Shouldn't the customer pull the machine apart for you to do your welding job? I hope you're getting paid fairly to do all these different job descriptions.
I'm Metso certified and a former Con/Ag service tech. I don't miss those days, but I sure enjoy watching someone else do the heavy lifting. I'm many years past the days when I could change 4 hammers in a horizontal impact crusher alone in one day. The company I worked for had a full in house machining division for large parts like you're talking about. They were a former Terex dealer. The good old days I guess. I think the largest jaw die the company replaced was running in the ballpark of 10K pounds and required huge lancing rods to get the bolts free.
Made in the USA and repaired in the USA . I have no experience with video production but I wouldn't mind if yours were a bit longer. Thanks for the content.
Agree. However, I can only imagine how difficult it must be to make these difficult repairs and fuss with camera placement, lighting, etc. We do appreciate you, Greg! Fantastic production!
Yes, Gregg is good but Issac, I C Weld, is no slouch either. Equipment operators are always breaking things, Gregg & Issac get to rebuild, it’s called job security.
Love seeing how it gets done out in the field away from the comfort of the shop. Never easy but you always make it happen. Brilliant to see you with an apprentice as well, top man. All the best
Man Greg , you knocked it of the park on this one. Burning the candle at both ends. Thanks for sharing another great episode and i hope they appreciate your expertise and compensated you appropriately.
Nice work 👍 Understand the need to work through the weekend, I used to do ship repairs and it often had to be done over a weekend, I think my record was 40 hours during a single weekend (Saturday + Sunday). We usually had a hotel/motel room nearby, but it was mostly only to get a shower and some breakfast and maybe a couple of hours of sleep if lucky.
Really appreciate you recording, editing, & all that & sharing your knowledge. It's healthy if not necessary for people to understand how the world works... that there are people who fix the machines that dig the dirt that makes our roads, cars, houses, phones, jewelry, clothes etc. Thank you for doing what you do.
Absolutely brilliant I am so impressed with what you do. Without a doubt you are second to none in what you do it is always a pleasure to watch you work.
Wow! I am am really impressed! I had no idea that you had to disassemble and reassemble big, complex machinery like this crusher AND repair it as well. Great job. I really enjoyed every minute of the video. Thanks.
Well done, Mr.Greg you are the Master Smith! You are the Grade A! Extreme Heavy Duty Repair! Maintenance, Welder, Machinist and Mechanic all in one! Over the top! You getting it done! Score AAAA! Last of the true Smith! Well done! You get me beat! I'm a welder/extreme duty mechanic.
Worked on these things a few years, and every bit of it is a fight! I got tired just watching you guys. They start self destructing the moment you switch them on...lol.
You are right about those bolts if they don't go back and double nut them they will shake loose, and as you know it don't matter what you weld it with sooner or later it will brake it's a crusher plant, seems to me we are always working with are hands tied not enough time or money. Nice job done.
I was a welders helper back in the day, and we were holding a piece of C channel above our heads, trying to weld in the rain, and we both got shocked, and my friend was burned by the end of the sea channel. He had just cut with a torch.
Excellent video. I like how you are editing with just enough fast speed to provide content and flow but not too much to create disinterest. I bet editing is as hard to learn as welding (almost)! Looks like you use the Dewalt mag drill a lot, still like it? Also looks like the top lights on the boom are a lifesaver. Top notch engineering ,fabrication and welding. Thanks for sharing this..
Luckily my wife does the editing but it’s still time consuming and a learning curve. I do not like the De Walt mag drill. I should have gotten a Milwaukee.
Mig, Tig, Stick, it doesn't matter what process you use as long as you have the ability and the knowledge to make it work, buddy of ours welded up a rear-end unit for last minute race. He mig welded it, that weld did great, drove that hotrod for years before snapping a axle in a curve, ended up selling unit to another guy, looked just as good as day buddy welded it up!
Oh man, it would give me a lot of anxiety about the reassembly process when it was as difficult as it was to take it apart. Your crane seems worth its weight in gold. That job would have been a nightmare without it. As always, you get it done and make it look easy. 👍🏼👍🏼
Cheers for the video 👍🏽 As a ex-miner in Australia I would like to point out that the rocks weren’t load rated for the weight while you were welding 🫢 Love your work
2:57 I agree. The old timer stuff is cool & usually way over-built thats why it lasted so long! Sadly, a lot of stuff today is made to the minimum standard to make it work long enough to get out of warranty. I love the gears & the way gear reduction can make a little motor do really big work from compounding leverage & stuff!👍🏻👌🏻🛠️🔧🔩⛓️⚙️📏✏️📐🗜️🦺🚜🏗️🚧🔌🔋⚡💥💨⚠️😃
7:23 Man that didn't just happen in one day! That's been tearing apart for quite awhile to get that f'd up, ripping 3/8 plate apart like that. Just machine abuse and job security for craftsmen welder fabs like you. Tell them to keep ignoring the small issues til they cause real big *expensive* problems....like this or worse! 😃😃😂😂👍🏻
Brilliant work as usual. Your truck with that crane is such a great bit of kit, it not only helps you do this type of work but it helps get you the work because it gives you an edge in capability.
You mentioned that you were seeing issues everywhere you looked. That reminded of a time when someone asked if it sucks too much to have that much attention to detail? He wasn’t asking me directly that question but of a person we knew to have OCD to the level of almost needing hospitalization 🤣
Hi Greg i got to say that since ive been watching you @on fire welding the work you do is top notch and you alway's try to go the extra mile for your customer's but you can only do what there willing to pay for what would it of tacken to weld that upright and put 2 concrete bolts in all the sake of a few dollars, got to say Jacob is a very good asset to you and the business you don't see many young people wanting to be out in all the weather can throw at you it looks like Jacob has a great work ethic too and get's on with the job good on you for teaching him the many part's of your business and great on him for being willing to learn, thank you for another fantastic video.
I was wondering how you were going to line up the mounting plates. I figured it would be too much trouble to crane it back into place just to tack it up. Nope!
As a younger guy, I got one heck of a lot of on-the-job welding experience working in the crusher business. You learn to stick weld well when it doesn't have to be pretty. One of my first tests was welding lifting eyes on manganese jaw dies to crane lift them. That's when there were still old salts willing to teach young bucks.
I work for lafarge in calgary alberta long time ago 2 season yup rock crushers and wash plant take hell beatin but after we have make inspection at each shift.when you got parts,bolt,crack on steel look like slack off.we have very old equipment but trow money at it and look after.the problems was sreen get good stuff due wear.belt and roller was install in winter work include welding at -40 below yup but was done.thanks video😊
I find it sad that big companies don't maintain there equipment I've worked for a few that run it till its no good no more like missing bolts not greasing anything but good job on the repairs
Thank you for your videos. I learn something everytime. And I be willing to have you put welds, MIG or Stick, on any of my stuff!! And I bet it will hold. (referencing 13mins into your video)
Iowa Jaw crusher or possibly marked by Cedar Rapids now Terex. You should have cut them an access door on that drive side guard. One cannot adjust the toggle plate (ware coponent) that adjusts the throw (maximum closed gap) for the crusher without removing the guard. From the looks of it no-one really touches it. Sad too, it has rabbit's bearings and takes a heavy crude lubricant.
Your work is very good, it's a pleasure to see. I imagine that: the company for which you provide services must be very proud, and I believe that you must earn a good salary, congratulations!!!
Lot's of swinging metal on the crane this time. Good call on him climbing down while lifting the platform. That might have left a mark. What about the cracked pillar? That seems like a vital structural support member. I was waiting to see if you fixed that.
Engineer, project manager, welder,fabricator,machinist,business owner, teacher, you do it all.
Shouldn't the customer pull the machine apart for you to do your welding job? I hope you're getting paid fairly to do all these different job descriptions.
Definitely impressed especially with time management that was a quick repair
@@3gunshooter60I would almost 99% guarantee he charged by the hour for this if not a fuck ton
One call does it all. I’m way faster doing the entire job than the customer helping me.
Probably the same rate regardless of holding a torch or an impactor...@@3gunshooter60
The true mark of a professional: making a hard job look EASY ! (and on a Sunday...)...respect bro. RESPECT.
The apprentice has a name! Hello Jacob! Hope you appreciate all that you are learning from Greg!
In the same way that you are intrigued by old machines, I am intrigued by all the crazy machines you work on that I have never seen before 👍
Watching your videos in the past 2 months you definitely have what it takes not only is it a job but adventure
I'm Metso certified and a former Con/Ag service tech. I don't miss those days, but I sure enjoy watching someone else do the heavy lifting. I'm many years past the days when I could change 4 hammers in a horizontal impact crusher alone in one day. The company I worked for had a full in house machining division for large parts like you're talking about. They were a former Terex dealer. The good old days I guess. I think the largest jaw die the company replaced was running in the ballpark of 10K pounds and required huge lancing rods to get the bolts free.
Made in the USA and repaired in the USA . I have no experience with video production but I wouldn't mind if yours were a bit longer. Thanks for the content.
Agree. However, I can only imagine how difficult it must be to make these difficult repairs and fuss with camera placement, lighting, etc. We do appreciate you, Greg! Fantastic production!
I think the CZcams algorithm likes 20-30 minutes. That’s why it’s very common for videos to be this long
@@rusty_restorations36 I've read something to that effect.
Great video! Definitely the best welding CZcams channel.
Yes, Gregg is good but Issac, I C Weld, is no slouch either.
Equipment operators are always breaking things, Gregg & Issac get to rebuild, it’s called job security.
Very impressive repairs as usual. I hope that young apprentice knows how utterly fortunate to be on your crew. Thanks for bringing us along!
Love seeing how it gets done out in the field away from the comfort of the shop. Never easy but you always make it happen. Brilliant to see you with an apprentice as well, top man. All the best
Man Greg , you knocked it of the park on this one. Burning the candle at both ends. Thanks for sharing another great episode and i hope they appreciate your expertise and compensated you appropriately.
A rock crusher is the most self-destructing machine in the world!
An experiment in metal fatigue no doubt
Those machines have a very tough life. Bashing smashing and all in a cloud of abrasive dust.
Nice work 👍 Understand the need to work through the weekend, I used to do ship repairs and it often had to be done over a weekend, I think my record was 40 hours during a single weekend (Saturday + Sunday). We usually had a hotel/motel room nearby, but it was mostly only to get a shower and some breakfast and maybe a couple of hours of sleep if lucky.
Really appreciate you recording, editing, & all that & sharing your knowledge. It's healthy if not necessary for people to understand how the world works... that there are people who fix the machines that dig the dirt that makes our roads, cars, houses, phones, jewelry, clothes etc. Thank you for doing what you do.
*On Fire Welding* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
Hard working, no nonsense and respectful. Not so common these days.
Absolutely brilliant I am so impressed with what you do. Without a doubt you are second to none in what you do it is always a pleasure to watch you work.
Wow! I am am really impressed! I had no idea that you had to disassemble and reassemble big, complex machinery like this crusher AND repair it as well. Great job. I really enjoyed every minute of the video. Thanks.
Perfection is never compromised! Very nice job m8,
Well done, Mr.Greg you are the Master Smith! You are the Grade A! Extreme Heavy Duty Repair! Maintenance, Welder, Machinist and Mechanic all in one! Over the top! You getting it done! Score AAAA! Last of the true Smith! Well done! You get me beat! I'm a welder/extreme duty mechanic.
I can understand why you have many costumers. You are doing very good job
Worked on these things a few years, and every bit of it is a fight! I got tired just watching you guys. They start self destructing the moment you switch them on...lol.
Brilliant work. I enjoyed it greatly. Your use of ff is good.
Used to work at a crushing and screening plant...man I do not miss having to fix all stuff, often overnight and on weekends. Great job.
You are right about those bolts if they don't go back and double nut them they will shake loose, and as you know it don't matter what you weld it with sooner or later it will brake it's a crusher plant, seems to me we are always working with are hands tied not enough time or money. Nice job done.
Seriously beefed up what failed, made it way better than new - during off hours, and bad weather. Respect...
I was a welders helper back in the day, and we were holding a piece of C channel above our heads, trying to weld in the rain, and we both got shocked, and my friend was burned by the end of the sea channel. He had just cut with a torch.
I appreciate how you painted around the "built in America" sticker. Good work! Love the dual shield! 👌
Really appreciate you taking the extra effort to record the JOB.
Interesting and educational.
Nice work Greg, you are second to none.
Y’all are amazing mechanics and fixers too. Enjoyed
A fine example of a "field expedient" repair. Well done!
Jacob looks like he is a great asset to you......
man, you guys make it look so darn easy.....
great outcome on this job, cheers, Paulie
Excellent repair. Getting it done on Sunday, too. Great job!!
Excellent video. I like how you are editing with just enough fast speed to provide content and flow but not too much to create disinterest. I bet editing is as hard to learn as welding (almost)! Looks like you use the Dewalt mag drill a lot, still like it? Also looks like the top lights on the boom are a lifesaver. Top notch engineering ,fabrication and welding. Thanks for sharing this..
Luckily my wife does the editing but it’s still time consuming and a learning curve. I do not like the De Walt mag drill. I should have gotten a Milwaukee.
@@OFW or a Magswitch, but who wants a second mortgage!
@@OFW Have a millwauke 4203 mag drill and it works great the only thing it is big heavy. They also make on the size of that Dewalt.
Well I see you get a well diverse assortment of projects of all shapes and sizes ! Great job Greg you and Jacob !
excellent job. You not only make the repair functional, long lasting and correct. It is admirable to look at.
Great work! thanks for taking us along.
Mig, Tig, Stick, it doesn't matter what process you use as long as you have the ability and the knowledge to make it work, buddy of ours welded up a rear-end unit for last minute race. He mig welded it, that weld did great, drove that hotrod for years before snapping a axle in a curve, ended up selling unit to another guy, looked just as good as day buddy welded it up!
I really like your truck ! It's a mobile shop... remind some firefighters rescue trucks with lots of tools.
Oh man, it would give me a lot of anxiety about the reassembly process when it was as difficult as it was to take it apart.
Your crane seems worth its weight in gold. That job would have been a nightmare without it.
As always, you get it done and make it look easy. 👍🏼👍🏼
Another great repair job! Thank you for sharing with us.
Great video. Onsite repairs can always be tricky.
yall are very hard working. thumbs up!
Cheers for the video 👍🏽
As a ex-miner in Australia I would like to point out that the rocks weren’t load rated for the weight while you were welding 🫢
Love your work
2:57 I agree. The old timer stuff is cool & usually way over-built thats why it lasted so long! Sadly, a lot of stuff today is made to the minimum standard to make it work long enough to get out of warranty. I love the gears & the way gear reduction can make a little motor do really big work from compounding leverage & stuff!👍🏻👌🏻🛠️🔧🔩⛓️⚙️📏✏️📐🗜️🦺🚜🏗️🚧🔌🔋⚡💥💨⚠️😃
7:23 Man that didn't just happen in one day! That's been tearing apart for quite awhile to get that f'd up, ripping 3/8 plate apart like that. Just machine abuse and job security for craftsmen welder fabs like you. Tell them to keep ignoring the small issues til they cause real big *expensive* problems....like this or worse! 😃😃😂😂👍🏻
That gear with belts sure got you a lot of comments smart word play . Great work always
im glad im not the only one whos working on that dirty stuff! nice repairs!
Brilliant work as usual. Your truck with that crane is such a great bit of kit, it not only helps you do this type of work but it helps get you the work because it gives you an edge in capability.
You mentioned that you were seeing issues everywhere you looked. That reminded of a time when someone asked if it sucks too much to have that much attention to detail? He wasn’t asking me directly that question but of a person we knew to have OCD to the level of almost needing hospitalization 🤣
Hi Greg i got to say that since ive been watching you @on fire welding the work you do is top notch and you alway's try to go the extra mile for your customer's but you can only do what there willing to pay for what would it of tacken to weld that upright and put 2 concrete bolts in all the sake of a few dollars, got to say Jacob is a very good asset to you and the business you don't see many young people wanting to be out in all the weather can throw at you it looks like Jacob has a great work ethic too and get's on with the job good on you for teaching him the many part's of your business and great on him for being willing to learn, thank you for another fantastic video.
First 👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing 😅
I was wondering how you were going to line up the mounting plates. I figured it would be too much trouble to crane it back into place just to tack it up. Nope!
As a younger guy, I got one heck of a lot of on-the-job welding experience working in the crusher business. You learn to stick weld well when it doesn't have to be pretty. One of my first tests was welding lifting eyes on manganese jaw dies to crane lift them. That's when there were still old salts willing to teach young bucks.
LOL, dont let the haters get to you. Keep up the great work and videos!!
I work for lafarge in calgary alberta long time ago 2 season yup rock crushers and wash plant take hell beatin but after we have make inspection at each shift.when you got parts,bolt,crack on steel look like slack off.we have very old equipment but trow money at it and look after.the problems was sreen get good stuff due wear.belt and roller was install in winter work include welding at -40 below yup but was done.thanks video😊
You and Jacob are very talented
Always an inspiration! Thanks
You guys are true craftsman! I always wonder how much does the repairs cost?
Not exact price but some kind of ballpark.
And the number of hours, billable, don’t need the $$$ just the hours.
The $$$ is none of my business.
He has mentioned 1800 per day, but it may not include the helper and working more than a 8 hr day. Then also travel time and supplies.
@@robertoobregon3750 that seems very low
Impressive problem solving !
Great channel, always enjoy your videos
Thank you for sharing, another great job 👍👍👍👍
hey Greg......looking marvelous as always.....cheers from chilly Florida...Paulie
Crushed it!!!
Disassemble. Modify as necessary. Reassemble. On to the next one.
I find it sad that big companies don't maintain there equipment I've worked for a few that run it till its no good no more like missing bolts not greasing anything but good job on the repairs
Look at that…excellent welding guys 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Perfect 👍🏻 enjoying your videos
Nice work!
Wow! What a job! Good helper! Great video! Thanks for sharing! 👌👍
Made in USA, broken in USA, fixed in USA. That's what I like to see 👍.
Well you have the talent of a old timer. As I say you are a true craftsman
They certainly need to have you on retainer to fix just that, obviously under maintained machine.
It's amazing how you turn something very difficult into easy.
Well done!!
Get you some of those Eagle stickers that say fixed in the USA!!
Scott
That dewalt mag drill is hella dope just got one 2 months ago cause the Milwaukee is pretty badass but heavy as shit lol good work man
Wow , that truck crane of yours is sweet. Nice work.👍
Great job!
Thank you for your videos. I learn something everytime. And I be willing to have you put welds, MIG or Stick, on any of my stuff!! And I bet it will hold. (referencing 13mins into your video)
Iowa Jaw crusher or possibly marked by Cedar Rapids now Terex. You should have cut them an access door on that drive side guard. One cannot adjust the toggle plate (ware coponent) that adjusts the throw (maximum closed gap) for the crusher without removing the guard. From the looks of it no-one really touches it. Sad too, it has rabbit's bearings and takes a heavy crude lubricant.
Great job nice welding job
great onsite Job. Thanks
OMG Greg this site looks so much like Arabia you wouldn't believe 😀
After working at this site it looks like I rolled in flour. I couldn’t imagine living there.
@@OFW LOL the "flour" is part of working on any Crusher site, as for the rest of the desert here yeah it isn't a walk in the park either
You're always top NOTCH!!
You work hard in a very skilled trade. I wish you great success. Well done.
Dual shield is the best bro. Stick welding is awesome too but just takes too damn long and time is money out here.
Love the videos. Much respect. Can I ask why you heated the plates before drilling with the mag drill?
On appelle ça des professionnels, bravo les gars👋👋👍👍❤❤
Well done sir!
🤣🤣🤣because you didn’t stick weld them🤣🤣🤣 I just love those kind of comments!
Warren from Western Truck & Tractor Repair gave you a shout out.
Your work is very good, it's a pleasure to see. I imagine that: the company for which you provide services must be very proud, and I believe that you must earn a good salary, congratulations!!!
joli travail !
Bad ass man , just plain and simple bad ass
Nice Job Guys. !!
Pretty cool shit definitely different
KPI JCI made by Astec. Been around those a ton!
Lot's of swinging metal on the crane this time. Good call on him climbing down while lifting the platform. That might have left a mark. What about the cracked pillar? That seems like a vital structural support member. I was waiting to see if you fixed that.
Customer said they are going to do that one. We all know they won’t.
@@OFW Couple licks with a 4 inch angle grinder and some in place .030 MIG with straight CO2. No paint....
Cool job! I'm sure a more difficult job in the field!👍👌✌️🇺🇲
Another job well done