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[@timtrax918artisan8]

Great repair video but even better seeing a young man learning a skill, thank you for teaching this young man.

[@Jennifer-007]

A’men!!!!!!!!!

[@brandonb6164]

From the looks of things he might need a few more years of burgers and beers with the guys. 🤣

[@HansOvervoorde]

Exactly. Great teacher 👍🏻 And great apprentice, he's eager yet modest which I find working great 👍🏻

[@Hermanos22]

Man that dude you have with you is not the brightest bulb huh?

[@tvk270]

I was gonna say.. that kid is learning from a smart individual. lucky guy

[@high1voltage1rules]

15:28 NOW THATS A BIG ONE! she said🤣 snap-on Tools pure quality! iv a snap on screwdriver and its been as good as day one. 22 years old. 🤙

[@firedchiefpaul]

This took me back to being an apprentice pressman. What a gift to work under an accomplished professional!

[@AllanTrautman-r7t]

Greg, You are a clever man. Your contraption fixed what others failed to do. Bravo

[@sidineybottega1837]

It's this kind of thing that shows why professionals should be paid well. Simple, ingenious, direct and effective. What a lot of people still don't understand (which is kind of sad) is the time and personal sacrifice it takes to arrive at this kind of approach. It is for this time that they pay. Great video as always.

[@Jennifer-007]

Truer words were never spoken!

[@Jennifer-007]

We shouldn’t be basing pay on what they do, but on what they know! The trades are where integrity and pride are king, anyone can be a blue collar office worker, lawyer, broker etc.... this is art!

[@nos9784]

​@@Jennifer-007 many things need skill to do them well... the trouble is we don't expect people to do their job well- we expect them to do the cheapest job possible. It can't end well.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Very true!

[@1nvisible1]

*I likely would've started by trying to torch it out also, but from the back side you put the ram on.* *Ram worked much better than I expected.*

[@troubleis5271]

Have to agree with many of the other posts on how great it is to see the master and the student relationship not only to get practical experience but to show a different approach to solving the problem using hydraulics. This is the true value of the experienced teaching the less experienced and you only learn this in real life situations. A joy to see and as always great content.

[@COCORKIRL-ul4jd]

What a great opportunity for your assistant to learn your skills. You allow him to do some serious work and not just spend the day handing you tools. You got me hooked: I'm a subscriber for life!

[@pvccannon1966]

You sound like a very good teacher. Keep it light hearted for the boy. Make sure he does it right. I see a bright future for him under your teaching. And he will do it right.

[@hyd119]

Such a polite and nice teacher. Something to think about, talking through the operations to the camera sort of like the apprentice. I love learning things in your videos.

[@KevinCoop1]

I was a tall skinny farm boy that worked on old farm machinery a lot. I was 6’2” and weighed 150 when I graduated. I learned back then that you have more power when doing like the torque wrench by being on the other side. Lift it to tighten it. You are limited by your weight on the side used. Since your legs can easily lift your body weight, they can tighten way more. Big machines amaze me still!

[@tjgalbichka2078]

That method is okay if you’re only doing a few bolts/nuts. But if you’re doing a tractor trailer tire swap for example, it’s less tiring using your weight than trying to squat that much weight 100 times.

[@heinzfissimatent4294]

i wish you much fun on your special working.

[@hickstylez]

Plus once you deconpress yoh spinal discs un evenly well good luck going upwards anymore... happenrd to me at 20 years old now at 38 im hating my life most days after lifting heavy stuff

[@jamesbizs]

Until it breaks free; and you wack yourself in the face lol

[@jamesbizs]

@@tjgalbichka2078 again, assuming you HAVE enough weight lol

[@amos4457]

Thx for showing that shear action at the end that's really close tolerance.

[@David-qd3ff]

Super impressed how you interact with your apprentice. Calm, guiding him not telling him and passing on your knowledge. I have almost 40 years in the piping trade and have trained many apprentices. You are a credit to your trade.

[@richc4122]

Used to work on them mobil shears all the time, the blades have to remain close to each other otherwise the thinner material can get lodged in between the two blades, sometimes you can soak the area down with a good penetrating oil and let it soak for an hour or so that helps free up the jams. Main thing is keep the blades adjusted correctly. Keep the leading edges of the blades square. You can work on them almost every day depending on the volume and material they shear. Love your videos !

[@RangieNZ]

How often are new shims needed?

[@lo1234-w9r]

Right, some oil and a 16lb sledge could well have busted that loose, no need for all the rigmarole.

[@clutchSA]

You are the Man in welding. The best thing about your channel is the versatility. You take on all kinds of repairs. You should be proud of yourself as i am sure yoi ate.

[@jasonb7878]

So satisfying my favorite videos of all time. You have a hard job. Got to be rewarding. Great job

[@georgeschuster7050]

Really appreciate your calm demeanor as you teach this young man. So important to pass on your tremendous skills to others. Bravo!

[@colecooper7640]

As a CAT apprentice tech coming up on 5 years, I love watching your videos and I always learn something. Really cool to see you mentoring someone! Thanks for sharing your repairs.

[@jaymarshall7632]

There's nothing like breaking new equipment!! Thank you for your videos!!

[@HalApeno-h7x]

This was my First introduction to your channel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting.😁

[@Jennifer-007]

So cool to see such pride in a man’s work “make sure it’s clean, grab a cloth”!!!! You’re a great role model and instructor.

[@eddjordan2399]

hope the young guy stays with you he will learn alot with you as his Guru.

[@95db97]

That torque ratchet is freaking spectacular!

[@irondiver292]

Getting into multiplier ranges

[@hickstylez]

It must cost like 2000 dollars or more??? I wonder

[@mikecabral1579]

As soon as I saw you welding uphill I knew this would be different than many of the welding videos I have watched. I’m 76 retired and only welded for 5 years or so back in the late 70’s early 80’s. Where I worked we had to weld uphill or you didn’t work there. We had pipe line welders that were very competent and everyone had to do a test weld to get hired. The guys would pass the test but not get the job because they were downhill guys. I was only taught uphill all stick.

[@OFW]

I weld up and down. It depends on the process and the situation. Typically uphill is better

[@HandFromCoffin]

I used to use that exact same torque wrench to tighten to T-tail bolts on C-141 aircraft in the Air Force. But we had to do it in a confined space, on your back.

[@mileyteran5540]

Wow sir you are definitely a jack of all trades, I really enjoy your channel & appreciate all the knowledge and education that you show in your field of work. Looking forward to the next video.

[@paulcowler4136]

Great video quality workmanship as always. Good to see you passing on your excellent skills. Keep up the great content. Paul UK

[@deadsettom9054]

Nice to see I'm not the only one actually explaining why we do something a certain way instead of just expecting the apprentice to follow our instructions verbatim without context. Makes it a lot easier to fix something if you know how it works!

[@micmike]

Nice job as always, always interesting what solutions others think will resolve the issue and how logical your solution is in comparison to theirs.. Well, thanks again.

[@sveannnnnnn7578]

Sir, i know nothing about welding, how ever, as a fellow handyman i can see by how you act and the results that you are a fantastic craftsmen! Respect from Sweden

[@brownwarrior6867]

You are clearly operating on another level than the last guys who attempted this “ repair”. I should think you will be their go to guy after this 👍🏼

[@peterantonic6923]

Very interesting to see one of these jaws up close, thank you very much for uploading the video. That torque wrench is a monster.😁👍🇦🇺

[@bradleytenderholt5135]

Your a great teacher! Good video.

[@toaniue2210]

As a shop welder in New Zealand welding trailers of all sorts watching your videos makes me wish i was out in the field. Love watching your vids with a cold beer seeing how you problem solve contraptions together to get shit done, God Speed Brother

[@erniemathews5085]

This is great work. I've been around lotsa smart folks, but this is special.

[@HansOvervoorde]

Love your videos, it's such a great pleasure to see quality work done. That wrench... whoah!

[@bigstew9724]

Have NO idea how I got here! ABSOLUTELY love the content!

[@bradleycrenshaw6778]

Very nice teaching. I could learn from you all day.

[@markf350s]

Nice work, guy retired heavy equipment, mechanic it's always refreshing to see a nice job done

[@geomaticskd]

20 years ago I worked on LaBounty shears. When this problem occurred we would cut the bolts from the outside, at the allen key hole. Had to do this for all the plates on one side. You always have to have spare bolts in stock. We did not have access to the big torque wrench so we always used a 3/4” Bluepoint impact! As you demonstrated the cleaning and grinding of the plates/shims is crucial! Good job!

[@regsparkes6507]

I ( like many other folks ) use a torque wrench frequently on my stuff, and I'm always amazed at the strength of that little tiny pawl in the ratchet head of a torque wrench. This six footer you're using here brings that point home! :) This is why I never buy 'cheap' tools! Good job done with brains first and brawn second. Thumbs up!

[@maxxtech8532]

Nothing like fixing the "other guy's" attempt at repairing it. You know what they say, there's nothing more expensive than a cheap mechanic.

[@rbhe357]

The price is doubled if someone already tried to fix it.

[@DerDermin8tor]

A cheap Manager is

[@aftablabu6631]

0ppp

[@jamesbeasley7242]

Yep my transmission been in and out of my truck three times and all I need was stater for my truck because he wanted to use my trans to get an 80s truck going with new truck trans instead of fixing the starter

[@Jennifer-007]

Yup and it’s not the cost of the mechanic/welder that’s important, it’s the cost of the machine being down that matters.

[@CumminsCat]

You do amazing work man, I admire the work ethic you put in and the information you give out. Keep up the good work!

[@jonviol]

Excellent work -- couple of talented guys using their brains !!

[@tattoo62]

Im 60 yrs old b 61 in a few months. I started mechanicing when i was 26 after i stoped drinking !! I havent been able to do much at all for last 3 or 4 yrs but man i miss it so much.. i didnt work on heavy stuff. Just tractors and semis but i loved it !! My back went to crap on me several yrs ago and then ended up n 2008 got back surgery fushion and then in 2017 i had to get neck fussed and need them both done agin. Cant hardly walk any more . It can be pretty rough on a guy but its a great job

[@normanbuchanan9710]

great patient teacher and apprentice with a good attitude, I'm 6'1 and have weighed 160 lbs all my adult life so I can empathize with that young man, but he got it done though under good leadership and guidance.

[@stevenholland7786]

Love your work nice to see tradesmen with pride in their work

[@gutsngorrrr]

Great repair and thinking outside the box. This goes to show how a job should be done and then what should be done to stop it from happening again

[@cybermunk13]

Is the apprentice a feather?? Give him some FOOOOOOOD. Well done hanging on the bar and getting the CLICK.

[@frundlemud]

I worked on the Clywedog Dam, Black gang, brings back great memories. Excellent repair by the way.

[@victorjeffers1993]

Good deal seeing your apprentice there learning the skill he seem to be interested in learning and a hard worker ! He didn't give up on those big bolts and the torque wrench ! Glad they called you the other repair man was doing more damage than good ! Awesome job men ! 👍👍

[@MarcRajotte-hv8hw]

WOW again...Ive ONLY watched 3 of your vids and each time a COMPLETELY UNRELATED problem. You Sir are problem solving without reference to a manual every time you get a new job. Creative, professional and always honestly entertaining. Thank you.

[@ggcutter4098]

A high maintenance item these are ive worked on a few the jaws and side plates are critical to keep an eye on and thread loc on the bolts nicevwork

[@middleclassbubba5876]

Years of experience tells me that, even though shears are invaluable in the demolition/scrap business, they are a major pain, especially when operated by untrained/inexperienced operators. Good job on the repair.

[@ca-te4se]

Nice job, bro.Nice to see smart workmanship😊

[@jaypesca8752]

Great job all around. When pulling with that kind of force, for safety make sure that if the bit broke, you wouldn't break a kneecap, hit your elbow or head, etc.

[@donsmith9081]

I imagine you keep that Snapon in a Vault! Thanks for another good one brother.

[@BowHunterMadness]

On Fire Welding and Millwright services, nice job as always!

[@JoelsVideoJunk]

that top shim is still not in right. the slots need to face outwards like the one below. good video and well done repair.

[@WorldsOkayestWelder]

This is good to know. I have to fix one of these at our scrapyard. Don’t know what’s wrong but I was told it needed my attention

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

The good old home made "Strong Back" will mostly get it when all else fails. All the best from the U.K.

[@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259]

I love looking at this equipment, thank you for sharing!

[@carneyrapids7375]

Great channel! Lots of very interesting jobs.

[@rudyrivera7426]

If this is a new customer! You have him for now on! Great video as always! Thanks for sharing! “ good helper” 👍

[@dr.leonardhofstadtersavage6413]

I agree. That is definitely a workout torking those bolts every morning.

[@conorg2876]

awesome seeing a pro at it! At any trade or anything actually, just joyful to watch

[@jamesriordan3494]

Big ass torque wrench with a FACTORY cheater bar ?!? I’m in love !!! 😍

[@sky173]

Great video. It's very interesting seeing how repairs like this are done. Thanks for sharing. 11:55 - don't hurt yourself holding it wrong and he'll have a real bad day if that slips! yikes!- @20:34

[@DMSparky]

Like others have said don’t let the apprentice hang off or use the wrench over his head. It’s one thing if you’ve been doing it for ten or twenty years it’s another thing if you only have a couple year’s experience. Great video, I appreciate you’re attention to detail!

[@samos_sainz]

That idea of using the hydraulic force of both the claw and the piston, is as ingenious that it would seem "obvious"... but rather if we would have fallen on the same solution, or not, like those who tried to torch it... we have to admit that it has been a great idea, and it worked pretty easy. Cheers from Spain!

[@sackvilleweldingservices]

Not sure why the other guys would try to butcher the jaw free. Obvious to you, me and others it needed to be pressed out. Great work young man and the torquing up, funny to watch a guy hanging off a six foot torque wrench going for the click. Good to see you mentoring and teaching a young man how such work should be done too.

[@dadoboss3322]

You are the best. I wish you success

[@gregc1520]

Please teach your helper not to pull that torque wrench towards his head. That is a great way to knock yourself out when it slips or bolt breaks off. Pull off to the side, or better yet push down. From somebody that learned the hard way.

[@rock_machine01]

Back up Nancy, I’d love to see you push that bar down!

[@montanawhite5699]

If you got knocked out from that it would be funny. Maybe best to wear a hard hat.

[@timan206]

Teach your helper to stabilize the impact, kid is gonna have no wrists in 3 years.

[@Jonas_Aa]

@@rock_machine01 you mean you would be able to get more torque by pulling it than pushing it down? I mean pushing it down will give you max what the person weighs. But pulling it would be the same since you would just lift off the ground?

[@hickstylez]

​@@Jonas_Aa i think its called kinetic energy or some mass plus motion so if you kinda bounce it you can get double your body weight in torque.. but yeah i have broken my own nose when the bolt head breaks off from too mich torque it is good advice !!!

[@grizzchris64]

Just started watching your channel. You do amazing work Sir.

[@matthewryan2973]

Ah, man, love these kinds of jobs. Great video.

[@autophyte]

That's some torque wrench, plus factory extension no less! I had to use a steam pipe extension almost that long, with a 3/4" breaker bar, to undo the front wheel hub nuts on my '96 Toyota Camry. Had wheel and tire still on vehicle, car on ground, hand brake on, locked in 5th gear, chocks all round. Car still moved for a second. Nearly did my back in.

[@dolphincliffs8864]

Same on a chevy truck except we heated every nut ,got it with a regular breaker bar

[@Demonlord468]

A shear almost exactly like this was what got me into welding and fabrication. Right at 20 years ago. I worked at a scrap yard and one of the other operators running our big shear like this broke the entire mouth off the shear busting cast. (I know busting cast with a shear is a big no no but, yeah they did it) And this kid come out each afternoon after we were to get off and after the first afternoon the mouth was mounted back in place, huge bevels torched out, and root welded. The next two afternoons he filled those 45s they torched out with probably 100-150+lbs of 7018s and give us the machine back after that. I was completely blown away and thought when I first saw the damage that the attachment was now scrap. 3 days later it was back in operation and my only thought was "That's what I want to be able to do". That's when I learn that the only limitation in fabrication is your imagination and skill level. Today I'm proud to say I'm now capable of such a repair and more but, the road to get there working at shit fab shops for slave wages was absolutely worth it just for the experience and lessons learned from all the old timers that treated me like shit so I would learn the trade. You're gonna pay for it one way or the other either with money at a school or in blood, sweat, and tears.

[@tonyg258]

I have torque wrenches from 1/4 drive ones that fit in the palm of your hand to 3/4 drive but that. Now thats a Torque wrench . Great video and even better knowledge of how things are done.

[@McNeillWelding]

Another awesome repair. Seeing you “ant” your new apprentice reminds me of working with my grandpa. That shit drives me nuts lol.

[@MegaCoots]

Real nice to watch somebody that knows what they are doing👍

[@liam4249]

That's one thing I find sad about the US, you don't have an education system like we have here in Germany, we have work oriented schools where you learn what you have to do on the job, it depends on what kind of work you want to do and accordingly you go to school. As a plant mechanic for heating and sanitation you go 3.5 years in school, you go 4 days at work and 1 day in school, where you learn the practical things. There is then also the block lessons, which goes 2-3 weeks where you only have theoretical lessons. You learn so much and it is so important to know everything. Of course, here in Germany this is paid for by the company. You then have an intermediate test every 6 months where you can see your performance level, there are discussions with the teachers and instructors. The payment during the training is not the best but you can live with it. But something like here in Germany and our neighboring countries I would also wish the USA.... our 3 world country with the Gucci belt:) Thanks for reading and have a nice day ❤

[@OFW]

The younger generation of the United States is really lacking in skills even super simple ones. I wish there was mandatory skill classes in schools here.

[@liam4249]

@On Fire Welding I think its around the world not only in the US, here in Germany it's the same

[@deweydecimal1446]

Great job man. I will say, when using that air arc gouging, please wear a respirator. That stuff is extremely toxic, you were even coughing a little after that. We need you around a long time so you can continue to show us how it's done.

[@networkedperson]

meh, don't worry, the country has a steady supply of right-wing bigots, even after COVID helped take out some of them for refusing to wear masks.

[@mikeissweet]

Is that what that thing was? Looked like he was going to do some stick welding, but to my amazement, it was un-welding it!

[@atheistpeace7579]

yeah. I only see one guy using it on his channel. Kurtis over on Cutting Edge Engineering

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Absolutely!

[@TheFritz423]

Love it when I see tools in action I never used. I always just use a big pipe on a breaker bar and hope for the best.

[@mayhemmayo]

THANK YOU KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !

[@jeffreywhitmoyer860]

A latecomer to this video, but good to see your apprentice being brought along the right way. Whenever I get the chance to talk to young people I tell them that they won't be a good welder/engineer/whatever else they're learning to be until they've had their hands dirty, nose bloodied and ass kicked a few times in the real world. After that happens things start to really kick in their minds.

[@steveanderson4768]

When rigged up correctly it was amazing how quickly you were able to push that blade out of the way with relative ease and I love that big snap on torque wrench that bad boy will separate the difference between the man and the boys I’ll tell you that

[@38911bytefree]

Nice job man. And good learning for the apprentice ... it looks like a very interesting trade !!!!!

[@mjg6966]

That was a lovely job very professional.🇬🇧

[@rusty6666]

Wow that was one heavy duty wrench and she gets the job done great job guys ...

[@ypaulbrown]

well dang.....them fellers are rough on the gear...cheers from Florida, Paul

[@craigroberts6722]

Do this stuff everyday working with demolition shears. Great work

[@gmweldingandequipmentrepair]

Small tip, keep your ground on the side of the jaw your welding on, you can arc the bearing in the pivot

[@DROGOC0P]

smart

[@RuthlessMindset68]

Another great repair video. But it does point out a problem with the younger generation. Your helper obviously didn’t have the shapes and holes toy as a toddler. He can’t orient the shims or cutter blades to the snipper. Also you apparently need to feed him more, and send him to a gym!! Lastly never hold the torque wrench under his chin. One slip and he has a 900 lb ft uppercut. It’d pick this flyweight up like Batman hit him!! Be safe guys!

[@anthonyshaw7251]

It’s an art to be able to see another way to the end goal, can’t teach it, you’ve got to be around someone with that talent, & your apprentice will benefit massively 👍💪😎

[@charlesclement383]

Great Job, awesome helper.

[@Barnagh1]

Great work, that big stuff is not easy to fix.

[@melissatuason2395]

Skill takes many years to practice, but ingenuity is something that a person is born with and that is something that you have sir.

[@BruceBoschek]

Very entertaining and educational. After seeing the problem I stopped the video and tried to figure out how best to get the jaws apart. I thought of a hydraulic ram, but didn't think about using the hydraulics from the excavator until you began welding the cage up. Excellent video. I'm sure you know about torque multipliers for the torque wrench. Thanks for sharing.

[@daskraut]

just one thing to criticize: when your apprentice tries to figure out which way a part goes in, don't snatch it from him to install it yourself. let him figure it out himself, that's how they learn. also the torque wrench bit was hilarious!

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

Well said, ask them to look closer at the situation at hand, then provide guidance.

[@heavymachinery2843]

I love that service truck nice torq wrench i have a 1" gedore drehmometer every body always freaks out when i get it out 🤣🤣👍👍

[@peterparsons7141]

Wow ,, that’s a nice torque wrench. I worked for snap-on many decades ago. Every once in a blue moon we sold one, and I really enjoyed inspecting these before they were sent to the dealer. Very satisfying about fine quality , well made measuring tools. I still have some snap-on stuff that I inherited from my father, and have guarded them from my sons until they are now old enough to appreciate and value them. If used properly I wonder how long these tools will last. I’m pretty sure some of my stuff is from the 1930’s, so it the very first generation.