Broken bolt removal 

This is what I like, to actually see the "struggle of reality" vs, "we'll do this off camera". No need to apologize for a long video, these are the best kind. Just got another subscriber. Great video. Cheers :)

Slickest trick ive seen in a while. Tools all at hand, knows his shit. Doesnt get much better than that. Respect sir.

I have used a MIG welder with a hex nut, welding to the top of a broken bolt. I never thought of using a piece of pipe to get into a recessed hole like this. Thanks for this and all your great videos! Keep 'em coming Isaac. You are a joy to watch!

I have never seen the pipe extraction trick before, very cool. Classic Work sent me here.

That’s awesome. I welded for BP for 19 years. Was in an explosion and am unable to work now. You’ve reminded me how much I miss it. Keep it up guy. You’ve got this!

Used that little trick on broken engine to transmission bolts on smaller older John Deere loaders and dozers many times! Great job done by a professional 👏👍!

Farm kid learned something. -58 yr old and shop owner Thank you

Like this guy. Professional and experienced and easy to understand.

They call it a “trade” and what it takes is “skill” but at your level it’s an art. Bravo to a job well done!

Brilliant hack/trick and what is really great is that it didn't work perfectly, you had to keep trying and then you won the battle. Don't worry about the length of the videos, I am grateful for the chance to learn a new way to solve a common old problem! Cheers from Northern England!

Any chance you might be able to give us a "rig tour" / more images of your rig or info on what you're carrying on your rig... whereas some of us are trying to get advice and knowledge to advance ourselves in your field.... thanks

I enjoy all the struggle that goes along. It shows we aren’t all perfect and that it’s doable if you try hard enough.

I learned a great tip watching this video. Great job showing that it doesn’t always work on the first try. Thank you for another awesome video.

I like these long videos because it really shows just how hard this work is. When someone cuts a half hour video down to ten minutes, you don’t get a real idea of what’s happening, and it seems easier than it really is. So thanks for not editing this down.

I was planning to fast forward but when I started watching and saw what you were doing I watched the whole thing. What a neat trick! I appreciate the fact that you show the whole process, warts and all. That way if I ever have a need to use that method I’ll know that even an expert had to try multiple times to make it work. Just flat awesome! Just got another subscriber here.

It’s so calming to watch someone else doing a crappy job. We work all week during the day then watch others work afterwards. Tv must really suck

Issac you make a good point about how field repairs are not always as simple as the picture we post for social media. Great video Brother!

Thank you for taking us along with all the different welding jobs you do. It’s amazing to watch and listen to how you explain what your doing along with showing what really happens out there welding. Please keep making your videos on RU-vid.

This was very impressing. I realize right now, how useless i am for not having ideas like this. Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge.

A clever man as yourself will never be unemployed. Great work ! Thanks

True master A lot of people don’t realize how hard that is to do Nice job Cheers from Nova Scotia

I like your style you’re determined that it ain’t gonna beat you up and that you will get the job done. That makes the real professional. Keep up the good work on the videos I enjoy watching them.

You introduce the welding trade to so many people here of all ages, your teaching millions of perspective welders skills that a lot of them will find useful when they start there welding careers in the future. Thanks

Wow, welding the inside of a pipe is a GREAT trick. I welded for years, never saw that one before. GREAT JOB !

Love it man! No need to apologize for long videos, they are now then worth it!

I have used a plastic straw on rod to protect from hitting side leaving only the end exposed

Firstly, Hola senior. I'm from Southampton, in the UK, not the USA. Secondly, I'm not sure if you still read comments related to a video you made 3 years ago, but just in case you do, here goes. I watched one of yours for the first time two weeks ago, having been suggested by RU-vid. I had just finished watching a guy called Karl, who customises vehicles and uploads weekly. His channel is called, 'Make It Custom', if you are interested. He's in Canada, a great guy who explains everything in detail, much like you do, so that the average weekend DIY fabricator, welder, car enthusiast, can learn from. He had just chopped a roof and then weld it back on having made spesific parts for the A posts by hand. His fabrication and welding techniques in different methods, materials, and conditions is the best I have seen in a long time. A nice down to earth fella showing us it is possible to achieve the desired look from a piece of metal using the basic of tools. Anyway, I was impressed by your skill in using the torch, bravo sir. 👏👏👏 I now subscribe to your channel, 😁 but it is very rare for me to leave comments, but after seeing how you dealt with these bolts, I just had to say something. I think enough comments have been left in this video over the years, don't you? But I do want to add one thing which would have served you well 3 years ago and hopefully, if you read this soon, in years to come. That includes anyone else who reads my comment and has the same issue. 🤔 I'm a plant mechanic, fabricater, welder, and general fix it man for almost 40 years. I've been working on vehicles and machinery similar to that which you work on. I have also come up against identical problems, but the way I dealt with them was not always the same as you have done. I think we both could have worked well together. Removing bolts is always a tricky task, as you well know. I removed sheared bolts the same way you did, most of the time. Only my pipe was a third of the length you used. Had you cut the pipe down so only 1 to 2 inches was protruding, you would have saved on pipe and found welding and extraction much easier to achieve. A job well done sir, considering the conditions you were working in. I guess I've watched around 30 of your videos so far and unless I have something constructive to say, that is warented of course, you will not hear from me much but I will give you the thumbs up as you deserve it. Besides, it costs us nothing to click the thumbs-up, does it?👍🤭 🇬🇧

Showing the real side of things takes guts to admit that not every thing we try goes real well. I have used that method and when the stick got stuck, I just shoved another right in and kept twisting on the first as it melts it turns loose. Sometimes... I have had two rods stuck in it but that and the heat brought it out anyway... a thousand ways it works out. New subscriber as you were given the heads up by the boy who has a old truck he fabed back together and does a fair job, his last one working on a bent eye on a yard bucket for a excavator. He is on my list but my memory is so bad that ten minutes might be a lifetime. Good work on both of you from a old field mech from the sixties this way... crippled now

We use to use that method to remove broken 1 1/4" wheel studs from 930 Komatsue haul truck wheel motors. Success rates were not high as they were torqued in to a blind hole and always broke off 1 1/2 " in the hole. We started usinfpg a cast iron rod from Rockmount Nassua called Brutus. You could reach into the hole and build up the stud the 1 1/2" to where you could weld a nut to it. The slab would run off to the sides so you would have to work hard to fuse the weld to the side of the hole. You but a lot of heat into the bolt this way so if you walked away and let it cool they generally came right out with a bit of back and forth. The weld material had a high tensile strength so a 1/2" impact hit hard and a couple of raps would break the stud loose. You never want to get in a hurry on jobs like this one. Good job.

Never boring to watch a craftsman at work, overcoming setbacks without a fuss and getting the job done right! Respect to you sir!

I love watching this guy work. Learned a cool trick here. Never thought of using a pipe like that.

I have to always deal with little bolts. Bigger ones aren't easier. But i use a piece of copper to protect the hole and build weld up a little at a time. My dad tought me the steel pipe method on the bigger ones years ago. I love it when it works. Like the old saying, if it was easy, everyone would do it! Good job. Great video!

Don't you worry one bit about "video's running too long." I, and I'll bet a great many folks watching, enjoy every last second of your videos. There is nothing more informative than seeing stuff when it doesn't work the way it's supposed to. That's how morons like me lean best. I hate videos that only show how things work perfectly. That teaches me nothing. God bless you and thank you for everything that you do!!!!

I had never seen the welding the pipe on a hidden broken bolt before. Thanks for the education, don't mind long videos

Great tip for the field. Make the videos as long as they need to be. Everybody subbed to your channel loves them. Take care.

The videos are great and not to long. Reminds of old days working w/ old machinist that always thought out side of the box to get the job done. Freaking awesome!

This is what I love about working on site. You have to find a way to get the job done. I learned some new tricks. Thanks keep making the videos.

That was a neat twist on a _broken bolt_ scenario! Loved watching the problem get solved in such a clever fashion and that last one had me on the edge of my seat. Great vid!

This job would have broken most folks, but not Isaac, what a legend 💪

Never I a million years would I have thought of that, well played!

Best welding channel on YT 👍👍👍

Awesome trick. Love your work. A Real man with real talent and skill Who the hell would even think of giving this video a thumbs down

seeing the whole process adds to the education , something the young needs to learn thanks for sharing

I won't forget that trick! Thanks. I didn't think it would work because the torque it took to break those bolts in the first place, would be substantially greater than what you could apply with your technique.

Cutting out the buried end of the broken bolt without messing up the threads is the best torch work I have ever seen.

My trucks setup different then yours but I work on different things. I'm running the same hoist and a Miller Trailblazer 325 amp. You taught a old dog a new trick. 42 years in the trade.

I learn so much from you. Thank you for all of your work and ability to share it.

Issac you are the man! I really enjoy watching and learning as I do a lot of welding myself you are full of wisdom and very patient. Thank you for sharing, blue collar guys make the world go round😎

You are the real deal a good fitter / welder the guy that has his own truck

I watched every minute of it .... Experience and perseverance pays off . Although can be very painful at times but rewarding in the end . You are a man of great talent . I know filming is a added frustration , I would like to Thank you for staying the fight and filming as well .

I tried this little trick last week on some excavator drive sprocket bolts. But I failed, the pipe was 2 lite and I used a wire feed. Thanks 4 showing the right way.

Excellent job and good trick! I have used bolts many times in a pinch to chase a thread and clean it up. I use a file with a sharp edge where it meets the curve (half-round). This allows for an under cut on the leading edge that mimics rake angle. I usually cut 4 to 6 flutes, size dependent.

awesome video, seeing how to resolve an issue like this, and the reality of getting it to work out. patience for the win!

It’s never easy! there’s always that one that makes you work for it!! Just went thru this yesterday on broken exhaust manifold bolts.

VERY PROFESSIONAL. YOUR ONE THE BEST WELDERS I,VE EVER SEEN AND I,VE SEEN A BUNCH WORKING FOR US STEEL IN GARY , INDIANA.

Great video... I've been a Field service tech for 25 years on equipment and have never seen the pipe trick. I will keep this trick in my arsenal of how too's. I've removed many broken bolts but never seen it done like that. Thanks for sharing.

Just a hunch, but my guess is the guy nearby watching was the one that broke the bolts and the easy-out. Great video, you got skills.

Real time working with associated problems,not slow at all good work sir outstanding 👍🏻🇬🇧

hi buddy, from Prince George Canada, I`m an old disabled field welder mechanic and have done near a hundred of these over the years, once the bolt is broken there is no torque left to overcome. The trick to making this a bit easier is to use the largest pipe that fits easy in the hole so you have more room to move the end of rod, also i noticed the first thing you did was use to long a pipe because this limits the amount of room for you to move the end of the welding rod around. So only a couple of inches of pipe past the hole and try to arc on the bottom side of pipe first to float the flux, and yes use a high heat. I always then weld a nut on top, fro a ratchet or wrench. for bolts broken flush i like to weld a washer onto the bolt {like a very short pipe" and the flat washer is welded from inside so one that just covers inside diameter, and then a nut that is small enuff to easy welding on at least 3 flats

Good idea. I will be doing the same to a tractor soon. Sheared 2 bolts flush with frame. Great video thanks!

This is one of my favorite tricks I’ve seen you do. Alice and I both enjoyed this one. Keep them coming Isaac. 🔥👍🏼🔥

I sure hope you have a family member wanting to follow in your footsteps or an apprentice, your passing down tried and true first hand field knowledge on what works, or should work and repairs that didnt go as planned, but lessons were learned for next time. Great videos, they could be 2 hours and I’d still watch them.

That was some intricate metal surgery. Much impressed, thanks for posting.

I like the pipe trick. I use a wire feed welder to reword nuts on broken bolts. I love that trick. I’ll have to remember the pipe for bolts broken off in a hole. Thank you.

Before you even end up in this situation - what is the best preparation you can do to loosen up the bolt ? My thought an air chisel (large) or even a rivet hammer could loosen the bolt enough to get it going. This kind of video showing problem solving is never too long winded. Its always a pleasure watching a pro at work, thanks for sharing!

With all these reality shows today, they don't show how the real work gets done. Just before and after shots. The struggle is very real! Much Respect!

I’m addicted to your videos. Have you ever tried using ceramic coated rods? They work in steel as well as aluminum without harming the surrounding metal. I can get one of those broken studs in less than five minutes.

I have a neat trick to remove broken bolts and when that turns to ratshit I have 3 more tricks up my sleeve. Whatever happens, that sucker is coming out. Great work Sir.

My Dad once told me if your ever faced with a seemingly impossible task, Call a welder. Good job!

Luv this guy. Luv his casual attitude like these jobs are nothing. It would take me a week to pull this bolts.👍

Well done I have used that technique a few times with 50/50 success Im glad you got it.

Thanks for the top notch content!! Im watching your videos like an apprentice and finding so many useful tips. You are killing it with the composition in your photos and videos, thanks again

Every time I watch your videos I learn something. Cool technique. If I ever try this, I think I'll try a stupid amount of amps. Like make the rod glow right through the flux kind of amps. Don't know if it would work any better that way but can always back off the amps.

Great trick, been welding 40 years and haven’t seen that one. Great videos, keep them coming,!

Did this one time , after I welded it I stuck a bolt in the end of pipe and welded it. Let it cool and put impact gun on the pipe so it give a little chatter to bolt.

I dig it! Great trick with the pipe, thanks for sharing that. It’s refreshing to see videos that are realistic rather than edited to portray some fantasy world where everything is easy and everything works first time.

I use this trick quite a few years back, I was welding and pulling wretches in a logging camp And the big trucks used to break Quite a few lug nuts off, I would have 5 or 6 pipes cut up I would Weld a big nut on the end of them Then you could put a wrench on it Or an impact gun, Quite a bit more control when taking out the broken stud, Yes pretty slick trick.. The trick is to have the pipe about 4" long and it's easier to Weld onto the broken Stud. Cheers from an Old Welder🙄

now that is slick... I will use that one, thanks for showing the struggle too, thanks very much.

takes lots of skills for this extraction nice video thanks.

I like to see these kind of videos because they show the TIPS and TRICKS on how to get the JOB DONE. GREAT VIDEO....

Thanks again for another technique to repair broken bolts. It looks like they need some kind of weldment with plug holes to go to the base to support the shear loading. That is why a lot of cantilever decks on buildings fail from shear loading.

I have never seen this method.. Genius!

11 minutes and 17 seconds one tip I would tell you and this isa very innovative procedure I got to give you two thumbs up... But yeah put your machine on high idle so you don't have that one second delay. That's why you are sticking..

Much respect to you. SIR. Thank you for taking us along. Cheers

a lot of times it helps to hit whatever you're using after it cools a little so that it will break the tension on the bolt

4.3K+👍's up IC Weld thanks again for taking us to work with you for the day

I've removed many broken Cummins 855 head bolts this way. No need to remove the cylinder head. Saw the ends off an old 855 push rod, insert the electrode, then have an assistant switch the welder on.

Keep it up man. Your doing well with your channel it will grow like crazy with a little time. Got skills to pay the bills.

Nicely done 👍🏻 It's nice when people try to help. As they can hand you tool's which saves you moving and saves time.

You sir are a true craftsman. I learned something new again watching your videos. thank you sir.

I must say up front I will be amazed if this stick welding a pipe trick works. Well I'll be damned you sir have talent , technique, and good ideas.

That is awesome, I'll remember that for next time I need to Reistract a bolt out. Job well done sir.

Just had to sub,love watching a real life master at work,and humble with it. Whats not to love? Even shows his ‘ mistakes’ for our benefit. I use inverted comments,because in this line of work there are few mistakes,only learning opportunities,and IC is happy to share these nuggets with us. Reminds me of watching my bro at work,never beaten by anything,just another challenge to figure out. So therapeutic to watch with coffeee in hand,not having the huge pressure of really being on site,and having to git her done. Guys like this keep the world turning,balanced on a shittyl ladder with a generator roaring in one ear. Total respect here.

Neat trick with welding the pipe to the broken bolts! You're a braver man that I. I would have been fearful that I'd booger up the entire bolt hole if I tried to torch the bolt out like you did. Great work, man!

That has GOT to be one of the slickest tricks I've seen used in a long time! Love the videos, don't worry about the length of them...makes the whole thing seem 'real' instead of someone who's barely turned a wrench or laid a bead making it look like they got it done in 12-seconds (which we KNOW never happens!). Thumbs up, AND subscribed!

I’ve had some that were so bad they would have to call a machinist to drill it out! You’re good enough to try it brother, there’s a lot out there that couldn’t do it! Good job

I need to be in the extractor business, because 80% of the broken bolts I have seen or dealt with had a broken extractor in them.....usually broke off by me.

Amazing and very interesting to see how you managed to remove those broken off bolts. Bravo sir, Bravo. Thumbs Up!

I must say I have learned a thing or two whatching his videos .

That was Great, showing the close ups of the holes in progress , GREAT job 😃😃😃