Risky Rust Repair! (Emergency Welding Job)

[@downhilldaddy9346]

It’s easy for people to criticize and be metallurgists from behind a keyboard. I commend you for taking that emergency job. People forget that can happen to anyone.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

You've got a generous heart, Anthony. The customer had very few options. I like the way you work and explain as you go. You should have 10X the subscribers!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I appreciate that!

[@jimgam730]

You did the best you could and got the customer going. He'll remember you for that and that could translate to more business down the road.

[@anthonyfillie854]

Good job for what you had to work with you took the job because you got a good heart need more people like you

[@markgardner5076]

I spent 30 years in Florida, and I've welded on rust bucket trailers, barges, and conveyors. Great job on your part for getting him going. It's never a permeant fix in FL, everyone knows that rust is the state color...

[@EEJester1586]

Good job man that was a clean fix giving the problems you had. I don’t understand trailer manufacturers using box structure for framing specially on a boat trailer. Really need mono wall structure like C Channel or angle iron something that won’t hold water they tend to rust from the inside out if it’s box.

[@davidcraft4909]

I can answer that one, to keep it cheap and light. tubing has a better strength to weight ratio vs the solid pieces that you mentioned. That trailer is probably made out of .083" wall 2x4" and you can readily buy that at any steel supply. Its easier and cheaper to fabricate, but yeah its all fun and games until your damn trailer rots in half. So I totally get your point.

[@ELITEWELDER1]

That Texas tig stuff is circus talk. No foreign fluxless rod is helpful at all. Downhill is crap. I think ur channels great. I consider myself top notch. Was a commercial boiler maker for 10 years certified structural last 15 years. and I see your equal as good. Be safe. Thanks for the respirator tip. I’m trying get towards Florida. Take care and god bless bro! Keep melting steel bro. Safety first. 👊🏼

[@terrycapehart6303]

I liked it, you are a hard working man, have a blessed day America

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks, you too!

[@melvinmariott8609]

I would have done it too. A welding job is a welding job no matter how big or small. As a model welder I take all job's that comes my way.

[@gordjohnson70]

That job was a welders nightmare. WELL DONE ! As a retired welder, I commend you for helping the guy out. Keep up with your videos. The word will spread. You'll get lots of subscribers. You tube will make you a very rich man.

[@J7nikon]

That was cool, you really helped someone out, and you kept other drivers safe on the road, that trailor could have broken apart , and hurt or killed people. I'm just getting into welding and I really appreciate seeing stuff like this, it's a real world situation that's not pretty, and I respect that allot, because that's how real life is!!

[@justintasht1067]

Full respect you never turn a job down no matter how bad it is and all ways happy to help and sort things out.👍👍👍👍

[@georgecostigan4983]

Thank you for the opportunity to learn from real life situations, Great job.

[@Vaterkrater]

There’s always a more efficient way to make money. You are out there, in the real world, helping people out. People that need and appreciate your help. For me that makes sense! And it feels much better than getting the extra money I would get by going for the “assembly line”.

[@carlbrooks68]

All you Need is The Cape Super Man. Hats off to you and Well-Done sir. Well done.

[@haryredneck]

I can smell the job! Good work bro! I would've taken the job too.

[@stephenmeeks684]

Great work on a hopeless trailer.

[@user-lf7en6rf8m]

Hello, im absolutely new to welding and love it. I really appreciate you helping him with his problem, as you know its an incredible feeling to see help arrive, i simply like watching how you go about fixing/ assessment of the job. Thank you

[@rk7535]

You are a true hero to his man. Without you he was fucked. We need more people like you to sometimes do the shit that nobody else will do. Your good nature will be repaid to you 10 fold some day long in your future.

[@tonycleveland5043]

❤ Meltin Metal Anthony thanks to you and MCF, I start welding school in May. I love your brut honesty and I feel very inspired to start welding

[@deant876]

I love that you have a face sheld up and squinting as you are hitting the bondo

[@michaelc9507]

Nice work Ant. You helped this guy out of a crappy suituation. Your upfront with customer saying the trailer is severely dammaged and your repair is a tempoary fix. Great work on the fly! Worst thing is trying to work with rust. I did a job to a rusted Toyota truck frame plated cut out rust. Mig really came in handy for me with some pre bent steel i had.

[@bigb7157]

That’s real life. If I didn’t weld shit metal, I wouldn’t weld many jobs. I also understand temporary is only temporary if it doesn’t work. I’ve done a few trailer repairs for people with the understanding that this a get home fix. I have no doubt they are still running those same trailers today.

[@mathewmolk2089]

But who do yo think is going to wear the jacket when that abortion of a "repair" breaks in half on the freeway and ends up hitting a soccer van of kids head on on the oncoming r lane and 6 of them are killed and 2 are paralyzed ?

[@JonDingle]

You did a great job young man. Not many would bother. It would be great if the customer be asked you to make him a new trailer. Top regards, Jon.

[@vernonhall9262]

Somebody has got to step up an take these jobs that really are just helpin folks out of a bind Forget the money forget the time it takes Just be a good hearted person an use the skills god gifted u with an help a friend or help a complete stranger Awsome video anthony just found ur channel a day ago an im lovin every minute of discovering who u really are buddy Keep doin what u doin man the rewards will surely come

[@christophertrunnell8500]

I listen you a lot your way more experienced in welding than me I’m shy of 2 years in the trade

[@JS-hc3tr]

Good for you for helping that dude out

[@garymucher4082]

I realize this is an older video. With that stated, you know these patches are merely a very temporary patch at best. However, I get the feeling the owner now thinks it can go for years to come... Thumbs Up!

[@edwardclark3980]

Hell the guy should call a flatbed tow truck.

[@xanderrice8202]

I really been enjoying your videos man, helping pass the time until my welding class and learning along the way. I really apperciate that you put you work on youtube.

[@ProleDaddy]

You're good to take the challenging and more desperate jobs. At the same time, I hope you had a good liability waver for him to sign and that it would hold up in court.

[@mcfwelding]

Im glad you made a video about this. i find i get more calls about doing things like this. its not always nice easy bucket work and nice clean fab work. keep burnin ant love the content. im workin on makin some videos now myself hopefully it pans out

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

id love to see them, best tip I can give is no dead air, always some sort of dialect

[@mcfwelding]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony I've put out about 8 videos this year and I'm gaining traction on the channel, I'm filming 2 new vids now so hopefully have a bunch more I'm going to film in the near future, thanks for the input 👍

[@21psd]

Good job making the repair to get him home. But I sure hope he realizes he needs to replace this trailer. It is beyond repair!

[@nealesmith1873]

Tough job! Well done!

[@billarroo1]

I got a call about 9 years ago at the I-5 truck scale near San Diego, California. A FREIGHTLINER SEMI TRACTOR, The frame at the rear between both axles on both sides was breaking in half, I told the owner I can patch it enough to get it to a repair shop, BUT YOU CANT PULL A TRAILER, you will have to bobtail there NO trailer !! It was rotted to the extreme !! It still took me 5 hours just to plate it enough to leave the scale !! I would have refused it but I was already there !! Some jobs REALLY suck 😃😃 Great Video

[@Drhumbolt]

I'm not a welder. But I like your candor, maybe some day it's time for a career change. Keep up the cool videos man.

[@hubertrobinson8825]

You did a very good job I'm sure that man appreciate your efforts job well done

[@MarkDecamps]

I would have used FCAW on that repair. I don't say this because I think what you did was wrong. I say this because you're a better stick welder than I am. I would have blown holes all over the place. Some .035 e71t-11 and I would have great control by being able to turn the heat way down and having easier starts and stops.....just pulling a trigger. Good work.

[@furyiiiplate]

I call myself a "Hammer Mechanic" at times and my mig welder is low class. But I will never fix anything or build anything that is unsafe. Especially to someone else. How could someone let a person drive away with that. I would be afraid of a news report of a loose trailer on highway killing a family. Great Job!

[@TeamWinnieRacing]

I agree for one who the heck bondos a trailer carrying weight and 2, they didn't even sand it or prep it like at all lol. Wow. Nice repairs boss.

[@mikethompson1987]

Good Stuff! Real world repair.

[@bobl5335]

safety first. You and your clients I recommend Aluminum for Boat Trailers costly but rust free lasting longer Keep up your great work and videos

[@BeADad2447]

I wish I could show this to my son! Just don't want him to hear the potty mouth. Love to weld. Good job.

[@ypaulbrown]

his gratitude may show up in more work down the road or even better things...., ya done good oldtimer......you never can tell......cheers, Paul

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

thanks Paul means a lot from you

[@michaellogue7200]

Great stuff Bo ,

[@wilsrats2003]

I’ve had to do the same thing before and not a welder by profession. But I found the rolled edge of the tube to be the best place to get a weld. But also used hard whipping from the plate into the rot. Nice work

[@balzonyr4head]

Good work! You're definitely a better stick welder than I, I probably would have attempted mig depending on wind but thats just because I'm more comfortable welding rust with a mig blaster. 🤘🏻

[@Steve-ci1kj]

Great work. I need to practice Texas tig. I’ve never had to stick weld rust like that. I’ve always had the pleasure of using Mig with rust to that degree, but if I had to use stick, I would probably try a long and fast forward whipping motion to try and keep the puddle cool enough to prevent burn through. I whip the rod out of the puddle an inch or two than quickly whip it back in, then quickly whip it back out and so on, usually with a “C” motion. That’s how I manipulate the rod when stick welding structural overhead, so the puddle doesn’t fall out on me. Obviously, you’re gona have some burn through welding rust like that no matter what though.

[@oldschoolworks840]

Way to get it done! Salt water is hell on steel.

[@yota87truck]

That trailer is beyond repair!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

💯 owner knew it

[@tanglediver]

Having repaired a few in my time, that one is a veritable charity case. Time to replace the trailer. Redfish, eh? You boys are obviously east coast or gulf coast fishers, tight lines!

[@123ABC-Machine-Basics]

Been there, done that . It's like trying to weld an old exhaust pipe. Enjoy your videos !

[@ELITEWELDER1]

Its Guys that melt steel that keep this earth moving! Keep making $$ brother.

[@lyleswan6671]

Dammn. that's not a boat trailer...that's rust holding hands. Dude that sold that boat load of ferric oxide has no conscience. Something tells me the boat needed more than "just a gasket." You have a big heart for taking that gig. Good karma, brother. Stay safe and keep burnin' and turnin'.

[@zombieresponder]

Even after welding patches on it, that trailer is one good pothole away from catastrophic failure. That is the reason most wouldn't touch it.

[@kennyg1953]

Hey great video! a little tip for cutting between audio though, fade them in to each other with a small bit of overlap and it will make the transition much more seamless. Helps with voiceovers and even fading background music out for a little bit while talking; makes a world of difference.

[@boysrback5690]

1/4 plate gusset top and bottom on front for flex just for sway narly.

[@arustydodge2111]

Great work on this Emergency repair. Total FUBAR….and YOU made it work!⭐️⭐️🙏⭐️⭐️

[@justinmcquaide4862]

Yeah I like it really enjoying the channel keep up the great work !!!

[@davidf2767]

Wow. Great job.

[@Joewrenches123]

Like the welding tricks you have thanks great video this my first comment ever on you tube if it means anything

[@haulem]

I have a Fronius Transpocket with an adjustable pulse setting that really helps with blow through on thin metal. Look into a machine with a pulse setting.

[@christopherday7346]

been there all too many times. you gotta do what you gotta do to get people home

[@skipwood3835]

Don’t know if you’re using 3/32 6010 I’d use that at about 55-70 amps more towards the low side. Also flat stock strip metal great to use 1/4 or 3/8 max needed for that repair, clamp tac repeat. Good luck I lived in Florida for a long time pipe welding.

[@bobhoe]

I had to do that to my own trailer and all I had was a length of chain, it worked. I also repair Miller welders

[@penniesfromheaven2511]

My guess would be they bondo’d over the holes, and painted it to pass it off to this guy, knowingly. Love my Bessey clamps!! They’re spendy but last a lifetime. 👍

[@paizley9666]

Bondo “oh sh*t there’s hole in my frame best bondo that up and sell it “

[@hobtink]

In my youth I worked for a welding, machine and ornamental iron shop. I was a welder’s helper, prep and finish worker(the grinder and slag remover). First job I was given was to do a boss to friend repair of a homemade pipe frame motorcycle trailer probably 30 years old and made that trailer look solid. As I started welding blow through was a major problem even though most weld and heat transfer was to the newer support metal being welding in. Almost the entire weld job required the Texas Tig method the boss came out and showed me after I told him, you know I ain’t the best welder here by far, near if not the worst. We had some of the best around that were really good and knowledgeable welders Ian’s repair welders. I told him the metal and the trailer was trashed due to rust through almost everywhere and it had already had a major amount of shit rug welding done on it. But, it stayed together and unlike our advice the owner continued to use the trailer. Hopefully if anything happens and this guy doesn’t replace the trailer but continues to use it you will not be taken to court for faulty repair work. Glad you would go and help him out. Sometimes your left doing work you would prefer to not have your name and business associated with no matter how big the disclaimer but at least now you guys can video your interaction with the person the work is being done for.

[@josephnovakjr8198]

Good job dude! Sometimes it is more satisfying using your skills and talent to help someone out! We've all been in a jam of some sort... I know he was already bummed finding that his boat trailer was Jerry rigged, and someone ripped him off, you helping him out was definitely a blessing! I know I'd of done the same man! Just curious what you charged the guy? Service call only or extra for the bad find?

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼…………. You did the best you could and helped a dude get home, I don’t fault you for that…………….and you have a couple of Harleys…………BONUS points!!👍🏼👍🏼

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Right on

[@oscarborjon6112]

They put bondo to make it look good so when they sold it to that man it looked in good shape

[@ypaulbrown]

6011 Electrode Negative....less penetration, more build up than Electrode Positive.....6011 is also a stronger rod.....great for that very thin material......we need to do a test one day.....Paul

[@bobobrazil1973]

Nice job👌

[@125sm3]

Great channel, new subscriber from England.

[@JavierMartinez-kd5md]

Awesome bro keep bringing and melting that metal

[@gordjohnson70]

What guy in his right mind would pull a trailer like that, on the highway, in the first place ?

[@Whalermansteve84]

I see your in pinellas county. Crumpton welding supply is right up the road from me

[@jackmioff000]

Always carry a few oxy acetylene welding rods with your regular rods, they’re copper coated mild steel and makes Texas tig fast and easy and for rusty shit hit it with a needle scaler and also hit your stick welds with it to clean and pin welds to relieve stress from them

[@handmade-everything9528]

Good shit …. Dude is stuck at Walmart… In a shitty situation an hour away from you and you rolled out and got him back up and on the road to get him home…. Soild man

[@freebirdwelds]

Hey Anthony, next time try reversing the polarity to electrode neg. ;)

[@donsmith9081]

Flux core welding is way more forgiving but MIG is the ultimate as long as there are no wind issues, for thin or rusted out material.

[@ProleDaddy]

Do you find that flux core *mig* is good on windy days?

[@donsmith9081]

@@ProleDaddy Yes, flux core is a self shielded wire that does not require gas.

[@ProleDaddy]

@@donsmith9081 I've always thought it was fine. You seemed to be saying that mig is not good for windy conditions, so I was surprised.

[@donsmith9081]

@@ProleDaddy MIG means (metal inert gas) meaning you use solid wire and gas and run DC Reverse polarity or positive. Not good for windy welding. FCAW means (flux core arc welding) meaning you use a self shielded wire, you don’t use gas and run DC Straight polarity or negative polarity and is made for windy and dirty surfaces, it is more aggressive and penetrating than MIG.

[@ProleDaddy]

@@donsmith9081I see my backyard mechanic status is showing. Lol. Thanks for the education.

[@yatessmyrna]

I think it was a fantastic repair.

[@irish-simon]

Nice thing to do well done

[@mrr7870]

Can you do a video on texas tig?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

ya I can do that. maybe in a few weeks.

[@tylermclain7648]

Solid job 🤙

[@andypatterson7426]

New follower, that was still great work 👍

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks and welcome

[@inmotion81]

This was good one

[@anthonymarino4260]

Well done

[@phluffymuffin7924]

🤘 good on you bro, nicely done!

[@DonnyBwelding1]

Good shit keep it up

[@resspls10k]

Recently I've done jobs on old steel boats, approx. 5 by 2 metres in size. The boats are over 60 years old, cultural heritage, and have been coated with coal tar until it became banned. Most jobs concern filling holes in the sides or bottom, where the steel is full of rust craters. The thickness varies from 4 mm to 0.5 mm all over. On the worst parts I use 40 amps of current, 2 mm basic electrode, running quickly, and sometimes I still blast through. 5 by 5 mm holes become 5 by 5 cm holes because it's so rotten. If I make a patch plate, I often end up filling centimetres to the side of the plate with weld bead stacked upon weld bead because there's simply no "meat" to weld onto. The welds and slag fizzle like soda because of the rust and coal tar. Tedious jobs for sure, and not something you learn in school. But all that matters is that the holes are filled and the boat floats again.

[@dontaeblount3448]

I would have done it too because I have a good heart and don't like to see ppl stuck

[@i8764theKevassitant]

All these trailers are made of purlin it looks like. And i thought 3/16 would be too thin for a little material and machine hauling trailer

[@robertmartin265]

My welded top holes are rusting out on my brackets. What’s the best way to replace them or weld new ones on? Ty

[@jeremyschwandner7163]

Good shit man 🤙

[@edwardclark3980]

You could tact it together on top side of younge and the clamp to underside.

[@oscarborjon6112]

Things like that you don’t have to weld it all around. Stitch weld plus you’ll save rods.

[@ypaulbrown]

good point, but rods are not that expensive....

[@ProleDaddy]

When the steel you're welding to is weak, you're going to want all the weld surface area you can get.

[@oscarborjon6112]

@@ProleDaddy 👎🏼

[@oscarborjon6112]

@@ypaulbrown 👎🏼

[@gustv5789]

Nice repair

[@randomschittz9461]

“Jesus Christ get a fucking muffler”. 🤣🤣🤣

[@metalworkswelding7176]

Hey Anthony I'm trying to get into the mobile welding business but I have all the tools and equipment I'm dependable do good work ive done projects but I can't seem to keep the ball rolling I have ptsd so I'm a little short on selling my self any tips ????