My First Time Welding

[@jeffeaton863]

Laura and Grant Couple helpful tips Hydraulic cylinders sometimes are cheaper to replace then rebuild out of Bailey’s Hydraulics. Also when your trying to heat up medal a rose tip on the torch works better and gives you a lot more heat. Hope this helps for your next project.

[@RenewedHope775]

I agree..A Rose Bud would have been perfect for that..

[@lynwessel2471]

Surplus Center, Lincoln NE good place for reasonable priced cylinders.

[@johnmcmickle5685]

If that hydraulic cylinder is held together with long bolts it could be rebuilt in your shop.

[@jerrypurdy8501]

Rose buds are great for heatting things up

[@TwiztidPain]

Yeah as a welder rose buds are your best friend for heating up metal before welding in cold weather, she did great welding . As for cylinders any machine shop should be able to help you rebuild them. They are cheaper then buying, depending on the kind you looking at. I don't know on farming equipment though, on dozers and stuff rebuilding is mainly cheaper to rebuild.

[@matthewselander-zj5py]

Heated shops are great. Thank your parents/ grandparents for their struggle of repairs without a shop

[@MRFLESHSTORM]

made me happy to see you put your hair up. either welding or cutting. SAFETY always.

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

Those welds you were making looked really good for a beginner. One bit of cautions though, sometimes welds can look great but not be very strong. I suggest making some welds on scrap and then seeing how difficult it is to break what you welded and see if you had good penetration and fill or if it is a cold weld that is easily broken. Try welding on different thickness of metal as well so you get a good feel on how to set up your welder for different applications. But for a first time,.... absolutely fantastic.

[@jonasbrock3959]

also using the right wire is very important

[@Indy1-d9v]

The box you removed was probably used for adding extra weight to help keep the blade down. Usually had large boulders or scrap steel thrown in it. Really enjoy you guys.

[@johnwudarcki9315]

Or good place for putting rocks from the field

[@deerefredj5975]

YES I would have added a new fabricated box there as a weight box !!

[@Chevyman02]

What I thought they would do instead of cut it off and put square tube in. Might still need to weld a box on in the future.

[@smedleyhverovhe8919]

As always, great report. Need to get a rosebud heating tip for your oxy fuel setup. Much better than heating with your cutting tip which concentrates heat.

[@Lakejoe-o8p]

You need a rosebud heating tip for the torch.

[@linnjensen7469]

Good job and by the way here in Alberta it is 34 - 45 below zero so stay warm

[@flatworm00]

Broom closet looks great

[@garyhusband3395]

Hi Laura and Grant. Thanks for the great videos-so informative. A suggestion when welding-wear a welding hair cover to keep the sparks off your hair. It will be worthwhile.

[@TravisShoemaker-c7u]

Laura is a professional welder she,s good all Laura needs now is a John Deere 450c crawler dozer with 6 way blade and with winch and log arch and forgot with limb riser to as well

[@toddbroeker187]

I find it inspiring how quickly you take on new challenges and skills. It's fun to watch. Those welds looked really good for a beginner.

[@VonBluesman]

Laura you ever notice how happy Grant is when he is working on something, he must be a direct descendant of Job, he has a lot of patience. Stay warm y’all. 👍😎🙏🏼✌️

[@danj8404]

So many times when eye protection is not used. at 7:23 when heating the metal. My shop teacher would have been yelling.

[@chuckmyers7698]

I guess they keep the county's road clear if Gage is showing up fot work. Lot of snow, I was watching your Dad video's and he's having a blast driving and helping people. You guys are all good people. Good neighbors to have. 😊

[@jodycordell1972]

More snow is coming, definitely keep the shop warm don't get caught out in the cold

[@ve6hdh992]

-33F here is Alberta but very little snow.

[@kevindelaney1951]

Agreed that clean garages & shops are rewarding. I finally turned my garage back into a functional garage after using it as a junk storage bin for 10 years. Car now is secure & no longer at risk for theft.

[@davidruppel1216]

I was a structural steel welder and fabricator once upon a time. I still weld and fab stuff for my Jeep. You did really good for a first-time welder. Good job, your almost ready to fab a rollcage and sliders for Grant's Jeep! 😊

[@jondarrah6829]

Laura I love the way you jump right in and do what ever needs doing.be careful of those hot sparks when cutting and welding.

[@davidwallwork1177]

I like the fact that you show what doesn't work as well as what does. Kudos to you.

[@ronaldferino3414]

Pretty good job welding for your first time, kind of fun isn't it. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

[@robertrobinson9049]

If you need to do a lot of heating and bending, you will need to buy a Rosebud heating tip for your torch. They come in different sizes and work great.

[@KirkDeWitt]

Those welds looked great for the first try lady. You should be proud. Gage seems to be a good teacher as well as employee. Watching from ohio and have found myself very interested in your video education. Thanks guys.

[@bradpogue3448]

Very good job welding. That is what I started on, mig welder so much fun. Thank you for the video.

[@markbandy4142]

You need to get a rosebud tip for your torch. Make the metal glow red hot 🥵.

[@philipthornburgh7222]

Great seeing you welding and I look at it you got a long time on this farm and the more you learn the more money you save by doing the work yourself

[@DaisyPurpleFlower]

I like welding too. I'm glad that you have shared with us your first experience!🙂Everything is possible with practice and determination!

[@jeffmckimmie8898]

Just watched the Kansas City Chiefs game last night and they say the temp was -29 degrees. Please stay warm, protected and safe. Love your channel and God Bless.

[@gordbolton27]

I am pleased to see you two tackling the mechanical end of the farming business. You will never regret taking some welding, mechanical-millwright courses so you can feel confident tackling more repair jobs on your equipment. Hydraulic seals get worn, hard & stiff over time & need to be replaced. A big heavy table with a vice, snap ring plyers & a heavy hammer is all you need to put new seals in hydraulic cylinders. Keep on keeping on!

[@GaryReynolds-f1l]

Thanks for being willing to try new things. You guys are real troupers!!!

[@douglashomrighausen9010]

I mentioned to you at the Farm Progress Show that I am surprised that there are a lot that people, even in an intense, corn & soybean, growing part of the Midwest like where you are as well as myself in northeast Missouri, that don't know what and how us farmers do the things we do all through the year. You and Grant are really getting to the top of your game in showing the details of our business along with the field operations. I am, and since the beginning in April 2020, a very enthusiastic subscriber. Lots of snow, wind and cold here too; and I've seen several You Tube videos of problems from the snow near York this weekend on I80 as well as the huge drifts on either side of Aurora on US34. About ten years ago I was holed-up/stuck at Iams with my semi-truck in a blizzard; and I've also waited out snow at Love's south of town.

[@leonardstotzer4056]

A propane weed burner works great to heat up plate to flatten it back out you can also use it to shrink a tube over a solid round !

[@texxasal]

A very wise mechanic once told me the trick to using heat to loosen rusted on bolts and nuts. Always remember that it can't be stuck if it's a liquid.

[@firefighterpk2440]

Yup, hot wrenches can break any rusty nut loose. 😁

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

We called it a "smoke wrench" 😁

[@tonydigiovanni9077]

Fire wrench

[@threynolds2]

When you need to heat a large area to bend it you should use a rosebud tip. It has a much larger flame area and will heat a large area faster. Also, heat the side that will be stretched. On the plow that would be outside, the area you were trying to heat.

[@EtzEchad]

Welding is fun! My highschool had a shop class back in the 60s and I learned to weld. I still remember how much fun that was.

[@mikerobbins5049]

Stay warm...... it’s cold here in Ky too but not as cold as where you are.....

[@loisrinehart6755]

Stay safe and warm. You've got another big front headed your way from us here in southern Idaho. We got about 24 inches yesterday and I spent 4 hours blowing snow drifts out of mine and 5 neighbor's driveways at 6 this morning. Love your videos. Thanks.

[@leslietarboxjr4287]

Laura is a woman of so many talents and now we can add welder to that. How cool is that.

[@dennisbarnett1995]

Hi Laura and Grant. My name is Dennis Barnett. I reside in Filer, Idaho. I moved to Idaho 19 yrs ago from washington state. I am one of your many subscribers who helped you make it to 500,000. I have been watching alot of your youtube videos. I also watch a little instagram videos. to tell you the truth , I at this point feel real stupid. I watched several of your instagram videos under the name of Norman . To my amazement after watching several videos I was able to realize it was the same person or lady from Laura Farms on tiktok. It took me several instagram videos to finally figure out. And the videos on tiktok were not the Laura I was used to watching. I will still continue to watch you and grants journey forward. I wish you both alot of luck.

[@calebperlinger8598]

Pretty good of extending yourself to try to torch, weld on little projects like that, also good weld you did Laura! Getting to experience to do the things that you haven’t done you wanted to try is fun. Keep up the good teamwork! Teamwork makes the dream work!

[@GrahamCooper-l8h]

84.2 degrees here in Brisbane Australia. Nice and warm and no snow. Feel for you.☀☀☀☀

[@tsmartin]

You may want to consider adding another layer of steel plate to the area you cut off and replaced as well. In effect, doubling the thickness there. Just a bit overkill.

[@timberkirby2160]

Absolutely loving your "mini" vids covering the non-crop aspect of farming. You're joy to watch and provide a fountain of information on many subjects. Keep em coming. Spring will soon be upon us and planting will rule the day.

[@kroadie3936]

We are all about doing things better,smarter and more efficient,thank you Laura farms.

[@smokum0]

Get a "Rose Bud" torch head for heating larger areas.

[@jrlittle2]

One of the best parts of farmer is that there are so many projects to keep you busy. Shop upgrades are always a plus. p.s. not bad for your first time welding!!!

[@michaelwilliams7481]

Laura, you are expanding your knowledge and skills. What's next! You all stay safe and warm, love from Mike. ❤

[@Clay-ov6yj]

I have been welding for 42 years... i was impressed with your welding skills Laura.. great job

[@56Spookdog]

Good to see you have a dry chemical extinguisher backup for the Halatron one.

[@grumpbrewer5893]

You need a rose Budd tip for heating steel up

[@thalo215]

Not bad for first time welding. that was my favorite class in high school.

[@genedieball]

Thanks for your video? Stay safe and have a great year.

[@kraigvollmer788]

I have been cleaning my garage last couple days it's been close to 20 below zero . I needed to clean it out for a long time just getting to it now I have a long way to go I got my bench cleaned off good yesterday and today now I need get the area around bench cleaned. I know how to weld been welding since I was in high school learned in dads shop.

[@geomoney1978]

Good job welding from what i saw. Im also glad you shut that garage door, its cold out there

[@claudairsocoll]

wow Laura you did it again you always achieve everything nothing ever goes wrong for you amazing you are good at everything congratulations Laura I loved this video

[@Moesound1]

Good to see you are doing 5S on your shop.

[@carlosalbertoiannoni5972]

É um alivio ver o Gage ajudando vocês porque é muito, muito, muito trabalho para um casal apenas!!! Esta ficando lindo!!! :)

[@jstephenallington8431]

Laura, you make the prettiest welder that I've ever seen! Can't wait for your next video!

[@paullhommedieu2795]

I love that you just jump an try anything..grant is pretty lucky to have you..keep up the good work

[@jeffsiegwart]

Congratulations on learning how to weld. It is a very useful skill on a farm.

[@cncguy2000]

Great job welding! You need to get a “Rosebud” tip for the oxy/acetylene torch.

[@bobcatwelder00]

get a rose bud tip for the torch will heat up the steel faster and hotter than a cutting tip

[@boyddennis394]

Love you folks restoring the old equipment

[@johnwudarcki9315]

Y’all need an addition to your torches. It’s called a rosebud tip. It’s made only for heating large areas. Works great for stuck bolts and nuts, bending metal.

[@phillipjgustafson9792]

Yep farming is a whole lot more than just bucking hay and moving hand line it's all that equipment you got to work on and make sure it's taken care of and ready to go when it's needed and all the projects good job welding I don't know that I could do is get a job anymore but great job have fun it's always good to have fun and learn something new take care and 🤠😎🤠

[@DanBeaulieu-r1h]

If you want to label the exterior of your LEV rack system, Grainger sells rolls of magnetic material in different widths that you can cut to length and stick labels to. Then if you rearrange you can just move labels without a sticky mess left over.

[@mybeckett74]

Need to paint it bright pink Love Watching

[@trucker85d47]

If I am correct you need what they call a rose bud torch tip it works great for heating metal nice job 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏

[@tomfraser8425]

Good job on your first time welding Laura. Nice to see you inspiring other farm wife's to try their hand at something new and challenging to keep the operation running efficiently. Good work.

[@v1rotait23]

Laura, you're just delighful to watch working around machinery and heavy farm equipment, and you're never afraid to take on learning new skills and fixing things with Grant and Gage. With a smile as wide as Nebraska and those gorgeous smiling green eyes, you light up my day, and I'm sure everyone else! Thanks to your loving parents, they've raised a wonderful young woman for Grant! We love following your farming adventure! Blessings from me in the much warmer temperate marine climate of New Zealand, David. 🐈‍⬛🚜🌏🌽❤

[@brucemcgrath173]

If you’re going to heat with oxygen acetylene get a rosebud tip. Puts out lots more heat and more efficient than a cutting torch

[@johnensminger7675]

Nice welds, Laura! Looks like my first welds!😊

[@sean.hakalau4439]

Guys, That Goodyear Wide Tread GT tire on your box scrapper is the same as I have on my 1969 Z/28 Camaro. Those were the original tires that came with the car...!

[@Steve-Pitt]

I have been scrolling through every comment just to see if anyone else noticed those tires! I had a 1970 Boss 302 Mustang back in the 70s, and those tires were from that muscle car era.

[@Neil-ru7kw]

52° here in central California farmland 👍

[@larrygarrett-r1p]

all that snow looks great from pensacola,but i can hear those snowmobiles calling your names.i is a little cold up there to be playing outside for to long.keep warm with your shop project to.great job guys.capt larry

[@coolhand6669]

Nice video Laura really it's your first time welding I think your welds look like even welding for a long time just remember slow and steady and take your time and you'll always get good Wells

[@allenhardwick7527]

Laura you did a pretty good job welding for the first time

[@skatedurr]

facts

[@tremontbaptistchurch9463]

Good work on your first time welding, Laura.

[@edgewood99]

Great job...on the equip/closet/video...all of it

[@paulwalters6879]

Great job on the welding.

[@rd052497]

Thank you for your amazing videos. It is so nice to watch real life cuz it’s something that we all can relate to. Your video skills are amazing. Thank you again and PLEASE continue these amazing videos… Can’t wait for planting season.

[@stevecrombie5357]

Laura Farms, loved by many. In the ten minutes it took me to watch this video another 2000 had already watched. Top stuff Laura.

[@RalfyCustoms]

Fantastic as always guys, and hey I'm a welder and well done Laura 👏 can't beat a fixer upper 😀

[@shannonm2689]

Awesome welding

[@nigelcanuck5943]

Great first weld, it is definitely a skill that requires repetition to get good. Gage is a great resource and instructor in this case. Good to see more snow, meaning more moisture for your fields.

[@baldydbt1443]

Well done guys great to see the progress and clean shop Grant did an awesome job doing the cleaning closet and well done Laura on learning new skills which will be there and also handy for the rest of your career and not sure how to spell Gauges name but he's a very good addition to the team well done guys. Dean from Australia

[@lindanelson8400]

It's currently 2pm as I'm watching this. Here in Arkansas it's 4 above zero and snowing. That's cold 🥶 down here. I'm really impressed with how you and Grant are building up your equipment and the yard in general is looking so nice. Gage is a solid young man, and a good fit for the farm family. Your dad's channel showed up as one I might like. After watching a few videos I am glad to report that I like the LEEADS channel too, and I can see where you get your work ethic. 😊 Happy Sunday everyone! ❤️🚜🇺🇸🤍🚜🇺🇸💙🚜🇺🇸

[@russellbowman8051]

Thanks For The Video! Laura it's Always Nice To Get Updates!! Especially When It Is Done Laura's Style With A Wonderful Smile!! Keep Smiling On!! 😀👍👊❤️

[@richardhumble2296]

You never shy away from new things. Well done Laura and I think Grant could be a carpenter is this farming thing doesn’t work out!!!

[@chrisgibson6246]

Next time you try to heat metal to straighten it out, use a Rosebud tip on your torch. That will heat it cherry red and you will be able to bend it back straight.

[@gungadinn]

You need to add a Rosebud to your welding and cutting torch. They consume a lot of gas, but get quite hot, where a regular cutting torch directs it's heat at a small area, the Rosebud blasts an area the size of a baseball. Good to see the shop kitty still around.

[@brendonchase9460]

That was kool. Nice welding Laura and awesome job on the closet grant. 👍 looks tight and tidy

[@JeffK1962]

For being a rookie at welding that looked really good. Good job on the clothset. Getting a little more organized in the shop. 👍

[@Madjock56]

Love ur content your both fun to watch and very enjoyable am in scotland uk

[@AnthonyBarry-q1i]

Mig and Tig welding can make you look good right from the outset just remember you need good penetration on the thicker materials. And don't forget to fill in any blow holes you may create not doing so will certainly lead to water ingress and that dreaded rust starting from the inside of box sections.

[@FalconLX-nf9uz]

Great job on the welds!! I bought a primeweld a few years ago to learn with. It's kind of addictive. Lots of fun. Stay safe.

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

For heating areas of metal your weed burner works well!

[@wesp1213]

Looking great. Would love to see y'all's great progress and work done. May God continue to bless your family

[@Tracker7266]

Being organized is half the battle. Everything in it's place, a place for everything.