ROUGH Welding Repair | Can I Get Them Back On The Road Before Time Is Up?! |

#mobilewelder #fubar #repair
The job was simple enough, or at least it looked that way. Do a low budget repair to get these dump trucks back on the road. Price and time where the main factors. I had only the weekend to get these two trucks back to work. With new beds on the way, the owner did NOT want to spend a arm and a leg. So I jumped into action and got it done!
Here’s some gear I used-
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Welding gloves- amzn.to/3qW1EVS

[@robertwatson818]

I used to do small time repair and fabrication. Everybody wanted "cheap and yesterday" work. I quoted one guy price to repair his mangled trailer tongue. "That's too high". Okay then go to someone else. It's the weekend and no one is open!! Well Monday go to one of the local welding shops. I will do the job for half of what they quote. They always came back saying they were nuts with their prices and I have to wait two weeks before they can do it! Yep. How does my price sound now?? One guy claimed that anyone could do what he wanted but he did not have a welding machine. I offered to let him use mine. He came by the shop and I told him that the equipment was right there so go for it. He didn't know where to start. People have no idea about the skills involved in welding and fabrication. Don't work for cheap---ever.

[@wallaceluna6241]

Shit I can barely do basic ass welding with a wire fed one form harbor freight. I atleast know how to work that bitch though lol and my welds aint breaking. May look like shit till they become meh lookin ones lol

[@timusa5098]

Well said.👍

[@allamerican1248]

The more they complain and talk! The higher the price gets!

[@gabrielmaynard]

I’ve said this many times but nothing makes you wanna work a 9-5 than the bad days working for yourself.

[@user-dh3vy8wm7e]

@@gabrielmaynardDeath before 9-5 dawg. The bad days with difficult customers are the best because afterwards you usually come out learning very important stuff. Like never working for that person again and also learning how to read people before you start a job for them

[@jasonrussell2550]

I about died at the "We're just junkyard welding here, were not welding a fucking spaceship" 😅😅

[@user-jv2gu4yw5d]

Been welding for 37 years.started out on logging and heavy equipment.your doing great work.its not easy to weld on a turd or easy to have to fix someone's turd welding.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks!

[@ruthbees7214]

It's not easy when the body is beat to shit. But like you say it is the real world. It is bread and butter work keeps the wolf from the door. Good work Ant❤Ruth

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

I love this channel cause he is honest about the worth no sugar coating says it like it should be

[@garygoudeau8346]

Some guys just put in the work whatever it takes. They are a rare breed and you are one of them. Keep kickin" ass bud!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thank you sir!

[@Froggies505]

Man I love watching these old videos. I learned a lot before breaking out. Coming from a huge production code welding background building fuel tankers you definitely help me get back to my roots of “farm welding” and not nit pick the little bullshit. You’re right it’s the real world and alot different application

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Worlds away! Mechanical knowledge is almost more valuable in this realm than welding knowledge

[@northernwoodfurtrader3398]

different jobs call for different quality

[@donsmith9081]

The old saying comes to mind "you take the good with the bad" Also, I've found that turning a job down must send a message to the universe because work seems to slow down.

[@TheAefril]

That is right. You have to broadcast to the universe, that you are the kind of guy, no matter the unforeseen problem on site - you are the guy to grab it with both hands- own the problem, and do whatever it takes to solve the issue, who will not leave the customer alone until they are comfortable.

[@FIGGY65]

@@TheAefril That’s right brother! I work with a perfectionist Russian ( who I love to death) and he always comes to me saying , “We have a problem “ to which I say, “There are no problems, only solutions!😎” All within reason of course..

[@johngaltman]

Thank you MMA for showing the real world work that needs to be done... So many other just want to do the, "Here's how it should be done, no mater how long it takes." version, because they are afraid of having others criticize them. Bringing it from the real world is a fresh bit of reality.

[@xSHEPHERDx]

9 years in the corps and I’ve been telling my guys K.I.S.S every step of the way. Made my day to hear you say it.

[@alexandersinclair2529]

I’m a mechanic who fell in love with welding while in the field I’d love to do this full time I’d quit wrenching in a minute lmao

[@tird108]

Go work for big construction company who has heavy equipment like bridge contractors you'll be welding pile and welding machinery as a diesel mechanic 👍

[@nwafab5335]

Proud you thanked you dad - you learned quick on this one the nuance of manipulation - rock it my friend

[@barton694]

I have tons of respect for this video. I weld on trailers all day long. People have know idea how rough jobs like this can be, tight spaces, dirty steel, beating shit with the 5 lb and the 12lb bitch. We've really changed our rates and the way we bill shit based on how difficult this sort of work is.

[@ricardogodinez6638]

Rico w Brewster here: shity shity bang bang ! This is what people don’t understand! Real world shit! Keep it up brother!

[@markwood6763]

I’m a roofer and weld lead…dunno how I got here but this guys spot on !shitty jobs just gotta be done to make the money…dudes honest and straight up…love from lead welder Cambridge uk

[@JameGoFast]

What’s a dunno

[@_doomzday]

@@JameGoFast red neck for “don’t know”

[@kennotrogzeug7012]

Welding lead sounds dangerous. What kind of jobs require welding lead together?

[@brandonb9452]

@@kennotrogzeug7012lead roof peaks

[@danielsplayhouse3804]

I hear you on that I'm taking the brakes I had a customer yesterday that said I was wasting time that I needed to get it done and I told him put on all the PPE that I wear and hold the torch to for half an hour 45 minutes and see if he needs to take a break!!

[@jzapien1377]

I’m a HE operator and taking a break is critical after about 4+ hours non stop that’s when mistakes happen or your machine if not maintained supper well might need a break. When you got 3000lbs+ in the air mistakes are lethal, expensive or both.

[@wackedoutdude]

Jobs like this need doing the fastest way, even if its not the neatest. These trucks are a tool for a job and they need to get back in service asap. Keep up the good vids.

[@justintasht1067]

Absolutely love your attitude about everything and never bothered by any work you do you just get on with it and deal with it. Full respect to you and keep up the crazy work 👍👍👍

[@trailman20]

At the end of the day that's all ya can do is shrug your shoulders and be like alright let's get it done

[@prodbybabygod7411]

Im right on the verge of starting my business since im nearly finished my trade cert. Im terrified of not knowing what to do exactly so i watch your videos and pretend i have to repair it. But its awesome to see even you still have to change your approach mid job.

[@rich3633]

Couldn't agree more with your philosophy mate. The lorries move crushed concrete, that's all they have to do without leaving it all over the road, they don't have to look like a Lamborghini. Horses for courses. Good vid cheers, subscribed.

[@Marandal]

i just bought my first welder and a helmet; thanks for keeping this real, now i know what to expect when i get my first mobile welding job. I'm going to binge a bunch of your videos now.

[@joeciok]

I worked with this old german. He said (german accent) "sometimes you got to do super nuclear shit. Sometimes, you just got to schmear some smoop in there"

[@bey630]

Continue to stay real, if anyone wants to get into this trade they’re gonna be cussed at, worked over, have shitty jobs and you sir show all of it. This is what I’m watching because I want to start my own business and was wondering what repair work looked like. I didn’t even imagine some of the stuff you do so I’m glad you’re here to show us the dirty under side of welding

[@chadkennedy529]

Yep, when you first start you're going to get the shit nobody else wants... and it's usually because with shitty equipment the people that own it aren't usually up to paying you what's it's worth to fix there junk. I've been doing this for 15 year and within the last 6 years I've managed to get contract work with my time and effort. Anthony is right tho you gotta do whatever to get started.

[@tomt9543]

It’s long been a point of irritation to me that the manufacturers of welding equipment, magazines like “The Welder” or “ARC” , and so on, spend all their time featuring metal artists and custom car & motorcycle builders, trying to get young people into the welding industry by making them think that’s a typical welders life! There are far, far, far more welders doing this type of repair, pipeline and structural work than there are welding scrap metal into sculpture in an air conditioned and heated shop, and the art market is small which makes it even tougher to make a living at it! My feeling is this false promotion actually hurts more than it helps in drawing new people in, because when they walk out of welding school and find a job, it’s nothing like the glamorous picture painted by the industry, and they move on to something else! As someone who was a welder from 1976 to 2020, I can verify that’s it’s blood, sweat, tears, heat, heat, heat, cold, and smoky! That being said, I wouldn’t trade it for the world!! Keep up the good work! I enjoy your channel, but even being the crusty old fart that I am, I wish you’d kind of filter out the endless F bombs! They “cheapen” your otherwise excellent content!

[@ypaulbrown]

@@tomt9543 great reply about the industry trying to make art and hot rods......you have a better chance of winning the lottery than making money as an artist......I know, art is such a small market, no one wants to spend money unless you are famous, and there are only a few famous artists, it is all about who you know, a very stuck up group of people in that world.....stay away for sure . cheers, Paul

[@FIGGY65]

@@tomt9543 . Sir Tom, BRAVO on your outstanding perspective and suggestions. You put into words what I’ve been thinking for a long while now with respect to the cool, clean and glitz factor associated with the trade media, etc. All the BEST to you in your well deserved retirement! Best Regards, Shawn

[@darcymcnabb9259]

A word to help , on down hill 6010 /11 for this kinda work . Use a 5/32 if burn through is not a problem. Your welds will be a bit more beefy . More metal more strength.

[@austinscheetz7488]

I've done so many of these repairs. Aluminum dump beds too, and it's all the same story. Patch panel it and burn through the shit until it welds. I've tried so hard to clean it's and make it look some what decent but there's no point to it. Just need patch panels and a big hammer and you can make miracles happen

[@bsquadrider]

I cracked up the about the guy who wanted to talk your ear off. It never fails that someone wants to give "advice" while you're working because they used to weld. Then you get the people who don't know anything about welding and when you tell them you're a welder they always bring up underwater welding.

[@msdweldingfabrication7051]

Don't you just hate it when a guy that's burn maybe two or three rods in his whole life wants to talk to you like he's a welder

[@lifeonthemtn2992]

love your channel as a fellow welder up here in the great north ill suggest building dogs from plate, nuts and 1" bolts rather then cast the you can really crank on em lol works great and would have fixed that gap for ya no sweat keep up the good work

[@snowflakemelter1172]

slots in square plates and wedges cut from the same plate. All from offcuts and free.

[@wcmwfab935]

Half clamp. Or wedges

[@jackmioff000]

I'm about to make one from 3/8s plate but two of the same shaped that are welded onto a 1" id nut and a footlong heavy equipment 1" bolts lol It won't be a dog, it'll be a werewolf

[@michaelsjostrom4421]

This is now my favourite video. Everyone tells me the same thing to, I use to weld…. It’s easy…… I know a guy who makes 400k a year…. I know the pain of working on old shit, I currently work at a remote mine in northern Canada. All there is is old beat up shit. Whatever you have to do to make it work, it gets done. Awesome work…🤙

[@bgd73]

I like the beaten steel fixed. Real steel. My first impression of welding was a maine logger with a cracked frame. Talk about a thrash of mobile. Love your work.. get more subscribers with less swearing. Stay cool.

[@tomt9543]

Exactly! Great content, but it’s “cheapened” by the constant medley of F bombs and so on! Hope he takes this as constructive criticism! I want his channel to succeed!

[@wallaceluna6241]

@@tomt9543 Ya I don't care about swearing but he indeed could appeal to more people if he just cut them out. Ik this aint his job but it is a good amount of $$ he could make ontop

[@Dibulok]

I really like you no bs approach. Keep it up I'm learning a lot 😁

[@briancradicsandiego5254]

For almost 3 years I did welding and fabrication on belly dump trailers. Did a lot of patching and re-skins. But work was rough, but I worked inside of the shop. I didn’t hate the work as much as I hated the pay. It was just a small mom and pop shop and it was my first welding job. I would like to also become a mobile welder and start doing that stuff again.

[@AdamKing60]

I have my own one-man band welding and custom metal fabrication business and I always get a good laugh when customers tell me about how they can weld or how they thought about buying a welding machine and doing it themselves. Lol

[@george-hs9rx]

I like this guy i amg getting back into welding afternoon more than ten years and iam working on dump trucks asphalt sucks

[@quickshot4050]

1:52 Exactly, if it stays together that’s all you need, I had to do a few exhausts and we don’t have a lift and they didn’t so I’ve blind welded them on, looked at them after, welds were terrible but were good enough.

[@SHADOWTurtleFPS]

I work for a company that builds bins like that for trucks. very fun work. we do a lot of repair work too. biggest problem is cracks

[@jeselewey7743]

I do exactly what you’re doing here everyday on railroad cars. Grunt shit work but it’s experience!

[@TheAefril]

I love your videos Anthony. So full of passion and showing exactly how it is in the real cut throat world of contracting.

[@gardendwellerTX]

Dude at 15 min when the guy just comes and talks and can't take a hint. I felt that. I feel like I'm literally dying when someone is trying to talk to me and I couldnt give a single fk

[@whatsnextgarage]

At 17:20, man that’s a crappy weld, probably some mechanic. 🤔😳 hey wait I’m a mechanic!! Awesome vid really glad I found it! No holds barred exactly what it sounds like in the real world!! Good stuff

[@craigconway4093]

Such moxie, super :) The description of real world versus welding with an instructor, lol. And I'm only at minute 2 of this video.

[@hunterp7821]

👏 Bravo for putting that PSI #up, you probably just saved a life.

[@richcast688]

PSI where?

[@Good-121]

Yo, my battle is dirty with this work, and your right NO APOLOGY OR APPRECIATION 😢

[@cheeseymccheese7249]

Texes tig haha Im up in the great white north. I went to a new mill and was filling some big deck cracks with a fill rod and everyone was looking at me like i just invented fire or something, even the maintenance boss was in awe. Do whatcha gotta do and get it done. Cheers bud, cool video

[@flamingskoda]

I like your "real world" videos. You did what the customer wanted and earned a honest living.

[@nicksearles3996]

Anthony have you ever run nr232 inner shield. I run .072 in a Lincoln ln 25. I’m an iron worker and this wire has a seismic rating for d18 for welding schools and hospitals. In other words high tensile strength and ductility. Very strong and you can lay down wire so freaking fast. I just thought I would throw it out there because I’m not sure if you heard of it. It’s all all position wire that cooks through rain and bullshit and leaves a nice bead. Cheers mate, thanks for the content. I’m on the road to becoming an independent welder my self.

[@shaunybonny688]

Any tips on running that stuff vertical up?

[@PatriotWeldFab]

@@shaunybonny688 Use a slight drag angle (Yes, even when welding uphill).

[@shaunybonny688]

@@PatriotWeldFab thanks, I’ll give it a shot.

[@bigdave6447]

Carrying a Lincoln SP 125 comes in handy too !

[@boriskarloff598]

Cool. The inside of that bed looks like Neil Peart played it like drums for 35yrs. Straight.✌

[@chrissutton4426]

Im almost done with classes in welding and manufacturing thes videos really help me know what im getting into

[@seantbr2019]

The explanation in the beginning of the video is the most accurate shit I've heard in a long time

[@fierrosoft]

This is the best chanel, real life repairs, no sugarcoat bs.

[@connorshoemaker2466]

@14:49 there’s always gotta be a mosquito getting in the way when you’re tryna get shit done🤣

[@dirtyjobs3995]

This is what brings me to your channel, you give us the good the bad and ugly

[@jakegray1133]

i just found this channel, and i really like the welding and talking footage balance as well as how real Mr Anthony keeps it

[@terrydown5389]

You've done a bloody good job with what you had to work with. Looking forward to your next video Thanks for sharing. Terry from the uk

[@hubertrobinson8825]

Good job that's the reason I like your videos and watch them all real welding jobs explained in real everyday language keep up the good work

[@zurgone]

Lmaooo yesss welcome to the world of welding !!!!

[@craigwilson391]

I'm a mobile engineer and love jobs like this you can charge heaps for jobs that nobody wants to do and don't think you are above any job its bad practice

[@bobrat]

In the painting trade we say F. It, it ain't a Church!

[@manguydude287]

This is probably my favorite welding video ever

[@Jimmermahomoney]

You guys that can weld like baseball catchers I salute you

[@jackmioff000]

I love doing that type of work, Crack repairs and improvised repairs are my favorites, plus when you take on jobs no one else wants you become their superhero lol shit Ive have customers bring me lunch while I'm welding their shit and drinks and shade

[@greatestevar]

"We're not welding a fucking spaceship" 😂😂😂

[@chrisallen9154]

Always happy to see a fabricator get out the gas axe.

[@josephforestfournier]

haha bro you're killing me. I like the attitude there is a time and place you make a very good point.

[@mcfwelding]

down and dirty! ive done a few jobs like this and they really do suck, power to you its a rough time in those dump beds

[@emeryhanawalt9681]

i'm going into welding school soon and your vids are giving me some valuable perspective. love it. Thanks Anthony!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Glad to hear it!

[@boundbytimettv2684]

A good day when M.M.A uploads!

[@shutupstoopid4518]

Get a surge protector, just clamps to the battery terminals like jumper cables, use them at work all the time also when using plasma cutter on a vehicle

[@adamluka7984]

that's a great Job bro , respect & love from Algeria

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks a lot!

[@nwafab5335]

Crinkled ass effed up edge - priceless, brother

[@Nupenwelding]

Man I’ve been in this exact situation several times until one day I had a customer come here requesting that I cut out a full square while leaving a 3 inch gap between the old wall & the new sheet. Better look & lesser of a head ache then bending, welding, bending etc. after doing it for so long it seems like a bigger patch is way easier then making a small one. But like you said. It’s whatever the customer wants to pay for. keep it up bro lay them dimes 🤙🏼

[@chadkennedy529]

I'm no stranger to welding shitty, shitty things.👍 I know you told me you hate lugging around a suitcase but damn the time you would save brudda.

[@Jdl223]

Which one do you recommend?

[@chadkennedy529]

@@Jdl223 I run a miller 12vs, it's about 75 lbs with a 33lb spool of wire but it's worth it. I only burn rod if it's a quick job.

[@jacancant9783]

I work on repairing dumpsters for a living. Those dump trucks are more solid then what I weld on😂 I had one that the entire side was rotted away

[@mdub5078]

Love your videos dude, you da man. I thought I needed to change my respirator filters til I saw yours 😂

[@samilsilta9004]

Anthony, I stumbled across your channel and now I cannot stop binge watching it! Great job!!!

[@zacharybigger4144]

Dude I'm just a student practicing test plates and I get people telling me how they're just hot shit at welding 🤣🤣 I fkin get it

[@rockywilson750]

Best thing ive heard all week.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

It’s nice to know I’m not the only one doing this kinda horrible stuff. Everyone knows how to weld or use to weld just can’t weld right now for some reason

[@raunchymangos7468]

I love these kind of jobs. Just starting out these are great low-risk practice

[@clatt6891]

Just started my own welding business. Got my first estimate on a old dump trailer for a landscaping company tomorrow. Going head first and I’ve been watching your videos for awhile now 🏁

[@hxlize4913]

hows it going 2 months in?

[@clatt6891]

@@hxlize4913 slow and steady wins the race I’ve done 5 jobs as a mobile welding business. Just trusting the process

[@sanchez19824]

i feel ya man, i did stuff like this its a mother. i did alot of plate steel for the walls at first but after a while for those repairs i learned that angle works a bit easier (1/8 or 3/16). love the vid's brotha keep doing what ya do!

[@dextervillarin2716]

Loved Rugged works,from Philippines..

[@nickolassmaltz9546]

On angle you can put a relief cut on the side that is sticking out and it will bend easier and then fill the throat opening with a filler piece. That is only if you want the bend to look more custom and natural instead of beat it into form.

[@alfonsobernabe4291]

Take a break when you need to I totally agree and some food as well

[@geoffreyarthur3333]

Lmao the Elvis Presley car got turned into a grill ?! Siiick

[@andmo90]

slow is smooth, smooth is fast

[@T3G1]

You do what you can that’s all you can do - Anthony

[@zakokiller]

we just got done doing an order of around 100 beds/containers like this, some had little to no bottom all rusted away. and they jusy wanted us to put plate on top of the rust and weld the sides

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I hate those jobs, but sometimes if work is slow you take what you gotta

[@zakokiller]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony haha yep. Every one hated them but things were slow like you said, and it was sometimes the job that was going on in the shop

[@sohomesick1]

Remember that truck is going to have thousands of pounds of rock and other materials falling into it from a height of 8 to 10 feet, maybe more if you have a lousy operator. And all of that weight shifting as it gets dumped out. Plus all of the abrasion that metal has to deal with as that rock or concrete slide out and the constant vibration and jostling from the rough roads that a dump truck has to deal with are just totally destructive on the welds and metal of a dump bed. And that truck definitely needs a new and stronger floor as it looks like the ribs are about break through. Plus if you are hauling btoken conctrete or rip rap you might want to really strengthen the tower for your cylinder because they really take a beating. I hsve spent a lot of years building rockery walls and know just how much of a beating my trucks have taken.

[@matttobobski8651]

I just started doing some roll off bin repair same as this just get it done so the garbage don’t fall out the bin. Nice vid, the real shit.

[@chucklutz8105]

Love it, I've welded on nasty trash trucks, farm trucks. Make it road ready and give me my money 😁

[@CamMacMastermusic]

I know you like the cast clamps, and I do too but I always have a good one with a piece of C channel welded to the bottom, facing towards the threads so it’s easy to snap off. And I always start in the middle of the patch and work out wards then it doesn’t work against itself. Love the videos.

[@martinmacquire7443]

I actually love these types of job! Lol I like doing a slick bead where slick bead really shouldn't be. 😆 When he gets his new beds you want a tap him up for more work, I'd be advising him to invest in some hardfacing to prolong the life of them, those seams for a start and his buckets too. How I get most of my work, plant the seed and it grows on em. Better still some Harrod overlays. Sexy!

[@mikeduhm5325]

Best way I found to deal with " annoying fuck" is to wait till he is looking at the weld and then " accidentally" strike an arc and flash the fuck out of them. Plenty of shit jobs out there, get it done and move on. Usually the " cheap quick fix" is the most pricey and looks like hell. " The bigger the glob, the better the job" when it comes to crappy shit jobs

[@eugenepearson4467]

It's not only " welders ". Everyone is a critic. Check out " The Dunning-Krueger effect ". Also, "The Man in the Arena ", by Teddy Roosevelt.

[@connorstirling4886]

Like Your honesty on projects and explanation/narration of what your doing!

[@connorstirling4886]

"BUilD a FeW StAtuEs oUt oF iT" lmfao we all know a guy like this. Building metal sculptures in his garage, best welder on the block cuh

[@bigdave6447]

Your RodBuddy has a belt loop ,put on a belt and lowered your rod to the truck bed. If you have quick detach lugs you can reverse polarity for extra thin areas!!

[@cowleysmobilewelding]

Just did the same. I overlayed the whole bottom with 1/4" ar plate the welded out with 8018

[@BrethemJackson]

1:37 This is what welding instrutors need to teach us

[@iron352]

I like meltin metal Anthony he's a funny dude!!!!!

[@derrick9635]

Lol love your attitude,,especially with that annoying guy lol