Welding a adjustable trailer coupler on

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Meltin Metal Anthony

Meltin Metal Anthony

10 ай бұрын

Today we’re welding a adjustable trailer hitch on, this is a common welding repair I do. If your coupler is worn out this is a great way to ensure you never have to weld a new one on. If it wears out just in bolt it and bolt a new one on! This is how I like to install adjustable c channel trailer couplers.
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Inkerma digital level and measuring tool- amzn.to/3P4pGdi
Optrel Welding Helmet- rockmountwelding.com/products...
Black stallion welders jacket- amzn.to/3L47Fuw
Cat work pants- amzn.to/45D2eLm

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@jacobreaves62
@jacobreaves62 9 ай бұрын
The “Go f*ck yourself” gets me every time! Way too funny lmao. Keep up the great work!
@CPSteveMiller
@CPSteveMiller 5 ай бұрын
Gonna have to start doing that in my videos 😂
@user-ul3vu4ks2p
@user-ul3vu4ks2p 10 ай бұрын
I'm a shop welder for my 9-5,my side gig is a bit of field welding. always level and square,it's the only constant to rely on-trying to teach a guy at work that,might as well be talking to a doorknob. great video on 'how it's done',mad respect!
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@barnzYT
@barnzYT 9 ай бұрын
Yep, some people don’t realise taking the time to get something square and level to use as a datum makes everything else easier
@christhecoolkid6604
@christhecoolkid6604 10 ай бұрын
Nice job man, I hope you continue to create content and show us how it's done so whenever I do something similar I know most of the things. I know it's not easy filming and working from experience but I'm grateful for your channel and can't wait for more. thanks
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
That's the plan!
@christhecoolkid6604
@christhecoolkid6604 10 ай бұрын
@@MeltinMetalAnthony nice
@brandonrayborn1580
@brandonrayborn1580 9 ай бұрын
Bro you’ve motivated me to go get my WTD mad love keep up the videos!!
@bb8503
@bb8503 7 ай бұрын
We got a trailer back from my step fathers business that the coupler had been abused. Someone thought hammering on it would help get it on and off. I put some grease on it and presto. It works almost like new again except is a little bit harder from being beaten on. If your having trouble with your coupler please try and grease it before you get the hammer out 😂
@garys5175
@garys5175 10 ай бұрын
Always enjoy watching you work, Anthony. With me being an amateur welder, thank you for all the tips and tricks and methods I learn from you. Love you Bro!
@migueldayot3762
@migueldayot3762 10 ай бұрын
Love videos Anthony keep it up!!!
@rays9033
@rays9033 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the great welding content, clearly the best stick instruction on KZfaq!!!
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@BruceLyeg
@BruceLyeg 10 ай бұрын
Excellent advice. My father taught me over 35 years ago to tack with 7018 when we were building doors for three 60 stall horse pens. I swear very few were the same width, we had to measure every single one of them. I dunno who built the stables but I'm not talking 3/4" or anything, more like 1"-8" difference in width and half of them had out of plumb walls. That was also one of the jobs that taught me to make saddle cuts with the torch so much so that I could do them with my eyes closed and freehand by the end of that job. I'm impressed that tongue was as square as it was from the factory! I'm pretty sure that around here they hire blind people with parkinsons to build trailers. Aside from amusement park rides they have some of the worst welds I've ever seen. They almost always seem to hold though. Except for spring hangers, those usually break pretty quick. Excellent job as always. Details like cutting off that lip and even spray painting it black shows you take pride in what you do and give a shit. I gotta go check out your merch. Have a great day
@user-tj8re8xt8d
@user-tj8re8xt8d 10 ай бұрын
Just starting out doing my own welding rig side hustle. It is great to watch your content and it is helping keeping me going when I don’t always have work.
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
We all have dry spells just part of it
@bojack2740
@bojack2740 10 ай бұрын
That was good.. Keep them coming man. Thanks for what you do!
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@shastarayne1233
@shastarayne1233 10 ай бұрын
I learned a lot watching and listening to you explain what and why you were approaching this job the way you did. Thank you for the helpful video!
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@shastarayne1233
@shastarayne1233 10 ай бұрын
@@MeltinMetalAnthony it really was. Thank you again!
@justintasht1067
@justintasht1067 10 ай бұрын
Great video enjoyed this. Love how you always explained what your doing and why.and as always love the ending 👍
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@arustydodge2111
@arustydodge2111 10 ай бұрын
Nicely Done, ANTHONY!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Old electric code we lived by in the day; “87-110.5 Neat and workmanship like manner.” You Nailed it, Brother👍👍
@deant876
@deant876 10 ай бұрын
I have been doing alot of that repair. But my customer wanted to use pintle rings instead of ball coupler
@ryguy905
@ryguy905 3 ай бұрын
I have been fabricating for over 16 years. I'm going to add to your tool collection in your tool box . Must have! There called switch magnets. They help hold your work peace . And because of you I'm starting my on welding repair business. Just don't weld to close to them you get arc force do to the magnet
@deanl2427
@deanl2427 10 ай бұрын
Nice work!
@Cptnbond
@Cptnbond 10 ай бұрын
Nice welding helmet and as usual an excellent repair. Cheers.
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@RS-cs9wf
@RS-cs9wf 9 ай бұрын
As a new welder myself, I have to say for many of your jobs a magnetic Square tool would be awesome for you, plus their only 8-30 dollars so pretty cheap to try out.
@hubertrobinson8825
@hubertrobinson8825 10 ай бұрын
Great job level and square is only way to go
@marioserra4383
@marioserra4383 10 ай бұрын
good job Anthony, best regards from Venezuela
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thanks from Montana!
@gusm5128
@gusm5128 10 ай бұрын
Meltin gets it done again !
@AdamPosner
@AdamPosner 10 ай бұрын
Literally got the notification and my KZfaq homepage went straight to it I’m not complaining I love the videos
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thanks brother!
@jimf1007
@jimf1007 10 ай бұрын
Looks good
@flir67man84
@flir67man84 10 ай бұрын
Awesome video
@millsap40
@millsap40 10 ай бұрын
pretty slick
@nathanpetrohilos
@nathanpetrohilos 10 ай бұрын
I like to use a file to clean the end off my 7018 gets that arc started nicely
@i_fudg3d_my_pants
@i_fudg3d_my_pants 9 ай бұрын
Great Repair!
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@pipelineradam
@pipelineradam 10 ай бұрын
Oughta recommend a Demco EZ latch. They’re awesome couplers
@125sm3
@125sm3 10 ай бұрын
Great content 👍
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙌
@davidmuller1958
@davidmuller1958 8 ай бұрын
loved this bro. that outro was great. thanks for the new option. i dinged up my own trailer coupler and didnt want to overhead weld while laying down.
@danielc9232
@danielc9232 10 ай бұрын
My boss has a guard on a wirewheel, but not on the cut off wheel, I get that it can get in the way, but all it takes is one bad wheel or movement . Stay safe
@user-fc7li1tu5e
@user-fc7li1tu5e 10 ай бұрын
Hi Anthony. When cutting with an angle grinder I always hold the angle grinder parallel to me, holding the body of the grinder with my left hand and guiding it with my right hands thumb and forefinger where the handles would screw in and I lean my head to the right so I can look diagonally at the front of the cutting disc. This way should the disc fail you have practically your whole body out of line of the cutting disc and you can see the cut much better because the sparks are not being flung towards you.
@bishopsdiyautorepair5437
@bishopsdiyautorepair5437 10 ай бұрын
Haha cool I just had to do something like this for a customer replacing the coupler with an adjustable
@KonstantinUdakov
@KonstantinUdakov 10 ай бұрын
Good job
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@JonDingle
@JonDingle 10 ай бұрын
Tidy job young man!
@acousticmario6109
@acousticmario6109 9 ай бұрын
would be interested to know what you charged the client.
@jtoker9758
@jtoker9758 10 ай бұрын
You ever try using the level on your phone? I've used it and its pretty accurate, but I wonder how it would compare to an actual device like you used, to compare the accuracy of the phone. In my experience, it is close enough but not good enough for exact precision, but it was a free app.
@DonFarmer-hq5sw
@DonFarmer-hq5sw 8 ай бұрын
Brother, if you can run a 7018 uphill and fill that gap ? YOU ARE A BADASS welder 👨‍🏭🤩🔥
@Chris-ie5me
@Chris-ie5me 10 ай бұрын
Lmfaoo I was like Anthony is being a little too nice in the video seems odd but then the go “fuck your self” kicked in and I said thank god!!
@shineything4444
@shineything4444 10 ай бұрын
oh man, i just pick myself up an optrel crystal 2.0 as well.... i was setting myself up for failure before with my shitty old helmet. this new one is the best one and within the first pass it was improved lol.
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Great hood! The link to where I got mine is in the description
@shineything4444
@shineything4444 10 ай бұрын
got mine from bakergas for 390 bucks. worth investing ina good hood
@506curtis
@506curtis 9 ай бұрын
Slick beads old boy
@whatsnextgarage
@whatsnextgarage 10 ай бұрын
Well I am not a welder and would probably never try doing that trailer hitch conversion! Regardless Rockstar, I learned a bit about malleability and why when I do try to stick weld the tacks break when I try to move them because I don't use 7018ish or whatever rod is in the rod oven I bought at an auction🤦‍♂🤦‍♂😂😂 Keep that pedal to the floor and makin hay while the sun is shining!
@paultalaimanu9791
@paultalaimanu9791 9 ай бұрын
How come you didn't do the overhead weld G ?
@johnwalters4544
@johnwalters4544 8 ай бұрын
Have you ever had to weld the triangle piece of top of the tongue?
@mcfwelding
@mcfwelding 10 ай бұрын
Done a few of these myself. We did them completely differently, but will get the same result 👍 nice work as always brother
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@ejsabcs2329
@ejsabcs2329 10 ай бұрын
Easy money!!
@Scottbutcher7
@Scottbutcher7 10 ай бұрын
Man, im 31 and just started welding school. Luckily i live in Scotland and i get paid for going to school 🤣 I'll still have to get an apprenticeship at the end for a few years though. Still, im fucking loving it so far. I definitely hope i get an apprenticeship in a fabrication shop though cus fuck sitting on a pipeline all day.
@danielgarcia9095
@danielgarcia9095 21 күн бұрын
Im pretty sure you have a magnet as a extra hand
@walter2670
@walter2670 10 ай бұрын
I know it’s overkill, especially with 2 beads of professional weld on 3 sides. But is there a reason to weld or not weld the bottom other than it’s unnecessary?
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
I did weld the bottom. But there is a large gap in the middle from the c channel. I could triangulate it but not necessary
@darrindunn8707
@darrindunn8707 8 ай бұрын
Ok. Im doing the same job for myself. I watch the dam video and get to the part i still have questions about and you end the video dammit. 😂😂 when you tighten the coupler channel down does it pinch the coupler tight? The shoulders on the bolts that came with my hitch are to long and prevent it from being tight to the hitch.
@tomrowe8728
@tomrowe8728 8 ай бұрын
Nice I’m working on the shirt side jobs keep coming
@1nvisible1
@1nvisible1 10 ай бұрын
*Oh, she purty, lol. You're starting to get those trailer tonge repairs down to a science. Some of those "less precise" trailers come from the factory a degree or two off 90 degrees to the axles.*
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
For sure!
@MOAONAABE
@MOAONAABE 10 ай бұрын
does welding that hitch steel lose any durability from heating it up
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t think so but I technically don’t know
@aboutcare6995
@aboutcare6995 10 ай бұрын
How you like the optrel hood?
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Love it
@wcmwfab935
@wcmwfab935 10 ай бұрын
3 hrs im guessing
@colinsmith5060
@colinsmith5060 9 ай бұрын
You said whack it off 😂
@kenlansing1216
@kenlansing1216 8 ай бұрын
Paint it Benedictine black.
@rays9033
@rays9033 10 ай бұрын
Does anyone like that Optrel Crystal 2.0? I MIG and recently bought a TIG welder, and run a Lincoln 3350 helmet, but thinking on trying a Optrel Crystal 2.0 since they have good reviews.
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Love mine. Link to where I got it is in description
@silverstreamweldingltd471
@silverstreamweldingltd471 10 ай бұрын
Just get a passive hood with a 2x4 1/4 “ lens window. Then u can try different filter lenses till u find one you like. Literally no reason to use a big expensive auto hood unless u have no idea what ur doing and like arc flash lol
@rays9033
@rays9033 10 ай бұрын
@@MeltinMetalAnthony thank you, and thanks for the best stick welding instruction on KZfaq! Each of your video’s are a great lesson, especially for us hobby guys!
@rays9033
@rays9033 10 ай бұрын
@@silverstreamweldingltd471, welding is just a hobby, and I’m frequently working in low light conditions. Evidently I’m not a pro like you, so in the words of Anthony, FO!
@shineything4444
@shineything4444 10 ай бұрын
i recommend it 100% i got one and my welds instantly got better cause the puddle is so clear to see. i tig, stick and mig with mine
@troyroe6021
@troyroe6021 10 ай бұрын
Way to picky way to picky, I’m very sure of it, the people using the trailer will have it bent within the first few days of use, but you done a very nice job, thanks
@scottmann3002
@scottmann3002 10 ай бұрын
What does that job cost, 300.00 bucks?
@1012Mrjesse
@1012Mrjesse 8 ай бұрын
I just got an engine drive and wanting to start a side hustle. Wondering if you have any tips on starting out and how to get jobs
@tomasalvarado207
@tomasalvarado207 10 ай бұрын
😎👍
@jule123ize
@jule123ize 10 ай бұрын
what happened to Emily?
@1bag
@1bag 10 ай бұрын
You need a pancake for all that daylight
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Don’t like em
@theamaturepro
@theamaturepro 8 ай бұрын
Is it ok if I liked it but I still go f myself? 😂
@colthester3143
@colthester3143 10 ай бұрын
Living on the wild side with no guard on that grinder. Other than that good video great work.
@MeltinMetalAnthony
@MeltinMetalAnthony 10 ай бұрын
Yea buddy. Not today reaper man
@jedclampett6466
@jedclampett6466 10 ай бұрын
You were majorly over dressed for that job.
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