Can we repair it without destroying the torsion suspension?

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With a new axle over a month out, we needed to get this trailer back into service ASAP! So we do our best and cut out the bad and weld in the new. Todays twist is I don’t have my rig with me! So I’m completely dependent on the tools Shawn has in his shop. Can we get it back on
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[@b.a.1591]

Thanks for all the Tips Anthony I need to put a smaller version of this exact axle on a trailer soon and this helped me a lot

[@scrapperstacker8629]

Great repair video!!

[@paulg5900]

Surprising this guy had a shop and so much equipment and yet hired out the repair.

[@Nath8737]

Having equipment doesn’t automatically mean you can weld out of position. If those welds fail someone’s going to have a bad day.

[@clintcowles7563]

Hi there. I've got loads of equipment. I can weld in and out of position. With that being said. I flat out don't have the time to tackle everything. And!! Subbing out work helps those around me...and really...that's what it is all about.

[@2hotscottpro]

@@clintcowles7563no dought man.I shoulda called a Plummer for 130 bucks to put a toilet seal n tank guts in.Screwed around 5 hours.Some times it’s smart to hire out.Time biggest factor.

[@2hotscottpro]

500 buck weld on 500 buck axel though 😅

[@FishFind3000]

@@2hotscottprodepends on the opportunity cost. He could loose $1k not having that trailer. So $500 to get it going again until the new axle comes can still put him money ahead.

[@garyyorke1080]

Did a great job on bending both side with 1 wallop .. good job you was about to repair , does go to show sometimes its actually worse than first thought . And yup great to be able to have the facilities at hand as some say sometimes it's just easier to out source the work if you just can't do it yourself . Could be time frame or your guy is not available to do the repair . Thanks for sharing the video Anthony

[@justintasht1067]

Great video looked like a right proper mess there all cracked up must of been some impact. Great work as all ways👍👍

[@bradbrunelle7986]

When ya think it's just 1 crack. It turns out 1 side is busted to hell, and the other isn't much better.This is a prime example and I wish more people understood that it's never just as easy as "it'll only take 10min. Just put a little weld on it".

[@jackdawg4579]

Got a boat trailer a while back with a drop torsion axle on it. I went to do some mods on the axle and guard mounts to allow me to fit larger tyres and I found some dodgy brothers repairs had been done on it, the bar holding the stub axle to the main axle had been replaced with just simple box section steel, and it was also badly rusted to boot. I had a set of springs and hangers in the spares bin, so I just got rid of it and replaced it with a normal spring mounted drop axle.

[@raulrubio2862]

I respect you so much Anthony because you share everything but I can hear from the machine your wire feed speed was too low lol it’s okay most of us can’t touch your stick welding because you are one of the goats

[@kevinpoore5626]

Well I am not a welder the best I am as a welder's assistant I can grind A mean bevel but honestly I never wanted to be a welder I could run the daylights out of a torch several years ago but regardless you are good and you are willing to teach 16:26

[@rockake8827]

You make me want to fix something 😊

[@Robwelds]

I like the calendar on the welder👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@WelderB1Family]

Mma the goat 💯🔥👨🏾‍🏭

[@jefclayton8341]

Great video I just wanted to make a suggestion. When I have something heavy to grind off and I need it done quick I use a 3m brand cuboid disc we use them on pipe all the time and they make quick work of grinding which I hate. Just a pondering you may want to try. Keep on burnin!!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I’ll have to check one out! I used a sigma green on this, seemed to work well

[@jefclayton8341]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony is that a flap of mop disc? You guys have different stuff down there then we do up here in Alberta

[@greekgods3399]

love it

[@wcmwfab935]

I would of definitely dropped that axle aswell. Pretty cool tool

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Ya they sent that awhile ago, finally got to use it!

[@clintcowles7563]

Hi 👋. Northern Michigan here. I didn't know that about the axle. The rubber bushing inside that axle...that is. You're teaching more than just the young man next to ya. Hats off to ya friend. Keep up the great work!

[@scrapperstacker8629]

The repair you did to this axle is probably better the the new axle that he ordered.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks bud!

[@HeavyHiitter]

That was neat. I'm wondering what gas you're running, I was hearing the MIG trying to go into spray transfer, but it can't hold it.

[@terryjones341]

Ive owned a trailer a trailer shop for 21 years. That torsion axel is bent on the inner solid square bar probably. It’ll start eating tires soon enough. There is a system used to check alignment that I doubt was used.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

What is the name of the system?

[@terryjones341]

Couple of plates bolted to the hubs. Measure at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock can help you determine camber and tow. Use the frame of the trailer to help to check symmetry.

[@chepo1956]

Hey Anthony, Jose from Puerto Rico. Pretty wild fix man! I wanted to ask you where can I get replacement shielding lenses for that Clearmaxx grinding mask you used in this video? I have the exact same one you were using.

[@woodartist2021]

Nicely dine, Anthony! What wire and gas? Would flux core do a fine job on that trailer repair?

[@raulrubio2862]

Flux core runs hot asf but yes it would

[@jakeswelding6560]

I have this kind of repair alot on horse trailers

[@tethmthero]

How do you like magnetic 90°s? You ever use them?

[@stevengehrke4281]

Hey Anthony what is that little level thing ,I don’t see any link

[@lukasverhoeven6525]

Did one of these recently, almost the exact same failure. Was much easier to pull the axle tho it was bolted on.

[@deanl2427]

Nice job. Haha, you crack me up everytime I hear that last line! Stay safe man. PS, I like your old intro music, miss that

[@loganrench5680]

Hey Anthony how you like that badlands jack?

[@woodartist2021]

Nicely done…sorry for the typo.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks!

[@Zzzarathxt53]

what do you recommend for us young guys to get into the industry? ive been attempting to find a welding job for the last year or so and it seems incredibly hard to get into. ive got certifications, just can't get the calls back.

[@nicholaslilly4775]

Experience gets the calls back not certs, I know that doesn’t really help but that’s just how it works

[@Froggies505]

got any tips on uphill? i can make a 7018 look okish and be confident in the strength, but with mig solid wire especially on my root i cant get that shit to sink flat. humps up in the middle so damn bad, sags out and wont burn into the sides of my triangle or weave. ive gone from stupid cold to retardedly hot and everywhere in between and cant get that shit right. its driving me nuts. thanks

[@derekbryant6137]

I love MIG welding the old stuff a little bit harder to use because you get cold lap especially when you're just tacking those new inverters have inductance control you can set the inductance where it Heats it right up right now virtually no cold lap with the new stuff but I do love me some Miller 252 they're good welders but I do realize in your situation you couldn't get it too hot because of the dampener inside the axle I do not like those I have burned a few of those up good job though

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Good tip! I’ve never used a mig win inductance control

[@derekbryant6137]

@MeltinMetalAnthony another thing I do with the older mig welders is I start 1/2 ahead of the start of the joint to be welded and then back up to the start and then go forward this helps with preventing cold lap. And when I get to the end of the joint I get to the end and back up about a 1/4 inch and get out of it that fills craters

[@philanderingwhitecollartra8281]

​@@MeltinMetalAnthonyits a dial inside of some miller wire feed units but aside from arc dig labeling you can really dial in arc length and width " spray triangle/cone " for aluminum.. great for inside tube ends on railings where you dont wanna show welds on a hidden wall mount etc

[@SickNaban]

How do you like the new Optrel helmet?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Love it, best hood I’ve ever had

[@dillanstainbrook1764]

Yo as a guy who does the same kind of shit on the daily brake wires dont matter they will ground either way Aslo if you take the hub caps off the spindles have centers you can measure off of too make sure the axles are squared to each other

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I’ll do that next time! Thanks

[@ryguy905]

What u want to do is run water on them or use wet rags. There's four rubber cords in that axle that you don't want to hurt

[@robandnell4305]

I'd say that trailer has been arount for a while with the drums rusted through in places.

[@scottjune3554]

I prefer using a torch myself. I just seem to have more control.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Ya I bet a plasma is the way to go but I’m just used to the torch

[@jnle2945]

Heyy bro watching for a long time now great work you do Am from Guyana 🇬🇾 watching u helping me out a lot

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Good stuff brother🫡💪 thanks for watching

[@jnle2945]

Yea bro continue doing the great work bro❤

[@oolatony]

Thought that axle should be bolted onto chassis so it can easily be replaced

[@zackeydalton9191]

We need a come weld with Anthony Contest

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Not a bad idea!

[@zackeydalton9191]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony Or maybe some consumables give away such as gloves or grinder wheels

[@bryce86777]

How do you keep from being liable? If later on that axle comes off even if the owner hit a curb again and kills somebody?

[@dillanstainbrook1764]

As a guy who does a lot of this same kind of work i promise you our welds are better than 100 percent of the crack heads who work at the trailer company's

[@esecarpintero]

Put a sign that says following is optional but not recommended

[@Justforfun-ek7et]

@@esecarpintero😂

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

@dillanstainbrook1764 Lmao that’s dead on 🤣🤣🤣

[@downhilldaddy5282]

Man a lift would’ve made this job a whole lot easier but I love how you attacked it as is and demonstrated how it would be in a real life setting. Meaning that in the real world it would’ve been done on the side of a road or a parking lot with minimal tools. You and I C Weld be turning out more welders than schools 😂. J/k but you guys show and teach what a text book can’t. Keep up the great work brother! 🤘🏾 #hooddown #up10

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks brother! Usually my repairs are in less than idea conditions! I’m just glad I was on concrete 🤣

[@tomasalvarado207]

😎👍

[@hsaneener9292]

What I meant to ask is if a job has a metal you need for your own project can you request that metal or gas in exchange for a paycheck? Or a payment?

[@mrdddeeezzzweldor5039]

An exercise in how an apparently fix-in-place job becomes a whole day's worth of F'ing around. Nice job of it though and that bracket assy remake is a sturdy MF - nice fab with that too!

[@chauncey5962]

U like that bad land jack?

[@esecarpintero]

Just got their farm jack. Super handy and only 80$👍🏼

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

It is the customers we used all his tools

[@tillmanpogue5888]

Why not use stick? Seems like less hassle and I also just really hate mig welding.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

lol mee to but because it’s fast. Also I wanted to see how I would perform without my tools in a shop setting.

[@MysticMetals92]

MMA what up brotha, I've been running an onsite and offsite welding outfit for a few years. I'm blessed, no complaints. Here in southeast Missouri we run river jets. Alot of aluminum repair. I've always built up equipment mainly for intentions of mobility. Ran off my miller 400 pro. Came across a much younger version of ol boy melting metal Anthony From years back. Long story short. Thanks for the video. Been a follower since the beginning. My spoolmate 30a and wc-24 controller along with my savings appreciates you. Awesome to see you surfacing so strongly. Ill end with a qoute of mine. "If woman don't find ya handsome they should at least find ya handy"

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

Dude has the equipment to build skyscrapers and had to hire a 3rd party for the labor.

[@flir67man84]

Great video!! How the hell did they crack both axle and the left side broke free. thats a left hand turn all day.. had to be a medium divider or a concrete barrier..

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

My thoughts exactly

[@manguydude287]

that trailer has seen some shit

[@donvillo1]

look at this @6:11

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

Best looking thing in that shop was the blonde.

[@MOAONAABE]

i saw a crack you didnt weld.

[@mikepflueger8597]

Do you have crazy insurance? My company just left California and apparently most of them have as well. Anything to do with flames and they're out! It took me a week of screening calls and online bullshit to get turned down at every turn. They specifically said no auto work. I got a year policy for structural steel erection, and welding, including marine work for 3800 a year, but they all are clear that I can't weld on anything automotive. I will, but not insured for it apparently. Any thoughts? I know that everyone in Cali is ue happy and I should probably just sell the house and buy or build a nice shopartment somewhere else, but have you ever been to Santa Cruz? I've traveled and lived all over, but I always end up back here.

[@matthewpage9617]

Looks like the drum cracked as well.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

No just crusty

[@matthewpage9617]

So @ 2:52 that just a rust flake

[@demetrichkerriwallace5546]

I thought it looked cracked also🤷🏽‍♂️

[@matthewpage9617]

@@demetrichkerriwallace5546 that's what I'm saying

[@adammulcahy644]

@@matthewpage9617 what you mean 2:65? would that not be 3:05?

[@2hotscottpro]

Wires don’t matter which is which. It’s 12v.

[@stevenakn1]

That's not going anywhere👊 he's got a nice shop, probably 22 more jack stands around you could put under there😂

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Ya Shawn is king of tools, if he don’t own it, it don’t exist🤣

[@RHEC1776]

Another awesome job. You should invest in a GoPro. Im down to donate $100 👍👍💪💪💪💪🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Tony-tk8tg]

I would have flipped over if possible. U build them upside down

[@hsaneener9292]

If a job pays $ can you request a ¢ instead or can you get paid in £ If you provide a $ weld to you get ¢ in returns if you provide £¢€¥with " do you get * as a bonus or is this the terminology (catching a body)?

[@Alexander_J_Jericho]

bump

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

🫡💪

[@philanderingwhitecollartra8281]

don't blame the process .. blame the preparation process...