🚨EMERGENCY WELDING REPAIR🚨 He could lose his whole crop!

Yet another high steaks welding repair ! If I don’t repair this farmers roller for his bay baler correctly he could lose his whole crop! We can’t let that happen, no crop means no food for his cows during the harsh Montana winter. So I do my best to get my neighbor back bailing his hay. Will I succeed?! You’ll have to watch to find out if I have the skills to save the day!
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[@ypaulbrown]

great you were able to 'Bail Out' your neighbor on his Baler......

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

🤣🤣

[@jimdarhower4945]

You shoulda just used a square instead of fucking around with that level

[@fred5149]

😂

[@NCPittBull]

Bruh! 😂😂

[@natenate2280]

"hey, I got that one!!"

[@danblythe2979]

Surely like the fact that you talk about the undercut and continue to gride and reweld. Most people making these videos won't admit to any mistakes. Kudos for the honesty. Honesty is the best policy and will allow your business to grow rapidly.

[@stephenferguson4195]

13:20 I could be wrong.. but I don’t think it was anything in the material. This was bound to happen because you were sealing the air inside and it spit out at you because the oxygen was leaving the inside of the pipe. If there was another hole somewhere else it wouldn’t have happened. Not a bad thing, it’s just the air pressure inside. Probably could’ve let it cool a bit before closing that last bit to prevent it from spitting out at you. I could be wrong, just my two cents. Great job man

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Possible! Never had that happen with steel. And also that was after the root. Was the hot pass that it did that

[@stephenferguson4195]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony yeah as soon as I said that I remembered it was the cap.. that’s strange. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@1nvisible1]

*I think that's just a variation in the steel. Happens with cast aluminum all the time. That cylinder could likely hold a few hundred psi no problem.*

[@peetky8645]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony when doing long welds in a closed vessel, a separate vent hole to allow hot gasses to expand will prevent the spit. once cooled, weld the vent hole closed.

[@hanford_adventures]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony Austin Ross just had a video yesterday or the day before where he talked about it. he had his root in and when he was hot pass/capping it blew a hole out the weld and he had to fill it in and he talked about it

[@TotalWarChronicles]

that mom joke had me spitting my coffee out!

[@MattBuck777]

Prime example of how being a welder is way more than welding . Mathematician, Metalologist, Fabricator, Measurementologist, temperatureologist etc..

[@Technically_classic]

I ain't no welder. I'm a grinder

[@gregorywaldron5982]

When I view welding videos on FB, no matter how pristine the weld is, all the asshole Mr-know-it-alls have a need to say something negative or nasty. Most of them are loosers in high school, didn't graduate and decided to become a pipe weldor. They are narrow minded. They think all welding is "pipe welding." One video a new mig welder was being demonstrated on a 1.5" x 1.5" x .120" steel tubing. One comment was, "that's only a root pass."🫣

[@natemartinez4595]

Metallurgist*

[@JDR71326]

As welding engineering student it's rather a shit ton of thermo dynamics being a metallurgist and yeah maths as well the maths and physics go hand in hand thermo dynamics joint forces stresses fatigue tensile forces all that sort of stuff

[@Van.Go101]

A-fucking-men

[@LukeA_55]

I like how you showed the baler running at the end, most of these repair channels only show the work they do to the part, not the work that the part does

[@TheTubelinski]

3:20 leveling when you should use squares. Always choose squares over levels when you can. Good job!

[@sammckenna8016]

serves a more accurate result

[@corpimet3164]

You need a digital level! Leave your piece (and truck) like it is, put the thing on top, and just press "zero". You'll be home way earlier. Spam this comment with likes and comments untill he promises to get one. 😄

[@peetky8645]

hot air in the closed tube expanded and pressurized the vessel. maybe drill a vent hole next time.

[@D3rron08]

I was worried for my mom, until he pullout his screwdriver😂

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

🤣

[@garthland]

I just did one of these a month ago! took 3 of us to get it back in,we were all bleeding by the end-lol! lots of sharp edges in a baler. I like how you pay attention to interpass temps-sign of a true professional

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks bud! I do my best

[@1nvisible1]

*Looks clean. I thought you were wasting daylight getting that roller square for the third time until I saw it spinning at 600rpm lol.*

[@bradwright4293]

​@MeltinMetalAnthony could that blow out you had could possibly be expanding air inside the pipe trying to escape is it a sealed unit?

[@tubeonline629]

That's exactly what happend.

[@LukeA_55]

​@@1nvisible1it would've been a nightmare for that farmer if it was wobbling badly and the belt got twisted or tangled with the other belts

[@sparkythawelder]

Looking good brother, I like seeing pipe fitting skills used for another application. Seems like you always learn more doing a repair then with a perfect fitup. Keep the videos coming.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks 👍

[@mdmwelding3189]

Weld a nut to the out rigger . Use a three quarter impact that raises your truck

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

That’s a great idea! I’m gonna

[@1nvisible1]

*My mom will miss the workout :-(*

[@stevenakn1]

​@@1nvisible1😂😂

[@nickwhite6717]

In practice it probably wouldn't work. It'd either break the drive for the leg, or stop turning

[@stevenakn1]

@nickwhite6717 a drill would be much better I wouldn't use an impact

[@gordjohnson70]

WELL DONE. Doing an "in the field" repair without ending up with a serious shaft wobble is pretty damn good.

[@Nath8737]

He’s lucky he had someone as diligent as you do the repair. Balers have a habit of catching fire when the bearings fail and if you don’t get it unhooked fast enough can lose the tractor too.

[@daviddemerly7919]

Craftsman ship is important but offset bearings can help too

[@seabee0733]

If you put thick rubber washers between the welding machine and your truck bed it’ll take out the vibration. Kinda like Harley Davidson did on their motorcycles .

[@34Fabrication]

The moisture you see from heating your rods is likely from the flame itself, and not the rods (assuming you stored them correctly which it looks like you did). Water forms as part of every combustion reaction so when running it over a "cold" surface like the steel on your truck you'll see water condense out of the flame, and then disappear as you re-heat it with your flame. Great work!

[@jimmiv5449]

Anthony, your videos are much more than just welding. They are about " Problem Solving " with experience & knowledge, also improvisation and using what you have with quality and professionalism. Many others would give up or not even try the challenges you've faced. You inspire all workers to have a positive attitude and never give up. Regardless of their profession. Thank you.

[@ypaulbrown]

Dear Mr James . 13:25 or so, that part that spit out at you was probably caused by the pipe not being vented.....a small hole drilled to let out the pressure somewhere on pipe , and then welded up after you finish your welds can prevent this...... best wishes from Florida, Paul 'Paulie' Brown

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks Paul! Ya that was probably it! I just wonder how they welded it originally cause it had no vent hole

[@Comm0ut]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony You can also just leave a hole to the end then fill that. MANY pieces of equipment are not made with particular care by the factory. Note that tube was a bit thin for the application (steel is $$$ in volume). Were I the owner I'd have a heavier wall replacement made in advance of next season since nearly every failure is a signal to upgrade. You probably know a machinist or two and some time spent watching them do repair machining is GOLDEN for understanding even more about metal, and if ya lay some beads to return the favor you have another friend for the mutual favor factory. (I fix computers for my machinist bro and he gives me all sorts of cut-offs which cost him nothing since the customer paid for the stick.)

[@james10739]

You have the generator just get like a toster oven for baking your rods

[@josephkanowitz6875]

ב''ה, heat exchanger on vehicle or generator exhaust?

[@zachtaylor8309]

Good repair. If your neighbor is gonna keep that baler you will get to do some more. If you took the belts off you would find cracks in most of them.

[@tsl7881]

I've had belts off our baler and always spin the rollers to hear the bearings. Now I'll have to put my glasses on and check for cracks next time. I'd like to hve seen the struggle getting that roller in and out, even with two people. Ah the profanity.

[@davidspin5353]

My Mom called you left your wallet at her double wide trailer....

[@dennisfournier8649]

😂

[@nikkilovetheyardsale-again2608]

Love this content and even more there isn't one bad comment I can find. Get job everyone. And thank you for saving this man's crops. It's not mine but if everything I worked hard for was about to just die in front of me, id do almost anything to make it happen. So seriously. Thanks you.😊

[@arustydodge2111]

Damn, love your problem solving, and execution… and those “Pop ups” and your sense of humor, always get me laughing! Well done ANTHONY! Keep it up!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⚡️⚡️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks buddy!

[@Techead100]

This guy leaves no small detail out he covers the who, what, where, when, and why

[@Killstreak4052]

I would have just levelled the piece in the vise not the truck? Other than that well done brother

[@mike-cl1mm]

Bold move Cotton ! Great job figure it out as you go along , I did this work in the 70's and 80's No internet to find answers , Love watching you work , An Montana Background is the vest

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Right on!

[@tsl7881]

I know what you mean, all that time experimenting , when you could have just been sittin' on you butt watchin' utube...

[@ZILAwelds]

If you would have used Rockmount Polaris AAA you would not have had these undercut issues !

[@OpticsN3rv3]

well done the video was very educational for me learning to weld myself.

[@wynncull9415]

You do a good job welding kid. I would suggest safety glasses when you wire wheel bro

[@michaelc9507]

I did tons of rollers the ends they were machined down by a lathe had to be carefull not to warp the shaft

[@MrBowmanmt]

Anthony what helmet do you recommend for grinding. I see you use two different helmets one for welding one for grinding. Thank you from Connecticut

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Optrel makes on for grinding that good I also use the uvex one

[@MrBowmanmt]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony thanks

[@jodymarty3179]

I know nothing about your repair and I'm not looking to start but for some reason I was still entertained watching.

[@jeffery19677]

Live and learn. 1. WTF??!! You left your jack stands?!?! Didn't think they had pipe in Montana?? 2. When welding pipe, root with the next size bigger 6010 than you will fill and cap with. For example. 1/8 6010 root and 3/32 7018 fill and cap. USE THE SAME AMPERAGE. 85-95 RANGE for both rods. It will make your life easier. FKN amateur.. JK

[@peetky8645]

will preheat affect both rod dig the same?

[@BruceLyeg]

I've fixed more farming equipment than anything else in my lifetime. I've never done one of those before though. Lots of combines, threshers and balers but never that roller. I'm sure he was happy you got it done in a timely manner. Downtime for farmers sucks hard. Nice job on the repair

[@LukeA_55]

I'm still wondering how it broke in the first place. I saw a post on FB where a belt broke in half and wrapped around the pickup and destroyed the whole assembly for the pickup + bent a couple of the rollers. Can't even imagine how much it cost to fix all that

[@deepdimdip]

Hi, have you ever used 7015/7016 rods for root pass instead of 6010/6011?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

No I should thiu

[@jonhy2x4]

Only need to if the material needs it

[@nickwhite6717]

7016 is a very nice running rod. 7018 is rare as hens teeth here in Australia, 16 is our common hi tensile

[@jonhy2x4]

@@nickwhite6717 wia aust arc 77

[@dougbetty2008]

That spit out was pressure build up within the pipe.

[@mmck4119]

You need a vent on the roller to avoid spitting.

[@ch-ir8ld]

nahh

[@calvinfroisland4246]

Use a square on the pipe and a straight edge on the cap. No need to jack around with leveling everything

[@woodartist2021]

Nice work Anthony! I like the way you made adjustments as you went along, tweaking the process as was needed. I especially appreciated the pre-heat and post heat aspects you included in this repair. I have no doubt your repair will last far longer than other areas of that roller! Solid work …well done!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks bud! I try to keep it as transparent as possible. I never weld the same thing 2x except pipe fence lately so I never know exactly what I’m going to do until I’m I. It

[@LukeA_55]

​@@MeltinMetalAnthonyif you didn't have the kevlar blanket or sand to post heat couldn't you periodically run the torch over it to slow the cooling? Or does it need to be shielded from the atmosphere?

[@williamgleaves1954]

Did it spit because it's pressurizing the tube with all that heat?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I think so!

[@vic40171]

Picturing me and your mom. 😆 🤣

[@ericchalmers5668]

Dude…this is great stuff. Thanks for posting the vid!!!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ELECTRICEYE1776]

Great video, no fukin' around👍

[@mikep3509]

I agree with you. Pre-heated material requires less amperage. Nice pick up on that undercutting issue

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

I learned that fact as well as some techniques that I hope I'll never encounter in my home shop.

[@ispeed7013]

I remember we had a “bale kicker” failure and we actually put square tubing inside the round in hopes of more strength. If I remember right, it worked well after gussets were added to the arms to help with the extra weight

[@zaizoesclashing7103]

Lol cheap farmer, just go get a new roller 🤣 I've tossed a few out when I was a ranch hand. Didn't even think about welding them. But if it works it works, and I won't argue with what works 😂

[@gunnarl5087]

13:20 Austin Ross’s latest video had the same thing happen but on pipe

[@phalanyx3478]

I got some ideas for you Anthony. iGaging or Klein Digital Angle Gauges, the iGaging is almost twice as much at 40-50 bucks but its magnetic and can be zeroed, they are the digital calipers of the bubble level world. They will make your life so much easier. That repair is not sound, we typically get these kinds of fabrication/welding jobs in our machine shop and something like this has to be setup and welded in a lathe. The weld is solid it will outlast everything else, but that roller will probably cause a failure in the opposite side, the bearings that hold it, or the axle stubs will break off on either end. I saw a shit ton of runout in that roller it is atleast 1/8" runout. Or the roller could be the strongest part and something gives in the rest of the machine because its forcing around a roller with >.125 runout. Something HAS to give when tolerances are not met mechanically. You can improvise a fixture to approach the precision of a lathe with a few roller head pipe stands, the Ridgid seems the best for its cost with its wide rollers. A turn ground polished bar longer than the piece you are welding would be used to set the stands to get as much accuracy as you can. You want full roller contact on both sides of the bar and you can check this by putting permatex fitting compound on the tgp bar and seeing even blue transferred on all rollers; your rollers are now as accurate as you can get them. You then put both axle stub ends on the rollers making sure they receive blue from the rollers and this ensures they are as coaxial and as straight as you can get them in the field. You use a dial indicator on the roller body close to the repair so the roller surface is running true to the axle stub its being welded to, this is what the 3rd roller head pipe stand is for. With this setup you can approach machine shop precision in the field without the need for dozens of tons of machine. It will not be perfect or possibly even acceptable in a machine shop, but it will be the best anybody in a 300 mile radius can do out in the field without a large lathe. I guessed .125-.250 runout in your repair, if you learned this you could get that down to .01-.03 runout with a robust 3 roller stand setup and the most accurate gauge bar you can use to set everything up.

[@ryanbarker3343]

admitting mistakes is hard and you are very transparent with your audience keep going

[@tyroneburnett5640]

Good 👍🏿 job 💯

[@middleway1885]

Boop Great job! Maybe, if there is more time, show all the yummy shots of everything, more defects and how many times you had to regrind it out to fill it up again... Plus, mat costs with time... Cheers!!

[@Lugmarston]

I'm about to do a driveshaft so we will see lol

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Ohhhh need a lathe

[@RiceBoy7thst]

Lol you better zero that fucker to a few thou

[@Lugmarston]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony ya that be nice but I'll probably end up taking it to get balanced all I have is a stand and a square and level lol

[@johnflavin9073]

I love the text on the screen about you and my mom. Old school, keep them coming.

[@Jeff-bs6yz]

An emergency weld is not being able to wait to the next day. An emergency weld is having product in machinery and having to weld something to get product out of machine before product is scraped

[@rougnedodor2505]

Lol. You’re gonna drive yourself crazy trying to please all these people on KZbin. Looks great.

[@patdexter9188]

My experience is undercut isn't the issue. Not enough filler rod used during the welding process. Good job by the way!

[@dantejimenez528]

The shaft was pressurized, that's why you had that blow out, I've worked on seal welded electric utility poles and the hot air expands causing pressure

[@josegoni9142]

Love the new ending part 😂 up yours 😂😂😂

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

🤣

[@LucasCadbury]

What's with all the welding guys preheating with the cutting torch? Why not put the rose bud on it? It will heat faster and give you a more even heat overall.

[@SweatyWelder68]

Oh yea if you want to learn a new trick..I noticed you cupped out the outside diameter of the roller by grinding with yer flap disc with the disc edge . Never do that..use it flat with the grinder marks going length ways of the round tube..it will keep O.D. concentric instead of cupping it out ..if u dont believe me put a square along top side edge and u will see what im talkin bout! LOL..Live/learn I'm still learnin shit everyday too...I'm not exempt from this lesson either..I'm 55 yrs old and still in LIfe school..

[@sjfodor]

Offset your handles on the Jack 90 degrees and you won’t have a dead spot when pushing on the Jack. Think of cranks on a pedal bike. Great welding. Everybody needs to learn as they go and question why there are different results from normal.

[@SweatyWelder68]

I've been a Welding/Fitting Pipe for 30 yrs and you did a great job young man but damn you wasted alot of time/oxy & acetylene farting around with bullcorn that didn't need to be done..preheat/post heat on something like that is a waste of time...if you want to stress relieve it take a descaling tool or a chipping hammer and peen the fuck out of it and it will be fine. It's not a critical piece of machinery..well kinda sorta but you should know what i mean..but if yu r just tryin to entertain the masses go right on ahead..

[@elijahmiller912]

OHHH NOOO!!! You mean without you he couldn't keep poisoning waterways, ruining land, or abusing animals?

[@derekbryant6137]

People just don't realize how much they need us portable guys and yet even though they need us they tell us that won't work all the time don't sweat the small stuff just keep doing the whole 9 you do good stuff remember as a portable guy your obligation is to prove that it does work that's just what we do we make the impossible possible have a good one bud

[@SickofTired]

Who cares what they think. I got all pissed off at something my mother in law did one time and was like wtf am I doing giving a shit what she thinks?? Now every time someone tells me what they think, I just think of my mother in law and laugh it off. Teach/show us how to do what you know, fk anyone who doesn't want to help

[@nwafab5335]

Ignore the judgmental pricks - you probably do more by noon than they do in a month - appreciate your content - you are thorough

[@i_fudg3d_my_pants]

Prolly the best Weld Repair for a Farm Implenent ever!!

[@Chc9470]

I’ve never welded before but I’m curious how/why you knew the steel needed to be pre/post heated? Thanks!

[@PragmaticPitbull]

Please don't take this wrong, but instead of having to level the work piece, wouldn't it have been easier to use a framing square? And again.... no disrespect... the horizontal is level, the vertical is plumb.

[@aros007z]

Awesomeness

[@craigdempsey2230]

Please explain why you do certain things when you talk about them...why a certain rod for root, for filler, for cap. Why pre heat and/or post heat, why put a blanket over cooling matal or Bury in sand? As those who aren't welders won't have a clue why. But great videos, excellent work.

[@garyteague9555]

Great job young man but you have plenty of gap in that for that 6010 without opening it up with grinder , that rod will penetrate that easily, your 7018 welds look great and it will not break where you fixed it and that’s for sure ,

[@andysullivan1864]

the metal blowing back was probably cause the object is sealed up and the gas inside had no where to go aluminium gtaw is the worst for it

[@theabsentmindedprofessor8357]

Most of the nay sayers are afraid to venture out and atleast try to accomplish a thing, it has to be in a sterial enviroment and all things must meet the book specification before they can have a monicome of confidence in their own ablities, this is why they attack others, to make them selves feel better. Dont give the space it would take a nat to turn areound in your mind. I learned this the hard way i was tasked with welding the top surface of an EA-6B Naval jet wing where i rivet had failed and created a fuel leak, did i mention it was full of fuel some where areound 14k lbs of JP5 i had two guys on two differant fire suppression systems ready to put me out should things go south. It was one of the most terifing and most exciting things i ever did. I leared to strea h out my boundaries and live life from that. Good job man i truly enjoyed watching this video along with all the other ones i have watched. Keep up the good work.

[@JDreynolds12]

im not a welder, but from a mechanic point of view. this looked like art

[@awalk5177]

Brilliant job and very well explained. A really interesting video, thank you. I wonder what a new roller would have cost, but not only that is the delay and farmers cannot have delays when harvesting.

[@Dreetox]

Hello there, good job on that one ! Can i ask why do you need to pre-heat the pipe before you can weld it ?

[@greavous93]

the welder with a chip on his shoulder. I wont be back. And when you use the term level it refers to the horizon. when you refer to 90° to level it is called PLUMB. And if you had a decent square you wouldnt need to bother with leveling the truck or anything else.

[@scrapmanindustries]

Hey what the heck ever happened to that big ass f750 you picked up. Let’s see an update or story on what’s going on with that piece of junk

[@robertmintz63]

I am a welder & I started watching your vid but stopped because of your language & vulgar insinuation & you get a down thumb !

[@rRobertSmith]

Sorta have to wonder why it failed in the first place? op error, or conditions or excessive use?

[@ralphnewcomejr]

Hey Ant...I see by your gear that ya got your stuff together so i thought id tell ya with a few courses in metallurgy you can take the title "Iron wright" and be far more valuable...✌️

[@dannythompson1948]

3:25 My mom's a truck driver that can turn a trailer jack with one arm, i think she'd probably hurt you, big boy.. ;)

[@luedog8385]

🤔Bruh, im no genius but if you just loosen the clamp and then level the pipe in the clamp you would have saved yourself a whole lot of pain jacking that truck up

[@kaboom4679]

It ain't crazy if it works .

[@idoewannautewno]

Good pipe hand would use a framing square. You can think of it as an o-beam if that helps.......lol

[@michaelschulz4317]

You probably shouldn't say hers the finger and then tell people to go f themselves they might get the wrong idea and get confused on what procedure to follow. Thanks for the video and the little things to help out the next guy keep em coming bro!

[@Trappingranch]

The blowout was due to air pressure build up in side the pipe from the preheat with the torch. I burn mine out 3/4 the way around and leave a hole that I can fill once the pipe cools

[@thenewdm7693]

Would it have also worked if you had used a framing square to make sure the cap is square to the pipe instead of leveling it?

[@ethan4234]

Love your videos man. One thing I’ve always wondered how do you know when you should preheat/post heat and how do you know how hot to get it?

[@kyledial8028]

I’ve had that stuff spit out before that was because I was closing all ventilation points and I think it built some pressure maybe from the heat that’s my take on I’m no pro and I don’t claim to be

[@Alex9501950]

I wouldn't bother preheating on a pipe that thin. You really only need to worry about it if ypu have a wall thickness bigger than an inch.

[@corrienye7081]

This only got a like by me because of the "picturing me and your mom" part the work is also great but that shit was funny

[@b.a.1591]

With the price of hay he already paid for the repair with the 100 bails.

[@thomasmacdougall6530]

Maybe could’ve moved the truck a bit to level it out instead of cranking on that outrigger for 45 min

[@corrienye7081]

Something else I'm gonna sub I like your attitude lol you're a welder through and through

[@joshuagarner5233]

Carry a bucket of vermiculite it will allow you to slowly cool the metal off just keep it dry and it will work wonders.

[@RonnieDoyle-u4b]

you did a fuckin good job on that repair with limited setup equipment, not bad at all, for a rod burner.

[@hellmannindustrial]

Looks great man!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks bud