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Nice clean job. Crazy how thin these square tubes really are.

Give us a tour of your welding truck some day! Looks like it's a beauty with room for everything!

Wow , that tubing is much thinner then I was expecting 😳 I would have thought at least 1/4 wall 🤷🏻‍♂️ I guess that’s one way these manufacturers still charge the same price or more with cheaper/ thinner materials. Another Awesome OFW video 😊👍👍

The plasma did a really good job with no deep cuts like arcair, it sure cut back on a lot of grinding.

I would have lost that bet on thickness of that tubing! I can't believe it's that thin. Oh well, nice fix. Thanks for filming it.

You "had me" at paint! When I first saw your video(about a month ago)you painted your work I thought there is a man that takes pride in his work". It's with kindness and respect for both the machine and yourself. And yes(full disclosure)I paint most of my welds. It showcases beautiful work and covers up some...not so good...

My old boss 12 years ago would make all his educated apprentices do all the work start to finish all the while hovering over their shoulders. He said it was to learn how to ignore distractions. Was like being taught by Yoda. May the Focus be with you.

That tubing can be as thin as it is because there is almost no tongue weight on that trailer because of how the axles are configured.

06:46?! MAN you are not kidding that those walls are on the thin side? That is scary to think that all of that trailer and cargo is pulled by very thin square tubing! Excellent videos as always and a hello from the State of Texas!

You make that look easy. Welding thick to thin metal is tricky to not create a blowout. Well at least for me anyway. Great job. Look forward to the next one.

These easier repair videos are fun to watch to dude! I have the same welder and its great. Keep crushing it dude!!!!

You're an ace with the plasma cutter!👍🔥

Great video buddy! You sure lay some beautiful welds down! Mine look like grapes hanging! Thanks for taking us along on the adventures!! Bullet Bob from W. Texas 🤠👍👍🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥❤️

Nice job. I did some work on one of those a while back, they just wanted it built back up, didn’t want to spend the money on a new one.

We just weld ours up, up here in Oregon, my grandad has been doing it to his log trailer for 60 years

Great vid, was very surprised how thin walled that tubing was.

I weld some of these on for trailers from rinky dinky 8ft to 24ft GN, flatbeds etc. $200 for a simple off and weld on and people complain about how much $ it takes lol. That’s not charging the $75 to get there yet 😂 Great job - more fun than mine.

Heavy Metal for Sunday Morning ........have a wonderful day and upcoming week.....you are very inspiring......Paul down in Florida

I am surprised that the draw bar material is so thin. I would have guessed that it would be at least 6 MM wall thickness, that’s 1/4 Inch. 😳🇦🇺

mighty nice welding once again, love this channel

Man i would love to see a service truck tour interesting work

You do some really great work. Really enjoy your channel. Keep'em coming.

Excellent execution of process. I think it is important to finish the job by painting the process. I have tried the 3M cubic discs and they are great.

Damn u did good with that plasma .....impressive. I thought you'd gouge the square tubbing for sure

Good job , did many of those back in the day , didn't have a plasma cutter though , that looks like it makes things easier.

Hardwire really Shines on this type of application, excellent repair

В каждой стране свои простые работяги. Пролетарский лайк 👍!

Great video and super well done one the workmanship.

Nice work. Definitely gonna keep my distance from those trailers now that I see how little metal keeps them attached to the trucks.

Good job its increíble the quality of finish welding in this situations.congratulations

hard to believe that is 11 gauge HSS, would have thought 1/4" or at least 3/16".....great video.....cheers

I'm fascinated by these projects. I have never seen anything like this

Tôi rất thích xem kênh của Bạn. Tôi học hỏi rất nhiều từ Bạn. Chúc Bạn thật nhiều sức khỏe và thành công trong công việc.

Wow! That is some thin wall square tubing. I have not had the honor of welding any of that stuff ......yet....

In Europe, we just replace a bushing in the eyes.

Nice job!

Очень интересно было смотреть. Отличная работа

With how thick that hitch is, yeah that’s some pretty thin square tube. Prolly ran out of the 1/4” wall and said screw it, 12 gauge will be fine. Happens more often than you think in the production world.

The thing you are attaching is a "LUNETTE".

Nice job!!

Nice work. I've never seen a plasma for gouging, but I certainly find it appealing about how quickly it cut your prep time down. I only repair my own equipment, and I love learning something to make the task more efficient. How much time do you have into replacing that pintle ring?

Double belly dump trailers means your from the valley . Just subscribed ✅

When we installed pintle hitches, we were not allowed to weave or pause our welds. Can cause stress fractures. I would say your welds look fine and the material is only 1/8 with a ton of weld around it 👍

It always impresses me how accurate a person can be gouging a weld.

Excellent work, Every time you have to use it put some grease

That thin wall tube draw bar is scary isn't it? Its thinner than what is on my car trailer. But I suppose it doesnt take much load vertically, only working in tension (and compression when braking/ downhill).

Jesus christ...I thought that square tubing would be at least 1/4"🤦🏿‍♂️....however awesome welding👍🏿

perfect job, enjoyed

Good job , sir. Id like it.

Nice!!!!!

i love you mig sound nice setting.

Great work! Here is another to check out. I C Weld

you are amazing sir

That looks like a good low-stress job for a Friday afternoon before you wrap it up for the week.

They put a lot of faith into that thin square tubing.

Nice job, very efficient. Some bread and butter for the day.

Better than the factory👍👌

👋Sir, very nice video, blessings

Bom trabalho; você usou qual bitola de arame?👊

Thin box metal is never a problem...until it breaks. 3/16" or even 1/4" would be tons better. But those cost more too... SMH Thumbs Up

Good work 👍

People fuss when you hand them a bill for $100 an hour but they don't think about the $150k to $200k in truck as well as the time that you put into learning the trade. I don't worry about it anymore. Seems like if you care what people think they try and take advantage of you but if you tell them that the fella with the air cooled little welder in the back of a beat to heck pickup charges less they grimace but pay up. Yup, being a little bitter but people think nothing of paying a dentist $2k for braces and the like.

Beautiful

I am blown away on the thin wall tubing that was used. I would of guessed 1/4" minimum. I guess it shows how I underestimate the strength of steel.

I remember the first time I welded something. You will get better. It gets easier. Hang in there buddy.

Very responsible job. One hole in the weld and water gets in and that square tube is going to rust out fast. Trailers there trailers not there.

alaeays amazes me how thin the steel is on the tongue of a pull trailer....but it works

how do you like plasma gouging over air arc? i guess each one has its place just figured i would ask.

Although the tubing itself has the tensile strength to pull the trailer, I don't know about that joint.. The point of all those fingers is to increase the weld area, but it also looks like it's only welded on 3 sides, and left open on the bottom.. It is OK for the first weld from the factory, but after a gouge, grind and reweld, the tubing is likely weakened significantly due to HAZ of the multiple processes and as an engineer, I would probably specify a reinforcing plate and a bigger size of weld bead to feel comfortable with that joint..

Best👌🏻👍🏻

Thanks for sharing

If you built up that LUNETTE with hard face ro it would last decades,did for me on my tagalong compressor!

Hey Greg! I Just subscribed, great work!. Question for you. Could you have used dual sheild. 0.O35 off your suitcase? Or because of the thinner tube you went with your miller 220 for better control of the heat?

Trailer manufacturers have to keep them as light as possible so you can scale as much weight legally as possible.. if people buying the trailers are hearing you cannot scale as much weight with a certain brand of trailer then they tell their friends and it impacts business... the rookie truck drivers are always wanting big strong (heavy) trailers but anybody who has been trucking for long enough knows to be competitive you need to be able to haul as much or more than the next guy or you will lose money in the long run. So good business minded drivers and companies buy the lightest trailers possible that dont fall apart. Thats likely why those tubes are so thin is to save on weight.

Wher i live wee use a similar type coupling but with a bush to cange instead of new coupling.

My ladder rack was made with the same thickness as those tubes, I always thought the could be too weak but man!!! If they can do that kind of job no way a few ladders will ever bend them!!

What is a plasma cutter? Cuts well!

Very cool video! Hey, if you can say, what does that new eye cost just for the part? Thanks!

The old welders trick. Best it to fit. Paint it to match!! Lol.

Crazy how thin those tubes are.

What were you powering the welder with? I like the receptacle set up on the rear. Just curious what provides the power.

hey Greg. great welds, looks good. i was also surprised by how thin that material is. must be enough with the type of load. about how long does one of these repairs last, if you happen to remember

I'm no engineer but I have built a lot of race cars and seen a lot of metal pushed beyond its abilities. Doubling the thickness of the tubing would be insignificant in the cost to manufacture that trailer but increase the durability and safety drastically while it's on the road.

Nice video! What power source are you using to power the hypertherm 105?

Incredible job of laying out those welds; works of art by a real jedi-master

Come a long way since the cutting torch.

HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HITCH MATERIAL IS SO THIN

Hitch and drawbar without damper?

Плазморез классный.

So im curious, why are you using the wire feed in this application? I feel like it would be quicker to just unroll the leads and burn 7018 rather than set up an entire MIG machine. Plus you'd get a little more tensile strength in your bead and a lot lower chance of porosity. Im from Oklahoma, so most days its way too windy to wire weld outside. Hope I'm not coming off as too critical, just trying to learn your thought process. I've watched a couple of your videos and they've definitely inspired me. The weld shop I work for still lives in the 20th century. Most guys torch everything and only wire weld in the shop. Since finding your channel I've really been using our plasma cutter way more especially for gouging. Thanks for the inspiration and new knowledge into the 21st century 😂

Are you using a specific tip for the plasma tip ,I didn't know you coul scarf with a plasma cutter.looks like it does pretty good job of removing the weld.

The apprentice not authorized to spray paint yet???? hahaahahh

Die Veränderungen im Materialgefüge mit dem runterbrennen, in der statische Belastbarkeit vom Gestänge berücksichtigt? Austauschbare Buche verwenden, kostet einen Bruchteil und ist in 5 Minuten getauscht… Das wurde vielleicht in den 80er so gemacht…

When you were welding the top of the side, and then switched to the bottom side, what did you change in your technic to weld overhead?

Easy money 👍🏼

1/8 x 2” (?) length x 8 walls = surface area of 2sq. Inch. = 635 sq. mm x tensile ( say 350 N/mm2) = about 22 tonnes ( imperial or metric). Pretty strong.

what grinding disk are you using seems to buff off everything no problem im burning through flap disks like crazy

With the difference in material thickness, how did you ensure good penetration without pre-heating the new hitch in some way?

Pay this man.