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.

@MichaelKingsfordGray

7 ай бұрын

"who", not "whom". It is not the dative case.

@a0cdhd

7 ай бұрын

So.. Bloody.. What!! He's probably a bloody site better wheelwright than you are an english teacher!! @@MichaelKingsfordGray

@chuckthebull

7 ай бұрын

@@MichaelKingsfordGray you should have added "to whom it may concern"

@tinydancer7426

7 ай бұрын

​@@MichaelKingsfordGray Proper use of the English language seems to be lost art these days.

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.

Knowing that not every job goes according to plan makes us humble and grateful when it does go.

@cricri7066

7 ай бұрын

There is more skill in being able to repair a bad situation than knowing how to make one go right.

Hollywood can't make content like this. What a beautiful way of life.

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.

Your daughter absolutely Rocks. 🎉

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.

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.

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 close, but I'm glad no one was seriously injured. Great video as always.Thanks for sharing.

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.

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.

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.

You learn more from failure than you do from success. Thanks for being honest and showing us the truth

I like that the same people came back and helped again. Kudos to you all.

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.

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!

Only part way in… wonder if in the future setting the tires on bricks so there is space for the heat to come around underneath the tires would make a difference? Ensuring the tire is resting in coals and not ashes?

@DeereX748

7 ай бұрын

I was thinking, why not set the tire on top of the ring of firewood and let it settle through the burning wood. By the time it settled through the ashes and was lying on the ground, the ground would be plenty warm.

@andrewmacomber1638

7 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing🤷‍♂️

@1MeatBattery

7 ай бұрын

Propane burner ring is the only way to go. Problem solved.

@jonmccormick6805

7 ай бұрын

@@1MeatBattery That would be a very large ring.

@1MeatBattery

7 ай бұрын

@@jonmccormick6805 easy to make a burner like that with a tube bender. Results would be way better. Doing it by burning a pile of wood is not a consistant way to do this. I deeply admire their hard work and craft. Just in this case there is a far better way to do it. Safer too....

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.

Ah well, back to splitting firewood. Nice to see a close knit community "jump together" when called on to do so.

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

So thankful the pastors foot wasn't life alternatingly damaged. You must be super proud of your daughters skill with metalwork.

I am so glad he did not get hurt badly, good wishes to you all.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I must say, You have an Excellent Group of Helpers!! 👍🏻🏆 They can make all the difference in the world. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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.

The knowledge from one fail is worth a thousand successes.

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!

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.

@dianeengel4155

7 ай бұрын

So true!

@Tomhohenadel

7 ай бұрын

Daughters are a gift from God. As are sons of course!

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!!

How wonderful to have a team to help and a daughter that can weld as a professional

Every wheel has traveled round and round and has a story to tell. Prayer go to the minister. Great job team Dave.

Hope the preacher's toe is okay. And, we all fall short. Im sure there's a sermon in there.

@phillipsmith7081

7 ай бұрын

as a preacher there are many sermons that can be written from witnessing this experience. God is Great!

IT'S days like this , that show what your made of, Everybody did a great job, thank you for sharing.

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.

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.

Glad to see the weatherman had the forecast wrong and you were blessed with a beautiful day!

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

These tire setting parties look more fun than a barn raising, , a good time had by everyone, Great video, no one got hurt,

You have some VERY good friends and it is nice to have a certified welder in the family. It is fortunate no one was hurt badly as it could have broken some legs.

This kind of thing happens to all of us. Fascinating to watch and fascinating to learn of your forensic explanation. And a wonderful example and lesson for all concerned. Watching your friends and spectators made me wish to be there in the crowd. Thanks for a simply incredible and wonderful KZread site.

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.

Team work makes the dream work! I was concerned when it came out with black spots second time around, but obviously the experts weren't. The weld bursting must have been scary

@demonknight7965

7 ай бұрын

Wasnt time for that. Did you see how slow he had it? That tire went sproing and slapped the pastor in the shins and then fell on his toes faster than you can react. Im just glad it wasn't under a lot more tension. Could have been a lot worse. The 3 heart beats after the brain processed what happened. i bet he was scared.

@raytaylor6412

7 ай бұрын

The pastor probably uttered some unholy words when that happened.@@demonknight7965

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.

WOW, what an experience. It sounded like a bomb going off when the weld broke. It took a while but you finally were the master of that wheel. What a great crew of volunteers you had. They all seemed to know their jobs quite well. And your daughter, welder, blacksmith and one of the best forklift operators I have ever seen. Setting a swinging load like that requires incredible skill. Good for at least two thumbs up.👍👍 Thanks for sharing Dave. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

First off I'm glad no one was severely injured. Its great but not surprising that you get so much help. That must have made one heck of a racket when it blew apart.happy to see it came together in the end, i would love to see them assembled on the logging wagon and how they finish them. I personally like the color finish you have on them.

You have a host of friends that knows how you work. I glad that your friend was now hurt too bad. I know how you like to work alone, the same with me. But I do know when I need help. Keep up the good work.

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.

That is so cool that your certified welder and blacksmith daughter can help with the tire problems.

Wow, that was a scary moment, so much energy in that tire! I'm glad the guy didn't stand closer, taking that to the shin might as well break it. I'm glad nobody got hurt and you got there in the end! =)

I found it interesting to see how much charring was on the wooden part of the wheel after the steel tire was removed.

@aserta

7 ай бұрын

Yeap, usually you don't see that. Since they have to go in hot, that's both an outcome and a function. You can paint the sides once the tire is set, but you can't paint that part, and rot could set... but because it goes in hot, it will char and char is a natural barrier. Bugs, rot... even fire, can be prevented with that method.

When you did the Borax Wagon Wheels you had new steel tires. Guess when it comes to used tires it is buyer beware. Great video and I am glad the tire finally went on. So in total you set 4 tires on two wheels. No one was hurt and that's the important part.

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 wife & I always enjoy your videos. There are of the highest quality. We look forward to each and every one. Thank You!

Extremely interesting to watch, but the anxiety level was high for me. What great friends you have. Having your daughter there with her love and expertise was wonderful. I am happy for you.

awesome work good job Janelle you Daughter is wonderful to come up and help dad get the job done may God Bless you'all stay safe out there

Thanks for sharing the ups and downs of installing the wheels. I'm glad your pastor is ok. Stay safe.

Very happy that your friend is not seriously injured. As we saw these things happen. One of the reasons I always wear shoes with toe protection even when I‘m working in my garden or workshop. Special greetings to your doughter who did a great job. I would really like to see these wheels in action some times. Maybe you could show a picture in the future. See you next week.

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!

I am sorry about the problems that you experienced on this tire. However, you and your assistants have a "No QUIT" excellence about yourselves. Very admirable! Best wishes.

Very interesting video! I've wondered for a long time what would you do if you got a tire half way on and it wouldn't go the rest of the way. Now I know! On the second try, I noticed that the video is only about half over and began to wonder if there was going to be another problem. I was not wrong. Thanks, Dave and Diane, for making these videos. And big kudos to talented lady, Janelle.

Well the bottom line is no one got seriously hurt and that is a good thing. that heavy and thick a metal under that much tension could very easily have broken a leg in a heart beat. and done some serious bone damage etc. I'm so glad that did not happen. Anyone who's done welding in their lives has had similia things happen. I had a trailer hitch I made once, out of scrap parts I scrounged up and it broke and like your case it was not my weld that broke but one on the part I rummaged up from a previous welder. Good part was the boat and trailer were on level ground when it broke so did not lose the boat and trailer. thanks for sharing. ECF

You are a luckey man Dave. Not all of us happen to have a daughter that is an excellent forklift operator, but also a certified welder. She must take after Donna's side of the family. 😀😀😀

Sounds like a T-shirt opportunity - A job Weld-done in the end.

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!.

Lovely to see Jeanelle again. Hope she's well. Welder, blacksmith and fork truck driver! Y'all did well out there.

I always learn more when things go wrong on the job than when things go right.

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

“Everyone is standing way back.” Was thinking to myself, “they seem to be treating this with more respect.” Better to fail then, then later in use.” Congratulations.

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!

"Step aside Dad. Leave the big jobs to the professionals!"

Hello from Las Vegas Nevada Thank you for the video GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Some say "The third time's the charm"... I will say it appears you took it all in stride. It is very good to see no one was seriously hurt. I guess you could say the pastor's toes were "blessed"... I can't wait to watch the next video that involves the 12 foot wheel... I truly enjoy watching your work and learning the history and knowledge you freely give.😊😊

"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!

That tire snapping apart sure looked scary. Glad no one was seriously hurt!

What a great community to turn out and help like that, I chock it up to country folks are just that way. When that tire broke my jaw hit the floor. Very happy to see you get it set, third times the charm, right.

Well, yes it was a train wreck, after a fashion. Glad to hear the injury to the parson was relatively 'light' Speedy recovery sir. Thanks for showing the old weld up close, that was instructive. Great job with your daughter fixing the welds. It also shows what a great community you have and live with. cheers!

So glad no one was badly banged up. I cringed hard when the steel hit his foot.

In Eschede , 1998, a heat set steel tire on a high speed train broke. The train derailed, 101 people died. Until then all train wheels were steel tire heat set on steel wheel. Basically the same method that is used on wooden wheels.

I have been building stuff for as long as you have, and things ALWAYS go wrong eventually. Seems like you have had almost a golden time of it with so little bad juju. Keep up the good work!!

Kudos to you and the crew for overcoming adversity to get the job done, thankfully without injury to Micah’s toes, or any body damage to anyone else!

On the positive side, look at all the practice you got in! You're a team now!

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.

♫ You go back, Jack...Do it again. Wheel turnin' round and round ♫

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!

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.

Man when that thing blew, it blew! Glad no one was hurt, thanks for sharing.

Things can go wrong! Appreciate you spend time on showing and explaining!!!

I'm assuming you immediately checked the first wheel after that mess. Nice job.

Another example of a group of people helping each other out. Great video of what can go wrong & how to rectify it. Stay safe & well.

@Bob_Adkins

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, until he gets the massive bill for BBQ and beer for 25 hungry people! :)

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!

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❤

You have a wonderful community around you Dave.

I love the detail in this one; and the honesty of showing the failures as well as the successes.

Sometimes your the Horse and Sometimes your the cart! Perseverance always pays off! Nice job. Monster wheels!

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.