Most Common Welding Repair I Do.

TOOLS I USED IN DESCRIPTION !This is BY FAR the most common welding repair I do. I do probably 10-20 of these repairs a year. Here’s one way to tackle it! If you decide to become a mobile repair welder I bet you end up doing a few of these yourself.
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[@2010mannw]

Showing the blowout, and the porosity from the soggy rod is honest of ya. Coulda hid both, and acted like life was perfect. Appreciate you showing how it really goes!

[@1nvisible1]

*Soggy rod was the end of me first marriage. @**14:50** Offer to cut fifty pounds off his tongue weight by chop-chop-shortening those self tapping screws holding the floor to the frame.*

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Not my style!

[@vancepowers6427]

Agreed!

[@BruceLyeg]

When I was younger and worked at my dads shop, I did this same repair hundreds of times a year on horse trailers. His shop was located in a farming/ranching community. These people had money to burn but kept using old rusty trailers to haul their expensive horses around. I shouldn't complain, it helped me buy a new truck and a house by the time I was twenty. Nice fix, get ready to do the other side in the not too distant future. They sure used long enough screws to hold the floor down

[@WelderB1Family]

Thanks for helping guys that are out in the field or trying to do side work

[@wcmwfab935]

Definitely a common repair. Have a lil hypertherm 30 air. Perfect for those repairs.

[@patricktrudeau1996]

I get by with my Lincoln Tomahawk 375, consumables are a whole lot cheaper than Hyperterms...

[@xgnapexx2590]

Keep up the amazing work Anthony! Myself as-well as many look up to you greatly. Thank you for what you do sir. Let’s get Meltin!

[@rogeliocontreras963]

for restriking a 7018 i usually keep a file with me to clean up the tip of the electrode

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I drag it on the concrete or smack it on clean metal. Of course out of the electrode holder

[@dolphincliffs8864]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony Same. Fast and furious!

[@luapzemog7359]

Your videos are primo! Shoutout to your camera guy for his great pov!! I learn something new everytime I tune in.

[@ep7505]

10:02 is so relatable. As a young welder I love your vids man.

[@randallbernard2074]

I remember doing these repairs I love the fact your still running the old stick. Mig just takes all the skill out of these kinds repairs.

[@justinpellegrino9071]

My niece can nig weld

[@diezelvh4133]

Ya but, work smart and hard. Saved a lot in gas/heartache using customers 120v power outlets on a flux mig and not worried about bad rods.

[@unclesandcrab]

thanks for all the real world tips

[@michaelosmon]

This video was very well done. Thank you.

[@gastonletourneau69]

Thank you for everything that you do.

[@uncaljeff]

Always so diplomatic with the closing remarks ❤😎👍

[@garrycoates2147]

Your words of encouragement got me subscribed!!

[@Asomesauc]

Great video thank you for sharing.

[@justintasht1067]

Great video and great repair as all ways top job👍👍👍

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks 👍

[@marioserra4383]

good job Anthony, thanks for share the viseo, Besti regards from Venezuela

[@Cptnbond]

Well done, and have a great day, Anthony.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

You too!

[@chepo1956]

Jose from Puerto Rico. Great job Anthony! Love your videos, man!

[@BRadWilson3]

I like the bent axle eating the inside of the tire! Great welding though.

[@dolphincliffs8864]

More Lippert junk I would assume.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

He knows the axle is bent, says after he gets it home it’s gonna be used for storage

[@MrBen527]

Overloading

[@TejanoRoad]

That’s crazy bro bcuz I was just watching some of your videos and u posted this lol pretty cool

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Appreciate it

[@theweldingmachine]

Your Videos are Very helpful. Thanks for all the info. I've been watching for a while. Keep up the great work.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks, will do!

[@alisciamarotta3888]

Hiya Anthony..... got to say, that's way better than factory. ANOTHER GREAT JOB BY MMA, cheers my friend!

[@terrybrown8292]

Awesome job dude looks good

[@francodeiuliis1562]

Poison fing spot nice end result thanks for sharing Cheers from Nova Scotia

[@Liddellwelding]

Nice job!

[@whatsnextgarage]

Hell yea Rockstar!! Great video love the honest hard work!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I appreciate it

[@steventrojanowski3595]

I sound just like you when I’m working and chits phuckt… Workin man right here 👍🏼 Keep up the good work

[@xXHomerBushXx]

easy to show close ups of your welds when theyre looking that sweet! Great job

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Always show close ups! The good the bad and the ugly 🤣

[@sonoftheking444]

Literally did this to a buddies trailer about a week ago. They make trailers so cheap now a days and use the thinnest metal ever

[@Florida305all]

We love this bro 😘

[@MarioMartinez-os5ch]

Love your videos

[@frankLopez-zw2ui]

Nice job

[@thebluecollarwelder]

Funny I did one on Friday a whole axle replacement and had to do the same thing a 6010 root I know the aggravation! Nice video bud!!!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks 👍

[@angrydaisy1202]

😂 absolutely love your sign off!

[@antonioaparicio2316]

Great video Anthony...what rods did you choosed finally? Blessings.

[@anthonymarino4260]

thanks for sharing

[@jule123ize]

Great fken job dude! I have learned alot from ya... Thank You!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Glad to help

[@grege2383]

#1 Love your videos. That being said cutting with the 4 1/2" grinder that has the on/ off vs dead man switch is scary. Years ago while cutting some metal my 4 1/2" grinder kicked out of my hands. The dead man switch saved my femoral arterie from being severed (the wheel hit the inside of my leg)

[@thegrimgripper8416]

That's sounds scary

[@1nvisible1]

*Yeah, they'll run away on ya for sure.*

[@dostuffchannel]

Question for you big boss, would it have been beneficial to plug weld that angle iron in? Why or why not?

[@randallobrien1812]

You could run a little higher heat with your LH and it will draw that out as well.

[@randymack1782]

in the years past, i did a few, but i ran across more cold welds, where the weld broke off frame, from a localish trailer builder.

[@carlbrooks68]

Welding Upside Down and On your side, Your best is Just Perfect. Many times, it seems like you're striving for Perfection on Aged and Thin Gauge metal. Your Melting Metal Anthony ! Not Houdini. All work done is in specks and Made to your best efforts. Bless you Brother.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

You too bud!

[@derekbryant6137]

When it comes to 7018 in my field adventures with it like you said it's slags over on the tip of the electrode what I have learned to do is keep a double cut Mill file very close you can drag the end of the electrode across that breaking the flag off bonus it also works as a really good slaghammer you can clean your toes out with it as well just use the corner of the file Ihave round file will do the same thing

[@Welderman007]

Or just tap it on the concrete problem solved no tools required.

[@torockiusz8836]

Remember your video about your favorite welders To me you are my favorite

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks bud!

[@deevoss9991]

I use those shirts also good for the price😊

[@MrsCourtneySW]

I appreciate the honesty in regards to the porosity, however is it possible you just had pinholes due to a poor start? i usually get them if I'm welding too cold. Also i always tell my guys to weld hot on thin material and travel faster thus reducing the need for multiple cold passes and eliminating unnecessary heat input although I liked the skip weld approach on the exterior portion. Overall i liked the video and the content. thanks

[@histufly]

I see you getting blowouts when you weld on hollow tubes. The air inside expands with the heat and pushes through the puddle. Maybe drill a hole to vent the expanding air. Like your vids!

[@markb3129]

That is one cheap made trailer frame. It's probably at weight capacity with just the enclose part on it. The metal you used on the repair and the Gen box you done earlier on the trailer probably weigh more than the rest of the trailer frame. Great repair!✌🏻

[@scooterinvegas1]

I liked it! But being this is the weekend, I'll likely still F myself sometime before the end of the day. Great video Anthony!

[@Wiccanman12]

the porosity part made the video tbh i love getting to see other welders reacte to when stupid shit happens

[@Jordan-ce7sf]

My partner can't understand why I weld for a living, then come home and watch YT of ppl welding, lol. Great vid Anthony

[@jackdawg4579]

And thats why I prefer slipper springs on trailers.

[@travishatch4303]

Had to Google this, thanks for the insight though

[@frankish5314]

Out of interest do you prefer a 6010 vs a 6011? I guess I use 6011 (and 7018) more out of habit than anything else.

[@mk27wrx]

Hows that new truck coming along ..one you got from auctions?

[@clintforrest4595]

What are going rates for a mobile welder? I looking at getting a rig

[@jefferyglenn5344]

please buy some jack stands for laying under trailers

[@milo6373]

$ 1500 trailer built on a one gee budget , typical schedule 20 , frame min. 40 , I always over engineer too , nice fix MMA 💪☝️🤔

[@ibanezjorge771]

How long have you been using your metabo grinder?

[@kricketscreations4887]

Always best pull a measurement from shackle to shackle never know how out of square the trailer is 👍🏻

[@donsmith9081]

Could have measured the one side that was still connected and worked off of that.

[@ronaldwoofer5024]

crazy, even when hes hammering or marking you can hear the generator kick up

[@balzonyr4head]

A suitcase unit running dual shield would be mint for that.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Too hot for 1/8

[@jeremysummers9138]

.035 would have been fine

[@hsaneener9292]

Is it possible the grout line with the grass popped it out?

[@davidkenworthy7548]

What's going on with Montana Anthony?

[@kalhoon]

I'm fixing mine right now, but leafs broke and nuts were rotted off. Had to cut u bolts. Doing both sides.

[@edp9811]

Can I ask how much a repair like this might cost?

[@JonDingle]

Tidy job young man. I either file the end off a 7018 or tap it on a concrete floor or wall to knock off the glass cap that forms on the end of the rod. Not a common repair that over here in the UK as most trailers over here are galvanized. That being said, older trailers and in particular livestock trailers do need repairs because they get hammered by cattle moving in them and the shit and piss rots them too.

[@travishatch4303]

Galvanized trailers huh? Woulda never of known, or gave that a thought

[@JonDingle]

@@travishatch4303 I would say 98% of professional made trailers here in the UK galvanized. It's rare to see even a tiny trailer that isn't galvanized. Usually only home made trailers are just painted. In the UK, the furthest point from the sea is about seventy miles and l am convinced salt is blown across the UK by our regularly strong and breezy wind, add in lots of rain and salt in winter and rust is a major consumer of untreated metal. The only other trailers that are not galvanized are semi trailers. But they are not made from hollow sections so don't suffer the same. Also, strict regulations condemn old semi trailers to the scrapyard. Not many semi trailers on British roads are 15 years old. The government is very strict on the truck industry here, to the point of punishing operators with penalty points, fines and or jail for senior technicians, transport managers and company bosses.

[@mikemitch3425]

What did you charge?

[@jamesward5721]

Here's a repair where flux-core mig would be far better - it copes with this thickness steel better & position is easy. Plus no way would I be fighting that spring. Why bother? Just pull the 2 shackle bolts. Plus welding on a lump of angle is shonky - it just is. Better to cut out the area the bracket fits onto & weld in some sturdy flat. That angle iron will just trap moisture between it & the chassis & rot the lot out very quickly. This would be my version of "Don't do it like this ^^" Tbh... - I try never make negative comments, but to me that's just shonkk & using the way wrong process for the repair.

[@oldnstillworkin5709]

What did you charge for this repair?

[@macdoctor562]

How much does one charge for a repair like this?

[@tomf4547]

Wondering when it becomes a mechanics job before the welding job?

[@Cholton327]

Your new style of videos is spot on. Very professional. Great work. Just start welding everything with 60/70/8010. Its fast like mig . And in there like swimwear. Bsafe

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks, will do!

[@user-ru7jh5df9z]

Just curious, are the other brackets close to letting go as well?

[@TractorWrangler01]

That wasn't age damage that was from hitting a giant pothole or something of that nature. It's get a crack started and eventually lets go. I fixed a few of these. He did a very nice job. The next pothole that customer hits won't break that mount off.

[@masonpj95]

I'm very curious to know how peening the joint works? It sounds like it has something to do with stress relief? Id love to know for my own tool belt

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Exactly

[@jhgt6]

Like your video

[@juanwelding4545]

How can I charge for doing the

[@Oldtech51]

You should never turn a shackle bolt, only the nut. The shackle plate and bolt are both damaged. Bolt has splines by the head to keep it from turning.

[@marcgg9760]

Hi Anthony, I like your videos. What I don't like is the way you end them. Perhaps you can choose to say "If you don't like it, too bad" or ...stuff you ... or words to that effect. I watch your videos and my kids are in earshot ... no good.

[@weldingwelder]

Love the pissed off part hahahaha, why don’t you carry a little wire feeder for these type of jobs ? I got my 302 and LN 25 and just a little 180 mig pack just for tiny jobs so quick and easy .

[@robertoobregon3750]

Second the suitcase along with some flux core, have a beat up Hobart hefty. That machine sounds awesome.

[@cosprint]

On the repaire plate, where you had the blow out, you did not weld all the way across the repaire panel. I've seen that before. What is the thinking behind that?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Too much heat. The gaps in between relieve stress. Or at least that’s what I’ve ehatd

[@cosprint]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony okay thanks. Makes sence.

[@StrangeTimesNear]

Anthony what types of jobs call for Ac an Dc?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

AC penetrates less but because of the current alternating it can have inclusions. At least that’s what I’ve heard

[@Catrik]

Pretty crazy if that is a common repair. Are these some kind of home made trailers? In FInland (probably most of the Europe too?) you are allowed to build small trailers by yourself, but you must use an approped axle which includes the drawbar up to the hitch. Never heard or seen them break under normal use.

[@2hotscottpro]

Manufactured junk.Thin metal.

[@JeffinTD]

I would guess that is a commercially built trailer. Here, I believe some parts have to be DOT approved (department of transport) but you can basically build what you want. Many use axles/brakes/suspension from either Dexter or Al-Ko. Lippert builds frames for a bunch of different makes of trailers. They will supply a chassis with tires/suspension, for example, for various camp trailer builders. Trailer frames I think are generally reliable, but spring hangers are a common failure. Especially on double or triple axles that make tight turns on asphalt while fully loaded (a lot of side force).

[@2hotscottpro]

LLC companies that change there name a lot on the cheap ones.Lippert is getting a bad name ,cracked frames and hitch that fold up.

[@2010mannw]

Take in to consideration that generally our trucks and trailers are heavier here. And they see many more miles because everything is bigger in the US. That being said, people overloading what’s built minimally doesn’t help lol

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Just very thin frame steel.

[@xersis31]

yes sir

[@BigMan-jk8lz]

What kind of boots do you wear?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Justin’s with vibram souls

[@ryansmith56776588758]

Hey man great work bud! Off subject question for you. Lets say you bid a job at 5 grand. Do you ask for a downpayment before you start work?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Yes 50%

[@crabmansteve6844]

Thanks for not editing out the welds that didnt turn out perfect. A lot of KZbin welders do, but that isn't realistic. Bad rods, bad conditions, bad parent material, all of that happens day-to-day. And hell, sometimes we just dont perform 100% perfect. Ive made mistakes when everything else was perfectly set up for me to get a great result.

[@cmdonespice]

Don't be cheap on rods Anthony, get ya some Excalibur's.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Fuck that

[@cmdonespice]

Something tells me you had a bad experience with that brand?

[@maxking2397]

I wear bocomal everyday they are cheap and pretty good really I like them because they are so light and every jacket you get will burn through and everything else so why pay more. That's why I wear bocomal

[@edwinbarrios9279]

How much do you usually charge for a job like this ?

[@luapzemog7359]

I’m curious too

[@hlopacos]

That's easy $350 job, right there if location its not to far!

[@brianpatrick7193]

That's a 1 1/2 hour job max if they bring to me. I charge 225.00 and I take the shackle off and reinforce with 1/4 x 2 flat bar 10 inch long and notch and use .035 hard wire. I do a couple a month, keep your price low and you get a lot of easy money. 350.00 if it's mobile

[@2hotscottpro]

Bet that tire is bias.See how it wore on the inside.They put those tires on to keep cost down on new trailers.Junk

[@user-ru7jh5df9z]

"Fucking old, shitty rod, FUCK!" Love it.

[@F44zz]

keep your rods in a hot box dude. 7018 rod is a low hydrogen rod. when the moisture from the air gets into the flux and you run electric current through water you separate the hydrogen and oxygen atoms increasing the hydrogen in the shielding gas. thats why your welds are going to shit. especially in florida with the high humidity.

[@r2db]

I will admit, you have likely done more welding in two weeks than I have done in my entire life and I am not an engineer - merely a tinkerer. However, the way you repaired that looks like it should have been the way the factory had built it in the first place. A highly-stressed piece like that mount should have some form of reinforcement to distribute the stress so it doesn't pull out a section of the thinner structural tube. Nobody uses particularly thick rectangular tubing on trailers for weight savings, and it was presumably engineered at the factory to just barely be sufficient strength under ideal circumstances. On the other hand, if they had built them correctly in the first place that would probably significantly cut into your business.

[@gushhnet]

Probably skimping due to the bean pushers, the guys welding at the factory also probably disagree but it's that or hit the road jack. So inevitably things are made cheap and all they have to do is live past the warranty period, then it's good luck son. Used to be things were built like a tank many years ago, pride would spill out of everything you inspected... Hardly the case anymore. But hey there's an entire industry out there making things right. My main issue is when a fatal accident occurs due to the factory skimping, of course you end up being liable not them.

[@r2db]

@@gushhnet Agreed. The engineers were probably beaten over their heads to design it to fall apart one month after the warranty expires and the welders were told to just stick to the plans.

[@kboostmobile6580]

I don't know Meltin you seem to be the struggling welder to me..... That means the payment for the job goes way down. Business is a sob ...😊😊😊

[@williamtravis3949]

It looks like a MIG would be more suitable for a job like that.

[@thardyryll]

No part of that trailer will outlast the repair.

[@Milincollin]

I like it and I'm still gonna go fuck myself. Love the vids and nice work as usual.

[@mikerayle6103]

Top notch work but get rid of those hoodie strings. Cringy when an angle grinder grabs hold and pulls it to your face. You only have 2 eyes best protect them. Or not do what you will just make sure your filming for the rest of us. 😮