You WONT Believe How I Fixed It! | Welding Repair on a Excavator |

[@tjs_welding_and_fabrication]

The last thing I did for my Dad was cnc plasma cut bucket ears for his backhoe. He bought a bucket that he was told would fit. Nothing lined up. He was old school. We tried for hours. I kept telling him. It does not fit. Finally the stubborn Greek/German old man gave up. The next day I cnc plasma cut new ears and machined the pin holes on the Bridgeport. He waited in his machine while I welded them on. He was happy as he needed to finish his yard. He finished his yard. Grass and irrigation system. He passed 6 months later. He taught me how to weld when I was 12. I built a weight bench. Cherish the time with your Dad Anthony. I miss him every day. I have a vid on my channel cutting the bucket ears. Nice job man.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I will! We will be going to a Motorcycle swap meet this weekend. thank you for sharing that story

[@EtherGaming604]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony I noticed you were a little short with him as well. I'm the same with my dad unfortunately but I still cherish our time together (as I'm sure you do too). Love the videos. Have only found your channel recently but have been going through your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@ZAPATTUBE]

Amen.

[@smigletat9634]

Aww MAN! What a Tear Jerker. Reality facts are some of the best stories! God shall forever bless you...

[@thomascraig3694]

That's beautiful, man...

[@timothyhiggins6430]

I sit here, just randomly watching KZbin videos. Have had a few brews. My dad was and always will be a master at fabricating and just doing the wildest of things. I don't know why, but it makes me feel joy watching you do this. I feel like you watched your dad do many things, and in return what you learned from him and from others you've applied to your business. These skills are being lost in time. Makes me happy to know they live on, in the form of people just doing. Thanks man. Appreciate it.

[@78BigChief]

I subbed not for the great content but the witty humor and sarcasm.

[@thomasjones613]

I'm a retired welder with 43 years welding experience so I'm going to make some suggestions on this job. First of all, I'd get set up to air arc. You can't always use a torch for cutting and you needed an air arc set up for this job. Don't put your ground clamp inside the bushing that you are welding, on the bottom of the stick. You could put it any where on the stick or boom. Never use 6010 or any other wire other than low hydrogen on hi tensile steel as you said that you wanted to do on your first pass. You didn't have "undercut" on your first pass as you stated. You just needed more than one pass to make the weld flush. You welded the bushing on the end of the stick, "in position" when you could have made it much easier on yourself by starting the machine, lifting the boom and putting the stick in the vertical position. That's the same position that you should have welded the eye on the end of the bucket cylinder/rod.

[@jiwbink]

WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER. SOMETIME,TIME TEACHES US. OTHER LESSON ARE LEARNED THE HARD WAY. OH WELL.LIVE AND LEARN,DIE AND LEAVE IT ALL.

[@thegoat949]

I agree with you on the 7018 rods always use them on structural or high load steels as a matter of coarse .and set the digger arm up so it's more comfortable for you to weld on welding 101 always try to get as comfortable as you can .

[@joel.3112]

Hopefully he takes your good advice sir. And don't take it personal like most people do these days

[@joedirt2862]

@will b Use a good respirator and you should try to quit smoking or smoke less. If you're already over 40 you need to quit .

[@CamMacMastermusic]

Great advice ! And well said. I personally love reading advice from veteran welders. And congrats on retiring and making it to retirement!

[@metclassroomforform4and541]

I have done line boring jobs before however i have never saw someone remove the entire block and weld it back thanks for sharing.

[@matthewpage8631]

Dude you did an awesome job. I'm an ironworker that spends a lot of time doing repairs in steel mills. Also training for a CWI. I had to comment because of the "you need an air arch" and "6010 is bad to much hydrogen" comments. There is absolutely nothing wrong rooting with a 60 rod. Better to have a good backing rather then welding with a 70 series rod that doesn't have enough flux to cover both sides of an open root. That's why pipe liners root with 60. I'm sure you know this and that's why you ignored the comments. As for an air arch or plasma. Plasma is great but I haven't found one that hasn't given me problems. There great until there not. I've been caught up with bad consumables before,. Contact errors. They just cost to much to keep running. If you have money to blow fine. But your out here making money and that torch isn't going to throw a curve ball at you. They are reliable only thing that lets you down is you,. Not keeping an eye on your bottles being full. A lance is nice. Not going to take that away but you don't "need it". I find amazing how someone says you "need it" after you just did it with the torch. One thing you might want to try out thou is 7016. It's like a 6011 and a 7018 had a baby. Great penetration, fast freezing so you can jump a big gap pretty easy, burns like a 7018 with high disposition. About the same price as a 7018. And it's more forgiving welding on dirty rusted objects. Your ground was fine on the new bushing,. An old one might give you arc blow issues do to eddi currents flowing through semi magnetizes the steel. Then you can use a set of jumper cables , one clamp on each piece your welding together. This helps the current get through the magnetic field. The arch blow will typically be at the ends of the round objects(closest to the poles). The only other thing I noticed was the gaps you were filling. You might run into pulling issues. When it cools it pulls. The faster it cools the harder it pulls. Only if it's critical would I pay attention to it. Ways to avoid this is don't let your piece cool. Keeping a fire blanket or keel wool on the piece would contain your heat and control the pulling so it all cools equally. Me personally I love running flux core 212 or 232,. If I feel like carrying a bottle dual shield is amazing but it's pricey to get the set up and a roll of 232 is $4-5 a pound You pissed with the dick you had. You have an outstanding mindset. Best piece of advice I ever got is forget the people that say welding is an "art". It's not l. It's a science. That's why you can program a computer to do it. If you go at the same travel speed, same angle, same settings the weld profile does not change. If the weld profile changes you did something different. Keep getting up my man!

[@barbaramaj1919]

Great comments, lousy English (sorry, had to stick that in so your head didn't get too big). Good comments like above, make learning from others a joy - thnx B

[@Subcoolschool]

You do what you need to do, for what you need to do.. It's just that simple.. great video!

[@blacksmoke5009]

Nice job ! Field repair 101! Get it Done get it digging! Thanks for sharing 👍

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Right on!

[@raulrubio2862]

Your dad is proud of you bro! I can tell by the way he talks to you keep up the great work

[@jaysen2200]

Some of the best years of my life were spent at the shop with my father ! I learned more from him than any school teacher

[@davidduff9871]

Dad sounds like Anthony. Like Father like Son.

[@N269]

Your Dad should be very proud. Nice fix indeed.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

thank you!

[@JD-526]

It works it's perfect. You can't get to crazy with the cost of the repair, if the machine is not worth it. Spot on. Love watching your videos. Keep filming.

[@chuckbailey6835]

He's going to save it I know my dad's been business excavating for 50 years we got parts for machines we haven't had for 30 years

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

lmao similar situation

[@jjppsanchez77]

Nice work great video. I never wrap the cylinders I just spray them with WD-40 no bbs will stick to them . Greetings from Texas 🇨🇱

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks 👍

[@83yobtab]

Ive seen a guy use the torch to create a soot film that worked too. Also that's the wrong flag brother 😅 I fell for it once myself too.

[@boundbytimettv2684]

Gotta love the real world welding, Dont get me wrong controlled environment welding is cool and all but this is the field I plan to start my welding career in since I just graduated last year! This is where the money is at IMO.

[@ShainAndrews]

If you are not already, watch IC Weld. His torch work makes his welding work a breeze.

[@boundbytimettv2684]

@@ShainAndrews dudes a wizard with his torch cutting skills!

[@ShainAndrews]

@@boundbytimettv2684 Few things he does consistently different than others. He doesn't bury his tip in the work, and he usually manipulates the torch to make clearance for slag to exit.

[@FFLFFS]

Well done. You’ve be taught by the best in my books.

[@jeremiahvallot1713]

I'm a pipe welder I thoroughly enjoy your channel just some tips on welding with 7018 on small circumference stuff try bending your rid about 4.5 inches from the end at a desired angle and you won't have to use your wrist so dramatically hope this helped

[@bennyogden4524]

Hey hey right dude you got some big badass mechanic you left your impact at home

[@sparksmobilerepair4025]

Pro tip of the day. You can use your welder to jump start equipment if you have a cv setting on your machine. You can actually dial it up to whatever voltage you need works pretty slick.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

nice tip! might have to steal that for a video

[@sparksmobilerepair4025]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony yea for sure. Learned it from an old mobile mechanic. I have my own jumper cable ends now that have qds on them so I can take my ground and stinger off and swap out for the jumper ends easy. Works very well I've started giant dozers and tractors no problem.

[@billarroo1]

I had a Trailblazer 301g, I tried it, and yes it does work, as long as it is set to CV.

[@charliemartin7959]

@@billarroo1 what is cv?

[@charliemartin7959]

Constant voltage?

[@ZAPATTUBE]

That machine was Really abused, and you did a great job fixing up the worst parts, and keeping the price down. Stay safe.

[@vernonhall9262]

Thats how us poor men make a livin Love this damn channel an im a huge fan of ur dads Reminds me of mine I tend to kinda be the opposite of my father to where when i take the time to fix something i want it done to perfection I couldnt have just done part of it I wuda done it all or not at all But to each his own an it takes all kinda to make this ol world go round God bless

[@robertryan4485]

I would call it a yoke definitely not a bushing❤

[@johnbronson8928]

First video I've seen. Liked and subscribed. Thanks and keep them coming

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

thanks!

[@christophervayo3530]

That thing you were struggling with cutting off with the torch would be a great reason to get an arch gouging setup 😂

[@JD-526]

I weld and I have had experienced welders tell me that arc gouging over time is no good for your welding machine.

[@LeonardRoberts]

@@JD-526 I would ask Isaac - KZbin channel: IC Weld, he arc gouges a lot, also Kurtice from Cutting Edge Engineering he arc gouges a lot also, both will shoot straight with you.

[@andygilbert783]

@@JD-526 there’s a reason most big shops have dedicated gouging machines

[@TheADRIANOVALENTINO]

MELTIN METAL ANTHONY IS ON FIRE!!! Its not perfect?? Thats an amazing job!!! mY God to weld like that with parts amazing skill very neat welding👍👍👍

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

thank you sir!

[@robsdeviceunknown]

You invest into your equipment. The question is, what is the replacement cost of that machine vs. investing 2-3K into making it run right? Just because he spent 3K on the machine does NOT mean it is not worth putting another 3-4K into it. Try to buy one for 6K that is in perfect working order the ntell me it is not worth putting money into. If he don't want it let me know. I would LOVE to have it and put money into fixing it up lol

[@justbuilditsh0p896]

Smartest thing anyone has said

[@douglasgraves3537]

For sure

[@DonnyBwelding1]

Good one!! I love fixing things that "can't be fixed" almost as much as I enjoy breaking things that are "indestructible ".

[@ypaulbrown]

yo got that right

[@mackenziesibley7025]

I grew up doing the same stuff here in northern maine pretty fun if you like it.

[@sshep7119]

That wear on the bores and pins is absolutely unacceptable, a few tubes of grease and a kick in the ass would have prevented that. Pure, unadulterated laziness, without a doubt. There is no such thing as a disposable machine, a well maintained machine will last a lifetime. Wear and tear are to be expected, but you deal as you go not wait untill the damn tracks fall off.

[@wackedoutdude]

A well maintained machine will last a life time but sadly the machine in the video is already beyond economical repair. To make it a perfect machine wouldn't be worth the time or effort. The best thing for it, is to keep it going with little outlay and keep on using it to the very end of it's life.

[@billbarnes1043]

A pump or two a day in every fitting will keep it tight for many years!

[@jimbeam9977]

Love all your videos man but I got a transformers vibe when you and your pops were talking reminds me of when the yard gets destroyed and him and his dad are going back and forth lol really enjoy your videos and appreciate you taking the time to get these videos out as fast as you do with all the detail!!! Keep it up man surprised the Chanel isn’t at 100K yet but we’ll get there.

[@greentractorr]

Very underrated KZbinr, keep it up

[@bradydobson5970]

Convinced this man sports the weld cap even when not welding, and I’m rocking with it

[@dextervillarin2716]

Nice, Good 👍 job.. from Philippines..

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks! 😃

[@increasedelevation3776]

Id be like a kid in a candy store if I got to mess around in your dads yard. That place looks like a good time hahaha Love the vids, keep em up!

[@ELITEWELDER1]

Everything that you weld will hold up longer then it ever would of! Ur a great fabrication expert 👍🏻👊🏼

[@peterbiltpilot516]

Nice work. There's always welding jobs around excavating equipment

[@jbird8486]

So glad I ran across this video. I have to do almost this exact thing

[@workingovertime4429]

I find that if I cut my rods in half the shorter rod makes it easier to weld the small diameter shaft

[@thegoat949]

Try and use your left hand to contr ol' the rod when going around small diameters it helps with the fast movement you need to get a tight bead.small diameters are the difficult to weld

[@jeffery19677]

You need a bigger chipping hammer! LOL I am glad you showed how to "fix" undercut by grinding a little. Many newbies wouldn't know to do that. I agree that you should have been a little hotter on the root. I laughed when you undercut the flat.. (easiest weld ) Yep. I have always had "work gloves" and "Welding gloves". That piston connector could twist to allow you to make the complete weld from one side.. Weld vertical until it gets flat. Stop. Twist it toward you until the next part of the weld will be vertical. (You gotta think "lazy welder" Make it easy as possible on yourself. All in all, a good repair. Its not a rebuild. Its a repair.

[@garypostell5268]

You got to be a Jack of all trades my man !

[@justintasht1067]

Fantastic video and New Year’s Eve treat👍 love how you can turn hand to anything full respect. Really enjoyed this video . Have a great new year👍👍

[@briantriplett2455]

When ever someone tells me not to eyeball something, I just tell them I’m not building a fucking watch.

[@brandonsilcox9373]

As a field tech myself I can really relate to the language and feel of your videos. I'm not a fab guy but I'm getting ready to do this exact job on my own mini ex. Good shi t 👍

[@timstanford3443]

Like your closing much better! Keep up the good work

[@vladt956]

Some people will never learn that grease is cheaper then parts/repairing

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼………….no complaints from me, you did the best you could with what you had to work with.

[@smigletat9634]

Great work my man! Not even a welder & loved every Minute!!

[@thomascraig3694]

I've heard if you remove the rust and mill scale from the area you're cutting with the oxy torch it greatly improves cut quality and makes it easier

[@robsdeviceunknown]

But, it's another one of those "it's a junk machine so my quality of work does not matter" jobs. Hate that. If it's worth doing it's worth doing right.

[@thomascraig3694]

I guess you're right. Still, if it saves you time and hassle then why not? I'd flash over the cutting area with a flap disk if it'd save me 5 minutes and some hassle

[@thegoat949]

Yeh that's about right on try an get back to bare steel if you can sometimes you can't but the more rust an shit you get off the better your kerf lines will be also warm the metal a little bit don't blast it just room temp will do

[@tjwelder4112]

Your content’s dope, your work is dope, the jobs are dope, and tools are dope! Has to subscribe!

[@jeffreykbevins7116]

Looks like that you did a great job, and you can see that it needs some more pins or bushings replaced . That machine gas really been abused, I hate to see where that people don't clean and grease their equipment and keep it in good working condition and let it just go and go. I run heavy equipment some and have for years and I have never just beat and banged on a piece of equipment and bent it all up . New equipment costs big bucks, so why not take care of it . I will be looking for more videos, so be careful and stay safe and keep on working and making more videos.

[@jackconnor6450]

Good job, helps when you have spare machine to salvage parts from

[@ryanredrock7894]

Already using the keg from a pevious job, love it man!

[@franciscoguizardane9552]

Awsome video man!!! thanks for sharing!!

[@blackburn1337]

How do you know what measurement is the correct to get the first bushing aligned properly?

[@doriprice4103]

Obviously you are very skilled I just have a little tip I want to share to whomever reads it. Tip: re: jumping or charging a battery. Always connect 1st - positive (red) 2nd - negative (black) when disconnecting go in reverse so remove 1st black 2nd red.

[@TomFromYoutube]

Why

[@OMEGAxPRIMEx]

What amps are you welding those vertical welds at on that machine, Also if you used 7018 what would the amps be for that vert weld

[@richardj163]

Impressive skills!

[@joeyrutherford1790]

Great work buddy.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks 👍

[@drewgoody2957]

When you don't have someone to hold the bushing ... you can use your table on your truck or ive even set it on a piece of steel on the ground and use the boom to put pressure until you get a few tacks on there but you did amazing job it cam out beautiful... you deff got skill

[@JesseWeirdo]

The trade style channels are getting pretty big in the YT world. I would imagine you'll blow up a bit soon, great content and you are just a joy to watch.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I appreciate that!

[@ypaulbrown]

looking great Old-Timer......Happy New Year.....Paul

[@decorateyouryard1773]

Your fitting and welding will definitely hold up in my way of doing business!!

[@i8764theKevassitant]

Keep dragging rod keep pushing mig, and always stay whipping that tig.

[@billarroo1]

Good cheaper repair job. Great Video. Thanks

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks 👍

[@hudsondonnelly3902]

Really nice weld loving the vids. just got tig and mig down working in fluxcore and stick now

[@johnnybarbar7435]

One hint I learned from a gray haired mentor....any time you are working on the end of a ram or the cylinder end with the ram still pinned, rotate it so you are welding in a normal horizontal position or whatever position you prefer. No overhead is needed that way.

[@melvinalex330]

Great stuff. 6010 root is a bad idea. Introduces too much hydrogen and that’s bad for welds with dynamic loads. Love your videos, keep them coming!

[@zstang01]

Explain the 6010 on something with a dynamic load I'm interested...something I was very unaware of?

[@swamp-yankee]

I was just told start 6010 and finish with 7018...

[@djdanzy]

@@swamp-yankee same

[@BaberJacks]

Dunno, they do it on pipe. But then again 7016 root is a technique also. I dunno im not a welder.

[@stevenmitchell6347]

Choke-up on the stinger like a TIG torch and those small diameter welds are easier.

[@gordjohnson70]

Nice job. Well done. "Hard to weld small circumferance"..... bend your rod to a "wrist friendly" curvature and get yourself up higher on box or ladder etc. You are your own best friend or your own worst ENIMA.

[@pardonwhat]

I have cut bushings out with a die grinder; its clean and allow easy insertion of a chilled replacement. Im not skilled enough to do what your doing, its great to see how pros deal...

[@Borderweldingservices]

I've pushed out bushings from the sleeves by welding a piece of rebar to the bushing long enough to hammer it out. It works super amazing. And the process takes about 5 - 10 minutes for each bushing.

[@pardonwhat]

@@Borderweldingservices nice one Paul, I'll give that one a try👍

[@bigdave6447]

You look pretty good!!

[@jamiejenks077]

Stellar job fella 👏

[@johnjennings8085]

Dang i was hoping this was a video about taking JB weld to its limit. Seriously cool video.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

lmao

[@kylen1922]

U can take a grinder and cut the slit open on the battery clamps where the bolts go through and give u more adjustments. Working on farm junk is my specialty lol. Pins and bushings are a never ending job on a farm. We weld allot of our pins up and lathe them down and make new bushings to keep equipment going.

[@cyroment3544]

Looks good man nice job

[@georgestrobl6510]

U should look into line boring save a lot of time

[@dillgross6758]

randomly found you.. it's 3:17 AM.. took a piss and now we're buds.. man life is weird.. subbed

[@edwardrodriguez430]

Just found your KZbin channel it is freaking amazing love it good job

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thank you so much!

[@AndrewEisenhauer-ty2iq]

Hey awsome job man when it comes to knowing the numbers of the sticks to use how do u get to knowing which one is good for what job

[@gregartman9827]

Love your channel man.

[@keithwhittaker5238]

Roll the rod over in the cylinder to weld end on down hand ...if rod won’t turn just turn it as you power it closed or open using hydraulics . You did real well to bring this back to usable condition using bits of crap ...

[@scottycollins131]

I’m serious man. Anybody that criticizes this is deep into overkill. I think it’s perfect. But I think the tracks are on backwards. Probably doesn’t matter though.

[@james10739]

When you said bushings I didn't realize it was the whole end

[@Gus1966-c9o]

That thing is hammered for a 2018 model .

[@kez0o9]

Nice video I like young fonzy lookalike Anthony. I have watched a few of his videos, quite a bit different than the Hollywood welder" types you see doing the 6g with the fleets or tig. He's a young guy hungry to learn and not arrogant enough to not admit his mistakes or shortcomings.

[@juanmanzano9010]

Great work bud

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks 👍

[@BrandonLayMusic]

Incredible work!

[@jimmyzab5476]

The ratchet strap is brilliant... I'm wanting to learn how to weld brother. I'm watching your vids. to get a good idea unfortunately I'm not quite the school guy. I have a idea how to weld I've done it I'm not good at it

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Go for it!

[@GKRTANKLINESLLC.]

Good shit!!! I often talk to pieces of equipment in the same manner as well!!!

[@daleslover2771]

👍good job

[@peterparsons7141]

Good repair.

[@danekathleenbrickley-brick3467]

Good job !

[@125sm3]

Great job. Happy New year.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Happy new year!

[@יובלשגב-ח5ו]

Would like to see a video of that fix at work. To know what kind of pressure it could actually hold

[@RunninOnCoal]

He paid $5k for that machine? That's crazy. In todays market, people would want more than that for one that was actively on fire lol.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

idk how he finds the deals he does.

[@1waukesha]

LMAO. NOW thats funny rite there!

[@georgelasala6588]

your name is on it put the love in to it

[@nicklebac6753]

No need to justify your weld bro we all know they’ll hold only people not in the field say otherwise

[@wecx2375]

Yep, I've done a lot of mild steel welding in steel foundries. They looked good, many passes, which I like to see.

[@cyrusmoser1090]

Hell yeah man! Good job

[@davidmunro1469]

Thank you for sharing. Your Dad is a lucky man. I have made a salt water welder. That thing sure welds deep. My Dad gave me 50 feet of stove cord It is a super extension cord.

[@lrm592]

I think that there should be a metal sealing ring in the bushing that could be knocked out and replaced. Without cutting the bushing there should be repair kits that are much cheaper than a new bushing and also on the hydraulic piston. When you welded the bushing the axial positions could shift in the direction of perpendicularity.