The plate blowing out of the hammer bottom makes me wonder if the operator runs the hammer "dry", meaning without pressing the tip onto the rock they want to break. Rock or not, all the energy/impulse has to go somewhere, so the case eats it--until it can't, and fails in short order because it's never been meant to take that abuse. Expensive operator habit that'll get someone chewed out real good, but I guess it's job security for you!
As a 23 year old fab welder I try my best to learn from the older guys around me since I was 18 but I have a freind that's 30 has a nice shop and I help him on the weekend I love the work you do man keep on posting just found your Chanel and have a watched a few videos keep it up my friend
Excellent repair. Far better than OEM. Would it be worth Hard Facing the edges if the customer was willing to pay for it, or better just to replace the parts you made when they wear out? I always notice that you don't use side handles on your angle grinders. I know there are times that it gets in the way, but I would recommend using one the rest of the time. I'm old and suffering from a lot of pain and problems from years of hard work and using my body for a tractor, crane, and forklift. Save yourself.
Your customer certainly should consider himself lucky! Weekend jobs can wear you out. Nice repair job and undoubtedly a big improvement in regard to wear and tear. Thanks for the video!
Being a otr truck driver I was starting to feel for you and the amount of hours you work, until I realized that you are making conservatively 8 times what I make lol❤ I used to have a small excavation co in Tennessee until I lost it
@@HanginInSF yeah not bad considering how thunderfucked the box was on this first repair. Those assholes beat the ever living fuck out of that hammer, no greasing or fuck all lol
It's good work if you can get it, but there's a lot of weekend hours keeping these machines productive in the field. You got some really lucky customers!
Yea that may last a week or two the way they beat them up..Haha Beautiful my friend!! If that only lasts a year then the original piece only lasted a day...Your upgrade looks like the structural embodiment of bridgework...
If I have ever seen a perfect example of having equipment in highly abrasive environments hard face this is it....pay the money people and be on top of your maintenance and repair. Loving the vids bud between you and IC weld I don't watch much else these days.
That kind of damage is from firing the hammer before the pecker is engaged . Saw that happen 35 years ago on a job at Dolomite , California. Operator fired on third day.
I think you're undervaluing your own work. This video is now 2 yrs. old. I'd love to know if that unit is still working and don't doubt that it is. That repair was FAR superior to OEM.
5:45....it might have been better with oxy/fuel, but that plasma torch of yours has some serious power......I used to cut 1" with a 100 amp and it struggled.....looking good....
That came out so nice. I just read in the comments they wore that one out in just 7 short months. What shame. I can’t believe how hard they are on equipment. Jeeze😐 You spent so much time fixing it up for them…..
So I guess the phrase - do you think you know better then the engineers that design the part - might be true, unless something else made them design this specific design....what I found - sometimes - is that making one part stronger then designed, makes another, more expensive more difficult to fix part brake....just saying ...
Just my opinion but should soften those corners some. Operators sometimes think there surgeons and try to get that point right in the correct spot before they operate. AND THAN THERES THE OTHERS THAT JUST BEAT THAT SHIT TO DEATH ....MACHINE TOO..... AND THEIR BOSS THINKS THEIR A GOOD WORKER???? KOOL VIDEO. KEEP IT UP
@@OFW thank you sir. Am 67 years old and have been learning to use my plasma. It doesn't cut as good as what you were doing. Going to look into another purchase. Been welding since 1972 and trying to learn the inverter technology.
One thing I've noticed in your videos is you don't do near enough explanation of the work to be done and spend too much time showing the work being done in slow methodical closeups and concise wide shots
Amazing work sir. Would have loved to see this thing in action after you fixed it and some follow up after they abused it but as always great video and great work, keep them coming boss.👍🏼🤩🫡
Man, thats crazy how much abuse those things take. Would it have Helped to “fish plate” a bunch of hard facing rod in a criss cross pattern to help with abrasion? (I see from comments its already been worn out since this video). Good job security I guess? Lol
In this application I’m not sure how much hard facing would help meaning I’m not sure it would be worth the extra labor. They just have to realize if they are going to use it in this manner then it needs to be rebuilt every 6 months.
