Another Caterpillar 320 Excavator Boom goes Boom!!
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Something must be going on with these 320 excavator booms. Another customer brought one in for me to repair. The word about me fixing these must be going around! Not sure if that's good or bad. haha.
Either way, Kick back and watch me repair another broken banana.
Thanks for your support in advance.
This guy is the Texan bob ross of welding. I’m not even a profession welder but this guy is one of my favorite dudes to watch.
I'll put in a 12 hr day welding today, go home, take a shower, then sit and watch Isaac weld for an hour. My wife doesn't understand, but I'm pretty sure a lot of you do 😅 thank you Isaac, your knowledge and ethic are pure gold 👍
I spend 9 or 10 hours a day running heavy equipment then come home and watch people running heavy equipment on RUclips. Do what you love
I know exactly what you mean 😏. A friend of mine has a saying, “steal with your eyes”. There’s always something you can learn!
You bet I am retired and still take time to watch u tube.
A mate of mine who was a 'Gun' wardrobe installer told me that he would do similar, spending long hours working each day installing and then use time spent driving or in shower or dreaming of ways to speed up his workflow in order to get the work done faster so that he could go home earlier each day. He said that focusing so much mental effort that way meant that he ended up dreaming up some techniques to help him at work. So there is that sort of aspect to watching Isaac at work, you can see how he goes about tackling a tricky situation and some of those techniques will be buried in your mind and will pop up to help you when you encounter something similar. You may find that others that you work with or around may comment 'How did you work that out or come up with that idea?' You can either let them think that you are a genius or let them in on the Isaac.
I don't repair heavy equipment but there is always something to learn from Isaac and working in school maintenance like I do, just about anything can come across my workbench.
Mark from Melbourne Australia
Bruce,
I as well know exactly what you mean. I’m not a welder, but a person that owns a welder and can stick two pieces of metal with the aforementioned, then I turn Isaac’s channel on and see how the pro’s do it!
There’s just something about watching a person at the top of the game do what they do
Equipment operators can destroy anything. Thanks for another great video
Retired cabinet maker here. Just subscribed and watched my 1st video. I know nothing of welding, but skill and attention to detail is what caught my eye and an hour of enjoyment watching you. Looking forward to many more when I can. Good luck to you sir.
Awesome, thank you!
I like how you approach the broken banana jobs. Find a point that you can orient to and cut away anything that’s in your way, then build it back up. Great job. 👍🏻👍🏻
Broken Banana is the phrase indeed! What a f!@#&%g mess!
Mark from Melbourne Australia
"broken banana jobs" That's what happens when you don't use the metric system. ;-)
Always a pleasure to see the Wizard of Metallurgy at work as he thinks aloud and solves complex problems as he goes.
Professional job done by a small shop. Many have forgotten that this is how the world was built. Keep up the good work, and setting a great example to follow. Love you guys and what you do
The industrial revolution was not done by small shops
I heard an interview that the Saturn 5 rocket that got us to the moon could not be built today because the lost art of how welders welded back in the day. The welders were true artest and improvisors during the construction of the Saturn 5. They came up with very clever ways of welding in locations that seemed impossible to do today! Crazy but true story! That rocket was at the very tip of the threshold on what was possible in the 1960s/1970s. Those welders were just as important as the engineers!
Paralysis from analysis is definitely a problem for me, especially Friday around quittin time 😂 love your work, thank you for letting us watch how a veteran does things! 🙏💪🏽
Same here dude
Thanks for another repair lesson! Growing up on a farm we always were faced with difficult repair scenarios. I wish I had a resource such as Isaac back then. Isaac is amazing!
Grew up the same way and when transition to industrial off the farm work was much better than those city boys that only had classroom education experience
"Customer already calling" WHAT! You don't rush a Master!
You do excellent work and am amazed every time I watch. 👏👏👏
It’s almost guaranteed that nobody else would repair a boom as carefully and thoroughly as Isaac, hope the customers appreciate that. Fabulous video as always, thank you 🙏
You gotta check out cutting edge Australia. Dudes takes fixing shit like this to the next level
@@stlnation alistairc123 a guy from northern Ireland does similar work and bigger. His shop has huge lathes and mills as well.
@@stlnation 💯% AGREE ... Kurtis @ Cutting Edge Engineering, CEE, is an awesome and talented dude and his GF Karen is an amazing videographer. Homey, the security chief, is no slouch either.
@@Curlyim2 💯% agree again, Alistair is another awesome hard working and interesting fellow ... check out his model collecting too.
They do where I work, the local Caterpillar dealer.......
I am kinda good at arch gouging, and I have a 1972 SA Lincoln 200 pipeliner, but there is no way I will ever use her to arch gouge, when I gouge I use a Miller 500 big blue with airpack. I have been a welder for 45 years but watch you are Austin Ross because I learn something new every time I watch you guys love you both, I have my own welding business in Gillette Wyoming, Huachuca Welding. Thank you for your knowledge 🙏
You must be really though on apprentices, your son is looking a lot older than you now...
😄😄😄😄
After watching Cutting Edge Engineerings weekly Vid, your channel came up as a recommendation Isaac.
Both yourself and Curtis show exemplary fabrication and welding skills. Yes, we do learn a hell of a lot watching how true professionals fix stuff!
Treasure those moments with your dad helping you. Only the fortunate ones know what it's like to work with a father or son.
Very true for the good fathers. I have great memories of doing things with or watching my dad until 15 then I lost him. He taught me so much and as an adult I have had the same ability to do most anything needed. I have missed and regretted not having him in my adult life.
Right now my dad is a zombie upstairs with dementia. He doesn’t understand the vaccum bag gets full and it doesn’t work or how to operate a toaster. Life kicks you when you least expect it.
@@FrancisoDoncona What a terrible thing, I just lost a sister to it, I would rather be struck by lightning.
SO SO TRUE .
@@FrancisoDoncona YER HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT . KEEP YOUR CHIN UP .
I'm not a welder, I'm an electrician. I can't weld worth a shit but there's something so methodically satisfying watching you work. Seeing the bevels at the end make me wonder why when my tools short out I can't get that nice of finish on them.
Even seeing him do this several times only makes me more amazed that this can happen. 24 years of running excavator and I've never even cracked a boom.
@texasrancher9318 I dig on the coast of Maine we have some of the hardest ledge on earth, that break to me looked like an over swing into an immovable object or something crazy. We run hammers, crushers etc never seen anything like that.
You're just not doing it wrong enough.
You boys have got to stop caring for your machines and start playing rough with them.
@@texasrancher9318 Similar paint colour is one thing that I have noticed but given that I am not in the USA or Texas, I have no idea as to the mix of machinery brands available and being used on sites. We now have ten to a dozen brands in the excavator market in Australia. I just confirmed that there are 10 well recognised brands in Australia and possibly more outside of the list that I looked at, probably smaller Korean and Chinese brands.
Mark from Melbourne Australia
What are they doing to cause the damage like that ????
Fabrication skills & care put into this job were extraordinary
Very nice work
That might be some of the most skilled gouging I've ever seen. You are a skilled man.
Outstanding repair. You are a Master of the welding craft, ISAAC. A great Fabricator and Mechanic. Heartwarming seeing your Pop help out. Brings back some memories 🙏. Thoroughly enjoy these videos that you share with us. Love seeing the sense of Family you incorporate into these segments. God Bless!⭐️💙😇
Just discovered your channel today. Excellent work. I'll be going back to watch some of your previous jobs.
Isaac gets to fix the boom and Curtis gets the H link. That's the way to work as a team to get a job done.
Nice work.
Joe
Just got done watching Kurtis channel myself, 😂 🖐 from o HI Oooo 🇺🇸
Two best machining/fabricating channels on YT!!
@@Watchyn_Yarwood💯👍🙂
I certainly concur with that sentiment. That only does Curtis do fantastic work but it’s fun to listen to him talk. As a matter fact, both Curtis and Isaac talk funny.
I’m not a welder I worked one summer as an assistant! But love watching it come together! Wow nice job!
The old "paralysis from analysis" has bitten me more than once... on yah Isaac you got sum damn fine mighty skills man.
Issac, Your knowledge, ability and technique blows me away! Well done.
I appreciate that!
I get a real joy watching you do your craft. My father started out as a blacksmith after WW2 and eventually got into structural fabrication, but his favorite work was equipment repair. I went out to jobs with him on saturdays and he would be excited to get going on the job. I marveled at his expertise. You remind me of him, and watching you brings me back. Yours is the most expert repair work I've seen,,, ever. Thank you for the videos
Thank you man. I appreciate you saying that and Im glad it brought back good memories.
How does the saying go. "Slow is Smooth , Smooth is Fast" fantastic work Sir !
I'm a woodworker, I've never welded anything in my life and I have no idea how I got here but I just watched all 55 minutes of a man perform magic on a giant broken machine. I understand wood, but wow I know nothing about metal! This was a fun afternoon time sink.
Da mus mann genau wisen wie krefte auf treten und wie mann sie apleitet .
Und wie mann stag beanspruchte Stelen fersterkt danke ❤
Woodworking is often MORE precise than welding. I wish they made welding wire for wood. If it interests you as a craft I recommend oxy-acetylene which is the most versatile process and very affordable.
Even just by seeing the picture, that is the thumbnail..
It looks to be a problem to raise the bucket, before traversing. Such a boom is made for just a few specific tasks
Mate I've got to ask how in the hell dose a guy do that kinda damage to a machine? Only asking as I've been in construction for 30 plus years and never seen anything like that here in Australia 🇦🇺. By the way love your work true tradesmen the way you think your way around a problem.
Pushing the limit. It's an engineered breakaway point. You push the limit, the banana splits.
I reckon the operator musta been using a 'golf sticking' action to slew while back filling holes/trenches....IMO.
Using the bucket like a bat ! Hey now batter batter..SWING !!!
Ok Issac, time for a shop tour video. That plasma torch you're using is epic. Love to see what brands and equipment you trust and rely on.
Paralysis from analysis. Absolutely brilliant! I've seen it a few times.
I am not a welder, but am really impressed with the method of working and the amazing result. I would have binned that banana at the outset! It looked an impossible repair. Respect.
You are a true master of your craft! And an excellent teacher!
You take the time to explain the proces and make it very easy to picture in our mind the job at hand.
Anyone that watches your series or is taught by you will definitely be successful.
Ive fixed lots of these , I put long VEE side fish-plates , from the bearing furrel to several feet up the boom . you can even buy them in a Road-Building kit . you can fish-plate the upper and lower plates as well . Dont do any welds 90o to the boom . These breaks are caused by twisting the boom , pushing or pulling alot with the corner of the bucket sideways , and worst , sweeping , where they move material to the side , by swinging the bucket .
That large vertical weld on the boom sides , should have a baffle plate , to counter the boom twist , you should have put one behind your structure too .
You summed up the past 25 years of my life when you said 'im not a big fan of how this broke' lol
Perfect job as always thank you for the opportunity to learn from you
Isaac is a wizard with that long handled Plasma torch, and you can see from the way that he operates it that he has basically been able to transfer his Oxy torch skills over to it, and we all know just how good Isaac is on the Oxy torch.
Mark from Melbourne Australia
Just found your channel excellent content!!…….my welding instructor used to always tell us “A grinder and paint makes a welder what he ain’t”!!!
Issac your experience level on repairs is really impressive. You handle the plasma torch like a surgeon.
You are a true METAL MASTER!!! Have been watching your channel for a couple years now and I guess you've just won me over with all you can accomplish. I also watch Efren Reyes and his mastery of pool - another exceptional man with completely unique skills. Ya'll are both in a class by yourselves. Your son is one very fortunate person to have you for a father - to teach him the intricacies of metalwork and provide guidance while gaining experience. Keep them coming, I enjoy each one and anxiously await the bell every time you post one.
Este es uno de esos trabajos que parecen imposible y que esa excavadora tendria que ir al desguace. Finalmente ha quedado casi mejor que de fabrica. Good job man.
at 30:`9, you lite the torch and the sun came out,,,,that was a cool trick...
also the tip cleaner showing the angle was great....
Isaac, Good tip on using the tip cleaner for a guide to see where your bevel will cut. I usually eyeball it and adjust if required. However I am going to remember that one. See my friends you can teach an old dog new tricks! Cheers
Pay attention boys, you can learn a lot from this man
Issac, it never gets old , the method and time you use to get to a reference point is satisfying
And is like a chess game. Thinking out side of the box has built your reputation as the “ The Banana whisperer “ . The results speak for themselves ,kudos my friend keep up the good work.
I will say, Sir it was a pleasure watching a master at work. Awesome job.
I reflected upon your work, specifically the way you repair these, respecting the original, whilst browsing a broken (thus reduced price) excavator yard, whilst looking for two machines for parts.
Almost all that had split bananas, were in the same bracket as in the video, one or two might've had both ends broken, but given damage on the rest of the machine, i suspect that might've been more than just gorillas wrestling the controls.
Three machines stood out to me, and were the ones i ended up buying. And all three had pretty much the same thing done to the banana: - reinforcements. One of them, quite the heavy duty one, with ~1cm thick plate bent and wrapped around the tube, welded at least 40 cm back in a triangle pattern (so an elongated rhombus before bending).
The reason i like the way you repair things, is because you let the engineered breakaway point exist even after your repair. If the operator decides to use the controls for his daily muscle training, the break will happen in the same place, not the chassis.
Great work! You're an ace in my book and if you were in Europe, i'd use your services without a single thought. The quality of your work and your work ethics is all the credentials one needs.
Thank you I appreciate your confidence in me. 😊😊👍👍
The amount of force required to break that assembly.
You and Kurtis get so much work done ,the videos are packed with work. That other guy should be ashamed of what he puts out there, example 15 minutes of video using a new 30 k tractor that is dusty from lack of use to lift a lathe chuck into a evaporust tank. This channel should have 500k subs.
Thank you. I wish i had 500k subs too! It would help compensate for the time involved in editing these crazy videos. 😁😁😁
@@ICWeld But we appreciate your work more Isaac!
We definitely do appreciate it. If I don’t get my dose of IC welding I go into withdrawals.
This guy is a true craftsman.
The long reach Hypertherm plasma cutter head is slick! It sure makes life much easier. Observers should note the long handle compensates for normal human dominant hand movement reducing error making those nice clean cuts easier to perform. Very nice work.
This is a factory part from @hypertherm themselves. its mostly used for scrapping type of work.
They are a game changer for sure. I’m not sure how much they are now but I paid close to 2k for just my torch. Duramax I think they call it now.
Your videos have been a blessing during my time in cemio
I can't believe how well this turned out. Being someone new to welding, I know enough about it to appreciate the work that goes into it and comparing what you started out with to what you have in the end, I'm blown away. This is awesome. Great work, man.
The gentleman is brilliant👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤👀
Isaac,whatever price you charge for a job like that aint enough.
Double the price if the client keeps pestering you to hurry up,even though you where 5 days without electricity.
Some people,my God !
Awesome video thanks for your time and consideration top job very informative thanks 🇬🇧🇺🇲
Milton's part 2..........Milton's part 2...what do we want? Milton's part 2!!!!!!!...when do we want it? pretty soon!!!!!!!!! part 2 part 2 part 2. We want our constitutional rights. Milton Milton Milton.... I'm going to burn my draft card. Ok, I don't know whatever happened to it. I'll burn my wife's bra.....probably better not. OK, I'll just wait and watch this one right now. Looks pretty good.
soon,..😉😊👍👍
I’m glad someone else is wanting it as bad as I am! Glad to see Isaac is back in action!
Thank you for your videos. I learn something every time I watch your stuff.
All the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty Dumpty Excavator back together again...like IC can!👍👍💪💪
You are a metal magician!!😉👍👍👍👌
I’m not a metal worker or know anything about it, and I know some people may critique you but from my house your a miracle worker lol. Great job buddy.
Nice Repair Better than manufacturas repairs .
Side loading from using swing to backfill causes torsion on base of boom . Voids CAT warranty also.
@SJW4all : dead right' i have done the cheek plates thats torn away the main boom for the same reason' on a 16ton Komatsu , driver fired for abuse of machine ......
@@leso204 yes many don't know this.
No side pushing on boom materials with swing or towing etc .
Also can break swing reduction drive gears
@@MitzvosGolem1 : i have also repaired the dipping arm knuckle at the end of the boom ' driver abuse again trying to break concreat by dropping the bucket hard' done loads of those' retired now' let the young welders learn the trade .....
@@leso204 shock load fatigue cracking . Hammers do this also
I heard a maintenance guy say "beat to fit, paint to match. "
I heard something you said about the metal that i seldom hear from welders. (Metal fatigue) Back when i was a welder i was often ridiculed when talking about metal fatigue. Those tiny cracks or line fracture will often result in a catastrophic failure without warning. Knowing metal structure and metal molecule how they are will save your but on some jobs. I have refused to do repair job if a customer would impose his way of fixing the damaged parts. Knowing how far away from the fractured area you need to remove metal is crucial in doing these repairs. Also i like your prep work before welding. proper prep is as important as welding itself. Have a great day.
I'm 72 and have been retired a few years but I experienced similar situations. People didn't understand stress risers , fatigue and it's relationship with failure. Something as simple as an arc strike can be the origin of a failure. Nothing more satisfying than a beautifully welded repair or new fabrication.
Isaac, your videos are making trade school obsolete. Learn more in a video that a week at school.
You can tell this is weld porn, it has blurred images. 😂😂 Another great video.👍👍
You had a lot of practice because that's nice-looking gouging
I used to call this forensic fabrication when I worked as a Machinist/Welder/ Fabricator In an Industrial setting at a plastics company we built a lot of machines in house and I repaired broken or mangled machines and that's the most time consuming part is establishing measurements and putting everything back in it's proper place cutting out the damage and making repair patches when you get to the welding after all that it seems like the easy part after busting your hump doing the prep work Great video and Awesome repair
I deal with type issues all the time and find there’s no inspection of equipment in place . Operators just keep going until it quits. Probably don’t check fluids or any wear parts.
All I can tell you about fixing the cast piece is if that part breaks beyond the original line cat makes us replace it because of micro cracks
I know I'm late to the party on this video, but as a man that has had to repair a countless number of these things myself, I can honestly give major props for the work and quality put in!
Epic restoration! So awesome you have your Dad helping!
beautiful repair
Another fantastic repair! You were cracking me up with the blurry ellipse- 😂😂
Sounds like there needs to be a mass firing everytime someone tries to backfill with the bucket and swing.
This is how you make a silk purse from a pigs ear. Excellent repair and machine back to work. Great video. All the best to you and family. Al' from the UK.
We broke the boom off of a 320 in 2016. It broke about 4 feet up from the joint. All the way around. Boom fell off. lol
I’m not sure if you’re a fabricator, a craftsman, or just a magician!
Awesome job!
Perfect repair nicely done sir!
Thanks for explaining your repair strategy for us non-welders.
I could watch you fee hand these cuts all nite. You are really good at it. I’m a new subscriber tonite. Thanks
You gotta love them track welder/cutters. Makes a nice straight lines. Looked good and strong as before. Nice welds. Do you think it would give it better strength with gussets welded in ? Just curious.
Great job, Isaac. Sure appreciate all you bring to your videos.
I’m betting you save a ton of money on gas using that new fancy plasma wizard stick . Thanks for another awesome video Isaac. Bad operators are job security brother . 😎. I know what you mean about big grinders . I have a vintage black and decker Wildcat 9 inch 4 hp angle head grind and when you pull that trigger you better be holding on tight . I bought it in the late 70s and it still runs great.
I have one of those too but I burnt it up in one of my videos, I really enjoyed that thing. super strong grinder. Had it since the 90's.
As always excellent work!!! Really great tutorials especially the plasma cutter.
You are one of my heroes. I'm a bloody amateur in welding, but your videos gave me the power to repair my stove in January.
You can do it!
A artist at work ! . It makes me wonder what kind of abuse that equipment goes through before it snaps like that
Very surprised you didn’t use a square to check the end.
You shouldn't worry about talking too much, you have a lot of good advice. And I enjoy your commentary or narrating ... Keep them coming..
Wow...what a great job..just like build a house..destruct, plan, and rebuild..thnks for all the explanation to detail..
Why not use cut torch on the CAT? U use it like a knife cut buttr...beautiful
I initially didn't watch the circle motion you talkd about but watchd ur hand then the stick...it all helps
Looks like that long neck plasma head you purchased is doing the job! Another getter done completed. Great job.
Olá amigos trabalho fantástico!!!
Boa sorte com muita saúde e cada vez mais sucesso!!!
I’m not a welder, but always wanted to try it. I was absolutely mesmerized how you took that boom apart, piece by piece, methodically working so that you could keep the original dimensions. Deconstructing at the same time you’re constructing in order to maintain dimensions, what an interesting concept. I’m subscribing!
Hey Issaac great video! Very nice job! There must be incredible forces required to break all that heavy duty metal ay? You work like a surgeon!
This is the first of your vids I have seen of your pops. Keep it up , keep dad busy, keep him mobil ! He needs it , I know, I am also a welder at 82 . I love your vids , when I looked at that mess in the beginning , I said got to see how he fixes this Wow , you did a great job !
I have to add this , it seems like most of the tractor boom repairs you do are on Cat backhoes . This tells me don’t buy a cat !
Do you ever call the customer up & say, "I apologise that it took me longer to fix it then it took for you to break it. But anyways, it's ready now & you can come & get it."
Not quite like that but yes. I highlight the reasons for things taking longer than expected. My customers really dont complain too much if things come up. They trust my judgement.
My friend I have watched every video you have made. I love your common sense well thought out approach to some really difficult repairs. I have learned so much from you and am very great full to you for all you teachings.
What wait where's my part 2 crane build? The suspense is killing me.
should be up next
You sir are a very experienced professional heavy duty repair/fabricator.
It’s a pleasure watching and listening to your working instructions.
Very well done.