Welding Repair on a BIG RIG!!!! | I CANT BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED!!

[@ronkpaws1]

I was a diesel mechanic for over 30 years before I retired, and for you to do this job I commend you for doing a better repair than most of the people I've worked with. The only thing I didn't see was you did not adjust the brake, but the driver was trained in driving school to do that, so it was his responsibility to do that.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks for mentioning it! I will learn how to

[@justinnoble2497]

@@MeltinMetalAnthonytighten them til it stops then back off 1/4 turn for drive axles. Steer axles back off 1/2 turn. Some slacks have to have a pintle pulled out while backing off, others have to have the bolt head pushed in while turning. Pretty easy once you do a couple.

[@joseguti928]

@@justinnoble2497 wrong 1/2 for drive axle you’re trying to burn brake shoes buds

[@adammulcahy644]

He’s not a fuckin mechanic

[@MoonPump]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony you won’t carry an impact because you’re “not a mechanic”, but you’ll learn how to do this? Lol that makes sense

[@PrairieMechanic]

I work as a self employed mechanic and I totally agree with a dad being one of the best assets! Always thankful for my old man.

[@1nvisible1]

*Dad always taught me to use the Oxy's Rosebud on beeswarms.*

[@xanderrice8202]

"I'm really good at restarting" sticks it immediately 🤣 🤣

[@julianlarkin9809]

😂😂

[@Ky-TK24]

Gotta love the welding character in him!!

[@i.parkinson7822]

Only you, man… only you get assaulted by “garbage” bees…. Lol…. I love this channel. You keep keeping it real..

[@sloburban]

The end of the video had me laughing out loud. I would’ve kept a can of brake clean in my hand for the ride home waiting for one of those evil bastards to jump out haha

[@tonygonzales6598]

one hand of brake clean , other one covering , the boys ,the twins ,the nuts ,in other words lol.

[@1nvisible1]

*Plot Twist: Anthony inadvertently exposed **_+FLYSPY_** the US Navy's top secret winged nanodrone program based at Jacksonville's Naval Air Station.*

[@kevinbrowne1278]

Love it! Done this many times except for the welding part! Thanks for my dad is the best! Appreciate it while you still have him! I did and it made me a better man!

[@gordjohnson70]

Keep Benadtyl handy. Great job. You've given me a new respect for rig welders.

[@nolanabramson5555]

2:51 My dad literally everytime I'm in the garage: "What? You don't know how to do that?" I feel your pain Anthony lmao.

[@nickhigh100]

This entire video is great but the last few minutes with the bee's had me crying. Goodjob dude.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

one of my most slept on video

[@Demonlord468]

Next time you work on a brake chamber like that to reinstall all you have to do is have the drive release just the trailer brakes (Leave the tractor brakes engaged) and the shaft will recess back into the chamber allowing you to easily install it back in place. You may have to back off the slack adjuster (The arm you ratchet strapped) but, if you do mess with that adjustment, after installing the chamber while the brakes are still released on the trailer run the slack adjuster all the way back in pushing the brakes out to the drum then back off the adjuster exactly one half turn with your ratchet and the brakes will be perfectly adjusted and done. Much easier and faster than having to take the brake chamber apart like that for sure.

[@JuanGarcia-ob5uh]

I just watched this video, I work on trucks and trailers. Those bolts are called cage bolts, the sell a very deep socket just for those. You did an outstanding job, even without ever have done it before. Get you a Milwaukee 1/2 in cordless impact, it will save you time and effort, and your make more money.

[@CarlosMorales-jd5hb]

The easy way is to use wheel chocks on tractor and trailer and remove the air park brake. The s-cam brake lever also has an adjuster to get the arm out of the way so you don't need a come along. A 1/2 inch ratchet with a 7/16 socket is you need.

[@Lhosal]

Here's a quick tip instead of using that nut to release the brake chamber, as long as it is connected to the air lines you can just tell the driver to release the trailer brakes and that rod will pull in. If you want to be safe just tell him to keep the truck brakes on. Love the channel I hope the next one is easy money with not bees lol.

[@BruceLyeg]

Best grinder ever. I hate bees and other stingy things. I got attacked bad years ago welding pipe. I was laying half upside down in a trench and got swarmed by wasps. I got stung about 20 times. Nice job. For someone that's not a mechanic, you did great.

[@spenserh98]

Dude... I can't believe you call yourself a mechanic... JKJKJK Thanks for everything you do Anthony!!! So appreciative of your willingness to share all this information and skill with us!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

😂 no problem bud!

[@ricochet4234]

I worked on those trailers/tankers for 2 1/2 years. You did waaayyyy better than most people

[@rhythmkc9230]

This was very interesting to see! You did a great job and got him back on the road very quickly! Watching your work is inspiring me to get my business going sooner than later.

[@Beee_Ceee]

You did something alot of guys don't do and that is reinstalling the brake chamber cage bolt....Good Job and a cordless impact is a game changer

[@Buttermyrocket]

Your a brave man sitting on a truck stop parking lot without anything under you, as a driver I don't even like walking through the piss ridden parking lot. 🤮

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I do sewage work, I ain’t sweating it!

[@Buttermyrocket]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony good man if I'm ever in your area and need something I'll remember you.

[@patricioaguayo9088]

Outstanding my man,good job.

[@ElChapos]

Good shi as always. Thanks for the laugh from the running like a chicken with no head towards the end 😂🤣

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Lmao I didn’t see that coming

[@gnarlock3927]

Nicely done man you take on lots of different jobs, ain’t nothing easy! Kudos

[@jdawgl33]

That many bees means they are probably swarming. New queen arrived so time to find a new spot.

[@johnw4590]

Good job! Easy money! If you want to get it done faster next time forget the grinder use a arc gouge and I don't even bother to switch to a stinger.. just grip the 1/8" rod in the gouge turn the amp down and air off ...weld it out.. I do it twice a week as a road mechanic.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

great tip man!

[@manguydude287]

I am not too proud to pull out my phone and watch a KZbin video or read a forum while at work 😄 you did awesome and I can tell you really care

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

im glad you did, fuck work

[@matthewdelaney3479]

Thanks for keeping it real!

[@TheRitchieLeeShow]

I saw you running there at the end and I was thinking damn is he getting chased by bees. 2 hours on that job that kicks ass.

[@scrapperstacker8629]

I was taught to always capture and collapse the spring before you remove the brake chamber. It is a 1500 lb spring inside there and where I work in NewYork they are usually rusty and about to fail. Scary.

[@terrymitchell3338]

Nice job looks like some of my jobs don't know shit about mechanicing but seems I get it done like watching

[@peanutsmith1462]

Lol when 🐝 attacked

[@ozknmahn8690]

Nice welds. NEAT !!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks 👍

[@whatsnextgarage]

Garbage bees!! Man I love this channel Meltin Metal! Great stuff!!

[@DeanY98765]

That ending was wild. Thanks for making great videos

[@terrycapehart6303]

That was a good vidio😂, have a blessed day America

[@chucklesmakmlgh]

I always enjoy you sharing your knowledge And wild experiences..hope you were Not allergic to bees. Stay Safe. Keep posting cus I have a long ways to go To get to a fraction of your skill.

[@TomTom-pv2ig]

That was great! The bees. Haha! Fukdup for sure. Hornets are horrible. 👍💥😀🇨🇦

[@zachdavis1776]

Starting to get some business myself on the side.

[@Cholton222]

Lol. The end was priceless.

[@greenlightdaily]

Man it’s great seeing what you do! I’m an independent mobile welder down in Fort Myers and I do a little of what you do and a lot of random shit lol it’s badass seeing someone portray our side of it! I need to get content up on my channel

[@davidspin5353]

Me too, im out of North Port.

[@Tunzbig]

Your the king man , thanks for the videos and the knowledge you pass down. Keep rocking the mad hair and keep burning rods my bro. 👨‍🏭

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

thanks brother, will do!

[@FishFind3000]

15:20 once you get stung they leave a pheromone. It’s a marker that tells all the other bees to fuck this guy up in particular.

[@rylancarmichael8030]

Love your work mate good stuff

[@tobysteele1028]

Like a scene from Tommy Boy. Bees! Lol. Love the video bro!

[@TopQualityIronWorks]

Out of all the KZbinrs you are my favorite... You keep it real 👏🏼🤟🏼👍🏼💪🏼 Handsdown

[@scooterinvegas1]

I know this is an old video but I have/use belt sanders to get into small, hard to reach areas. You can reach down into really tight places. Mostly use the 18x1/2" but the smaller one is 13x3/8" (I think). 60 grit almost cuts as fast as 36 grit but last twice as long. Oh yeah, search Sea to Summit head net. You could keep it in the glovebox for emergency's. They're like 13 bucks.

[@GKRTANKLINESLLC.]

Good shit Dawgy!!! Done this myself on my equipment…got to do what you got to do… Wish I could say I don’t carry an impact cuz I’m not a mechanic…but I’ve got to keep trucks running…any who…good real world shit

[@cmdonespice]

It's always a party with Anthony and bees!!😂😂

[@bobparrott8130]

😁👍Bees that was so funny stuff dude

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

I couldn’t believe thay

[@donaldspencer7016]

Wait till you have a call that they want you to cut off and replace any of the hangers or equalizer brackets. That's when it sucks but it is good money. By the way you need to get a quarter inch right angle die grinder with some 3in 3M cubitron discs it makes life way easier while working on heavy equipment in tight places

[@randymack1782]

YIKES! I am allergic to bees. I have been a mechanic, but cars & pickup trucks, not done a lot toward big trucks. I had a former friend that drove, we are no longer friends, & I did a lot of work for him, but I once turned down a job, he was thinking of going from box van to flatbed, found 1, wanted me to look it over before he bought, I found over 100 cracks in frame, 40+ down each side, front & rear, and looked like twisted frame, I said I wouldnt touch it, a few cracks, sure, but that thing was abused & was ready for farm duty, not on road traveling USA. those long nose grinders look neat, not bought 1 yet, I did get a Makita X-Lock for Christmas, for a system to throw in car for taking to repair, I like the quick change & not looking where tool is to remove grinding disc, usually burried bottom of the tool bag, 99% of work I do at home, I stopped doing field repairs for most part in 2012, but slowly doing some. I still have my engine drives, but I will throw Generator & grab small stick welder, or MIG, and small torch outfit, maybe 1 day I will put engine drive back to work, but not used either in 9 years. had a Lincoln Ranger9, & a Hobart Pipeline welder with the Willys engine

[@georgedlasalajr5506]

you are doing it right

[@ypaulbrown]

some fantastic footage Anthony........

[@nathanmarshall9951]

You should get a 1/2" impact, 15/16 socket and 3/4" socket and extensions if you find you do more of those jobs. Out of four years of working on trailers I've only seen that happen once, where the bracket actually broke off.

[@tubeonline629]

I've done a lot of those brackets, you're lucky to have as much room as you did on that trailer. Do one on a low boy or a drop deck or worse than all, a livestock hauler with a load of fats.

[@Biokemist-o3k]

That looked like every bit of an $800 job. $1000 with the bees...LMFAO

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

lmao

[@maestroboy]

love your style my dude. keep on rockin

[@justintasht1067]

Another fantastic job you’ve done I always like and respect the work you do and how you do it true grafter and a top bloke.You get a job and get on with it no matter what 👍👍👍

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks man! I appreciate you always watching and commenting.

[@richardhowe6218]

I've heard that your suppose to be able to weld in all positions. I thought they were talking about the metal and not the person doing the welding. Under a truck?

[@tomasmerino1039]

Lol that made me remember the time (as an apprentice in a fab shop) I had to weld the floor of a trailer back to the frame... Went in and the busted weld was near the axle, somehow I thought it was a great idea using the axle as a pillow. I mean, it was comfortable, at least until I had to change the rod and started dancing under there lol

[@goatsinker347]

I'm not a mechanic either, but i carry an impact wrench .... Just incase i need to change a flat tire on my own truck.

[@mc2000Gmc]

Great show, bud. 👊

[@hunterp7821]

Damn bro, those bees though.. Ya need to get a Bug-A-salt gun.. That'll teach'em lol

[@joefergerson5243]

Great job as always!👍👍👍

[@6.7_shorty46]

Well that ending has me wanting to get a tool I never thought about getting till I watched this, damn Wasp spray!!

[@hsaneener9292]

Why do you paint it? If you painted first what difference does it make and why?

[@tiredcreekironworks8123]

Nice job! Thanks for sharing! I hate mechanic work too...

[@sparksmobilerepair4025]

Dam just did that exact repair a few days ago. No the best time welding under a trailer but it pays! Good video bud!

[@jaysmith4293]

I weld fairly regular outside under a covered area. You might not believe this until you try it yourself, if you use double pulse mode every wasp, Honey Bee, hornet in the area will DIVE BOMB you , your helmet and te weld pool directly under the mig gun. Glad I didn't find that out under a semi.

[@CashensPowerwashing]

I'm in line at Dunkin Doughnuts and just laughed so fuckin hard when you ran swatting those flying devils lol i shouldn't have but I did.

[@TimeSlipVoyager]

Hell yeah brotha

[@josephgeisser111]

Sting by bees sucks!!! Love all your videos. Keep up with your great work!! Lot of information to learn from you. 👍🏻

[@troybrahful]

Suuuuper banger with this one. And that suspense building title? You got what it takes for this KZbin thing or I can't do a 360 flip (and I can)

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

no.1 fan!

[@dakotadavis5462]

Tricky repair especially if bracket is off plum it will throw the canister out of time with the rest, nothing slack adjuster shouldn't fix tho

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

[@davidhombach7132]

Great video man. I love watching you videos your my idol and I aspire to be like you. 🤙

[@Mcfryguy5555]

Did you get the ratchet strap ?

[@imacaryay7628]

NOT THE BEES

[@hubertrobinson8825]

You did a very good job as for the bees they might just be looking for a place to set up a new hive they do that all the time a new queen starts a new colony they might have smell your after shave or something why they came at you

[@tomprice5120]

When your mobile, nothing is “cut and dry”. Murphy’s Law.

[@imbrandon16]

I’ve done this exact repair before, yea everything under these trucks sucks especially corroded ass chemical trailers lol

[@markb3129]

Great repair!!! Bet you didn't think You could run that fast.. New subscriber your videos are great 👍. ✌

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thanks for the sub!

[@dextervillarin2716]

I Like your videos,and your shoes..

[@walterbargersr3402]

Never take a brake chamber apart or disassemble because the spring inside can take your head off

[@bhyll2489]

How much do you charge for something like this?

[@StrangeTimesNear]

I love this video, you must of been in a mood. I'm not a f****** mechanic. That should be you're bumper sticker

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

lmao that's a good idea

[@johnnycarrazco8753]

Nice! You make it look easy! How much did this job pay if you don't mind me asking? Do you charge hourly?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

$350 part was 27 delivered

[@jimw6991]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony I think the customer got his money's worth. U don't think the repair would be different if truck were in the garage. I have farm equipment to repair, I get little tips watching these, keep posting.😎

[@johngaltman]

I had two Africanized bee hives at my house once, what an epic pain in the ass to deal with.

[@outwestcountryliving9735]

Good job for a novice mechanic

[@RatDogDaddy]

Which Miller machine is on your truck? That was pretty funny you running and swatting at the bees stuff falling out of your hands. Good laugh at your expense. Keep it coming, keep it real.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Thats a 302 trailblazer, and I will!

[@randomschittz9461]

Bro.. honestly, you need to talk more positive about yourself and watch things change for the better. Love the channel homie.

[@JonDingle]

Great job young man. Not a job I would do unless the brake chamber had been removed and would be reinstalled by a qualified truck mechanic. The reason being, here in the UK in the event of that chamber failing and contributing to an accident, whoever touched it last would be hauled into court for prosecution. It's gettnig really shitty with lawyers in the UK looking to earn £££$$$ from anyone and everyone. Top regards, Jon.

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

no doubt John! I annotated on the invoice that he must be serviced by a qualified mechanic

[@ProleDaddy]

Your opinion on having an impact gun on the truck seems to have radically changed during the course of this event.

[@bigb7157]

I’ve got the 20v Dewalt 1/2” battery impact. It’s more than paid for it self.

[@ProleDaddy]

@@bigb7157 He already has an air compressor on board. I've always preferred air. Batteries always go to hell and cost money.

[@bigb7157]

@@ProleDaddy i still grab my battery impact and battery grinder even with a compressor right beside me. Just so much more convenient.

[@FishFind3000]

@@ProleDaddy I’ve got some old ass dewalt battery’s and they keep on going. Battery’s now are way better then they used to be when they were nickel cadmium. Now it’s all lithium ion. We don’t even use our air compressor for the nail gun. Cordless is 100x easier and faster. I have a Milwaukee vacuum that can run for 30min easy on a 9amp battery. There’s times where convenience is well worth that cost.

[@Jwhit7525]

I’m surprised that you don’t get a pancake hood for all the outdoor stuff you do

[@michaelo3874]

GOD DAMN DUMP BEES! LMFAO

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

🤣🤣

[@uberslap1926]

Hey bro,do you mind my asking what you got paid for that? Next year I'm going to try to go out on my own and I have no clue on quoting YET!!!

[@iknowsalsa]

Up vote for the Garbage Bees

[@shawnlindquist404]

Bee safe out there

[@mikehudick7074]

Seeing somebody re-use a cotter pin makes my soul hurt!!

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

Didn’t have another 🤷‍♂️

[@patricioaguayo9088]

My kid always has me on his mind on what to with this or that

[@jule123ize]

Whatever happened to Montana?

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

inflation, im working on it

[@jule123ize]

@@MeltinMetalAnthony I hear ya!!!!

[@troydunn6005]

Bees? Uh huh. Guy hands you some cash and you start stripping clothes off :)

[@weldernotmechanic8588]

Looks like a mechanic job

[@MeltinMetalAnthony]

lmao your name