MAKING $450 IN 3 HOURS - Mobile welding SIDE WORK
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Heres a job that took only 3 hours. Made some good money and can enjoy my weekend! Tell me your thoughts and comment on how you charge for work like this. Enjoy!
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Ive got a tip, I always do the most awkward cuts first like the overhead and leave the easy cut for last because you dont want it pinching on the cut of disk when you dont have a good grip on your grinder or if you're lying on your back 👍
I'm in the same situation as you: Full time job, side-gig welder... After watching this, I realized I charge too little, and I really need to get my camera out more often😆 Nice work! Keep sending the videos!
Licensed welder? Are you guys carrying a general liability insurance before performing work? Just some questions.
@tayotaylor7897 Yep, I'm insured and certified (ASME and AWS GMAW). In my state (NM) I don't need to be licensed unless I do contract work, which I don't do. However, as a business owner I do have to have a business license, but not a contractors license to do fabrication work.
@@lowbudgetfabricator thank you sir!!!!
Love the channel man. Ive been mig welding in manufacturing for about 6 years. Came across your stuff, and has really pushed me to start getting into mobile welding on the side.
Right on!
Im currently a welding student. Watching this stuff is absolutely getting me pumped. I say that after having worked in HR for the past 8 years😂
Appreciate it
Looks like solid work and a great job for some side dollars. You might want to pick up some welding blankets at the Harbor Freight so that weld spatter can't damage anything around the work site. Last thing you need is for the customer to charge you for damage to their air suspension via any blobs/spatter. Also i recommend a cheap needle scaler to make life easier in the prep/cleanup portion of the work.
i have a needle scaler... just dont have a mobile compressor yet. planning on building one this summer
Couldn't have said it better myself and when the lines are pressured up they seem to melt through much easier than if they didn't have any air pressure
Im a dump trucker and gonna learn how to weld, gotta fix a hole in the dump body replace some panels and if i am good at it i could do it as a side hustle or build some things to sell
Great stuff, new subscriber here. I’ve been welding heavy mining equipment for almost 20yrs and just recently started doing side jobs on my spare time hoping it takes off soon so it can be full time. Im in Wisconsin and i think your pricing was dead on for that job and honestly you should charge whatever you feel your
time,skills, knowledge and equipment are worth. I charge $100-$150/ph depending on job difficulty door to door plus material. I don’t haul my equipment anywhere for less than 2hrs or $200 and thats if it’s within reasonable distance. Great Job my man. 👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you for giving a idea on view on things for side work. I work full time and you made me want to get myself set up... Thanks bro 👍
Glad I light the fire!
Thank you 🙏🏻 boss for sharing this great skills !! U sure do make it look👀 fun 🤩 .!!..
Appreciate the content man!
Hello MCF,
You remind me of a fellow a few years ago that was on the East Coast, doing side work out of a white small SUV. He was quite talented. Don’t know if it was you or not. Cool channel Matt. Stay safe! Shawn
Nice video and great job. I need some more practice but can see doing some these types of side jobs. I’m completely retired and some of the smaller projects would be fun. I’m pretty much self taught. I took two intro courses and am teaching myself the rest.
There are alot or resources on here to help teach you, just takes some time and practice
Matt, awesome man thank you this is the exact type of welding jobs i would like to get, i work in remodeling, however i am going to learn welding one day at a time lol, thank you
Phx az 😊
Go for it!
good job boss i can relate that job coz i'm also a welder here in the phillipines and i enjoy it.
Thanks 👍
Hell yea man keep grinding!!
Trying to ! I'm working towards getting some new gear soon
Jersey has the best pizza!!!
Good job
Keep the vids coming 👍🏼
Great job brother! That welding money 🤑💰
great content, love your videos...cheers from Orlando, FL, Paul
thanks paul
Great call using 6010 on the rusty metal ive heard the cellulose in the 6010 is good for welding over rust
good job, and is true, everybody thinks it easy, specially who doesn't know the job, best regards.
sometimes they are easy but alot of times they are not
Dang that ICC" bumper" should be within I believe 4 or 5 inches of the outside of the trailer,,DOT is a mother,
Everybody thinks it’s easy until they have to fix something in the field. 👍. Great vid. Real world welding.
Yeah it's extremely expensive lots of people especially here in Los Angeles very few people value welding work they think it's a simple task this morning I filled up for $5.39 at 3:30. This evening it's $5 53 who knows what tomorrow's price will be
youre right about that one!
Enjoy it while you can.
@clintcowles7563 I agree with this... I should have started this 15 yrs ago but at 35 and judging by the health of my father and grandfather I have about 20-25 yrs left before my body decides to take a shit.. a fellow welder is in his early 60's and always talks about him being tired and some of you know what kinda tired he's talking about.
I beleive thats a resonable price, your a hard working man, have a blessed day America
450. wow. notbad for a side job. keep it up
Good work bud
Thanks 👍
One thing to watch out for is side of trailer to end of bumper, DOT can be a pain.
im sure he knows... he still asked me to do it for him so i did
It's nice to see customers that pay. It's so hard to find people that respect the trade down here in deep South TX (by the border). It seems like everyone wants it done dirt cheap and it's kinda hard to compete with others that drop their prices ridiculously low.
lot of competition down there it seems everyone owns a welding rig in texas
Dude for reals!! I hate it down here because of that exact reason. I don't get how a higher skilled welder than I am, be charging $15-$20 an hour with a welding rig.
The same thing in Florida or I think it’s worse, I know a landscaper who ended up only making 60.00 yes 60 for removal of a big as tree something that should have been like 6Gs
I hate to say but I have to it’s the immigration they don’t know how or what to charge so they think 15.00 per hour is great money cuz from where they come from it’s like being rich. F-that I put it like 125.00 per hr is my minimum plus a show up fee. So I tell Mr customer 350.oo and it covers first 1 1/2 and 125.00 per hour each hr after that .
@@JMG26_94don’t do it to yourself don’t brother you will go broke doing that trust me
Way to get after it!👊🇺🇸
Dude freak in sick yeah
Thanks slim curley!
Nice work 👍
All right good video
Thanks 👍
Icc bumpers are always a sloppy mess. I start out by drilling a few weep holes in the bottom. For obvious reasons. And I have a four foot piece of copper tubing on my air blower for cleaning the muck out. And yep, 6010 on anything you can see rust on. Its fun being an outdoor welder. Sun glare, rain, cold, heat and laying in the mud or on gravel. Thats why everyone wants to be a mobile welder.....
Great video!!
Glad you enjoyed it
I might have used a cut off wheel to get that cut started. And then used a sawzall with a Diablo blade to finish that cut off.
Nice work thanks for sharing.
I'd rather weld than work.
one tool surprisingly i do not have is a sawzall yet
I agree with the NJ have the best pizza part 🤣🤣
nice video great content too
That's called a Mansfield bar, crash bar or ice bar and those are legally required on trailers to be within 4 inches of the outer most part of the rear of the trailer. Not that you did anything wrong. You did the work you were asked to do. The driver however will probably be put out of service the next time he meets a DOT officer.
how u doin. watched the vid of the cutdown & repair for mudflaps to free flow. good vid! I like ure pricing style, works 4 when it's sidework. gonna keep watchin ure vids. 2 things
1. wondering what area of jersey u work around
2. as far as pizza gotta say there's a cple spots I know down around atlantic city area that are on level with philly, but still gotta disagree ... most of pie from philly is better then most of jersey zaa. just my opinion but u gotta try some from philly area if u haven't. thanks again for shooting & sharing. prbly gonna start doing some side work some in cali, and possibly some in nj, & pa when I visit.
Morris and hunterdon county mostly
Nicd work man, definitely picked up the jersey dialect.
I dont hide it lol... i watch my videos and i even pick it up
Love the video. More like it
Thanks! Will do!
I knew you lived in jersey when you said "wooter" my ears perked up haha
I like your real job videos, I’m a diesel mechanic not a welder, so I can weld a bit … it’s just practice rather than real skill …anyway I’ve always been told the it’s better to weld vertical up rather then vertical down … any thoughts on why ? I saw you were welding vertical down but still seemed to get a good result?
6010 root pass was down hill. less penetration going down hill but still is a good process if used properly. i did go over all the sides again with a 7018 uphill pass to beef it up.
Matt,
Love your channel
Working on starting a business similar early next year. Jersey shore area !
Quick question!
What is your welder set-up?
I have everything BUT the welder and leads. It’s ass backwards but I’m working on it haha.
ive got a lincoln ranger 305d on the truck and some primeweld welders in the shop
Witam. Super kanał. Pozdraiam
NJ representing! My favorite pizza spots in jersey, Joe Joes in wildwood, bennytudinos and basiles pizzeria in hoboken, wyckoff pizzeria in wyckoff
All way to far for me lol
Haha I work in a workshop that puts together kitchen trailers so I do all the under carriage for trailers bits and pieces like axle spacer plates, brake cable rollers, vin plates etc. every day I’ll be welding and watch a spark of slag start rolling down the inside of my weld mask literally a cm from my eyeballs and beard 😂
NO Guard On the grinder, na just messing with ya. I always drill a hole in anything like that and explain why to the customer. Boxed in sections will always get water trapped at some point. Think of it this way, all chassis have holes in it so water can drain and dry
That is called a ICC bumper. Part of it's history if I remember right was the death of the actress Jane Mansfield. Her car rear ended a trailer and her car made it up to the axles, taking the top of the car off and her head. I think it was Louisiana in the 1960,s.
I believe it is safe to say you were not working for the sharpest pencil in the box. A sharp commercial cop will have that trailer out of service on the side of the highway as your modification allows the flaps to sail back, thus damaging many windshields.
Oh my word 😯
DAMN SOMEBODY MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE!!! 😧
This is a great video.
Just a heads up (not that it is an issue on your end) the dot has really specific requirements on bumper position and length. Being outside of these can result in big problems for drivers. That said he asked for it and I would have done it also.
yea im not sure but im sure the customer knows.. and he probably knows if it will be a problem or not lol
@@mcfwelding How wide should the rear impact guard be? The outermost surfaces of the horizontal member of the guard must extend to within 100 mm (4 inches) of the side extremities of the vehicle. The outermost surface of the horizontal member shall not extend beyond the side extremity of the vehicle.
Why did you choice the cut off wheel vs using torches? Thank you!
its thin metal, cut off wheel is cleaner and faster in this case
Only hope when you 're done that I C C bumper meets DOT regulations !!
From an old Trailer mech thats illegal to cut those off. the ICC bumper is regulated by DOT
Nice work. Good vid. Pizza in Ct is pretty good too man. Subbed. 100.00 to turn my key on in my truck and 100.00 hr. 1 hour min. Cnc plasma 125 hr and 125 hr for design and Cad. Plus material.
I like thank. To turn the key is 100.... I'll start doing that
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everyone wants to be a welder until it's time to do welder stuff....cheers
are you the paul brown from weld.com????
Might be different from state to state but those trailer bumpers have a legal width they have to be no?
Any recommendations for how to get word out and initial business in for my welding side hussle?
Depends on your area, go around to small landscapers and tell them you weld
When welding on semi trailers. Do you have to disconnect the battery? I’ve heard many different answers
Great stuff dude!!!! You know even if it was structural , 6010 would be ok . In D1.1 you can use it but most folks always use 7018.
Did the customer ask for you to grind the welds off or do you choose to do that? I know a lot of folks like that look but I always like seeing the welds.
Rad stuff dude!
something i like to do, keeps it looking sharp
6010is used whenever you have an open root
Did you put weep holes on the bottom of both ends of the cross tube before capping it? If not, it’s just going to fill up with water again and rust through from the inside out.
I did after the fact
I believe He said he was going to put weep holes in the video
Yes in his vid, he did say that he was going to drill holes at the bottom.
Would a 9" Grinder with a straight cutting disc have worked better i wonder ?
Yep probably
I would have done the same thing but I would have dragged downhill with my 6010 but I couldn’t tell if you eying that are not just with the downhill areas but 6010 for this project was 1,000% the way to go love the videos
yup down hilled the 6010
@@mcfwelding awesome I had a feeling you did because your a way more experienced welder then I just couldn’t tell but awesome love your videos and hope all is well in your life
Maybe you should look up "Rear Underrun Protection System" or "mansfield bar" before you cut in to a federally regulated device.
maybe?
I do offroad recovery/repair mobile welding. It started as a side job here and there but now it's really picking up and I just transitioned to doing it full time. I find myself struggling to bid jobs properly. Can you offer Any advice?
What do you drive? To do off-road recovery
i still struggle to big jobs... but getting better at it. just bid what you feel you would want to do it
Good work and great price, I live in California I do side welding too. $65hr and I still ask for discount.
you should be charging more if you want my opinion
Charge 150 per hr and give 10% if they ask.
Don't whore your self.
450.00 min here, plus 2.00 per mile travel door to door, gas surcharge now, per mile, plus all supplies, metal, gasses etc, marked up min 40% period, no exceptions deals ect.
You need to find customers, not consumers.
And that's 1st 3 hrs only.
Why would you even leave your driveway for that? If you are reliable and good you will have plenty of work at the right price.
What type and watt generator do you use?
Now use a lincoln ranger 305 diesel welder
What welder do you use on these little side jobs?
lincoln ranger 305, older unit
7:25 I like to think we all give it a "WoOOO0o0o0o0o0o0o0!!!!!!" for an ear spark
My wife from Flanders NJ agrees with you on the best pizza is NJ Pizza......me too
most of jersey has the goods
You should charge 150$ to 200$ per hour which makes up your 3 hour work 3$ per miles past 10 miles and depending on the job the metal worked with this job I would prob charge 50$ based only on how easy job is and for steel charge like 5$ per foot of bead aluminum like 10$ per foot and titanium charge like 15$ foot of bead and depending on the use of said metal your welding you should charge what you want
Im not sure where in Jersey u r, but do u do work in Philadelphia?
thats a negative. Im in north jersey
What welder are you using?
Lincoln ranger
@@mcfwelding Which ranger do you have? I'm considering a 250 or 260 MPX. I watched a review of the 260 MPX and they said the 260 wasn't to good at downhill pipe. I wouldn't be doing a lot of that but occasionally I would have a little to do. Have you ever welded with a 260? I love the smaller size. Would fit well on my service body.
I am going to welding school in August wish me luck
curious why so many people choose stick over mig or flux.
Stick is easy to set up and quicker when doing mobile work for a small job like this
Two questions: Were you using a flapper wheel? Were you running the welder off a gasoline-powered generator? - if so, specs on the generator please .
New subber thanks you!
I was using a lincoln ranger diesel powered welding machine. and i was using a 40 grit flap disk i believe to clean it up
@@mcfwelding Thank you.
Sawzaw 🤫
Here’s a thought I will pay to ride and train with you. I’m retired looking to learn and make a few bucks. 🤷♂️ I’m in Jersey also great content thanks
Where from ?
Whats the best way to get into welding?
Buy a welder
@@mcfwelding Nicely said, lol.
Take a course at the community college etc. See if you're interested/made for it💪
Seems like a very high price to me, that is an hour job at the most. But more power to you for getting your money.
RigoFD yo dude you must be a banker wallstreet .1 question do you want steak or beans with no meat
Truckloads of nickel and dime customers like you out there in the world. No respect for the person who has the equipment and the skills to do the work.
💰👨🏾🏭
4.19 here in Northern Michigan for regular. Boyne city anyway. 450 minimum sounds good. Especially with it being side work. That price will likely keep tire kickers away. I myself pour concrete walls as my main. Weld as much as I can on the side. This current situation...this current administration...has changed my future plans. I now see that growing old up here ... as I collect tools and equipment for a personal shop where I can make much needed repairs .... just will not be happening. It's clear to me now that "they" have no real intention of letting us be.....the great reset....where they take over the last of valuable resources. Including our homes. See it or don't.
the side work is good and youre right it keeps away the tire kickers
Never mind that every recent blue since before I was born has made the national deficit lower and red has made it higher, or that trump lowered your taxes and included a small bit in there that would slowly raise it after his first term. Not saying either is good but one is sure as hell worse.
How do you market your skills?? What did you have to do to get your 1st dozen customers?? Can anyone tell me a marketing strategy that works for a welder with no market reputation???
Check out my how to get work video on my page. explains everything I do
THOSE OVERRIDE BARS ARE REGULATED BY THE FEDS. Should a car driver rear-end this trailer MCF will be included in the law suit.
Need weeping holes
Looks good I think you forgot the drain holes
Would 6010 not be OK if it were structural.?
7018 is used for most structure welding
@@mcfwelding oh.. we used to build frames and cabinets with 6010, but the manager said the only reason we didn't use 7018 is because they don't sit well or something?
Should’ve used 7018 bud it’s a D.O.T bumper as soon as that driver backs into something or someone hit him that weld is going to crack to shit.
it'll hold just fine bud
Hell yea. Hopefully!
Your from NJ I’m from NJ lol I own DEJESUS JR Truck & TRAILR Repair in Vineland Nj just subscribe to your channel pretty cool videos
nice your down south jersey
Cut at bout legs move one end to we’re you want then cap other end the weld to legs
IS that english? holy shit
@@mcfwelding I was wondering the same thing. Hillbillies and keyboards don't mix.
Brother, you are bad ass on the buzz box! There is no arguing that! But why on earth would you ever do a job like that with anything but a wire feed? A Lincoln 110 wire feed is 700 bucks with argon and would make those small jobs soooooo much cleaner and easier!! anyway, that's my thought, but all in all you are a welding ninja! I'll give you that!!
Dragging a mig machine with me or stringing out two leads to get it done.... I'll drag the leads all days
450$ seems fair to me. I would have charged the same here in NY.
Yea it works for me
I can see running down hill on the front and the back . Why not push the top ?
Not sure what you mean here
Doing my mobile welding side hustle I charge $1.50 a minute min 1 hr plus materials..... So no matter what I'm getting 90 bucks a hour. But when I have to do rod iron fencing I'm $3 dollar a HR min of 2 hrs
Where is your hearing protection? Haha!! It would have prevented that spark from going down your ear.
True that
That dude paid you to make sure he doesn't pass a DOT inspection ever again
Maybe, maybe not, he's drunk all the time anyway he'll have bigger problems with the DOT
Teach your kids to weld and they will never be unemployed!
damn right
hey bro I’m a iron worker n I have all my equipment for work side how to get customers. I don’t know how started,, $75 hr it’s my price,,
check out my "how to pick up sidework" video
I'll do almost any job big or small I dont charge a minimum to come out I just try to charge a fair price I get a lot of guys who only need like an exhaust welded I'll charge those guys 75-150 bucks depending on how much exhaust needs to go on the car even if it's only 75 bucks that's a small job where I'm not spending a lot of time fixing it I'm still making 75 an hour if it took me an hour or 35 bucks if it took me 2 usually the hardest part about a job is taking the time to get the material and do it
Fair for a cheap customer maybe, not for you.
If your a professional tradesman equipped properly, then get paid as such.
if that works for you great. this works for me and its how im doing it for a while
I'm fine with how they pay me I weld everyday I dont weld to get rich I weld because I enjoy it trust me I'm not hurting at all by doing that
@@mattfogarty8144 if it's good for you that's all that matters.
Hey that works. Customers don't have to use me, i give em a price and if they like it i roll with it. its side work, so to me personally the $100 jobs are not worth my time especially if its a mobile job. im sure you have spent thousands on your equipment just as i have so i charge what i like to charge. you know this game aint cheap and diesel is 6.50 a gallon here in NJ right now so shits expensive to run when im running diesel equipment.
Ridin the fuckin gravy train today bud
So most mobile contractors charge a hourly rate with a minimum (usually 4 hours) and then fuel, materials and consumables all added as separate charges. So a welder is usually $80-$150 a hour so compared to that your $450 minimum sounds bang on to me.
you got it, 1 hour travel, 4 hour work minimum, 5 total and you can figure what i get an hour from that
I'm 450.00 min, 3 hrs, plus plus plus like you, plus travel door to door @2.00 per mile, no exceptions.
Do quality work, show up when you say, come prepared, and get job done right, like a professional, customer will be happy.
@@buddylouis8348 I don't charge traveling for under 20 minutes coz it's all onsite farm repairs, modifications etc. But fuck, I get insane loads of work..!!!