KUBOTA KX121-3 MINI EXCAVATOR - BROKEN THUMB REPAIR!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

great video man! truly a great edit

[@mcfwelding]

Thanks man, I'm trying different things each time trying to make the videos better to watch, and I've just been getting jobs in that are worth filming 🤣

[@TheDavidarlen]

Nice job, my thumb is all bent up. But not broken.

[@JonDingle]

A needle scaler leaves a nice finish on a hot weld. Interesting stuff young man. Happy new year!

[@Stang413]

Came here from Meltin Metal Anthony and I enjoyed this video

[@strizzy239]

Gotta love KZbin university when you need to learn yourself something!! 😆

[@MBwelding]

Looks good I’m kinda situation dependent on the grinding welds flush if I can or it needs it aesthetically then I do but most heavy equipment in the woods came from the factory with rough beads so I don’t worry about it most the time but a machine like this doing yard work why not look stylish while you’re at it right

[@okanagansawmill]

Nice work on that, much nicer job than the previous guy.

[@mcfwelding]

Thanks

[@keithemerson1983]

I have the same excavator, I have had two of those pins break in the same place. I had a solid one made and put a grease fitting in the eye the pin goes through.

[@mcfwelding]

That's a solid idea... when it happens again I'll bring it up to him

[@scrapmanindustries]

some other guy on KZbin just had one of those things break on his Kubota. must be fairly common. nice work starting your own welding business.

[@mcfwelding]

What channel was it?

[@scrapmanindustries]

@@mcfwelding rollingops I do believe.

[@colin8532]

Very nice work sir!

[@loggggon]

Nice job , yep smooth out the weld if itdoesnt weaken it

[@WelderB1Family]

Dope video bro, just subscribed 👨🏾‍🏭💰

[@mcfwelding]

Appreciate it hope you enjoy!

[@stuartstiles55]

Why is the thumb breaking??? - The hydraulic pressure of the thumb cylinder needs to be adjusted lower. This is so the bucket crowd cannot break the thumb as it has been doing. Think about it and you will get the idea. Whoever fitted the thumb should have set the pressure the thumb cylinder can hold.

[@firstname6208]

Just bought a thumb for mine. Instructions specifically says thumb pressure must be less than 2500 psi. It must be below bucket curl pressure so these things don't happen. Bent cylinders are common failures too.

[@ghostjaeger4326]

Heard about you from meltin metal Anthony, so far I love your stuff man, keep it up

[@mcfwelding]

thanks! appreciate it alot

[@JRsVsO]

Very educational. Do you keep your 7018 rods in any kind of oven or put them in your home oven before you use them or just in the water tight plastic rod holder with the gasket? I only ask because we had ours in a special oven at the school I went to last year.

[@mcfwelding]

Just a plastic rod holder with a gasket

[@clintcowles7563]

That 230i runs nice huh? Been raining here all day. Freezing rain last night. My 230i I on though. Just put handles on a smoke box. Thank you for sharing.

[@mcfwelding]

love this welder so far, making my money back quickly with it

[@anthonymarino4260]

Fabulous job. better then. new. how do you like your deawalt die grinder is it cord or cordless thanks

[@mcfwelding]

its corded, i do like it but i think ill be getting a pneumatic one soon i like them better because you can control it a little better with the trigger

[@woldridgefencing9021]

7018 3/32 and 6010 1/8 is my go to 90% of the time.

[@mcfwelding]

My favorite two rods

[@safdarally5690]

Love your vid . What tool are you using to clean the slag in this vid. Thanks

[@mcfwelding]

needle scaler

[@arkculite]

Hi just found your channel I have a question about welding am working on my bmw transmission but I snapped some bolts off that holds the shifter cable bracket I was wondering if I could weld it on

[@mcfwelding]

i wouldnt.. get the bolts out and get new bolts

[@arkculite]

@@mcfwelding that’s the thing I can’t all my extractor snapped on it

[@mcfwelding]

@@arkculite might have to bring it to a mechanic.. i wouldnt weld anything onto a trans thats not already welded

[@DonnyBwelding1]

@@mcfwelding ahmen

[@southmaplegarage]

Nice job man.

[@mcfwelding]

Thanks! appreciate it

[@AbdulKhan-cy3vq]

Good job. Thanks for sharing.

[@lestatdelioncourt9335]

Where about in jersey are ya ? Don’t remember if ya told me ?

[@mcfwelding]

morris county

[@rubenvargas3547]

Looks awesome

[@curtislathrop]

How hard is it to find side work for welding?

[@mcfwelding]

Once people know you weld.. your phone will ring

[@gillihansmobilewelding]

Excellent!

[@scottjune3554]

Nice work

[@brianlitchko760]

I’ve never ground my welds. I would have used 1/8 for the root and finished it with 5/32. Nice job though!

[@mcfwelding]

Some jobs require it some don't

[@robertmarut1784]

Hey… just found your chanel! I’m from north Jersey! Do you recommend any welding schools?

[@mcfwelding]

Fellow north jersey! what county you in? And honestly. look for a helper job at a weld shop and learn on the job or you can go to your local VOTEC and maybe take some night classes

[@robertmarut1784]

@@mcfwelding I’m in Passaic County theirs a school in paterson but it’s hood

[@mcfwelding]

hahaha yea stay outa there, i know morris counrty community has welding courses i believe

[@robertmarut1784]

@@mcfwelding theirs Lincoln tech but idk if they are AWS certified

[@mcfwelding]

Lincoln tech is $$$$ I wouldn't bother honestly, if your looking to do it as a career find a place hiring helpers and learn on the job

[@TheWhatman21]

Where in jersey, I dont need competition near by ha

[@mcfwelding]

Why competition? why not help each other out with getting work and passing work back and forth?

[@Njyfz450]

What part of New Jersey are u from

[@mcfwelding]

north west jersey

[@Njyfz450]

@@mcfwelding ok I am in Burlington County

[@mcfwelding]

wayyy down there

[@PUJARTIAGO77]

I’m not a pro but shouldn’t it be 6010 as a rot pass and then 7018?

[@mcfwelding]

For pipe welding sure, 6010 doesn't belong in any heavy equipment

[@thenamesjohny1490]

I thought the same because that's what they taught at the community College when we were practicing but it makes sense since the first two numbers indicate tensile strength with 7018 being at 70,000 and 6010 at 60,000.

[@bgs4896]

​@@thenamesjohny1490 this type steel of is low in alloys which make it quicker to cool down as of 8018 rod has higher tension than 7018 6010 would dig out the low alloys steel with 7018 being a fixing rod witch let the weld fix then Crack this type of steel another type of beast 😉

[@nrxhavoc]

that thumb cylinder looks like its destroyed. next guy gonna have fun repacking that

[@vadimjcb3cxmurmansk]

Надо было палец вставлять и варить!раскосы почему не поставил много ??Почему без пальца варил???

[@robbobcat7286]

very common for that pin to break 200.00 for pin before covid now 400.00

[@mcfwelding]

Crazy that it has doubled

[@PeterEndelt]

👍

[@rogerrettinger3225]

Sand ur scary welds down before the KZbin video brilliant 👏

[@humbertoaranda7852]

If it has slag you drag

[@colincfour-zp9ul]

I was always taught that grinding down welds compromises their effectiveness. I would have also repaired the cracked weld you spotted from the previous person.

[@mcfwelding]

I've ground alot of welds down. And I did repair that other crack off camera after the customer came and checked things out

[@jeffreylonigro1382]

You need a lens filter so we can see what the hell you are doing.

[@mcfwelding]

check out my other videos i have videos like that

[@scottjune3554]

It's called a thumb

[@mcfwelding]

Yea had a moment forgot what it was called 🤣

[@jasonadams2264]

'Dilla! brap

[@mcfwelding]

uni-fuckin-dilla