Boom Removal - Ezyloader Overhaul

a Canadian Beekeeper's Blog

[@vanderpoolfarmsl.l.c.9983]

This video series is PRICELESS information for current and future EzyLoader owners. You are doing a tremendous service for your fellow beekeepers and the beekeeping industry. Thank you, and keep up the good work!

[@sylvain-paulcote5470]

My dad used to diss me when I was on the farm with him because I spent so much time greasing, oiling, etc. But I took it in stride. I knew it had to be done. Metal against metal never works. Friction causes wear and water infiltration, rust! Grease and oil are your machinery's best friends! Great job! Nice garage! Wish the one on my dad's farm was that nice. It was just an old, old machine shed, dirt floor and doors that weren't much doors! 😂 Froze my butt and mostly my hands fixing the old machinery. Oh, well. All in the past now. Thanks for the video. I want to see this to the end!👍

[@CanadianDirt]

Ian, I enjoyed the video, this type of work used to be my 9-5 (sometimes more like 5am - 9pm). The ‘spinny spindle’ is known as a rotary manifold, and those hydraulic fittings can in fact be reused, don’t throw them out. Their name is actually “reusable hydraulic fitting”, but are sometimes referred to as “field fittings.” For best success with them, they should be threaded on a fresh end of hose if you have the length to lop 2” off the end. If this tripod piece were to come in my shop, I would consider removing the two shallow gussets and weld in a 1” thick circular boss in their place. I’d want to use at least a T-100 steel and would want to see no less than a 1/2” radius fillet on the top weld profile. Circular bosses like this are really common in heavy strain, repetitive stressor applications, such as excavator booms. Their primary benefit is that the circular design eliminates stress risers like that which are present with the use of gussets. Hope the project goes well, good on you for getting it done before it completely failed and became a much bigger repair.

[@richardnoel3141]

Brilliant video although I did feel that you did sound a tiny bit like Agent Smith from the Matrix Movies!!🤣 Seriously you may say your “just a hands on farmer” but seriously you took that apart like a pro! Really interesting to see how well that was engineered! What a great advert for Easy Loader” looking forward to see the repair! Sweet!!👍💯✅

[@timothyodonnell8591]

I loved this. Please consider doing a re-assembly video.

[@honeybeezen]

Ian, your video is extremely helpful to those of us who own Ezyloaders! I know from my own experience that cracks in the welds are not infrequent; we had to rebuild the lifting cradle and reinforce it with gussets because the corner joint welds by the manufacturer were so precise and cleanly flat that they would crack under repeated lifts. (In my case, I have a fantastic welding shop here in Creston that does a terrific job. I've mentioned to the manufacturer before that I think they should produce a maintenance manual for their cranes; we didn't even have a map of the various grease points. Having said that, I am a 100% fan of this crane, and it is an invaluable piece of equipment in our inventory! I look forward to seeing the rest of your rebuild videos for this crane.

[@ke6gwf]

Finally got around to watching this... I don't know what it says about me, but as a diesel/industrial mechanic, I see you doing things about the same way I would, so it seems like you have the knack, and Farmer is the same thing as Mechanic in your case. I appreciate putting caps on the ends of the disconnected hydraulic hoses, and lmao-ed and nodded at grinding the old field weld off before taking it in lol I can do pretty nice with a mig or tig, but I am iffy on stick, so I understand lol

[@patreilly6826]

Howdy Ian a bit of advice when you put those upper hydraulic lines together. Those outer fittings screw on the hose backwards first and then you screw the inner fittings into them. Seems simple but the mistake a lot of people make is to screw the outer one all the way on the hose first. I have found that if you screw the outer one on till there is a 1/4" to a 1/8" gap in between the end of the hose to the end of inside of the fitting then Stop there. Take a punch the same size as the interior of the hose and push it into the inner liner of the hose to prepare the inner liner for the screw in part. Apply a little grease on the taper of the screw in part and feed the taper into the inner liner without engaging the threads on the bottom. Once the taper is engaged screw the outer piece the rest of the way onto the end of the hose then finish the connection by screwing the end piece to its final position. The reason for this process is to prevent the taper from cutting the inner liner and shaving off a strip of rubber. That little strip of rubber will get into your control valves and it is a bad day trying to figure out what the problem is.

[@olgamurgoci6543]

THANK YOU JAN ! You are THE BEST !!

[@bradkendrick1127]

Thank you for these videos I’m watching very intently! I can’t seem to get my Ezyloader to work-properly hopefully by watching you dissemble and resemble I can get it figured out. I feel like you made these just for me 👍 thanks again for all your priceless info. 🙏

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

I’m trying to remember if you had told me about your loader issue... so many beekeepers, What issue are you having? Electronic?

[@bradkendrick1127]

I haven’t bothered you with this issue yet lol 😂 . Is there a way to response privately?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Absolutely, email of message, might be able to help

[@habilhabilow163]

You are amazing. Thank you for the video. It was very helpful for me. Greetings from Bulgaria.

[@BrooklandsHoneyBees]

Another awesome video, can not thank you enough for all you do

[@pnwRC.]

Fantastic video, Mr. Stempler! We're all anxious to know how this project was going for you, & will eagerly be awaiting the update videos of it!

[@АлександрКузьмин-ю6к]

На редкость полезное видео. Спасибо.

[@danielweston9188]

The one thing I will always hold dear is the wide range of skills my father taught me. Farming requires electrical, plumbing, welding etc skills and more. Even more important was the problem solving skills -

[@lucasprohaska8882]

Really enjoyed this! Just as much or more than the normal videos! Hope you keep doing these here and there!

[@peaceinvalleygreenhouse6915]

First! Hope the fix goes well. Like I mentioned in another comment, I built one of these articulating arm first with ball bearing on the main hub but then redesigned with 1/4" needle bearings 10" long and a thrust bearing on top. At least yours are tappered rollers that is probably just fine.

[@gregm312]

that was a bit of work , it will be worth it in the end . your machinist will be able to take care of that crack , he'll probably put some plates on the vertical surfaces for beefing it up . thank you for the vid and nice job with the voice over

[@shevlin2650]

You could have used a Dremel to grind the bottom side of your weld. This way your welder would not have known you attempted a fix in the past. Or just fess up and say your brother did it. (Like the commercial on TV where the little boy is always saying I didn't do it). In all honesty, the unit should not have cracked unless the pins that were to be greased and were not provided that much of a bind when the unit was in operation. As with cranes, get in the habit to grease all fittings before every use. And from what I have seen, once you start using the lift, you are there for many hours or days on end. An over-amount of grease on a mechanical fitting will not harm it. And all new grease will displace the older grease. Just a bit more clean-up. That is what they make shop rags/clothes for.

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

He's probably going to have to remove those upper gussets and repair the crack underneath first. I'm sure he will make it better than it was before and prevent future issues. Thanks for sharing.

[@beematter]

Actually, from the manufacturer; those top gussets are decorative covers to smooth the visual transition from the main beam to the center pivot. Beefing that part up too much can cause damage down the line since these things are engineered to have flex and stress points. Would be a good idea to contact Mark at Ezyloader to check those parameters.

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

@@beematter If that's the case it was under engineered for the type of loads that are placed on it. Maybe Ezyloader has an updated part to prevent this type of failure.

[@beematter]

@@rodneymiddleton9624 if the main beam-pivot weld/joint had cracked I’d say your right. The crack in the decorative gusset tells me there is engineered flex in the main beam pulling on that joint. Removing that flex can cause further vibration and stress further down the boom and potentially more problems.

[@Bri_bees]

There should be a grove (2mm) on the pin's where the grease fitting is to prevent blocking the grease fitting and to distribute the grease . That is assuming they doesn't loosen up from polishing , the fit is probably to tight to allow the grease to get in.

[@beematter]

Nicely done. Glad you didn’t dump off the ladder with the mast. Forklifts etc can be very handy.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

LOL no kidding , kinda something I was thinking only after I was watching it while in commentary ha ha ,

[@beematter]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog no doubt. Even I was clenching there.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

My brother joked I should have the other Ezyloader lifting this Ezyloader lol

[@beematter]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog that’s efficiency tho lol.

[@martinchanel4084]

wow fantastic vidio, always success

[@randallcarter-carterhillho2277]

This was very interesting an educational. I hope you will get to video reassembly showing repair work.

[@capebee4839]

Hi Ian There is a KZbin video on this I can't see properly from your video, but the problem you seem to have is very well explained If it is a gusset that has cracked, then the gusset is aparently totally cosmetic and non structural. Aparently it just looks strange without the gusset, so they were added to make it look better Cracking is quite common on the Hussein because of the special welding process that needs to be followed and was generally ignored for non structural parts The steel used where the shaft fits through is a special high strength steel (I think 4185) It needs to be preheated before you weld it, otherwise it cracks This is done by the manufacturer when welding the boom to this ring, but not when welding on the purely decorative gussets They have now changed to follow the correct process for the gussets as well now

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

That is exactly what I found out as well. We removed the gusset and did an acid test to determine that the main boom was not cracked

[@julieenslow5915]

I can see this would be very educational to someone who take things apart and put them together. I do that with my sewing machine - but i don't think that really counts in this category of "things". Size difference and all that.... Enjoyed the video though. It will be a while before we can see the bees again, until then, this will do for me, thank you.

[@southjerseysound7340]

Don't sell yourself short, I've rebuilt all kinds of equipment for work and on my boat even at sea. But recently I tried to sew something and I can't recall the last time I was so frustrated at something. I couldn't figure out how to thread it all up and had to walk away from the thing. Even with the instructions it was a hassle.

[@mikehill9888]

Thanks for showing sweat equity. 💰

[@almoustaphamahjoubi9562]

حقا هذه الرفعة لشحن صناديق النحل رائة وتتستحق كل الإهتمام وشكرا 🛠

[@eddevault4604]

Lesson learned on no grease...Being a half a__ farmer myself...I know well that a zerk fitting not taking grease has to be dealt with now....your thoughts on the repair are also mine...I’d let the professional welder make the call on that repair weld....I’m thinking it will be a simple gouge out...with a re-weld...maybe a couple 1/4” X2” X 4” diamond plate gussets welded over and under the arm...Good Luck....you looked like a pro...

[@ScottYdo]

Thanks for sharing your videos. 👍👍🎯

[@ShannonD.999]

I'm so invested!!

[@emd3625]

Cool video

[@wayneshoneybees5439]

With your tlc the ezloader will last for a long time. Good job.

[@sturbs87]

I'm surprised you got that pin out. Normally id have to torch it out without hitting the outer material. Takes a lot of patience and steady hands. But saves the piece. But yes those welds got to go...good job. They'll get rid of those angle gusset, just like you said. Build up and reinforce. Lots of work. But that jib saves your back

[@ETsBees]

Thanks for this video.

[@issentsov]

!!! Very useful!

[@woodlandharvesthoneycompanyllc]

Ian Crazy Dirt is right. The original gussets need removed and a circular guesset plate made and installed. Also the weld fillet radius is critical to spread the force over more of the weld surface area. The original design depends on a small area at a shape angle to hold a big load. As a retired mechanical and maintenance engineer at the Cat foundry I saw failures like this a lot. Your welder may prefer something else but I also learned to really depend on 7018 weld rod in these areas. Just make sure the metal is clean and shining. 7018 doesn't like dirt.

[@whip1922]

Acme Birdhouse Co, Honey and Bee Division Cuttting off the ends of the hydraulic lines might have been avoided if one line was pulled down where the metal could have indented into the hose. The two metal ends could not compress but metal on rubber could. Not knowing what was on the other end might not make this nescessary antway. Just a comment. Enjoy all your videos and thanks for sharring your expertise even though I have now only five hives.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

I think they designed the slot tight to focus on the structural aspect rather than the ability to pull through hoses, I found a low profile rib, to which will be properly crimped

[@oracle2866]

The Main pin assembly has got to be dissimilar steel from the arms, like welding chrome molly to general steel. It would be interesting to know what the welder's thoughts where on procedure. I've seen slight cracking in the same spot on an Ezyloader I looked at. Would love to see that winch its so compact!!!

[@PaulSmith-tf9bn]

I'd like to see how your welder fixes this and what y'all come up with nice video

[@FoodForestPermaculture]

Peace out Bee keeper

[@nickford5549]

You need an ez lift for the shop lmao

[@Mauricio-xf6bc]

Hola te hago una consulta, ese acople hidraulico que permite girar 360 grados es una pieza creada por la empresa que hace la grúa o está en el mercado?

[@dwightcarter6334]

Your voice-over voice is good... might put Mike Rowe out of business!

[@Flaccid_Banana]

"grinder and paint will make you the welder you aint!" jk great video!

[@grisha8084]

long awaited video, thanks. what are the dimensions of the large bearings? outer and inner diameters?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

The next one is on the shelf, gotta get yo it

[@shanihenderson4497]

Great job Ian. It’s an incredible piece of engineering. I have made myself a budget boom for my trailer and need to make some alterations. I’m wondering if at the knuckle joint there were any bearings or is it just the bolt going through as a neat fit with a nut and it just rotates on the arm surfaces to the hollow shaft end that is welded into the round boom? Cheers John

[@pionirsrka]

Great job Good luck Film your welder

[@ThatBeeMan]

The loader will be better than new once you're done, I'm sure.

[@badoori]

🛠gooooooood🛠

[@stackingforfun9216]

I was blessed to add a 30 gallon stainless honey catch that was a lobster boil vat to process and jug honey more efficient !! It’s a slow grow and adding and rebuilding when ever you get the chance and needs at an affordable price !!!!

[@yasminnilima2366]

I like to learn new things.😉

[@broersmasteve8033]

Ian how much is a new part perhaps the company has improved that area

[@guntherrose7267]

Hey neighbor, wanna buy some of that unfiltered beeswax off you if possible.

[@donbearden1953]

Ian, good luck with the welding, locating parts and reassembly! Did Easy Loader go out of business?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Yes Ezyloader is doing great business

[@beematter]

They’re still in business and all parts and help with this type of repair are available from BHF Sales (North American rep) or better yet, the manufacturer themselves M&K Stafford in Australia. Their website and phone number are right on the machine. And Mark is extremely helpful.

[@DooleyBFR]

That pin is probably pressed!

[@larrytornetta9764]

You cracked that weld lifting all of that honey.

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Perhaps :) but it’s rated for 650 lbs, my max lift is 480 at its heaviest

[@behindrudysfairing4954]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog I have watched your videos for some time, while your load is 480 max, at times you begin to lift and the propolis is still sticking. You use your hive tool and when it break loose it snaps free causing a shock load. Is that possibility?

[@larrytornetta9764]

Why didn’t they incorporate a grease fitting when they built it?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

Definitely did but I didn’t check to make sure it took grease

[@larrytornetta9764]

@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog do you grease the fittings on all of your equipment every time you use them?

[@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog]

No , once or twice per season

[@juanpayret8759]

You are Mac Gyver?

[@medovi-kluni]

Доброго дня. Яким чином на підйомники автоматично регулюється рівень?

[@илфатилфат-к2ъ]

good day. How does your ezyloader automatically adjust the horizon?

[@АрифХудавердиев-з8д]

Здраствуйте скажите пажалусто рецепт протеиновых лепёшки от этого вам не чего плохого не будет А нам будить помощь 🇦🇿🇦🇿

[@larrytornetta9764]

Nothing easy about that loader

[@FlakeyPM]

Have you seen kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp60hXaKjdpghZY Talks about the cracking you repaired and why it occurs starting around 8.5 mins