Broken Backhoe Frame. (Caterpillar)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Hey guys, Here is a new one. I hadn't done a repair like this before. Should be a nice video. Kick back and break out the popcorn for the evening. This Backhoe frame had a serious crack that needed attention. Hopefully you learn a thing or two... or not. Either way, as I've mentioned before, this is not a how to video, but more of a how I did it video. Enjoy and thanks for the support in advance.
Just enjoying breakfast and watching IC Weld work! Let's see..its a B20 and it has a set of forks where the bucket should be...operator overload! Don't touch the weld! LOL... not only is it a difficulty repair, but you are doing double duty setting up camera for viewers! Great challenge resolved!
That machine is clearly out classed and overloaded for what they are doing with it. Excellent welding and technique, I do learn a lot watching you. I am pretty sure you will be back to work on that machine again.
I think you did an extraordinary job repairing that backhoe, you may consider charging extra for working on a filthy machine. You would think they could have pressure washed machine before you started
Issac that customer is lucky as hell. To have a welder with the knowledge and capabilities to make a repair like that. You always get the job done and teach us along the way. 😊💯
A really fantastic low high rod I found years ago is made by rock mount called Polaris I have fixed a lot of high stress frames with it and not had any failures welding with it. I have used it over thirty years.
Unbelievable work. U da best!!!
god damn man I thought the tractor was moving like that. :)
That backhoe looks like it was rode hard and put away wet. Those great welds you did will last longer than the whole rest of that machine..👍🙂
Splice plates. Recognised method to join and strengthen a joint in structural steel
Also how many spark burns did you suffer with welding under the machine. ?
Not only do you teach us technique on welding but also how to be calm, cool and collected when presented with a complex problem. Thanks.
@Maria CANCER I have reported you to RUclips for spamming. Get yourself a remaining life
How could he remain calm? He remains calm because no matter what he's getting paid. LOL it's a calming feeling to have money sitting in front of you with a job that you're working on. What's not calming is looking at a stack of bills for your sitting at the shop scratching your navel because you got nothing to do. He's definitely a skilled man without a doubt but job security is calming a broken frame for him his job security was not calm probably is the guy who owns the tractor LOL
@@geesss8675 good paying jobs can still be stressful and frustrating lol. I think the calmness is a mindset that comes from relying on skills and experience.
Bingo, you go into the job relaxed because you are sure of your abilityes.@@ctdieselnut
I am from New Zealand doing a lot of repairs like yourself on heavy construction machinery , you are very honest and transparent in your workmanship . I have been blessed to have seen many of your videos , and enjoyed them all . Thank you for taking the time and explaining how you are thinking at the moment . Thank you regards Raj
Thank you for the kind words.
I sold Case backhoes for 10 years and never saw any machine with that kind damage. You take smashed machines and fix them. Your abilities to handle tough repair jobs is unparalled! Respect Isaac! 😎👏👏👏👏
In West Texas nothing is impossible. For real.
W Polsce też takie rzeczy niemożliwe robią😊
It looked like the one that fell 100 feet when the strap broke. I was wondering who bought it.
@@siwy165 niemożliwe od ręki na cuda trzeba poczekać dwa dni😅
Couldn't agree more! Great work!
You never cease to amaze me with your ingenious solutions to seemingly impossible problems! I would be perfectly happy if Issac and Kurtis were the only two channels on RUclips!
The best thing about youtube is guys like you. Where else can you watch an experienced welder do his thing.
Get a job as an ironworker (steel erector and fitter) you'll see some clever shit pretty often. One guy using a chunk of scrap metal a hammer and a little tack to leverage a few tons of steel to bend to their will😂 you start thinking of and looking at forces differently
Too bad talent like that isn't worth 1% of what some 23 yr old kid makes throwing a ball! True talent and craftsmanship is worth very little and unappreciated in todays world, no wonder it is disappearing!
I think you did an excellent job welding, filming and narrating! You kept it interesting to watch the whole thing. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
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I've been welding and fabricating all my life and I think you did an excellent job
It's been said before, but you'd be a terrific teacher. Your deep knowledge, field experience, ability to explain what you're doing (and why), and patience would put you head and shoulders above most instructors.
Those that can do, those that can't well there's always teaching.
You know Isaac is a nice guy when he apologises to you when he touches something hot 😂
Yes bet the hide on his fingers is about quarter inch thick 🥴
love your work and love your demeaner, The "im not going to grind it" is prob the most welder thing i ever heard you say lol.
Extremely satisfying to see your approach to these repairs. You bring engineering into each fix. Not just a; “well enough and good enough, grind it out and weld it up”. You think it through, knowing the stresses and fatigues that will be put into the piece without the proper metal prep before the welding begins. Back in 1979 our instructor always said; “99% prep and fit up, 1% welding.” I watch your videos, like a kid on Saturday morning watching cartoons. I’m GLUED to the screen! PROPER, ISAAC!!! As Always!
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As a retired automobile painter body and frameman of 40yrs this applies also, 90% prep 1% painting and 9% politics 😂
@@charlescastillo8870 👍🤣
Creating that gap is key. I have tried untold amount of times to bring metal back together by whatever means and failed. It takes some relief somewhere usually. Thx for sharing your skillset with us. I have learned quite a bit from your channel. You and CEE are a wealth of knowledge.
"Please set the machine on jackstands." ...Comes back to machine sitting on hydraulic bottle jacks on top of firewood. Jesus. Has that company never had one single day of safety training?! What a bunch of idiots. At least they were smart enough (or maybe just luck enough) to get a Primo welder! Nice work Sir! As always.
That machine has had a hard life. Excellent professional repair as always.
Their operators seem to beat the crap out of their equipment needlessly...either that or they need bigger beefier equipment
44:53 A fire proof blanket (doesn't need to be an expensive one) and a yoga mat. You wrap the yoga mat in the fire proof blanket and have someone sew it shut, and voila, fire proof sharp rock back defender. I have one using one of those fire retardant mats and a cheapie blanket, that's barely good for the job that i sewed together using a mattress needle and some kevlar weave i got from fleabay. Haven't managed to burn it yet.
I sure enjoy watching your repairs .. This one was so hard to get to but like everything you do and fix…you do it safely and you care..I watch another guy that watches you from Australia is cutting edge engineering. you both care so much and your videos are outstanding..
IC, rest assured my friend.. you and I will never be replaced by AI robots for such a task.. it's impossible, Love your videos and I love seeing stuff fixed ! Keep up the good work my friend with special skills.
Wow! Much respect. I would have walked away from that one.
Other significant youtube welders are always referring to how ICWeld would do it. That speaks volumes! Thank you Isaac.
I’m in Alaska and the whole time I’m watching this I’m thinking I can’t wait to work in warmer weather!
Minnesota here,we had very warm weather last week now it's back to winter again. Blah!
@@dolphincliffs8864 I hear ya!!
Issac, wondering if you watch OnFireWelding here on RUclips? he does line boring too... that seems really lucrative, especially the welder that spins in a circle and moves in and out, for repairing the worn out holes for pins and bushings. Would you ever be interested in getting into that aspect?
I've had a linebore setup since 2004. I dont advertise it since the unit I have is on the smaller side, and slow. Plus, I get bored too easily. there is no fun or challenge to it that I get a kick out of. I have a couple of videos in the works of me doing some line boring. Stay tuned!
I would love for you to come and show my students the way you do things. I learn so much watching your videos.
Maybe one day! where are you located?
Hey! My hubbs was a Master Cat Machanic for 33 yrs. ..
Since retired...Here in Wisconsin. I enjoyed this video and will share your channel with him. I'm sure he will find it intetesting.
Thank you for all the detail, and explaining your techniques, and why it helps a lot of us become hopefully better …maybe never achieve your excellence, but it least improve on our end !
With patience and perseverence, you saved that guy a boatload of money replacing that frame or writing off that machine altogether!
Seein that damage, they were very very close to collapsing that frame. Amazing job!
Would been a write off I work at cat that frame ain't available we got 3 of them hoes sitting out back that need frames there going to auction cat says to much liability to repair them
J Hanna Hopefully with the knowledge that Isaac did the best he could (that could only be attempted by 1%) operator will not go back to what caused the damage!
Someone with that much equipment and that runs their stuff that hard, to send logs to protect the welder, that'd be a low priority customer in my world. You cant invest in proper support for your mechanics and repair crew, you go to the bottom of the list.
Welding 30 years and in every video he is surprised things are hot. LOL. Love watching these.
an amazing job of saving that machine.
Absolutely amazing repair, and you make it look easy. I've been welding/wrenching on trucks and equipment since 1994, and I learn something every time I watch your videos. Stay safe and God bless
The mechanic expected you to climb under there in hydraulic jacks balanced on timber rounds? Holy cow!
Hello @frankish , Mechanics Nowadays are really just Spanner monkeys, strip the bit off replace the with a new bit back out on the job , whereas issac is a master welder / fabricator looks at the damage and is working out in his head what he is going to do to weld it all back up and it will b done PROFESSIONALLY , Kurtis Down below in Aus has that same ability to do a job in a professional manner, BECAUSE at the end of the day it's his reputation at stake.
@@standonald5145 Absolutely!
You are a true craftsman at your trade Isaac. I’m amazed at the complex problems that customers provide you with and the process you go through to repair them. As many others have said… Respect Isaac!
At one time JCB had the bright idea of using the tubular chassis as the hydraulic oil tank. Good idea until the frames cracked and the oil made welding virtually impossible.
Issac I work with a man that is a lot like you here in Wichita Falls and men like you are an absolute goldmine. I help him work on my equipment when it’s something to in-depth for me to handle by myself. He’s very patient and methodical like you and I feel like I’d be lost without him. He’s 66 and about to retire so I’m trying to learn everything from him lol. Once the older experienced and wise men like y’all are gone we’re kinda screwed. Keep making videos and showing your son and the other younger generation the way of true American builders. God bless my friend!
Years back I was a laborer and then after college a field engineer and equipment manager on one project (these were all $50M to $500M highway) and I'd see guys like you in the yard welding equipment and I had this work done + approved invoices but your videos show the skill and work that goes into this
Issac, Once again your experience shows on the practical approach to you creating a solution to a problem in the field! Glad you put the jack sands in place, pieces of logs and
hydraulic jacks is a potential for a serious situation! Glad you were in and out on this job with no injuries!
You are the man Issac! Like always, you made a tremendously difficult job look easy to execute.....a true professional. Always a pleasure to see your videos. Thanks as always for the content!
Wow, I can tell your experience carried you through a new job, but you still burn yourself on hot metal. I guess you are like me, you don't learn that hot metal is hot.
I tend to look at the screen at the back of the camera and it messes with my depth perception.
You are not only skilled at making proper weld repairs in less than ideal conditions but you also have great mechanical insight in failure mechanics, including what to do to prevent future problems. Kudos to you sir.
I hate to justify osha and any government process, but this is clearly due to exceeding the rated capacity of the machine. The forks are a dead giveaway!
33:08- me: “dayum that looks good.” Isaac: “that’s terrible.”
The tilting axle had me going. Thought for sure the tractor was tipping over.
Definitely a tough one.. There's lots of difference between kneeling and laying in the rocks (with the wind blowing) and TIG welding clean metal sitting at a bench as we often see on videos.. Every young welder should get a try at a repair like this.. Great Job..
As an amateur welder it feels really good to know that this technique I found for myself by accident, is an actual thing used by a professional career welder.
I was thinking the same thing. it's a technique I have used myself, particularly on thin material, and it was good to see it's a legitimate way used by professionals.
No question about your skills they are top notch. Judging by all the past crack repairs that have been done the material has serious metal fatigue and the only way to fix it right is to remove and replace the the steel. All the welding in the world won't fix metal fatigue it will only make it worse. Watching the video I see other indications of possible cracks. I understand that fixing it proper would cost more that the thing is worth but sometimes you just got to say NO!
Hey Isaac, thanks for passing on the knowledge!:) I'm a hobby welder and am grateful for your site. I butt weld a lot of sheet metal on my car / truck fun (16 - 19 ga) and have only used flux core. I really don't do enough to change my ways and I've learned to make it work. I use the same technique when butt welding light gauge metal. A little too hot, slow wire speed and quick pulses watching the puddle cool to red. Thanks much!
Shout out for working safe! I wouldn't have crawled under there with it held up on the wheels either. The guy who did that either didn't think about it or was just too lazy to go back and get the jacks that he probably forgot to put in the truck. Guys new to field repairs can sometimes be unsure or afraid to call the customer out to address safety issues for fear of losing work in the future or just wanting to "cowboy up" and get the job going. Thanks for setting a good example of how to do the job and live to collect the money.
Isaac , You are the man . Great repair , super complex , you make it better and stronger than original , but it looks obvious that they are abusing this machine severely . Thank you so much for all the explanation and education . I have become much more confident and creative , since watching and studying your method , procedures and thought process . Thank you also for the camera footage , that's a heavy job in itself , great quality and editing . Thanks again . Just know , many of us greatly appreciate the efforts it takes to put out these amazing high quality video's . Without your talents , that machine would be scrapped or sold for parts .
Great job tackling a complex and technically complicated issue. As always you do an awesome job and pleasure to watch and learn from you.
Is that a couple of tree rounds holding that front axle up? Yikes! You're a courageous man Mr Isaac!
I would be shocked if a customer just once cleaned up the equipment they wanted you to weld up after they broke it. Great job Issac as usual. Always a pleasure to watch a master at work. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video showing your problem solving abilities and fun to watch. Great job.
Mechanical sympathy is in short supply on this customer's job sites. They are fortunate to have a guy with your skills and experience to get them out of the you know what 😉🇭🇲👍
Excellent repair work sir. I for one enjoyed this video.
⚓️ Thanks IC 😎 moving those big pieces into position is tough… 🤯 I’ve seen guys weld in tabs & position turnbuckles… steamboat ratchets… to pull the work piece into position … takes time but it’s really a good technique. These guys will get the OEM prints & get the frame aligned… really cool.😎
Fantastic, new to your channel... 🙂... Issac, can you tell me why, with the flux core welding the slag from each previous pulse does not contaminate the adjacent pulse weld? Thanks in advance.
Also, real world welding, not a contamination free environment. TY
I'm not a professional but the fellow who taught me explained that the next pulse burns out the contamination. sort of like a restart where you light up in front of where you left off and back into weld then continue on. If I'm wrong someone please correct me.
I am curious as I have no Flux core training or experience, so basically if you continue welding as long as the weld haven't fully cooled your ok? I'm a spoiled mig gas guy. Never trained just had to make it happen🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌
Haven’t watched one of your videos in a while. I’ve been a welder for almost 30 years, you’re a good tradesman. Fun to watch. I work in the oil and gas field so it’s interesting to see how you do things, because with welding you can always learn different skills and ideas that can come in handy no matter how long you’ve been doing it. Thanks, keep the videos coming.
*I C Weld* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
Sou do Brasil e admiro muito seu trabalho , ótimo trabalho que o senhor faz.
eu fico impressionado com as ferramentas tipo o caminhão oficina.
9:15 the camera move, i was like run its falling off the blocks!
Thanks for the explanation of why you don't use add on plates because of the twisting torque. Great job.
Always a pleasure. Sure glad it was you and not me under that backhoe. Laying with your head extended just gets downright painful in short order! Then add in the shower of sparks in bad places and it gets even less fun after a few minutes. Good job.
So that gusset or fish plate on the bottom in tension should help keep those cracks from coming back since it would have to pull it apart to re-break like it did?
Dang...those operators are HORRIBLE on their machines...that trackhoe in the background was hammering something HARD in your clip...job security because you will be back soon welding up another busted boom soon enough!
Keep em coming!!!!
well done a true pro ,enjoyed watching and learning 10/10
Nice repair in a tight spot.
You totally could have gone with a click bait title for this repair. Something like “filling the crack on a dirty ho would do it. 😂 I guess that wouldn’t set a very good example for your son, but I would have been laughing.
I subscribe to your channel and Cutting Edge Engineering, and Kurtis gave you high praise in a comment reply recently. He called you Torch Norris. 😏
I missed the torch norris reference. Which video? I watch them all.
Love the work, I’m a welder looking to get into heavy equipment repair and fabrication. Could you give me any tips on how to get into this line of work?
Listen to the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast. I'm on episode No.5. I explain a lot of how I got started on there.
Man man man. Never cease to amaze me.
Man IC excellent repair in very poor field conditions!💯✔
That machine looks like a boxer who has been in the ring for little bit too long. 🙂
I love your work methods and it's really easy to see what powers them, It's not if it can be done it is simple how am I going to do it.
Issac you have completed a very hard weld job with the damage to the frame, I think they will have no problems with the frame in that area. The operator must overload the machine with a lot of weight by the looks of those cracks. Nice job again God Speed
I had thought in the beginning you had gotten all fancy on us with a pivoting camera mount, and you did! That's going to be hard to move around to get good shots though!! 😄
I do that alot always forget the metals hot after welding or cutting lol
We all do it at one time or another,my welding instructor did it last year in class,he had holes in his gloves though.
33:09 " that looks terrible "....the rest of us "looks good from my house" 😂
First rate work as always. I learn something, and gain confidence with each of your videos. Thank you !
Great video as always, the way you think things through is comendable. Breathing life back into machinery, keep the content coming. Best wushes Paul UK
If I had to guess,they corner load the bucket alot! I repaired an old International compact tractor that same deal happened on.They used it to move trees in a nusery,always loading them in the corner of the bucket!
It look like they overloading front end when they lift something because it developed crack after the beam. I am not a engineer or a welder but gusset plates on inside and out of the beam would reinforce those welds. Always enjoy your videos with hope i learn something new.
Saw you do a long arm move... Nicely done. Hard to fathom how an operator abuses equipment to the point you have to perform such a repair... Good for your business, but it is expensive to the owner and gets passed on to the customer... I know they are begging for workers, but still it kind of irks me as my dad drilled into my head, "take care of your tools and equipment". You are a good welder and "how I did it" is good enough for me. Have a great one!
I swear at some point it’s just scrap metal. 🤔
Frame on that Cat sure looks too thin to me for large as the machine is.....but very good repair made by you as usual always impressing me and I am sure every customer also.
It's too small a machine for what they are using it for...that is why he is out there repairing cracks...they beat their equipment to hell needlessly
thank you for making this. that looked like a tricky repair; interesing to see how you worked thru the challenges.
Impressed as always!!
Yoda would call you master😂🤙🏽🤙🏽
Thank you!
You would think with all that dress load that JD would make the frame heavy enough for the load. It's definitely a engineering issue to save costs. Great job repairing something very difficult to work with.
Always a bit creepy crawling under plant. difficult job but good outcome. Enjoyed watching.
Good Day Mr. Isaac, Good to see you. I did a repair on a boom end for a Woods 7500 back hoe. It was bent and cracked from being smashed by a truck. It bent the bucket cylinder and the end of the boom. I rigged 205 portapower and lots of heat, got it "straighter" and burnt a grove thru the crack. Sounds like you are going the same path.
I won't ever challenge you to arm wrestling. That looks like at least a 10# sledge that you were swingin...LOL
Thank You, Thank U, Tank U for the "spot welding" technique with your flux core. I've used that since you first showed it and it works GREAT!@!@!@!!!!!!
Watched from the heart of Dairy Farming in New Zealand. Amazed at the crowds, to be honest. Daily occurance here, but your "girls " looking in good condition. Drying off here.
Thank you for doing this. Very impressive and enjoyable to watch and learn!
that was a hard job, I've had some real tough ones on equipment and trying to clean grease and oil off first sucks.
You never cease to amaze me awesome job brother!
You mentioned that some of the self shielding wires (T-11) like the Hobart 21B and some of the Lincoln wires don't have as good of mechanical properties as a 7018 rod. I have been hesitant to use them for equipment repair for that reason. Have you had any problems with welds cracking with those wires? I am up in Canada where it goes to -40F and I wonder if that is a consideration as well with choice of filler material.
Another comment on that repair. I might have cut a window on the outside of the frame so that a piece of backing material and reinforcement could have been put on the inside. It would have added time to the repair, but made some of the welding easier and provided some reinforcement, changed the stress concentrations etc.
Do you use .030 or .035 flux core? Great work! Thanks!
.045 Hobart fabshield 21-B
Thanks!