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[@dragthatsht]

You are a huge inspiration for me. I run my own repair shop outside portland and was was feeling very burnt out all year. I found your channel a few months ago and it really helped me get motivated again. Thank you

[@OFW]

Thank you. Glad to help

[@familycornell8866]

Welding 3/8 plate to 16 Gurage is tricky. I am impressed. That is above my pay grade. Thanks for sharing.

[@jtg2737]

I noticed that too. Hence why it was welded with the thicker piece placed on the bottom to absorb more of the heat while welding. But damn still impressive.

[@motorpapa3446]

Again makes it better than new. He is the master. He should be a consultant for CAT.

[@FarmerTom-bz6tn]

Brother you do good work. So great you have a good shop and tables to get things up and off the floor. Sure makes a difference with comfort, speed, and quality of work done when one is not in such an uncomfortable position for extended durations. I can and do appreciate the time and difficulty of work as well as thought that goes into repairing and fabricating an additional piece for a scraper hydraulic tank. This is from a guy with history of servicing, repairing, and operating various scrapers and quite a bit more. We used pull scrapers also, including Reynolds and one or two other brands. I'm not sure what it would cost or if you would even be interested, but I may need a couple custom fuel tanks fabricated for a special vehicle. The finer details like getting it to me might be more involved through. Just thinking out loud or um in typed words. EDIT: I used to be involved with fabrication work on constructing metal buildings out on ranches and farms. Too much to list. Am not completely green on various types of shop work. Have a nice day.

[@OFW]

I’ll build it for you. Send me a message on instagram or or Facebook messenger

[@mrdddeeezzzweldor5039]

You've come up with an elegant and effective fix, providing fuel pressure in the tank is low. Why not press the curve out with your press, then follow up with crack detection on the welds?

[@Failure_Is_An_Option]

Top shelf work as always. I've advised operators to straighten the base plate in a press. Doesn't have to be perfect. Then utilize Permatex's The Right Stuff sealant. Some have omitted the straightening and only used the sealant with the same success. I will continue to advise my solution. 1. It has proven to work. 2. Operators can complete it in house. 3. Minimizes down time. 4. It seals the entire base drastically reducing corrosion opportunities and subsequent rust jacking that will cause another seal failure. That machine was way before my time, but we still review failure modes of all vintages, and manufactures. If memory serves me the plate was released from the jig immediately after the final weld was completed. Adding a release delay minimizes some distortion. Modifying the jig to produce a slight counter bend suits production line processes better. If I really want to stir the pot I tell people all tanks will be poly in the future... ;-)

[@daleolson3506]

Have you tried permeated 51813?this stud is thin and is designed for metal to metal. I had it recommended to me on a Similar problem it was so thin I had doubts but it worked better than silicon.

[@johnpope4464]

Glad to see you used the table as a heat sink

[@troytheconsumeroflargequan3254]

There you go again, making something better than factory. Thanks for the great video. My only way to get close to the big machines. I really want a cubaton disc, but I have nothing to use it on or need for it.

[@MrRebar15]

*On Fire Welding* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.

[@segomatu7063]

As you said, the 651 D is quite a “monster” compared to a small 615 C. I've seen these 2 types of machines but I've never worked with them, only 623 auto loader model. Another great job Creg ! Nice n easy !

[@glenngosline1710]

Another slick job Greg.

[@jspice-kl2wc]

Well done, better than new. Thank you.

[@breezybmetal8646]

Nice job ! I was just wondering if you were welding that was 75/25 mig shouldn’t you be pushing the gun and not dragging? anyway like I said nice job

[@OFW]

Everyone has their own technique. I drag and push depending on the situation.

[@butchphillips873]

G'day Greg, I'd call that an upgrade over OEM. cheers, Butch.

[@ÁREAJ27]

Muito bom trabalho amigo perfeito!!! Boa sorte sempre!!!

[@bigdave6447]

Another great job! Hey, what happened to that 800 airpack? Is it dead? Hope not, But????

[@elvirdardagan9090]

The 🐐 god bless you and your family!!!

[@dongelgef5655]

Great job , I have a question . Why not leave the original angel iron lip , add the cork gasket then yr new plate with the rubber joint?..Is it the 3/8 will offset too much the other attached bits? I respect the fact you know what yr doing and i don't . 👍

[@OFW]

Well it’s 1/2” and if the fender mounting holes were off by 1/2” nothing would line up.

[@dongelgef5655]

@@OFW My bad.. I live in metric land , dont get yr bananas.... But ok offset. Great work

[@johnnyrios4554]

Another great video!

[@HoodWeldingandFabrication]

Nice job as always my man!!

[@yenerm114]

👌🏼👌🏼Yes welder? Arccaptain? Are they pretty similar? Besides 200/250

[@OFW]

I would say very similar

[@scotthultin7769]

14 👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing 🤗

[@jtg2737]

00:45 could this piece had been put in the hydraulic press (using bushings at specific points) to push out the warpage due to the welds? Either way a nice job and better design using an O-ring.

[@OFW]

It could. But I don’t think that would have fixed the problem.

[@jtg2737]

@@OFW Ah OK, thank you for your response. I'm baffled too as to how thin those pieces are my God.

[@D989501L]

Morning Kurtis and Mrs Kurtis🙂. I have watched you from the start, one question though? What do the letters before the inserts you use designate, ?. Nice to see machining again. Regards Richard 🇬🇧

[@antondanielsson137]

Wrong channel dude, try again

[@Victor-b1v5d]

😆 😂

[@FixinCat]

Whoops 😂

[@andyloebrown8250]

🤣

[@michaelbigelow367]

Another great job, Greg! Can I ask what your settings were and the wire size, please ? Thanks for the video!

[@OFW]

.035 wire 21v 250

[@davidtown6825]

Nice work

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Brilliant as always 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

[@parkerbirch5286]

Hi from Temecula. I'm with ya bro!

[@TennSeven]

What is the one machine it has been your lifelong ambition to work on, and why is it the Bagger 288?

[@peterouellette3874]

Nice job

[@canifixit3504]

How's the yes welder holing up I got a Chicago electric it was OK until I put a yes welder wand on it and then it is welding much better

[@OFW]

It’s pretty good

[@2xKTfc]

That's some odd damage. Almost like the flange ended up under a forklift tire but the driver noticed their situation right away and stopped before flattening all of it.

[@randyhughes5160]

Why don’t you spray splatter shield

[@JohnBennett-cw1ri]

Thought Mig was supposed to be pushed wherever possible, was it due to the thin tank walls?

[@OFW]

I do both depending on the situation

[@msgtb]

Hope o-ring is thick enough Thanks for the videos

[@gerardcallan5655]

MMMM Light and cheap,,,,,, nothing cheap about a Cat when ye go to buy one. Good job, again.

[@curtisharlan9230]

I've operate those before

[@Hey_Its_That_Guy]

Nice repair, Greg. Was that your design? If so, well done!

[@OFW]

Yes, my design. Machined by my friend Mitch

[@bohussain8654]

👍

[@jackiemay9471]

so the spatter got splattered on the work piece

[@paulusmarc]

Bon Boulo 😆😆👍👍

[@johnpope4464]

Wishing for a giant bandsaw

[@blister762]

Cork? What is this? The 1940's?

[@51ubetcha]

Make it cheaper and charge more. Seems like today's manufacturing moto.

[@daleolson3506]

Why not straighten the cover?more components sourced from China?brazil?india?cat sure has lost their way.

[@jamesadams893]

Thanks for not showing most of the welding work cause I watched your video just for your explanation

[@XxX_65]

Trump 2024!!

[@parkerbirch5286]

Accountability time. It'll be Biblical!