Winch Hitch | Fabricobled Welding

"Hey, Buddy" job.

[@tubeonline629]

Heavy plate, bolts grade 8 but when it comes down to it, what's the shear rate on that 5/8 pin holding your receiver hitch in?

[@77thTrombone]

tubeonline629 seriously! I thought I misheard at first in the vjo, and then he never even mentioned it.

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

17,000 lbs / π (0.625in/2)² x 2 because twin bores < 30,000psi Chinesium Pin.

[@RustyorBroken]

It's what you call double shear. Not to be confused with double Dutch rudder. That's an entirely different thing.

[@justaguy4788]

are you new to this type of setup?

[@RustyorBroken]

@iBiana Doubt you should know better than to google anything mentioned in these comments. But now that you have, you've learned something today.

[@BNSFGP38]

There is no deeper test of a mans inner strength than putting a welding video on youtube

[@crazyguy32100]

A good welder knows their beads will be the last thing to fail in whatever horror is constructed. Pro Tip: Grade 2 bolt in shear help ensure that.

[@KnowledgePerformance7]

"if you welds sound like bacon, your doing great but if they smell like bacon, partner your on fire"

[@andrewsoutdoorworld5136]

JBpiification I can confirm this from personal experience

[@HanSolo__]

Meah... I just use rusty bolts. Those from my grandfather's bucket of bolts. Still, it's good to wire brush 'em a bit so the client wouldn't complain right in the beginning.

[@ejbrandt9736]

Generic "Chinesium 12.9" is the new Grade 2 ....My take on things.... No matter what they are marked.... it they look like that....Grade 2 is all I am rating them for

[@RustyorBroken]

Don't knock that slag off. It's the only thing holding it together.

[@johnlemmey7698]

My warranty comes off with the slag.

[@donpizzo8963]

Most of us start stick welding with a lack of amperage and commence to cussing and grinding.

[@bf3949]

“Poof-positive: It’s not the Wand, it’s the Wizard”. I come here for the 1-liner’s. Not disappointed.

[@scottgoodson6046]

Meet too! They are all hilarious.

[@-danR]

Open a box of AvE; there's a joke in every clause...

[@SueBobChicVid]

If I've got to stick weld, I gotta get the paint on her as soon as the slag is chipped off - before anybody see it. Paint is all bubbling and boiling - but it fills the holes.

[@philipcable7518]

You've been watching me then....

[@denisohbrien]

mate, smear of automotive seam sealer, then paint, you can mig chicken shit with no gas and have a weld that looks like god himself laid that bead..

[@user-neo71665]

grinder and paint makes me the welder I aint....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................one oughta 2 aint bad

[@HanSolo__]

@@denisohbrien Exactly. Still, for my own car, the welds competed in Welds Miss Universe - uncovered! Didn't win anything tho...

[@riesmoos]

You are such a sweet nice guy, fabricating a contraption to haul your mother in law to a hotdog eating contest. Thanks for the video !

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

Hey, Buddy. Yo Mama so old she farts dust.

[@trashflood7883]

AvE You know they used to be called jump-o-lines? That was until your mom got one and they had to change the name.

[@GashimahironChl]

@@trashflood7883 The trampoline's a pretty old name too, so guess whose momma's knows the taste of mammoth steak?

[@skrape99]

"Novel & asinine ways to leave a beautiful corpse" Eloquent and accurate statement of my mission in life...

[@pkz420]

Mine is similar. But I plan to leave a messy corpse. When I go I am hoping it involves a high velocity of some kind.

[@AmericanHothead]

Alas...the beautiful part of that statement was out before I began.

[@ShallowBeThyGames]

I'd love to steal this turn of phrase, but I'd likely end up explaining what "asinine" and "novel" means to m'colleagues

[@EiEioGuy]

I see a sticker of sorts with this on er...

[@rytvdinners5064]

We need more plasma Scotty!...I'm givin' her all she's got Captain...

[@bigrockcandymountain8397]

Richie Bros 50/50 guarantee, if it breaks in half you get to keep both pieces.

[@merlin4809]

much better than the out of sight guarantee, once it's out of sight .......

[@roceye]

*GovPlanet likes this

[@NJOwens-ep3hf]

I've built skyscrapers, pipelines, boilers, etc., for 20 years .... I only comment to say "it works, don't it ?? this ain't a beauty pageant .." thanks for the vid AVE ...

[@ucitymetalhead]

I swear that applies to my life so much I want it on my tombstone.

[@fredwupkensoppel8949]

I don't weld, but I solder. That's the spirit. Who cares if the connection is as thick as grandmas buttocks, if the connection is safe from a short up to 12KV beyond what the wire will ever see? Better make it safe than pretty.

[@richardperritt]

"All the way over there in your back pocket" 🤣 In this time of self-isolation, never has this been more applicable as our back pockets get further out of reach 😮

[@mediasmoker]

Until you said so, I had forgotten that I had back pockets.

[@floyd2386]

I read covid can be spread through farts, I'm staying the fuck away from my back pockets!

[@kittonsmitton]

The wrong arm of the raw.

[@DvS2171]

Damn, the empire of dirt must have claimed that 50lb can of 7018 you grabbed from the usual gettin' spot. You're the gettin' spot now brother.

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

Karma found me?!

[@MFKR696]

@@arduinoversusevil2025 It always does lol. It's a good thing you're on the right side of things, or you'd be in some real trouble with all the potentially life-threatening things you dabble in lol.

[@LunaStarFire]

I loved it when i was an apprentice, my mate had been on the course and had multiple hours, i had a 30min lesson with an old spark about 2 years earlier and that was all the experience I had. Making plates with thick walled pipes going through them and we had to weld them in place, he was doing them day in day out for days at this point and said oh he'll teach me how to do it. Give it a go first and show me what you can do. All i got told, doesnt matter what it looks like so long as your weld is deep into it. I welded it and it looked like a roller coaster track. He does one and it looks like a bunch of ripples, so we grind them flush and he tried to show me why im crap at welding so he grabbed the plate and smacked the pipe end on the table with my piece, he hurt his hand and mine survived since it was welded in deep. His I barely tapped it and snap, his was only welded on the surface, and poorly at that. At the end of the day, in engineering we dont care what it looks like we care that it works. I still cant do a decent weld but I was sure better than that guy!

[@nick0332]

Your videos have the best commentary on KZbin!

[@ZippoX05]

Last time we used the beads my wife pull started me like a lawn mower

[@deanrobert8674]

Or better know as the Ripstart, it's a hell off a morning alarm clock !

[@MK-ih6wp]

Is this a joke about anal beads?

[@lemuelseale1640]

@Invalid Characters lmao, and the op handle name “ano” means anus in spanish 🤣🤣🤣

[@ifnotnowwhen6914]

"What's that over there?" Why i believe it's a big bag of misdirection. LOL.

[@robertsimpson1729]

I had thought about going on a welding course, my welds looked a bit iffy. Man, you have saved me some money, I already have the paint on the shelf

[@vettepilot427]

Know why they call it sheet metal?.........’Cause it will cut the sheet out of you!!!

[@NikkiTheOtter]

A permanently severed nerve in my index finger concurs.

[@theskepticalnegativist1004]

As a former licensed production welder on mig/mag, tig and stick. It will do the job. Stick welding is like meditation to me. it's like smoking a pipe or waiting on a woman, You can't rush it.

[@mackaronen]

As a former licensed welder myself, I concur. Many times you can see it in the slag removal. If they need a hammer and a chisel, they aren't pro. If you can remove it with a foreman breathing on it, your good.

[@parkerdrury5861]

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Trying to rush a pipe joint with 7018 5/32” as the formation you just ran the end of your pipe into is about to heave 75’ into the pipe and over your drill rod and bit... slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Then you realize the pipe wasn’t cut square and you’ve got a 1/4” gap to fill on the back side. Looking at you, Nova Steel.

[@HanSolo__]

@@mackaronen As a complete welding lame I saw Soviet T-34 tank at the WWII museum. Under 3 layers of paint it had an original condition, never restored 0,5 cm of slag cover on its welding.

[@mdomans]

@@HanSolo__ early composite armor

[@HanSolo__]

@@mdomans 😆

[@spiv_gennedy]

You know you've been working in a fab shop too long when you do the safety-squint to the pretty lights even on a KZbin video.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

I do a tiny bit of welding in real life but it hurts my eyes even on video. (I guess I'm that delicate)

[@douglassudsbear7880]

Yeah a couple of bouts of arc flash conjunctivitis will give you that reflex.

[@moebius2k103]

Yeah you don’t want to get electronic welding sickness.

[@cragan1145]

I was gonna ask if anyone else reflexively holds their hand up to the screen to cover the arc flash

[@johnnydingo8680]

@@cragan1145 Nope, I can see it's a video not the real thing, maybe also because I am old and too slow now :)

[@BrianNavalinsky]

This video made me feel much better about myself and my welds. Thanks!

[@paulbaron5243]

My friends say I am good at creative swearing but you sir are the master

[@seanflanagan2441]

oooohhh … nice hammer! New gloves! my, oh my, we in high cotton now! Wow, nice paint job: I'd hang that on my receiver (if my Transit Connect's front wheels would stay on the pavement).

[@timminstraprs2169]

Even an ugly weld will hold, good thing, or I wouldn’t have a job! 🤘👍✌️❤️🇨🇦

[@philipcable7518]

That's what I told the wife..

[@chadsimmons6347]

Same with soldering copper, i leave the ugly drip on the fitting- bottom, for good luck

[@bradhaines3142]

@@Slouworker how dare you make things pretty! GET ER DONE! YOURE A WEEK BEHIND ON DAY 1!

[@juliogonzo2718]

I watched a guy weld dolly legs on a trailer, blow a hole in the dolly leg, patch the hole with rtv, and paint it black.

[@dw4940]

Dam

[@jesusprieto2273]

I work in a fab shop and I do these kind of things on a daily basis, never gets old lol

[@chefdan87]

"IM NOT YOUR FRIEND, BUDDY!"

[@frizzlefry1921]

IM NOT YOURE BUDDY GUY!

[@jonanderson5137]

I'M NOT YOUR GUY, PAL!

[@basails45]

SORRY MA'AM!

[@pistnbroke65]

Sorry, is she your girlfriend ?

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

The comments are as entertaining as the videos.

[@BobWilson84]

9:30. Might be the most poetic description of what everyone knows but can’t explain

[@srirangdhawale5242]

No matter how much one tries, some voids cannot be filled.. Unless there’s paint!

[@danholland2512]

Nope. I've tried drinking the paint and still empty inside....

[@JCGver]

@@danholland2512 What you need is a good solution. I find 40% ethanol by volume in H2O works great. Just make sure it isn't denatured.

[@leostask]

I was a jeweler, I welded gold, so your welds look perfect to me!👍🤣

[@xxEndermelonxx]

Translating the cryptic transgressions from this guy back into American speak alone makes these videos great 😂

[@Prairiedrifter1]

AvE and TOT uploading on the same day? Skookum as frig!!

[@Pretagonist]

Had a metal construction professor tell me once that the pores actually ain't that bad. Since they are nice and round the force lines will pass them with little issue. What does matter is sharp edges and groves since that's where the cracks start during dynamic loads. So spending some time angle-grinding away all the sharp edges will net you a lot better result than trying to get rid of pores. The strange thing is that you can make a weld stronger by removing material.

[@pinkskud1]

The Bosch drill had a snag sensor to stop you breaking your wrist. You can turn it off if you think you're more manly than a German power tool.

[@ciphercast]

how do you turn it off?!

[@ShmeegleSon]

You mad

[@rsnilssen]

I love your banter, keep coming back for more.

[@ih1206]

Need to build one of these for my gooseneck. Seem to go recover more dead trucks than I care to admit too lol

[@MrJdubbya36]

As a young sheet metal dude many moons ago I had an old Superintendent ask me if I knew what three things made a good tin bender......uh, no Sir I don't I timidly answered. A good weldor, a good painter, and a good lagger he bellowed back. I never forgot that! ;)

[@S7EVE_P]

"Most things in the shop are hot, sharp and dirty"....just how i like my women. Fnar fnar

[@MFKR696]

@TerraTN This is easily the best comment I've read all week lol. Kudos.

[@smokingcheeba420]

If their in the shop you got trouble.

[@MFKR696]

Just a quick, handy tip: If your slag is getting trapped, you need to increase the angle of your dangle. Having the tip of the rod poking towards the puddle stirs it and forces all of the inclusions and shit to the surface. From the looks of it, you could have gone up a step or two in amperage as well. It looks like you're welding a bit cold. The filler should flow into the fitment, not build up on top of it.

[@jpabmx]

I loved it brother! 👍 Your welding skills are right on par with mine 👨‍🏭

[@claterpillar1]

Ritchie Bros. Home of the aerosol overhaul.

[@bpccmath251calculusiihitch4]

Came for the Canuckquialisms, stayed for the sound effects.

[@McGrathBk]

BPCC Math251 (Calculus II, Hitchcock) 2017 my favorite is the torque click

[@evilkidd174]

Judging by the size of the shadow, I have determined AvE is 7 foot tall 3 foot across the shoulder and a blonde one over 350lbs. And he eats lesser Canadians for breakfast.

[@deercreekmechanical]

You sir are my hero. When I see a new video from you show up I get all giddy.

[@arcrazor]

The best Thing about You Ave....Your so Real. Thanks for That

[@edelindimitrov3922]

Every time i see one of your videos i learn something new thank you so much sir

[@JA-pb7oz]

Working on the assumption you won't adopt me, I'll have to settle for second prize and become your neighbour, what a legend.

[@lomparti]

Lol youre still trying to move that container. Cant wait for the next episode. haha

[@OldCurmudgeon3DP]

My old man did this w/ a 15k Warn. Practically a 2-monkey carry to affix it to the receiver for use.

[@allanjgray1]

Glad to see you back, you never disappoint.

[@jeremiahmiller6431]

A fun and novel way to get dead is the _perfect_ description of swamping on the back of a winch truck. Far too many years doing that for my grandad. Also crank your welder up to 135A for that 1/8" 7018 rod.

[@vincescalise4821]

You never cease to entertain, great video and commentary As always

[@chrismiller6792]

After watching so many of your videos I put you on a pedestal . Lol after that weld your back with us mortals again nice

[@XxShantilisxX]

I'm a structural welder here in West Texas and I've gotta say, that as good as some of the "welders" out here. Looking good.

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

When I feel inadequate; I just go look at field fabrications that somebody made good money to stick together...

[@XxShantilisxX]

Honestly, it aggravates me to no end because I take pride in the work I do and can't understand how someone can just be okay with some of the things I've seen.

[@byronwilliams9051]

Mining boom characters repping your shirts!! Bloody love it mate

[@claudyfocan731]

“Focus you fuck.” My new favorite quote, each time that damn camera goes out of focus I count down 😂

[@CaptainChris69]

After watching your welding skills, I was for sure you'd be an excellent grinder.

[@dr.feelgood2358]

"unless your gloves are all the way over there in your back pocket.." omg so hilarious and yet so true!

[@shitzoalc6v]

I've come to like your fab and cooking vids by far the most :)

[@evzone84]

I always appreciate the high budget sound affects. And contact, Beep boop.

[@justindyster7073]

I love your channel. Your commentary leaves me in tears laughing every time. Would love to have a beer with you someday if I ever get up Canada. Keep the videos coming!

[@ZebSmithulon]

There was an ad for a bra before this video. They obviously have no idea who they're dealing with here.

[@UrbanPanic]

Nothing wrong with a fella wantin to feel pretty.

[@802Garage]

Listen, we didn't know your interests until you told us, no need to get defensive! 😂

[@pileofstuff]

I, for one, have a long history of looking into bras...

[@digger105337]

He's a lumberjack and he's ok ..... Puts on wemon's clothing and hangs around in bars!

[@garethevans9789]

@@ucitymetalhead 🐄 🤔 brb

[@TheOlsonOutfit]

Someday when I grow up and get a big truck ;-) I'd like to have a hitch front and rear, just for a winch.

[@Nono-hk3is]

Making a rubbing of a hole pattern is a pro-level strategy, but using shop crud instead of pencil lead to make the rubbing is *chef's kiss* beautiful.

[@earlycuyler8719]

I’m hooked on your channel dude!

[@UniCrafter]

In my land of origin, being Australia, a winch mounted to a trailer classifies it as a tow truck, which is a commercial vehicle, and requires registration as such a device. I've seen people get done for such an innocent practice of mounting a winch. Detachable is a must.

[@AdamLorian]

"Grinder and shame, make me the welder I am" :) Thanks for existing AvE!

[@Fifury161]

9:23 - best use of that word in context ever! Thank you for keeping us entertained!

[@johnnydingo8680]

If only the cc could do a true translation

[@nickcorkery7663]

I always feel inadequate watching your vijeos, until you start welding. 🤣🤣 don't worry though, you're still better than alot of guys that claim to be professionals. Ask me how I know.

[@dallanc5199]

Love it! I just did a nearly identical project for my snowmobile trailer using HorrorFright's 2500 atv winch. Getting too old to drag sleds around. Did the receiver hitch mount thing as well. Samesame as yours, just a wee bit smaller... winch that is! :)

[@jakeh1400]

Hi from Texas Buddy!

[@mattns13]

Nice battery clamps Ave! Lots of surface area to connect other accessories!

[@kittonsmitton]

When I learned Arc ('Stick') welding I loved it, the sound of other students trying to unstick the rod from their work, the smell of Arc welding is like no other and man the hot splatter goes right through the thickest lumberjack shirts!

[@SegoMan]

And other more sensitive areas when your doing overhead!

[@dw4940]

@@SegoMan dont professionals weR leather welding suits?

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Living in Tulsa I had never heard of Tulsa Winches before. Cool.

[@Ocliptos]

Because they just call them winches there

[@augsu]

That's Tulsa, Chengdu.

[@alexharris1527]

Hahah same here!!! I thought it was slang for 2 crackheads with a fishing pole trying to get you out of a ditch

[@northmanlogging2769]

Tulsa's used to be standard equipment on deuce and a half army trucks, half tracks etc, Tulsa winch company I think was bought out by someone... long time ago now... Milemarker maybe? Ramsey? don't remember

[@BrianNavalinsky]

I had a Tulsa on a 2 1/2 ton 1947 Dodge boom truck that weighed 10,000 lbs. . It never ran out of balls. The inline 6 cylinder would stall first.

[@telebus9949]

" 'course I chucked the destructins in the fuck-it bucket right off the hawk, so..." I friggin love this channel.

[@jtr82369]

great content, love the sense of humor

[@doubleugly1594]

Hey just so ya know, those E7018 rods are meant for AC units. Not sure what you're running but when i was learning to weld they were the only 7018s I could get from crappy tire and they do not seem to get the best results with DC. When i switched to non-"E" 7018s and got much better welds

[@Cutehamstersunited]

Those Wera spanners are fantastic.

[@scottgoodson6046]

Everything you say is hilarious that's the whole reason I subscribed

[@d1663m]

You turns down the noisy parts and that's what I appreciates about ya.

[@richardrogginger7033]

Wow! a Bob Widlar reference. For those who don't know of Widlar, look him up. He designed op-amps. And that is understating his achievements. Here is some interesting trivia about Bob Widler (from Wikipedia): Widlar's eccentric behavior is remembered in legends and anecdotes which, according to Bob Pease, are largely true. He did practice "widlarizing" - methodically destroying a faulty component or a flawed prototype with a sledgehammer. At the same time, he eradicated all unwanted sounds from his lab by fighting noise with noise. He installed "hassler" devices that emitted high-pitched sounds whenever someone talked too loud, and even blew up an annoying public address speaker with firecrackers. Jim Williams recalled an incident when, after tracing external electromagnetic interference to the control tower of the San Jose airport, Widlar telephoned the airport and demanded they shut down the transmitter. However, the story about Widlar bringing a goat to trim the lawn in front of his office, retold by The New York Times after his death, was incorrect. It was a sheep, not a goat; Widlar brought her in his Mercedes-Benz convertible for just one day, which included a photo op for the local journalists. According to Pease, Widlar abandoned her in the nearest bar; according to Lojek the sheep was "mysteriously stolen".

[@licensetodrive9930]

"The secret to beautiful welds, is thick paint" - LOL!!

[@JCGver]

"A grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't" - Lord AvE

[@garyburchett9060]

I like the confidence of painting before we know if the bolts are going to fit.

[@allenquintana2868]

This dude needs his own TV show

[@jeffe4183]

Love the content keep it up. Thick paint is the secret....coming from a powder coater hehehe.

[@carrottopevans]

Canadians chirp so nonchalantly about everything and everyone and yet they’re so nice

[@billbasherbill1364]

Best for a long time. Brilliant.

[@strykerjones8842]

Great vids out there on the Bangladesh ship breaking “yards”. Makes you realize Prudence the safety goat ain’t always bad to have around.

[@Cockatiel2007]

Remember the proverb: "Grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't"

[@hookeaires6637]

Having worked with metal 40 years.... hot, heavy, hard, sharp and loud.

[@nikond90ful1]

Thanks for the video. Keep safe and stay well.

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

6:01 gotta love that crappy tire out on the side of them hwys

[@JimTheZombieHunter]

"Never have what you want but it's twice the price". Sums up the whole 21st century so far.

[@weldit2488]

Haha!!! The Richie brothers comment made me laugh out loud

[@nemesis851_]

Removable on receiver, great ! I do the same for my 4x4 front and back mounted recievers. If planning to leave permanently on trailer, may want to also build a hood/cover, to protect from elements, or common low life thief. Was the AvE fabricated plate branded SKOOKem Approved? Hope the receiver mount point is 17K lbs rated - them pesky " weakest links "

[@michaelmckay1567]

Thank you for the vid and have a nice day

[@ImGumbyDangit]

That was a fun video. I remebered back to a time when I used to unload the winch on a military 5 Ton, just to grease the cable. I don't think I have had a welder in my hand since I left school in 1981.

[@DirtBikeAndy]

This a perfect I was just looking for a video like this.

[@nunyabussiness4054]

It left a nasty kerf on that 2X4. A saw would have been much quicker and neater.

[@VentShop]

Always love the short one there AvE, when a crappy day comes along they are always good for a laugh. I don't care what the pantie waisted sissies out there say you are a good guy in my book. When you get some time wanna help me with an engine swap? My pickup blew a head gasket and is limping by, need a welder to help make a modified exhaust and if they look as good as this one did they will work in my book. I have honestly had worse welds end up in some pretty big I-beams holding up a roof.