Your shout out to IC Weld was why i just subbed. Just ventured out on my own and been doing what both you guys do all my life for everyone else to make money off of is why i started my own business.

A cut and weld expert does cut and weld. I would have put the old pin in just the bent ear sleeve and the stick and bent the ear back by manipulating the bucket against the ground. If it can be bent into a bad position, it can be bent back into position until a new pin fits. This likely got bent because the pin slipped out of the other ear. Isaac is great. IC Weld. Amazing work. Very humble as he finds better solutions and corrects himself on video.

Wow. I was skeptical but you drove it home!!! That root was brutal... never saw that before. Looked beautiful in the end. Well done!

I C Weld is the king of the oxy torch. Love his channel. You’re no slouch either! That crane is a beast.

I C Weld is a good channel. Learned a thing or two watching him.

Good to see more from you. Missed you while you gone for awhile. Stick around, we all enjoy it.

Nice video. Nice of you to recommend IC Weld. You're pretty good yourself!

I'm a machinist by trade & like seeing other skilled craftsman in their trade. It makes me feel to be an American. That was good work there.👍👍👍

It’s amazing what you can get done with an oxy acetylene torch. It’s been around for 100 years, but is still as useful as ever!

*Sir, it's been years since I stick welded but watching your skills makes me want to start again. Thank you.*

Thank you for taking the time to share with us your knowledge and skill. We're lucky to have you as a public resource to learn from. I'm sure there might be a better welder out there than folks like you and Issac, but few are as kind and generous with sharing their knowledge. Wishing you great success and rich rewards in the very near future.

Great video. Final product speaks for itself. Make a plan, work the plan, and the net result is nothing short of impressive. Nicely done!

I actually just subscribed to IC yesterday. Fantastic at work. Great job on the bucket repair 👍

I found IC Weld the other day and to be fair his work os fantastic so I sunscribed. You do good work too young man!

It’s good to have you back , been missing your videos they are informative and interesting too Thank You

I wouldn't have thought to use this method but I'll definitely be keeping it in the back of my mind now. Thanks for sharing.

I swear I could see that flange move three times when you were heating it. It may not be the way everyone would do it but it was a fantastic job. Like you said in the beginning that there is a thousand ways to do that and I would have done it albeit with an arc gouge probably. Thank you for filming that. Oh, yea Isaac is awesome!

Thank you very much for this video. I did marine welding in 1990s in Australia. Warms my heart to be with some top welding. Regards from Bundaberg Qld.

Hey Ethan - I am a new subscriber and I absolutely love your videos!!! Only one problem I have with them - there aren't enough of them!!! I am a retired mechanical engineer and I have learned a lot from watching you work and your tips and tricks. You have tremendous skills and abilities and a terrific demeanor and personality. You would make a great engineer and in many ways you are one. If you are able to - would sure love seeing so many more videos. I subscribe to other channels but I rate yours as one of the very best for sure! Thanks for sharing - and share all you want! I will be anxiously waiting!

Funny - Your video likely appeared in my feed because I’m a watcher of IC Weld! You’re right - the guy is amazing.

Very nice repair, yes I also watch I C Weld, I've done a lot of similar repairs over 43 years of welding, but I enjoy watching all your videos, Im always looking to learn new ideas, you sir are a master craftsman, thanks for posting it.

Thanks for the videos. I love watching them. Hope you can do more. You do great work with a few tools. I watch other videos & everything is "who has the most tools." You have what you need, and do more with what you have than most who have a lot more to work with. Kudos! BTW: I also watch ICWELD. Fantastic channel. The guy's a wizard.

Amazing work and a true master. Great to watch. Nice video editing skills as well. Thank you for sharing your work. Stay safe out there!

I love your stuff, Isaac is a surgeon with a torch!!!! Awesome guy!

Just came across you channel, subbed straight away. Like the way you explain things. Always enjoy watching this kind of work and I loved the Texas tig. Thanks

IC WELD is an awesome welder you're right. Liked the vid well done mate.

I enjoy watching you fix big stuff like this..Good to see the boom truck in action.It is a nice old rig that will help you make more money on doing the big heavy stuff

That stack of beads looked fantastic. Love this channel

That was a real nice job. Thank you for posting.

love your approach and quality work...thanks for making my day...cheers, Paul

Thats getting it done sir! One thing I admire about your channel, is that you really do a good job of putting your own skills, tools, and equipment to use to get the job done in a way you are most comfortable with. as always lots of different ways to do a job like that, and i am sure you will hear from many about the "proper" way lol. but when your in the field, you just make it happen the best way you can.

Always great to see your work...

Nice to see you back on Y-tube . I missed you. Jim from Ohio

Awesome work. It's good to see professionals recommend other professionals at what they do best. more videos sir!. God Bless.

another great Mississippi welding fix great job

I know this video posted a while ago but it's the first one I've seen from you and I was very impressed you do fine work sir I am now subscriber and look forward to more videos from you thank you

Victor torches and Lincoln welders, a winning combination!

That's some seriously thick steel ! Pretty cool man

Glad you got your crane working, also a very good job and video, stay safe !👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Beautifully done!!!!

Great work really enjoyed the video. I wish I could weld like you. Nice of you to plug icweld!!!

Nice looking work and beads. Nice comment about Issac @ ICWeld as well as true, Thanks

No matter how far we advance in the future, we still need the old ways for permanent fixes. Like you said, a thousand ways to skin a cat. I like the result and not sure I would of tackled it the same way but your liquid steel filled the gap just fine and with air needles made it super strong. No tearing that eye out. I have seen it done on bigger stuff... I will check out your friend... good video, Might get some time and kylon the tool truck enough that she hides her age better. I seen where it came from and you have done so good.

Enjoy? I do this in Minnesota. Well for 2 or 3 more years. I had a bucket bent like that . The operator was using the side of the bucket to backfill a trench. Nice repair.

That's an awesome job. I can't wait to get a stick welder.

Amazing work!

Pressure and heat shrinkage would be the easy way . A jack or heavy prop and tapered wedge then a heat band roughly where your welding would move it in 20 mins , faster if your allowed to quench . Spent half my life building heavy fabrications for offshore and half of that time straightening after welders did their stuff .

Amazing how Good that pin fit 🙌 great job.. God bless you also.

Enjoyed the video. Looked great.

Learned a lot from your videos

Thanks for the video, great tips, great work

Isaac is the man and cooler than a cucumber about it all.

Nice. Thanks for the videos.

Love that welder much prettier than mine nice repair

IC WELD is awesome! I also like chuckee009. I think that's the right channel name. Anyway he's down in texas and always giving insight on welding. Thanks for the excellent video!

Great job.

Well done good JOB from south Africa

Great welding job 👍

You did a nice job loosening up that pin.

Nice repair. I wouldn't have known where to start.

keep em coming bro, i never seen that texas tig.....good stuff!!

Excellent work

great job think I've watched this twice. Also would have left 3 tabs, ok you are the captain. I'm just holding the tail.

nice job on the repair!!!!

great video!!! keep them comin

Great job my friend keep safe Regards Steve UK London

excellent job!!

brilliant vid man

Thats a great job!! Thanks!!!

Nice video keep them coming

Wow real nice work

YOU DID A FINE JOB 👍👍 👍👍

New subscriber here! Good stuff. Thanks.

He is good to.very talented guy.

By the way… I found a awesome old welder to restore!!! It’s a …national cylinder gas co. Sure arc 150s portable wheelbarrow welder. Has a onan p243 2cyl gas engine and it’s 150amp dc welder. It’s AWSOME!!!! Old welder from 1953!!!! Waiting on a connecting rod for it to arrive

C'mon!! Look at those stack o' dimes!! Humble is nice but you did great! Just wish I could've sent you a bunch of boxes of 1/2" 7018. Got about 8 boxes from a friend who got a pallet from ESAB and I can't use them in my shop. Blessings friend!

Good job fella

Great videos

That crane is ideal for your type of work.I remember when you got it first.

nice work

great job..

IC Weld probably led me here LOL

good video man. Seems like I've seen a big radial drill hanging off the side to that truck.

Give yourself some credit, thanks for saying God bless.

nice job

Oh what trying times are these when excavation companies bring a bent ear to someone to repair without heating it and and using the boom arm as a hammer first!

Good job bud

If you want to eliminate sideways load swing while using a crane, swing the boom in the direction the load is swinging but only go so far as you're above the load, then as it swings back, swing the boom over the load again, keep going until the load is under control.

Like the NAPA helmet.

Enjoyed watching this project. Do you use the umbrella to keep the sun out of your helmet so you can see the weld better? I have that problem out here in the high desert of Colorado.

The fact that the bucket is in for repair, is testament to the poor operator(poor lube-obvious by flange/link dryness and pin/retainer maintenance) - the ear bent because the pin worked loose, and by side slewing to clear brush it bent the lug! Any operator worth his/her salt could have stressed the ear back into alignment ON the 360!. Failing that heat, temporary stays/dogs for recationary forces and a hydraulic power pack/bottle jack and job done. Keep safe and well.

Recommend using a fire blanket on that pin protecting it from spatter, for some reason these new pins attract spatter and can cause problems getting it to move in and out.

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What settings were you using for the stick welding? Nice work on the cut!

Nice work sir.. I enjoy all your videos and I have learned a thing or two... Thanks again for all your efforts.

what was your fee for this kind of job? Really nice repair.

Where you at bro… missing your weldin vids man!!!

That looks much easier than it is trust me

Is your boom cable twisted up or something? Everytime you picked the bucket up it spins like a merry go round. Nice fix, lot's of welding.

You need super singles on your 2 ton. I saw another welding channel with a truck similar to yours running super singles and made that truck look mean. I bet you could get a deal on military take offs.