Emergency mobile welding job: Drill Rig crack repair

We got a phone call at about 5:00 p.m., and got asked if we could drive out onto the desert to repair a crack on a drill rig located on the top of a land fill.
We loaded up, and headed out! we used the Trailblazer, with some 6010, and 7018 to weld up the crack. We had to gouge out some 1/2 steel, and make about 7 or 8 passes to fill it up. This one was a surprisingly fun mobile welding job. hope you guys enjoy, and Thanks for watching!
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[@woodartist2021]

The 6010 root was the right call on that dirty crack. Nicely ground out as well. Thanks for sharing this solid repair with us. Well done!

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

[@benjaminduriex7076]

I’m a small welding shop in Texas and this is a great video. This is the first video I watched on your channel. I would love to learn how you got your name out to drilling rigs thanks

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks, I actually haven’t got my name out specifically to drill rigs in general, but This particular customer got my number from Google search. My name came up as a local welder that offers mobile welding, so they gave me a call. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!

[@ypaulbrown]

great stuff, cheers from a new subscriber in Orlando, Florida, Paulie

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thank you sir, I appreciate that, and thank you for watching!

[@jayusher576]

Always start with a 6010 -11 to burn that root on repairs it burns out the trash and an added bonus it preheats the weldment for the low hi root pass..✌🏻

[@albanliege4989]

very good job !!!!!

[@brettmerryman2837]

Awesome job

[@ronnieholloway9109]

Great job strong weld

[@jimcollins9316]

Great repair!

[@user-wr3qo3jz7x]

Good work. I miss those days.

[@BryceSena805]

Just found this channel, lovin it already 🤟🏽

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks man, I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!

[@k20Fritz]

Nice repair. I learnt something today thanks!!

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Just curious, What did you learn?

[@k20Fritz]

@Freedomfabrication777 building it up like a scab makes it stronger. And the lower amps starting then move up as you go.

[@hubertrobinson8825]

Well done

[@JonDingle]

Great work there young man!

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks, and thank you for watching!

[@Corey-dy2cq]

Solid man.

[@mcfwelding]

Solid repair, I see a welding skid or welding trailer build in your future lol

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Definitely gonna have to get a rig set up. It sure would be nice to just grab my hood and go. It sucks having to load and unload everything I own every time I get a call for mobile work. All in due time I guess.

[@larrysmith8406]

when i was a kid we lived in utah and would go to the salt flats now and then use to like it out there. i swam in the great salt lake the nastyest place i ever swam lol

[@earlcavenaugh6459]

Nice repair

[@rafaelherrera8985]

Nice job buddy

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks for watching!

[@McNeillWelding]

Nice repair back to drilling

[@mikesh8968]

Nice truck....lol not for long....after all its a worktruck. good work

[@reedsmetalworks6664]

Nice 👍

[@dill5500]

Drove out to the alt flats all the way to neveda and holy crap is that a long drive even doing 100

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Lol, yes it is. That’s quite a large desert. Thanks for watching!

[@dirtybirdfab5378]

killer repair brotha! i was thinking the same thing right when you switched to run 6010 as a root that crack looked like it was nasty crap under it. what are you planning on setting up for a mobile rig? as always great content!

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks! I have a service bed sitting in my yard by the shop. I’m currently keeping my eye out for an older Duramax or powerstroke dually to put it on. Thanks for watching!

[@OmarsonBobberson]

Would it help if you preheat the metal or do you think it wouldn’t make a difference ?

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Preheating is usually always a good idea with thick material, but where I used 6010 to burn the crud out of the root, it also helped preheat the material as well. Thanks for watching!

[@peetky8645]

nice

[@deanl2427]

Nice job! Looks like a fun and easy money maker. If you pause at 7:48 it looks as thought the crack also goes straight, and into that previous repair. Maybe? Stay safe.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks, it was pretty fun. I think that was just a grinder mark. After I ground the root out, I checked it and couldn’t find the crack anymore. Thanks for watching!

[@sammas7440]

Thanks for the videos. I just came across your channel, nice work. As a comment of suggestion, could you lower the music audio in your intro? It's extremely loud compare to the rest of the content.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks. I will turn it down and see if that helps. Thanks for the feedback, and thanks for watching!

[@draincctv8659]

Great repair - how long did the onsite repair take?

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thanks, About an hour and a half. Thanks for watching!

[@Dibulok]

Nice job! :D Can I just ask, is there a reason why you did not drill att hole at the end of the crack? I find that that is a god way to stop a crack.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

That is a great way to stop the crack, and most the time I do that. The only reason I didn’t here is because I forgot to bring my battery drill, so I just used the grinder to dig at it till I hit the very end, and made dang sure I got to the end of the crack. Thanks for watching!

[@Dibulok]

@@Freedomfabrication777 ok cool, thanks. Have a great day. :)

[@zenabu80]

How deep did you grind it out. It doesn't look like you went more than 1/8 inch. Might just be the camera but I'm just wondering it you went deep enough to get full pen.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Must’ve been the camera. I went all the way to the bottom of the 1/2” plate. The 6010 was punching all the way through on the root. Thanks for watching!

[@zenabu80]

Good deal. I figured you would. I noticed it looked deeper once you had the root in.

[@jeffcalderon2107]

Looks good how many passes total? Didu cap it with 7018 ?

[@Freedomfabrication777]

3 passes for the cap. I believe it was 8 passes total to weld it out. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffsimonar7161]

I do my fair share of welding at the transfer station in our area. I know exactly what you’re smelling.🤮😂

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Amen brother. It kinda caught me off guard.

[@user-il8fb9fp6w]

You forgot to tell everybody that you put.A battery isolator on that machine before you started welding on it

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Operated did, but you’re right, if I don’t say that out loud everyone freaks right out. Oops. Thanks for watching!

[@confirm1022]

That Kelly bar section needs to be replaced with a 3 foot section jibs replaced etc . Those field repairs are a 10 min temporary fix .

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Operator texted me today and said he ran it yesterday and Today with 115k lbs. on it, and it’s holding up like champ. Thanks for watching!

[@hsaneener9292]

No oils for lubrication I was thinking power washer but I guess not

[@chadneely5632]

Nice video, I can't tell but your trail blazer sounds quiter then my Miller bobcat 250.

[@Freedomfabrication777]

I don’t know how old your bobcat is, but I ran an older bobcat at a previous job, and it made Rosanne sound quiet, Lol. These newer machines are way quieter IMO. Thanks for watching!

[@grandmajosephine383]

What did you charge for that job including travel time?

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Guess

[@grandmajosephine383]

@@Freedomfabrication777 Wow, that was quick. $450.00

[@jax3032]

What would it look like for someone to work for you?

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Can you expand on that question?

[@MyLilMule]

Work of art, Stuart!

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Thank you sir, I appreciate that.

[@Jacoby4465]

What hood is that

[@Freedomfabrication777]

CMR fabrications. It’s a game changer when you’re welding outside. Thanks for watching!

[@charlesmecum5009]

Nice job, can u explain undercut, and why such a big deal

[@Freedomfabrication777]

You bet. That’s a good idea. I think sometimes to my fault, I just assume everyone knows all the terminology. I’ll try to talk about that in a future video. Thanks for watching!

[@charlesmecum5009]

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[@Freedomfabrication777]

@@charlesmecum5009 Thanks, that’s nice of you to say. I try to always respond when it’s a question. I hope I can help answer your question. Stay tuned.

[@derrickevans1758]

What u charge em?

[@Freedomfabrication777]

Guess

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[@fernywings8922]

Trump I’m out..nice set up tho

[@claytonWells-tr8yl]

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[@Freedomfabrication777]

If you can’t watch my videos without squirming because there is a flag in my shop that you disagree with, you’re better off moving on. I believe in a Country where we have the privilege of supporting whoever we want. And even though we may disagree on some things, I don’t understand why we can’t come together as friends that have a common interest in fabrication. Good luck finding a channel where you agree with every single thing that person agrees with or supports.

[@claytonWells-tr8yl]

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