When you threw the ground and knocked the square off the truck, That little head shake, like “Fuck sake”. Lmao. I know the feeling 🤣

As an operator and heavy haul driver, I shuddered at the damage. This was a great watch. Thanks for sharing.

Seriously, you’re no mechanic Greg. You’re an engineer and a damn good one. Love your work.

Cool Job. Where I use to work I oversaw the same job on 2, 797 haul trucks that hit frozen berms, at speed while loaded. We contracted the first to one local Cat dealer and I did the second in house. We built everything from scratch. Fortunately I had a young welder that the guys nicknamed "tick tick" who was fantastic at layout and cutting. I don’t remember the final numbers but I know we did all the structural repair, bumper, top deck substructure and re-machining the mounting face for the front strut that was torn off in the impact for less money than Cat wanted for the front bumper. The cutting and welding took less than a week. I had a really good crew.

too many comments to make!, plasma explanation the best, chain hoist too cute, outsourcing fabrication NO FUN for anyone, magnets WOW, having a clone for measurements and to copy is a tremendous help. making me wait for part two no fun but understandable... 👍👍

Thanks for the explanation on the difference between cutting and gouging. You have the hands of a man who works for a living. Keep up the great content.

Okay I want to see the bridge pillar who's the bridge still standing

Whoa! What a mess! The owners are lucky they have you to put things back together again. Good that there was a sister machine for part sizes and shapes. Thanks for an excellent video.

Big job, really looking forward to part 2. Enjoying your videos. Thank you.

That was awesome, thank you very much for uploading the video. You are a real tradesman and it’s a pleasure to see how you fabricated the components. Looking forward to part two. Watching from Perth Western Australia.😁👍👍🇦🇺

The best craftsman are always ready, willing and able to help others learn. Your taking the time to explain things is very much appreciated.

I just got into welding and am learning so much from your channel. Thank you and please keep'm coming!

I like the “accidentally buy”, I’m gonna have to use that. Thanks for sharing your work and explaining your equipment to us wonna-be welders.

My wife would 100% call me on that explanation. "How do you 'ACCIDENTALLY' buy a trailer?!?"

Kind of like fixing a plastic model that falls off the shelf. Ya just need a different type of glue and a real sharp Exacto knife! Love your work Greg, always spot on! Be safe, have fun!

thanks for sharing with us! Its a great learning to be looking over your shoulder as you make these repairs.

Welded 28 years myself; I like your truck setup an especially the truck Crane with remote controls. An Wilton vise . For most work “Go big are Go Home “ your video s are are truly a Credit to the Trade !!! Thanks.

Greg !! Your level of expertise is absolutely fabulous!! Most people would run from this job at a 100 miles per hour

Recently discovered your page while deep into the KZfaq realm. I know very little about welding or metal work but these videos are fascinating! Amazing fabrication skills. Keep up the great work and viewing content!

Gonna be awesome to see it all back together, nice job.

Awesome job buddy, I love that welding machine you own/using, we had 2 of those and a whole bunch of big 40 diesel machines where I retired from, Miller welders are the greatest ever. I own a Miller Bobcat for my farm and I run it to death. Keep making these great videos, I sure enjoy them, Thank you👍

Great work so far guys…thanks for sharing 👏🏻👏🏻

That's an impressive repair. You're a skilled man my friend, thanx for sharing your work.

It's amazing how much technology has advanced I can remember my dad using a wash tip on his cutting torch love your videos be safe and have a great day Sam ❤

Tough job!! You really have a good handle on that, wonderful skills, as always!!

Good grief, what a mess to have to deal with!.... would have loved to see and hear that impact. I hope you are getting paid very well for this one. Not many folks out there that could do a repair like this one. Please be careful with all that heavy stuff! Looking forward to seeing the finished results! I bet you'll be glad when this one is finished. Very tough job!

You are like a dentist for machinery. Amazing!

I have a Hypertherm 30 Air, and it does O.K., but damn your 110 is the hoss! For someone starting out, seeing all your gear is pretty intimidating just thinking about all the jobs you must have done and loads of hard work to get where you're at. I'm at the age where I'll prolly never get there, but it's cool to see someone who has. And you built all that capability purely on your skills and attention to detail. Awesome work! Thanks for being such an inspiration to the Repair & Maintenance community.

Always on Fire . You're a pleasure to watch

This guy know what he is doing, i love it 👍🏼 Greetings from Germany.

Wow that was a project. I’m amazed at the amount of work involved.

Those little "Pocket" Cahin hoists are such a great back savers and alinment tool. Everyody laughs when you show up with one of these but doesn't take long before they ask where you go it.

Thanks for the rundown gouging/cutting. Only chance I had to run a plasma cutter was in a welding course 20 years ago. Some kid managed to erode two electrodes to worthless in one session. (that machine wasn't rated to drag the nozzle, it needed a standoff. He had been instructed on that point multiple times)

I can only imagine what the pillar looks like…holy cow!!

Mad respect for your talents and craftsmanship 👍

Nice work, thanks for the insight.

Right on! That looks great👍

Way to go! Looking forward for next week! 👍

You do get into some interesting jobs. Looks good, you do nice work. Keep smilin

Impressive undertaking!

Awesome video!!!!! Can't wait for the next one!!

First time here, I'm a high school welding instructor and I learned some stuff about gouging with the plasma, you do nice work and I subscribed

I have a buddy whose over 70 owns his own welding service down here in SoCal He started welding when he was 17 I sent him this video he called me after watching it he said it was a real good video and that you know what your doing I've been jumping around watching your videos great content hope you get to work on or finish the 623 soon those will be good videos

Man I really enjoy watching your vids, I like the way u do things, very professional

You got a lot of talent man. Awesome job. Great resto.

Pretty sure that was the definition of "sounds expensive." 😬

Another great job.

I can imagine that impact was quite a shock to the truck driver. What a mess but what a great repair!

Thank you for sharing,i learn a lot,your explanation is easy to understand 👍👍👍👍

Glad to see your subs growing

Beautiful as always. Maybe you can get them to drop a bucket full of gravel there for you so you can get rid of the pallets and pool of water that you are working in. Shouldn't take much and would make it so much better for you to work.

Nice job can’t wait for part 2

All the credit to this mechanic wow what a great job

Great video bro. Looking forward to part two

Very interesting videos. I am now retired but I would have love to see your videos when I was a young man wondering what I would do for a living. I would have chosen your field of work. Every day it is something new and rewarding.

Nice one... The time frame is insane..

Wish we had service trucks like yours in Australia

Dude, the cutting/gouging description made sense, as I was wondering about the difference.

That was some amazing work!

Now I know why my Miller 110/220 plasma does not cut like yours. I am a wood butcher anyway just fascinated with metal work

Seeing the amount of damage to the machine, I can only imagine what the pilar looks like... Thumbs Up!

Super work, not many guys would tackle a mess like that, especially when CAT don’t sell the bits that were damaged.

My first imperssion was: "Welding some metal to the machine will not fix the damage done to the machine". But you did a damn good job on that :D

I have a feeling that when a job needs to be done that your name is at the top of the list. At our place I can tell who fixed our equipment by the weld and the finish.

Great video, very interesting! You sure get a wide variety of jobs.

Because it’s a Cat, you should absolutely send this to Adept Ape to be honored as the destruction of the week. How did the bridge pylon fare ???

Great video

You my friend are a wizard. Do not sell yourself short, you most certainly know your stuff.👍

damn! you're a magician. that must be an estimating nightmare trying to figure out the time necessary to fix that mess, not counting materials.

Hey…. We’ve all been there. Wake up on a sunny Sunday morning and decide to take the belly scraper out for a leisurely drive with the family. Everything’s great then all of a sudden -BAAMMM!!! - the days plans were shoved down a shotgun barrel and shot to shit. Oh the humanity.

Good customer right there! That would be a fun repair to get that machine patched up and running again after that mess up

Those are nice self-loaders!, hate to see the repair bill on that!. I'm sure a structural engineer will have to access the concrete pillar!. Good luck repairing that scraper!.

What a shame for a new machine like that to be butchered by a careless driver. Man that's a headache and a half for an owner of such an insanely expensive machine. Great job fixing it up, that's a tall task!

Good job brother 👍🙏

Very cool video 👍👍

killer work

I'm sure all of us appreciate your knowledge of your trade, I didn't know there was a rig with 3 phase power, cool.

Kudos on the load securement

21:23 I see the mandatory puddle of water was placed perfectly.

When I first found this channel I thought you were a rookie because everything you own is brand new. Ha ha was I wrong. I just want to go on a shopping spree like that.

I've been watching a few of your videos and started wondering why your voice sounded so familiar, and then I saw this video and realized why. I met you when I worked for JWT, and I worked there when this machine hit the Manning overpass.

Pretty cool stuff

I appreciate the teaching, I also appreciate your G rated language as my young son watches with me.

First 👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing

22:50 You have a lot more faith in those magnets than I would.

It was way faster to build right there all those parts from sheets, only straight lines. But i do not know the deal, so great work till now!

Nice!!!!!

Da----Yum. Rig driver was definitely "Not paying Attention to the Road". The impact most surely "Got their Attention".

hi george here i am new to your channl but i like what i see the way you do things

nice work

Slap a "5 gallon overhaul" on it and you'll see this in the next Ritchie Bros auction.

Well, you’re not gonna go to the local junk yard and find one of those that’s been “hit in the ass end”, but the front end is still good

Nothing that a bit of bondo and nice paint woulkd not make right.... Im kidding, great job! You dont see this every day.

Your super strong magnets you were using to lift the rear cross member inspired me to look for something like that. Found fishing magnets might be a possible solution for those that haven't ventured into lifting magnets. Found one that is 1320 lb rated (probably under perfect conditions) for a mere $35. What was really cool is it has an eyelet on top and the side. How the heck do you "accidently" buy a trailer? Just a slip? I've bought stuff I didn't set out to buy but never accidentally. :o)(o;

Hi Greg, just found your channel and subscribed, I find this fascinating… I’m wondering what happened to the haulage driver, just how long did it take him /her to dig out their underpants? When adrenaline turns brown it gives of some horrific odours… did officer Hoover give him a ticket??? Thanks for sharing, I look forward to exploring your channel Sir. @Grandpa-Chris from London, England

"Ouch!", that must have been a hell of a collision 💥. Excellent job of rengineering, like those small magnetic plate clamps you used to hold the speed square on with 👍. Thanks for sharing

dang, kinda torn up....best wishes from Florida,Paul

Great watch thank you. Is there a part 2? Hi from Australia

Good stuff

Just came across your channel. Very cool. Never thought about "body work" on such big equipment. What was the saw blade you used to cut that front channel piece?