This might be one of the coolest things I've built. Hank from Hamiltonville Farm needed a beefy recovery winch for a skid steer. We can do that! / hamiltonvillefarm
Right? I love the mechanic`s sticker that lists the prices of work, adding another category of added rates for watching, plus additional rates for helping, as helping implies both watching and driving you nuts... Something like 30$ per hour, watching +15$, helping +25$, totaling in 80$ per hour of helping time... And it`s true... Mechanic-ing isn`t just spitting on the nut and wrenching it back, swapping shit and returning the nuts before they dry up.... It`s stuck crap, snagged pieces, already damaged parts that you have to deal with first to get to what you need to do, rusty brittle fasteners, seized studs, bent rods, spun bearings and red herrings... All of which quickly stacks up into a major fuss, a swear fest the likes of which would make a sailor blush, yelling, screaming, howling, all in an attempt to suppress the desire to bash the shit out of the customer`s part in a fit of rage... We may return the part in perfect condition, all restored, all repaired, all shiny and clean, but it took mental strength that would subdue an avalanche if put to that use - to not harm the damned thing in the process and just keep steady and gentle until you are done... Only to realize that you forgot to return a part that you have to take the whole thing apart to put back in... Tho, by then, you almost mastered the job and what took 4 hours or more to do the first time around, now with fresh bolts, studs, hoses, pipes and what not - take no more than 45 minutes... Ah, the joy of wrenching or any mech. field jobs... And no, programming doesn`t compare, you don`t get your fingers smashed by an engine when a mount fails... You get sweaty and pissed off, but the closest you come to risk of bodily harm is when you plow your fist into the keyboard... It may be as frustrating, but it is harm free environment, and mistakes only cost time and money, not potential body parts... Unless you are programming for the cartel, but what use of such services would they have?
28:32 Those welders were good for the first five years and then they turn into shit. I’ve gone through so many of these trying to find the problem I finally got myself an old lindi wire feed. There’s a felt follower for the wire to go through to clean and soak in oil.. that might save your liner. Little bits of dirt, maybe pile up towards the end of the liner dust and grit from grinding
I'm a design engineer. First you do the thinking, then you do the sketching, then you do the drafting. When that is finished, it is time for the easy part: building!
A big thank you for stealing time away from the build to position the camera for our benefit. For myself when working on a project, I don't even take time to stay adequately hydrated and certainly would not want to take time to move a camera. Momentum can carry a job to completion.
Man I'm glad I'm not the only one who has that problem. Has been extremely bad since my wife and I bought an old farm. There are endless projects and I always seem to work without eating or drinking. In warmer weather I always end up seeing spots from dehydration. That's when I know I actually have to take a break. Probably going to have to work to change that as I get older.
@@coltonkruse2313In the Australian Army drinking water regularly in warm to hot weather is called "Water Discipline" or at least it was back in the 80s and 90s! 😅 But seriously, going without adequate fluids and to a lesser extent food is detrimental to your productivity and your health in the short, medium and long term. Have you ever seen one of those urine colour charts? They tell you if you are passing enough fluids through your urine amongst other things. Look them up. You may think that you are "pushing on to get the job done" but how many times do you find yourself making dumb mistakes and or tripping over things and get angry? Step back, take 5, wash your hands and face and then have a sandwich and a drink! Even if you only take 10 minutes, you can be looking at the job in front of you and preplanning your next moves. Something to think about? Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
@@WatchWesWork Hey man I just found your channel and this build was awesome, gained a subscriber. This is not meant to be critical at all, just offering you a few ideas to help drive up viewership. I think the biggest factor is runtime, it's hard to commit to a 40min video, I've heard some big channels say the sweet spot is 15-20min. Your content is great and this was a complex build so I know it's hard to cut it down. One thing you could do is speed up the footage of stuff that is common work and not unique to the build (i.e. unloading, plasma cutting, bandsawing stock to length, tacking, welding, etc). If there's an interesting fit up, a mistake that needs fixing, or you just said something funny def leave it in. One other thing that I think might help is advertise your old videos as you go, if something you previously did a video on happens to come on screen then add the little pop-up link to that old video so if it catches someone's eye they go back and watch that one. Hope it didn't come across the wrong way and you can use something to help you so we can keep watching Wes work!
Hanks not a daft man he wanted something. Unique and got the biggest talent on RU-vid to build it. Now that’s a clever move. Well done Wes you never disappoint.
He's just building the working designs that are already out there. Having that plasma table makes a huge difference when it comes to quality and time saving. That's on my bucket list of tools
Good morning Wes, while in the service of the United States army in 1970, I drove an m88 track recovery vehicle that would winch 90 tons up the side of a mountain with the Spade in front dug in. Even the boom winch was good for 25 tons. The cable on the main wrench was as big around as your wrist. The tow bar for towing tanks weighed 250 lb. It was a gasoline 12 cylinder 24 spark plug four magnetos
You continue to raise your bar Wes, the graphics, design and implementation just pure brilliance. And always a pleasure to watch the master at work. Thank you x
Nice build ! A suggestion doe... Put a protective steel tunnel over the vinch line where it goes from the pulley to winch, if cabel breaks in this area or the cable may go trough the windshild of the machine . A cable tunnel over the cable will contain the" vipping ". Even if it's a sturdy cable accidents can happen .
I think all that heavy pulling has shifted the earth's orbit, which could explain the warm sunny weather we've been having in central Scotland and the appearance of the aurora borealis.
I started watching Wes when he did the dragline crane recovery - maybe 4 years ago or so. What a lot of experiences he has had since then. Keep up the GREAT WORK! I marvel at what you do to keep your customers in business.
My favorite videos are the ones that start with a CAD model and feature the Crossfire (I fixed my forgetting to ground my work problem with a magnetic ground clamp). Excellent work as always, but I'd start looking for a new shop apprentice.. that guy always has a phone or a camera in his hand! Thank you for taking the time to make these videos for us!
Hank is doing all the crossovers between the youtube channels it seems. I recognize that red white and blue winch setup on that dozer at the end. Nice build Wes - especially in what looks to be a very cramped shop. Looking forward to part 3 of the office build.
Heard the comment about other RU-vidrs having hour+ videos. I enjoy the long videos, but I don’t really mind. Do what ever you can/want to do. Really enjoyed watching you do this project!
I'm loving that you showed the plasma table having some (small) issues at first. So many people make it look like you just plug it in and it works right out of the box
Great job. That thing looks like it would move a mountain and it also has the look of something that will last a long time. Your workplace reminds me of a weld shop that had the owners collection of personal projects and stuff his wife would not let him keep at home all tucked around in his shop. I'll be looking for you net week, jack
All my life, I’ve worked repairing things or new installations. Residential construction, steel mills, and railroad as a Water Service Mechanic. I can count on one hand the people I’ve worked with are mechanically inclined and very intelligent. Had I worked with Wes, he’d definitely make my list.
Well we know where your true passion lies and it's creating and building things. Beautiful work Wes!!! Time for you to switch to flux core wire when you weld !! Looking forward to the next project.
wes you are the best! now i do understand why, you are not wasting you time fixing GMs junky cars. keep teaching us, we do love your work but we love as well everything we learn from you!
Very nice piece of work! Regarding the sheave assembly, that is a common design. Works very well underload, unfortunately not following so well under very light load. Really enjoyed the video.👍🏻
Wow! I have a new favorite fab video!!! I could (will) sit & watch this every day. Fabing is like building. It starts with an idea, goes through a plan and several changes and finally the fun starts. My son used to say, "Dad, you just say wham, bam, give me a hand and it's done." We just grin 'cause it is fun when a plan comes together. At 77, I watch & enjoy. Not too bad!
I watch in amazement when I see what this man can achieve. Wes often said I'm not a clever man or words to that effect. You prove yourself wrong in so many ways. My favourite RU-vid channel by far.
I had the same problem with my 252 miler, fought it for a long time trying lots of things like new liner, new gun, you name it, ended up being the wire, couldn’t see anything wrong with it, couldn’t feel anything, but could not get it to feed smoth, switched back to Lincoln super arc like I had ran before and no more problems, just my 2 cent worth, thanks for the videos
If I remember right, thats the brand I had trouble with, I had ran it in the pass to and had no trouble, it was hard to tell in the video but it sure can piss a person off
With the five years I’ve had at my current job, and the limited amount of welding I’ve done, I still feel like a novice when I watch videos like this where the welds look like a work of art, but I’m also pleased that I recognized almost everything he was doing and talking about. Nicely done sir, that is a beautiful job well done
Little tip, you can buy a kit I think is called something like Linelube. Pad fits over the wire before rollers. Add product to dampen the pad. Cleans the wire, lubricates the liner and weld is often better as a result. I used it for years. Great design and skills making it happen. Mark uk 🇬🇧
I worked with an old guy that used a four inch grinder with a wire wheel to clean the slag off of his welds. It worked pretty slick. He rebuilt the rock bins at the concrete plant.
Wes, thank you for all you do, I have binged about 95% of your videos and have learned a lot along the way, so thanks for all your efforts and please wish your wife a Happy Mother's Day from all of us...
I'm envious of Wes's workshop, machines, and tools. I'm constantly astounded by his knowledge, talent(s), and skill(s). Well done on this project, Wes!
Dude you make me feel good about always having 10000 things going on all at once. Everything always gets done but never at the speed I want and there is always something someone needs. Your videos have become my weekend morning shows thanks for opening your world to us and letting us look over the shoulder of the master!
Good evening Wes, I am a bit behind my typical viewing of your videos, but MIL here very early this morning and lots to do today. I enjoyed the video. Thank you for sharing!
You made me remember the type of work I used to do. Our main job was building Sub Stations but we would get those special jobs in that slowed everything down.. Miller did make a long gun. Those liners were only good a month with daily use. We also used a wire wick to keep the wire clean before it went into the gun. Dirt can build up fast.
@@WatchWesWork I've looked at his stuff recently but honestly don't have the patience for it myself... But can confirm at least one of the most recent ones was about 2 hours.
Always a pleasure to hear your explanations of why you’re doing it the way you’re doing it as well as seeing the execution of the plan. Well done video. Thanks again.’
