@@motorhomeman1949 I know that, and you know that, but the guy drinking while doing stuff like this would say "it's only illegal if you get caught" or something of that nature. 🤣 I've worked with several of those people. 😬
Canadian here, work in both oil extraction, and oil exploration in my younger days... what something broke, or wouldn't break when it need to... our mechanics had to... HAD TO figure out some way to accomplish the task with only what they presently had access to.... MacGuyver took lessons from these guys.✌🏼🇨🇦
Worked as a mechanic in a steelmill for 47 years, straightend bent shit that others thought was scrap, often taking something that the thought was going to take hours, and fixing it in minutes,, some of the guys started calling me " mickgyver. I'm retired now, kinda miss the challenge.
@themick6586 the challenge is what keeps us going ah, what are you doing in your retirement? Would love to hear some of your stories from over the years ah
Every problem can be removed with the application of enough force. The trick is making sure the problems newly created by said force are less trouble than the ones removed. In the extreme, 40 tons of ANFO will generally get you to "what problem? I don't see a problem, just a hole in the ground where the problem used to be."
I think the danger zone is more of an hour glass shape than a circle, but definitely the kind of thing you have to be conscious of. Too many people don't respect the dangers of ropes/chains/cables under tension.
@@marscruz Oh yeah chains are nothing compared to steel cable, my dad was working with a wrecker crew in his teens and watched one of his buddies bleed to death after a steel cable snapped and caught him right in the ribs just under his left pec muscle
I'm impressed with that chain!! As a flatbedder, I've seen what happens when a chain fails when under that much pressure - you do NOT want to be ANYWHERE around it!!
Something tells me the tube is more rusted than it even appears on video. Probably not as much tension as your experience is telling you it should have.
The genius of these fixes shouldn’t be understated but always is. Some professionals love to overcomplicate things. This is an example of understanding a few things very well, having hands on experience with the subjects, and using what you have on hand (power/weight) to get the job done in a practical (inexpensive) way. Love to see it!
I was at a trailer shop today with what I thought was an impossible task. Was sitting in my truck when I heard the mechanic say something along the lines of "It's not easy being this awesome" and when I looked outside he had done it. Turned what looked like being shut down until Monday to rolling out of there in under 3 hours.
My guess as to how this didn't fail is, the reach tube is mild steel while that hook they used was hardened steel. The hook also had a relatively sharp inner edge, and they started the cut with a torch. Mild steel splits in a tearing fashion, and every time that hook cut a little more, the split continued down the tube just ahead of the hook. The additional pressure of the hook being pressed into the reach tube channel's top section helped to separate the steel as it "tore." And, yes, from everyone's concern, that chain had a high probability of snapping. Luckily, industrial-strength chains are very strong and can resist quite a few thousand PSI of tension. I'd wager the winch would have failed before the chain.
@@duncanmcocinner5939And you didn't have to tell him that he didn't have to explain cutting. And yet here we 3 are, like a bunch of jackasses. At least his comment was useful.
by a few thousand psi do you mean tens of thousands, or are you confusing pounds force with pounds over an area? Mild steel yield strength is somewhere around 50,000 psi, the hook was probably an alloy near 150,000 psi but a grade 70 transport chain is rated for around 3k to 15k pounds force (not psi) WLL depending on the chain. They dont rate them in psi because pounds per square inch says nothing about the cross section. Bicycle chain is about 80,000 psi but only about 900 lbs working load because of the small cross section.
Smart man. He knew it would slide under the other section, and crimp the square tube in as its cutting through, causing the walls to collapse inward and unseizing it. A+ problem solving going on here.
Mechanics can make a lot more.You just have to work for the right person, usually yourself. An operator is stuck working for some one else, unless you own a company. Then you're not really an operator, are you.
Remember to stay 1 and 1/2 tines the chains length away when putting tension on it, whether your doing something like this, or trying to pull a piece of equipment out, if it were to snap or rip through, you could be in a world of hurt
@@rileymannion5301 you can pull with a chain as long as you keep it tight like what they're doing here. The problem comes when people yank on them like it's a kinetic rope. Also a rope or cable or even a kinetic rope can still kill you when it or the anchor breaks.
@rileymannion5301 What should have been used? If a chain snaps under pressure then aren't the pieces going to go straight in the direction that they are being pulled?
@rileymannion5301 What should have been used? If a chain snaps under pressure then aren't the pieces going to go straight in the direction that they are being pulled?
This is knowledge and experience of his craft. Every knowledgeable person who has a craft has this type of knowledge. This guy showed up to learn in his younger days. It has paid off this day.
I feel that I'm pretty resourceful, I've seen and done shit nobody would even believe if I told them, but I never would have thought of doing what he did there. It was actually genius.
i work at a auto parts store, and i was raised on a farm so i guess you could say i come up with unique or sketchy ways to fix things all the time; and the look on their face when they play it out in their head and see it working is a beautiful sight indeed
@@bcary461 Chains don't stretch elastically and store energy like a cable or a rope. If it breaks, there's little potential energy in them to suddenly convert into kinetic energy. When they break, they just fall down. They don't whip back. Sort of like why they hydro test tanks. The water isn't compressible so if the tank ruptures under high pressure it doesn't go boom like it would if filled with compressed gas, it just dribbles.
“ When they break, they just fall down. ” No they don’t. There’s a reason the machine to pull test them for certification comes with a fold down metal guard.
That’s such a great idea. These can be a massive pain to shim properly so they slide freely when they’re new, let alone trying to remove one when it’s all rusted and flogged out.
Why I love being a mechanic...nothing more satisfying than improvising and overcoming the challenges you deal with in the field. Creativity will give you an edge.
So imagine my elation when being a carpenter with almost zero mechanic knowledge at all comes up with some crazy shit that works lol. Man when I'm working on vehicles I use all kinds of things to accomplish the task. Shit never works for me like people show in videos. I almost always end up torching something, hitting things with hammers, prying with my with my big 2 foot Snap On bar etc. Mechanics is like my Kryptonite. I'd rather knife fight rabid homeless meth heads to save a bus of old people than do anything on a vehicle short of changing breaks lol
From all of us Loggers who still do just that to provide for our families.....Thank You and trust me your Dad is glad he was able to do it for you. We might just be guys that can run a chainsaw and who spend most of our adult life away from our family in the tall timber....but we do it all for our family's....and the smell of man glitter....(Freshly sawed Wood chips from a wide variety of pine, cedar, spruce etc trees.) ....the creaking groan when a big old Tree well over 100 years falls with a thunderous "Whoomp" sound that echos from the canyon walls.....the smell of a well tuned 2 Cycle 80+ C.C. Powerhead chainsaw.....and because we live our job ...one tree at a time.
When it has cut through, the pressure was relieved inside as the guy described "in theory." Shearing force became bigger than the now decreased friction force.
Egineerds gotta over explain everything. I work with one who thinks she's the smartest person in the room. Talks to everyone like they're troglodyte idiots. @davecarsley8773
@@joints2100 saw a video earlier of a huge tug boat rope fraying like crazy and the idiots filming and laughing just stood right in the snap back zone lol instantly thought of the chain snapping
@@oak7746 that's wild. Lol I'm not even familiar with working with chains. But seems pretty obvious if a chain snaps under tension it's going to split you in half.
If you paid attention the chain he was holding and standing near was NOT THE CHAIN DOING THE PULLING ! IT WAS THE CHAIN THAT HELD THE TRAILER FRAME TO THE Dozer...it had only still tension on it....way different than pulling tension.....the Winch on a Skidder or something like that which is equiped with at least 1/2" aircraft grade steel cable on a huge gear reduction winch used to pull and drag logs with....was hooked to a LOGGING CHAIN....NOT JUST AN ORDINARY CHAIN...THESE CHAINS ARE MADE FROM THE FINEST AND STRONGEST OF STEEL BECAUSE THEY WILL REGULARLY BE PUSHED TO THEIR LIMIT...We Loggers know everything we need to know when it comes to how to rig cables and set chokers (cables that choke and hold the logs) as well as how to safely use winch cables ...were trained to know how....with rubber cable stops, or shock absorbers so when something gets weak from use it breaks (and they do.... frequently)....we are as safe as we can make it and still accidents happen....you forget some safety rigging one time and your cut in 2 or more chunks. So you can bet your bottom dollar they made this deal as safe as they could
Love these types of solutions and fixes. Someone had a brilliant idea other day at work. (Rock quarry) basicslly we had to put 1 granite slab on another without it having gaps between the two. Very heavy pieces of stone that had to be hoisted with straps or chains. The issue was how are we gonna get the rigging out? Someone said "set it on blocks of ice" Brilliant solution that worked like a charm. Ingenuity cant be taught.
Ah yes. Lucky me we have TWO of those guys in the small company I work for. I swear just me and the other guy with imagination and ingenuity used to complete just as many jobs as we do nowadays with a 10 employee company. Some people just ain’t got it.
Brilliant! Based on past experience, this may have been the last[because it was successful] of numerous increasingly crazy attempts. This is how new techniques evolve.
As a CERTIFIED Fabricating Welder Specialist..... I can assure you this is the first and I MEAN FIRST time I've seen such Southern Engineering work perfectly in the North. I tip my hat! I'm also glad the weld seam was at the top. Lol
@billsauer3164 Maybe not to you, BUTT!... To some of these FOOLS OUT HERE IN YT LAND!... You absolutely do. And that's my lie, so I'll tell it how I want to lol.
@@ajcasares9901truer words have never been spoken. I pondered the same scenario resonating with the alike thought process. Too darn tootin’ close! Bad thing happen and it’s over. Might as well smile pucker your lips up and lean forward ready to kiss that chain if you are within walloping distance of it while under that much tension and sheer brute force. Cheers 🙃
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Ehh maintenance doesn't always get done, even when people say it has, so this kinda stuff just has to happen sometimes. But, it worked pretty well! @@CS-zn6pp
I love men who shower AFTER work! They’re so flippin smart in common sense, practical, ingenious, problem-solving ways! They sure don’t teach that in schools! Priceless! Great video gents!
Good job. This is the kind of stuff I get to do at work and love it. Everyone comes up with problems that have no solutions and we design and think up crazy ideas that just might work. 👍
Set one up at 45 degrees and kept pouring diesel with used motor oil down the tunnel and a week later we finally got the reach out , wasn't pretty but worked along with lots of hammer action too.
The amount of times my dad has said “in theory…” while we were trying to make do with what we had ended up teaching me a lot. Now when I have a problem, my brain immediately starts looking around for an object that would work as a tool for what I need
You guys got a lot of balls for standing next to a chain with that much tension. If it snaps and whips at you, you'd be cleaved into 2 halves instantly
All wise men start off explaining sketchy untested ideas with "In theory". 😂
was just going to comment this, so true.
Like when you give your friend life advice but you end it with “but you do you” to cover your ass incase it don’t work
We know it should work in theory however we've seen far less risky theoretical fixes go wrong in ways that still confuse and terrify us.
@@ArmyOfThree1000 Exactly. Gotta make sure to add that part. Takes liability off of me in case it doesn't work out as expected 🤣🤣
I figured itd be more "well" with that pause in between
Pretty cool that it actually worked as intended.
Pretty lucky nothing snapped and killed somebody
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊/
Old boi knows what he’s doing
Well thought through
Like a boss!!
"In Theory" is the equivalent of "Hold my beer and watch this." but is used instead when on the job and one can't be drinking.
I think you should edit your comment and change "can't" to "shouldn't".
@@chrismcconnell138 Sure, right after you edit your comment to insert the missing 'should'. 😜
@@chrismcconnell138I think his usage of can't was perfectly fine. With jobs like this you really can't drink or you'll lose the job.
@@roguecheddar lmao, oops. xD
@@motorhomeman1949 I know that, and you know that, but the guy drinking while doing stuff like this would say "it's only illegal if you get caught" or something of that nature. 🤣
I've worked with several of those people. 😬
Canadian here, work in both oil extraction, and oil exploration in my younger days... what something broke, or wouldn't break when it need to... our mechanics had to... HAD TO figure out some way to accomplish the task with only what they presently had access to.... MacGuyver took lessons from these guys.✌🏼🇨🇦
Worked as a mechanic in a steelmill for 47 years, straightend bent shit that others thought was scrap, often taking something that the thought was going to take hours, and fixing it in minutes,, some of the guys started calling me " mickgyver. I'm retired now, kinda miss the challenge.
@themick6586 the challenge is what keeps us going ah, what are you doing in your retirement? Would love to hear some of your stories from over the years ah
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Every problem can be removed with the application of enough force. The trick is making sure the problems newly created by said force are less trouble than the ones removed.
In the extreme, 40 tons of ANFO will generally get you to "what problem? I don't see a problem, just a hole in the ground where the problem used to be."
I will personally never willingly be within a 50 foot radius of a chain with that much tension in it
Came here looking for this comment!!! 😅
A steel cable would be a lot more dangerous. A chain can't stretch nearly as much as a cable. Hardly at all.
I think the danger zone is more of an hour glass shape than a circle, but definitely the kind of thing you have to be conscious of. Too many people don't respect the dangers of ropes/chains/cables under tension.
@@marscruz Oh yeah chains are nothing compared to steel cable, my dad was working with a wrecker crew in his teens and watched one of his buddies bleed to death after a steel cable snapped and caught him right in the ribs just under his left pec muscle
That's why no one will remember your name 🎉
The, "In Theory," with air quotes meant, "Sometimes it works and sometimes it kills or maims folks so lets roll the dice and find out!" 🤣
*gets as close as possible with the camera* 👁👄👁
Ahhhhh. The Widowmaker method
The tuna has to be made 😅
The medieval version was with horses and PEOPLE as a punishment.
Bout right 👌
I'm impressed with that chain!! As a flatbedder, I've seen what happens when a chain fails when under that much pressure - you do NOT want to be ANYWHERE around it!!
There are better chains than binder chains
Although the chain was inside a tube. Could that make it more dangerous?
Something tells me the tube is more rusted than it even appears on video. Probably not as much tension as your experience is telling you it should have.
Camera man never does, op
@texjester..what could you possibly be securing in a flatbed situation that would require that much stress on a chain?
The pause in to “Big Can Opener.”
Like he was self confirming his idea and giving himself kudos for it all at the same time.
“Big Can Opener” spoken like a true legend
After a solid moment of silence as well
The exact moment I read this he said it in the video
That pause was filled with the contemplation of a thousand years of what the fuck if it fails catastrophically.
I would have never thought that would work . That was great .
No?
i just wouldnt have stood that close, that chain would have had a gnarly break under all that pressure
Seriously. I thought the same thing, I've seen so many of those hooks break. That one was incredibly strong.
@@user-fk6id7qs6rthat’s the only thing I noticed
My first thought too, pretty damn clever!
I was a mechanic in a steel mill for 47 years, done some sketchy stuff, I'm impressed !
The genius of these fixes shouldn’t be understated but always is. Some professionals love to overcomplicate things. This is an example of understanding a few things very well, having hands on experience with the subjects, and using what you have on hand (power/weight) to get the job done in a practical (inexpensive) way. Love to see it!
Leverage, mechanical advantage 🏗
Practical ✅ creative ✅ inexpensive ✅ effective ✅ potentially lethal ✅
Seriously though, I live for these kinds of solutions
I fuckin love when "in theory "
Becomes "noo shitt, it worked!"
Severely underrated comment right here. Lolol
Best feeling ever
I was at a trailer shop today with what I thought was an impossible task. Was sitting in my truck when I heard the mechanic say something along the lines of "It's not easy being this awesome" and when I looked outside he had done it. Turned what looked like being shut down until Monday to rolling out of there in under 3 hours.
😂 absolutely!
💯
The tension in those chains.....my skin crawled every time it gave a "ka-chunk!"😱
Super scary, I would have been standing more than the length of that chain away.
Chain just drops when it snaps cable on the other hand snaps back
I was nervous just watching this lol
Those chains ain’t breaking under that. They can handle much more.
You and me both, my hole puckered up every time.
My guess as to how this didn't fail is, the reach tube is mild steel while that hook they used was hardened steel. The hook also had a relatively sharp inner edge, and they started the cut with a torch.
Mild steel splits in a tearing fashion, and every time that hook cut a little more, the split continued down the tube just ahead of the hook. The additional pressure of the hook being pressed into the reach tube channel's top section helped to separate the steel as it "tore."
And, yes, from everyone's concern, that chain had a high probability of snapping. Luckily, industrial-strength chains are very strong and can resist quite a few thousand PSI of tension. I'd wager the winch would have failed before the chain.
bro you dont have to explain cutting something
@@duncanmcocinner5939And you didn't have to tell him that he didn't have to explain cutting. And yet here we 3 are, like a bunch of jackasses. At least his comment was useful.
What a useless dillhole of a comment "The hook slices through the steel"
Ya we watched the video too knob washer .
by a few thousand psi do you mean tens of thousands, or are you confusing pounds force with pounds over an area? Mild steel yield strength is somewhere around 50,000 psi, the hook was probably an alloy near 150,000 psi but a grade 70 transport chain is rated for around 3k to 15k pounds force (not psi) WLL depending on the chain. They dont rate them in psi because pounds per square inch says nothing about the cross section. Bicycle chain is about 80,000 psi but only about 900 lbs working load because of the small cross section.
Smart man. He knew it would slide under the other section, and crimp the square tube in as its cutting through, causing the walls to collapse inward and unseizing it. A+ problem solving going on here.
I still never understood why mechanics make less than operators. A real mechanic is invaluable
It’s normally the risk of injury but these are guys are risk at least the same if not more 😅
@Inceptor1254man… that’s some bullshit.
That's most every dealership ever@@bracoop2
Mechanics can make a lot more.You just have to work for the right person, usually yourself. An operator is stuck working for some one else, unless you own a company. Then you're not really an operator, are you.
@Inceptor1254 there's mechanics then parts changers this right here is a mexhanic
Can opener guy never had any doubts. Real man of genius.
"In theory"
Has probably done it multiple times before :D
Smart man would GREASE the tube
@@DanHovarter No doubt he spit on it first.
He had some doubts, with his fat "In theory" at the beginning.
I noticed he did a long pause when he said that.
All great ideas start with “in theory”…..problem is so do the great phuck ups! Top job Brother!
Remember to stay 1 and 1/2 tines the chains length away when putting tension on it, whether your doing something like this, or trying to pull a piece of equipment out, if it were to snap or rip through, you could be in a world of hurt
if a chain with that pressure broke and hit you, the hurt wouldn't last long.
I'm not afraid to admit:
I would have never thought of that. lol
Because you aren't suicidal, DONT PULL WITH CHAINS
@@rileymannion5301 Loggers do it everyday.
@@rileymannion5301 you can pull with a chain as long as you keep it tight like what they're doing here. The problem comes when people yank on them like it's a kinetic rope. Also a rope or cable or even a kinetic rope can still kill you when it or the anchor breaks.
@rileymannion5301 What should have been used? If a chain snaps under pressure then aren't the pieces going to go straight in the direction that they are being pulled?
@rileymannion5301 What should have been used? If a chain snaps under pressure then aren't the pieces going to go straight in the direction that they are being pulled?
As a diesel mechanic, I can confirm that rust and corrosion are public enemy #1 on the daily
Never seize, man's best friend outside of a dog... Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
@@tallisman57I thought I was on to what you're saying then I started reading in my dog??
As the parts guy in Canada. How you think I feel. What’s left of a slack adjuster and no idea what rear end it came off of.
Plumber
..its def top 3
This is knowledge and experience of his craft. Every knowledgeable person who has a craft has this type of knowledge. This guy showed up to learn in his younger days. It has paid off this day.
I feel that I'm pretty resourceful, I've seen and done shit nobody would even believe if I told them, but I never would have thought of doing what he did there. It was actually genius.
i work at a auto parts store, and i was raised on a farm so i guess you could say i come up with unique or sketchy ways to fix things all the time; and the look on their face when they play it out in their head and see it working is a beautiful sight indeed
"negotions have failed...we choose: violence"
When dazzling with diplomacy and bullshit fails, thou shall overcome with brute force and ignorance.
“Negotions”
How high were you?
@@randomoligist good catch 🤣 🤣
Negotions?? lol!! It’s puff puff pass then reply, not puff puff puff pufffff puffffffff reply.. you’re messing up the rotion.. 😂
@@IamnowPLeegthe rotion lmao 🤣
I always get nervous seeing all that tension across all them links. Glad it worked as intended
that's what i was thinking.
Yeah I wouldn't have stood where that guy was filming from!
@@bcary461 Chains don't stretch elastically and store energy like a cable or a rope. If it breaks, there's little potential energy in them to suddenly convert into kinetic energy. When they break, they just fall down. They don't whip back. Sort of like why they hydro test tanks. The water isn't compressible so if the tank ruptures under high pressure it doesn't go boom like it would if filled with compressed gas, it just dribbles.
@@Mishn0Yes, but bits of the chain can definitely splinter off and hit you
“ When they break, they just fall down. ”
No they don’t. There’s a reason the machine to pull test them for certification comes with a fold down metal guard.
That was awesome. Gotta love it when you get an idea that actually works!
That’s such a great idea. These can be a massive pain to shim properly so they slide freely when they’re new, let alone trying to remove one when it’s all rusted and flogged out.
Why I love being a mechanic...nothing more satisfying than improvising and overcoming the challenges you deal with in the field. Creativity will give you an edge.
So imagine my elation when being a carpenter with almost zero mechanic knowledge at all comes up with some crazy shit that works lol.
Man when I'm working on vehicles I use all kinds of things to accomplish the task.
Shit never works for me like people show in videos.
I almost always end up torching something, hitting things with hammers, prying with my with my big 2 foot Snap On bar etc.
Mechanics is like my Kryptonite.
I'd rather knife fight rabid homeless meth heads to save a bus of old people than do anything on a vehicle short of changing breaks lol
Nothing more satisfying than big can opener😊
In theory. 😂
This guy isn’t a mechanic
@@XXx-wj6mi Ah it ain’t that bad!
I was 100% sure it would fuck up when I heard "...big can opener"
the pause before he said it too 😂 he wasnt even fully convinced it would work
@@OTFnicohHhajHaHaBAHAHA!! Exactly
No engineer on earth could've come up with that. The working man has working knowledge.
That's cool. But I wouldn't be standing anywhere near that thing lol.
You can tell the truck felt so relieved when it finally plopped out
😂😂😂 🤔
It has been suffering for long
I felt that sympathetic relief
What truck lol
Too many opioids
It'll either work, or it won't. Worked perfectly. Genius.
Or it’ll injure people haha
50:50 chance. I'd take those odds.
Sharpening the hook with a file would've made the whole operation significantly less scary, smoother and safer for everyone
Gotta love me some old school loggers. Up at 3 asleep by 8. Don’t make a peep lol. Rip dad.
From all of us Loggers who still do just that to provide for our families.....Thank You and trust me your Dad is glad he was able to do it for you. We might just be guys that can run a chainsaw and who spend most of our adult life away from our family in the tall timber....but we do it all for our family's....and the smell of man glitter....(Freshly sawed Wood chips from a wide variety of pine, cedar, spruce etc trees.) ....the creaking groan when a big old Tree well over 100 years falls with a thunderous "Whoomp" sound that echos from the canyon walls.....the smell of a well tuned 2 Cycle 80+ C.C. Powerhead chainsaw.....and because we live our job ...one tree at a time.
the fact that it stopped ripping and started pulling the tube was so perfect, too. I bet they still expected to have to pull it out themselves
When it has cut through, the pressure was relieved inside as the guy described "in theory." Shearing force became bigger than the now decreased friction force.
@@pipsantos6278 Yeah, we know. We're saying it's cool.
@davecarsley8773 you definitely didn't know.
@@pipsantos6278🎯
Egineerds gotta over explain everything. I work with one who thinks she's the smartest person in the room. Talks to everyone like they're troglodyte idiots. @davecarsley8773
The amount of faith that guy had in that chain to have his face right on top of it lmfao
I had to scroll pretty far to find a comment like this. Lol.. That's so terrifying. I can picture the pink mist going everywhere.
@@joints2100 saw a video earlier of a huge tug boat rope fraying like crazy and the idiots filming and laughing just stood right in the snap back zone lol instantly thought of the chain snapping
@@oak7746 that's wild. Lol I'm not even familiar with working with chains. But seems pretty obvious if a chain snaps under tension it's going to split you in half.
that was just one of the two chains holding the trailer to the dozer not the one getting pulled through the frame by the winch
If you paid attention the chain he was holding and standing near was NOT THE CHAIN DOING THE PULLING ! IT WAS THE CHAIN THAT HELD THE TRAILER FRAME TO THE Dozer...it had only still tension on it....way different than pulling tension.....the Winch on a Skidder or something like that which is equiped with at least 1/2" aircraft grade steel cable on a huge gear reduction winch used to pull and drag logs with....was hooked to a LOGGING CHAIN....NOT JUST AN ORDINARY CHAIN...THESE CHAINS ARE MADE FROM THE FINEST AND STRONGEST OF STEEL BECAUSE THEY WILL REGULARLY BE PUSHED TO THEIR LIMIT...We Loggers know everything we need to know when it comes to how to rig cables and set chokers (cables that choke and hold the logs) as well as how to safely use winch cables ...were trained to know how....with rubber cable stops, or shock absorbers so when something gets weak from use it breaks (and they do.... frequently)....we are as safe as we can make it and still accidents happen....you forget some safety rigging one time and your cut in 2 or more chunks. So you can bet your bottom dollar they made this deal as safe as they could
I love stuff like this, it’s never too late to learn something. Not all engineers need a degree. 😊
"Big can-opener" 😂 love it! Nice work, sir.
I'm gay, and Chinese.
Love this answer my man
Big can opener
An "I'm all in" moment.
Lmfao shut up
Dayummm.... Well written
That clevis pin was the weak link in that plan and held up like a trooper.
Absolutely.. tough one.
Agreed, I was waiting for the Ears to break off that Clevis with all that pressure. They not made for that.
Love these types of solutions and fixes. Someone had a brilliant idea other day at work. (Rock quarry) basicslly we had to put 1 granite slab on another without it having gaps between the two. Very heavy pieces of stone that had to be hoisted with straps or chains. The issue was how are we gonna get the rigging out? Someone said "set it on blocks of ice"
Brilliant solution that worked like a charm. Ingenuity cant be taught.
You guys have balls, standing so close to things under that much tension.
That satisfaction that comes with doing unorthodox things to solve difficult problems is so awesome feeling
I’m not going to lie, I didn’t expect that to work. My hat is off to that guy.
Hidden talent Mr Chumlee. Well done, looking great. 👍
Like a charm, there is always one guy that work shit out in his head and it works. It’s always sounds crazy but it works. Good job
Murphy’s Law of Combat #4:
“If it’s stupid, but it works, it’s not stupid”
I'm the Guy, at my workplace,, Boss summoned me and says,,, Robert,, I need your ingenuity ....❤😂
Ah yes. Lucky me we have TWO of those guys in the small company I work for. I swear just me and the other guy with imagination and ingenuity used to complete just as many jobs as we do nowadays with a 10 employee company. Some people just ain’t got it.
I absolutely love seeing people come up with amazing ways around a problem
Never worked in a tech field?
When someone starts off with "in theory", with that much confidence, you know it's gonna be good
Brilliant! Based on past experience, this may have been the last[because it was successful] of numerous increasingly crazy attempts. This is how new techniques evolve.
As a CERTIFIED Fabricating Welder Specialist..... I can assure you this is the first and I MEAN FIRST time I've seen such Southern Engineering work perfectly in the North. I tip my hat!
I'm also glad the weld seam was at the top. Lol
Do you mean the first?
@@Lazy-F-Acres
Probably.
In that general neighborhood.
Give-er-take a few.
With all that force, I guess he figured the hell with some tranny fluid and acetone. ❤
YOU don't HAVE TO TYPE in CAPITAL leTters To GeT your POINT across 😂
@billsauer3164 Maybe not to you, BUTT!... To some of these FOOLS OUT HERE IN YT LAND!... You absolutely do. And that's my lie, so I'll tell it how I want to lol.
Anyone who's ever tried to free up a seized 2" bolt understands how wild this is
True, that!
I know just imagine how strong that winch had to be to be able to move it at all
When he finally said “big can opener” I had all the faith in the world
Worked better than expected after relieving the majority it hooked up and just pulled it out nice work!
It’s so satisfying watching a crazy idea work out so successfully
I can envision a new piece of kit for the
Merch Store. A "Casey Heavy Rescue Channel Iron Can Opener"...
It has merit, indeed.
I see the Yankum rope people seeing this and going that is a test we did not think of
@@jeffclark2725 Zacklift guys would most definitely second that.
And there standing so close if that chain bust i dont wanna 😂b at the end of whatever it makes contact with
@@ajcasares9901truer words have never been spoken. I pondered the same scenario resonating with the alike thought process. Too darn tootin’ close! Bad thing happen and it’s over. Might as well smile pucker your lips up and lean forward ready to kiss that chain if you are within walloping distance of it while under that much tension and sheer brute force. Cheers 🙃
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Every good plan starts with in theory! If it works it's not mental anymore 😂😂 so impressed that was well in!!
As soon as i saw the suspenders, i knew whatever he was about to say was gonna work.
That was a machinist for 35 years and I have to say that was beautiful!
With this sentence ..I have my doubts you were a machinist
Death was clearly busy on another job, the amount of tension on those chains and tackle, I'd be faaaaarrr away
That worked way better than everyone expected lmao
I don’t care how simple it looks, I say he’s a genius
That was Awesome!! Love the sound of the crusty metal chafing as it inches its way out, friggin right
I would like to buy that chain a beer.. hands down the unsung hero here. You guys are great, but c'mon... that chain should get a trip to Vegas
I'll admit I was skeptical. The theory worked extremely well.
That looked like one of those "fuckit, let's try this." Situations. 😂😂😂
The way he just looks down, pauses,and then goes big can opener. Something about it is just adorable, like a big kid.
Man, that's ingenious. Life experiences sure can turn a theory into a job well done.
A video that said what it was about then showed what it was about. What a revolutionary concept! Great video!!
Damn, really was a big can opener. Whoever came up with that idea, impressive.
“It’s not stupid if it works” me and it definitely worked!! Love when shit works out as intended!!
To be fair it was pretty stupid to stand beside tensioned chains
I like this guy. He figures out how to make sh!t work. Too many people just want to replace everything
They are replacing the piece that was stuck...
That's the kinda wacky but extremely useful shit I come up with lol
He used a hardened metal to cut through a softer metal.
Thanks for filming it. That was kool.
The solution to a problem May require the ability to see way beyond the "box", perhaps several boxes or more from where you began 😉 😊😊
Of course regular maintenance would have prevented this happening....
What have you added here? Do you think you are the genius? 😂 Dude shut up
Ehh maintenance doesn't always get done, even when people say it has, so this kinda stuff just has to happen sometimes. But, it worked pretty well! @@CS-zn6pp
The amount of pressure on that chain is more than you think
Really? Is there pressure on the chain? More than we think? Wow! I didn't think that. Cheers
The strength of that seemingly basic hook is unmatched
To think of that and then have it actually work exactly as planned is extremely satisfying
I love men who shower AFTER work! They’re so flippin smart in common sense, practical, ingenious, problem-solving ways! They sure don’t teach that in schools! Priceless! Great video gents!
As a Male, I speak for most of us, as I say THANK You kindly.
@@amrak5028 you are most welcome! God bless and keep you safe!
@@AlpacaRenee May all your rainy days be filled with abundant sunshine Ms.Renee.
I've never heard blue collar work described like that tgats a good on
This is surprisingly therapeutic. With enough equipment and thinking outside the box
With enough brute force too!.
Why was that so satisfying to watch? Like That first movement after not being able to take a crap for a few days. 😮💨
I love it when a crazy plan works just as you hope it will.
That had every variable to go incredibly wrong, but the odds were defied.
Artificial Intelligence could never be as creative a genius as this
That’s because the current iteration of what we call AI, is not really AI
Good job. This is the kind of stuff I get to do at work and love it. Everyone comes up with problems that have no solutions and we design and think up crazy ideas that just might work. 👍
Great idea, I think I would’ve added a bit of oil to help it come through more smoothly
Set one up at 45 degrees and kept pouring diesel with used motor oil down the tunnel and a week later we finally got the reach out , wasn't pretty but worked along with lots of hammer action too.
I was thinking that is going to take a lot of pb blaster.
Diesel + used motor oil. Old-school wood siding stain.
The amount of times my dad has said “in theory…” while we were trying to make do with what we had ended up teaching me a lot. Now when I have a problem, my brain immediately starts looking around for an object that would work as a tool for what I need
That was actually extremely badass and dangerous
That was the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Nice! 👍
I love the “ air Quotes “!
I often use them myself from time to time 😉👍
I don’t think I would’ve liked being on the other end of that chain but I’m impressed it worked so well
As a professional steel worker of 33 years....this was impressive.
Now, that is a man who can think on his feet. Well done, Sir.
Don’t ya just love it when the damn thing does what you thought it would? God bless you and your success brother
Some very serious amount of tention on them chains. I wouldn't stand real close.
You guys got a lot of balls for standing next to a chain with that much tension. If it snaps and whips at you, you'd be cleaved into 2 halves instantly
Slick trick. I might try that. I do a lot of trailer repairs for flatbeds and reefers.
Bruh when he says back the fuck up you better listen. He knows.