I am a 30 year welder. Just a little helpful advice. If you weld an a dirty bucket, before welding the seam, burn the joint to glowing red with a torch and let it cool. If you need to close a gap in metal, first tack weld the gap, then hit it with a hammer when it is still hot (glowing red). It’s a technique called hot tacking. And when welding thick material, pre heat the metal to help it penetrate. I have fixed hundreds of buckets. Have a great day.
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I love the fact you stressed on the words grabbing opportunities. But how will one know what to focus on, last year I invested into gold and got nothing meaningful.
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When watching I’ve noticed it’s like a single handed ATeam. Fixes everything and anything with almost rubbish. He’s great. Been here for years and will not miss an episode ❤️ love from me in the UK
when i was a grease monkey in the 70s, i had to rebuild the swing cylinders on a ford backhoe twice the size of that toy. each cylinder was 6 inches in diameter and about 4 feet long. it was not easy as i had very few tools to work with. i had to pin the cylinder to a truck bumper and use another vehicle to pull the piston. i am jealous of your shop and tools, stuff i could not even dream about! i pulled the engine head off the tractor with a hoist to replace a bad valve seat. the oil pan was cast iron an inch thick and weighed more than me! no power tools or air compressor or hydraulic jack. just a piece of greasy wood on wheels! ahhh, good old days!
Hey Musty, if you ever need ball joints they are the same ones used on a mustang 2. Years ago we needed new ones and I called terramite and the guy gave me the NAPA part numbers.
Kind of cool seeing the “Made in Charleston WV” and the state outline during the e-brake footage. Used to drive by their facility everyday going to work and believe they’re still going strong. Always enjoy the videos but neat to make that connection.
@@artemartem1134 Somehow that doesn't surprise me. I ran a TerraMite for two or three weeks. Not impressed. The hydraulics were weak, I thought. And, the brakes were almost non-existent.
@@imdeplorable2241 they're actually great little machines. I think the kids took over from the parents who started it and ran it into the ground. nobody really knows what happened.
On your gas cap the metal piece that you screwed in the cap is domed you put it back in upside down. Dome side down will line it up with the filler tube make for a better fit . Always enjoy your videos!
yea. I noticed it, too.. but I got to thinking, the way he has it now will keep the added gasket from moving off center but.. the lip of the cap itself will do the same thing.. so..yea.. if it works.. it works.. lol
Quick tip for stuck cables - Use a claw hammer. It grabs even the smallest cable ends and provides leverage for slow steady pull. I stumbled upon the idea repairing a jet ski trim cable that Salt water had locked up.
Mechanical people seem to have built models when they were young. First step in understanding how things work. Mustie1 must have or he wouldn’t have known the smell of the model glue. I built models, love them. Repairing is in his blood. Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
Building models is such a great introduction to the fundamentals of how things go together. I learned so much that way, unfortunately it seems to be a lost hobby these days.
and flying model airplanes, and the mechano sets, and tinker toy, and lego. I've recently retired and am looking forward to getting back to some model building. It sure costs a lot more than it did in the 60s.
@@greyone40 Try RC crawlers, with something like a hard body (basically a plastic model body over a working metal chassis)...best of both worlds, i.e. a scale model that works. They even have a 1/24 scale Toyota Pickup from RC4WD.
no models for me. I'm told i did poke the buttons on the VCR until it broke as a toddler though (old school ca-chunk-a-chunk buttons on a top loader). I also took apart just about everything i've ever owned.
Cool vid Darren! Got a little bit of sphincter clench when you were working the hydraulics and the tractor shifted on the lift. Careful mister! We need our weekly Mustie1 fix!
Keep seeing the Econoline in the background. I hope it's one of those old projects that you're going to pick up soon. Love your channel, nobody does as wide a range of projects as you. And..I continue to be impressed with the wide range of skills you demonstrate.
Teaching my daughter all I know (Which ain't much) about fixing and building things. I told her today a Murphy's Law Correlary: Rarely if ever do things go exactly according to plan. Adapt or die. Lol!
Trusty work horse with some nice modifications really nice to see when people actually look after their equipment things will last a long time. Really enjoyed and look forward to the future projects!
If you're in a lot of rocks, get you some hard surfacing rods and just run some stringers on the outside and lip of the bucket. And it's a good job but stick rod would be a better application on the harder steel of buckets. Love your videos man, thanks for the effort you put in to them
I'm just catching up with him now. Surely he has a stick welder around. This dinky sheet metal backhoe may do some good work but it's no beast. I'm collecting plenty of stick rod from auctions. Lasts forever if stored right. No gas needed.
Was looking forward to today. Love your videos Mustie. Wondering when you could do another powered bicycle theme bike build. Those are so fun to watch you build and see that creativity come to life. Maybe a VW inspired bicycle build.
Mustie1 - watched so many of your vids I can't count them. You have given me sooo many ideas on how to McGiver stuff on some of my old equipment. A guy is very thankful for your ingenuity and patience. Well worth the time to watch your vids.
Mustie's the guy other mechanics go to when they have a problem they can't fix. I've known my share of mechanics, one in particular was top notch. But, hey Mustie has him beat no question.
i hope you know what a joy it is to be able to watch a video that is just a video about you repairing something. so many of the youtubers are wanting to make movies out of them special inserts, adding clips just junk. long intros and exits. I hope you never change hope you keep making your videos just simple repair videos no sound effects thank you so much and i almost forgot no cussing i quit watching one because of language i told the person why i was quitting he never responded but someone else did and said welcome to the internet.
Yaaay!! Mustie I am so excited to see you working on your terramite as I have the same model AND I just purchased a terramite sweeper that has a good engine but bad transmission pump that's being rebuilt. I'm watching with my coffee!
If you try to "walk" a figure 8 backwards while welding, you'll get a nicer finish than just going steady downward. Also the high "larva" look is too high feed rate for the given power. Either adjust power up or feed down.
I always enjoy your video's, I am a certified welder the bulbus weld profile is some what due to technique. when welding point the nozzle to the sides vs. moving from side to side. roll your wrist this slight change in angle will help flatten the weld and fill the edges. Also pause on the sides as you cross the middle twice for each weave. I hope this helps.
DUDE THESE THINGS WERE SO GREAT, its wild we could buy one of these off the TV back in 2000, these were pretty well over built they are real jerky, but if your an operator there a great lil tool they can do things we never think to use one for lol, a must for every man i think :D
👍👌👏 Please do a second part! You still have to do a lot of things (weld the frame, fix the lamp, finish the parking brake, maintenance stuff etc.). This good old machine deserves it. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.
@mustie1 “ a grinder and paint makes me the welder I aint” great to see you doing a little buzzing again hope the headaches have been eased up a bit I’m anxious to see some more body work on the orange pick up again.
Back when my father-in-law was a maintenance supervisor for a strip mine, the drag line used to strip the coal had a bucket large enough to park two school buses side by side in it and they would take such a beating they had two and one was always being rebuilt at any one time by two people. The rebuild cycle was 6 months so one was working while the other was being rebuilt. Any ground engagement tool takes a beating and stress cracks are common.
need to make a belly pan for it though.. the mounting holes where there when you had it up in the air.. will save damage to the pump and stuff and save you a lot of money in the event of grounding over something..
Excellent video I think that the tire that goes flat is dry rot on the side walls thank you for sharing I learn from you all the time five stars my friend
Mustie1, Always feels good to finally get all the little annoyances taken care of (at least for awhile….haha). I remember seeing the bathtub hot rod (maybe not that one but one like it) with the Rat Fink stuff in and on it, a long time ago as a young adult hanging around the car shows (like someone else).
My uncles cousin just rented one of these for around $5000 for the month, 3 weeks then the 4th week free I think it was. Definitely smart to patch her up and keep her alive
"A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't" is how I remember the saying LOL. Don't beat yourself up, that metal is NASTY to weld on. Your right too that flux core wire is much better for welding on contaminated/ seasoned metal. It's not bad though, and definitely better than it was. I admire your creativity with the brake band. Reminds me of a brake saver sorta.
I save everything to, because you never know when something will save the day. I'm cutting up a 2008 mercury milan, and am saving the wiring, nuts, bolts, sheet metal, and all good parts. Was wrecked, and the frame bent, but parts are good and the metal has no rust. The way you can't get anything is reason to save stuff.
@@died4us590 If the government cared any about people, there would be storage depos where people could put together stuff they've saved to recycle. And also a free "makerspace" style workshop where people can use the materials to contribute to their city. Pre-city villages did this kind of thing and people were damn happy.
Mustie that was great loved itI love wrenching and watching been watching you since the first one never miss one thank you.I think you have two of those only one is a backhoe.
I like the "Made in Charleston WV" decal, that's my state, I have a friend who works there and it was great to see that. Been watching your videos from the get go.
tks for posting another great vid. 18:44 is the moaning wail of a dry pivot point. not my equipment but from looks it would benefit from a full grease job. nice little rig but like comparable models, they're intended for light duty only. unfortunately, rentals get thoroughly abused. that's a load of stress cracks. now that it's really clean you can park it outside and alternately wet down and "exercise" it for a few days, then watch for orange streaks from otherwise invisible cracks. once identified would probably be a good idea to drill at end of each crack and then add a gusset to the repairs. also - current battery is a size or too larger than it should be. looks like the hold down stud will contact and wear through case.
The Terramite Backhoes came in both diesel and gasoline engines. I bought a new one about 1995. I still have it today and it still works great. Still has the same engine. I have used it to put in water lines, dug manholes, sewer lines, gas lines, underground electric lines, plus many septic tank systems. Dug out for basements, house footers, driveways, swimming pools, dug out tree stumps, plowed snow covered streets. Pulled cars and trucks out of ditches, pulled out 1/2 mile of fence posts, hauled concrete blocks on work site, drug trees to burn piles, plus many other types of jobs. This little machine is a real work horse. The only problem with it is all your buddies and neighbors want to borrow it all the time. Bought a small set of forks that attached to front bucket to load and unload clothes washers, cloth dryers, cook stoves and other appliances into and out of pickup truck beds. I paid $13,000.00 USD for it back when it was new.
Contact cement would have been a better alternative to epoxy for that kind of application. Epoxy will crack. But it will probably work fine for a while 👍😀
Well heck, YT at it again. No notification, had to unsubscribe and resubscribe again and hit ALL. Any-who, wanted to give thanks to you Mustie1. Weekend before last the sister in law's boyfriend had an issue with his front deck mower not starting after many pulls. He would spray starter fluid in the carb just to get it running. Thanks to your videos I took the carb off and gave it a once over. We got it running the same day and the next day he pulled it once and fired right up. I had very little knowledge of carburetors until I had watched a good number of your videos. Thanks for your work and sharing of knowledge, may you have a good and full life. Last weekend I was reminded of you as an old 60s style painted VW bus drove by the in-laws house. Taking that and the time now to pay my respects and give honor where it is due. Much love and respect one and all. Peace.
the buckets I have seen were mostly made of Hardox500- which is about 50 HRC - a normal tool steel drill has about 60 HRC. not that fun to drill, not to mention the thickness on normal sized buckets is way bigger
@@olik136 The point angle makes a huge difference. Different materials call for differing point angles. HSS and nitrided Jobber drill points are typically 118° point angle. They're great for soft steel, aluminum, bronze, brass, etc. Consumer nitrided drills are usually not HSS tool steel so grinding them once they get dull is an exercise in futility. If you're drilling harder materials move to a 135° point cobalt bit and make sure it's sharp. The difference is instantly obvious. You won't walk through hardened tool steel but that bucket will drill just like he was able to drill it. Notice the step bit had a bit more difficulty. It's a nitrided bit and step bits are really only intended to drill 10ga sheet metal and thinner without deforming the edges of the hole. He got away with it and honestly I've done that too but "the right way" to drill it is to get out a larger cobalt bit but sometimes you don't have one of those. Do what works for ya and gets the job done.
Hi , Mustie1 ,I'm Peter from South Australia, Australia. that lid you pulled apart n it had some kind of seal on the inside of lid, you will find a cork coaster would fit and bend into shape without breaking.
I ran a grave digging business for years using this machine. Its closed down now, but I have a brand new crowd cylinder from terramite if you ever need it
Glad you were able to fabricate your own parts. I worked for Teramite a few years ago and unfortunately parts are no longer available. Actually I think the whole company decided to close. They were owned by the same family for many years. Then an overseas company bought them with no vision forward. Sad they were great machines and I had many customers with ones over 20 years old.
my goodness, when you said that stuff will get you high as a kite. it brought back memories of us over here in the uk england we use to have lead pipes for our cold drinking water and that was not the half of it. over here was very strange back then indeed 👈👺👀👀
