Removing seized in pin from excavator quick hitch.
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In this video I remove a seized in pin from a excavator quick hitch with help from the thermal lance and big hammer.
So, the customer had already had ago at trying to remove the pin but couldn’t manage it.
I use the thermal lance to melt away the middle of the pin, after cooling the pin down by running water through it, I then try to knock it out with no luck.
After melting more of the pin out, it does start to move but very slowly, too slowly to carry on, even with the added heat from the pepper pot torch it was still slow. So, a final go with the lance is enough to get it moving. Then its just a case of giving it the beans with the big hammer until the pin finally knocks out.
I clean up the welds from where I had the pin support welded on and that’s my job done.
Hope you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for watching!
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Yes to an engine rebuild video - thank you for the videos
I'm so impressed by the tenacity to keep working the thing. I was exhausted just watching you swing that sledge. A hard fought victory!
Well done. Hope the customer paid you well for a job that most people could not do. Plus extra for the "I'm a small fella doing a big fella's job".
Imagine the customers bill, $120 x3 hours for repair work, $200 x1 hour sledge hammer work
Iv been tempted to do that sometimes 😂
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Only took 26 mins and 45 seconds. Call it half an hour. Video available to prove the work done.
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That was a hard fought win, but great job! Sometimes, those thermal lances are just about the only feasible option. Would definitely be interested in watching motor rebuild content. Thanks!
Despite all the high powered, high tech, tools it was still the bigger hammer that got the job done. 😀Bravo, well done! I was exhausted just watching you.
Oh my! That is one of the scariest tools I have ever seen!😮 Good job getting the pin out! Thanks for letting us watch.
Well done, Oliver. You certainly got your workout for the day! Love to see you put your tractor together. Keep up the good work!
Definately like to see engine work. Like everything, great channel thank you for giving us a insight into your work.
Thank you for watching!
@@snowballengineeringshould used digger to push it out 😂
That was a rough one. Always good to see the end of these kind of jobs go out the door. Nicely done
Like they say "Hit the s.o.b." now you have a reservoir for extra grease!!! Have to enter you for the next He-man contest!!!
Hello from the US. Oliver, she was a tough one but you prevailed. Great job!
Thanks!
I found this most interesting having not seen a lance being used before. After watching a few of your very enjoyable videos, I am sure you will come up with a jig for the lance in order to keep the blast straight. WELL DONE
I got tired just WATCHING that. Reminded me of a summer I spent digging out stumps at my father's house - brutally hard labor. Well done!
You would benefit from either lowering the work or elevating yourself when swinging the steel block. And it would put more energy into each blow.
Came here to say the same thing. He's got the work too high resulting on him hitting the punch at a 45' angle. Lowering the work would get him hitting the face square and also having more swing force impacting the work.
Do apologise I never watched all the footage
Agree about knee height is most efficient.
Lot of hard work on that, I really hope you got paid well for doing what most others would not touch.
I enjoyed the video
Well done Ollie. as the old saying goes, "If in doubt, use a bigger hammer". Love watching your videos, from Oz , on a 6,000 acre wheat and barley farm !
That pin fought its extradition every milli meter! Great approach and perseverance. Much respect.
Used to use a big sledge like that to break concrete,Lots of respect to you for being persistent.I know the pain,literally.
Man, that was hard work.Sledge hammers can make you age very quickly.
Oooo we do watch the same channels!. Nice seeing you here my hilarious shaper machine hero UA-camr guy
Great job mate ~ your perseverance paid off in the end ~ you swung that sledge like a champ 👍🏻
Stay tuned for the massive press build folks...Thanks for posting.
Great work, it's always the simple 'can you just' jobs which prove to be a right pain!
Wouldn't worry about the grease nipple... it doesn't look like it's ever been used! 😂
That might be a lesson for someone maintaining this machine!
I am convinced if I had done that job I would have had to put a new handle on the hammer, at least once, from missing with the head and striking the pin with the handle. Well done you!
Yes on the engine job.
Try putting in some oil and then diesel in order to let the lubricant get around the outside of the stuck pin, this will make it easy to get the pin out with less energy.
You did another excellent job there Young Man .
Thanks for sharing……..
Gday, I’ve heard of thermal Lance machines before but never seen one in use, certainly burns the rods up quickly, are they an expensive consumable?, you did bloody good to get the pin out and it’s almost time for a big press build, definitely keen to see the engine rebuild to, great video mate, cheers
The rods are about £3.77 each last time I bought some so are quite expensive considering how fast they burn away. A big press build is a good idea! Thanks Matty.
Being skinny, the struggle is real! …awesome vid, keep ‘em coming.
That was a ball ache.
Have you ever pressed new trough sections for a iae calf creep feeder?
There basically a tube with several lengths of steel wire in them, copper coated, same as Mig wire, I did see a shop made one, it wasxabout 8 foot long and 1" diameter, never seen it used though.
They are not that expensibe when you consider how much faster this is, compared to pressing, Oxy-Ace,Hammering or milling it out
For a little guy you did an outstanding job ! Swinging a big sledge is scary enough for anyone !
I faced a job like this and I didn’t know what to do. It’s time to purchase a thermal lance. Thanks for sharing the level of difficulty. It’s important to know this going in.
You are a hard working smart young man LOVE YOUR CHANNEL KEEP the good work and be safe
I’ve only seen a thermal lance used in movies to cut into safes!
That was a hell of a fight with the pin! I thought you did well swing the sledge - accurate hits despite fatigue. Nobody is built to swing a sledge at full strength for that long!
Good luck with your business, and future tool acquisition!
Definitely interested in the engine rebuild. As you said a big press would have been handy, it's a pity you can't build your own.
Great UA-cam channel! Enjoy it very much. So good to see practical work being done!!
Thank you!
This is one of the reasons I like your channel... You show the jobs warts and all.. All the can you just... And it's only... The consumables are always the small part.. It's the time and the effort.. And the knowledge... And no.. Not everyone's got a 300 T press in the corner of the workshop! Thanks again! As for engine rebuilds... Yes I'm up for that too😂
I've had problems knocking shafts out in the past where I was too gentle initially and all I did was mushroom the end by a couple of thou, then it takes bigger hammers to shift it!
Please do a video on your engine rebuild, that would be an interesting diversion.
I think you are a master of your craft and you can solve any problem. Your ability is boundless. I would never under estimate your capabilities but I do hope your channel grows. Subscribed a short while back, from Durban, South Africa. All the best, yes make that cylinder block build, would love to see it...
Nothing replaces hard work and it sure fought you all the way. Another win though. It would be good, if you could to film the engine build for all us old wasa’s that can’t get out there no more (I wasa truck mechanic when I wore younger man’s clothes)😂
Thanks for posting once more you made my Sunday start good.
...NONE of us are getting any YOUNG-(!)
Perseverance gets it done every time. Great job.
A demolition hammer would be great I think, to get those stubborn pins out. Just a thought.
Cheers from the states.
Well done with that. I have been there with stuck pins, they are no joke. The customer might not need you to fix the grease nipple judging by where the pin was stuck. He obviously saves lots of money by not using too much grease.
After watching this video MY arms are sore! Great video!
I wouldn't have worried about repairing the grease nipple as it doesn't look like they used it 😂
Top job on getting that pin out!
Man,, You worked HARD FOR THAT DOLLAR!!! Great job!!
Swinging the sledge will test you and make a man of you bud , great persistence 👍🏻🇬🇧
marathon effort - got there in the end! Always wondered if a jackhammer might work on these really tight one you have to flog out.
Really great video, felt those last few blows, could tell you were knackered but you kept going. (stop sniggering at the back). YES, do the engine.
Well done that looked like a tough one.
I’ve never seen a burning rod like that. Pretty slick!
Great job.
I admire your determination.
Nice one Oliver, quick tip, when using a sledge hammer, bring your hands together as you swing (like a lumberjack uses an axe) you'll be surprised by how much easier it is, and how much harder it hits 👍
This also keeps your hands as far away from head as possible in case of a glancing blow eg 21:40 . Choking up on the hammer is a great way to crush fingers when you miss. Also, are you hammering left handed?
I would love to see you work on your tractor pulling engine. I enjoy all of the videos you choose to share with us!
Never seen or Heard of a Thermal Lance! Cool bit of kit!
Well done you made me tired just watching you,you will sleep well tonight 😊tractor rebuild will be very interesting,stay safe
Not easy jobs frozen pins, well done. More tractor content is always welcome.
Love to see a video on the engine. Nice job btw
Well done on the pin removal - it was a tough one. Engine rebuild would be great - please.
You earned you money on that job . Been there myself with tight pins. A nice cool pint of beer will taste good after that
Outstanding job.
I think that you did the best choice for extracting the pin.
Nice work.
You definitely worked hard on this job.
Thanks for sharing.
Take care, Ed.
Hell yeah! Put that engine back together! And this was a very tough job! Removing the pin! Great video! Keep them coming!!👌👍
In the past I have drilled most of the way through a shaft but left opposite end in you could thermal lance it. This weakens the shaft allowing it to collapse. The drift is installed down the hole in shaft to the other end locating it and then give it the small nudge with the big hammer. Because you are right down the other end of the shaft blowing it out with heavy hits you are not up the other end turning it in a rivet you have to knock through. You got the job done and that’s a result anyway. Heat and heavy smacks, we had to sometimes rake axles out from coaches and place on anvil heat and smack until they moved and then knock back undamaged end as you did. Trouble is both ends had already been mullered.
Didn't miss that pin once swinging that sledge hammer. Great job.
Nice work with the sledge mate . Its good to see the variety of work to do keep it up Oliver .
The battle was created by the owner trashing both ends of the pin before bringing it to you. Mushroomed ends having to be driven all the way thru the bore. We use porta power equipment to to increase our odds of success in that kind of fight. Your tenacity won out, just as it always does. Your customers are very lucky to have you and your skill set to bail them out.
I needed a break just watching. Well done.
Fantastic problem solving as usual.
Persistence paid off. I was expecting an “I win” when the pin fell out.
Really enjoyed your video and your persistence 👌👌
You may not be built to swing a sledgehammer but you wield it with precision.
Your idea of using a reciprocating saw would have meant less chance of wandering I think but to get that pin out was an achievement in itself, nice one.did you ache afterwards?
Thanks.
Yes, my stomach muscles certainly knew about it the day after!
Like to see more of the thermal Lance and how exactly it works . Engine work would be good too.
god damn that fought you the whole way.... id have been swearing and laughing by the end of that.... good on you for being unafraid to share the difficult moments with us. thanks for the video and I would like to see the engine work for the tractor..
Definitely would like to see a video on the tractor engine build.
Im sure id be interested in most projects you do!
This was super fun to watch. Smart to use the jack stands to reduce wasted energy.
id be smiling ear to ear and slugging down a beer as soon as that pin dropped. good work
There was absolutely no chance it wasn’t coming out.
Thanks
fantastic vids, how does a big air chisel compare to a sledge hammer in power?
Good question!
Great confidence there. Many would baulk and go for a press or cut. Excellent.
Quite the challenge and a helluva workout! I bet you were sore the following day. Great job!!!
I was a bit 🤣
Another cracking video, always interested in what ever your doing
19:18 In this part of the video a lot of molten metal gets on the concrete. Was this an oversight, or not really enough to do it, or is there something about the concrete in that part of the workshop, or what really happened there? I know it is not guaranteed that the concrete will explode, but I am not really sure if the thinking was that this was considered safe, or that it was so late in the process that it was more of like a "to hell with it" type of thing? Not trying to be a safety critic or armchair something something, but I just want to learn more about this particular topic.
Nice job. That thermal lance is invaluable in such situations. A big hydraulic press could have possible pushed it out.
Excellent job! Thanks for filming your work which only makes your job harder. Bottom line here is the machine owner neglected greasing that pin and it seized up and provided you with a head ache. Machine down time and a big repair bill may encourage them to start their day with a grease gun rather than rushing into the job at hand.
I mostly find the little fellas have more stamina than the big lumps. Perseverance is the key 🙂
Time to change that Splitter in to a Press for the shop Oliver. Love to see your engine build !! And shop press !
Oliver I felt your pain all the way with that pin some of those Dromone hitches have given us a few grey hairs, keep up the great videos mate
Hi Oliver , thanks for the video, you earned your corn on this one, swinging a sledge is brutal on your body, but your hard work got that damned pin out in the end. I'm afraid like alot of machinery I've seen over the years it's suffered from over maintenance, as in none, lol.A bit Like Murphys donkey he just had it used to living on nothing when it died on him. Cheers mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
Engine rebuild .Well done Oliver 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦
That was hard work, I got a sweat on watching you. The engine work will be interesting.
Love to see that engine rebuilt!!!
Hello, nice job, Never seen a thermal lance in action befire. Great perseverance. fantstic result.
Good job on the sledgie! I have seen big lads get tired swinging them things quite quickly....maybe your bloody HUGE wood splitter could double as a 100 ton press!😅 cheers from Tasmania
You earned your money on this job I was out of breath watching you swing the sledgehammer defo interested in the engine side I watch a channel called Barum engines and obviously cutting edge engineering
Keep up the good work Oliver. Yes to the rebuild from me. Thanks
Brilliant , Love to the engine rebuild.
Yes to an engine rebuild
Great video well done on geting that pin out.
This is the third time watching this and you do a great job every time…lol.
Well done great job yes like to see engine rebuild on puller👍
Man its like watching a video of my self work LOL i was fortunate enough to work in a steel mill for a few years and got lots of opportunity to use an oxy lance from 1/4" all the way up to 3/4" so when i have to pull on out for this kinda work its almost second nature to me.
a trick i use is instead of using a car battery i use a welder set at around 50 amp and hook the ground to the piece im lancing saves fucking around with a scratch off bar and helps keep the lance lit in the hole.
I thought there was a better way to keep the process active !
I've never seen such a dainty thermal lance probe before, I have seen much larger diameter probes, but yours is ideal for stuck pins etc. I'm the same as you, I am not built for a sledge hammer routine, but I can swing it for a time, and then I have to take a break. Well done though, some collateral damage but not critical. Great post, we have so much variety watching you, stay safe and well 👍
Damn fine job..the small gouge in the side wall is a grease reservoir, you will find it in all high-end equipment 😊
Great to see everything coming along nicely, very well done I love your layout
What a mission!!!....That looked proper hard graft. What a man has to do for a living.
I know this is going to sound easier than it actually is, but when it comes to driving out seized pins with a sledge hammer it is important to get your hips higher or at least the same level as the strike point, so that more Kinetic energy can be delivered to the top of the of the drift to dislodge the pin. This can be achieved by standing on the pallet (obviously properly sured up on each of the corners of the pallet) so that more strike force will be squarely delivered with a "bit" less energy loss and less fatigue to the working muscles. It will also mean that the drift will not be struck at an angle resulting in losing some of that much needed downward force. I do hope that this makes sense as I am not trying to be smart I just know from experience....But none the less..Well done! as I'm sure you would have preferred the use of a 20T press instead, especially If you have to do another on of these again. I am a new subscriber and will be looking forward to viewing all you content. Best wishes.
Never seen that tool, it sure works well.
That pin sure did not want to come out .
Nice job 👍👍👍👍.
Yes it would be nice to see you work on the tractor engine 👍
Great job brother! From 🇺🇸!!