Worked at Cat for 35 years ,, put on a few of those bails ,, and used to press the bearings in that hitch half you were leaning on .. oh the memories , lol...

Have you ever thought about getting a reward for the operators for creating so much work for you to repair, they deserve something !!!

People so often fail to appreciate the importance of a good stomach and its associated core strength; whether used for alignment, support, or extra ugga-duggas when forearms alone are insufficient, the belly is a lad’s best friend when sending it. Superb demonstration of the foregoing principle.

*On Fire Welding* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.

I like how you can take broken parts and make them like new and keeping tolerance at the manufacturer specs ! Great job as always ! 👍👍

Thought you sounded under the weather, when I watched you repair the key way, get well soon brother, nice job on the repair

ok Greg, keeping me up all night watching your exploits, but ya know what, that is a great thing, cheers, Paul down in Florida

Greg! Awesome work! As usual! Thanks for posting! 👌👍

Nice work Greg another quality repair , get well soon

My compliments on such great work. You make it look so easy. Ill bet you are the go to shop in your area. Take care of that cold and dont be welding any galvanized until you get well. Bill

As usual.another masterpiece. You're an artist. Great videos. Thank you

Hope you get feeling better and thanks for uploading the video

thanks for posting even when not feeling well. I hope you feel better soon.

Another great video I learn so much from watching you and the work you do, sorry that you have been sick I thought you where coming down with this bad cold or the flu in your last video I hope you get well soon and get back to feeling normal again.

Grinder and paint are your best friends

Having seen the push/pull units worked in the field, it is amazing the steel and the welds hold up as well as they do. I've seen the machines working. The back unit pushes to help load the front unit which usually takes 90+/- seconds and the front unit pulls the back unit via the bail you just repaired and they will load the back unit in about 50-60sec. A 627 hauls about 25 yds, a 637 hauls about 35, and a 657 hauls about 45yds. It is an amazing sight to see the dirt just come spilling over the sides of the bowl.

I've got the same cold /flu been down for 6 days didn't eat for a week .I'm from Ontario Canada. Great videos great work

Great explanations, I could follow all the steps, you are quite good at that, along with the work itself! Really a joy to watch you and I think I can make a use from all your tips and hints to solve a problem, thanks a lot! 👍👍👍

Thank you for sharing, another great job, always a pleasure watch your project👍👍👍👍

Like always another great video. I pray you get to feeling better soon.

I too have had two 'colds' this season, and still I'm coughing my head off each day for a few minutes. Man, it wears you out, doesn't it? Nice repair on that bail., I can imagine the real test of your welds will come soon enough, I'm also pretty sure those welds will pass the test.

Great job on the repair, hope you feel better soon.

Those Diablo blades are the best blades I’ve found for the cold cut saws

Sounds like you have a cold...not nice when the dust and fumes are all around you. Nice job yet again.

Get well soon young man, an interesting job that one!

Better than new as always you the man get well soon brother

Nice solid repair, Greg!

I sent 3M a message about the positive comments you make about Cubitron. Here's what they said: Thank you so much for sharing! We watched "On Fire Welding's KZfaq Channel" and it's amazing what he's doing! We appreciate the message! Have a nice day! 3M Product Application Support

Excellent presentation. Thank you.

A point of interest. The crack that you found on the other butt weld, was at the edge of the weld in the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the pipe to pipe weld. It is very likely the crack started because of a stress riser caused by sharp edge in the weld to pipe joint. If the welds you completed were ground down, this would eliminate those stress risers. I know it’s more work, but with the butt welds ground flush, when the PT is done, circumferential cracks are easy to see. Also with all stress risers removed from the HAZ, cracking is much less likely

Excellent repair!!

Thanks for the welcome 👍 hopefully you get to feeling better and not get the explosive diarrhea flu bug going around 😅 I'll be darn I always thought those were soild not hollow as much weight and force they take.

Nice work as always !!! Keep it up

Nice job hope you are feeling a lot better soon bud

The Goat of welding! Awesome repair brotha. Kurtis did one too and he said he lets it cool before closing it completely because they get so hot and to let out the fumes and moisture. I liked how you did something similar by doing half and then the other bottom half.

Awesome job 🙌

Nice work! Being sick sucks! Glad to see you wearing that respirator tho!

Желаю тебе железного здоровья и не болеть.

Bad A!! as always. Nice pre-assembled welding cart!

Brilliant channel 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

" I felt to bad to stay inside " Something only a father would say ....😁 BRAVO SIR

Nice disclaimer about the shopping cart. I also have a few Home Depot shopping carts that I also found at the scrap yard. Lol

Great job. Hope you are well by now.

Not getting off the stinger in time and the front scraper turned sharp when the back scraper was still hooked up . Beginners unless the bail ram failed . I have jigs for 637s And 657s .

I hope you feel better soon.

always surprised by how much those cubitron wheels hog off

Great job. Thanks

Painting the hook is like puttin lipstick on a pig..Great weld job.Great vid 👍👍👍👍👍👍🥽🥽

FANCY! Doing two-tone paint jobs now, are you? Great repair! Hope you feel better.

Get well soon!

So dapper with the plasma tip switch. Pinky out! haha. Great work man. Clean as fuck, as usual. Can't wait for the next video! Feel better soon!

Came out the balls! Thanks.

You mentioning the candy apple colour makes me want a candied Apple ha ha

Hope you feel better my friend

we would heat treat these by building a big fire and laying the arch in the coals and covering in sand overnight. seemed to help with the fatigue cracking

OMG - the second I saw the shopping kart I thought to myself "SURELY they didn't steal a shopping kart!!..." 😂

Good work 👍

Привет, обратил внимание, ваш голос не такой как обычно, вы не здоровы, берегите себя и скорейшего выздоровления! Ваши видео многому меня научили.

Nice work , always need to careful when doing these they can explode from the heat when welding them up

I am glad I saw a respirator on your face (no offense!) You and youngblood should really try and wear them more often-with one setup for paint. Don't wait until you have problems. Nice job as usual!

562 👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing 😅

Выздоравливай!!!!

Great work! Thanks for sharing. Do you find the plasma gouge easier to control than an air arc?

Alright! Morning coffees on! Here we go! Cheers!;-)!!

I've seen those big hooks. They help move a lot of weight.

Again a master at work. Have you ever done any work for SuKut. I know they have one of the biggest scraper fleets in the US if not the biggest.

Hey love the videos I have a question about weld's I was told that stick should be used for anything structural because it meltes the steel together but mig is like laying a bandaid over the seem is this true?

Nice fix! 👍 What are you repairing on that Cat scraper hitch tower?

Greg, did you ever got one of these grinder wheels to break off especially that you don't use the guards ?

Nice repair, Greg, hope you're feeling better soon. If I may, what brand wire wheels do you use/prefer?

Seems your shop dog is on holiday in the sunny south.

That root pass weld looked so good, why change wire for the rest of the weld? Great video as usual. Thanks for sharing.

Western Truck and Tractor Repair gave you another mention on his video 3304 Cat reassembly pt1 at the 32:13 mark

For those asking what the Bail bar does can check out ' Digging new landfill cell with fleet of Caterpillar scrapers ' . 3 part video series , very good videos . .

To fix stubborn nosey throaty chesty ills, try your favourite pizza but with extra garlic sauce. You will wake up like a fish out of water, but when you go get in the shower, that crap in your throat will be screaming to get out! Make it suffer and wave it goodbye as it goes down the drain! 😂😂😂😂😂 It always cries out to me "I have a wife and phlegm to support!" My response is not fit for decent company unfortunately!😅😅😅😅😅 Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

Great job, seems like those bails snap to easy but I guess they're supposed to break before something more expensive does. Have you tried the cubitron 982cx pro purple discs?

You were running beads for most of the passes, then doing what looked like stitches (or dimes) rather than a continuous bead for the cap. Hard to tell because it's sped up but did I see that right, and if so what does do for the weld?

How much does that bail weigh, guesstiment good video

Feel better ❤️‍🩹

What are the height of your tables? Great video!

What kind of steel did you use? Somewhat thick walled...

Love the channel. How much would it of been to buy that stock.

When should you preheat your materials ? when welding heavy thickness

You rule!

Never welded before, is the mask purely for protection or is there something you can see happening behind all the light?

Good too see you

Had to use dye pen to check for cracks in aviation to be legal. I never found a crack that I couldn’t see with a magnifying glass.

Thumbs up for the shopping cart alone. I am stunned though that this elaborate process should be cheaper than a mass-produced and fairly straightforward-looking spare part from Caterpillar. On a more OSHA note, I've discovered this excellent silicone rubber half-mask called the GVS Elipse, it is less that $30 and has very convenient elastic headbands. I use it for woodworking, especially while sanding. It would be great to see you use something like that when spraying paint, and worry a bit less about your health. Although it might mean shaving the magnificent beard. I have not found a really beard-friendly lung protection yet.

So how is that new Miller welder doing?

Why is the dye used for finding cracks in this application vs something like magnaflux? Is it down to personal preference or is there more to it?

Necesitas un training en PT testing man

Can i suggest you make a reaction commentary video on the pakistani truck or similar YT channel repairs. Those guys are total macgyvers.

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Could you have tacked it with dual shield or is there specific reason for tacking with solid wire?

I notice you doing a lot of dual shield welding. I hear in NL that dangerous gas comes from it. Are you concerned?

Bon Boulo 😆😆👍👍

what function does the bail perform?

Fixed it on KZfaq with a Newtube

5:40 Bro was zestyy 💅😂

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