanks for showing us all one of those rare but true times when craftership has its frustrations. As a crafter, of a very different craft, I appreciate the real story.
So glad no serious injuries from the break. (You didn't even have to call a toe truck!) Anyway, you are an amazing individual. I think you could build a moon rocket if you wanted to. Reiterating one of the previous comments, I'm sure you will check both tires most carefully to seek out any other questionable welds. You may want to consider magnafluxing, ultrasound, whatever, before you return to the client. If there was most unfortunately another break, and someone did get seriously injured or worse, not only would there be considerable lament, but I'm sure there would also be the inevitable lawsuits. Just a thought. I watch you religiously.
I like that the same people came back and helped again. Kudos to you all.
What a delightfully honest video, thankyou Dave as always
Dave, so sorry for your troubles! Thanks to Janelle(sp?) For an excellent weld and repair weld! Felt your frustration!😮
I like that you are willing to show the good and bad.
I must say, You have an Excellent Group of Helpers!! 👍🏻🏆 They can make all the difference in the world. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Man when that thing blew, it blew! Glad no one was hurt, thanks for sharing.
Pretty work Sir, also you are truly blessed with friends like that.
So thankful the pastors foot wasn't life alternatingly damaged. You must be super proud of your daughters skill with metalwork.
I'll bet there are not many videos of a contracting steel wagon wheel tyre weld failing like that! This video is a neat way of turning a negative into a positive. Good going!
When the video switched to slow motion, I had two thoughts. Something broke or someone got hurt. 🤔 I didn't expect both, and I am so happy that your Minister Friend is ok. I am a retired Firefighter and have seen metal trusses cut loose when subjected to fire, so I am so glad no one else was hurt. It could have been so much worse. Things can happen so fast. I have to say you have a good group of cool headed folks working with you. Take care, and I can't wait to see the finished product in the end.
Awesome to get it done. My recognition goes to all of the great team and a little more to Janelle. We all know how special our daughters are.
So true!
Daughters are a gift from God. As are sons of course!
When it rains it pours! Great to have good friends helping.
What a shock when that break occurred. I had not considered that this could happen. I was happy to hear that no one was hurt and the wheel survived.
Ya just know, when the slow motion starts something is going to be a lesson. I am glad no one was badly injured.
Thanks much for the video and I hope you have a wonderful day.
3rd time lucky eh Dave, nice to see you have a daughter who is not only useful but happy and willing to help her old man out.
Well sometimes things go oops ..but not a lot you can .
Just dust yourself off and get on with the job again .
Not good to find those faulty welds ..
At least you had your expert daughter on the job ..
All turned out great in the end 👍👍👍👍
Two sayings come to mind. If it weren't for bad luck, you'd have no luck at all. Third time is a charm.
As they say, "Third time's a charm"! Glad no one was hurt. I bet a few folks had to clean out the shorts! 🤣
That was scary when that tire broke. Glad there were no major injuries and you got it remounted. You have a bunch of good friends and family there.
"If you can meet with triumph and disaster, And treat those two imposters just the same!" You did both admirably!
From the last video I half expected you would be rebuilding the wood work.
Food for thought though, with modern methods of NDT (Non Destructive Testing) so readily available. It may be worth investing in an on-site Magnetic Particle inspection on such a large time and resource consuming project as this one. Especially as the integrity of the olds welds is unknown. Thanks again Dave from New Zealand. I love your work!
I experienced the "too cold , it's never going to work" moment in the first 3 wheels I ever set, while I learning how hot to make the fire. I too like doing things myself......but it's darned hard to undo it all when it's half on all by yourself. I was quite worried about some charring on the felloes, but watching you it didnt seem you were too concerned. (Another) lesson for me. All I have to do now is convince my daughter to be a welder :) Thanks again for a great video series
It's always grand to have a welder in the family
Depuis le sud de la FRANCE l'Ariège plus précisément je vous fais part de toute mon admiration pour ces très belles réalisations, dommage qu'un océan nous sépare mais vos vidéos me ravissent à chaque fois.
BRAVO à vous Monsieur.
What a great eye opener, that tyre went off with a bang, but you got it done which was the goal along with all the assistance and support. A big job completed.
Ah well, back to splitting firewood. Nice to see a close knit community "jump together" when called on to do so.
And once the bolts are in, the tire will be held more securely, so if either decieds the split, it won't be as dramatic. Great video, with good friends (and daughter) helping.
Warm greetings Dave . Unfortunately, I can’t find the exact words to describe your experience, knowledge, professionalism, patience, dedication, integrity, honesty, precision, accuracy, innovation, ….., and, most importantly, attention to minute details, no matter how small or hard .
IT'S days like this , that show what your made of, Everybody did a great job, thank you for sharing.
That was close, but I'm glad no one was seriously injured. Great video as always.Thanks for sharing.
Kudos Wheelwright.
I smiled when I noticed that everyone was well back from the tire on the last setting. Then you put up the text and I broke out laughing..... Once burned, eh? Yeah, kudos to the whole group that helped you with this. Quite the project.
Every wheel has traveled round and round and has a story to tell. Prayer go to the minister. Great job team Dave.
I so wish I could work for you till the end of my days. I am in South Africa and do very limited wagon and coach repairs. I visited my daughter in Seattle recently but it seemed that Joliet was just a bit too far away for a visit to you. I would work for free, just to be in your shop and helping where I can. Thank you for your wonderfull and inspirational videos in your coach shop. I can tell that, not only are you an artist at what you do, but also a good friend and a benefit to society.
Good thing you had a professional welder to make sure those welds will hold for years to come!!
My 17 yo son is learning the art of welding. He also helps me with my blacksmithing. He says "JANELLE ROCKS!!"....and you too Dave😊 Great group of helpers you have there as well. Thanks for sharing.
How wonderful to have a team to help and a daughter that can weld as a professional
Lovely to see Jeanelle again. Hope she's well. Welder, blacksmith and fork truck driver! Y'all did well out there.
Dave, what a nice and complete video of your work. As in usual labor, you showed us how and when it could go wrong. Thanks for your honesty and how nice to see that your plan works as well at the end! Warm greetings from the Netherlands, Bram
I know that was a pain. but this series has made great viewing. I hope Micah's toes are on the mend, though I know from experience it can take a while. Thanks for posting.
...maybe my favorite video of the many years I've been watching this channel.
G'day,
63 year-old talking from Oz, here.
In 1977 my father re-Tyred a pair of Wooden Wheels for a Combine Harvester which had Steel Spokes and the Steel Tyres had to be fitted to the Wooden Wheels before bolting the Spokes through the re-Tyred Wheel, to centre & hold the Hub in Tension...
Dad was born in 1909, & he started working in his father's Coachbuilding Workshop in 1923, my Grandfather having been a Wheelwright/Woodsman in Jack Draffin's - but when Albert Draffin was killed in October 1918, Jack sold the business to Dad's Father...
So, Dad started his Engine Reconditioning Career splitting the Firewood for his father Cutting, and Shutting, and Shrinking, & refitting Steel Tyres onto Wooden Wheels.
Dad and his mates started by digging down 8" into the back yard of Wharton's Garage, to locate what you appear to be missing...; the
Tyre-ing Plate..., an Inch-thick Steel Plate, 10 feet in diameter with a Hole in the Centre.
The Hole is for a Steel Dummy Axle, to centre the assembled Wooden Wheel on the Hub, on the Plate ; and whereas you are using a Steel Stand with G-Clamped Wooden Blocks to refit Tyres on little light Buggy-Wheels, and big Wooden Blocks arrayed Radially on the ground,
Dad was taught that the Tyre-ing Plate was essential for making sure that when 3 or 4 men dropped a
RED HOT Tyre onto the Wooden Wheel,
A) it was hot enough to have expanded big enough - that there was none of that
Clang-Bang-Hammering going on, the Red-hot Tyre simply dropped straight onto the Plate, surrounding the Wheel, &
B) All the Lifters immediately picked up the nearest pre-positioned 2-Gallon Bucket of Cold Water, and they all started pouring Water onto the Flames coming off the Wood, commencing equidistant around the Circumference, and ALL proceeding Clockwise...; and immediately their first buckets ran dry - they all grabbed the pre-positioned
Refill,
Total elapsed Time from placing the hot Tyre around the Wood until 8 Buckets ofwater had poured 2 Gallons onto each 45° of Circumference was about 5 seconds - maybe 10...
Before setting and lighting the Fire, everything was walked through and briefed and rehearsed, and everything was laid out "just so".
After doing the first one quietly ,for practice kinda thing..., insitu where the Tyring Plate had been lying since it had previously last been used (1936 !) ; we fitted the second Wheel's Tyre at the
Land Of The Beardies History House & Museum, in
Glen Innes, NSW, 2370, Oz.
In front of a Crowd, on
26 January (Invasion-Day).
As a 15-year-old, I mainly got to chop Wood & carry Water, but I did get to carry & quench as well.
I still have a lot of my Grandfather's Wheelwrighting Tools.
I haven't made a Wheel, but I've charged Batteries with Wind Turbine Rotors, and flown behind Propellers which I designed, and carved with the Ancestral Drawknife, Spokeshaeve, and Wood Rasps....I have the Spoke-Lathe..., I have the Radius-Plane, The Circular Ruler, and recently cleaned up ready to use the
Spoke-Pointing Cone Bit &
Dowel-Cutter (Patented,
5 June 1905..., the year my Grandfather finished his apprenticeship !)..., & I have a pair of 90° Chisels, for cutting
Tapering Rectangular Holes in Wooden Wheelhubs, to seat thr inner ends of the Spokes.
(No doubt there are "correct" terms for these, of which I'm ignorant...!)
So, thankyou for making and uploading your work..., I'm loving it.
You're showing me all the stuff I know just enough about, to be able to really appreciate what you're doing.
And, if you know where to find yourself a propper big thick
Tyreing Plate - then I suspect you'll find it quite a lot more stable than trying to balance a Wheel on Wooden Blocks which are lying loose on the bare Dirt, while trying to position a Red-Hot Steel-Tyre, fresh out of the
Fire...;
Without tripping over a Bucket of Water and falling over -
Burning whatever lands on the Tyre
Or in the
Fire...
My Grandfather also had a Tyre-Shrinking Machine, basically 2 Vices being pulled together by turning a Threaded Bar, driven by a massive Reduction Gearbox, hand-turned by a "Ship Captain's Steering Wheel" - about 3 ft diameter, cast, with 8 radially arrayed Handles poking out, all around the Rim.
I never saw it in use, but apparently a loose Tyre eas taken off the Wood, measured, put on the Forge, horizontally, and about 6 inches of the Rim heated up
Red Hot,
Then the Tyre was lifted off the Forge and placed on the
Tyre-Shrinker, standing up Vertically
With the Hot Section at the bottom.
The two Vices were then engaged,
Either side of the
Red Hot Section,
And by winding the Wheel, causing the Gearbox to turn the threaded Rod,
Pulling the Vices towards each other..., drawing the Cold Ends towards each other - and squeezing the
Hot (soft) Steel between them into a
Thicker
Shorter
Section...;
Thus shrinking the Circumference.
I dunno what they did about the resulting Lump...(?),
Filed it off, after the job cooled down, would be my first Guess ; because Handheld 240-Volt AC Angle-Grinders were not much if a thing until after WW-2, hereabouts.
Anyway, keep on keeping on.
I'm about to use the Spoke-Pointer & Dowel Cutter to put Dowels on the ends of
Gnarled, Mossy, Bark-intact
Teatree (Melaleuca alternifolia), with a view to drilling Holes in larger diameter bits, filing the Holes slightly Conical, hacksawing the Dowels, lengthwise...; and making some very
"Rustic & Quaint"
Furniture featuring Integrally-Dowelled Joinery using Wedges in Ovoid Holes to hold everything together.
The Stringybark Workbench I made that way 30 years ago is still in use, 5 bits of Wood dowelled together with 4 Wooden Wedges ; the previous last time I used the Pointing & Dowelling Tools.
Such is life,
Have a good one...
Stay safe.
;-p
Ciao !
And you know what? I think that world where you can make living doing wheelwright trade is beatifull world and i wish it never ends 🙂
I know this must have been terrifically frustrating for you. So glad you have family and friends with skills to help and give you a chance to take a break. Your daughter is a champion in my view.
My daughter is about the same age as your daughter and there's no doubt just how proud we are of them. Sorry the second tire was such a bear to get seated correctly/permanently. Your patience and guidance was certainly the driving factor in the overall success of the team.
I am so glad he did not get hurt badly, good wishes to you all.
So glad no one was badly banged up. I cringed hard when the steel hit his foot.
She should be in more of your videos. So glad no one was seriously hurt.
If you want to find cracks, you can use the "poor man's Magnaflux" method.
Have some decent light, and a can of spray carb or brake cleaner ready.
Spray the area, and then watch it very closely as it's flashing off.
When you get to a crack, the crack will stay wet after the rest of the area has flashed.
Keep working around the wheel until you get back to the start point.
I'd love to get a few months in at your shop! No latitude these days with all my projects, but I enjoy your work.
Thank you.
Thank you for posting this video, I have been looking forward to every video since subscribing 4 years ago.. ironically it was the setting of borax tanker tyres that drew me to your channel. For many years I have wondered what would happen if a tyre could not be seated fully, but I had never considered a set tyre could contract so much to blow a weld. A truly enlightening video, and great kudos for letting us see the good and bad of the process. ps, the world needs more women like your daughter!
Congratulations! We need a lot of such specialists! Peter, from Hungary!
That was quite a Rodeo on the second tire install. Sure thankful nobody got hurt. Good to see Jannel following in your footsteps Dave. She handles the work around there so well and doesn't back away from any part of it either. It's also great that you are so well thought of and that so many folks came out to lend you a hand. Stay safe and keep up the great videos and sharing all the work you do up there. We sure enjoy your channel. Fred.
Thanks for sharing the rest of this story! I know it was disappointing for the tire to fail. I guess looking for a bright side, the failure didn't happen after delivery of the wheel. This way everything was there with you and you could make everything good as new.
We your viewers are grateful for all your family and friends that shared their time and talents to pull off so great a task.
These tire setting parties look more fun than a barn raising, , a good time had by everyone, Great video, no one got hurt,
I’ve been catching up on content from a while back. Wow! An exasperating day for you I’m certain. It’s great to have a support team in times of need. You’re a rich man with family and community 😊
When you were talking of your pastor friend whose toe was in the way of the flying tyre, I was half expecting you to say that he was so surprised he said something ungodly.
How FRUSTRATING! Murphy can be a MISERABLE old Bugger, can't he? Glad that Micah wasn't seriously hurt! I've broken a toe, and it's not fun!
Good to see you guys finally put Murphy in his place. At 60 yrs old, I'm just starting to learn how to weld! Good on Janelle for doing it RIGHT.
Good morning from Belgium(between Gent and Bruges) What a splendid job you and your team did, Teamwork is dreamwork indeed, To tips for the next ones: place the tires on some fireproof bricks and then put the firewood around it(no direct contact with the cold soil),and put some blacktsaop(linseed based) on the felloes so there is less danger of burning the wood, An old blacksmith learned me this, Kind regards and always welcome Blacksmith Filip Ponseele-Belgium
That was dramatic! When I saw it happen, I was sure he would have a broken leg. Praise God he was okay. That was a lot of force.
Great Friends, does not matter if one or two get hurt they all come back its all in life. Good and bad always go forward. You have good friends. God bless you and your work.