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[@scottunderwood3481]

Great video as always Baz. Now from my own experience as a excavator Operator of 23 years, regarding the Dig dig lifting device. Unless the machine it's mounted to is fitted with of hose rupture/check valve on the bucket ram/cylinder then its not fit for purpose. Most machine manufacturers do not fit these safety valves to the bucket ram/cylinders, they only fit them to the boom and dipper hence why all crane/lifting operations with an excavator should only be done with the bucket ram fully extended so that if the hose bursts the loads can not suddenly drop. All excavator manuals will tell you that lifting with the bucket ram retracted is a big no no.

[@bobmckenzie425]

Baz, don't let the internet TROLLS get to ya!! They are all seeing and NON knowing! Tony did a great thing by bringing this to you. Not sure, is a great clue that he wants to learn! And you teaching them is how everyone learns!

[@dince4031]

Baz you can call me what you like but I'll always call you the master.😂😂joking aside I wish I had your knowledge and experience take care baz

[@Isitthepinkorthebrown]

I hope the lad who noticed the fault gets a reward.. He’s saved Foxy some money there….!

[@jemlucy7502]

By far the best KZbin channel! I've given Ashville a back seat now. You are truly inspirational Baz! You have an amazing team of fabricators

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Anyone pointing a finger at a guy for not being shown something has never worked in maintenance. I found myself guilty of laying the fault on one of my guys, only to find out that I didn't train him on the task. I apologized to him and the guys in the shop. I had one of the senior rated guys re-train/ train the both of us together, and then had him walk me through the task until he felt comfortable. Lesson learned on my part. Baz is a top man for not blaming, and identifying a failure in the training process.

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

The first thing I noticed about the Sure Lift is that its pink!🙂 (I know why it does stand out) Tony did the right thing, you have nothing to be worried about Tony! Keep them coming - Drive safe

[@Lwplantltd]

I get what you’re saying about the sure lift, but you still have the same problem with the chains binding if you crowd the bucket ram closed all the way, you also run the risk of it ‘falling’ if the bucket ram doesn’t have check valves fitted, whereas on the hitch, if used correctly (bucket ram open all the way) that can’t happen

[@TYSuggested]

Yeah never lift with a curled in bucket cilinder when it doesn't have a hose rupture valve fitted.

[@DanielMather-bn9ih]

👌 last chance boy . Was good watching the channel grow . Keep the content coming . Good luck 👍

[@ypaulbrown]

29:20 I think I saw Paul and Ringo climbing up that pile of stone in the background..... .wonderful job of straightening that shaft...Brilliant

[@troykitchens9924]

A central location for a rack of some sort with a bin for the chains would keep the lifting devices out of the muck and keep track of them. Outstanding device!!!

[@welderfabber]

good tip

[@adamsmith4312]

Van tour needed!

[@welderfabber]

watch xmas special

[@mfletch392]

This fantastic video shows proper men doing proper jobs and hard work; well-done guys; I miss working on Lorries feel good, and my muscles ached when 20 years old; now just glad to potter about in the workshop.

[@welderfabber]

Thank you very much!

[@BrasherFox]

Baz, I know jack all about heavy hire etc. That Sure Lift looks a good bit of kit, I'm sure in a yard your size or a yard of any size really, you could have a designated storage area exclusively for those Sure Lifts and their relevant sizes so the operators know where to find one at a moments notice and where to replace it. You could also stamp a serial no into the side plates so you can record its use and when it needs testing. I can see there is a plate riveted on the side but would that survive heavy use? Like the nice bright colour which will be easy to spot. Give my regards to the Director for putting together some great video. Seems we all forget his input.🙃

[@RS.8184]

Could you imagine if the business didn’t have their own fabrication team. The time and cost saved so far must be 👌🏼.

[@Seanmountford]

Congratulations Baz on the channel being a year old keep up the great videos thanks.

[@welderfabber]

thanks sean

[@georgenetherway6071]

Nice repair on the Crusher .Tony did the right thing. Really good repair on the dog bone 160.You absolutely right a good fab shop can save you a fortune. But sadly most don't want to invest in a decent workshop or welding equipment.

[@welderfabber]

yup bud

[@catabaticanabatic3800]

That Sure Lift, such a good, simple idea. A great bit of kit. Some of the stunts and bad practices I've seen with lifting gear is frightening. Dragging chains through the dirt and across concrete destroys them very quickly. Soft strops chafing on rough, burred steel hitches etc can be destroyed in a second . Hopefully , any serious consequences can be avoided by the mandatory inspection of the piece of kit prior to use. LOLA is watching over us and for a very good reason.

[@jacgroundworkcivilengineer2433]

Hey Baz the new lifting block looks that part BUT lifting heavy loads against the hitch safety locking system in my eyes is a no go the small ram fails hitch opens that’s off the machine then it only has the safety flap stopping it from failing off 5 ton I’m sure will by pass that flap.

[@fendt5163]

I was thinking the same, surely the quick hitch isn't designed to lift at that angle with all the weight on the locking mechanism?

[@jacgroundworkcivilengineer2433]

@@fendt5163 if the hook was on the bottom like most lifting blocks that go on excavators it wouldn’t be so bad it would be same down forces as a loaded bucket and the load would be distributed through the hitch but then it would get damage every time it was taken off the machine as the hook would be against the floor.

[@welderfabber]

its tested for 5 ton... I would only be using it for a couple at most on the small machine

[@hammer1212]

I like the sure lift kit. I would recommend a clevis/ shackles with a welded nut or pinned nut . It would ensure that some numb nuts wouldn't take it off and used it on the JCB extended boom fork lift, leaving it in the muck.. Especially if you are going to send them out with hire equipment.

[@IanSwift-g3s]

Baz top man old school man love every second of channels no messing around jobs done right allowing the man behind the scenes to continue keep the videos rolling mate 6:0 6:14

[@garysides636]

Hi Baz , team and the director ... Big hello and shout out to Tony 👋👋👋 Unfortunately with the positives and genuine people comes the hyper critical armchair geniuses 😂 Another classic mate repair mate ... That van is so well kitted out to be able to tackle most things. Really impressive 👏👏 The repair to the crusher door looks superb....you'd never know it was so badly damaged. Keep up the great work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 be safe , be happy , G

[@welderfabber]

Thanks for that

[@liammayo4357]

Hi Baz hope your well I think you could do video on how to operate a crusher properly and maintenance and checks could open a lot of people’s eyes

[@tattoos1988]

Finally I’ve found a no bullshit channel and I discovered your channel by mistake and I’m glad I did great videos the knowledge is fantastic it’s helping me another heavy machinery mechanic and fabber with a few tricks I didn’t know and I come from a long line of mechanic fabbers and the directors on point with the filming the lads are a great bunch to have working for you hard working and no messing about looking forward to binging on the videos lol all the best lads god bless

[@welderfabber]

cheers bud

[@ianchantrey8868]

Try a thread file to repair the damaged thread, you can buy them both imperial and metric, very useful to add to your tool collection.

[@orville697]

Great bit of kit that lifting attachment and best of all British made. Great video again maybe a set of large thread chasers are needed😉😉😉😉😉

[@JamesBarlow-t1e]

Thanks everyone. You guys never stop. Amazing Work Baz

[@welderfabber]

Our pleasure!

[@jacobpace4716]

Hey Baz i usually make my sockets a lot longer by cutting the "1/2" female drive off the back of the socket and weld a pipe that will fit over the threaded rod back onto the socket where i have cut the female off. Then just weld the female "1/2" drive on the back of the pipe giving you an extended socket. Saves the struggle with a ratshit spanner any day!

[@jacobpace4716]

just realised You've mentioned it further along in the video! cheers for the content lads!

[@keithbrueton]

Really Enjoyed the video this week Baz & Ben and all the guys in the workshop

[@Davidthomasv8]

Baz the torque setting u was on about is F T

[@markgrant2987]

Oi kidda ya got me hooked to these blogs got me even turning on me notifications 😂 I don't weld I don't fabricate I'm a mechanic but I sure enjoy watching the real day to day life of a fabricator and he's team showing warts n all keep the content coming kidda. I'm heading to the merch shop I Hope ya do caps.. Granty Stockton on tees ✌️

[@barryfoster4557]

Great video and content. Good to see your being pro active and have a plan for checking the hired crushers. This will pay off big time for the group. 👍

[@welderfabber]

indeed barry

[@ypaulbrown]

32:50 BAZ, I love your J. Arthur Rank impersonation......Bravo

[@IanSwift-g3s]

Baz top man old school man love every second of channels no messing around jobs done right allowing the man behind the scenes to continue keep the videos rolling mate

[@jascollinscork]

Great video guys!! Changing around the jaw was really interesting AND that lifting hitch is a great, safe idea 👏🏻👏🏻😍

[@johnpope4464]

Great idea to have just one thing to pick up things

[@haydenbretton2990]

Great vehicle registrations plates, WF 23 BAZ.

[@mickwilson6852]

good video baz

[@welderfabber]

Thanks 👍

[@stu.smith79]

Great episode baz ,the difference camera quality with that dji is amazing I might get one my self 😂😂

[@welderfabber]

I love it still getting used to it

[@stevenboyd6196]

Well done on another excellent chronicle Baz & The Director

[@anthonyhubberstey6416]

Another good chronicle my 8 year old son loves watching you guys 👍

[@mainecoon6499]

Baz and the lads making jobs look easy as usual.

[@marcusd2380]

Another good one. The sling hitch u have shown there. Over with us in NI a lot of boys weld on 2meters of I section and it gives a lot more reach for using a digger to place roof trusses etc. one nice feather on it would be to have integrated storage on the hit hitch for the chains. U head cold flue has cleared up unlike mine

[@tommclaughlin359]

Great chronicle as usual 👏

[@welderfabber]

Thank you kindly!

[@Djbob8139]

Good stuff Baz, director thumbs up..

[@philipcounsell3533]

Another enjoyable video Baz , what an invaluable tool that lifting hitch is should make the job run smoother. Another great fix on that crusher, yet again it highlights the abuse they take out on hire. But your idea of having them inspected before they leave site should make getting money for repairs easier. 👍👍

[@electechengineeringservice696]

Baz the quick hitch adapter for lifting is great. A 1metre 5t single leg drop chain would be a great addition with this as well

[@matthewc.419]

@7.14 , I wouldn't wanna fall in there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😮

[@ciderant]

Another great episode, guys. Can't wait for Saturdays to come round to see what you are up to this week. I can't believe the conditions the crushers come back off hire in. The operators must walk about with their eyes shut for them to get in such a bad state. I fully understand why it frustrates you, Baz. I would love to know roughly how much per annum the fab shop saves the company. You are well worth what you all get paid.👍

[@welderfabber]

its a lot

[@patrickstenson3347]

Like that Dig Dig, Be great for lifting sheet Plies and trench shoring. Going to look into them. Congratulations on the channel Baz and Director love the content

[@welderfabber]

Thanks 👍

[@matthewscott1803]

Brilliant long episode, cheers Baz and Director.

[@welderfabber]

cheers matt

[@craig140183]

Another great video mate credit to you and director and been a great 7 months of videos 😀😀👌👌👌 and good to see not criticising people for not knowing and great to see waiting to educate them too stuff 👍👍👍

[@welderfabber]

Legend!

[@scotspie501douglas7]

great video once again ,those crushers look high maintenance

[@welderfabber]

they can when not looked after scot

[@TruckerMRB]

Enjoyed the video chaps.. excellent 👌

[@karljames7205]

Loving the videos baz

[@welderfabber]

thanks karl.

[@theessexhunter1305]

Nice fix on both jobs, liked the Dog Bone fix a lot.

[@welderfabber]

Thanks 👍

[@philglover2973]

Awesome video thanks baz very much appreciated top job top team 🇬🇧👍

[@welderfabber]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@richardlyons7582]

Gaz as the scots would say "many a mickle makes a muckle" every saving mounts up and will help when something can't be saved. But with you Gaz l don't know what can't be shaved!

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

You should make videos of how jaw locks work, grease points and things to look out for and present them to whoever rents equipment. It would be easy to film while your repairing the machine.

[@Davidthomasv8]

Baz fox need to make sure they hold on to u mate your saving them time and a lot of money fair play to u .

😂😂😂, I’m similar, I call everyone either “ol son” or “Dan”

[@ianjbuilder7655]

Another great vid chaps love this insite into all the different plant and fabrication work ❤that hitch for diggers great idea maybe make a small metal box for it to be kept in so chains don't get shit up when not in use

[@garethsammons7877]

Hi Baz, I am a 60 year old carpenter and find your vlog fascinating .Thanks Gareth Sammons

[@welderfabber]

your welcome gaz

[@vinnypassmore5657]

Thanks for sharing guys, have a great weekend.

[@sargentslaughter3509]

Very good sir,always enjoy the videos.

[@welderfabber]

Thanks 👍

[@paulf2529]

As a machine operator, the sure lift looks spot on, beats rooting around trying to find the chains and the visibility is great as oposed to the quick hitch eye.

[@JK-we1dr]

Great idea on the laser 📌

[@noelkenny7504]

Another good one Baz and team

[@harkinjames]

To hell with the trolls Tony. A young man has to be taught to learn. It is 100% the companies responsibility to give full training. You can do 99 things right and some people will focus on the one thing that went wrong. Keep learning and working hard, not like the keyboard warriors 💪💪

[@raygreene73]

Loving the content on this channel never 2 videos the same ❤

[@raygreene73]

A friend of mind was a fitter one time for caterpillar and when he gave it i ask him why ,he said everything is so fricking heavy 😂😂😂😂😂😂great work lads

[@natecole3751]

Bas, i have a question. Do these crushers ever get pressure washed while they are on site? I know its a muddy operation but the machine is complex and i cant help but think that a weekly pressure wash would do wonders to keeping the machine in operation longer. It would also give someone the chance to actually "see" any issues developing before a failure occurs. Just a thought. Thanks in advance!

[@welderfabber]

they should get dug out if not washed weekly

[@Georgiee.and.Dan.]

Good morning men 👍👍👍hope your both well bring on more 👍👍👍

[@randytravis3998]

well it's a good friday night / saterday morning we have a new WF video to watch

[@sicknote26]

Weldfabber is the man. Oh yeah, my new stickers came yesterday. Get me car cleaned so can stick one on back

[@michaelwatson4822]

Great video Johnny , 😊 congratulations on your one year point , all the best baz

[@allenbrown7820]

Great video! Trolls have all the right answers when they don’t have the tiger by the tail ! You can’t fault a person if they don’t know what to look for if they have never been shown, not trying to blame anyone. Tell Tony not to worry, we all have been new on the job before. Good find for Tony with the loose wedges on the jaw. Congratulations on the one year mark, looking forward to the coming year. Be Safe!

[@welderfabber]

thanks al

[@garrysouthern1439]

another great saturday night viewing well done tony good to hear you looking after you boys baz

[@rejscott8626]

Lol calling everyone Jonny I call everyone reg and I’m known as reg 🤣🤣

[@ypaulbrown]

Hello Lads ,best wishes from Orlando , Florida, have a great weekend.... we are trying to work a little this weekend.....but I always have time for my favorite WelderFabbers.....Paul

[@welderfabber]

Have fun!

[@GG-gotr6]

Excellent content Baz, the fabrication skills you and your guys have is impressive, even more remarkable the dedication to work from 6:00 each day and stay till jobs are completed. Really good job on the push link by Cal, getting the measurements and alignment spot on could not have been as easy as it appeared. Just disappointed to see the waste of money on electric trucks, we all know they are a government sponsored (tax fix) fad that will never work in the long run. Hope you have the freedom to give some honest reviews down the line when they get scrapped or catch fire. Can you give us a detailed run down of them, what's the claimed mileage, is there a heater in the cab for cold winter mornings? Directors work 👍

[@tomcobblie6328]

Baz treat ye sen to a set of die nuts to clean up damaged threads just like your dealing with 👍

[@welderfabber]

I like treating myself tom

[@tomcobblie6328]

Also can I recommend using anti seize compound on them M30 screwed rods that pull up the wedges. This will reduce the possibly of the threads picking up when your cranking them down. The lubricant will also aid the tightening down as less friction involved. I dare say the wedges would also benefit from a little lub. 👍

[@tyymclarenfan]

I love this channel, learning about machinery and baz the expert brilliant explanation is epic to watch, thankyou

[@welderfabber]

thanks mate

[@Lau-zon180]

Another great episode Johnny 👏 👌

[@martinbills4792]

Just got my jacket it’s brilliant mate keep up the good work and keep safe mate

[@welderfabber]

My man! martin.

[@hsvjsm]

Glad you stuck up for your team member - You are one of the best. people I watch on here that will point and not let shit slide and will bring the keyboard warriors to task - I love your WF jackets they look awesome just about spent $300NZD on one haha

[@hornetboy3694]

Awesome video, great work thank you baz & The director

[@welderfabber]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@g7nhw]

Lifting device looks good. But I wonder if operators will just go for the quicker version of get out of the cab to get a set of chains, rather than track across the site to get the attachment, then track back.

[@peterscarah641]

morning bazz

[@VincesEngines]

Great video and content , just a tip which you probably know but a 3/4 file is a handy tool for cleaning threads

[@welderfabber]

I have all files bud

[@45055]

Good video Baz what some companies are doing around me in Somerset is when crushers go out on higher a man they send a man out with the crusher and he can monitor and if if anything goes wrong everyone knows where they stand it works well as slew drivers have one less thing to worry about and someone else can just focus on the crusher working it’s saves the company that higher then out good money

[@welderfabber]

we do the same its up to whoever hires it

[@Blackopsmechanic338]

Great job on the crusher repair! Peace

[@andyhillis6779]

It would take my crew an hour to find all the chain, shackles, hooks and get it assembled. Probably the wrong size, and probably worn out. I think the lifting attachment is a fantastic idea.

[@charleynewell6604]

The grinder blade Luke was using you get your money's worth I like it 😂 brilliant video again director

[@teeslunk]

It’s a bit late to bill. The last person that hired it. If it’s already on a different site. Like ya said u need to turn up on sites and see if they are looking after the machines. Flanerys did turn up every week. But sometimes he sat and had a brew with the site manager and didn’t even look at the machine. He pissed me off. The bloke. Long time ago now.

[@27webbs]

Wow another amazing chapter ❤

[@welderfabber]

I'm glad you like it

[@will104107]

Hey Baz Great work sir, may I ask why you weld the butter bars on the bottom of the teeth instead of the top?

[@leshall4285]

Good chronicle again and showing you have operators who look after kit, the dig dig attachment is so simple but very efficient and safe

[@stubuddle5561]

Great Chapter there Baz. I must say you have a good gang of Lads about you. 👍. When you was on about torque 👍this that F T as we call it ? I like the lifting hitch I think I may make one just for my use. Great channel keep it up 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@welderfabber]

cheers stu

[@MarvUSA]

The H link is pretty common these days. I"m surprised to see wishbones still being used.

[@davehillier4827]

If you've got screener crushers out on long term hire do you not go round and do a 6 weekly service/basic pdi surely that would catch a lot of problems saving down time/revenue. The lifting attachment very good idea great in pink. We used that sort of thing on the rail years ago A real ball ache coz we had to knock out front bucket pin to attach it for lifting Keep up the great work