Great how you use a crowbar/ wrecking bar to press plate into position. Such a good way of using it. Works both ends for whatever you need to pry into position. Beats using wedges and blocks. Yet again another quality, entertaining and informative video. 👍👍👍
Hello Oliver from the US. Enjoy your channel and the ways you use tools to manipulate metals to get the job done. Especially like that you use your PPE for your health. Great job and keep them coming!
@@LeonardRoberts p.s. I have watched all his videos and I'm starting over from the beginning. After a lifetime of farm and fleet maintenance, I am much impressed!
The problem is with buckets like those, people using them for all jobs. They are grain buckets! Built lightweight. Not built for loading soil, rubble, ect, and looking at the bottom of that one maybe pushing fence post in. I know this because in my time I’ve used them for those jobs and suffered the consequences. Brilliant repair Olive. I enjoy your videos
Very nice repair. I love your attention to the details. You made the bucket a lot stronger in the weak points. I picked up some great tips watching this video. That will really help me when working my much smaller projects. Thank you for sharing. Dan. 😊
Excellent work Oliver, that is better now than when it left the factory. Kurtis at Cutting Edge Engineering is also repairing a CAT D8 bucket. He said as well like you did, his will also leave the shop much better than when it left the factory 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦
Excellent job as always, Oliver! I'm relieved to see you wearing breathing gear. I am 81 and have interstitial lung disease (and probably COPD) because I was cavalier in dusty, gritty work conditions. Thanks for the excellent video and rescuing this garbage bucket. It's a shame when OEM equipment is not adequate to do the job.
@@chasewilliams5128I am 69. I do and did lots of shooting guns in my younger years. Then worked in the power industries for 32 yrs before I retired. The company I worked for stressed Safety. I would never mock anyone wearing safety gear.
Well done, you made it to 81. My dad worked in an office most of his life, he died in 2004 aged 79 of emphysema which is a lung disease. There is also a larger amount of residual radiation in post nuclear bomb steel than steel made prior to the nuclear era. I have been welding and grinding for many years and own a fabrication business. My lungs are slightly damaged from a mild dose of pneumonia in 2019, but l still crack on and do a day's work. I am all for health and safety, but in my opinion it is our own responsibility to use it. There is a negative health impact using forced air fed masks too. That being not hearing the thing that could be about to hit you because of the noise from the air pump. Everything has pros and cons young man!
I try to always wear breathing gear now if I’m doing dusty or Smokey work. I plan on being in this industry for a long time so got to look after myself.
@@JonDingle I recently ruined a spindle on my 1954 Yazoo 60" lawn mower because I was wearing ear protection and failed to hear that the blade had come loose and was spinning on the spindle, destroying the blade mount. I still wear hearing protection, however, as my hearing is already bad enough and I love classical music. (I was able to replace the spindle, btw.)
I wonder if the guys that design and make these buckets might watch this video and feel embarrassed. Olly did a great job of identifying design weaknesses and making this bucket much better than original.
I watch you for hours. It’s like going to work without the burns. (I have photos on my channel) I made and altered/repaired attachments for heavy equipment (JCB). To cut that old blade (or a section of that blade) off it is best to get an oxygen/acetylene tractor that travels down a track. You lay down a section of track or two, send the little engine and monitor the gas lines. Long cuts you leapfrog the track as the tractor traverses. It is ideal for cutting the bevel when making blades. JCB failed on this bucket. The sides cracking in the blade area is not a problem when the entire leading edge of the side is a blade. The problem with the wear pad appears to be due to there being no wear plates.
That part with the chain puller/wench (come~a~long) is way easier with a z bar and a wedge. We always sweated the steel before welding especially hard steel like blades/cutting edges. Winter mornings at shift change all the rosebuds would fire up. Booth after booth the Welders would start with a pure gas burn making a flickering mass of a flame twelve feet long then add oxygen changing it to a wide cone fed by gargantuan ball of liquid oxygen and fuel gas a tank farm of monster tanks. Like rich people problems I was not a welder and had no rosebud, I was an assembler/builder and did lay~up. I tack welded the pieces together straight and handed them to a Welder who welded for several days then handed them back for me to put the ears. When I was doing the tungsten embedding I would rosebud a table leg and hug it to stay warm. . ’’’’’//,,,,, z-bar . |7 Wedge . Weld the z-bar to blade haging over the bucket floor or the reverse then tap the wedge until you achieve alignment
Hi, Oliver (we're not mates yet so no "Olly"). I think the skins are too thin for the work the bucket is asked to do. As you know, the cracks occur because the metal is being overstressed, back and forth, over and over until failure. A bucket that thin is almost always a sand bucket. You've done a damn fine job patching and strengthening the bucket and that new edge will wear damn well. But if the bucket continues to get heavy duty use then you will have a frequent customer. Thanks for letting us watch. Cheers.
I do love this type of videos, was it my eyesight side edges, it looked to me as if the steel had a 180 degree fold in it, and not a single bit of steel, love this type of content putting manufacturers blatant cost cutting measures right
Cracking video. Good repair as always. I'm surprised at JCB, their name was always a byword for quality, and if anything most of their equipment was over engineered.
Gday, definitely built in quantity not quality and sadly that happens a lot nowadays, at least now it’s got a bit more life left in it, great job mate, cheers
Nice repair olly. Makes you wonder about the quality of things like that bucket. I worked for a waste company in the nineties they had bins and skips made by various company's. The best roll on roll off bins they had were made by a company in south wales called PD engineering they were twenty years old and still going strong. I think some manufacturers are sailing close to the sale of goods act. The thing is they get away with a lot because nobody will complain or take them to court. I have seen this with a company that imported and sold readymix trucks the mixers were rubbish they split and the blades came away from the drums in no time. Patches everywhere. The owner of the company asked me what i thought and i told him to see a solicitor he ended up scrapping the drums and having a remanufactured drum made by an independent engineering company.😁❤ Ruth.
Hallo du hast eine wirklich wunderbare Arbeit geleistet, bei der großen baggerschaufel geleistet, Hut ab vor deiner Arbeit 😃😃😃😃:-) LG, Herbst Johann/ Österreich
well done, exactly how I cut them off, what I do as one driver continually runs with the bucket on the concrete is weld ar450 patches underneath which has put pay to his game.
Great example for an light material bucket that was used for to heavy applications. I don't know but I would guess that the bucket is original made for material 0.3T/m² or some thing like that. Hopefully all your work holds up well and the cracking doesn't started along the new welds again.
JCB Won't be happy hearing your assessment of their product, but this is what is Needed! People with engineering degrees are ok but they Lack the practical knowledge
We have two Manitou MLT 627 buckets with exactly the same failure points ... Boss says just keep welding them! Only used for horse manure and light duties, but they scrape on a concrete floor and the chap before me wasn't so careful using them! I like the extra suport for the pads .. have to look further at that, show the boss.
Are there any decent aftermarket buckets to be had or would it be better to buy an old one and spend a few quid fixing it up? JCB seem to be going the way of the rest of British manufacturing caring more about profits than quality
@@snowballengineeringStrimech has or Eastern attachments made JCB buckets I thought? Of the rest Allbutt seem reasonable. If you were closer to Cornwall I'd have you make one!
Lads at a local boiler shop had a "sideline" making buckets on night shift and they were really good quality. A farmer turned up at their office wanting one, "We don't make buckets here, only cranes and boilers" was the reply. The farmer insisted as his mate had got three from them previously, I think a couple of bloke's ended up getting their P45's !😢
Great repair and improvements 👍. Guessing the thick pads and straps on the underside are too rigid compared to the thin skin? Steeped reinforcement looks excellent. The longer Flitch plates certainly look better than the original stress raisers. Thanks for sharing 👍
Great job, I always do a triple run on cutting edge, was just how I was shown, great work and set up. One question, do you not isolate the battery on forks when welding while using forks to support the workpiece? I got a great bit of kit online, "anti-zap" basically a serge protector for electrics, we mainly do vehicle welding repair and the anti zap saves disconnecting the battery and having to re-code the radio etc. Would love to have the balls to do videos myself, keep up the great work 👨🏻🏭👍
If I’m welding on something with a computer I’ll turn off the isolator or disconnect the battery but I’ve never had any issues with old stuff. I think I do have a serge protector somewhere
Very nice work. This kind of work is hard on the body. Try to save your back and knees. Like bending over to weld the bottom of the cutting edge on. Very hard on your back when you could raise it up with the fork lift. I just had my second back surgery and can't do much of anything anymore. Take care of yourself while you are young. Regards
For what these buckets are they do look good from a distance but as you say jot really good when looked at on these repairs .. nice job as always like the use of the crowbar . Lol. Thanks for sharing
You can certainly see JCB build them on a budget. Doesn't actually look like it's even that old from the paint on it! Is the lack of bracing/support causing flexing then intern cracking all the welds?
You sure get a variety of different work in. That bucket was made out of material that was just too thin for the size of the bucket, so no doubt it's going to crack again and you'll likely see it again for more repairs. It's pretty obvious that it's too thin by the dents in the bottom of the bucket.
I would imagine that steel is to hard and thin and can't keep up the the stress the Tele handler put on it it would hold a good bit of wheat day in day out loading not to mention the odd soil pile lol lol well done awesome job ...I can remember having a toe tip root basket made by suton engineering Norfolk that worked well for a time ..
Common sense engineering is hard to beat. The old bucket was an incredible example of bad engineering. All the cracks and lack of support on a branded product is abysmal. The finished product is good. Preheating helps with stress, reducing moisture and reduced hydrogen which reduces the potential for cracking. All in all a great job. Keep safe and well 👍
The problem with weld on strips is that they're part of the frame so as they wear thin the bucket bows as you said, a customer of a mate of mine always has a strip welded on a new bucket before he uses it, and replaces it as soon as it starts to kiss the original 👍
As a beef farmer in Derbyshire,,I quite often drive past JCB world factory in Uttoxeter...Maybe you should drop them an email,,and how to not ""make crap buckets""" I bet you don't get a reply..😂👍💯💯
At the vocational school, our teacher showed and told how and why the wear blade of the bucket is better so that it is in the middle about 2-3 cm lower than the corners, the blade wears much more evenly and not the corners first.
How is the fit with the 3M Speedglas. I have to say it's worth every penny. Can you tell us what equipment you prefer and why? Good job done and nice to see a Brit doing it too. Super!
As for being committed vs just dedicated: An old farmer explained the difference by saying you had to first look at a plate of bacon and eggs. In that example, the chicken was dedicated, but the pig was committed. I think of that when you mention you are already committed!
At least poor quality OEM stuff keeps you in business. A super job as ever. The government should be giving grants to your small business set up and get a young trainee in to learn the trade. Too many stupid University courses and not enough vocational ones. I taught metalwork etc in the early seventies sponsored by Fords. The local council to spend money on vanity projects, stripped out the kit and cancelled courses forever in the space of three weeks without any warning. Devastating for youngsters so I started a job shadowing scheme by asking local companies to take a trainee. Worked well until three ton of paperwork arrived from the council peeved by its success. I am sure plenty of talent is out there. Thanks for posting. The council was a Labour London Borough!!
That was a clever trick twisting the strap so it would turn the bucket when you lifted it
Great how you use a crowbar/ wrecking bar to press plate into position. Such a good way of using it. Works both ends for whatever you need to pry into position. Beats using wedges and blocks. Yet again another quality, entertaining and informative video. 👍👍👍
Another nice job !!
Job security... Pays the bills... I like the curved edges on the patches... Great idea....
Hello Oliver from the US. Enjoy your channel and the ways you use tools to manipulate metals to get the job done. Especially like that you use your PPE for your health. Great job and keep them coming!
Thank you!
I will second this comment, enjoy watching your problem solving skills along with all the other content. Also from the US.
@@LeonardRoberts I second your second!
@@LeonardRoberts p.s. I have watched all his videos and I'm starting over from the beginning. After a lifetime of farm and fleet maintenance, I am much impressed!
And i third it.😀
I love your trick with tacking the crowbar down to pry, very handy! I'll use it in the future, thanks :)
The problem is with buckets like those, people using them for all jobs. They are grain buckets! Built lightweight.
Not built for loading soil, rubble, ect, and looking at the bottom of that one maybe pushing fence post in.
I know this because in my time I’ve used them for those jobs and suffered the consequences.
Brilliant repair Olive. I enjoy your videos
I'm never too old to learn.
There are so many little tricks in one video.
Thanks for sharing
Very nice repair. I love your attention to the details. You made the bucket a lot stronger in the weak points. I picked up some great tips watching this video. That will really help me when working my much smaller projects.
Thank you for sharing. Dan. 😊
That was an interesting use of a crowbar, and fabricated plates. I usually watch Cutting Edge Engineering Australia, this channel makes a change. 👍🇬🇧
Excellent work Oliver, that is better now than when it left the factory. Kurtis at Cutting Edge Engineering is also repairing a CAT D8 bucket. He said as well like you did, his will also leave the shop much better than when it left the factory 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦
So many nifty tricks in one 30 minute clip.
Amazing work!!! Thanks for the knowledge and the entertainment. Subbed :D
Excellent job as always, Oliver! I'm relieved to see you wearing breathing gear. I am 81 and have interstitial lung disease (and probably COPD) because I was cavalier in dusty, gritty work conditions. Thanks for the excellent video and rescuing this garbage bucket. It's a shame when OEM equipment is not adequate to do the job.
@@chasewilliams5128I am 69. I do and did lots of shooting guns in my younger years. Then worked in the power industries for 32 yrs before I retired. The company I worked for stressed Safety.
I would never mock anyone wearing safety gear.
Well done, you made it to 81. My dad worked in an office most of his life, he died in 2004 aged 79 of emphysema which is a lung disease.
There is also a larger amount of residual radiation in post nuclear bomb steel than steel made prior to the nuclear era.
I have been welding and grinding for many years and own a fabrication business. My lungs are slightly damaged from a mild dose of pneumonia in 2019, but l still crack on and do a day's work.
I am all for health and safety, but in my opinion it is our own responsibility to use it. There is a negative health impact using forced air fed masks too. That being not hearing the thing that could be about to hit you because of the noise from the air pump.
Everything has pros and cons young man!
I try to always wear breathing gear now if I’m doing dusty or Smokey work. I plan on being in this industry for a long time so got to look after myself.
@@JonDingle I recently ruined a spindle on my 1954 Yazoo 60" lawn mower because I was wearing ear protection and failed to hear that the blade had come loose and was spinning on the spindle, destroying the blade mount. I still wear hearing protection, however, as my hearing is already bad enough and I love classical music. (I was able to replace the spindle, btw.)
Keep these coming binge watched the whole channel this week
Thanks for watching!
Great repair ~ well done 👍🏻 ~ I loved the C shaped strengtheners around the wear pads great idea.
Excellent idea, stepped reinforcement, should work well.
It’s an absolute pleasure to watch, Excellent video
Glad you enjoyed it
Superb! Another item vastly improved.
I wonder if the guys that design and make these buckets might watch this video and feel embarrassed. Olly did a great job of identifying design weaknesses and making this bucket much better than original.
I like your videos, you don’t waste my time with a long drawn out intro, just get to it
Thank you Sir
I watch you for hours. It’s like going to work without the burns. (I have photos on my channel) I made and altered/repaired attachments for heavy equipment (JCB). To cut that old blade (or a section of that blade) off it is best to get an oxygen/acetylene tractor that travels down a track. You lay down a section of track or two, send the little engine and monitor the gas lines. Long cuts you leapfrog the track as the tractor traverses. It is ideal for cutting the bevel when making blades. JCB failed on this bucket. The sides cracking in the blade area is not a problem when the entire leading edge of the side is a blade. The problem with the wear pad appears to be due to there being no wear plates.
That part with the chain puller/wench (come~a~long) is way easier with a z bar and a wedge. We always sweated the steel before welding especially hard steel like blades/cutting edges. Winter mornings at shift change all the rosebuds would fire up. Booth after booth the Welders would start with a pure gas burn making a flickering mass of a flame twelve feet long then add oxygen changing it to a wide cone fed by gargantuan ball of liquid oxygen and fuel gas a tank farm of monster tanks. Like rich people problems I was not a welder and had no rosebud, I was an assembler/builder and did lay~up. I tack welded the pieces together straight and handed them to a Welder who welded for several days then handed them back for me to put the ears. When I was doing the tungsten embedding I would rosebud a table leg and hug it to stay warm.
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’’’’’//,,,,, z-bar
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|7 Wedge
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Weld the z-bar to blade haging over the bucket floor or the reverse then tap the wedge until you achieve alignment
always love everything you do...best wishes from the US, Paul
Many thanks!
Hi, Oliver (we're not mates yet so no "Olly"). I think the skins are too thin for the work the bucket is asked to do. As you know, the cracks occur because the metal is being overstressed, back and forth, over and over until failure. A bucket that thin is almost always a sand bucket. You've done a damn fine job patching and strengthening the bucket and that new edge will wear damn well. But if the bucket continues to get heavy duty use then you will have a frequent customer. Thanks for letting us watch. Cheers.
Good job !!! You sure beefed up that booket !!!
Nice, clean and accurate job! Well done. I'm enjoying your channel and content. I hope your channel grows and grows for you!
Much appreciated!
Nice platers hack with tacking the crow bar to close those gaps
I do love this type of videos, was it my eyesight side edges, it looked to me as if the steel had a 180 degree fold in it, and not a single bit of steel, love this type of content putting manufacturers blatant cost cutting measures right
Yes the sides are folded back around on themselves.
@@snowballengineering very cheap way to get thicker steel
Another good vid. No bullshit, no shite music.....just straight to the point 😀
Great work as always
Another good viewing on a Saturday morn
Would you say JCB need a review of their welding procedure, looks like it to me
The way you work the metal to fit is very impressive
Cracking video. Good repair as always. I'm surprised at JCB, their name was always a byword for quality, and if anything most of their equipment was over engineered.
Amazing work. Your skills are awesome. What a fabricator. Hell of a welder to boot. I wish I could do a fraction of what you can do.
Hi Oliver, nice bit of plate work there buddy, thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks for sharing, have a great one 👍
Gday, definitely built in quantity not quality and sadly that happens a lot nowadays, at least now it’s got a bit more life left in it, great job mate, cheers
It was only made in 2018 as well!
Thanks Matty.
Makes me laugh when u put on your welding jacket. Reminds me on one of my Chemistry teachers back in the early 1980’s. Excellent job as always.
Trying to protect myself from the uv light 😆
Mais um ótimo trabalho. Parabéns!
Nice repair olly. Makes you wonder about the quality of things like that bucket. I worked for a waste company in the nineties they had bins and skips made by various company's. The best roll on roll off bins they had were made by a company in south wales called PD engineering they were twenty years old and still going strong. I think some manufacturers are sailing close to the sale of goods act. The thing is they get away with a lot because nobody will complain or take them to court. I have seen this with a company that imported and sold readymix trucks the mixers were rubbish they split and the blades came away from the drums in no time. Patches everywhere. The owner of the company asked me what i thought and i told him to see a solicitor he ended up scrapping the drums and having a remanufactured drum made by an independent engineering company.😁❤ Ruth.
Love how like Curtis over at CEE, you say it how it is. 👍 That bucket is probably ok for moving soft cheese, however even then it's dubious. 🤗
Hallo du hast eine wirklich wunderbare Arbeit geleistet, bei der großen baggerschaufel geleistet, Hut ab vor deiner Arbeit 😃😃😃😃:-) LG, Herbst Johann/ Österreich
well done, exactly how I cut them off, what I do as one driver continually runs with the bucket on the concrete is weld ar450 patches underneath which has put pay to his game.
Great example for an light material bucket that was used for to heavy applications. I don't know but I would guess that the bucket is original made for material 0.3T/m² or some thing like that. Hopefully all your work holds up well and the cracking doesn't started along the new welds again.
Great video as always, one thing when you preheat the metal can you add the temperature to your description. information is always good.
thanks.
Go Snowball! I really enjoy your channel 👍
nice neat and tidy job as usual 👍
Thats some welder you have ,good job done!
JCB Won't be happy hearing your assessment of their product, but this is what is Needed!
People with engineering degrees are ok but they Lack the practical knowledge
We have two Manitou MLT 627 buckets with exactly the same failure points ... Boss says just keep welding them! Only used for horse manure and light duties, but they scrape on a concrete floor and the chap before me wasn't so careful using them! I like the extra suport for the pads .. have to look further at that, show the boss.
Better than new. Thanks for the videos.
Great video mate!
Awesome job as usual. Thanks for Sharing! 👌👍😊
Are there any decent aftermarket buckets to be had or would it be better to buy an old one and spend a few quid fixing it up? JCB seem to be going the way of the rest of British manufacturing caring more about profits than quality
General any that are not mass produced. My experience with mass produced buckets like this is they are built to a price not a standard.
@@snowballengineeringStrimech has or Eastern attachments made JCB buckets I thought? Of the rest Allbutt seem reasonable. If you were closer to Cornwall I'd have you make one!
much better by far nice job !!
Lads at a local boiler shop had a "sideline" making buckets on night shift and they were really good quality. A farmer turned up at their office wanting one, "We don't make buckets here, only cranes and boilers" was the reply. The farmer insisted as his mate had got three from them previously, I think a couple of bloke's ended up getting their P45's !😢
Snitches get stitches 🤣
Classic mistake, never go to the front office, always ask the workshop first 😂
Great repair and improvements 👍.
Guessing the thick pads and straps on the underside are too rigid compared to the thin skin? Steeped reinforcement looks excellent.
The longer Flitch plates certainly look better than the original stress raisers.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Nice job. And all this knowing very well that after some time it will crack again.
Great vid thanks for sharing any progress on fergi 👍
Still no progress on the fergy since the first video.
Great work! What is the purpose of stitch welding the back side of the cutting blade instead of fully welding it out?
There isn’t really any need to fully weld it on as there’s no real strength to be gained, just makes it more difficult to remove next time.
Could you please do a video on your ppe thanks
Do you use solid core ER70 for everything? Great work 👌🏻👌🏻
Great job, I always do a triple run on cutting edge, was just how I was shown, great work and set up. One question, do you not isolate the battery on forks when welding while using forks to support the workpiece? I got a great bit of kit online, "anti-zap" basically a serge protector for electrics, we mainly do vehicle welding repair and the anti zap saves disconnecting the battery and having to re-code the radio etc. Would love to have the balls to do videos myself, keep up the great work 👨🏻🏭👍
If I’m welding on something with a computer I’ll turn off the isolator or disconnect the battery but I’ve never had any issues with old stuff. I think I do have a serge protector somewhere
Well done great improvement.
Very nice work. This kind of work is hard on the body. Try to save your back and knees. Like bending over to weld the bottom of the cutting edge on. Very hard on your back when you could raise it up with the fork lift. I just had my second back surgery and can't do much of anything anymore. Take care of yourself while you are young. Regards
Crap is a realistic and honest technical evaluation of utter rubbish. Nice repair
For what these buckets are they do look good from a distance but as you say jot really good when looked at on these repairs .. nice job as always like the use of the crowbar . Lol. Thanks for sharing
What could cause cracks in the steel like that
Is the bucket manufactured out of hardox steel?😁❤
a job well done.......Cheers, Paul
Which filler wire have you used on that HB500? Would it need a better preheating if it’s 65mil thick cutting edge ?
Awesome video, thank you
Hello "Snowball"
Nice job. 👍👍👍
Hello 👋🏻
Thanks!
Gorgeous!!
You can certainly see JCB build them on a budget. Doesn't actually look like it's even that old from the paint on it!
Is the lack of bracing/support causing flexing then intern cracking all the welds?
2018 it was made.
Great job.
Nice work!
Great video,why didnt you put a full weld on back?
No need. It doesn’t really add any strength and makes it more difficult to remove next time.
Ollie do you think that those cracks come about because of poor quality welding wire or rods? Somerset Mike.
I think it’s the steel they use. They’re marketed as made from high strength steel to make the overall weight lighter
You sure get a variety of different work in. That bucket was made out of material that was just too thin for the size of the bucket, so no doubt it's going to crack again and you'll likely see it again for more repairs. It's pretty obvious that it's too thin by the dents in the bottom of the bucket.
JCB keeping you busy with repair work - don't shout about their shoddy buckets too loud :)
Your like Kurtis from cutting edge engineering. Just do it mentality
was there many hours work in this job ??
Y ou ARE a wonderfull craftsman
Great job mate.
We took some 3/8 rectangular tubing on a 45 and put 6 total 4 on the back and 2 just behind cutting edge to make it so bucket doesn’t rack and twist
I would imagine that steel is to hard and thin and can't keep up the the stress the Tele handler put on it it would hold a good bit of wheat day in day out loading not to mention the odd soil pile lol lol well done awesome job ...I can remember having a toe tip root basket made by suton engineering Norfolk that worked well for a time ..
Common sense engineering is hard to beat. The old bucket was an incredible example of bad engineering. All the cracks and lack of support on a branded product is abysmal. The finished product is good. Preheating helps with stress, reducing moisture and reduced hydrogen which reduces the potential for cracking. All in all a great job. Keep safe and well 👍
What type of air fed shield have you got and how do you find it
It’s a 3m speedglas 9100 with an adflo air feed unit. It’s great
The problem with weld on strips is that they're part of the frame so as they wear thin the bucket bows as you said, a customer of a mate of mine always has a strip welded on a new bucket before he uses it, and replaces it as soon as it starts to kiss the original 👍
The customer did ask if I could weld the new edge onto the old but it’s difficult once it’s worn as it doesn’t fit up properly.
Yes, totally agree, absolute pig to do on a worn one, as I understand it this guy does it to a new bucket and keeps that as a base line 👍
As a beef farmer in Derbyshire,,I quite often drive past JCB world factory in Uttoxeter...Maybe you should drop them an email,,and how to not ""make crap buckets"""
I bet you don't get a reply..😂👍💯💯
I like your skill set. Just subscribed!
Thanks for the sub!
great job thanks
At the vocational school, our teacher showed and told how and why the wear blade of the bucket is better so that it is in the middle about 2-3 cm lower than the corners, the blade wears much more evenly and not the corners first.
Honest question on the choice to grind off the edge. Would a torch be faster or is grinding a cleaner cut that needs less attention later?
Because his bottles were hooked up to the plasma table. He mentioned that.
The floor of the bucket is only 4mm thick so it didn’t take long to slice through it with the grinder, very minimal clean up needed also.
@@2nickles647 probably missed that when I was snagging a beer
How is the fit with the 3M Speedglas. I have to say it's worth every penny. Can you tell us what equipment you prefer and why? Good job done and nice to see a Brit doing it too. Super!
Fits good, I have the proper ear defenders to fit underneath it as well. Which equipment do you mean?
@@snowballengineering Welding machines in particular and how you set them up. What makes you prefer and why.
A big project
As for being committed vs just dedicated: An old farmer explained the difference by saying you had to first look at a plate of bacon and eggs. In that example, the chicken was dedicated, but the pig was committed. I think of that when you mention you are already committed!
Great job mate!🍺🍺🍺🍺👍
This weld distortion at end,can be fixed with oxy-acetylene torch and hammer.
an ole saying is so true.....the devil is in the details.... you seem to miss nothing .... and give your customer the best product possible
Where I used to work at, we would heat treat the entire piece after we got done welding. That way we did not have cracks.
At least poor quality OEM stuff keeps you in business. A super job as ever. The government should be giving grants to your small business set up and get a young trainee in to learn the trade. Too many stupid University courses and not enough vocational ones. I taught metalwork etc in the early seventies sponsored by Fords. The local council to spend money on vanity projects, stripped out the kit and cancelled courses forever in the space of three weeks without any warning. Devastating for youngsters so I started a job shadowing scheme by asking local companies to take a trainee. Worked well until three ton of paperwork arrived from the council peeved by its success. I am sure plenty of talent is out there. Thanks for posting. The council was a Labour London Borough!!
Every engineering company you speak to is struggling for staff these days
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