What Happens when You Drill a Hole in Your JCB Telehandler?

[@EmilyChuu]

Literally just hanging out with a buddy while he tells you life stories and repairs a wire harness, what more could you ask for

[@Volcker1929]

Friend Simulator 2021

[@briankindley4859]

Hanging out with Mila Kunis whilst doing wire repairs. Sorry buddy, you can stay at home!

[@cristhianalonsobatistacast1114]

A beer 🍺

[@offgridwithmichiganprepared]

I know, absolutely love watching wes work!! Great guy he is and very informative!!

[@Cheepchipsable]

A hot blonde with a big pair of...crimpers?

[@danielgore886]

As a former JCB technician, I can tell you for a fact. What you did for this customer was waaaaaay cheaper than replacing the harness. The harness alone would be around 3500 to 4000. That's not even counting the 32 hours of labor that it calls for. Good job my friend, been there and done that myself.

[@darianzielinsky3284]

That's fucking criminal 😂 what a joke

[@97marqedman]

@@darianzielinsky3284 I’ve been building & repairing harnesses for years - $3-4k is totally reasonable. Manufacturers don’t order a bunch of extra harnesses for every model run. They order enough to cover predicted warranty needs and even that’s not common nowadays. So odds are, if he ordered a replacement harness, and that harness wasn’t currently in production and they had none to sell, that order might come to a shop like mine along with a (sometimes poor) copy of the wiring design schematic. It takes a lot of time to set up a pinboard, collect the appropriate connectors and pins, the proper spec wiring, and so on… some of the one-off harnesses I build cost anywhere from $3k to $15k. The work isn’t easy and it certainly isn’t trivial. I’ve done harnesses for everything from old Czech motorcycles to modern Mercedes to 40-yr-old aircraft to 90’s Fords and Chevys. A machine like the JCB in the video probably didn’t have a very large production run and they probably only ordered 5% extra harnesses to cover production issues and warranty losses.

[@darianzielinsky3284]

@@97marqedman I see! So what timeframe are you talking to make a harness from scratch for a machine like this one? Days? Weeks? Months?

[@ddjohnson9717]

@@darianzielinsky3284 I guess weeks. in the OC the guy said 32 hours - so a working week plus some exchange. (or 1 day with 4 guys working on it. that's also 32 hr)

[@feron450]

@@97marqedmanI tried to get into that line of work as it’s always fascinated me sadly I didn’t get the job

[@blackdogexcavator21]

The owner initially made a big mistake by drilling without looking, but he definitely made the right decision by letting you fix it.

[@jfv65]

He will never make that same costly mistake again.

[@williamfindspeople4341]

Best electrical repair man on KZbin when it comes to this stuff.

[@marcryvon]

Can't imagine the poor owner's face when he realized what he just did ! Trying not to laugh... 🙄 Aaah ok. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jonka1]

In all fairness I don't think it was possible to see the harness before drilling. He was lucky that those 30A fuses stopped the truck from catching fire. In the 1980s I saw a 40 ton truck burned out by a self tapping screw holding a CB radio.

[@rickhicks3477]

That was a oh shit moment 😱😱😱

[@billh230]

I remember vividly when I worked for a limo manufacturer. Since I was fluent in hotrod and restoration electricals, I was assigned to all the hearses, armored cars, and specialty limos. Mercedes S500 and 600 was without a doubt the most difficult. Imagine stretching a built harness 30-50 inches, up to a couple hundred wires a side. To keep the splices from being one massive ball, I would clip 10 or so, twist, solder, shrink wrap. Move 2-3 inches down the harness, another 10 clipped. Incorporate all the equipment we installed (dual divider, rear A/C, TV, stereo and so on) and I could be on a 30" stretch 600 for a week.

[@StreuB1]

I guarantee when the owner cut out that panel to see the carnage that he caused. It was one of those "Come to Jesus" moments. There were no tears, no anger, no happiness, no emotion at all. Just the quietness of his current existence. Living in the moment....as time slowed to a crawl and his life became but a blip in time, where he questioned his path through life, and the events that got him to where he currently was. LOL Nice fix Wes. You were literally his savior. I can't think of anyone who would have taken that job on. Most all would have noped right the eff out.

[@lsd-25ayahuascadmt7]

I wish I could like this comment twice

[@donniebrown2896]

Did it for you

[@marcryvon]

🤣🤣🤣

[@humbleservices6418]

Glad you like the wire spoon Wes! I used them in aircraft and found that they made a great tool when working in tight spaces to open up a harness. I about spit my coffee this morning when you showed the tool on the video! Made my day to have it featured, thanks! A couple of tips from experience with using it: Dull the tip so you don't accidentally pierce a wire. Also when possible cut tip to handle so you don't overshoot the end and get into the wires. Allows you to get more aggressive with the cuts. I use mine with a flip open razor knife that has a thicker blade for more stability when cutting. All that said, thanks for another great video!

[@Rwededyet]

That's a nifty tool and your first tip makes sense, but the second tip concerns me. Cutting toward the handle would make it less likely to accidentally slice a wire, but more likely to accidentally slice your hand.

[@humbleservices6418]

@@Rwededyet we injure ourselves all the time, and with a good sharp blade you don't push hard enough to do major damage. It's dull blades that get you into trouble.

[@ogee634]

Wire spoon. Yes, also used to install/feed new wire into existing harnesses. Under tie string and zipties. Obviously small guage wire.

[@heisrisen6898]

What’s the tool called what’s the tool number? Where’s cans i gets one?

[@gregred78]

You got a link to that tool. If you could possibly post it that would be awesome. If not thanks anyway. I'll keep my eyes open for something like that in the future.

[@bchdsailor]

"Let me just wipe off these tears" Nice fix, looking forward to the next video

[@RIPPER334]

I pretty much lost it when he said that. 🤣 You've got to love this guy's personality.

[@frankrester3727]

@@RIPPER334 I know, I had tears in my eyes 🤣

[@kennethdavis9987]

I worked for a Toyota dealer as a team leader for many years. A customer brought a brand new Sienna van in with lean codes and a vacuum leak at the booster. He decided to install his own trailer hitch and brake controller instead of having the dealer do it. He had tried to run the brake controller feed wire through the firewall and drilled a 3/8 hole through the firewall and right into the back of the booster. Needless to say warranty did NOT cover that repair. Great job Wes, never a dull moment on your channel.

[@WatchWesWork]

Ouch!

[@pootthatbak2578]

Im calling it! JCB is awesone! Wire is super expensive, so, when JCB decided to spend the extra money to label each circuit, it shows they really care about helping out the end user keeping the machine working and profitable

[@TheATVboy17]

not even just label it but label it every couple inches lol

[@jdmccorful]

@@TheATVboy17 one thing for sure, someone knew that could possibly happen. That's my bet!

[@mathewmolk2089]

@@jdmccorful SOP on aircraft and mill spec equipment but that is the first I ever saw it civilian type stuff.

[@jackbelk8527]

I just scrapped a JCB 214-S because packrats ate the wiring out of it. Too expensive to re-wire it.

[@TheColon924]

John Deere construction equipment prints labels on the wires and also color codes the wires

[@karencary3312]

I'm sure most people would wonder why a retired Nursing professor would love your videos. I've narrowed it down to 2 of your special gifts--your humor and your problem solving ability. You rock man.

[@hughneutron5303]

a nurse is just a mechanic but for people ;)

[@markchristopherson4799]

Same for a retired physician

[@HansFormerlyTraffer]

I wonder if you customers know what an incredible resource they have in you...I have never seen a better all around mechanic. You save your customers tens of thousands of dollars and do stuff the factory wouldn't do.

[@lifekludger]

Shoot, Wes does stuff any average mechanic wouldn't to. Not can't do - won't do. Seems if you can't buy the part easily, get to the part easily and do it without interupting their next break they don't want to know about it. Yep, Wes is so far above average the word shouldn't exist in his solar system.

[@cobraframebuilding]

I want so badly to have a mechanic like Wes. Take my money.

[@johnhorwath5629]

@@cobraframebuilding I want him as my friend to teach me all the amazing shit he knows!

[@steve-gp1nc]

I enjoy every video.Great mechanic.

[@macgvrs]

Great job. I learned three new things. That there is a tool for cutting the wrap off a loom, damage free. That machinists points can be used to hold a cab up and, I especially like the trick with the socket and tape. I never would have thought of that. I usually just cut the length of tape that I think I need and then try to wind it around the wire without getting it twisted or stuck to something I don't want it to. All that and story time too. What a deal!

[@greavous93]

that harness repair went exceptionally well Id say. Having numbers to match up was a bonus but getting it neat and manageable to where it would go back in its space is a whole other project in itself! Another job well done Sir!

[@WatchWesWork]

Thanks 👍

[@johnlottes7440]

Splicing the wires back together like you did was the only workable solution. Replacing the harness would've been waaaaay more time and labor and therefore $$$. I bet he thinks thrice before "fixing" it again. Bad design by JCB with the foot panel, too easy to scuff it loose to begin with.

[@ktmtragic1397]

@@johnlottes7440 There should be a return so the panels can't be kicked inwards.

[@georgedoorley5628]

that harness alone would be very expensive to buy as jcb really ride you for the older machine parts .......thats if they even still make it ...........have a 1993 jcb 412 farm master here that needed a loom ......ended up having one made locally as the jcb one was going to cost more than the machine was worth ............

[@TyphoonVstrom]

This brought back many traumatic memories for me Wes. Once, I had to install a new aftermarket third seat in the front of a brand new MB Sprinter van, it came with no fitting instructions. It was a matter of aligning it with the existing seats and going from there. These vans have a huge, one piece moulded rubber mat that goes under the front seats, under the dash and side heel plates, so not a trivial task to remove. These aftermarket seats bolt through the floor pan and have large backing plates that fit up from underneath to sandwich the floor panel. Typical process is to dril your clearance hole through the floor mat or carpet/ insulation with a hole saw (a hole saw run backwards cuts through carpet really well and doesn't wad up the carpet) and then enlarge the hole saw pilot hole in the floor pan to through bolt size. I called the local MB dealer and asked if there was anything under the thick, one piece rubber and insulation floor mats in that area I should be aware of and they emphatically said nothing to worry about. So, off I go with the 25mm holesaw to punch some holes through the rubber floor mat and insulation for the bolts and spacers (to allow for the thickness of floor mat and insulation). No problems there, all good. Then I go to drill the 14mm diameter holes through the floor for the mounting bolts. Get through what I thought was the floor panel, then a huge sizzle pop. I knew what I'd done just from the sound. Turns out, there was a huge depressed channel stamped into the floor pan of the van, with a thick sheet metal cover that screws over it to provide a wiring loom run and the thick plate covers that and provides a nice flat floor for the cab. Anyway, I spent the next day doing exactly what you have done here, except with a multitude of wire sizes. Fortunately, the MB loom was colour coded, unlike your harness here. If I'd had the seat positiooned 25mm further forward, I would've missed the harness completely. We started carrying a stock of those large amperage fusible links like the ones on the JCB after that event....

[@ThePsychoNad]

I’m an electrician, and I have what I call a “ Fox and Hound”. It’s used for low voltage tracing. Also called a toner. You can connect it to a wire at the beginning, say the fuse box, and then identify that exact wire where it is cut, or in a bundle of wires. I use it a lot for tracing circuits. Just a thought. Love your content! Best wishes Dan

[@localcrew]

Right. I have part of that system I got in a bunch of stuff from a storage locker. I have the receiver probe but not the tone generator unit. It will still detect live wiring inside of walls, so there’s that. Made by Fluke.

[@dav1dsm1th]

Not sure how it would help in the situation Wes faced. You describe how it would help from (say) the fuse box to where the wires are cut - but to identify each wire on the other side of the cut, you'd need to have a wiring diagram - to identify where the other end of the wire goes - and then put the tone generator on that end of the wire - to then be able to probe bunch of cut wires to find the one carrying the tone. They are very useful tools when tracing functional (uncut) wires - but once a wire is cut - you still need to trace it from both ends.

[@ThePsychoNad]

@@dav1dsm1th Yes, well that’s where the wiring diagram would come in.

[@dav1dsm1th]

@@ThePsychoNad Did you hear the bit where Wes said he didn't have a wiring diagram?

[@ThePsychoNad]

David Smith hey I was just offering a little help. I guess I won’t be doing that again. FFS!

[@williamlindsey4148]

I have a long history with JCB and I have to say that they usually try to think ahead when they design their machines. They are not the worst machines to repair. Thanks for the video.

[@spenmac]

Wiping off those tears, that was classic. I feel for the guy, been there done that. Good job Wes.

[@mikeske9777]

The only other thing is the repaired tele handler repair bill will cause more tears

[@markpeterson5479]

@@mikeske9777 I doubt it. I think the owner will be SO HAPPY that Wes got it working again that the numbers on the bill won't mean anything!

[@mikeske9777]

@@markpeterson5479 Oh the owner is likely to be happy that Wes was able to repair the wiring harness but the bill for the transport truck, the repair bill and knowing he cause the problem well there will be some tears. Oh well glad to see it back functional again. OH yeah and to have to weld the opening up just another part of the repair

[@DanEBoyd]

@@mikeske9777 I'll bet the bill wasn't too awful bad...~$500.00? Probably the stealership would've charged a helluva lot more for the same method of repair.

[@gordowg1wg145]

Reminds me of a strory from way back. In Australia, in the eighties, GM supplied the Police cars and the tech's drilled the normal mounting holes for the radios in a large number of cars (IIRC, it was 500) at the same time in the passenger footwell area. Unfortunately, they were the first batch of cars with electronic engine management, these ECUs' needed to be installed in a cool, dry area that was out of the way - like on the other side of the panels being drilled for the radios... Even more unfortunately, they were being done as batches and by the time they realised why the cars wouldn't start they'd gone through a number of ECUs.

[@tacomas9602]

Omg

[@jeffreychristensen149]

Would that that have been a GM issue or a tech issue then?

[@brandonhvacants2217]

My goodness what a fuxking mess that must have been.

[@alouisschafer7212]

Shit thats expensive

[@gutsngorrrr]

What was great, was seeing someone actually use the proper harness fabric tape and split loom to do a fix like this, so often people just use electrical tape, which is terrible stuff and degrades to a slimy mess especially around oils.

[@marcryvon]

Not even around oil. It destroys itself. Even faster now that it comes from China. 😝

[@gs1100ed]

Even better, Wes finally found a use for his 9mm socket!

[@tterrag1987]

@@gs1100ed I use mine as a condom, doesn't work well, not sure why? Send help!

[@weshawkins7165]

Your channel is great. The ability to take on just about any type of repair on such a variety of vehicles is a true talent.

[@jamesyarbrough3996]

Yeah that's what you call mechanic not a Technician that only does one part.

[@willbesquared6260]

Awesome job man..love the socket/tape trick that’s definitely a keeper!

[@ericcorse]

And he used a 9mm so he wouldn't lose the socket.

[@bostedtap8399]

@@ericcorse 10mm is under lock and key. 😆 lol.

[@gwharton68]

A great fix. It reminds me of the time I drilled a hole in the floor of a Dodge van to mount a plywood floor. Drilled right into the gas tank. The tip about wrapping tape around a socket was worth its weight in gold. Thanks for a great video.

[@markbowen3638]

What a nice machine. Looked fairly new and well maintained. Also the rig that collected it was a neat unit. Your patience and problem solving never ceases to amaze me. Great content as always! Best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧

[@gailtaylor1636]

It moved when I saw that truck.

[@572Btriode]

J C Bamford, they've been around a while, I think he came up with the back-hoe (US English)("JCB" UK English) concept. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bamford

[@billywird]

Yes sir it is another "my, my what will they think of next" regarding that tow rig.

[@normanbuchanan9710]

love how even with all your knowledge and skills your humble enough to acknowledge people who send you stuff and advice you're a good kid

[@mastertech7104]

Nice work Wes. The end result justifies the repair. Machine runs and operates, armchair quarterbacks never win the game. Stay safe.

[@desirichert9394]

You done GOOD SON! Love watching your Videos!

[@johndunbar2393]

Thank you Mr. JCB Telehandler owner, you have made me feel pretty dang good about myself.

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

Very tight work. I was a locomotive electrician 12 years and that was tighter than my jobs.

[@stevensexton5801]

Splicing was the right decision, I work at an Excavator manufacturer and the first thing that goes on the rotating frame is the wiring harness. The harness is pulled through grommeted holes as components are added.

[@georgeloyie7456]

This reminds me of a job I did a few years ago. I was working on a Gradall machine. It to was hauled to me and it was dead. It's big boom was in the way of the repair that was needed and with no power to manipulate the boom, the owner thought it was too big of a job for himself so he brought it to me. He needed the machine back pretty bad as he's an oilfield lease contractor and it was during the spring break up season so he was missing out on a whole lot of hi-paying jobs. That said, he also brought me 15 - $100 dollar bills and told me that if I needed more cash or parts to just keep track of my time and parts. He said that if he got the machine back within a week he'd be happy and still ahead of the game. He was in for a nice surprise! First, a little about me: Well, me being a farm raised Alberta boy, and with my 1st job being a hard run floor hand then derrick hand in the oil patch, well that gave me a different quicker and dare I say a more intelligent way of looking at work in general. If you worked The Patch in the '80s you worked hard, kept busy or you got barked at if you weren't busy doing something. In the Alberta Oil Patch I truly learned what, "GETERDONE" meant! After he left I went and fetched my ratty old Porta Power (I'll call it PP) unit I got at an auction sale and I also gathered up a pail full of various hydraulic fittings and some short lines and a clean empty oil drum. I plumbed the old Porta Power up to the boom's fittings and powered up the PP and as you know the PP is one heck of a powerful though small unit. So, with the boom's hydraulics now isolated and connected to outside hydraulic power enabled me to slowly lift the boom up and out of the way of the repair area. Connecting the boom took me 3 hours. Doing the repair took me 2 hours. Lowering the boom, disconnecting my fittings and making sure all was well took another 2 hours for a total of 7 hours. In my little world, $1500 dollars does not equate 7 hours work. By God no one's worth that much, no one!! I work alone, prefer it but I'd work with you any time because you're a good man, just like me!

[@springy-2112]

thanks for the tip ! I've wrapped tape around a small socket before but never thought of using a power tool to speed up the loading process 👍🏻☮♥️

[@pete4511]

When I was a teen in central Nebraska, I worked part time for a farmer. One day we were in his barn and he decided to get rid of a barn swallow that had taken up residence. He took out his 22 rifle and shot the bird and the lights went out. Turns out, the bullet went through the wood siding and severed the overhead line feeding the barn!

[@dalleth]

Dude that mentioned the tape trick: "I taught him everything he knows."

[@kentmckean6795]

You would never be able to get the old wiring harness out with the machine not running, you couldn't even get to the bolt on the far side of the cab. That and 6 months delivery and mega $$ to get a new harness. Job well done Wes! That truck and trailer hauling the Telehandler is the Bees Knees!

[@alanbradford3130]

I feel for the guy who drilled into the harness. I had a similar disaster, I was putting my car on jack stands when the one in front fell over, and the leg of the stand went right through the oil pan. Oil went everywhere, and I was totally screwed. I had to have the car towed to my mechanic who then had to drop the front subframe to get the pan off. The disaster cost me almost $700 (with towing) just because I wanted to drop off the old tires instead of bringing the whole car to get new ones.

[@davidhamilton7628]

Have broken a fan in the same manner so you ain't alone buddy!

[@alanbradford3130]

@Andy Ruse - underneath the sub frame in front of the front wheels. I normally use the pinch weld, but this same car has fallen off the jacks there before.

[@CEng-ge6sw]

How nice to see a British product in the USA. JCB have a very good name here in the UK and have had for many decades. Their main factory is about 50 miles from where I live, about in the middle of England. Perkins Engines' main factory is also in England but further afield. I hope the JCB gives its owner many years of good service. Thanks for yet another very interesting video.

[@WatchWesWork]

He said it's the best telehandler you can buy.

[@imdeplorable2241]

A huge Thank You for that tape on the 9mm socket trick. I worked for 40 years in the electrical trade and never saw that done. I have put tape on a short piece of copper tubing to wrap a wire bundle as you did, however. Your trick is easier and faster. Well done, sir. Well done.👍 "Always learn one new thing every day."

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

@Snargfargle yes SMA for me too! Great channel!

[@mattmanyam]

He would have wrapped it on the 10mm, but it was missing.

[@unclea8148]

@@mattmanyam true fan right here ☝️

[@imdeplorable2241]

@@mattmanyam Yeah, I have a set of sockets like that, too.🤣

[@vehcor]

Sure, the only non-rusty thing you have ever gotten to work on and you are working on parts that probably would not rust, corrode or even get dirty. lol *NEVER* try to anticipate the comments from the "experts." Their lack of intelligence knows, no bounds. lol If it worked and will last, it was the proper repair! Saving the customer hundreds or thousands of dollars is just a bonus! Keep up the good work! BTW: I would have done the same thing to repair it but I am one of those KZbin "experts" so take my opinion how ever you desire. lol

[@WatchWesWork]

It really is incredible. Sometimes I even go out of my way to do something that I think will get all the comments, and it turns out to be something else. Who knows...

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

@@WatchWesWork LoL 🤣😆

[@billh230]

Repairing the harness WAS the correct repair. I would like to know where he got those crimpers from. When I build a harness, I do quite a bit of splicing and tapping.

[@shortysgarage3502]

I had to do a rat chewed harness repair under the hood of a pretty clean 1994 b4000 this week. Trying to track down a good harness isnt an option and the labor to replace would of scrapped this nice truck. A couple hrs of my time and a minimal amount of parts to splice it together got the gent down the road and saved his valued truck.

[@optil-rectal-itis2782]

The two of you are good I see all the comments from the stupid people it's incredible this world we live in but hey where the hell is spotty hahaha

[@swallowinn4410]

Hi Wes the crying stopped when you told the owner you fired it back up. Patience and perseverance are qualities that make for good mechanics. Keep up the good work.

[@thetype85]

It's MANDATORY that you have Mrs. Wes in the outro, Wes Jr. as well if he's not busy playing with his playdough!

[@merlepatterson]

Nice work. I had to do the very same jobs numerous times during my stint in the navy. There was always some deck monkey drilling, welding, grinding or cutting through something somewhere and wouldn't ya know, they'd usually find wiring for my systems located almost everywhere throughout the ship. So I know the feeling intimately. Of note: I believe the military innovated that type of numbering scheme for wiring and classed it out as a Mil-Spec because during battles, the repair crew can't be tracing down broken wires. They gotta get fixed pronto and on the spot.

[@deborahwebb3598]

Great job Wes

[@denjhill]

I felt your pain. I drilled a "simple" hole in a sheetrock wall once to mount a shelf anchor. Went dead center into a water supply line, where there should not have been any piping. Everyone has to do this at least once to be able to call themselves a professional. Ha!

[@danburch9989]

Been there, done that. The line was run along the top edge of wallboard behind the wallboard. There's nothing along that whole side of the building, inside or outside, that needed a water line.

[@ThacMan]

Oh snap...I learned something new. I know the tape and socket trick but, I haven't ever thought of using a cordless ratchet to spool it up. Nice professional repair! Thanks for the video.

[@MrHowieZ1973]

You did great work, Wes. You have an immense and unyielding degree of patience and conviction, especially in the face of problems or difficulty, sir.

[@ermancroney3805]

I loved the trick of wrapping the tape around the socket to have a smaller wrapping ability. Neat.

[@billywird]

Yes sir and it also keeps the tape from sticking to itself when you try to pull off a single piece, especially a longer piece. That one demonstration made the whole video well worth watching just for that education. Sure there are plenty of comments people make and some are not so good and some are really clever. Guess we all have, something to learn, make things interesting.

[@john7017]

Great video! I wish the automotive industry would tag and number their wiring harness as nice as this machine. Thanks for sharing.

[@WatchWesWork]

You and me both!

[@darrylvohs5526]

Good job, Wes! I have to work on a Switzerland made rockcrusher at a quarry. 100s of wires all black, unlabeled. I have some not very detailed schematics for it. Being that it is this huge rock crusher on tracks it shakes big time and breaks wires. The control panel has rubber mounts and I packed the inside with foam. I always cringe when they call.

[@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin]

Pack your phone with foam and you'll never hear it ring...

[@krispetersen9595]

You're really fun to watch, you never get rattled and you've got a great sense of humor, keep them coming

[@super6954]

I work on heavy and farm equipment, I can't stand customer cars and trucks so basically only do my own. Somedays if you didn't have a sense of humor you'd quit with some of the stuff we have to fix. In the words of the great AVE channel, A design engineers the only person that would climb over a mountain of virgins to screw one mechanic ! Thats one of the truer statements I've heard working on this stuff they design . L.O.L.

[@-DC-]

JCB manufacturer some excellent machines great job in bringing this one back to life 💪

[@bostedtap8399]

Your patience was very high on that job, great work, impressive how tidy the loom is after 👌👍. Very clever to jack up the cab, again excellent work Wes. Thanks for sharing and stay safe all.

[@mattstewart5712]

Reminds me of when I worked for a Mack Volvo dealer, a Volvo with an Eaton auto shift came in with 3,500ish miles stuck in gear. The company that owned the truck moved the fire extinguisher from between the seats to next to the driver's door, ran the self tapping screws directly into the transmission shift wire harness

[@greggb1416]

Drilled right thru a vital wiring harness... “I hate it when I do this”... Well, the gentleman brought the problem to the precise person I would have brought it to for repair... We “is” the man when it come to wire splicing/repair... Great video Wes, Thank you sir.

[@noahh4904]

Looks like it’s in great shape!!

[@jannearo328]

Watching Wes fix things. Quality time.

[@SeraphinaPZ]

This video has taught me the value of "don't just shove a drill bit in there if you don't know what is underneath". For all we know, this video just saved me money down the line!

[@alansmith8764]

Enjoyed that one Wes, thank-you. As I always say, its a bad day that you don't learn something and that trick with the tape on a small socket is a humdinger!

[@jameshollerud1549]

Thanks for sharing the socket tape bobbin tip! Watching Wes work is the best.

[@johngassmann9581]

Glad you found a use for the 9mm socket. Nice work, Wes.

[@clintonroushff7068]

Wow! You have some patience. You work through the problems one step after another. There's a lot to learn about troubleshooting. Thanks Wes

[@tekvax01]

I’ve reterminated a few 30 conductor broadcast camera cables before… one time while covering a hockey game, someone walked over the cable whilst wearing sharpened hockey skates! that’s always a fun time! Nice work Wes!!

[@jrbpit1]

Drilling into a wiring harness, totally my move!! Nice repair. Customer is happy, KZbin subscribers are mostly happy. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@rickburris6164]

I saw the exact same thing happen on a corporate jet by an interior installer. He drilled into a bundle about the size of your leg with a lot of 22 and 24 gauge wires with a 6 inch long #30 drill bit. Very expensive.

[@bryantblake1877]

Wes, I love the way to fixed his original problem for him AND cleaned up the mess he made of the wiring! 😊

[@martind701]

Never tire of your videos ,Wes keep 'em coming!

[@alecmccance8409]

Oh, well done Wes, you saved that customer a small fortune,knitting those wrecked wires together, I just have to watch your videos to the end, thank you for posting.

[@dwp1970]

Ah! that explains the ear-shattering "F@&K ME" I heard blowing with the wind and leaves over here in NJ the other day. I wish I could say I've never done something as silly but I have. Great Video as always.

[@heartattackjack9349]

I worked for a company as a cable machine operator. They wanted to save money on ribbon for their printer and reduce the number of stamps. This shows just how important numbers along the wires are. Nice repair job. This would pass inspection in a cable plant for Class two, which is industrial. Military would require something a bit more, but it is quite a bit better then basic commercial. Thumbs up. Edit - I think the only thing you could have done differently is not bundled everything back up until you tested all the circuits, but that is it. Good butt splices, heat shrink and fabric tape wrap, along with the abrasion covering, which is a bit of overkill, but shows professionalism.

[@LolPepperGate]

Nice job Wes on repair. That detachable rollback is a friggin sweet setup! I could see all kinds of uses for that.

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demountable_Rack_Offload_and_Pickup_System

[@tny-]

seriously that thing was cool as hell, super modular

[@farmerbill6855]

It's a dumpster truck. Just with a flatbed. They haul regular dumpsters too.

[@12345NoNamesLeft]

I'm glad he videoed the pickup. That was great.

[@Mike-pr8hx]

I know this repair happened a couple years ago but the tow rig for the telehandler was wild. I just recently subscribed and I have to say you do great work repairing a wide variety of machines.

[@deanparsons4486]

Wes, if I were closer, you’d be my mechanic. I love your never ending tool surprises that you pull out…those machinists jacks…awesome! Loved the class act repair sir. And no, my guess is they will complain you didn’t use bondo before you painted 😂

[@beyondthewizard2347]

I had a Daf DB250 bus with an ALX400 body on it. That had a 95 wire loom, all black wires with numbers at each plug no numbers in between. The inner rear tyre blow out & took the loom out clean in half. Took me almost 40 hours to find all the wires one end & marry them up with the rear end in the wheel arch. The wiring harness was obsolete & the vehicle was "to good to be scrap". I recently found your channel & really enjoy your content. The recent bin truck video brought me, all the bin trucks I've looked at have all picked up a mattress with the prop-shaft over landfill & taken out all the air pipes & wiring. The first thing I used to do was look into the body from behind the drivers cab if I could see the all the way to the rear. It was a good day if I could only see a mental plate it was a bad day. Keep up the great content

[@Lakesidearmorer]

Well Wes, Thanks for bring back old memories of after action repairs on our choppers. mil spec requires staggered crimping. wounds like this one would mean opening up the wire bundle as far as possible in both direction and use filler wires, (that we would number label). A real fun job!

[@WatchWesWork]

That would have been a better way to fix it. I even thought about putting in a connector but there just isn't room.

[@wes11bravo]

In the days before insulation displacement connectors (scotchloks, 710 modules, etc), the old time splicers had a tool that spun together each wire in a tight wrap. Then, they would slide a wax impregnated cloth sleeve over each connection. They'd stagger them but the splices were complicated and huge sometimes. Plus, they had to tone (or "buzz") each pair. Even now when we do a buzz,, large cables can take a week of 24/7 work to splice.

[@erik_dk842]

@@WatchWesWork Your channel gets flooded with webcam girl scams, one girl posting like 50 comments. Please block her

[@WatchWesWork]

@@erik_dk842 I do but it takes a few hours for KZbin to scrub all the crap out.

[@heithdotysadventures7824]

@@WatchWesWork Wes . As a mod for you I have been trying to remove them when I see them .

[@jimplatts6172]

Great machines My friends granson used theirs to move out of his 3rd floor flat. He removed the double glazing unit and passed his furniture through the window.

[@zakksrage]

I love wiring repair jobs. They aren’t covered my warranty. An no matter how much labor you charge its 100% cheaper than paying for a new harness and the labor to replace a whole harness

[@cloquetcollision5751]

Just keep on keeping on Mister! I look forward to your channel every Monday! Thanks

[@youtubeisawesome2487]

i worked on a volvo that the driver had shot thru the left floor board near the foot rest at the clutch pedal and it had gotten the harness and bounced around under the truck and cut the frame harness running back, fun fun times finding that, looked to be a 45 acp when i found it, good reason it had a crap load of weird codes. had a very experienced tech (30 plus years) installing chain boxes left frame rail behind cab, 500 new trucks, he drilled 50 abs harnesses looked close to what you repaired here, 5/8 reamer damage was a bit more destructive tho.

[@Choober65]

After the logical approach you took, and care, how could you ever doubt you wouldn't get the job done? I knew from clicking on this video that the end would be a good one.

[@nickslistm246]

Wes you did exactly what I would have done. Great repair, loved the side story's.

[@pappyman179]

If there is room in the metal tube, you can just add male+female inline multi-pin connectors (with removable pins) into the harness. Just cut ALL the wires at the damage area, and one side gets the female and the other side gets the male. It guarantees that all the wires do not have hidden damage and adds the much-needed length to the harness which eliminates wire stress and chaffing. In the end, it takes less time to add the connectors than all the careful crimping and heat-shrinking. It allows you to make a mistake and simply swap pins in the connector (which takes only seconds) and doesn't make a mess of reworking the wires. There are hundreds of Nema-standard, water-proof or fuel-proof, multi-wire, industrial connectors to choose from. Love your channel Wes, keep being you, bud.

[@WatchWesWork]

In my experience the harness always ends up too short when you do that. You have to spread the wires to populate the connector and the wires on the outside are pulled too tight.

[@AnonymousEuropeanDriver]

The socket / tape trick is genius! I’m going to remember that one for sure.

[@ElwoodFarmGoats]

It was nice just listening to you talk while fixing while I sit at my desk at work. This is why I love your videos. That tape on the socket trick is something I need to keep in mind because that was slick.

[@barrygordon5223]

Great video once again Wes! I appreciate both your humour and your patience. I also enjoy the “homey” family atmosphere of your shop and area. Thanks for taking the time in your busy family\work life to make these video glimpses into your life 👍

[@cdouglas1942]

You patience with this repair is beyond description. And a new harness might not have been practical as the unit could have been built around it. That was the case when I was in boat building and a lot of holes got drilled in bulkheads, floors etc. The notion of severing a wiring harness turned supervisors apoplectic. The second thing we did after finding a place to drill a hole was to find out what was on the other side....without exception!!

[@charleshenshaw9099]

It was all down hill once you got those tears out of the way. As far as I'm concerned, excellent job as always. Cheers

[@roberthocking9138]

Great work , that Tele handler was one of the cleanest and well kept I’ve ever seen 👍

[@danburch9989]

Looks like it had very little use since new up to the point in time when it was "modified".

[@anytractorman]

Wes, it looks fine, the repair will last forever!

[@rayscrafield2106]

I think, for myself, I learn patience from everything you do. Even when you screw up it seems like you don't get all excited and throw something. I've lived a lot of years and have finally learned that no matter what, it's not the end of the world. Thanks for the video.

[@12345NoNamesLeft]

8:40 The sheath slipper tool is cute. It's handy to keep Popsicle sticks around for that. You can carve them into a custom shape if you need to. No blade blunting on the steel vs wood surface.

[@humbleservices6418]

Blade dulling is not really an issue. We mechanics buy blades by the pallet load. I always start a harness project with a new blade and have yet to have a blade get too dull before I'm finished.

[@hodwooker5584]

I spent 42 years as an electrician and I have never seen this done better. I always tried to replace a damaged wire, but that’s not always possible.

[@craigsowers8456]

Great job Wes ... and 4 decades dealing with Aircraft wiring harnesses, I assure you did it perfect !!! Pain in the arse but hey, it all pays the same and a fun challenge for you IMHO. My only comment is for the poor guy that made this mistake ... hope he doesn't drive like that and pass on a blind corner !!! Last observation ... almost new equipment and already has those bloody Mice in the closed cab ... they are unbelievable !!! So some free advice for him (and you too) ... get some "Oil of Peppermint", put some drops on cotton balls and put a few in the Cab ... they will NOT come inside and non-toxic/smells ok. Again, great job and enjoyed the vid !

[@markpeterson5479]

Those critters also don't like moth balls or charcoal briquette, which (cb's) are often put inside broadcast transmitters.

[@craigsowers8456]

@@markpeterson5479 true ... but I prefer the Peppermint scent in this particular share enviornment ;)

[@nickl.4075]

Not only do I think Wes is one of the best, his voice is soothing. Thanks for the quality work and videos. Wish you and the family a safe winter.

[@aly369]

Heres a good story for you, we had a Caterham turn up at work (small British 2 seater kit car). Whereby the customer complaint was that it would not rev past 5700rpm. After concluding it was an interreference issue being caused by the camshaft sensor. A bit of digging from the customer revealed that he'd tried to fit a new shift light through the dash, and promptly drilled right through the entire car loom. In the end it was diagnosed that the misfire was caused by the ECM had lost its permanent 12v feed (these ECU's have a ignition 12v and a permanent 12v, the latter being for keep alive and interference reduction, causing all sorts of interference issues. Had costed him 1800 dollars, one expensive shift light!

[@lancecluster]

Liked the hydraulic cab lifter, just enough to get the job done well. Nice pragmatic approach. Thanks for making this.

[@OBD01]

Another great video, I am sure Mortske is going love this one, he is a huge fan. Life is full of boring tedious jobs. Or as confucius said "Before enlightenment there is chopping wood and carrying water after enlightenment there is chopping wood and carrying wood"

[@britishpatriot812]

Wax on. Wax off.

[@georgeponnay447]

Amazing tenacity and repair, Wes👍

[@stephenvale2624]

When they were building houses at the end of my street (a few decades ago), the builders dug up a copper phone cable that ran next to the street. It had maybe 600 pairs in it... Then a year after that, someone dug it up AGAIN. I suspect they were digging to run water or sewer lines to the new homes and were careless. (The water and sewer mains ran under the street). I did not envy the technicians who worked to reconnect the pairs correctly. After the second time a contractor dug it up, the phone company dug up the entire length of cable and put a new cable down that was encased in a very heavy metal pipe.

[@rickjoyner3281]

29:31 "asking for trouble". I think that will be my new motto. I don't necessarily want trouble but I always seem to be asking for it. Great video.

[@machinemoverman4614]

That was a real “ah shit” moment right there! Good fix Wes. I will see you on the next big assignment!

[@willemstreutgers1154]

I admire your work. Seem never stressed, just fixing things one by one, and thinking out of the box i like the most. Kudos. (I prefer soudering).