Massive Repair on BROKEN Bulldozer Blade COMPLETED! | Part 3
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- This video is Part 3 of the massive repair job on a broken D8 Bulldozer blade. In this video we complete all the repairs on the blade. We show fitting and welding on the wear skin and side skins, fitting and welding the support plates for the hungry board, pressing and welding on the corner braces, fully welding everything out and refitting the cutting edges. This has been a massive repair job and we hope you have enjoyed the videos!
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The massive repair job on this blade is finally complete! And it looks like our friend George the butcherbird is back 🥹 We hope you enjoyed this series, let us know in the comments what was your favourite part of this job 😎👍
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I was wondering what kind of bird George was... I just looked them up, thought they looked a bit like a N. American Magpie, they are related...
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Great video ..reminds me of a video I watched ,, a family had a inground pool and a duck started living in it ,, they put bricks on the steps so the duck could get out with out a fuss .. the next summer the duck came back and with him 50 too a 100 more ducks came to live in the pool .. might be a 3 hour video feeding the Birds ,,thankyou for taking the time to do the videos ,, as always thumbs up
Super job Curtis!
Still fascinating to me that for the amount of hours and materials you put into this job it's still cheaper for the customer. As always, great video and have a great weekend o/
Man Kurtis, you really took something that looked beyond saving and turned it into a masterpiece. Well done mate! Thoroughly impressed.
HELLO,
WHAT IS THE LIGHTNING GUN KURTIS IS CONSTANTLY USING? DOES IT SHOOT METAL?
GOD BLESS,
DEAN
@@GardenGuy1943 its called "arc air" its a carbon rod whit a copper linning attached to a handle wich shoots air in the dirrection of cutting.
The procces is as follow the rod with a high current fusion the metal and then the air jet propels it out of the way thus "gouging "as cuttis calls it the material
Save your body, Kurt's! More amazing artwork by the couple from down under. 🎉
He didn't save anything he made a new
He is an inspiration, when you look at his skills it makes you wonder why American men are not more in tune with making that kind of a name for theirselves
I never realised the anatomy of a dozer blade was so complicated. It's a pleasure watching you work. Your attention to detail and craftmanship is refreshing.
Right? I thought it was a big ol piece of steel with some gussets and wear plates. Never would have imagined it was hollow.
And he makes the job look so easy. I gotta say that his skills are impressive, to say the least.
I was wondering who was using the DK logo, I’m s fan of you both.
Masters of their mediums
I hope they don’t use it to kill the poor
How can one person be a master machinist AND have detailed knowledge of every part of every piece of construction equipment AND single-handedly and safely maneuver and work on such massive parts? Truly awesome.
Master machinist, Master welder, master plate fitter.
he is best at planing
I done all of this over 50 years of engineering now retied age 66 it takes time to learn my certs add up to 27 years,welding and fab,cnc machinest,milling,turning ,cad,cam,robotics
Been plumbing 23 years. Eventually, you just CAN. I can't explain it, but when you stick with a trade long enough you just know what you're doing. And that doesn't really do it justice.
After awhile it's like breathing. You see things as they should be, and how to get them there.
I can walk circles around a first year journeyman, plumber. Because I have done it so many different ways and so many different times that it's as easy to me as you throwing a pencil across the room. I don't even have to think.
That comes with decades of dedication. Curtis is a savant. What he does takes a lifetime to do and a natural gift for figuring things out.
I'm guessing this is not his first dozer blade. I would feel pretty good with that blade on the front of my machine.
ONE of my favorite parts of this particular vid was at about 5:00. As a retired heavy construction carpenter with a destroyed back, watching you move that hunk of steel with some intelligence involved was a nice thing to see. Rather than just He-Man-ing it, you used some body dynamics and did it smarter, not harder. As with so much of your work, I see quality and intelligence in this too. 👌
*- Yup...tipping, rolling, walking, tipping up, rolling on...anything to not lift is smart work.*
*- I used to handle 4x8 plywood; As many as a two 16 penny double head nails would grab.*
*- No one could figure out how I got them up to my right hand with my left overhead to guide the load...simple, if you're lazy and understand how to role off their corner them all into your grip, and walk away, and clime the stairs to the second desk.*
*- It was faster and easier than dealing with a lift. and stacking the loads, and then un-stacking everything and moving it all a thrice time.*
*- Lazy is as lazy does. Fast is slow. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.*
@RobertFay I picked up 80lb sheets of ¾ form ply and walked off... did the same with a 120lb 6x6x20ft beam. Kinda stupid, but it was fun, especially considering at the time I weighed 180 and stand 5ft6. That probably didn't help my back, but falling backwards onto my hammer is what did it in for good.
I sure do miss being able to work like that. I really enjoyed that career. I'm lucky to be able to walk now... 3 surgeries and a 7 inch metal and plastic fusion is all that saved it.
Slower, older, smarter. Cheers!
I had Ironworkers for a Grandfather and Father. Both of whom had multiple surgeries for back and neck issues. They we fanatical about teach us boys not to be idiots. First they taught us how to work, then they made damn sure we went to college. I had cousins who decided that union jobs were good money at 18 and they didn’t need to go to school. Neither of them made it to sixty before being disabled and retired. I’m real damn glad the Old Man was a tough old SOB who insisted we needed to use our minds and not our back.
HELLO,
WHAT IS THE LIGHTNING GUN KURTIS USES IN THIS VIDEO??
GOD BLESS,
DEAN
@@GardenGuy1943
Over here in the UK we call them a “scabbling gun” used for roughing concrete surfaces for a better mating surface, if u catch my drift ✌️🇬🇧
As a fitter and machinist and a welder/ fabricator myself I’m amazed by not just the quality and forethought of your work, but just the sheer amount of work you take on with such jobs. What you did in four days many would be lucky to get done in four weeks to get near the same standard. Super impressive.
AND he's effectively a sole worker (no offence to the camera lady)!
@@gordowg1wg145 That be his wife Karen . An absolute gem .
Well done👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
To paraphrase, he's said that he works alone so he only has to deal with one knucklehead in the shop (himself)
@@Hyratel
Hahaha, I know the feeling...
Who else came in for 5 minutes and ended up staying for 2 hours?
Welcome to CEE and watching for homeless, the star of the whole series. Lol
Here here
Wait what 😂
I ended up watching all the parts at once
@@redouanekralil2373 def not me 😅
I went to vocational school for welding and fabrication, worked as a millwright, a heavy equipment operator and welder, and hung iron for years, I have worked with some of the most talented people in my area and im no slouch myself, but the work you're doing Kurtis is absolutely top of the stack, just mental the quality and well thought approach to each step of this project. Placing 75kg of filler on a single weldment without any indication of deflection or distortion speaks volumes of the experience you have in management of heat in the workpiece and the fixtures that you are using. I watch all of your video front to back and find them super entertaining. You, your old lady, and Homie are such a great team. Good to see George is back too! Cheers on a job well done, go enjoy a half dozen well deserved lagers and a bbq chook dinner. Hope to one day shake your hand my man.
Old lady 😂
Hear, hear!
Young INTELLIGENT LADY !!!
Old Lady is a very common term of endearment for a person's wife or girlfriend. Don't get your undies in a twist now @tai
@@Ras-el-Hanout Get over yourself
I've been in mines and watched the dozer boys push rock everywhere. What a D8 blade goes through is epic. To watch you take a clapped out blade and return it to 'factory settings' is a marvel. I never knew the constructions details of a blade and this was a fine lesson. Your welds are top notch, neat as I've seen. You make it look easy, until that clock shows up and shows what it really takes to do the job. Excellent video and great to see George back. Cheers from the Great White North.
Kurtis, it is indeed that blade of Theseus. Good job. I was thinking of my great granddad who was a crofter (tenant farmer) in the northeast of Scotland and the last of a line of blacksmiths going back to the early 16th century. By the standards of the day he was considered little more than a peasant. He was, however, well read, inquisitive and inventive - even patenting an improved plough (he worked the fields using horses). He always looked to a better future and, as my mum recalls, during the dark days of WW2 told her that one day man would land on the moon. If he could see what you do with the technology you have and the dedication to doing a job right he would be right chuffed. I would like to think that the shades of smithies like my great granddad are looking over your shoulder and quietly saying, "Well done, lad. Well done."
Hello Murray, I'd be interested to know what part of Scotland your Great Grandfather was crofting. As you can see, that's where I am!
@@RebuildingScotland Nice to hear from you. Actually, my first name is Stewart, after his (my Mum's ) family. It's Aberdeenshire, nearest town was Keith if I recall. The croft was called, and forgive me for the spelling, Aultnapadoch. I saw it once on a vacation from Canada when I was seven back in the 60s. It was long abandoned but the stone house was still standing. Look it up, I know on old maps they showed the names of crofts. If you care to go there, give a nod to those who came before you. But not a prayer - great grandad would have hated that.
Actually in the Scottish Highlands lurked many very intelligent people who simply never got the opportunity for further education.Those that emigrated to NZ Australia and Canada often had families that did very well (Trudeau has a hotchpotch of ancestors hence his duplicitous behaviour.)
Karen, your footage of welding is incredible. You show all the details without darkening the whole scene. Amazing work! I don't think I've seen this better anywhere!
Agree!!
Those shots were amazing!
Karen's filming and editing keeps getting better and better. She's really been doing amazing.
Totally agree! She absolutely gets better with every video!
Why are you calling her a Karen? I haven't heard her complaining, anyway I know someone that needs a few WW2 era tanks welded back together, I'll recommend this channel..
Okay Kurtis, those of us who follow CEE already know you do literally MILES of beautiful, uniform and blemish free welding, but man! You are one serious gas axe man! I've seen really good welders make a complete mucking fuddle of simple cutting jobs, but you simply slice off a wedge 10mil wide at the thick end and almost 30cm long in one pass! That is class.
Having said that, the last couple of welds you did (with the smaller shroud and change parts) on the cheek plates? That was some of the best welding I've ever seen. Not just from you - we take that for granted - but ever! Of course a job like that costs a shed load of money - just the consumables make the eyes water - but I think I'd put a folding money bet the street outside your door is queued up with customers, with huge earth moving machinery, they are begging you to repair? A lot of people, with less concern for the quality of CEE's work, would expand massively. We know that's not your way and I suspect your regular customers do too. Well done guys, another diamond job done.
You are so calm when working, no soap opera BS, just good hard work!!! Thank You!
Glad it's not "reality TV".
One of the best series yet, a really interesting view of how much works goes into something you ordinarily do not see. It does make me wonder if fellow engineers can tell who did previous repair work by the style of the welding and finishing. Thank you Karen for the editing and beautiful Australian fauna and scenery, it adds that bit of humanity lacking in other similar genre videos. Kurtis you never stop surprising with your work ethic and intelligent way of working, and your ability to charm birds out of cranes. WOOF to Homie. Have a great weekend all.
I injoy watching you welding I'm a old retired truck driver but it is very interesting watching you work and your dog is funny Jerry from Idaho USA
Just when I think I have a grasp of this man's ability at what he is capable of doing he just simply (to him) raises the bar to a staggering new high (to me). Excellent work ethics, total understanding of mechanics in fabrication, an expert eye to solving difficult physics of steel properties and a vast knowledge of welding expertise. His work is money well spent.
You have a champ of a wife in her abilities at filming and editing of these videos and I'm absolutely sure she is THE reason you keep your sanity and well being. As they say, behind a great man is an even greater wife, woman, stern foundation partner and friend indeed. You two folks are an wonderful family and team. God bless the both of you and may He continues to shine his face on your marriage and business. Your dog is icing on the cake and your concern and love for wildlife is evident. I just wish I could express what us hard working fans of yours thinks about you guys, Bravo! 👏 🙏
You were wondering if future repair men would be able to know who did these repairs. Yes, yes they might not know what your name is but they’ll recognize the work after they see it a couple of times.
I loved watching this whole three-part series. Thank you for taking the time to film it, edit it, and post it. Cheers to Curtis for doing all the metal fabrication and Welding work, and cheers to Karen for the filming and editing work involved. Hard work from both of you, and thank you for taking the time to do it.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for taking time to watch and comment
You forgot to thank the shop safety officer for keeping everyone safe.!
Kurtis is a good example of 'doing things fast doesn't make you fast. Doing things right makes you fast'.
I will never look at a dozer blade the same way again. Well done!
I totally agree with you. When ever I see a dozer blade in the future I will think of kurtus and how these thing are repaired.
@@woobykal68Every Dozer driver/operator should watch these videos before they start hammering a blade against solid rock, so as the know the effort that goes into repairing the damage. Great series on repair of blade, I would have dumped it first when I saw all the damage, great work
@@johnmurphy380 without hot head operators Kurt would be out of work, let them smash those blades and hydro cylinders
Great repair job - appreciated the stats at the end. 👍👍
I did a back of the envelope calculation. At about 7 m/min, it would have taken almost 24 hours of just welding time to use up that 10Km of welding wire!! 😮
All the best,
Paul
Hey mate your comments are always thought and informative, thanks for being a great part of our community we appreciate it!
Haha! I was planning to do the same calculation! Thanks for saving me time. 👍🤣
And that’s not including all the stop start to clean the weld before the next stringer is laid down.
The close up filming of the cheek plates was amazing with the electricity arcing around. Thank you. You do amazing work. I’m sure it’s a team effort!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I didn't realise that dozer buckets were so complicated. Love the vids keep up the good work guys
@@Slomo-k4i ooooops sorry👍
A D8 is not "a" dozer, it's huge.
Dozeh bloide
You are way too good at your work. I love how precise you are and the attention to detail. I binged like 40 of your videos and haven’t been disappointed by one yet. Great stuff mate!
Glad you like them!
The AMOUNT of labour involved in this repair is incredible. Fair play to you Kurtis 👍
Karen, you have become a master videographer/editor. You keep interest going with speedups, tight shots and everything else. Thanks so much!!
Yes, if a person wants to make YT videos he needs to watch Karen’s work to see how it needs to be done. Sometimes even 2-3 times just to be safe.
Thank you for taking the extra time to film the three-part series on that dozer blade. It may wind up being your masterpiece. The narration, camera work, and editing are superb. U2 make an incredible team.
I absolutely agree! That series was one of the most interesting I have ever seen.
Fantastic!
Great comment
From an ex shipyard Fabricator Welder in the UK, just subscribed today and this work just brings back so many memories from 40 years ago. Thanks for the content and look forward to seeing some more, I'll retrieve some from your archive too, glad you both can have a laugh about some challenging work, I've just picked the tools up after that time again repairing ( successfully so far) a miniature ride on railway set up. Just for fun now !! Thanks mate..
I’m barely a hobbiest welder but find watching CEE doing this work is something i totally look forward to. I know you guys are busy, but I’d love to see if your customer would allow you guys to do a follow-on video of the blade being put back into service and the kind of work the blade does. Also really enjoy some of the more human side of the videos including George and outtakes.
The editing has really been stepping up the production value of these videos and your starting to get some wonderfully composed and balanced shots. Great work, a joy to watch these past 3 videos.
Wow, thank you!
Thank you Kurtis and Karen for such wonderful videos. The extra time it takes you making these videos is very much appreciated by us all.
This has been an amazing 3 part series to watch. I also love how you include the blooper reel at the end! Great content from you and Karen!
Amazing job Kurtis. I admire people like you and Karen who set up a business and put your expertise and finances on the line to make it a success. And do it all on your own. Long hours and hard work. Wish you every success.
Not many people truly understand the scale of the talent, skill and equipment involved here, but it is astronomical. Let's take a step aside and recognize just HOW MUCH work the filming and editing takes as well. If you think you can just push record and move about and split a few clips you are dead wrong. A massive repair like this, with all the angles and content is DAYS of editing I am sure. Let alone the preplanning for the day. So Karen, you are also an absolute trooper. Hats of to the two of you for the most detailed, inspiring and fascinating channels about machining and big repairs on RUclips.
I know from experience HOW MUCH work this really is. Kudos. I certainly appreciate it very much 🙏
Kurtis, one must have great confidence in the skills they display on camera as it shows you do. I can only imagine that the customers who review your work for them are relieved by the thoroughness and perfection you take with each job. Karen, your filmography and editing would rival any studio...really spectacular work. Thanks for sharing...
It’s so refreshing to watch someone who takes detailed pride in their craft.
I love that you explain about the amount of consumables going into a job like this. For a non-professional it's too easy to forget the cost of those and the effort for changing wire spools, grinding wheels and the like.
The end result looks flawless, like always. Another piece of work to be proud of.
I am not a machinist, a welder, nor a metal carpenter, but I always found your videos as fun, education, and satisfying to watch. In my POV, if I'm the owner of that D8 Blade, I am more than satisfied with your work. Now the owner can see the amount of work you did for his D8 Blade.
I appreciate all the extra work that goes in to making these videos for us - not to mention the hours of editing Karen must be doing the background: it really shows :)
Thanks for letting us into your world mate, a real treat to watch a craftsman in action, who would have thought a piece of metal on the front of a dozer could be so complicated and you still have time to smell the roses, nice one
Thank you Kurtis for filming this job to completion. The quality of your work is outstanding, and a real model/example of how and why to take the time and effort to do things correctly, and not skimp on materials or labor. You have my genuine respect! Thank you for sharing this entire job with us!
Without Karen the filming wouldn’t have been done. You are right though, Kurtis does amazing work! Although the pair of them makes this channel entertaining!
I’ll just act like I haven’t been refreshing RUclips for the last half hour waiting for this…
IKR, I was doing the same. 😬😆
Ha! Same here! Woodinville, WA USA
Tell me about it, I stay up past 1:30am to watch this!
3rd shifter this is how i start my Friday.
Same 1000% I had to take an arvo nap to make it go faster lol
The job you did with this blade is a TRUE example of " From Trash to Treasure ". The attention to detail is like no other in my book,.......... an absolute MASTERPIECE!!!!
This is like attending a concert and being treated to the experience of a stellar performance. So many details of so many elements of this repair that it really was like concert. At several points, it actually gave me chills down my spine. What a treat to watch the details of this repair. Thank you both for this excellent production.
Everytime I watch one of Kurtis's and Karen's videos I think to myself no they can't impress me anymore than they did with the last video and everytime I come away from the video thinking wow he has done it again. I am now of the thinking that this 3 part project is by far and away THE BEST work that Kurtis has ever done Hands down. And you thank us for watching. We should be thanking you for this amazing content. So thank you
This is just so DAMN interesting. Not even trolling. Dead serious. I grew up around light (cattle ranch) machinery and learned a deep respect and fascinated awe of the machinist trade. To see you perform as a true high level tradesman with utmost attention to detail, professionalism, and pride your work is refreshing. Keep on!!
No such thing as an easy repair, that blade was an epic saga worthy of some ale and campfire stories. It was interesting to see the stitch welding to join the old and new, a procedure that gives the customer confidence for the longevity of the repair. Great to see the birds again, they seem very confident. Where we live half way up the valley wall in a huge wooded area we've regular birds that if we have not put out the food for them they sit on the kitchen window sill and tap on the window, mostly the robins. Great content and teamwork by Kurtis, Karen and Homey, juggling the balls. Keep safe and well, thanks for posting 👍
Makes me proud to say I am an Aussie , Just watching the way Kurtis works and Karen does the video work and editing is just amazing. The skill Kurtis displays in doing all the jobs he shows on here and explaining all the gasses, wire and materiel used is wonderful. Also thank you for explaining the starting of the oxy torch answered one question I had. Thank you .
I had the same question on lighting the torch
I'll tell ya one thing Curtis, their isn't a man on this planet that can take away the fact that you're one hell of a craftsman. End of story
I love how your "tack welds" look like a full depth motor mount weld on a pickup truck
The extra time and effort you put into this makes it so awesome for us the viewers. The production quality you guys put into this makes it a joy to watch and always leaves us wanting for more. No one in this arena comes close. Hats off to Curtis and Karen! Thank you!
Hi it's nice to see a fellow tradesman at work I'm a retired welder I watch videos on here and some of them don't have a clue I even had the same head shield and back pack you won't go short of work nice to see take care and always use your air stream I ended up with cancer through my work not having any filters back in the past so be safe brother take care cheers konrad
Guys, another work of art you created there. Both Curtis, with his incredible art of turning a lump of rust into a working piece of high-performance tool, as well as Karen's great work behind the camera and on the editing desk.
I admire the professionalism with which you work and still always have time for Homey and George. There are surely enough moments when you get fed up. And yet you don't lose the fun with this channel, but above all with the two of you together. You are a great team. Thank you for all the great videos, the knowledge and the beautiful moments you share with us.
I am very impressed with how you make this kind of repair seem so routine. I know it's a lot of harsh language and beating the metal into submission.
I've seen damage similar to this, but on a D7M. It went blade first into a sinkhole. Now I have a better understanding of just how much effort went into repairing that blade. I thank you for the insight.
Не понимаю, зачем я все это посмотрел, но оторваться не возможно.
Aside from the stellar fabrication, i really enjoy how you explain the design/engineering behind each part you work on. Its very educational and the production value is top notch, i think your videos should be used as promotional material for vocational schools.
The time and effort went into this repair is just outstanding, keep up with the awesome work Kurtis 👍
Thanks, will do!
It still amazes me the size and scope of what you can put back together again. I work at a local college that has a workforce program and I'm in the building construction technology dept. We're next to the welding department. I love sneaking over there to watch what they do. There is SO much more to welding than most people realize. It's amazing. Nice work Curtis!
Another amazing job. The use of temporary leverage is so cool. Gouging rules... Karen's editing is crazy cool. You guys are working hard!
Huge props to Karen’s editing. Real works of art
You do excellent work. The videography and editing is also first class. The three of you sure do good work together. And the local wildlife residents.
Thank you very much!
EXCELENTE‼ Gracias a ustedes por compartir sus conocimientos pero más aún, por ser EJEMPLO de personas trabajadoras, innovadoras, con valores humanos como el trabajo y el amor a otros seres vivos. Gracias Cutting Edge Engineering Australia por permitirnos ser parte de su crecimiento como empresa, que sin duda alguna continuará por el camino de la excelencia. Saludos desde Costa Rica 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Favourite part has probably been watching you use the anchor and wedge to press the skins into place. Strangely satisfying to see the material get forced into position against it's will. (Probably something Freudian)
Could basically start out as a beginner welder, and end up as a professional welder after this job! good job as always mate! 👏
You are relentless! I can only echo others in my admiration for you both. That was a fine piece of instruction on how to repair a blade and get it on camera to best effect.
Your quality of workmanship never fails to impress. No matter the size of the job, it’s always the best. Awesome stuff!
I'm astonished that all of that is less expensive than a new blade.
A used blade of this size in good shape go for around $70,000 here in the states. And they wouldn't last as long as what he built.
A new blade was 65K American dollars. Kurtis's bill was a third of that - amazing, eh?
Would it be feasible to manufacture a blade from scratch and hold it to sell at a later date for the replacement cost of $50K. ? Use any odd downtime through the year and end up making a profit.
@@bobyoung7243 The question one would ask is: do I want to be fabricating dozer blades? It would require a significant amount of tool and jig-making, a massive investment in materials(the plate alone for this repair cost 10k), it would be very time-consuming, and one would have to wait until two things happened. First, someone needs a new blade; secondly, someone wants to buy their blade from me. Caterpillar, Komatsu, and the rest make spare parts because they have to. They charge a premium because no one else wants to make the outlay in order to undercut their prices. Ultimately, I suspect that Kurtis would prefer(all things considered) to be turning and machining to welding all day, every day. If memory serves, he's done that. In my very limited experience, doing high-precision work is much more interesting than doing lower-precision work. Building things can be very satisfying at its best, but given the choice of turning or welding, I suspect turning is more enjoyable, less strenuous, and better compensated on an hourly basis.
Cheers,
Alan Tomlinson
@@bobyoung7243
It probably would be, but Curtis probably has all the work he can handle already.
I enjoyed all 3 videos, but was really looking forward to the blade being shown freshly painted Cat yellow. Great job, and very artful, anyway. Thanks.
Hey mate thanks for watching glad you enjoyed the vids. We forgot to mention that this customer had the blade organised to go for blasting and a proper paint job, something like that we aren't set up for.
@@CuttingEdgeEngineering I appreciate the reply and explanation for not painting it. I am curious, if you have the time. I don't remember seeing you squaring off the bolt holes for the cutting edge plates. That would have been interesting to see a little of.
@@wmden1 I don't think he did square them off. They only need to be square in the plates to keep the carriage bolts from turning, but they can be round in the blade.
@@BrooksMoses After seeing your reply, I scanned back through the video. I am not sure how I missed the fact that the cutter plates had squared countersinks, but I guess I did miss it. Thanks. I am good, now.
This series on the blade repair brings back so many memories of when I was a welder in a oil refinery and we had to install doubler plated on pipe lines. I really enjoy watching you work either on machining or welding repairs. You're a very talented man.
That was one hell of a repair! Nice job team!!!🇺🇸
Awesome work. It's amazing how complicated what on the face of it seems like to be a simple thing.
This has to be my favorite series of projects that you've done. I'm enthralled with each video and the bird shots were a great addition.
Well, Kurtis I sincerely hope your customer has been watching this unbelievable repair. Your workmanship is on another level, the weld beads are fantastic. Good on you cobber,and the video content is so entertaining Karen. Keep the videos coming all the best from Scotland. 🏴
Really glad you went through the pricing. Many wouldn’t and it shows you are not afraid to explain the costs. Money well spent and you’re a true craftsman.
Greetings from grey and rainy Belgium.... Nice to see this massive repair job finalized and always nice to see the technical skills of CEE in action.
Customer will be happy to see this thing back in action.
This was a massive job! Congrats Kurtis, you did a perfect job as always. And congrats to Karen too for making all the videos!
Cheers!!
I think you knowing that the back plate would go back into shape after cutting off the outer skin part is amazing you know your metals good job.
I never knew how much thought and engineering goes in such a blade. Damn interesting to watch you do this. And I realize…I really enjoy watching quality work being done…
Killer work. When you started this project I couldn’t really phantom how you’d get that thing worked back into shape. Highly impressive.
Lol I think you mean *fathom mate. 😅 Fathom is a nautical term for the depth of the ocean, I can’t fathom it means you can’t get to the bottom of it.
g'day matt, i think the word your .looking for is fathom.
a phantom is a ghost
bloody brilliant video, it makes the work i need to do on a 1936 car chassis look like nothing
Ha I know I had the right word in my head. Lol
Real world fabrication, great to see all the skills still being used that I was taught over 50 years ago.
I’m just so amazed at the artistry in all this. The problem solving and the meticulous attention to detail.
Kurtis and Karen, thanks heaps for a fantastic 3 parter definitely fantastic viewing. Have a great weekend guys. And welcome back George. 👍🍻🍻
Not only are you a very good fitter/fabracator you love animals that is a big thing in my country .you and your lovely wife seem like very decent human beings . Thankyou for sharing your talents with us here in America and the world . P.S. keep those eyes protected .
Skill level is off the chart Kurtis! Karen what can I say, superb job filming and editing. Very enjoyable 3 part series. T.V. Show is next.😄
This series has been very Informative. I never knew these large dozer blades had some components and layers. The amount of labor is incredible. Fascinating. Of course great work, videos, editing and explanations.
What an enjoyable series of videos. Incredible craftsmanship
Bloody first rate job Kurtis and the same goes to you as well Karen for your filming and editing , will watch all 3 episodes a few times more , can never get enough of CEE best wishes from Tassie
The best multi part video I've seen and always worth the wait for each segment. Curtis does not rush things but once he gets into his rhythm the project moves right along, and Karen's excellent camera work for setup and angles is professional grade. So thank you two for these videos and the channel. I really like using "F" clamps more these days, my preferred brand are "Strong Hands" as they have a threaded hole in the fixed jaw for extended step over & a V attachment for round things.
You Sir are a true craftsman… total respect , along with Karen’s incredible videography, you are the perfect team
A master class! A truly astounding repair. And absolutely lovely videos to boot! Well done Kurtis and Karen.
Tremendous amount of physical work for one guy to do. You must have been exhausted at the end of each session. Your concentration and stamina for long periods of welding is impressive. I am sure that blade is as good as new and probably better than a new one. I was really hoping you were going to give it a total paint job at the end ….. but I know its your least favorite thing to do. It would have looked really sharp with a new coat of paint.
I did burst out laughing when you said “they all look the fu&*ing same” when Karen mentioned the markings on the bird 😂
HELLO,
INDEED. I AM WONDERING HOW HE PURCHASED THAT LIGHTNING GUN. IT LOOKS VERY USEFUL.
GOD BLESS,
DEAN
@@GardenGuy1943what do you mean by lighting gun sir?
@@nameisNICK.F - His mig welder.
I was also hoping for the “aerosol overhaul” a new coat of Cat yellow would have made this worth another few thousand dollars, but understand the time restraints for a one man job shop.
@@sunrisetacticalgear2676 😂 I like that “the aerosol overhaul” …….. it’s like the Italian tuneup
Your attention to detail, even when working on big stuff is inspiring.
Great work, massive job. No wonder you had to divide this entire job into 3 parts. Excellent results, as usual. Thank you so much for making this, never fails to make my Friday that much better. Seeing George and his friends again is a real treat. All the best to you and hugs to Homie, a.k.a. mr. BigNutz, a.k.a. Safety Officer Homeless. Wishing all of you a joyful and excellent weekend.
Another FantasticCutting Edge Engineering Video Series. I was impressed with your skills and abilities. Your customers must be so pleased with the workmanship and attention to details. Not to mention the cost savings over new. Kudos to Karen and the camera work and production. Thumbs up to the staff The Safety Officer, George and his fellow feathered friends. 😀
Awesome work both of you! Thanks for taking us all along for the project!
"Both of you"... Homeless not going to be happy with this comment ! 🐶🐶🐶🤣
ALSO! the camera work the editing the slow mow stuff and the out takes are fantastic 👏 keep up the good work👌
And the time lapse ❤
Thanks so much!!
Time lapse
I love watching your videos!!! Being I am a union millwright, I especially appreciate your craftsmanship and attention to detail! The Camera lady does one hell of a good job too!!
Thank you such a fantastic series. I really thought at one point in part 1 that trying to rebuild was going to end in tears as so much of it was worn out and distorted. Really appreciate the extra time that this takes so we can come along for the ride. I guess occasionally there may be ‘artistic tensions’ balancing the extra the time for filming required !
You guys are an amazing team. Curtis you're an artist when it comes to repairs. Karen you're an awesome camera girl.
Keep on the good work!
Camera girl??? Sorry, but ask Curtis..; Karen makes this work! Yeah, we all know the old saw "behind every good man...." So, after being thru 3 marriages, my present being ...oh ..42 years.. I can say that my wife has made me into a real, .successful man. I'm not saying I'm not brilliant, multi-talented & kind.. but somehow, all these attributes DID NOT come together until she entered my life.
Curtis: exceptionally capable with an immense knowledge of metallurgy as well as structural engineering & so many other skills... Enabled by an amazing, supportive & brilliant in her own right as a director, producer and driver & prompter of her man.
What a team!!
I saw this once when it was fresh, and I watched it again today. This was a phenomenal piece of work and worth every cent you charged. Amazing work, Curtis and Karen.
You guys are the best. I cannot express how excellent your videos are, and how much I appreciate them. Week after week your masterpieces are globally loved and respected. I bet you never expected to get 400k views a day when you started the channel.
You all really outdid yourselves with this one. Great series, thank you for taking the extra time on the jobs for the filming of it. I’m sure I speak for many when I say I’m grateful you guys take us along on the repair process.
Best Welding I have seen flawless.Pleasure to watch a real expert in is craft top marks.
Once again, Curtis has created something better than oem, with attention to detail as always. His skill is really unmatched. And once again Karen has documented it so professionally. Said it before and say it again, fantastic partnership. We'll done to you both. Xx