We as your followers don't thank you enough for all the effort you put in to your videos, and the quality entertainment you give us, so from us all, Thank you Mike.💌

A little of my history. I'm probably 35 years your senior. A retired Engineer with a brother also a retired engineer. A son that is engineer and a licensed Michigan mechanic. A good friend that is a certified Welder. I watch every time you state you are NOT an expert. In several cases I have thought I would do things different. Also after you turn 50+ you have more money and less time on this earth. For 4 years I borrowed a CAT 279D so I know they make skid steer quick attach parts that will hold up to a 6000#+ lift. I lost my access to the 279. My current back up is a JD2010 Industrial, which is comparable to your 555. I need to put a new bucket on it so I' m actively following your quick attach project. I need to build a frame for some heavy duty forks, which I have. I will follow your build of your new forks. (I have in the past picked up a 4500# car chained to the 2010 bucket). I also need to add an additional function to my hydraulic system for a grapple on the front. You you provide a lot of ideas.

My beliefs are you can’t build anything heavy enough, seems like it should be at least 5/8” to 3/4” thick plate! Just my opinion, I’ve built a lot of brackets for industrial and personal use in my 40 years of welding and fabrication! That chisel gun is a MUST when using stick rods! I don’t like to present my opinions Mike, while you’re fabricating your projects! I’m not one to tell anyone what to do, because people take things the wrong way! I’m just here to watch your channel my friend! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

“Pro tip, if you think you’re on fire, you’re probably on fire” 😂

Build - baby - build! We'll keep watching! Thumbs up! Safety first! Jim

Forgive me for doing the "Mr. Safety" thing, but ever since I saw a welding safety video from the Australian KZfaqr/Auto Expert John Cadogan (who is quite the salty charactor) I am totally paranoid about aersol cans being near any welding or cutting projects (which I did ALL THE TIME). I saw the hornet spray when you had the torch cutting and developed a tick. I get you are a fireman and probably well aware of what are pretty small odds of it going boom, but I feel compelled to say something anyway. Keep on keeping on my friend.

I've been told that if you have to grind on your weld's,......you're not a welder! So, I I bought stock in grinding wheel's. Lol. I'm just an old rancher and I can make the weld's hold and look's good from a distance. 😄

Mike, Look forward to making forks from the scraps of that 3rd truck frame! Hopefully the steel is strong enough! The new fixes look solid! 👍👍

Capt'n, with you, failure is always an option. But fixing it is always more fun than breaking it! When it comes to welding, I think you need to spend a couple of days with Man Behind The Scenes for some welding lessons. I have a feeling with the dump truck bed, it will be time well spent and fun for us to watch!

MIKE, it's a good thing you have scrap! Not talking about your equipment, but the stuff you use to repair it with! Carry on Capt'n !

I love your on camera attitude, if it's that good off camera your a way better man than most. An old farmer next door told me years ago "If a man made it, a man can fix it". I have never forgotten that.

As a suggestion, you should get a new cutting edge for the bucket and drill holes to bolt it on.

Hello Mike. At least you had a project to fall back on with all of the lumber not being delivered. Even though the forks were not made for the tractor, when you needed some, there they were. All's well that ends well. Have good days!

Still impressed with the front end repairs and improvement work you did on the triple nickel every time I see it. You're a jack of all trades, Mike.

16:35, "Get my wheel chocks inflated..." 🤣

Those needle scalers work great on rust in hard to get places. Keep up the great work and videos.

Material is not strong enough! Good luck Mike! Hopefully everything works out! Thanks for sharing my friend! 🙏🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🙋🏼✌🏻

Great repair upgrade Mike, there is no 'scrap steel" it just hasn't be repurposed yet, if you can find a 3 ton up loading board and forks from a wrecked forklift it would be simple enough to weld up another quick attach kit for the 555, I'm still waiting for polished timber floorboards for the cab 😊

Hey Capt. Just a suggestion if ur going to be cutting and pushing dirt like that, a cutting edge on your bucket will pay dividends even a used one… say off an old dozer that Clint at C&C might have…. (Modified in the Captains way) and maybe a new tooth or two on the bucket… couple bucks spent now will save you heaps in the future…

I’ve seen factory welds fail and brought into our shop for repairs, lot of cold welding machine repairs! 👌🏻👍🏻

Mike, you don't disappoint, you always put a smile on my face. Thanks for a good chuckle this morning. I do believe your wielding is getting better.

Thank you for taking the time to produce the channel and for bringing us along. As always great content.

The way you wield that sledgehammer, you must have been good at baseball! 🇨🇦❤️

Mike I only say that because you're starting to do a lot of welding. And you know yourself. There aint nothing like a good Weld. That's my 2 cents.You got an awesome channel

Good morning! The the quick attach lasted for you salvage job Soo that’s a win 😁

You're a good make it happener. I always enjoy watching you take what most would throw away and work with it.

Good morning Captain Kleeman

And now I need a t-shirt that says 'pretty bold to assume I know where all my stuff is ' . I'm going to need a bigger dresser to hold all the shirts you are inspiring. ❤

The Kleeman Kronikles continue... man having a cutting torch is like having a metal eraser when doing metal artwork....use the torch to just "erase" the metal you don't need. And just building up the 555 a little as you go....that there is progress my man.....progress. Will be watching to advancing of the yacht project, I know the Admiral is expecting big things. As always......great channel, great content.

👍🏻👍🏻because one is never enough 🤛🏻🤛🏻

Captain, for the wider gaps I prefer E-7014. It is a fill-freeze rod. Enjoy your struggles and triumphs.

I always enjoy your self deprecating commentary and your commentary turning the bucket around had me in stitches today! 🤣🤣

Love your videos, I learn a lot from you. I like a person like you who uses the common sense approach to addressing problems. That’s how my Grandfather taught me to approach life and projects. 😀

Improvise, adapt, overcome.

Well, catching yourself on fire one-ups me this week. But, it's only Thursday, I can still find something... Thanks and take care!

19:45 ha ha! That made me chuckle. But hey, the pin is still in!

Captain you aren't whipping your welds that's why they look like Caterpillars, or no edge burn in. they will hold but don't look finished when the done and need clean up. good content and delivery my2cents

Mike : you’ve become a great Fabricator, your work shows that, your getting better at all you do, I enjoy watching you evolve into a great artist at what you do 👍👍😎😎🍮🍮❤️

Hay, Mike! You're making progress! I like the bracing and the patches. Should work, well. Yes, we're only about 6 weeks from hay season up here and that's when I get thrown under the buss! Hay's first, everything else is second. You make hay when the weather man says you can! Be safe! Love the content! Lee

More space in your shade tree shop with the recovery body out of the way 😁👋 Now the attachment plate has been beefed up, there should be less chance of breakage occurring 💪💪💪 Ah, three cylinder, triple nickel is music to my ears 😎

I bought a Piranha tooth bar to bolt on to my OC46 loader bucket. I think it was well worth it, for what I wanted. It has worked great for clearing brush or digging dirt. Pull 2, 3/4 inch bolts off and I'm back to a smooth edge when I want a snow clearing bucket, or rough grading loose dirt.

Bad memories of using the needle scaler on DP's trailer would have been worse without needle scaler. I feel your pain though.

You have now graduated to the level of Farm Welding !!!

Make it more stronger! - NO it needs to be more much strongest. On another note: I do love the sarcastic self-commentary.

We call the air chisel used to remove weld slag a "Jitter Bug"

I realize that time sometimes doesn’t always work for you, but looking at that quick, attach design and thin metal, I believe I would’ve reinforced that plate before I even put it to use!! Keep up the good work, Mike

Nice repair on the 555 bucket, Mike! That looks pretty stout. It should be good right up to the point if/when you exceed the manufacturer's recommended load capacity!

Aww yeah bring in the reinforcements! AND WELD THEM IN Nice one Mike! Certainly looks a heck of a lot stronger.

Not to butter you up, but the second version looks excellent!!!

Mike, love the content. @ 8:10 Love the pro-tip. Reminds me of a welder's pro-tip, "you want to hear bacon frying, if you SMELL bacon frying something is wrong!"

Nice job cool tractors Nice show 😃👏👏👏👍👍👍😃

Some great jobs you are doing. Nothing boring in your backyard.

Good design to fix the quick attach for the bucket. You have an example for the forks. Just build bigger & stronger.

Lovin yer CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) work. A true shade tree engineer. Take care & stay safe Mike & family.

I use one of those cheap solar battery tenders for the past 15 years for my garden tractor. Never had to charge the battery saves so much time even after not using it all winter. Your Tractor is big enough to mount it on top or just throw it near the window on the dash .

I’m glad you are reinforcing the quick attachment! I don’t know if you have ever had a cutting disk explode so I am glad you wear a shield.

the needle gun is the best thing since sliced bread= i have used one at work when i worked at caterpiller---now that i am retired i bought my own=

WooHoo! I'm almost reluctant to see your winter toys make way for your summer ones. New and ever challenging projects to be had! 👌👍

Nice video Captain. I've mentioned it before, since you're not a professional welder, just try 309 welding rods, they will give you a much better weld. Good luck on your projects. Thumps up.

Another great/entertaining video - wonderful way to start the day. I'm not a welder and I don't have a welder, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy watching Mike do it - great stuff.

CapK...you just killed a butterfly @18:43.....

Mike, your ingenuity and never give up attitude is what built America. We certainly could use an army of you to fix this crazy world we live in. Hope you inspire a bunch of younguns which will in turn inspire bunch of other younguns in their lifetime. May you continue to be abundantly blessed. Thank you for the many chuckles, giggles and belly laughs you have given us! John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee.

Nice repair on the ssqa looks like it will holed up well captain.

We professionals call that iterative engineering. Design it, build it, test it till it breaks, fix the issue, test again till you find the next issue....😸

You have lifted many items with those they worked for a pretty good bit thank you for sharing.

hello Mike & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks Mike & Friends Randy

When you think about the amount of demolition you did and the amount of stone you moved, that quick hitch and those forks did really well. You're going to find that stipple gun really useful, not only getting rid of the slag when welding but also useful for removing rust. I see the workshops environmental control system was playing up again. 😂👍

"Bold of you to assume I know where stuff is!" 😂😂😂

She looks good Captain!!! Great job on the welding and as always thank you for bringing us along on your adventures!!!!

We used to call them Needle guns in the Navy.. Many memories of using that thing whew.. not all good either hahaha

Moving forward

I'm surprised how much work you got out of that QA to be honest, makes me less worried my little tractor will ever break mine.

Good job there Captain Keeman. Just want you to rewatch 15:47 section of video. Where you were talking about welding or rewelding a section just to the left I see on that rusty part some small daylight holes that might be a future crack or split of that metal surface.. maybe I'm seeing things but you have first hand on inspecting that sir. Great job. Looking forward to your next job..

Well done, thanks for sharing.

Go on admit it, you had MBTS do the welding for you off camera. It has his signature!

As I always say the impossible just takes a little longer,great job on the repair

So technical, "scaddy whoomph". My new favorite phrase.

I enjoy watching you and thank you for sharing. You are in my top five along with Dp, Let's dig, C&C and Bad Chad.

Caddywampus… that’s not something you hear unless you grew up on the farm!

Captain your content gets better every video! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

Well Mike the appreciation works both ways, I appreciate you sharing with us, Sometimes I laugh so hard I cry and others I am on the edge of my seat. As a retired professional Firefighter, I always wish you the best and the safest days possible in whatever you attempt. If I can not be there in person, know that I am there in soul patting you on the back when successful and there to rub your back when the failures comes. As always best of luck.

Cap’n it’s fishin’ season! And… you’ve inspired me. You see, bass and crappie are filleted. But, in the creeks around here, we don’t catch very many of those. Instead we mostly catch bluegill, sun perch and carp. Cleaning those requires descaling. We do that by taking a knife or fancy descaling rasp and scrape the scales off. That is a slimy, smelly and arduous task. Especially when your grandson is helping you fill your stringer… because for him, no fish is too small to turn into dinner. Just imagine how much more enjoyable our fishing experience would be if we had one of those needle descalers to help us clean our catch. I’m spitballing here but, me thinks we can cut our descaling time in half! Thanx for the idea… I’ll let you know how well it works. PS: is it too early to send you a bottle of Elderberry Wine to mash on the nose of the yacht when she launches???

When changing the bucket if you spray some WD-40 or PV plaster on there and make your life a whole lot easier

Great video all around. You make progress like everything that you put your hands on. Thank you for sharing.😊

I am helping a friend build a house, he rented a skid steer to help with grading. He had a man operating the machine that is a big fan of back dragging. Well, I hopped on the machine to move some things and discovered the pin no longer engaged the bucket but was doing just like yours, just the tip. It made it infuriating to use the bucket, the bucket would jump off constantly. The lot there is mostly sand and Indian pottery (that is another story) and had locked the pin from sliding inside of its shaft. The repair involved some hammering and lots of grease to the zero they did not know existed. My advice, keep the pin greased well as well. Thanks for the videos.

Awesome captain keep it up I Really enjoy watching YOUR VIDEOS 👍😃

Another great repair and video!

Ok, regarding the Pro Tip..... was you on fire 🔥? Lol

It's called; "Chasing the weakest link" ;-)

Cool truck

Good morning sunshine! I love the adventures you take us on! Lol! Great video! Much love from Henderson Ga USA

As always throughly enjoyed this video 😊

Great job, Captain.

You are THE MAN!! Employee of the month !!! I do wish we were neighbors!!

What a man, what a man, what a man? Speaking of Dirt Perfect, 😁😂😂, just kidding. When do you think you might get Aaron to inspect those welds? Your getting pretty good at that, maybe some helpful tips? Great video. You can never have too many irons in the fire. Outside work, fair weather or bad, inside work for real bad weather outside.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Enjoyed the early morning humor and wisdom. Glad you were able to get the quick attachment working again. Looking forward to seeing what the next level of the ship has in store. Wishing you and your family the best.

Hey, a fellas just gotta do the best he can with what he's got by golly.

Thanks Mike…I enjoy your humour … Oh, and your welding skills too since mine are non-existent. 😊 Greetings from just north of you in Canada 🇨🇦

We love all your videos Mike. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Always entertaining! You make people smile.