THE IRON ROD

[@TroubadourJuggernaut]

There is no one who can touch Steve's creativity / trucks

[@WelderUpVegas]

Thanks! I appreciate that

[@DavidTheCarpenter]

I don't know how I ended up here... I weld up old tractors with a buzz box and a torch. But damn! Those are awesome machines. The original rust along with your fastening and clean mechanical assembly are a joy to see. Thanks!

[@ronaldgillaspy9654]

That build is INSANE! I’ve never seen a build so well thought out, especially with SO much attention to detail everywhere you look. And everything has a true purpose. You are not only a master welder, but a true artist!!!!

[@jordinmiller5695]

Ironrod is one of the truck I would like to own.

[@MarcusSchneidervlogs]

agree with you on that one mate, love the fact it is all mechanical, kinda a post-apocalyptic work truck. Very cool to use as a shop truck

[@adrianorozco1813]

I agree

[@litefoot900]

You sure don't set your sights very high.

[@TroubadourJuggernaut]

agreed, badass

[@727SolutionsCoatings]

Awesome video! I'm a welder fabricator myself and absolutely loved the episode of the build of this rig. I'm really glad you did this KZbin video to show all the details you don't see on TV. I love all the details and that the pto winch actually works and is not just for looks. There is to be much to list of all the things that I like that you did to this rig. You definitely did it the right way and put thought into everything on the rig. Please do more videos like this with all the builds that you do. I love seeing the inter working and detailing that you don't see on TV! Thanks for doing this video and keep them coming. merica the fuck on!

[@geerbangr]

Met Steve at PIR last year. He had this truck there. Pics do no justice. This truck is BADASS!!

[@offgridmangogrower]

When I saw my ol drill press....I got totally mesmerized....more thought and time went into your mobile work shop...kudos...!

[@nightfiretro]

Every time I see a picture or video of this I see something new. Loving the details Steve

[@leehilton9932]

Think about showin up on the pipeline with that truck! BADASS BUILD!!! Love the 4bt with on-board air, perfect for my yota!!

[@OFT9696]

Mannn that makes me wanna go rip my 6.5 td out and do a 5.9 6bt swap on my half ton truck

[@westtexasoutlaw6197]

Most pipeliners are set up to also fab because most are doing lots of side jobs and oil and gas makes up a lot of our economy so without pipeliners you wouldn't have a job lol next time you fill up your truck remember the hard working Americans that got it there pipeliners

[@stanleytonkin1376]

One of my favorite Welding Rigs 🛠️

[@brando211]

This has always been my most favorite build from the welderup guys.

[@JacobSchofield]

Man I am drooling over this rig truck. Absolutely awesome!! You did an incredible job on it. Would love to haul that thing down a pipeline job. Plus the old Lincoln 200 armiture attaches to a Cummins motor blew my mind!!! Your an animal brother I love it.

[@kevinflynn9204]

I have always loved this truck.........Is there a video of the full build?

[@Alexanderbuilds2001]

That truck is badass

[@richboy3049]

Been a iron worker for almost 10 years now and I fucking love it !!!! Its either ur cut out for it or not and I have seen alot of guys come and go big guys come thru thinking they are tough and can hang iron lmfao yea they didnt last!!!! Local 3 Pittsburgh PA baby!!! Love this truck!!!

[@RustyKnucks]

Sickest service truck you'll ever see!!

[@rekartrustee]

Best welding rig ever. Well done!

[@h1ll13illy2]

dude thats the coolest truck ive ever seen ...i would drive that everywhere

[@marksomerville1275]

The Old Man had a 47 Feddie here in Oz.. Mum had her one & only driving lesson in it.. started it, pulled the pto & dumped 2 ton of firewood in the driveway.

[@lesszabo5625]

Very cool and functional rig, definitely would have no problem fixing trail breakage with that around.

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Steve, love what you build BUT this is terrific. Absolutely love it......

[@matthewfox3760]

The background looks like the start of welderup world... where everything is rad and bad ass

[@sethroadcap]

This truck just blows my mind, an excellent piece, i love the steel workers theme, i to am a welder by trade and is my everyday job. That truck is just awesome and love how everything on is actually usable like the welder and torch set! Always do awesome and really appreciate it making a themed truck like that for Us welders out there

[@MrJameslewis530]

That Truck Creates an Automatic Full Time Job Where Ever You Are. 👍🏼

[@gearbanger57]

Reminds me a lot of a homemade K 8 International wrecker a service station owner made back in the 60's. Thing had all kinds of strange shit on the back of it, as a kid i had no idea what most of it was, but it was cool. Ran across it sitting in the back of a junkyard in the late 80's just as I remembered it. Fully understanding then what everything was and how crude it was, everything on it served a purpose. You do a hell of a job replicating what they did back in the day using whatever they had to get the job done.

[@s3sburge]

Omg what a peice of art!!

[@uncleargyle2615]

Hey Steve ! I had watched the episode for the build on a mobile welders truck for one of your clients, which I thought was outstanding work of art ! But this truck really proves that you can “improve on perfection”. Your artistic ability to design and fabrication particularly your interiors just blow me away ! Keep up the great work! 🛠 and please keep putting out these videos !

[@WelderUpVegas]

Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate your comments. I had a great time creating the welding truck.

[@joshuaanderson2163]

Hell yeah. I love being a welder. Seeing stuff like this gets my gears going. Very awesome

[@soillife1]

Great video Great Build Thanks

[@randalltufts3321]

There's nothing like taking the shop to the job! This makes it easy. I know there's a cold beer dispenser in there somewhere lol Awesome 👍 truck brother

[@rooster7658]

Might just be the most badass build I've ever seen

[@markweber2958]

Awesome fab.work...thanks Steve for the once over ...The show is great but does leave a lot of questions ..frame and suspension are awesome

[@Fatspurios]

Brilliant thing. A lot of work and worth every hour. Thanks. UK.

[@WelderUpVegas]

Thanks Robert, I appreciate it!

[@lisastanley4257]

Amazing!!!! Loved watching the build on TV too

[@craigcode7103]

One of the best builds I have EVER seen!

[@richardhancock9932]

I love that truck man. your vision is spot on.

[@davidr4332]

I seen the build on the TV show But this just TOPS it up Awesome work horse ..

[@thomasshowman5125]

Man always love watching that video with the truck, so cool...

[@marksleeper3752]

Wow your sight gets better and better a welder here and fabricator it don't get any better than this

[@dcummings7253]

I wish I had the creativity and skills you have in your pinky finger. Awesome truck.

[@chopperbaldwin610]

What an amazing build you guys have done. I watch all your show on cable and rewatch it on my computer while I am building models. Keep up the great work and Rust In Peac.

[@craigcaggiano431]

Nice details of this build Steve...has lots of cool features... welder and compressor...

[@ARluvr1]

That is absolutely one of the baddest trucks on the planet.

[@wesrr4036]

Was at the Weldershop in february, definitely worth the visit!

[@lilrip7532]

Just drooled on my keyboard...damn that thing is BAD ASS. Good job Steve and crew.

[@endurotruckererniedesjardins]

This is one of my favorite builds you guys built. Totally awesome machine

[@keithlea6804]

Kool build . Could you imagine showing up at the job with that. You would have a hard time getting any work done with all the welders hotrod guys and part time hobbyists asking you questions about it all day long.

[@highlandwinterwolf8589]

Make that any gearhead ever.

[@thomasnelson2463]

I love the t.v. show, and this just became my favorite KZbin channel!

[@meadmaker4525]

Sooo...this was built for a customer who came to you with a custom order, but now it's your daily driver? It's probably my favorite build from the TV series, but it's a bit confusing that you're now driving it as your own. Thanks for the extended tour and detail review, though. Fantastic rig!

[@ghosttheoremproductions5469]

Paid to build for tv. Customer doesn't actually care about the final product unless they plan to auction it after. Most of the vehicles you see built for shows just sit and rot immediately after. The views are the product not the vehicles. Most of what you see built for tv would fall apart shortly after if you tried to actually use it. Just bandaided together everywhere they aren't showing you. Notice he says "The cool thing about this truck is that everything works"? That's because most of those builds are just for show and can't do much and if they can they don't do it well. How often do you see a show where they spends ages on test/tune/tweak like you have to do on a real project? TV car builders are to real builders what wrestling is to MMA.

[@slowpokebr549]

@@ghosttheoremproductions5469 It's the same with TV bike builds. I hit a lot of bike shows. I've seen three OCC builds and only one of them was a runner. Up close they were really cheaply built, all paint and store bought chrome. I talked to one of the guys that traveled with two of the bikes. He was NOT a fan of the Teutuls.

[@davidparsley1787]

One old welder to another. Love the welding truck! You do some wild and amazing projects!

[@Ridermedic]

Coolest truck build I have ever seen!

[@dennisc.1189]

Now that's a cool truck you put your imagination to work. Thanks for sharing.

[@JoeRocket-sf6qs]

To own a truck like this would be a dream come true.sweet Jesus.

[@rustednbustedmopars6087]

I have the same exact federal in my yard, they are a awesome rare truck

[@Danielv344]

I can just set up a recliner with a cooler full of beer and just sit there and look at this thing

[@kellykonoske91]

COOL STEVE! But next one ypu need to find a 653T screaming Jimmy! Todd the retired trucker

[@ryanleedirtysouthnawfside6442]

Man bro that's incredible I've never seen anything like it anything close to it

[@austinm8067]

I had a buddy just refer me to your page. You sir are a legend. I greatly appreciate how you keep the industrial look while maintaining extreme attention to detail. The patina on your trucks are legendary. I still cant figure out how you create it. My guess is raw steel hardware with a peroxide solution?? Please share your secrets!?!?

[@WelderUpVegas]

Follow our painter, Travis Deeter, he has all the secrets. Thanks for watching!

[@hubertrobinson8825]

You are a genius love that truck now that's a real mobile welding rig love the black smoke I could do that allday looks great

[@liftedf-150ford8]

Outrageous, one of the best builds I have seen!!!

[@daveross5314]

That truck is frickin amazing y'all are awesome fabricators.

[@sparrovski]

My all time favourite truck.

[@deadrabbit5566]

A couple of twin turbos. How many is that.

[@williamlind2843]

LOL, a mechanics dozen!

[@Zzeke]

4 to 6, whatever it takes

[@noocnosaj]

incredible. why is this channel not on the "air" anymore?

[@WelderUpVegas]

We had a great time filming the episodes of Vegas Ratrods. The Discovery Channel decided to move on without us. Nice to have you follow along on KZbin.

[@noocnosaj]

@@WelderUpVegas Thanks for letting me know.

[@blackisback74]

That is a work of art and a mobile shop on wheels.

[@johnnyd687]

I actually saw the episode about a year ago where you built that for your welder buddy. It's as kickass now as it was then.

[@brandonharvey6455]

Steve you and your crew build the most badass vehicles I've seen period y'all are very talented and creative keep up the awesome work brother 💪💪💪 love to see much more from you and your team in the future

[@josb51]

Another great WelderUp creation,awesome.

[@ericg8598]

Hand crafted Art. Well done Steve I wondered how you stabilized the frame on that build to get that sick look. Some unkewl folks will never understand what hard work it is to be Bad Azz 😜🤙

[@lyftjennings1890]

Yeah buddy. Thats a badass truck dude.

[@ricklewis950]

Steve you are the best! And I still want a 1:18 scale model of your trucks G.D. it !!! I'll never own a real one

[@pathofresilience1796]

Awesome work Steve and crew!👍😎

[@granitestater836]

hi steve just found your channel liked subscribed and bell rung all the way from na hampsha yessah !! steve there are several tools out this way that attempt to do what you do with frankly embarrassing results it takes a certain talented eye to do it right and you consistently nail it time after time ...hopefully some day i will make it out your way to see your shop and your museum in person.... i would love to see you do up and old ford like T 750 OR N 750 superduty from LIKE 1966 THERE BAD ASS TRUCKS MAN and with your spin on it would be amazing to behold ........have a great week man .....niel

[@D-MC2]

This thing is literally a mobile workshop. Amazing.

[@GoldxBacon]

@WelderUp I'm looking into getting a wire feed welder just to start out what brand of wire feed welder do you recommend for a beginner that won't brake the bank

[@rickfletcher8422]

How do you go welding on the work bench at the back, do you have to disconnect the earth on the trucks battery, or do you just run the welders earth close to the job?

[@johnmorris7960]

Nah, its a mechanical engine. On a computerized machine you would disconnect the ground cable but not on a mechanical. If you are on a mechanical setup that has a computer on board for other purposes then yes that would still need to be protected. I bet this setup has the welder grounded straight to the truck.

[@rickfletcher8422]

John Morris it was my understanding you disconnect the earth to protect your battery.

[@jeffmchone2921]

Bas Bad ass shop can't wait to go see it live !!

[@thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808]

Nice ! Perfect for any repairs on the road.

[@daveshively3295]

I just happened to see that episode the other day...that thing is badass!!!

[@lorrystagg6578]

are you guys going to do something with the old mack in the background

[@bryanford1139]

OH GREAT!! Now I've got another project I wanna do!!! Thanx pal!!

[@copperhead573]

Work truck with an attitude! Well done

[@toddjensen692]

That is a cool rig! Plus it's useable. Man you've designed a great one there.

[@WelderUpVegas]

Thanks 👍

[@michaelsanchez3901]

Work of art brother

[@crbrepairmotorcycles6608]

Well I guess I need to go to Vegas and see the awesomeness in person

[@WelderUpVegas]

Yes, you do! Come on by. hope to see you there.

[@BikingCarFanatic]

What a beast, I love this thing

[@ryantheentrepreneur4040]

Nice build 👍

[@bayleyanderson9848]

Hi there Steve what clear coat would you use if you weren’t going to use paint on your truck. Cheers

[@WelderUpVegas]

Hey Bayley, look for Travis Deeter on facebook and message him as to the best clear coat you should use for your project. He is the artist that mixes all our paint and did most of my builds. Thanks for watching!

[@jared2235]

Truck Goals thank you for giving a closer look love it !

[@shawnshaffer181]

Is the bed isolated from the frame of the truck I thought it was important to disconnect the battery before welding on the truck

[@ISupportTheCurr3ntThing]

Would’ve like more explanation on the “I can run anything on the truck. Old oil trans fluid” with the fass lift pump.

[@judahmcgalla8402]

FASS stands for Fuel Air Separation System and is a combination diesel fuel lift pump and fuel filtration system that is designed to improve your diesel truck’s fuel mileage, engine performance and extend the life of your diesel injection system. So it basically filters any air, vapor, and debris out of your fuel and by doing so the injectors have an easier time injecting the fuel into the cylinder. It also helps spread the fuel evenly through the cylinder to get a more efficient and cleaner. And the reason some diesel engine can run on almost anything flammable is because unlike gasoline engines, diesels have no spark. They just compress air into the cylinder to ridiculous pressures and whilst doing that the air superheats. So when the air is at its highest compression point, fuel is injected into the cylinder and it combusts. So basically anything injected into the cylinder at that point will burn. And when you link that with the FASS pump you get a beautiful result. A truck that gets hundreds of thousands of miles on injectors and other engine parts, and can run on engine oil and trans fluid reliably and its just cool to do that. So thats the basics of what he meant.

[@Ken19700]

What episode was this truck's build?

[@WelderUpVegas]

Sorry Ken, I'm not sure which episode that was. There is another KZbin that features the Iron Rod. It is called, Recharge Vegas. Video link is Https://kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZeuoJiEl7WHbdU

[@shawnleakseal10]

I have a question regarding the stacks on some of your trucks. I know you have some that are built into the headache rack. What kind of heat do they keep? Do you think it would affect my welder being so close...

[@Brentster1953]

9:35 Drill Press, guessed you had a couple of chucks? Could use some bigger bits? Then I figured you had a drill motor, tucked away, that ran off air~~~~? Anyway, bad-ass ride, and rugged too!!

[@stevedelcarlo1855]

Sickest truck build ever

[@ThePete2432]

I loved the scavenger hunt you did to add those unique features to this truck

[@edgeofeternity101]

Cool rig, I've got the same drill press in my garage that belonged to my grandfather.

[@mechanicforlife9468]

Awesome Build!!

[@AnanusBananus]

Such a cool beast, with all the details! And it works. Keep it (welder)up.

[@debknow8441]

How many yrs did it take to make this truck