Caterpillar 235 Bore welding and Line Boring continues

Progression of the Cat 235 project

[@el-nicko53]

What is it about welders that makes 'em want to constantly piss on each-others chips?

[@3dsman]

They must be related to guitar players. Same shxx happens there.

[@copperheadmarine]

Its very organized and interesting to say the least. This man has a great personality and is great about explaining what he is doing.

[@letsdig18]

Time for a repaint and some E series decals and it would look just like a new 336E LOL

[@tonyfox1316]

i realize it's pretty off topic but does anybody know of a good site to watch new movies online?

[@zoggrog8823]

Thank you for a nice video. There is ALWAYS more than one method. The methods demonstrated seem sound to me. Never-mind the moronic trolls and KZbin "experts" in the comments. I do admire your tongue in cheek passive aggressive reply comments. It is VERY easy to see the ignorance of these people, simply by their comments.

[@lindsaythomas2283]

He's doing a fine job. I've been around this shit all my life. Any idiot can tell by looking at his gear, he's been doing this a long time.

[@michaeldemar856]

To all the critics ,get your ass out in the field ,and get a piece of equipment back in service ,it ain't easy and it ain't fun ,just plain hard work .

[@pvtimberfaller]

Yup.

[@BoogieButts]

No shit bud, we had a link belt 1100 with tracks, get buried on a power line right way due to liquefaction, we had 3 cat d8's pulling it out in the process the mud and tree roots ended up getting under the turn table and busting one of the track hoses. Talk about a work out, we had to dig down and back and up inside the housing. Because the cab was basicly ground level.

[@caseman7896]

I highly respect your welder. He is highly disciplined and ambitious.

[@copperheadmarine]

I almost opted for the updated pin which is 4" diameter instead of the 3.5" pin it came with. It has an oversized pin, oversized bushings and seals . You then bored to fit but it was over twice the cost of the original pin, and I thought it worked since 1984? It would work for the rest of her days?

[@patdexter9188]

For best results i have found to run the beads length wise in the bore. When welding by hand. Overlap about halfway everytime. Been doing that for years. Looks good tho. Everyone has there own way.

[@copperheadmarine]

I have looked at line boring riggs several times but they are expensive! All this work will be less than $2500. I had even thought about doing something like what you have done. I hiered this fella because I just don't have enough time to get it all done and he has a great reputation for quality!

[@Graveltrucking]

Looks like that guy has a fully self contained shop on wheels.

[@nitrostreet-]

I used to hand weld the bores like that in the early 90's for the CAT dealer I work for - lot's of work, we've got 3 Climax borewelders and boring bars now. On something like the center stick hole you show there you can set the Climax boring bar up and have the bore welded up in about 30 minutes, then put the boring bar back in and start boring 5 minutes after that, they've got a pretty good boreweld/boring bar interchange system with those.

[@brisson182]

nitrostreet hey man, just wondering which CAT dealer do you work for? I'm starting with them as a line boring technician in a week and a half, I'm from Ontario Canada

[@kylesmith9956]

Climax is the way to go.

[@forrestgumpv9049]

I worked for CPMT for 2 yrs. Its going down hill there.

[@efanclublolsmaforlife2501]

man like that only works 30 weeks a year

[@Clunk49]

Couldn't they bore it, drive in a cold sleeve, weld the ends of the sleeve to the piece then bore it out to size?

[@ryanlewis9599]

I sure would like to have a full setup like he does. I'm working towards having a small repair shop. Got an everlast welder and plasma cutter, bunch of grinders and tools. Need a generator to take it mobile.

[@ChrisJB84]

Awesome. I used to do this kind of work my self. I just built the bores up, ,and another guy bored em out. I like his rig, do you think you could get a tour of it the next time he is out?

[@markfryer9880]

Well, it would seem that this guy has all the bells and whistles you could want on a service unit. A crane on the back deck, a shelter to keep the weather and sun off, a generator, lights, welder[s], air arc, tool boxes, tool tubs for hand tools and one or more microwaves for keeping the operator fuelled and working hard. Did I miss anything? About the only things I didnt see were a fridge, a lathe and some sort of mill, but you cant have everything or can you?

[@fluke196c]

Where's the beer?

[@copperheadmarine]

I'm hoping I wont have to worry with slop as long as we keep her greased!

[@astro1218]

Come on Charlie we need more videos ! We cant just watch you on Bigdeal18's channel once a year !

[@blacksmoke5009]

Great video thanks for sharing! That’s long hard work and it takes a skilled craftsmen to salvage that worn out junk !

[@just1lifexx11]

nice trailer.. all his bells and wishes

[@merlepatterson]

Gotta love those custom stand-offs he made for the line boring machine. Make them as ugly as possible but also work beautifully.

[@genionerve5137]

Uh dont remind me S.A aleays fucking up their shit man not evan funny anymore 2 different yards here 10 machines 3 at 1 yard 7 at other and im not even counting the morbark grinders and the screens they got SMH

[@bert26a]

Love seeing the new videos Charlie and how it's all done, not something you get to see every day.

[@copperheadmarine]

He pressed the bushings in with 50 tons of force. He said to weld them would distort the bushings and bore? He is very precise. The air arc never left a mark on any of the bores that I could see. I have learned a lot from him in a short time. I did ask him about the sleeve retainer and he just smiled. He said that's for factory bores that require 1 to 3 tons of force to press in. But if he had not insisted on not needing it I would have locktited it and welded it so we think alike.

[@dadsvespa]

This guy is a master welder. And old man, who was a welder during WW2 taught me this same technique . You build up the area to be bored back to stock size...or whatever size you need. Usually done because boring into the worn steel, to install an oversized pin...would actually weaken the joint. Sometimes as in an engine with severe wear or damage, you bore out the block or part and install a cylinder with the stock inner cyl. diameter restoring the bore to stock size. I'm rambling...matt. .

[@wonhuanglowsoverylow5000]

A master welder. You are clueless.

[@KohalaIronWorksCase]

I have seen other set ups that are real good. I have become a real fan of mobile line boring & line welding.I used to be subbed to you before, after changing my channel name I lost touch. Aloha, Chief

[@michaelwarlow4398]

It takes one to know one where I come from great video outstanding skills thank you :-)

[@vaccumme]

Er70, 035 wire, c25 and it will last. nothnig exotic needed

[@gangesexcavating]

Did you use any Loctite on the bushings before pressing them in? We used Loctite Cylinder sleeve formula, and then pressed them in with a fabricated high alloy ready-rod press. We opted to weld the bushings in after. Figured we would fly cut them out afterwards if they needed replacing. Don't know if this is done by the pros, but we did it for security. Does he have issue with shattered fly cutters from the airarc scars? We seemed to have a bad issue with this.

[@gangesexcavating]

The next time through we are going to go with a fabricated 1 1/2" boring bar however. The bar is still too thin to take all the vibrations out, we found, when used in any more than a 14" span between the spherical bearings. We found the the steel had become work hardened in the oval areas,this was significantly harder of a material to cut. We went through quite a few fly cutters, but patience paid off, and we brought lots of cutters. Your bar had to be broached. Round cutters vibrate out of set.

[@gangesexcavating]

I notice you have the upgraded H-Link. Cat originally had a Manganese alloy one-piece cast H-link. All good until it cracks. Ours did. We didn't know it was this special alloy. I welded it, pre, post heated it, and slow cooled it in a tub of floor dry, wrapped in asbestos blanket. Still cracked 10 hours later. Found out it was this wierd alloy. Local shop wanted $1700 to weld it because of the wierd alloy and special wire needed. Upgrade is a mild steel aftermarket H-Link. Found one for $400.

[@I_leave_mean_comments]

Its funny to see so many people in the comments talking about how "his welds will never hold". Seems like they don't understand exactly whats going on here. He's bore welding. He's adding metal in the hole just so he can bore it out to the right size.

[@duylcttunglm7304]

Zeet .

[@214mannygarza]

Zeet sorry I was thinking that as well that those welds look well not so good but your just adding material.

[@alexkoenig4893]

The thing with virtual an down welding in a bore is that you don't get enough heat into your pass which makes for areally hard cut.

[@beast7018]

Zeet they "think" they know what they're talking about.......I'm pretty confident this probably isn't the first time they were wrong

[@amalm2780]

AmAl CDC iv. b

[@gangesexcavating]

I don't know how much force we used to press ours in. We used 7/8" high alloy, fine thread ready rod, and ran them in with a 3/4" air impact. We ran 2000ths" undersize for an interference fit on the bore. We were additionally concerned about the welds cracking from use over time.Maybe we were being overly cautious, we don't exactly do it every day, you know. so we drilled, tapped and threaded a 3/8" bolt 90 degrees to the bushing, zip cut it off and plug welded it. Worried about bushing walking.

[@6lr6ak6]

Apparently she took her dog with her everywhere she went.

[@PuttPutt8084]

Proper greasing stops all that work

[@gangesexcavating]

Our boring bar has a 3/4" hex head machined on the end. Now this can accept a 3/4" x 1/2" impact wobble socket. You need two universals to work correctly. So we put a 1/2" x 1/2" impact universal on top of that in tandem. We sacrificed a 8" x 1/2" impact extension and had it hex machined to accept to the mag drill chuck. The sockets were tack welded together. Now with the 2 universals, the mag drill turns the bar perfectly, full torque.

[@Ihavetruth22]

A machine will do a better job of welding in a small hole.

[@forrestgumpv9049]

Why not use an Aluminum/Bronze bushing/sleeve and just replace it and the shaft. I don't know if it can take the pressure, just asking. I'm not being a smart ass. I am a machinist who worked at CPMT for 2 years, who made those line boring machines. Are the welded holes soft after machining ? or are you case hardening them ?

[@richiejr5714]

dudes to lazy to put on both gloves

[@willcojak9650]

Scott has a bad hand.

[@copperheadmarine]

By the hr. He will quote a job but it will always cost you more that way.

[@MyMIXmedia]

Why bore weld when you can sleeve the bores???? It would be instant fix.

[@andrewwilson8317]

Has this channel gone dead? Not posted any new material for quite some time? Time to unsubscribe? Sad.

[@ignacioespinoza1751]

Que no saben saldor

[@gangesexcavating]

We have built our own line boring kit. We use a reversable Milwaukee magnetic dill, with infinite speed control, 9" travel. It seems to be the only one on market with these options. Our boring bar is 1" 4140 stock, that was drilled and broached to accept 1/2" fly cutters with 1/8" allen set screws. Chinese cutters are junk...use USA made ones. The biggest killer in a great cut is elimination of harmonic vibrations. Travel speed, cutter speed control, and depth of cut are massive variables.

[@FlushtheSystem]

Catepillar shop will take 6 to 8 hrs to just re-bore a built up hole. They always pre-heat. But I guess its a hillbilly shop in the sticks....so theres that.

[@gangesexcavating]

We built our kit for under $1000. I think it cost around $750 or something. We used greaseable 1" Timken spherical bearings with 4-bolt mounts, on 5/8" square plates. The boring bar we made on our lathe at the shop, but had the allen screw holes and cutter holes accurately done at a local machine shop. After trial and error, we found we needed to 1/2" broach the cutter holes, so we bought a broach and did the job in our 50ton press easily. We rent the mag drill locally. Its big money to buy.

[@petermoale2116]

Ganges Excavating, Did you try drilling and reaming the holes for the cutting bit first (With a set screw to hold the tool bit) ? I would like to know how that turned out ? Is broaching a square hole better for rigidity ? Thank you if you read this.

[@crm3480]

Could an insert be machined then either shrunk in or welded. Then line bore? Also, How do you align the boring apparatus exactly square to arm or parallel to all the other bores?

[@willcojak9650]

Scott did a job for me a while back. Great guy ! He will get the job done right.

[@copperheadmarine]

Willco Jak what! If you read the comments here he's the stupidest person that ever put on pants! And I'm right behind him for hiring him! But! This machine has dug 20 acres at my pit 16 feet deep and it's still as tight as the day we put it together....but I'm looking for it to fall apart any day now...it has to! Just read the comments!!

[@spudpud-T67]

@@copperheadmarine Been welding for 80 years / 25 hours a day and this guy is welding all wrong. I'd do it just right and much cheaper and ... mummy's just bought in my coco.

[@ivantinepollon1553]

GAMBIARRA FEIA,Reabre o alojamento fabrica uma bucha ai não sera mai uma gambiarra.

[@MrBen527]

So how do you square the tooling to the boom?

[@kelvincorrea8098]

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[@copperheadmarine]

+MrBen527 line up cones I think? I think it could be off a few .000" and dig the same.

[@MrBen527]

copperheadmarine Yeah, I just wanted to see how he did it.

[@ernestopalestino4977]

MrBen527 hhejjeje6tt

[@anthonyward969]

MrBen527 .. same we always line up then weld

[@y2kxj]

Lack of grease and maintenance makes you a fortune.

[@TechniPat1958]

very nice work

[@welderteach]

The welder sounds like you got your gas turned off.....

[@Sjanzo]

+welderteach probably some grease in the bore that causes gas inclusion.

[@niels3296]

+welderteach its just the wind that is blowing the gas away i think

[@FlushtheSystem]

Pre-heat should have been done to base metal to insure a better heat affected zone outside the weld are. IMO

[@MarceltheParcel]

Why didnt he start from the centre and weld his way towards the outside

[@JAMESMANHUNT9]

i work 12-14 hours a week and do some other things after hours

[@Schlorg]

Fein DDsK 672 Drill ! Awesome!

[@mfreund15448]

Wow, that is a big job. It will be like New when done.

[@FlushtheSystem]

I understand he basically weld facing to build up to bore out. But his welds may not have good root penetration and only weaken the base metal and make bore very short lived. The new "hole" may very well have a shorter lifespan.

[@lancewinters1761]

Haha, your an idiot.

[@navsegda201]

Работаете ради роботы! А по работе можно сказать что Не у всех девиз "сделал и забыл "!

[@douglaslodge8580]

Tell him to get a bore welder he will never be that fast.

[@kamboy71]

Good to see you uploading more videos. Always interested in what my former fellow Northern Ontario friend is up to.

[@jhonyfordchannel8747]

Nice job bro

[@morganfreeman1906]

don't look at the arc!! don't look at the arc!!....oh right it's a video and I can look at the arc

[@copperheadmarine]

Morgan Freeman no doubt eh?

[@googsmoses6058]

About everyone in the comments, back in my day I used to weld uphill both ways in -50 temps...

[@ramaroodle]

Googs Moses in the snow

[@30timson]

2 года отдал такой работе

[@alexkoenig4893]

Can someone explain how this guy finds center of the bore without having any kind of adjustments for his boring bat?

[@copperheadmarine]

alex koenig line up cones

[@nikolai502]

Suddenly a wild welder appears

[@Apollo1van]

Where are you located I live southeast Mo.

[@meandthemrs7403]

You oughta hear one of those air arcs inside a shop.

[@iacobcatalin4514]

terzo mondo salda senza guanti

[@bomesosikore8940]

Good. and. nice. wotk.

[@brandonhersey197]

did you have a welding hood on as you did the vid

[@laszlokelemen8304]

Unirak 600 youtube

[@jameskarran5330]

Why don't these things have replaceable bushes if wear is a problem?

[@jimmyoakeslift4374]

James Karran they take years to wear out. it's mainly because lazy operators don't grease their machines

[@copperheadmarine]

You welded by hand as well?

[@adak34]

we weld from bottom to top ....

[@desertfox4921]

I don’t know shit about this but why they don’t use liner or sleeve so it can be replaced at any time

[@lancewinters1761]

They do, but when you don't grease the machine it wears through the bushing and eats into the boss, all this guys doing is building the bore back up to a accept a factory bushing. If you stay on top your maintenance you should really never have to have this done.

[@oscarcortes8973]

Wow you are soooo smart ,

[@codydevore8108]

Turn up the amps when air gouging

[@israrahamad3217]

good very good

[@ronaldcarnaghi8557]

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[@springer3783]

How do you know what the final bore size should be

[@sunrise_moondrop6810]

measure the new pin i go 4 over for pins and 3 under for bearings

[@ПроскуринГлеб]

pay him more

[@muradkh8985]

Which wire you use?

[@cocagheorghe9097]

Foarte interesante multumesc

[@Travisfromoregon]

I love air/arcing. !!!!

[@tylercunningham3275]

He even has Direct TV!

[@deibercharicha2591]

si en Colombia soldáramos así ya estaríamos despedidos

[@qaz3000]

porke ?

[@astro1218]

Thanks for the video :)

[@silverballer1911]

woa dank

[@lawrencehp1]

Great stuff as always

[@garthhaynes6848]

Genious!

[@gangesexcavating]

Hiring someone to do the job just simply wasn't an option. Our 235C is located 14 hours north of Prince George BC in camp. its 10 hours in on logging roads to get into camp where it is. The travel costs would have put the job well into the $7000-8000 area. So it was either pull the stick and go to town or do the job on the spot. We didn't have to bore weld, we just cut out the interfering material, and fit up the bushings accordingly - one shot deal. Pretty serious getting down to final cuts.

[@pvtimberfaller]

I never had much luck doing it that way, if the bushings aren't completely supported they will crumble in a short time. Esp the hard steel type.

[@arnoldcustom]

when I worked for many years as a class A welding for a big corporation in the bush, I worked minimum 12 to 14 hours a day, many days in the -40 winters worked 16 to 20 hours a day, until one very cold winter night 50 miles from camp in -50 I fell 16 feet to the ground an broke my back, my days of welding long hours for someone came to an end, now I work for my self in a heated shop a few hours a day, a lot of times I push my self and work longer, then I am out of business for sometime 3 to 10 days totally, did get anything from the company, "NOT" NOT EVEN A GET WELL CARD I was just a number to them, not a person, made them millions, were I am today, just trying to make ends meet, could even get wsib as no one seen me fall, as a welding there you worked alone 90%% of the time, and on a late Friday night shift all foramens are gone home by 4pm, so being I could not report to anyone until the following Monday, wsib denied my clam,,, left to starve and make it totally on my own to this very day. that's a very long story put very short

[@arnoldcustom]

you got that dead on

[@erwinlommer197]

Pretty stiff comment from someone who last applied for a job 20 years ago and sold his kids' jobs to china because he is too cheap to buy what he makes. The greatest generation knew their kids are spoilt entitled shits. Got it all handed to them on silver platter and think they earned it. What goes a round comes around.

[@amateurdesubaru]

tell him not to weld downwards ; he should have been told it at school

[@jakeelwood4344]

i dont know what wire he is useing but if its L56 hardwire he can weld downhill.

[@amateurdesubaru]

+Jake ELWood you re right but you usually weld downhill only when there is no other option

[@I_leave_mean_comments]

+rene levesque hes welding just to get meat on there so he can bore it out. it's not like regular welding. the same rules don't all apply.

[@amateurdesubaru]

unless you weld in space where there s no gravity , the first thing to consider is the the "melt bath" ...le bain de fusion

[@copperheadmarine]

OK I'll bite....So we know each other?

[@vince6056]

I bet you wished you greased your machine now

[@THOMASTHESAILOR]

Wire Welding ? That's not gonna penetrate something that size. It'll hold for now, But next time you !abuse! Your equipment like that, It's gonna fail PDQ..

[@copperheadmarine]

ThomasTheSailor Chubby still tight as a tick after 200,000 yards of sandclay.bur I'll keep an eye on it lol

[@beast7018]

Penetration? I think you're talking about fusion, But then again I don't think you know what you're talking about.