Woops!! Excavator had a bad day!!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Has this ever happened to you? Well, follow along as I attempt to clean up this mess without the use of Patch/Fish plates. The video will help bring to light some of the things to consider when making a repair like this or something of a similar situation. Also, this video is focused more on the step by step process more so than the welding itself. I hope you enjoy it. If this interests you, please follow and let me know what you think. I appreciate the feedback and comments. Thank you for your support.
Watching your video just about brought a tear to my eye, when I was a kid we lived in Conroe Texas. My dad worked for NGPL booster station in New Caney Texas, sometimes on weekends he would have side jobs to do and they would let him bring home the welding rig and I would help the best I could. I could see him in you, I’m about the age he was when he died at about 65, I sure miss him!
THAT is a real man, a real American working man. So many people, in my opinion, don't know this is how our country runs every day. It's men like this that keep things moving.
If you like him so much, why dont you marry him?
Nice work, I do the same but for military as a contractor........ Great job
Brilliant work young man and another really great video. You can straighter with a torch than l draw a line, proper skilled work that. I see you have a helper, that guy is very lucky to work with a craftsman such as you and although l am 54 and stuck in the UK l want his job. Please keep the videos coming because we can all learn from you! Top regards from the novice in the UK!
Thank you for your support.
Skilled craftsman. Tidy job. However, that machine has seen better days!
Your bloody good at your job mate ,old jimmy Australia
Never seen anyone cut that clean. Wow. Beautiful truck/rig, too. Subscribed.
Nice work... Thanks for the teachings...
I’m curious what welding proses you used for this repair. Looks like wire feed. I’m guessing flux core?
The Master has an apprentice. He is learning from the best...
Most of the welding I did was on tankers but I can appreciate this work. The plate cutting though, top notch. As a side note, who the heck is running those excavators? Someone is over stressing the arms constantly.
great job, I was thinking you got a left side & a right side, I would have run a gusset down the middle
Congrats on almost 50k!!
So close!
@@ICWeld keep yo the great content
People can weld the cracks as many times as they want, but it'll break again because structural integrity is gone.
great cut
Hey man what kind of flux welder are using? You're running dual shield I believe or I would think. What's that little mig you're running ?
I dont know why this is in my recommends but I will say this.
For people who are watching this and seeing him free hand cut that thick ass plate that smooth and straight. This is not his first day, ok.
This guy is a WELDER.Some people wonder what they were in a former life? Well this guy was a welder
Torch cutting is its own craft. You can accidentally weld things back together if you move to slow, and won't cut if you move to fast. Then free hand cutting a straight line is a special kind of talent. So yeah He's very skilled.
Enjoyed your comment Jc!
Correction: This guy is a master FABRICATOR!
Never knew torch cutting was hard until my second time. My first time cutting was a thick plate and I cut it straight as hell... second time and from then on my freehands look like shit 😂 must have been beginners luck
This dude seems to be an artist with a torch man that shit is definitely not as easy as he makes it look
This excavating company looks like a good client to have.
@Payne Killer No grease makes the machine look cleaner and the welder doesn't have to worry about starting it on fire when he's fixing... :D
@Payne Killer Just bring a kiddie pool and a 55 gallon drum of brake cleaner or degreaser :) And hide from the epa.
Hello
Jesus how long did this take start to finish? Seems like a month
@@trevors8577 n
This gentleman can cut out watch parts with a torch.
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@@joseepaganberrios3551 what
We do what we can man
A little bit of bondo, some flex tape and yellow paint...good as new
Flex tape? Thats too generous.
the ol' richie bros rebuild
You sound like Andrew Camarata lol
Pretty much!
until it's not
The thumbs down were from the companies that sell replacement for parts that you welded and fixed. lol
Ain't that the truth!
Right hey dose a awesome job
There aren't any chips in the jIb arm to stop repairs 🤣
"As usual l hope you learned something"
Louis Rossmann
I think it’s more - what the fuck kind of clown did this damage
Or people who only use jb weld 😂
I have never known anyone so clinical with a cutting torch a such a skilllful welder. 5*
The owners of the machine after they got his bill. lol
@Pekka Ylönen
What your describing is production line welding on high tolerance equipment.
A lot of the equipment you describe using didn't even exist back when I was a ironworker union welder or when I took a college course in welding technologies to read and write blueprints.
It's come a long way since then.
We did have Magniflux inspection and Xray tech tho.
None of that other stuff.
For what he was field welding I've absolutely no doubt he didn't need it.
I like the part when u panned camera to your truck and said “there’s my baby” the love for the trucks that make our living is great
We need a tour of it tho
It really is enjoyable to watch a skilled craftsman at work.
I do too but would like to see a lot more of the welding close up.
A modest craftsman at that.
Skilled??? Saying this guy is skilled is like saying yoda was a padawan....this dude is a freaking Jedi...did you see how clean his torch cuts were? Dudes surgical with that S.o.B....
@@TheVGphoto ok pls tell me what i can see here: ruclips.net/video/yAqedZFjbws/видео.html
and what I see in THIS video. Sorry, but I just lol'ed
qwertz33 ummm...you see him repairing the other end of the boom that he showed in the last part of this video?
And repair cost bill arrived the next day $1.5 million dolar. You should have bought a new one.
Let me guess you'd do it for half
He is very skilled,and thorough! I've only seen a couple guys cut like that.I remember a guy on a job,he was the main welder up in Alaska,everything he did looked like a machine did it.Whenever you complimented him,he's smile and say,you should see my father then,he taught me!
You know how to do it? Hold your breath when you cut! Its same for the sniper!
@@Timodon1 you don't hold your breath. Its the pause between a inhale and exhale.
@@aaron5222 Hello sir! I allways do so and its ok for me! Been welding now for about 45 years so its time to be a pensioner!
Have a good welding day my friend! :)
@@Timodon1 well you would know better as I don't weld but wish I could. I cam brew great beer though. Cheers
His father was a machine. xD
You are one skilful guy and the quality of the finished job seems exceptional. Great to see a craftsman at work. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much!
Good field repairs. I’ve repaired many of these booms over the years welding for a Cat dealer. They recommend grade 50 steel for these. You can also buy some of the castings from a Cat dealer if needed. Use 7018 or outer shield flux core equivalent, preheat, and wrap to slow cool. I also cut the crack out with a 1/4” opening clean slag off back, and drill hole in a 1/4 backing strip, put mig wire through it slid in the hole and pull it tight, no doubt you are getting a good 100 percent weld.
My youngest brother was a welder and that probably was the thing he liked doing the most in life was to have a stinger in his hand. For a few years he welded in a ship yard repairing damages to about everything that floated. When the yard closed and he came home he welded off and on doing different jobs and really prided his self on doing a good job and I really liked doing projects with him knowing it was done right. Since those days are long ago it's nice to see a welder that takes pride and has excellent workmanship like you. Most of what I've seen in the past years they would have just scabbed something over the top and called it a day. Nice work!!!!!
Thank you. Yes, I try and convince my customers to let me fix it as best as possible. After they let me, they usually dont have any more issues
Scabs create work....unnecessarily and make everyone look bad shitty part is lots of them are "certified " bandits
@@adamtheede2575 Indeed, fish plate on top of broken fish plate, but sometimes if you identify an engineering lacking in something, you can add a doubler to spread the load out in a new way and help prevent stress risers. But gotta do it right. I do say it looks like they're whipping that machine like a rented mule, either running the hammer without it being on something solid or using it as a pile driver.
I have a WW-2 story for you. I visited one of 5 brothers at his ranch and watched him coach his son on a horse. The man pointed with his fingers to guide the son. When I visited the other brother, he asked me if he noticed anything strange about his brother. I said his ears looked a bit deformed. He said "My brother has no fingers". He explained that his brother was working on a ship in San Pedro (Calif) during WW-2 when there was an explosion and subsequent fire in his area. He threw another man over his shoulder and discovered he couldn't grab the ladder. He climbed out and saved the man. The other brothers were called to the hospital and one said that he could have kicked his dad because of the bad condition of his brother. He wanted to remember him how he was. His head was the size of a watermelon and his hands were burnt stumps. Ffwd to today; the brother told me that no one notices his brother's hands because he doesn't try to hide his injury. People will swear that they had a finger pointed in their face when they have spirited arguments. RIP the Ihde brothers of Fresno California. Wally, Wayne, Woody, Warren and W(?) (Sorry...it's been so many years).
believe it or not cat sells a specific H plate to put on top of the crack after you weld it shut to provide structure and loadbalancing so that the steel wont crack next to the welded crack but i have noticed that you dont need those plates if you replace the old steel within the same amount of area as he did in the video though it makes the repair harder and more expensive you dont need to contact cat and buy a plate that exists because the engineers calculated the required thickness of steel plate on that pivot point wrong
This reminds me when I was a millwright in a saw mill. We had to do repairs to our log yard crane grapple all of the time. They would never let us spend the proper time to fix the tines on it. Finally one side ripped in half. We took it off and cut it up for scrap.
Dam dude!!! Those free hand cuts are friggin champ. Well done sir
I saw a guy cut an inner budd nut on a truck wheel. He split the nut and didn't damage the thread on the stud. He blew a gouge up to the wheel and barely scorched the paint.
Nothing special about his cutting.
100% Texan .......and uh yeah, everything is bigger in Texas including their mouths.
Robert Langley so tell me what’s so special about his torch cuts?
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After 40 + years in the seat, that's the result of prying with the hammer. Nice repair, I'm sure you'll be doing more repairs for these idiot's.
Hammer not prying bar !
@T A I'd guess it wasn't easy.
Hey now. Every hammer is a pry bar. Why else would they put it on the end of a big stick? LOL.
Yes and no, constantly putting down force on the hammer instead of letting the hammer do the work is a big factor. I ran hammer for a few years in a large open pit surface mine. We had one guy who always would lift the machine off the ground while running the hammer, I would just let the machine do the work. My machine had much less downtime every year.
woman who does yoga have joints that last much longer than woman who does MMA. Finess does make equipment last longer!
This man is so out there..... In the field ... Spending one day with this man is $$$worth more than a whole year at (college) that thing that people are highly in debt for now days 🤣
"Man they tear a chunk out?...no that was me" LOL
You shouldn't make any 90 degree repairs on any "stressed member" such as on an excavator boom, stick or truck frame. It creates a "notch condition". The "repair" will most likely fail. Were you using Lincoln, NR 211 on that repair? I would use stick from the 8018-9018 for the welds. It needs to be "fish plated" to last especially when using a hammer. Retired welder with 43 years experience.
Correct but this is another youtube case of the ignorent telling everyone how to do it
I'm no welder, but wouldn't 1/16th or maybe .045 dual shielded flux core work fine for this application? I would have thought it would have been better in this instance to gouge and weld the original arm back together and then put a massive brace on both sides of the repair but what the hell do I know.
@@cinderswolfhound6874 Not having time to make videos is not the same as not having expertise. I'm always grateful for others sharing their expertise since I don't yet know it all.
I worked for Norfolk Southern Railway for 41 years as a certified welder. Back in the early 80’s NS had started using NR211 wire in all their freight car repair shops. After a year or so, due to several significant failures of welds made with that wire (many causing derailments) they ordered all NR211 scrapped! They replaced it with dual shielded wire, which is the sweetest stuff going! As a side note, at the time we were using 211, there was a disclaimer on every box of wire that stated it was not for use on steel over 3/8” thick! We routinely weld 3/4” & 1” plate!
@@tomt9543 NR 211 is more of the 6011 when it comes to innershield welding. I wouldn't use it on anything critical or on a stressed member.
13:00 no worries on repeating your thought process, good insights in multiple wordings
i've never seen anyone cut freehand that clean and straight with a torch..awesome craftsmanship
I've seen cncs do a worse job.
@@deth3021 no kiddin
Very common skill in the oil field
I don’t understand. Why wasn’t there a plate welded to it when there was a first sign of cracks. Obviously weak points on the machine that needed beefed up. Seems like alot of this could’ve been avoided. If the people said just weld the crack then ok but I would’ve insisted putting plates to make it stronger. Unless the welder knows he will be back to make more money with future repairs so throw some glue on it till it completely breaks and brings in more money.
IC, when you put that straight edge up, I was like there's the problem! Any construction or mining outfit should pay you your weight in gold! I've seen so many field techs and shop guys "call it good". You actually do the work! Keep it up brother, God blesses those not lazy in their labors
There is definitely many things to be learned from this man! Amazing work!
That is a beautiful repair job , making the best out of the worst .
Maybe it's time for a new boom and stick????? Seriously though, you are an artist in a craft that is losing young people to fill your shoes. Thank you for sharing
Idk about that. My brother is an 18 year old welder and hes having a heart time finding work
I'm thinking time for a new operator that knows not to put sheer force on the boom.
Well done sir. Looks like an outstanding repair.
I would have hit that with a stick welder, grinder and a can of spray paint and had it to Ritchie Brothers tomorrow...lol
Hammering caused those stress cracks. The operator is using the boom to assist in the hammering instead of letting the hydraulics do the work.Job security.
I guess some folks prefer letting things just go to hell rather than bother with preventive maintenance.
On the plus side, had they actually taken steps to prevent this, we wouldn't have had a chance to witness the Wonderful Wizard of Weld in action.
you'd think they'd buy a new arm section, but I'm betting the price is way more than your service.
I believe Artist is above craftsman. This man is an artist.
Obviously that section has had many "repairs" before seeing the number of weld traces. And I initially thought you were going to do another "patch" repair again. But then you tackled it in the proper way and did it very nicely. If that would have been repaired that way initially, there would be no need for anymore repairs. Odd how we never seem to have the time to repair things properly, but always have the time to redo it again and again... Nice repair and Thumbs Up!
A lot of times, those operations don’t want to take the time to shut the machine down long enough for a proper repair, so they want it patched back together so they can get going. They’ll claim they’ll get it fixed between jobs. That never happens and they end up having to shut it down in the middle of a job, like this one. It’s happened to me hundreds of times.
@@hoffinator88h Yup, the customers are usually the ones that tell you to half ass a repair.
It’s been a while since I seen anything new from you but we appreciate everything that you do , you’re a surgeon with the torch and your real world application of welding on job sites is a nice change to see how it’s really done thank you
What are 771 thumbs down for? Beautiful job, professionally done. Period.
809 now and thats the other pro welders griefing him for doing it the way he did. imo it dont matter its customer abuse and will break again any dame way so it don't matter. if it was me id remove the whole dame boom and reinforce the whole dame thing so it can be used with the breaker and not break any more but meh job security why fix the problem just keep repairing it when it breaks. needs some 5/8" plates full reinforcement to cope with that god dame breaker and some dampener pads glued to it after that .
Probably because he was using a red to weld it...talented yet so wrong with his brand choice. 😆
this dudes tacks probably stronger than my complete welds
8:30 wow that’s scary how they changed them rollers. Those welds could of failed and thing woulda dropped on them
Seeing how they abused that machine to the point the base of the arm got toen, it’s just the company’s style to just go for it like that.
Machine's broken and gonna be down for weeks anyways? Better risk royally fucking up the repair to change the rollers which will see almost zero use until the repair is done.
Great video, im an amateur welder i like working with metal, i wish i could have started welding at a younger age and making a career out of it 😂
I like that you have a apprentice I remember when I was around 14 was mixing and carrying mortar and brick and block for my dad learning how to pore and measure for concrete setting forms learning why I need to know mathematics 😎
Raise it up so you’re not on your knees? The best welds come from the best position.
Great looking repair, that is probably better than it was when new . Don't envy you on that repair on the other end of the stick. That things looks like it has been abused for too long.
The machine is working on a rock field so the breakers are in constant heavy use.
@@markfryer9880 Its always the breakers that break the machine.
Reinforcement plates were called for on this machines stress points, throw welds at it and IT will return.
That's why his PREVIOUS repair failed in the HAZ.
I'm not a professional or certified welder, but I would think that after he replaced the " original" sheet metal, "fish plates" shaped like diamonds with rounded ends should have been welded over the areas where the "straight" line beads were placed. I have repaired parts of a medium duty tow truck, using the same process, back up plates, to avoid oxides on the back side, replace all the torn and bent material and then fish plates with large plug welds.( about 3" diameter) The tip of the excavator has plenty of room for the fish plates to be added. Anybody that really knows about this matter cares to comment with a logical explanation? I was told by a Miller welding engineer that the work should not be in a straight line because there will "concentrated" stress point that will cause premature failure. His cutting ability puts him in the upper portion of the class.
@@dveloso150 You are correct, the same is done when people want to make a long bed classic truck to a short bed truck this way the torsional load/force is distributed over a larger area.
@@mauricioespinoza5390 so basically you just weld the diamond shaped plate over what he has done in this video?
29:53 looks like fine art! IC can easily semi retire into indoor welding
interior custom home weld
Or
Race Car welding in a comfortable shop
I saw from a google search that you are likely working on equipment around Austin. That hoe ram probably hit on too much blue rock! Love your videos, welding so well described.
Hey brother ! The reason why you get all the “shit” jobs is cause you are the best welder around and you take pride in what you do
Guy's like a surgeon with that torch... Sometimes I screw the cuts with a straight edge lol
This gives a whole new meaning to “break time”.
"really cold weather...."
".....upper 30's."
Me laughing in North Dakotan... 🤣
laughs in Canadian
I thought the first crack was the worst, but when you show us the second crack i was like awwww man,,,nice job...
Dang the one at the base if that boom is as bad or worse. Looks kinda twisted yikes
Do not worry about repeating yourself, we can feel you strategy on how to tackle the projet getting sharper. Well done and like the quality of work your doing.
Very interesting, the metal was fatigued; then fractured, then was repaired, then fractured again at the first repair weld.
Hardening and "weakening" of metal... Making it more brittle.
I am guessing they use the bucket as a pry-bar too often and that stresses / metal fatigues the metal.
The failure is a tension failure and making a stronger top support is more a cure for this repeated failure.
Dude dont be a sorry for repeatings. Your walk-through is thorough and makes this interesting especially for a noob like me. I'm sure many will agree too👍
Double plate should almost never be square with straight lines in cracking/load direction. That becomes a weak point, and might create a new crack in the long run. Otherwise nice work.
That's his secret cause now it will crack again in 2-3 years and he gets the job to repair it, again and again 🤑🤑
My rolex is running a bit slow. Do you think you can torch me out a new set of gears for it? I don't need your typical precision, rolex quality precision will do.
Not a problem repeating yourself...I call it thinking out loud. It helps me decide how to work it all out. Before I even start. Nice job. It is good to see that guys still take pride in their work. Thanks for taking the time to video your work.
I frequently repeat myself when I'm trying to figure something out, each time I say it slightly different and eventually something will trigger. I do much the same when I'm tutoring someone. Repeating it in different ways gets around the problem of everyone learns in different ways. An explanation that makes sense to one person might seem entirely nonsensical to someone else.
Don't get me wrong on my comment earlier,I appreciate that your a hell of a tradesman, but sometimes you have to think about the little things...I personally know both the weld and the machanic side, that is the reason I commented,also I would hope the master is off ,I have seen all to many times nobody knew or took the time to check and the ground was completed through the ECM and inadvertently fried it,that's a minimum of $2500.00 to replace..
yes, master switch was off.
Beautiful work! Nice to see you have an apprentice. I feel sorry for that track hoe. That rock hammer is eating that arm up. I wonder, can't they decrease the pressure to the rock hammer or use a smaller head on it? I remember when renting equipment, they seemed to have those units tuned down so they lasted longer. Had a friend with an older CAT track hoe. He owned it. It was pretty savage compared to the rental. Anyways.... great job. Clean work!
Hi please subtitle in spanish thank you!!!
The real question is who's the guy that they let run the machine and put that much pressure on the boom.
Fantastic job. Thanks for sharing it.
The quality of your work, and your amazing work ethics are why I just subbed to your channel. Although, you did make a lot of extra work for yourself with this job. The stresses on that boom are totally unrelated to whether or not it is straight. I used to be a mechanical engineer for what that's worth. But what you did was the kind of thing which makes this a better world.
What extra work did he make for himself ?
I agree the dipper arm was straight when cat made it. Isaac has done the job right in my book. He has made the plates and welds staggered to release the stresses. The backing plates are a good move so you can plough in the weld nice and hot. A very nice neat bit of fabing and welding. He checks up on his repairs which is a good thing to do. Good customer service. When you are self employed and charging someone. You are taking their money. That's why he is never short of work. Keep the video's coming love them to bits. From jonesy south Wales GB.
Looks like someone overheated the metal when they attempted to weld it back together last time
H.A.Z, heat affect zone. Happens each time you torch cut, plasma cut, weld, etc. It'll happen. There are things you can do to help alleviate cracking.
He welded it last lol
Must've been a good a while since the last time he did it, because they called him back.
RUclips has been trying dam hard for the past 2 months to get me to watch this video. I guess i better give it a shot.
It is a great pleasure to watch a talented professional apply his skills to save an expensive piece of equipment. Thanks for sharing.
Our pc 138 finally had a enough smashing and packing trash in boxes the lower boon arm snapped right where the aux hydraulics sit in the bucket
That machine wants to retire. Sure has been treated rough over the years
Nah, should taken it into a repair shop honestly and just taken the entire boom off and rebuilt the broken parts and it would been fine for another 10 years of brutal treatment.
Good work saved thousands on a new arm.
You remind me of my grandpa, he was old school with everything. Loved helping him with projects. Really love the videos, keep em coming. 🤙
While I was saying "Wow what a great job!" looking at that work of art repair, my good feeling left like a cat being chased by a pack of dogs when I saw the job that was yet to come!
That's the way my wife breaks bad news to me everytime! Show me something to get my spirits way up and then .... BAM!!!!
😖🤯🥴. I didn't expect such treatment here! Now I know better!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
You're good. Thinking out loud helps keep things in perspective and proper order.
I overlap straps after I weld it all up metal straps at least 6 in past the crack and well that all up solid out of half inch steel and I hope it don't break again
I have always used a cover reinforcement plate when welding/repairing these excavator booms. (If the room allowed for it)
These guys are tough on equipment, love the vids! Keep up the good work
Excellent video I like you Explain everything and show everything but you don’t show hours of just welding
those breaking hammers are really hard on a machine, I bet that your repairs are better than factory since you removed all the stressed base metals that would have prone attempting to regain those striated patterns anyhow. nicework! stay safe, keith
Sorry, but any repairman in any trade who has " ... previously repaired a crack right here ..." but which " ... looks like it's gone again..." would not get a second call out from me. If a machine has inherent weak points that fail, then reinforcing it with a "better than original" repair to avoid any chance of subsequent fails in the same place would be the proper way to deal with it.
Something tells me the employees of this company run an after hours fight club, a little excavator one on one. 😝
Something tells me that you have no idea what stress is exerted on the boom arm from running a hammer
The machine looks old, maybe time for a new one or replace the whole front arm. Guy may not want to spend . I had a job almost identical, welded it back up (chamfered the metal first) grind flush and put thick gussets on it and weld. All steel in there is no good, been welded so many times it's weak and is fatigued. Flat pieces bridge over that on to better steel, basically what he's doing but easier and it worked.
Can this guy cut straight with an oxy-acetylene torch or what!!! And that repair looks really good. I expected at the start that you would grind out the cracks, bend the boom back to where the cracks pinched closed then just fill with welds. You really did it right!
Man that excavator is a perfect example of grandpa's boat paradox. So much of it seems to be just built up weld and repairs is it still even a cat excavator? Also I know most companies just want machine back running asap. But there comes a point when u need to just put the whole machine through a proper maintenance cycle or ur gunna waste more time and money fixing little problems over and over.
You are a great welder, never cutting corners.
The second I saw the 2nd crack that needs doing at 29.54 time.. I thought its best to just take of the arm... Get it in a work shop.. And get it fixed. Or buy a second hand arm as she hasn't been looked after in years!.. Poor girl has had a rough life.
I groaned when I saw the second crack at the very end of the video haha.
I’m surprised you don’t “improve” the design with thicker plate or some kind of overlay/strap to prevent future cracks in the same place?
Job security 😂
Great fabrication and welding, the hammer attachments put a severe beating on any boom, thank u from old dog in nyc
Watching these videos are extremely useful for learning what to do or what you want to do. It's extremely time saving for making repairs. I commend anyone making these videos that are so helpful and can be extremely time saving. God bless you all!!
Beats buying the assemblies that will blow out just like the original. Repaired and stronger than the original.
19:25 The Man made sure he was seen on camera paying for the job, waving the envelope in the air
Holy crap mechanic should have taken off the whole boom for you seeing is that much damage. But the part you did looks brand-new for now lol