PROJECT "EX-HAUL" PT 4 BUILDING A MASSIVE HITCH PLATE!
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- IN THIS VIDEO WE MAKE MORE PROGRESS ON THE C5500 BUILD. I START BUIDLING A HITCH PLATE FOR THE REAR. WHAT GOOD IS A TRUCK WITHOUT A HITCH PLATE? SURE YOU CAN BUY AN ALREADY MADE HITCH PLATE BUT I WOULDNT HAVE LEARNED ALL THAT I DID! HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY!
I think you gonna need more truck in front of that hitch to fully test it!!! Very good job for a private shop!!!
Appreciate you slowing down and explaining more in depth. Looks good as always
Fabulous work as always. I love the meticulous planning and layout that you do. I can only imagine a world where everyone and everything was made with the best quality and user workability to the standards you use in whatever project you decide to work on. Bravo sir! Bravo!
Remember the attachment for your saw beside the metal shelf on the left as you look at the shelf
You should build something to mount the tubing holders to the saw.
Now *THAT* is a nice metal saw! 👀 Hitch turned out great J.C, glad the slight bow pretty much worked it's way out with the welds. 🔧🔩
Evolution pretty much hit it out of the park with that new saw.That hitch is a thing of beauty.
I think the frame will bend before the hitch gives at all. That’s a perfect spot for rear towing especially if it ends up a dump. Future tow drivers are thanking you!
Next time you do a T weld on flat plate again take your acetylene torch and put some heat on the side opposite the weld to pull it back straight or straighter. The metal always bends to the heat. It works better when it's still warm.
I think that is the strongest hitch that truck could ever hope for.
That looks really great! I love the flatbar on the outsides.
I would definitely fill the area on outside of frame to prevent water and road salt sitting in there. Stuff like that for filling holes and not really structural, I run a quick downhill, colder weld. Grind nice and its sealed. If you try running a hot weld, yeah it might just undercut and be bad.
yep. my thoughts exactly.
Thanks for the videos. I use evolution also. The mag drill, cutoff saw, and steel skill saw. I manufacture a lot of steel things and the blades and cutters last a long time.
You were on facebook yesterday when I was looking at this very saw . I am definitely interested in getting it
That's a slick saw,,cut through that half inch plate like butter,,
Simple solution would be to take a piece or rod that fits inside the back where the clamp goes, weld a little bit of flat iron that has the same width as the v-blocks do and slide them over and keep them there. Odd that they don't provide a storage means. Checked the 'manuel" and nada. They give you a storage option for the hex afaik, right? It's almost like it's an afterthought.
I would think that was fake steel based on how easily the miter saw cut it. Definitely gotta put one on the shopping list 👍👍👍
I like your attention to detail and finish. I also live a salt belt, and we typically seal welded those areas to prevent rust jacking.
yep. you understand the struggle.
clean cuts is whats needed to get cleaner welding and less grinding .ready for painting to protect rusting.
Great video J.C.Smith the hitch plate is very nice. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Mr & Mrs J.C.Smith.
Nice work!
That Evolution Mag drill seems to work great. Much more affordable than the Milwaukee. It'd sure be nice to have one. And one of their metal cutting saws too
Only thing id have done different would have cut a relief for the top flange, so the tow plate would be flush with the top of the frame rail.
That way if you get a sub frame mounted dump body you can weld the pivot angle to the tow plate.
Your welding is excellent! Weld those frame rails to the side plates so the rust jacking doesn't start there.
Anxiously awaiting the light boxes, i bet they are spectacular!
Thanks for the extra effort making videos!!
i didnt go to the top because i am thinking of another piece laying on top of the 1/2" plate from left to right.
hello J.C & Mrs Smith & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks J.C & Mrs.Smith & Friends Randy
Nice video and layout on the hitch plate. You definitely invested some money in tools in the last couple months.
Seems like everyone on RUclips has a million dollar shop now
im not done. i have ordered some more things to help improve my builds.
hardly a million dollar shop. you can have the same things as i do. all you have to do is work as hard as i did. save as much as i did. sacrifice as much as i did. do without like i did and by the time your my age you could have a few nice tools.
Great job on making this plate Evolution makes great tools and looking forward too seeing the next video on this thumbs up 👍👍👍
You could tow a tank with that hitch plate, nice work.
I know I inherited the “overbuild the shit out of it so it never brakes” gene from my dad also. Looks like it runs in your family also. Lol. Strong chain tied to that and the space shuttle and that truck could go to orbit. Looks good to me brother. Enjoyed watching
Nice work. Been looking at those saws that thing is nice.
That saw IS the bomb diggety!!
Nice work Jc that's going to be a sweet truck when you're done.😅
I'm jealous of that welder !!! And the nice cuts the evolution saw makes !!!!
Hitch plate came out nice, have a great evening JC and Mrs Smith
Ductility is the word for less brittle. I would step up to .045 size when running dual shield as it's slightly cheaper and you would run a lower wire feed rate. That saw is nice but all those miter cuts could have been done with the other saw by turning the piece around.
Such a great teacher I'm learning so much really no better team then team smith Mr and Mrs JC that is❤❤.
That new saw is nice, that’s going on my list for my new shop
If you weld you're a welder. Great job!
Hi JC thank you for sharing 🤗
Looks nice….wouldn’t change a thing . The saw is awesome…the price…not so much lol . The seams you decided not to weld…perhaps cover with a sealant for rust prevention ?
I’d love to have this truck for my landscaping business!
wont be long and it will be for sale.
I hope you don’t mind if I steal some of your ideas JC. Awesome work on this project. One note on the MIG: since you used double coverage, gas and flux core, it’s not an issue but the MIG and the TIG are sensitive to the angle of the cup. Something else to watch out for.
I just recently rebuilt the gearbox on my 20 year old Milwaukee abrasive chop saw and feel like it was well worth it since that was the first time ever though it cost more to rebuild it than what a Dewalt abrasive chop saw sells for new. But, the current Dewalt and Milwaukee offerings are toys compared to my 20 year old Milwaukee. That said, if I ever buy a new one, it’s definitely going to be one of those new Evolution saws you have there. Nice looking job on the hitch plate. If I could recommend one addition, it would be a piece of that 1/2 x 4” flat bar across the top edge to act as a stiffener for the pintle hitch.
First the miter metal saw it cuts like butter 🧈. That hitch turned out really nice 👍🏻. Like another comment said the truck frame would bend before anything would happen to the hitch. I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for sharing JC and miss JC
34:39 i wrote on the bottom of the feed well "fluxcore ribbed wheel". Easy mistake to make, even if you've welded for a while. Especially since some times you get away with it (depending on the quality of the fluxcore).
So you don't get a bend in the plate (that pulls). One, don't weld in the same spot twice, stitch weld and allow to cool AND pretension your plate in the other direction to counteract the force of the pulling weld. You don't want to go overboard for the same reasons you don't want to pull on a weld, but giving the plate a small arc with a hydraulic jack rig (for example) would give you a flatter result in the end. A perfect tool for this would be one of those tiny, tiny hydraulic jacks that are no bigger than a box of screws from the hardware shelf.
Ir win used to make a lazer light that takes the place of the outside washer and turns on and off by the rotation of the blade. Porter cable made a saw years ago just like your original saw that i had we installed the washer so you can line up the cut by the light worked great
Great Job cant wait for lite Bar set up
That turned out great WOW nice work JC
That's a badass hitch plate brother
Great video
Then there is the J.C., way…, and precisely why I am watching this channel. But just keep in mind.., you’re “not a welder”…, hahaha..!
Thank you sir.
Quality!!!
Awesome job keep it up
Nice video man I've been watching for years
Awesome job!
I like that before I even seen the whole video
You said: " Peter Zila, the welding God." So it really seems as I wrote some videos before = Godzila ! 😁 ;-)
Lol
I was thinking if you put a dump bed on it, don’t the manufacturer notch the frame for the hinges. If that’s the case you may have to cut away part of the toe plate at the truck frame.
If those accessories are steel can you use a magnetic strip and place on back of saw?
Great video as usual
Cheers
In my shop scrap doesn't look that good 😊 . Love to have that truck .
Hello J.C love your channel, and as always, love your work, but as you say (and I don't mean this in a negative way at all) you are not a welder. I think your machine is too small for 1/2" plate. Typically a 300A machine would be the min size, 350A is more like it, it will allow you to properly run spray transfer using 0.45 wire dual shield for 1/2" plate, with the correct C10 gas of course. With your smaller machine and 1/2" plate, I would have most likely selected stick welding, which would be well within the capacity of this machine. That way you are ensured to have proper root penetration. Problem with MIG (and all MIG welding for that matter) is it can look good but it can also be a bad weld. No way to tell unless you first made a test piece then cut and etched. With your smaller machine that is what I would have done, a test piece to ensure the machine was up to the task. I think Peter should have offered you better advice with an alternative process once he found out about the 1/2" plate. As always great work, excellent attention to detail! Take care, Joe
He’s always said he’s not a welder lol
if i have learned anything about welding, it is these two things...there is textbook theory and there is real world application. those two do not always the same. i have owned hundreds of trucks with hitch plates. most were poorly done, inconsistent, and inadequate short circuit mig welds. many seemed so awful i couldnt believe the hitch plate stayed on the frame without any load pulling on it at all. yet they were bowed, twisted and bent without a failed weld. many times i would remove these plates only to have missed a tiny weld. it amazed me how a thin 1" weld could stop me from ripping the plate off. i could raise it in the air with the gradall and drop it with a hard shock but it still held. it is only as good as the weakest link. what is the weakest link? is it the weld or the fact that we are welding 1/2" plate to a 5/16" frame? is it the strength of the 1/2" mild steel compared to the strength of the 5/16" heat treated truck frame? or is it the direction of the grain structure in the mild steel plate as it correlates to the load being applied? is it going horizontal or vertical? is the machine not capable or high enough amperage? all i can say is, the dual shield process is definitely a hotter better penetrating process than the traditional short circuit mig i have done in the past. as i watched the weld form, i saw the metals merge. i had to take my time, watch closely and fill each side before moving. was is hot enough to create a satisfactory weld? is this hitch adequate for the intended use? is it enough for capacity of the truck? i think it is. can it be broken or fail? only a foolish man thinks it cant. i am learning a lot. what i do know is "ignorance is bliss". the more you learn and understand, the more you realize just how wrong you were doing things before. im not a closed book. i listen. i am always wanting to improve. advice, tips, tricks and experience makes the difference. a big machine in the wrong hands can be just the same as a small machine in better hands. as far as what peter suggested, i am certain he has my best interest in mind. he just drove 9 hours to come here. he inspected what i did and advised me on some improvements i need to make.
@@j.c.smithprojects Hello J.C. thank you so much for taking the time to respond, just to be clear, I have 100% faith in your welding capability, you clearly demonstrated that over and over. I just wanted to point out that the equipment in this case can be a limiting factor for one welding process but may not be for another type. This was an awesome fit up plate you completed. Take care Joe
well, i am going to just keep trying to improve. peter is coming again this week to teach me some more about tig welding. i am working on a project that could benefit from it. so here he comes!
Ask SH Tube to design something to keep your accessories in.
STOUT. The hitch has a look that says 30K lbs for a truck rated at less. That is how I like to do it. I just added a 16K lb hitch to a truck only rated to pull 7500. In this way I never have to worry about the hitch being a weak link. All the other components: receiver, hitch pin, etc are similarly overrated. As it should be. The cost difference was minimal ($200) for the peace of mind provided.
Wow!! that is looking great thanks for sharing :)
I guess my question would be, why would you want the hitch plate welded on (instead of bolted or riveted), just in case someone (maybe like me,? LOL) wants to remove hitch plate for something like modification, frame change out or repair, crossmember replace or repair? I ask this since everything else seems to be bolted or riveted .Enjoy your videos!
you will almost never find a heavy hitch plate bolted. it is usually always welded. welding is permanent. that is what i want. i dont want to risk broken bolts or nuts backed off. i want the most unified connection i can get. when you bolt it, you take metal away. when you weld, you add.
turn out great
If u wanna get rid of the bow in ur material try peening ur welds with a rounded blunt tipped punch this will get rid of the bow and relax the weld making it even more resistant to cracking.
Put the miter chop saw extra parts in 1/2 a milk jug held by an elastic band. Too old to remember all the names.
nice job jc
That was good timing, I just watched your video with Peter Z on the frame stretch welding. Did you use the same set up when welding the plate to the frame itself?
yes
Dude that blade on your old evolution Saw is dull. You need a new blade. It may not feel like it but carbide tips shouldn't make so much sparks and the cut on ur new saw is much cleaner
you said "i'm not a welder" 4 times... LOL
Does the bracket (fore / aft slide) help with the chip collection on the new saw? It looked like it might be a good back stop. I don't use my saw as much as I could just because of the cleanup.
i dont think so. it throws chips just like the other one.
I'm not a Chevy guy, but do you have a Ford version of that truck? That's just about the right size to do everything for a small business.
yep. i have several fords to build soon.
Hey JC what do you use for marking on the metal is it a silver streak pencil or soap stone or what is it?
silver streak
I do believe you could suspend that entire truck from that hitch plate!
he actually said he wasn't a welder 4 times the first and between the second he said remember im not a welder so that made a total of 4 times please check and see if he didn't say that between where you showed on screen 1 and 2. only reason i took note i figured you were going to ask how many times he said it to see if we were paying attention
i skipped it to see if how many watched the entire video. i know a select group wouldnt miss a thing!
@@j.c.smithprojects i do hope you understand how much of a positive impact you have on viewers. Thanks you so much
well im not sure about that but i know we have some great folks that follow along.
Now if you just knew how to weld.
That hitch isn’t going anywhere!
i should have grabbed a hold of it and tried to move it. then said "that aint going no where!"
You are one count off on Not a welder lol
Less talk more work. Quite talking so much
or......less complaining and more appreciation for what you get for free. i know its a new concept but give it a go.
I'm not complaining about what you do I just want to see more of your work. I watch for the work not the long-winded part. Thank you