Saving a telehandler bucket from the scrap!

In this video i rebuild the bottom half of a telehandler bucket.
The old floor was cut out with the plasma cutter, the bottom of the sides were also cut out as they were rotten from years of cow muck stuck to them. A new floor was then cut to length and pressed to shape with the press brake. The new floor, sides and bucket edge were then welded in along with 2 gussets that were cnc plasma cut out with the Kutavar. New straps were also welded onto the underside of the floor joining back onto the the top bracket straps
Thanks for watching.
Hope you enjoyed the video.

[@AW-Services]

Another job well done, Olly One of the only humble honest and decent channels on KZbin. Fellow viewers Olly mentioned persons who view his channel with reference to seeing his cnc plasma table Let's help with his demographic information If you are a general viewer type (G) If you are a farmer type (F) If you are in the trade type (T) Leave a comment below mine stating your country, region & viewer type Here's my reply UK Devon (G)

[@geemee3364]

My type not listed.

[@rayaadshakur12]

USA NYC (T)

[@Zogg1281]

UK Norfolk (G)

[@dhollm]

USA New York (G)

[@daviddavies1596]

Cardiff, Wales. (G)

[@mattdodds2954]

When someone gets up early on a Sunday morning just to watch your videos you know you're doing something right pal.

[@dwjr5129]

Your desire to re-invest in your business rather than holidays etc will insure your success in the future. Do stop and smell the roses occasionally, it’s important to maintain your mental health. Your work ethic is quite admirable!

[@GeneralSulla]

Family are the roses. Without family, we are hollow. It's in our DNA.

[@Icebuntrucker]

I was asked years ago to do the same repair as im no welder /fabricator i declined. it still sits in the yard surrounded by nettles ,A lot of people have no idea the skill level needed to do a job like this , You myfriend made it look easy a credit to your talent.Keep it up Oliver .

[@magicbox9371]

We all learn, we all begin never having done it. You can do amazing things but only if you try.

[@Icebuntrucker]

@@magicbox9371 Thank you for those words of encouragement.

[@davetaylor4741]

The benefits of being an influencer. You have only had your channel a relatively short time and already starting to see the advantages. You are getting more confident too. I happened to find your first episode just after you posted it. Big change. Good luck finding sponsors. Companies should definitely see how it could help their sales.

[@davidnaudi2601]

This channel is getting talk about on other channels, so definitely doing something right. Great build

[@pouljacobsen6049]

Like the attitude "Never mind fancy cars and vacations, just give me some new gear I can use to modify steel sheets!" 🙂

[@pbysome]

For the amount you use it that press is more than adequate, radial arm is another story. Old is mostly gold.

[@kpsteigstra]

Before investing in replacing/upgrading stuff you already have, I would invest in stuff you don't have yet. First and foremost an overhead crane. You do very well in protecting your eyes, ears, lungs, hands, etc, but your back needs protection too. It's the one thing you cannot replace or upgrade.... Very nice job on the bucket once again! Cheers.

[@walterverlaan1286]

Very very good advice!

[@benjaminschmeh4835]

definitely overhead crane, more floorspace or pallet racks and maybe welding table in any sort

[@WayOfTheWoods]

IRONWORKER OR BANDSAW

[@WayOfTheWoods]

or a guillotine is handy although questionable when there is a plasma already but sheet utilisation is pretty good for the bigger items. add capabilities vs improving capabilities.

[@snowballengineering]

Overhead crane is not that simply in this workshop. If I went full width then I’d need a 60ft wide one. If I didn’t go full width then I’d have to put posts in. Also the eves of the shed aren’t that high so I’d loose a good bit of headroom

[@johnharris5758]

Nice job, Oliver. Do you know that people like you make this world go round? Not a lot of people can fabricate things anymore. Like you well done 👏

[@carllockpick6179]

Mate, the bucket, has had an hard life, the floor hanging out, lots of patch welds & pieces put in. You did an excellent job, with, getting it, as good as you did.

[@JRattheranch]

Wow! 50,000 subscriptions are in sight Olly! Thats brilliant! Nice repair too!

[@snowballengineering]

Getting there!

[@MtnHiker]

Hello from Canada. I recently found your channel after hearing a recommendation from another channel. You're the real deal. Don't change. You go about your business and bring us along; just the way I like it. Rural tradesfolk handle everything that needs fixing. You live the life so you know what your customer is using the equipment for. You're gradually adding great equipment and you're smart enough to design from scratch. You deserve all the well wishes you receive.

[@vomlande9112]

Dirty hands clean money, a ferfect slogan. Great sticker😊

[@williamanderson8441]

Another top quality job mate. Although i'll bet you that It'll be put straight to work without ever seeing a lick of paint!

[@no.3gardenoffeedin950]

Love watching these guys with their "new" tech, back when I was an apprentice it was 9 inch grinder or oxy-acetelene to remove old material. Oh if only we'd had plasma cutters and air fed masks. New follower here, now it's Snowball Eng. and CEE as my favourite KZbin channels.

[@davidjohnson242]

I would have had the same feeling at you. I'd want to square it, but it's already crooked, so it makes no sense to overwork the issue.....but I want it square.... keep up the good work. As a fabricator myself, I enjoy seeing your solutions.

[@78jog89]

Thanks for showing the parallel horizontal edges of the bucket as the operator would see it. To my eye you straightened things out beautifully. Enjoyed the post!

[@JonDingle]

Buckets are never the same when they have been bashing stuff into the ground, used to pry stuff out of the ground and slammed into piles of stuff. Of all the buckets I have repaired, not one has been square. And its pointless trying to square a bucket, so long as the mounts fit the machine and you have done your best that is all you can do. 5mm at one end can be 30mm (for example) out at the other end of the item. Tidy job on that bucket young man!

[@magicbox9371]

All my work is square. I can’t hammer out a dent in my car but buckets are easy once you gain the knowledge to make do as you wish. I give you……Dogs

[@magicbox9371]

Buckets are not square. They are made to not rub the sides of the hole you dig. The edge that digs is slightly wider than the cavity carrying the earth.

[@krazykanux]

Amazing job on that bucket. You are an inspiration mate. Cheers from Canada.

[@theessexhunter1305]

Nice Job Oliver, looks like they dragged it out of the brambles. Yes you can make a Silk purse out of a Sows ear lol

[@nettiejackson9246]

You wouldn't have known that's the same bucket, it looked destined for the scrap heap. Your press is a great advantage to your work👍

[@russellkitson4518]

Beautiful job Oliver. You’re a real craftsman at work.

[@carllamb6711]

You are just amazing I could literally watch you for hours on end. Love your work and I also love how calm you are. Nothing seems to phase you. You just get on with it so laid-back great content amazing work and thank you for sharing it with us all. 😊

[@williamkelley7654]

No doubt, steel certainly is not free, at first I questioned rebuild but it quickly made sense when I thought of the numbers. Thanks for the upload!

[@SirWhiteRabbit-gr5so]

That was a very tired-looking bucket. The repairs look great...better than new!

[@everestyeti]

The customer was probably aware that you hate painting 😂 that bucket that was ripe for the skip, brilliant finish. As you like your press brake, not sure if there anyone out there that could do a head to toe service and provide it with the upgrades you need. As for your radial arm drill probably best to upgrade it, unless again there is anyone out there that can service it and upgrade it and bring it back in pristine condition. I like that your level headed, there are to many people out there who want everything at once, yes it would be nice but you have to be realistic. 👍

[@renfordfraser]

Like this man realistic down to earth, priorities in the right order, great work ethics

[@jean-robertbourbonnais6279]

Awesome Job once again Ollie 😎👍👍 you ROCK MAN !!!

[@lemmy9996]

Ollie, thats a bucket repair that Baz and cal @ Welderfabber would be proud of!! 👍👍👍

[@stephenheyes4324]

Another superb repair on a bucket that looked only fit for scrap

[@johnmack5784]

With the work you’re doing & it’s very good , you definitely deserve upgrades for your machinery & good luck with achieving your goals

[@alanbrodigan7731]

Thanks for the video Olly. I know you have repaired some of these before but still enjoying the workman ship that goes into them. 👍

[@toddplenda5569]

Yeah, that’s a nice project bucket turned out really good. Nice work as usual snowball.👍

[@gusviera3905]

Nice job Oliver. Half the bucket replaced means half the cost to the customer, so half it is. After all, it's loading manure, not earth moving. Thanks for showing us how, Oliver. Cheers.

[@ScottHammet]

I'm no machinist/fabricator, Oliver, but having watched several channels similar to yours over the years, I've noticed that most favor the older equipment when they can get their hands on good pieces--big old presses, big old milling machines and shapers, etc. But they do often have to rebuild certain components or make replacement parts when OEM are no longer available, just to keep them running well and in spec. If you do decide to, say, rebuild your milling machine to fix whatever is warn, we'd be up for watching ;)

[@Diederik240]

A second life for this bucket. Well done Oliver

[@skyviewobs]

Super job👍, never easy refurbishing old agricultural equipment.

[@onlyme7939]

Wet start in north wales but snowball engineering brightens the day

[@harkinjames]

Another great job Oliver. Love the Sunday morning videos 👍

[@MadMods4u]

Watching you work is great. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@dannygreene4594]

Another great tidy job Oliver...a pleasure to watch thankyou

[@christopherforster6555]

You made that look easy cracking job thanks.

[@DaveImagery]

Ahh sweet, a Snowball update!!

[@bchdsailor]

Sunday and a "not so fun job" still showing your ingenuity and competency making it another well worth video to watch.

[@theoldbigmoose]

Junk coming in... work of art going out!

[@gregwarne3252]

another well done job with customer satisfaction

[@charleswelch249]

Great job fixing the bucket Oliver. You should be proud of making it better than the factory with your upgrades for strength and durability for your customer. Hopefully they get several more years of use from the bucket. You might want to make your own gage for the back of the break. Look at how they make a slide table for a shear and I believe you can make something work for your needs. Great video and can't wait for the next one.

[@kenthesparky178]

Better now than when it was new

[@ringstinga]

Tidy job again Oliver thank you for sharing.

[@frfrpr]

Super filming. Thanks

[@FredMiller]

Really slick job Ollie. Every week I see a new to me technique from you. This week it was how you separated the sheets of steel with the fork lift using a small section of box. Brilliant. You inspire me every week with your abilities! Work safe and have a great week. Fred Ontario, NY

[@patrickdigby7433]

Well done, you don't claim to be an expert in the trade, but you are showing how necessity is the mother of invention. Not always a new invention, but you usually reinvent the wheel. Just another way to skin the cat. We all learn many things in many trades by watching others work. At 78 I'm never too old to learn. You are sure to find more customers via watching you. Good luck.

[@sjv6598]

The farmer definitely got his moneys worth and left that until the very latest he could before getting Oli to fix it properly 😅

[@tomgarner553]

Good job as usual. I really enjoy watching your videos.

[@Johannes58934]

Good job! I especially liked the bent corner gussets! I'm guessing the customer wont paint it... "I'll be back"

[@BrucePierson]

You definitely get a lot of interesting jobs in for repair or making. No doubt you'll hit 50k subscriptions pretty soon.

[@flightofarrow]

Thanks! And now for a coat of paint!!!!

[@snowballengineering]

Thank you!

[@alandawson2813]

Hello Oliver, Another awesome video. From kiwi land

[@richardbrown2447]

Farmers weld is called cocky Shit in Australia 🇦🇺 love your work

[@michaelbright9162]

It’s also called ‘Town Hall square welding’ or Pigeon s••t welding’ here in the UK. Either way it never lasts.

[@pyromaniac354]

@@michaelbright9162 Or flock of seagulls

[@andrewstoll4548]

I do like the term Farmers Weld. It's Duct Tape of the welding world. Not pretty but gets the job finished I need it for.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

That's a better then new bucket. Great job my friend as always. Stay well be safe, greetings from NE rural Ohio, 🇺🇸

[@andrewcotterrell6123]

That bucket reminds me of triggers broom on only fools and horses it had 4 new heads and 9 new handles witch had had for 17 years !! Nothing wrong with farmer welding it keeps things useable untill a professional can sort it out properly well done olly

[@TheRustylungs]

Ship of theseus paradox

[@b.malnit8983]

Nice job Ollie! Cheers!

[@petegraham1458]

People who abuse the equipment then do dodgy fixes and then , when it’s totally trashed out bring it to you and get back a better than new piece of kit . I hope you got well compensated for your time effort and skill for the repair of this muck bucket that was not even cleaned up before they brought it to you. I have been impressed with that old press it seems to me to be fit for the purposes you use it for ? Anything with electronic “CNC” kit on it will be ok for production repetition but a pain in the you know what to program for every job of the type of work you do. I think I would get a replacement radial arm drill first or find good horizontal boring mill for you money and type of work you have been doing .

[@pappis91]

We have a CNC press brake at work, and for our use it's very overkill. Not to mention all the hazzles we have with it. If you're doing mass production it's a worthwhile investment, but for your one off jobs you should stick with something with less computer operation. You can upgrade the press brake you have with both a back stop and automatic depth/pressure regulation. The first one I used had a motorized back stop with a mechanical millimeter counter

[@pappis91]

I should also mention I'm a sheet metal worker by profession. I like watching your content since you have a few unorthodox solutions. You've given much inspiration

[@derekrand8462]

What another welcome weakly fix good job Olly

[@peteb3365]

nice to see bit farm life outside the shed! lets see the cattle 😁

[@GB-bl6hn]

It would be great to see some of your repairs in operation by customers !!

[@johnparkhurst825]

Super strong!

[@boogiewoogiebubbleboy2877]

We both know Oliver there is nothing worse than fixing another person's work. Worst still is fixing a bucket that may not have been assembled right in the first place. As for painting it, considering its state when it arrived with all the cow dodo covering the inside, we both know the owner will not bother to paint it. Look at it. Just look at it. That bucket has not seen paint in whar, 20, 30 years or more. Did you see a speck of paint anywhere because I'm sure I didn't. Not unless it was rust coloured. Great work, Oliver. 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚒️

[@globalsurfer]

Marvelous, Little Master... I have thumbsupped all your videos. From Durban, South Africa... All the best my man...🤗

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

Good job! I think they're nobody ever clean the bucket out and left all the manure in it and the manure just ate it away. But the owner will be happy with that. Great job!.👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@daveadams4128]

A real tidy job there - looks more like an industrial repair than agricultural, loved the use of a spacer for the stitch length ATB Dave

[@alvarogeorgenobregeorge69]

Watching from Brazil, keep up that good work.

[@adrianbew9641]

Excellent job, what a transformation.

[@harrymatthews1097]

Brilliant Video.

[@redmonarocv8]

Great job Oliver, watching from Thailand. 👍

[@VetvsWorld]

“Farmer welding.” 🤣🤣 Hey, wait a minute, while not a farmer, I too suck at welding. 🤣 Interesting and amazing work dude. ✊🏻

[@allanhughes6870]

Another great video Oliver fantastic content keep them coming 👍

[@TheDude1764]

Nice repair! You made it look easy, but I know it’s not! Great skills with your fabrication.

[@daveA2024]

You absolutely nailed it again Oliver, your channel has become one of the best KZbin channels available, No fuss, No faff, just honest commentary from a man doing an honest day's work. Not interested in fancy holidays and cars, you simply want to update your workshop to help you do the best job possible says it all. I loved your "Tack it n Whack it" comment.

[@GrahamWP58]

Great work Olly, re-investment will stand you in good stead for the future

[@chrisbailey459]

Good job mate. In my opinion your press brake is fine for the moment the radial drill only you will know the extent of the wear and time and money costs to renovate / replace. The thing I notice is the lack of shelving/ storage and access to your materials perhaps an overhead crane would be useful for moving stuff in the shop which will give you a bigger footprint in the workshop for other machines or layout. Regards Chris Bailey

[@johnl552]

I love watching you ,its great to see you run the shop . I also love your inventiveness.

[@ralflisell3287]

Rock solid job - again, Mr Snowball! Thanks for showing us amateurs!

[@hughcraig1353]

Fancy cars and holidays never last but new machinery will build your business well done oliver for another fantastic video

[@user-vn6hi2bi3g]

Well done and you did not chase or try to correct the original mfg. out of specs. that takes sound judgement and expirence. Your customers are fortunate to use your firm. Ray Stormont

[@Wrenchen-with-Darren]

We make good money repairing buckets, here in th he state's. Good job👍

[@sterlingdavidgrasssr]

I love to watch you design and cut out your work , very well done , S E Texas, See Ya

[@brucecliffe6213]

Hi Ollie, Given the price of steel these days we can't afford to throw any thing out that has some life left in it. most of your followers would not be aware of the cost of a sheet of steel these days. The bucket was only buggered up to the wind and water line anyway. Good repair mate. Thanks for sharing. Bruce.

[@barrett2288]

It might not be possible yet financially but I’d suggest you erect an extension to your shed. Or build a large new one. That way you could use one for heavy engineering and maybe another for your machining. Space is quite limited in your current shed and you’d certainly make excellent use of it.

[@jamesg2987]

Mega project, The heel protector, are chonky, bucket will have plenty of life on it

[@ncut5547]

Well done a good example of a good repair job lots of wire and gas it's kinda cool how u adjust that press 👍

[@keithwest629]

Excellent job, well done. Take care

[@MrDigger54]

Brilliant job Oliver

[@elfomask]

Awesome job! I like to see a work well done. Thank you for the lesson!

[@be007]

at the end thats a brand new bucket, wel done. cheers ben.

[@dougallmcmillan8970]

Watching a master at work is heart-warming, even for a non-engineer. You are truly a humble professional.

[@paulfindley89]

Great work as always mate! Well on its way to being the triggers broom of buckets that 😂

[@danielwerger5641]

Great video Oliver... Thanks. Thats a helleva lot of wire, hope your charging for that...!!! Cheers from Canada...

[@daviddavies1596]

Neat use of the weld length template Ollie!

[@simonlen235]

Great work will last years that Olly especially the condition it came in to your work shop defo recon you should get some commission on the machines that have been bought since you’ve got yours and show case it in your vids look forward to the next one all the best 👍