CAT 140M Issues
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Hey guys, Here is a nice repair on a CAT140M. It was a good thing the customer caught the problem. It could have gone much worse if it was overlooked any longer. You may actually know this person. He was the Caterpillar 2023 Global operator challenge representative for North America.
Super cool guy, John Schiedeck. Kick back for a few moments and enjoy. Maybe its an issue that you currently have as well. Hope this helps.
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Great as usual. As a 80 yr.old guy with over 60 yrs experience repairing machinery I love to watch a master at work. I wait for your videos. From the Texas Hill Country
I’m so happy that your….apprentice…works with you, learning at the knee of the master. I was denied that when my father, a machine operator, died a week after my third birthday in 1950. I was told that he also was a master at his craft. I chose the electrical field for my trade, and until the late 1960s, i met tradesmen who would exclaim “you are Johnny McClures son??, he was magnificent “. It always filled me with pride, but i would much rather have learned from him. I was cheated! i truly hope that your…apprentice..knows that he is learning from the best!
My father is a retired Caterpillar and Komatsu field mechanic. I was often with him on work when I was a kid and took interest but he didn't recommend it due to the hard work even during cold winters. I became a metal fabricator for the offshore industry and I loved it.
Still wished that I could learn more from him.
He is a fast learner and changed his profession to plumber at the age of 55 and worked till he was 72. The company's clients didn't want to lose his expertise.
Learning from parents with great knowledge is priceless.
Very sad, but glad you made a success of your life. Best wishes.
I see many commentors praising your metal working skills, and they are 100% correct. I see fewer comments though on your camera work and editing skills. You are topnotch there too. Your videos explain the cause AND the repair in a coherent manner. That's a whole nother skill, Isaac. Kudos to you!
Only Kurtis and Karen from CEE can equal your video blog and welding skills on You Tube! I look forward to every video you and CEE post! Thank you for the great content! 😎😎
I appreciate you mentioning that. The editing is almost more challenging than the repair itself.
@@ICWeldHI MR.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU CUOAT THAT KIND THE WORK.
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Never apologize for your work! No matter what you fix, many of us will watch it!
Absolutely!
You are a humble man, with a great sence of humour. Above all a very good welder, your son has a master teacher. Your content is never boring. Stay safe.
The mechanics should have pulled the molboard for you. I do it all the time for our welders. 20 mins, then swing circle out to side and you could have done everything standing up.
Don't apologize for the "same old, same old". I watch your content no matter what you are doing. You could have done the other side and I would have watched it to the end. I think you do very good conscious work which is nice to see. You and your son should be proud.
I'll agree with your other subscribers. Nothing that you put out is boring. Great work, Issac
Do CAT engineers ever check with operators about areas their machines are cracking? I've seen videos with similar problems on scrapers, dozers, etc.
I would say no. When the field repair guys know where the cracks will be when they walk up to a machine that’s a problem.
on the next one have the operator role the table out like you do when you are changing the cutting edge, you will be able to stand up and work and not have to do all that overhead
Some real fine welding. A suggestion that might help on the next one. I operated a grader for several years and on most graders you can by way of the side shift, swing that circle out one side of the grader so the circle is almost vertical. Might make access to where you're working a lot better.
I've seen that done, haven't done it myself. Overhead gouging and welding not so fun
I was looking for this comment, l have 7200 hours operating a 160M, quite a bit less arc-gouging but enough to appreciate this man's work!
IC Weld, CEE, On Fire Welding and Snowball Engineering! Best of the best!
17:19 See you working is never boring. No problem showing repeated work. It's not boring, it's educational and that's how you learn. Keep em coming. Love every video.👍👍👍
Your work is never boring.
Looks better than new. Which is typical for your projects. Nice work buddy.
Nicely done Issac and Son ❤❤ great job fixing the cracks. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed ❤️.
Great video! Would have liked to see you do the other repair. Your work ethic and skill is top notch!! Peace
As an amateur welder I really enjoy watching the preparation of your repair jobs and how great the welding turns out, it's never boring. I can hardly wait for the next video, thank you!
I work around that blade ever day never looked for cracks in that spot now I will Thank you very much.
Can you make a video about setting up and running a wire feeder? I just got an LN25! Pros and cons vs stick, what makes you choose a wire feeder for certain jobs etc.
Longer videos make me happy and fill like I'm doing the job, not setting on my ass! watching it get done by a pro
Looks like the grader is not that old.
Great job 👍
Thinking this is a design issue if it's affecting both sides of two machines that are as new looking as this.
@@jasonpatterson8091Curtis at CEE has been doing some repairs on similar machines in Queensland, Australia. I think that you might be on to something about it being a design issue. The machines are getting so powerful that they are now exceeding the strength of the steel and the welds to stand up to prolonged work use. Previously, you would have been looking at a much older machine and said "Oh it's to be expected as it has been through a lot of hard work in it's life!" Now obviously the rocks and ground aren't changing, so what has changed? The machines have become more powerful and with a greater expectation of delivering more work more quickly and efficiently. Trouble is that the parts are being designed down to what designers think will do the job with some margin of strength to spare. But what happens when their calculations are off when compared to the increased power and work rate applications? It means that fairly new stuff starts breaking way before the same equipment used 20 or 30 years ago did.
Sometimes CAD and finite analysis reduce the longevity of a machine because the data used hasn't factored in the greater power and expectations for work. Even steel has limits to it's strength!
Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Don't let the paint job fool ya, Richie Brothers specialize in 20 gallon over hauls. We have one that looks like this, paint and decals look like new but it has 75000 hours on it. We never had this issue in the drawbar but the gooseneck was made of glass I think as ours has broke 3 times.
@@hommie789Ah 20 gallon reno sounds like what I call a lickety split home reno! In other words fresh paint and floor coverings. They still require work but sometimes hide deeper problems.
A tough job but you still make it look easy. Good editing helps. :-)
You are a great welder but man I envy your carbon arc work. If I was that good it would save me sooo much time. You make it look effortless and so smooth
Another fabulous video Isaac. Good to see your son back with you, seeing you two in action together always makes me smile. It is great that a father and son can work together and the father pass his magnificent skill on to the next generation. Isaac, your videos should be required viewing at every welding and trade school in the country. Students would not only learn welding techniques, but even more important, solid work ethic and pride in your craft.
Those metal things you unbolted and then put back on... They're called thing er ma jigs...
Put out any content u got. Im sure i will watch it till the end
That is some nice work out in the field, very impressive.
WOW.. That was cracked pretty bad.. Nice Repair Issac.
Thank you for sharing, always a pleasure watch your project 👍👍👍👍
Another great video, thanks for sharing and I got to say that is one nice machine, thanks for sharing your welding skills.👍
That was amazing. It looked like took a lot of work (You said it was hard). Thanks for sharing it.
Some great welding as usual. Never apologise Isaac, I am not the only that looks forward to seeing the master at work when it comes to welding repairs.
Yeah that was quite the job tight spot somebody's got to do it like you say and you got it. Turned out all right now the other side. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
Love the CEE sticker in the box @4:19
Lots of mutual respect on both sides.
Nice ! I also follow CCE from down Under ! Love your Video's ! Thanks for sharing !
Also check out Snowball engineering from UK
I love this channel and I hate it: as a heavy construction manager, I learn stuff here that probably the master mechanics know but I'm blind to
Seriously, if I ever teach another heavy equipment course: watching a few of these videos will be an assignment. I did not know you can rebuild a bucket like that -- as a laborer ground guy I've seen augers and such with welds on the wear points, but not the level of metal surgery shown here. Please make me feel better and say this is unique and I'd never have found a welder that could do this and thus have made a mess of it if id tried.
Longer videos for sure. I like learning as much as possible
Thanks for the video man. Next grader circle or blade repair you do, it’s a bit tricky, but you can kick the blade out to the side of the machine so your not doing everything overhead.
True story!
Isaac, what size welder do you need to run those gouging rods.....i have a millermatic 255, but i don't think it has enough power to run those. And did you manage to do that without getting burned? Great job as always, thanks for sharing.
You could use 1/8" rods, they take 200 amps, 1/4" rods need 250 amps. You would also need to think about the duty cycle on your machine.
That is caused by a common operator fault , not watching what they are doing . Lifting the blade too high & jamming the A frame to the centre shift cradle , stressing the top of the A frame . Just look at the gouges on the rear circle shim retainers .
They should have flipped the blade up vertical for you to make it easier ! 👍
Yes,this common crack on circle most when is very cold.i got 16 m on pipeline one time brand new broke due too cold morning plow right of way road bingo yup crack circle same video.we bring shop inside due welding -40 below not good at all.thanks help young guys learn trade.i pass my own lots people in 30 years western canada no shame.thanks again video.😊
I think you can fix just about anything. Have you ever told a customer 'No, that can't be fixed.. you need to buy another one?' 🤣😂
Only a couple of times because of cost.
I don't know if this is far to ask but I like the longer vids. Not like Abom who can do a 30 minute video on wiping off a surface plate or 40 minutes on changing cutting fluid on a machine he never uses. :)
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This is the second comment on a different channel ripping on Adam! 😮
Imagine having a successful RUclips channel that you can travel to wherever you want? He's living the dream! Both he and his wife Abby can work remotely. She's been a great influence for him. I wouldn't mind having that lifestyle.
It's his machine or anyone else who owns a machine.
So what your tell these people who commented. If I have a power plant/generator for when the power goes out I'm not allowed to change the oil. If only used mostly for when the power goes out.
I think what the OP is getting at, is that Abom used to have a good work related channel and it has since become more of a "talk about work" channel with way more talking than working? 😅 I used to watch some Abom years ago, but turned off around about the time he was extending his workshop and showing BBQ meals. It wasn't what I wanted to watch at the time and probably still isn't. But that is just me. I find my welding and engineering fixes through ICWeld and CEE, but I don't always get around to seeing every video, so perhaps my tastes are changing yet again?
Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
@@dans_Learning_Curve Same individual... This time it is unwarranted as it is not directly related. At least in the other video a direct inference was present. One can never pull the world down ones own level.
You did a great job of making a tuff repair!!! It is hard to do!!!
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*I C Weld* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
Crazy things.....circle guides! Good job there Isacc.
9:05 "That's why they call it "work"! :) ... Otherwise it would be called "Happy Fun Time!"
Look at all those cracks and on a late model CAT grader. Is it because the steel quality has gone downhill? Or is it a casting defect? Or a design defect?
The machine hits itself when the cylinder are lifted all the way up. Slight design miscalculation.
Hey “IC” I want to thank you for your insight on some of these projects. I’ve used a couple of the techniques I’ve seen you preform and it works perfectly. So again thank you for the insight!!!! Keep them coming.
Dam that thing looks brand new . Wonder if it a design problem?? Or maybe they hit something big 😂
I think its partially a design problem. They tried supporting that area from the factory. Its a natural weak spot if you look at it closely. Shoulda been beefed up a bit more.
Thanks Issac, always look forward to new videos. Happy New Year 🎊
On these grader you can put the circle on the side. By doing so you could be welding almost flat and not be on your knees for the most part. If it's happen on another equipment you could try to ask the operator to flip ip for you.
This amount of damage. Is this for trying to grade heavy rocks?
Or just driving the blade into mother earth at full speed?
Great job in repairing and keeping it round.
Your son has a good teacher, with lots of hands on experience. He probably has plans for his own truck.
Lots of chrome and wild paint job.😅
Yeah I had the same thought. I'm nothing like an expert, but we had old Cat graders in my Army engineer unit back in the day. We ran them pretty hard and never saw damage like this.
Unreal that a new machine like that could have a failure so consistent and common. My Champion 740a from the late 90's is a piece of junk compared to that 140, but they made them different back then.
Nice job guys, should last the machine out now, thanks for the video, stay safe, best wishe's to all, Stuart Uk.
What would be the best solution for that machine to of not cracked like that in the 1st place... Thicker Metal When Built.? Im just thinking that for the money im suRe he payed for that machine, you'd think it would go longer then that eh......... Operators could be using the $hit Out of it also i suppose...ha
Thank you for your Videos. I like your comment that "That's Why They Call It Work!!"
time for big cat vet issac to make a house call, and fix some broken bones and perform a joint replacement, >__< hehe
>^o^
You'd really wonder what caused this grader to crack up like that. Must be something that normally would not happen.
That looks like a design flaw that CAT should take responsibility for!
Came here from Stephen cox channel new subscriber enjoying
-8 F here in Minnesota. Everything gets preheated here.
Just bought a tiger torch and that saves a lot of time.
I ran a 12m for the county road crew a few years back it was a pretty nice machine over the old knuckle busters. I never get tired of watching you arc gouge though, you are an artist with that thing and the torch. I’m not sure how you can run at such low amps and be so smooth but I practice every chance I get, to be that good. I’m going to get it just have to get that feel that I’m missing. I watch as many videos of you working as I can to get better at gouging. I currently use a torch if I have to be on point with it , but I try to use the carbon rods as much as possible. I feel it’s the best way to get better is to just do it a bunch.
Do you really think anybody is going to criticize your work? Just look at it. You’re a master Isaac.
Good Grief! Rotate the table to make vertical by changing the yoke pin for better access and without having to do overhead.
Waiting on some more new
FYI for next time. The turntable will go vertical with the moldboard on it.
i'd have to wonder about the engineering. looks like it wasn't designed strong enough to deal with normal stress unless those were abused. that's a lot of initial expense to have to then fix the things that break under load. whether you're an end user or rental company. job security for you though, yay! lol
Isaac- such a great how to video. We learn so much when we watch your videos, thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Keep posting!👍
Should have rotated the blade to vertical by changing pin location on cradle
On the Cat 140 can't you rotate the saddle right out to the side? It would mean you wouldn't have to gouge or weld upside down.
Actually, I like longer videos cus I would like to see the end result, no matter how much rinse and repeat it is. Love the video.
“That’s why they call it work.” Yes, indeed.
AND what kind of work does this machine do that can cause so much damage damage?
Cheers Andy from NZ.
The subject matter and editing are top notch. I love it all.😊
I don’t think any jobs are really ever the same. There’s always something different…
excelente trabajo..Saludos desde Argentina
Thanks for going through the trouble to film ! I do enjoy your content .
Glad to see the apprentice is back
Thank you from Georgetown. Love these…
Please start wearing a respirator especially carbon gouging.
Good job fellas!
“Broken Banana Welding” a division of IC Weld.
It looks as though the upper reinforcing plates on both sides added too much stiffness in those areas so that the stresses concentrated in the heat affected zones of the lower welds which failed first and then propagated downward into the lower structure. They need to find a better way of reinforcing those areas.
“Came out pretty good”😂
It’s an understatement Isaac, it came out very good👍😉
Good stuff Issac, nice field work! Your son is fortunate to be learning the trade from such a good mentor!
Just to stay warm the next few days, going to be getting a lil chilly down there this week
Did you film your gantry crane build? That would a really neat episode.
Skills. Relaxing to watch you work. Solid repair!
What size fab shield do you typically run? Great job as always sir!!
I normally run .045. I used to run .068 but it was too much to handle on smaller welds like these.
@@ICWeld thank you sir i appreciate the response.
Great job, nice to see aNother video of your work!!
Another great video ! Thanks for sharing!
Great show! Do you charge by the hours, or charge by the number of wields, or a flat rate?
Field repairs ar hourly rate. To and From my shop.
Alway's a pleasure to watch your videos always something to learn from you and always nice to see a person take pride in there work very nice job !! 👍👍 And great video as always !!
Nice work! Do you like to gouge rather that grind out the cracks in most situations?
Yes, absolutely
He would still be there if he had to grind all that out.
Like too see u teaching ur son. Pass it on. I am trying to teach my nephew trade HVAC 42 years. Getting old
Now someone can fix that bottom stair
I just watch Kurtis repair a ring for one of those.
Awesome job as always