I was impressed with the cleanup and quality of the weld. I was a ship-fitter and 3.10 weld inspector at General Dynamics Electric Boat Div. for about a decade. After having seen a number of welders on KZread it's nice to see someone who does quality work.

@nathanchalecki4842

Жыл бұрын

Wow, electric boats. That's cool!

@chrislabounty3046

Жыл бұрын

If those boats are anything like I've seen from GD they probably take on water and 8 times overpriced.

@johnschmidt2964

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. Looked great.

@thornblackwell5749

11 ай бұрын

@@nathanchalecki4842 GD Electric Boat Division builds Naval nuclear submarines. Yes, they are electric powered by a nuclear steam generation plant.

@bigred06100

11 ай бұрын

Who makes the magnet for the umbrella

That was so cool to watch that scraper pull away as soon as you were done. Makes you realize how important the work that you do is.

@chainarmor448

Жыл бұрын

I’m a mobile diesel mechanic and I fix breakdowns often. Always fun seeing them drive away after a successful repair

@yougoof

Жыл бұрын

The first repair worked and machine did fine for 2 days.

@NIHILWR

Жыл бұрын

@@yougoof xd

@tomtd

11 ай бұрын

Don’t let customers run your business, if it’s going to get a better job done tell them to do what you need and in this case separate the machine. Your quality will depend on you doing the very best job. Your skills should not be compromised by lazy customers.

@pipthewarrior3738

10 ай бұрын

@@yougoof Did fine for two days but maybe on the third it would blow up and kill a small family of rodents like yours

Hats off to who was doing their checks, easily missed until it's a much larger problem, rare in this day.

@irishlad8797

Жыл бұрын

Very good point I have 2 sons in their mid 20s and they would just plough on until the scraper just stopped or broke n 2 Haha 😎

@WorldsOkayestWelder

Жыл бұрын

That, and hats off to the mechanic that held that thing together for a couple of days.

@kahlzun

Жыл бұрын

That is well spotted, just looked like mud at first

@notorious647

Жыл бұрын

Checks? What checks?!

@IvyMike.

Жыл бұрын

​@@notorious647 Umm.. the checks that, umm found the, umm cracks, yes, that's it, the checks that found the cracks, and any other defects, you know looking with your eyes. hope this helps.

I actually ran this exact scraper in Northern Nevada 2 years ago!! Crazy how small of a world it is!!

@RallyanAndyco

Жыл бұрын

I currently run one !

@seeharvester

11 ай бұрын

This one? How can you tell?

@Jdl223

11 ай бұрын

​@seeharvester it's numbered a red 214

love seeing these "in the field" repairs in your content. Always great to see how a pro tackles something like this in less than optimal conditions and is still able to produce a quality result. Makes me realize i still got a lot of learning to do. .

@hasteandfury2424

9 ай бұрын

Where else is he going to work on it? In a covered stadium?

@dirtyfabrication401

4 ай бұрын

Yessir!!! Always keep an open mind and stay humble. I've been at it 27 years and keep learning new tips and tricks that make my work more effective and efficient. Never stop learning and you will go far

Thats a darn good repair. Its impressive how thick the material is and still manages to crack out, none the less thanks for sharing and nicely done.

@joaocosta3374

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, imagine the tensions on the material.

@davidbrennan5

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes it is better to have some flex. When you overbuild the structure, you need to add reinforcement sometimes to prevent cracking. We had similar issues with some of our mining trucks and had to add gussets to the areas prone to cracking. The miners are very hard on the equipment.

@Smachfest

Жыл бұрын

@@davidbrennan5 Re-enforcing one area can lead to failure on another part. The design should incorporate all of that. Then prototype and In-the-Field production. We beefed up 'tag links' of Articulate Off Highway Truck suspension brackets that were failing in new trucks. The trucks had been modified by the customer to carry more then their designed load. At first, the truck suspension would not lift the truck when loaded by the shovel. (Too much muck in the body.) The OEM sent us relief valve cartridges of a higher value. (2800PSI rather than the 2300PSI spec.) That meant the truck suspension operated correctly. But the extra loading meant the suspension mounts started breaking off. We fitted re-enforcement. Then the frames failed. The OEM sent much meatier brackets to spread the loading over a lager area of the frames and axles. That cured the problems. The OEM adjusted their design decisions after that to cater for greedy customers and keep their sales figure up.

@ericdingman3050

10 ай бұрын

gotta remember there’s big d-11’s pushing against them alot of times and that’s the focal point is there and on the blade on the bottom of the bowl

@murmenaattori6

3 күн бұрын

Metal fatigue is an issue. Steel can generally handle metal fatigue well, but cast steels less so.

That was a smooth job sir. Bravo! You know that when a company is pulling off as soon as you're done, you know just how badly needed someone that knew what they were doing.

As a 17 year old who wants to work with my hands. I love these videos loads. I love learning something useful for me in school and seeing what i have actually done is so much more rewarding than just a piece of paper. Love the content!

I’m a mechanic for the company that contracted those scrapers I actually saw you doing that the other day and had no idea who it was. Funny seeing this video haha

This being my dream job, 3 months ago, i decided to quit my steel carpentry job, and start doing some welding repairs. I’m repairing a lot of rotators tow trucks. And car carrying trailers. Repaired my first excavator today! A CAT 320. And god it pays pretty well !! I really love doing this kind of stuff.

@mitchweber7868

Ай бұрын

Steel carpentry whats that? did you do like steel staircases or something like that?

@alexguigui1877

Ай бұрын

@@mitchweber7868 i don’t really know how it’s called in English, but it consists of building heavy things in steel, like bridges, or frames of some buildings, staircases is what i would call a small job. I used to work with 3-6 inches thick steel plates. But when i was an apprentice, i learned how to build smaller stuff like stainless steel fences, tables, or divers things in steel, stainless, and aluminium

@mitchweber7868

Ай бұрын

@@alexguigui1877 That sounds awesome man 😎 that sounds like a fun job no doubt

@brutusbarnabus8098

12 күн бұрын

@@alexguigui1877 you were a steel fitter, bro. some would call you an ironworker.

@engjds

3 күн бұрын

How did you find the work?

The KZread certified mechanic sticker on the back of the truck is amazing

That's an impressive plasma cutter! 1 to 1 1/2" thick material and it came out clean 😮

@engjds

3 күн бұрын

Must be over 100A?

Nice job on stitching it up. When I was building and repairing railroad cars back in the day, I used to use a air arc to cut all the welds out. I could chase a crack much more easily than a plasma cutter.

That was an impressive field repair. You must have been hustling to get that done in 5 hours. Quality work. Thanks for sharing.

I wanted to see more on how he did the backer plates. Beautiful work

Field expedient repairs are just that - a way to keep equipment working and making money. The real permanent repair is the shop job I see . All in all I really enjoy the whole process of problem solving solving each repair takes.

Wow, amazing job. It's inspired me to take up a welding class in the evenings, start 2 weeks on Thursday!

as an agricultural welder this is some good stuff! love to see some proper field repairs

That’s a lot of weld……..your good at that. Enjoy your vids

You seriously do great work. The one thing you can’t hide after a weld then grind is porosity. After you blend it all together it’s clearly smooth and without any pinholes or imperfections. Damn it looks good Greg.

I weld oil storage tanks at tank farms, and the steel is about an inch and a half thick. I've always wanted to get into heavy equipment repair. it looks like you did a good job. 👍

I was especially impressed by the Isaac-like accuracy of your freehand plasma cut and how you made a difficult task look routine. 😊🙂

@zoidsfan77

Жыл бұрын

I wonder how many people will get your reference.

@MegaLojay

Жыл бұрын

​@@zoidsfan77 here's one anyway

@valoraboveall5793

Жыл бұрын

I am ignorant, but is this a circumcision reference? If not then my apologies.

@MegaLojay

Жыл бұрын

@Valor Above All nah. It's a reference to another welding youtuber. I.c. weld. At least I think. Now you got me wondering.

@zoidsfan77

Жыл бұрын

@@MegaLojay Engineer Isaac Clarke from the horror video game series Dead Space. One of his primary weapons is a handheld plasma cutter.

Quite a fill in job. As usual, well done and thanks for taking us along for the ride!

Funny when you said til they break it again. They may Crack it in another spot but not where your repair is. Fantastic vertical and overall 10/10 for quality and workmanship! Great to see someone still taking pride in their work !

Люблю такую работу, особенно когда ничего не мешает, когда хорошая погода. Вырезаешь, завариваешь, зачищаешь, отдаешь в работу. Сварка на релаксе :)

This video is so natural, I never been to the US and I have never seeen snow in my life. I apperciate very single detail my man

I'm a mobile diesel mechanic and damnnnn.....great work. Loved the video

Awesome work man, respect the craftsmanship.

Рыцарь стального шва и голубого огня! Отличная работа!

This was great. I'm not a metalwork of anykind just an engineer that appreciates craftsmen at work!

I used to love getting out in the field and welding. I’ve pretty much been in shops for the last twenty years.

Thanks for taking the extra time to show us. Great welding!

WOW! He's like a plastic surgeon for tractors.

Beautiful repair sir, love a man who goes the extra distance to make the finished job look aesthetically pleasing to. Well done

Pretty interesting how you handled this one I’ve been a heavy equipment mechanic and I’ve always seen people cut big chunk of material out and put another piece of material in a weld it up but you can always see the patch I like how this was seamless looked great too

I just started watching your vids. I am amazed with the work that you do. The was you opened up the crack and filled it in was AWESOME!

I enjoyed seeing the area where the machines are working. It would good to tell us what the whole project is(mining, dam, etc.) You put an amazing amount of weld into that repair. You clearly have a lot of confidence in your welding skill. My experience (mainly from new machine building at CAT) welds fail from porosity and proper cleaning before, during, and after the welding. I've seen so many welds done on dirty metal. I appreciate your cleanup and painting to complete the job!!!!!!

@taowroland8697

Жыл бұрын

Its solar or windmill nonsense. They're basically screwing the desert beyond belief with all that trash. Used to walk/hunt out there for miles and miles and not see a soul or a fence, and now theres a thousand graders absolutely raping the landscape and taking up all the space.

Worked down on the grapevine for a little while. Beautiful country and amazing weather. Good repair work!

I have no idea why I watched that. But that was extremely informative. Thank you!

Watching you do this job makes me eager to get back to work in my own shop. My father passed away last year and left me his entire stock of tools and equipment, including a plasma cutter and very nice welder, among a great many other useful items. Some of these tools I remember him using while I was still in my single digits, and I'm near 50 now. As for your "office"... you couldn't ask for a finer work site. I am a retired heavy construction carpenter... some of my most favorite job sites were outside, weather be damned. Nice job partner. I'm gonna stick around a bit... prowl around your page a while. I'll try not to be too obnoxious. 😅

Greg, always great to be watching your adventures.....best wishes from Florida, Paul

@fordshaw5833

Жыл бұрын

You’re welding skill is amazing. And, you video production skills are also top notch.

Amazing watching all your work, amazing work fixing things outside🤘🤘🤘

Very nice work excellent welding job. I ran 637 for years retired now with a bad back!!! You know what I mean.

Excellent job! Hello from Texas!

Отличная работа!👍. Я сам работаю сварщиком и занимаюсь примерно такой же работой в России. Примите мои комплименты за ваш профессионализм! Привет из России, из Сибири!

@Odessa-2maya-2014

Жыл бұрын

Если оно там треснуло то сто пудов опять лопнет. Наварили бы полос для мощи.

@58Rev

Жыл бұрын

A.G.R Держу пари, у вас есть несколько историй о сварке в холодную погоду!

@R.A.G81

Жыл бұрын

@@58Rev есть) вы выиграли пари)))

@danielmartin531

Жыл бұрын

какие машины вы там используете? какие-нибудь, в частности, выдерживают холод лучше, чем другие?

@R.A.G81

Жыл бұрын

@@danielmartin531 в основном " caterpillar". И старые, произведенные ещё в советском союзе. Но сильных морозов не выдерживает ничего)))

Thanks for taking the time to show the process. Nice work.

Very impressive. Great finish work. Could even tell it was broken. Something about watching these types of videos is relaxing

You are an ARTIST! The way you built that metal so perfectly, line after line, until it was the same level as the original metal was admirable. Then you scraped it down to match the original metal for painting. I am looking forward to future videos.

Amazing... I'll bet you went through alot of wire on this one. Too bad you had to grind the weld down it looked totally awesome , anyway great job

@jazko

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I never understood why is it the standard to grind down the welds to blend them. I think a good weld is a beauty to see. Unless they will be selling this machine and wanna hide the fact that there was a repair done.

I don't even weld (maybe solder stuff here and there). This was amazing. That looked really good! Very impressive!

I loved doing repairs etc like this. Every day some new mess to figure out. Sometimes they became not only daunting but a huge challenge. The winter work added to whole process. I got where I would go to Georgia or Florida for 6 months lol and find work there. Quite a repair you did on this mess. 👍👍🔥👀👀

You sir are an absolute genius and true expert great channel for skills .!!

I can imagine that was a bit difficult but you did such a good job of it. True professional welder

I am really looking forward to seeing how you do this one. I repaired a hole in the case of a skid loader using muggy weld. I know it sounds silly but the sticks I get from them were perfect.

@shawnmann9491

Жыл бұрын

Did you use the Muggy to fill the hole in a gearbox case or engine case? I’ve read good things about Muggy.

@johnkoury1116

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnmann9491 I used a piece of aluminum but yes I used Muggy to weld the aluminum and it turned out beautifully. I recommend highly. I found muggy from Branden Luft's video about it.

The end result. Well done! Your pride shows in your work. Keep it up!

Really enjoy watching you fix stuff!!!!!

1:20 seeing those scrapers thundering towards eachother had me going for a second hahaha 😊 Edit: Just finished watching, nicely done sir!

Just like patching drywall :)

Wow, excellent repair. That scraper is good as new. Was fascinating to see your process of fixing it.

Great work. Literally the backbone of modern society.

That is a gross structural failure. Cat is not using the right alloys with high tensile strength, or could be a bad casting, or both. I am sure your weld is 10 times stronger than the base metal.

I'm a beginning welder so there's lots I don't know: That's a pretty massive cast assembly but I wonder about the amount of heat you had to put into it. Did you have to pause along the way to let it cool at all? Did you use a temp gun to measure the temp or just experience?

@OFW

Жыл бұрын

I did use a temp gun to watch the heat. I had to stop for 30 minutes one time.

@dans_Learning_Curve

Жыл бұрын

@@OFW what heat did you stop at? What would have happened if you kept welding?

@OFW

Жыл бұрын

@@dans_Learning_Curve I like to keep the material at 600 degrees or less. It can crystallize if it gets too hot which causes a list of issues.

Compadre, I am very pleased that in your truck you have all the tools and machines that solve your problems. And if you are like me a fan of tools and machines. You always think that you lack more Machines to be complete and totally self-sufficient

You know someone takes pride in their work when they go the extra mile and paint it

Also think about using an air needler after each pass. It helps with destressing the weld

Very nice repair. Truck tour soon?

Nice job! I did a pan. I believe it was a Michigan many years ago. Big one around here. Had the same break. I did it with a torch and 7018 up welds. That was before I had plasma's and a wire feeder! Lol! Great job! Kent

Beautiful job as always. A true professional.

Awesome!!

Great job as ever. Out of curiosity, why don't you do a dye penetrate test, to check for cracks?

@OFW

Жыл бұрын

I did think about it. The main reason is I forgot the die at the shop as I was in a rush.

Just amazing work sir! I'm truly impressed.

BEAUTIFUL WELDING! Great job.

Do you know what they are constructing there ?? Great video's Thank you !

@OFW

Жыл бұрын

They are digging a hole for a land fill I believe.

Nice job. Probably should have preheated it a bit for a stronger repair . Also get a needle gun for chipping out that slag. It does a perfect job. ( Former certified welder)

@OFW

Жыл бұрын

I did pre heat a little. I almost got out the needle gun but I didn’t want to keep the compressor running for a few hours just for that.

@rhiekel

Жыл бұрын

Haha ok, did not mean to nitpick. I used to work in a shop doing large structural pieces, and we never ever welded anything that was not preheated, and tested with a heat stick. The parts were for a nuclear power plant, and every weld was x-rayed. So you learned pretty quickly how to do perfect welds, or you no longer worked there... 😃

@johnnybird7593

10 ай бұрын

Preheat depends very much on plate thickness and carbon content in material. 1 inch doesn't usually need much unless working in cold conditions. I do welding repairs on oil platforms in the North Sea.

Wow, that seems to haven taken a whole spool of wire, if not more... Great job, thx for showing! 👍👍👍

Greg, just like these other comments…. most interesting and very informative. We really enjoy your videos…. Take care my friend…

We used to weld repair Cat 777 rear diff casings where they cracked between the bolt holes. And big shovel buckets etc. Cat normally provide Weld Repair instructions for those critical jobs. I remember they were very hot on Weld Inclusions. They recommended that 'grinding stones/wheels' were avoided in final surface prep prior to welding. The little bits of abrasive get lodged in the surface and then form pockets deep in the weld which can cause failure. Even as the weld cools the inclusions can create micro-cracking. If the cracks join up over time and loading, the repair can fail. I notice you use a carbide- burr to clean out after the plasma cut but then change to a wheel to chip slag between runs. We used a needle gun to chip slag as part of Cat instruction. The needle gun also peens the new material and helps unload surface stress due to shrinkage of the weld. I can imagine the mechanic's emotional state when he saw the crack. That repair looked absolutely lovely when finished. And the Cat Paint in the rattle can goes on great. We use a lot of it too. Our lazy ass welders never consider the aesthetics of their work though. The mechanic has to paint over the welders work. And that is just not cricket. 😀

Golf clap~! Keep doing what you enjoy! Can't get enough of these quality work)

from someone who likes to play with a welder as a hobby, ( i use a Lincoln 350 MP) your work is amazing. I am more of a grinder than a welder. a grinder makes errors look good.

Fascinating to watch a true professional at work 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏻👏👏👏

Great job as always!! I sure love your videos!! Thanks again, Vic!!!

I used to be a master welder for the US Marine core delta squadron and let me tell you that is the finest damn weld i have ever seen in my 69 years.

Wow great job that is pure skill I sent my oldest son to tech school for 2 yrs learning a trade in welding but he never pursued it wished he had ! Instead works for a lumber & hardware store ! Lot of money wasted there trying to get him in a good trade !

The amount of back and forth force that those necks take must be off the charts.

@WayneWerner

Жыл бұрын

Definitely off the chart of how much force that neck could handle 😜

Very interesting video depicting the expertise needed to repair this correctly. Subscribed

special welding results, I am happy to see the workmanship

Really nice work especially the plasma. Spot on sir. Back in the day before I had my suitcase I used stick and would gusset the exterior along the X axis towards the rear of the knuckle towards the pan for about 8 inches and it would stop it from occurring again. It could be because I was using stick that I had to gusset it. Again you do very nice work

Good Job ,,, I used to assemble the back end of the 657's before I retired a few years ago ... Definitely built strong :)

Total badass man! I can only hope to ever weld like you

That was one deep crack from the start which you turned in to a perfectly smooth and neat repair job.

Thank you for your videos. Please keep them coming!!

Kudos doing this type of repairs on the field!

I’m a computer technician but damn I could watch this all day long

Beautiful work Greg. I really like these videos.

No idea why I got this video recommended, but I kept it going until the end. It was so satisfying. Impressive job!

Wow! nothing happened here!! Impressive work.

Super job and excellent welding. Even your camera work is top shelf, just great. Thanks

Wow!! Excellent job!! Well done, you nailed it.

You can definitely go home and be proud of that one. Nice work👌

THAT WAS SOME GREAT WELDING THEIR !!! THE WAY YOU FILLED IT IN WELDING LIKE THAT WAS SO COOL TO WATCH. COULD WATCH YOU WORK ALL DAY LOL LEGENDARY SUBSCRIBED 💯👍 👍👍👍👍👍THUMBS UP👍👍👍👍👍