THEY CUT HIS TRUCKS FRAME!

Can I fix it? Why hack a perfectly good frame!? I cant believe they did that! Watch and see what I can do to get this guy back in business! Are my welding and fabrication skills enough!??
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[@garys5175]

That was awesome, Anthony. Thanks so much for sharing your projects and work day with us amateurs! As always, YOU DA MAN!!!!

[@ethansprofile6670]

I'm pretty impressed with the safety steps you take!

[@bigchuckyinkentucky6267]

I've got a '95 F350 that's commercial chassis. The bed was 11+ feet long. Every time I hooked up a gooseneck trailer I had to climb up onto the bed to latch the hitch and safety chains. I bobbed the frame and bed so that now the bed only hangs past the rear spring hanger by about six inches. This brought the bed down to 9' 6". And now I stand my big butt on flat ground and hook the trailer. Of course everyone in town has asked if I moved the axle back now because of it no longer being in the center of the bed

[@MrHowieZ1973]

If you do enough of this kind of work, you start keeping scrap truck frames around from the junk yard. lol

[@hubertrobinson8825]

Nice job where did you get that face shield looks good the regular ones around can be a little shit quality

[@tractorboy31]

my f350 like that has a small rub/rust hole by the bottom lip on the pas side frame by the front of the bed. I wanna fix that damage but it's low priority since it ain't that bad

[@SparklingTits]

Started my first job today just making a gate for a bar but gotta say I've always wanted to do it but your videos defiantly gave me the push I needed

[@randomschittz9461]

Hell yeah!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Awesome brother! That’s the goal

[@SparklingTits]

@@fml5910 made this account back in the early days man lol

[@livewithnick]

Why were you defiant?

[@1nvisible1]

*Man, dare I say this is a showcase cosmetic repair? That looks great!*

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

I've always wondered if youtubers charging by the hour compensate for the time they spend messing with the camera, or if it's enough time to even worry about. I've never filmed my work.

[@harisyoung4110]

i think i heard him mention somewhere in his past video that his charges is based on a project, not hour..

[@ThaxtonFabrication]

I believe he said in one of his videos he gives a discount for customers who let him film.

[@bigdave6447]

A trick of the trade. When you stop welding with low hydrogen rod it leaves a crater. To easily restart the rod,when the tip cools a little,like after you get done de-slagging your bead,pinch the tip of the rod and give a little twist . The crater will crumble and expose the steel of the electrode for an easy restart! Happy welding!!!

[@craigconway4093]

Thank you for looking out for the kids :) We as a society have to make it our job to do so. "It takes a village" to keep the kids safe.

[@charliehcrew1957]

The only thing I would add is a fish plate on the inside over the butt joint. I would use c channel for the mounts, more side to side strength, I have done hundreds of bed installs including with cranes.

[@netltube]

do you mean for the smaller tabs on each side he did first? Would you weld c channel with web edges facing the frame or the back of the c channel up against the frame? Which is stronger?

[@charliehcrew1957]

@@netltube weld the c channel to the bed frame and bolt to the truck frame with 5/8 bolts.

[@leonardokwasnik5107]

When are you going to Montana, and are any updates on the tan truck?

[@FishFind3000]

Looks like that move isn’t happening

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I’m in Montana lol I can’t post a video I take that same week. It would ludicrous. I have a Montana video a few videos from now coming out

[@leonardokwasnik5107]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony Sounds good lol, hope all is well there, great videos, lots of good info, and you seem like an awesome guy too! Looking forward to the video! The videos have definitely pushed me to start welding a little bit, I'm 17 and working on a truck and needed to weld the exhaust on it.

[@colt10mmsecurity68]

Man, I’m smoking a cigar, drinking my black coffee and watching all your vids. Very educational and therapeutic! But I will say, KZbin has tacked a SIHT load of commercials to your videos. 😮

[@hydewhyte4364]

I had those same ramps 40 years ago. Still have them as yard decoration. You're a brave man trusting your life to them with that much truck balanced on them.

[@jonasstahl9826]

Tha Truck has a lot of ground clearance and he isnt fat, if the ramps collapse he could probably just crawl out.

[@hydewhyte4364]

@@jonasstahl9826 presuming he's lying flat when it fails, which isn't likely.

[@andrewr9710]

Awesome vid 👍👍 have you ever considered using just a grinding wheel instead of flapper wheel for things with paint? It knocks off that paint and gets you clean metal way faster, especially if you use the side of the wheel.

[@tjboylan20]

I mainly use grinding wheels instead of flap disc my only gripe is that they gouge the metal if you’re not babying it

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I feel like I have more control with a flapper

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

99 times out of 100, I'll always use a flap wheel--unless we're talking a whole bunch of material to be removed, I don't see why you wouldn't give yourself the advantage of precision.

[@brianpatrick8441]

Cubitron 2 last 4 time longer than a flap disc if you buy 3m

[@grege2383]

Prior to welding on the frame do you need to disconnect the battery?

[@oface4401]

Usually good practice so you don't short a computer.

[@milotorres6894]

Electronics diodes in alternator unless you ground chassis out ...to earth trick also prevents arc blow stick welding heavy equipment ...

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I had the ground a few feet away. Electric always finds the path of least resistance

[@scottcarr3264]

Being that the bonnet was "popped" I think it was already done.

[@whatsnextgarage]

Hell yea Rockstar!! "I don't give two shits"! Great tie into the bumper of the flat bed, the flanges really made that a solid repair/build! good on ya Meltin' Metal!

[@Richard-Freeman]

Would preheating help prevent warping from welding at all?

[@Itsthedyldozer]

How is vertical so easy for you? My verticals look like hot dog shit

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Years of practice lol

[@shorty48shorty]

TOO HOT! OR GO DOWN HILL

[@wcmwfab935]

Definitely a tool all mobile welders need. A magdrill

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

100%

[@sparksmobilerepair4025]

I somehow have become a collector of them.. have a mini, a "smaller" Milwaukee and then the giant Milwaukee. All come in handy for different things and surprising how often they get used

[@djdanzy]

I havent got one. Got a corded 750 Drill though. Japan made makita. Use a holesaw kit on it should work well

[@sparksmobilerepair4025]

@@djdanzy nothing compared to a mag drill and by far safer then a hand drill for larger holes

[@djdanzy]

@@sparksmobilerepair4025 nice I gotta get one

[@apexcustomsmokers]

Another great repair Anthony! Awesome customer reaction!🔥🔥🔥

[@pasquasio]

Get a new bit and use more cutting fluid.

[@johnqtrump9495]

I installed a norstar flatbed on my truck a few years ago. I used 3x3 angle iron basically the same way you did with the flat brackets but at the back of the truck i extended the angle iron down past the frame by about 8 inches and connected that to the bottom of the bed with a piece of 3x3 angle layed horizontally. Good to see that my methood is ok.

[@jonnyonthespotwelding979]

Hey “Tony”, Ditto, I do normally carry a piece of 4.5 x 2.5 flanged channel. I would match the top edge then gusset the bottom to match. Cool look at the day. Hood down, lights on.

[@coburnlowman]

People make such a huge deal out of this. I've made a bunch of fame splices to trucks. Just make a chanel to go on the inside and you don't even need to weld. Dad lengthen several 18 wheelers. We went by the individual steel shop , had them break bend chanels to cap and go on the inside of each end of the additional frame length. If it hauled the over loads he hauled coast to coast , I don't sweat it anymore. We would run a 6010 root , and cap it with 7018 at the center , but never on the outside of the outer channels. That's the same way I do pickup trucks.

[@justintasht1067]

Fantastic job great bit of welding and fabrication its nice to see how appreciative that bloke was.love how you can adapt and over come and problems 👍👍

[@AJ-ui6ny]

The quality of your videos is getting better and better. Looking forward to the next one brother

[@SouthernSavagery]

I’m so conditioned from welding for 12 plus years that even watching videos I catch myself turning my head and closing my eyes when people strike an arc lol it’s a good habit but obviously not necessary watching a video 🤣🤣🤣

[@rozd618]

Do you also do your pays and grab your ankles like you usually do when you hear someone strike an arc?

[@jeffery19677]

Its satisfying when the customer reacts like this!

[@scottjune3554]

they're actually called sheer plates

[@averyintrusive7610]

One heck of a good call about the metal shavings and bare feet.

[@scottcarr3264]

yeah, I liked that. Thinking ahead about the clean up.

[@fishstickshardasti]

Awesome video man, that customer was impressed. Great reaction and repair!

[@aa999xyz]

Milwaukee metal circular saw?

[@mcfwelding]

That is a really nice OBS, no rust either. every OBS here in jersey is rotted out.... thanks to the good old winters and salted roads we get treated to up here

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Ya I was surprised to see no salt in MT

[@andyf1235]

Nice job. Frame welding is best avoided if possible but you made it good and strong. Be nothing worse than getting a frame welded and getting hairline cracks either side of weld in a few years time. It is good the dude can appreciate the extra effort on put in to make that happen and it be done once and properly. There are some rough buggers out there.

[@jarvislarson6864]

There's a specific way to weld frames to keep cracks from starting and it has to do with horizontal vs. Verticle,and using an overlapping plate equally thick of certain length of overlap....over the road trucks have been the litmus test for what works and what breaks....now I can't recall exactly it's been eons ago but there is a safe way but I do remember that you don't weld all 4 edges of overlapping plate

[@andyf1235]

@@jarvislarson6864 I'm no expert either but I think it is horizontal welds are they to go not vertical. Vertical is where the cracks start. Due to the way it stresses I suppose.

[@peetky8645]

my little toddler niece was limping and acting fussy for two days before her mom found a roofing nail in her foot

[@swamp-yankee]

Yikes

[@_RYEN_]

“Still burning fucking hot” lol 😂 didn’t miss a beat

[@donsmith9081]

Nice work, now you can buy another 7/8 bit, some beer and gas.

[@AlphaBobFloridaOverlord]

Mag Drill = WIN! Full face shield when cutting with the angle grinder = WIN! Good tools & good safety practices = outstanding craftsman! Thanks for making this video!

[@trampaselliott7656]

How about a gaurd on the grinder,

[@garrettjames5673]

Why don't you carry around a small Mig bro speed up the process for stuff 1/4" I try not to pull stick as often always Tig at home shop and mig my second go to if possible but fuck gotta love a good old fashioned stick definitely not going anywhere. Sending love from Canada.

[@masculinespeaks]

This job looks awesome dude, i want to go this route after i finish up welding school. Im thinking about getting my licks in a shop for a couple years first though, really get good with the basics of all welding knowledge first.

[@raycorb2938]

I don’t know Anthony seems like he did a lot of work for nothing I wouldn’t even worry about the overhang on that body! My trucks got 2 foot overhang If you really had to support it you could’ve ran a diagonal from the bottom of that bracket up to the bottom of the frame That’s all you would’ve needed and why didn’t you use U bolts so much easier And then you wouldn’t have messed up that nice paint job underneath now you get weld smoke all over the frame and the body you gotta repaint everything. 4 u bolts 5/8 or 3/4 Would’ve held that body on forever never a problem I’ve used them for 30 years on my trucks Entertaining video as always because you do exactly the same kind of work I do mobile rig Welding

[@rozd618]

Do you also use u bolts to secure that 4 inch pipe you use as a seat in your truck?

[@curtislathrop]

Best welding channel on KZbin I love how your like well if you don’t like my videos go fuck yourself 😂 what a boss

[@OldGuy70s]

MaN.! I Doubt those Ramps R Rated 4 that Weight......... And there Old.......haa

[@bensuave9431]

I know it’s a flatbed but I probably wouldn’t have been using a customers brand new flat bed as my work station.

[@BruceLyeg]

Nice work. That's probably a lot better than what most people would do

[@felixjuan5291]

Man, I feel lazy af, I work making the dump beds and flat beds for f550 and ram 5500 and I've never ever prep the C channels before wending nor have I preped the chasis to adapt the hidraulic scissor.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Lmao you probably should

[@jaimieberkhout6361]

Hi Anthony. Maybe a litle tip for you. We do mobile repair/welding from a boat. And run everything from a 35kva 3 phase diesel generator. Why not instal a generator on your truck. Than you can run al your equipment from that generator. And as bonus have a plasma cutter for goughing and cutting?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

cause then I can't hook stick leads to it or run a spool gun off it

[@jaimieberkhout6361]

You can. Just plug in a “normal” welder

[@netltube]

@@jaimieberkhout6361 realized that this year also, long as you have a generator with enough ass, with the variety of inverter and mp machines out there today, can do anything you need. That's all a ranger/tb/bobcat is, just a big generator with stick leads.

[@James-up8ln]

Anthony I have a question for you I'm looking at a welder's smaller than yours but can do every thing that yours van do so what attachments do I need to mig and Tig thanks

[@jaysen2200]

I cut truck frames in half for a living I'm working on a Dodge 5500 making it 2 feet longer . Last week I did a brand new international CV

[@markdavis7645]

I can't be the only person that thought he was nuts for getting under that big ass dually when it's on those flimsy f'n ramps, right?

[@enobrake5801]

Could you have beveled the plate and the frame and just do a root fill and cap? Instead of welding both sides ?

[@bigdave6447]

Burning over concrete can spall the concrete and make you liable for the damage !

[@vincentperry5220]

Awesome job I personally enjoy your videos bud....

[@gordjohnson70]

You might need a little auxiliary battery pack for your phone.

[@WELSHENTERPRISE]

Nubi here. ? Why are you using compressed are on the welds?

[@michaelpiccolo354]

The subscribe pop up had me rolling 😂 great work

[@JameGoFast]

Does uphill and downhill welding just mean welding up and down

[@Cholton222]

Dope video dude.

[@jaysen2200]

Usually you would just get some channel and lengthen that tail frame

[@michaelosmon]

Nice he parked it in the shade for you

[@charlesmecum5009]

Did u go to a school, if u did and I hvnt heard yet sry

[@georgelasala6588]

THATS REEL GOOD THATS A FAER IN YOUR HAT

[@psd28]

love these old ford duallies

[@jonhy2x4]

Awesome as always

[@georgelasala6588]

I CAN SEE THAY ARE GXLEANT WELDS

[@georgelasala6588]

YOUR HEART IS IN GOOD PLASE

[@edwardgarcia151]

U could put a bucket under area

[@1958johndeere620]

I bought a brand new chassis cab and installed a 3 yard dump body on it. I had to cut the rear of the frame off. It made me sick cutting a 1 foot chunk of a brand new truck off.

[@oakhilloklahoma]

What you use? 7018 for it all?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

yep!

[@reecedancsok7297]

Yes finally this man is gaining subscribers. Seems people have found your channel. Love the content but idk about the subscribe! thing. I would get rid of subscribe in your video entirely. We will if we want to. No hate brother 👌👌

[@vesslewis9166]

Nice work bro. I'm diggin your channel.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Appreciate it!

[@georgelasala6588]

THATS BEST WAY

[@nathansorber7669]

What rod?

[@repalmore]

Someone else came up with this one. ABC, Always Be Charging. I had to put additional cigarette lighter outlets in my truck because I have so much crap to plug in for charging and other purposes.

[@ypaulbrown]

wow, did not recognize you with them skinny legs and no tan.......have a great weekend old timer......PB

[@okiedoke6373]

Those old Ford IDI there's a God Justin over at R & D Performance I think just getting 400 horse out of one stupid big injection pump I wouldn't think you would get very good fuel mileage before mine quit running I'm getting 15 16 miles a gallon that's why I like it

[@georgelasala6588]

LOOKS GOOD

[@scottdyersr2151]

Just buy a small vac so when you drill you can catch the cuts from the drill.i do all the time to keep the out of the wife's way .you have power from the welder .good job.

[@stevenakn1]

I sent 4 brand new f350s to Miami to get service beds put on and man they destroyed those truck frames then they had to relocate the Def tank filler necks, what a mess I was pissed. 😢

[@bigdave6447]

🎉to pprevent,minimize warping ,try back-stepping the welds.

[@francodeiuliis1562]

Nice work bud 👍👍 Cheers from Nova Scotia

[@marksweldingmech.srvcs.9881]

No paint?

[@RC-Heli835]

That Mag drill is like having a drill press along for the ride. Never had one but several times could have used one.

[@mariajacobs139]

I love that wire brush thing on steroids makes it a quicker clean up then the hammer.

[@bigdave6447]

To remove metal and welding rod stubs from the weld area get a magnetic broom.

[@james10739]

That's pretty good for thinking about the shavings

[@scottherr642]

Great work as usual Anthony-howd you price this?

[@peetky8645]

el corachol got to spend time with lil brother

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Lol

[@sergiotenorio4990]

What is that tool your using to clean your welds?

[@onemoredeadman]

More than good 👍Wouldn't like to hit the back of that

[@Mikesmeyer88]

Lol that guy was blown away. You made his day.

[@anthonymarino4260]

Nice job

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks

[@Abraham_R_]

Awesome video man, and cool customer reaction too!

[@oscarborjon6112]

You only needed that vertical plate. Really study the bed. The owner doesn’t know crap about it he just wanted to give u money. Oh and you make all small jobs hard on ur self. 4 vertical plates would hold that bed forever. Not hating just saying the truth

[@stevenakn1]

I was thinking the same thing then I see a comment about getting in an accident, makes sense to have that extra support to me now.

[@mrr7870]

That was some legit fab work!!

[@DonnyBwelding1]

Weight reduction ... for racing.

[@mikerobi6100]

very nice work i good tip for welding frame too

[@cocopublicnews6766]

20:29 those welds were better than good enough