No problem! Thanks for taking time to comment. I appreciate the compliment. I’ll be 100% honest, your channel was one that inspired me to start mine. I just started, but am looking forward to helping people out as much as i can.
Impressed with your organization! From the start, your apparatus is well thought out, clearly shows your dedication & appreciation of your profession/trade.
Cleanest welding bed I’ve seen by far… I can’t wait for the future to get into it. Still in high school I feel that career path I want to go. I like this one to give me some ideas to when I build my 1st one
A creative idea I’ve seen from a 798 welder Bill Love, was his Machine was on rails and was able to slide out to one side to do maintenance and what not ….. when done slide it back in place
Thanks for the compliment and the comment. Yes, pipeline trucks are a very niche welding setup. Believe it or not, i have more tools on my truck than most. Guys that don’t fabricate or lay anything out don’t hardly need anything except a hammer, spacing tool and a file.
Oh, I know. It’s just that I’m one of those guys that weld pretty much everything except pipe and do more mechanic work than I wish I did. Bottom line, I’ve got a F-550 with a 14’ low-profile service bed and wish I had more room.
@@williamthomas9463 I understand that! I’m always wanting more room. As my career progresses i find myself not wanting a slick rig as much as i want a useable rig. 😂
I’m interested in the details on the B&W turnoverball hitch and the fifth wheel hitch mount. How’d you come up with the locations and how does it affect the amount of weight you can pull since they’re both behind the axle? Looking for that info is how I found your channel, and I’m for videos in now. I’m building a truck now and trying to avoid stretching the chassis, but I need to use the gooseneck and fifth wheel hitches still.
Awesome truck, I can remember seeing this bed being built following “hot shot” on instagram. I am curious, what’s the industry reasoning for wanting the oxygen standing?
He’s a great builder and was great to work with! Some gas companies don’t want compressed bottles transported laying down. I had to modify one of my older truck in order to get a job because one of the requirements were to have all bottles standing up. Just figured i would get ahead of it with this truck.
Thanks! No roll out wheel, but i do have a “Hoosier pole”. I didn’t want it getting in the way of opening the door on the welding machine so i have one that goes in the receiver pockets on the back of the bed depending on which side of the truck I’m working off of.
Good eye! I have clearance lights on the side of the bed, but nothing except taillights and reverse lights on the rear. At night, the clearance lights on the side of the bed closest to the fender shine off of the fender enough to make it clearly visible and safe.
Knowing that you understand metals, how would you fix paint chip rust on the fender wells of my 4th gen dually? I’m planning on putting factory Laramie fender flares (like your fronts) after addressing and finishing the pitted rust. Thank you 🇺🇸 *The paint chipped on the rear from rocks and 255/80/17 tires. It’s not terrible but will get bad with time/road salt. I’m an amateur at best.
Any member of any UA local can work pipeline. Obviously the big pipeline local is 798 but there are others. Like here in Illinois, 597 covers all the pipeline. A UA member would just be a traveler when working pipeline in the respective areas.
I’m a sophomore in high school at the moment and was looking into welding. If I were to get into pipeline welding would you recommend going to a welding school or doing an apprenticeship program or both? Thanks for any tips.
An apprenticeship or on the job training as a helper first. Most of the time welding school is a waste of time and won’t help you get a job working pipeline. I’m sure there’s exceptions out there, but i don’t know a single person that got a test because they graduated a welding school. Nobody cares if you can weld in a booth out here.
My oldest son went to tech school for welding. He says he learned more from welding on the ranch than he did in class. If you can go to tech school to get credits for graduating high school, then go for it as an excuse to get out of home economics or other BS classes, it won’t be a total waste of time that way. But don’t get cocky when you graduate, because you won’t start really learning until you get into the field. Get after it and do work. That’s when you start figuring it out.
Thanks a lot! Yes, it’s about 8” further back than stock location. The 4 bolts on the rear of the bed is where i mount my 5th wheel hitch. It pulls perfectly fine there. I’ve pulled my camper 15 hours without any issues. There’s enough weight in front of the axle with the bottles and welding machine, it balances out nicely.
It pulls just fine. A lot of people think it’s a terrible thing, but as much weight as i have in front of the axle, the gooseneck and a 5th wheel camper pull perfectly behind it.
I saw a comment on the first vid where you said you got 2" spacers for the inside rear, but do you also run a spacer on the front as well? And I assume those tires are 35 x 12.5. Just curious would like to run same tire set up that you got on my Laramie.
The rear 2” spacer is in between the duals. I don’t have a spacer on the front. You are correct, 35-12.50/17. The Toyo open country mt’s i have on it now are great. They are just a little smaller than the Nitto trail grapplers i had on it before. The Toyo’s balance WAY better than the Nitto’s ever did.
Why do you want less bed, but wish you had more room to have filler rod, it makes no sense to have smaller bed. Why show more wheel on a dually for a full ton. I just don't get it. Im not trying to be rude but I saw counter intuitive
Out of curiosity, Why would you rather have less bed space and just a complete loss of it that is usable just to show you have dual tires, not trying to be rude. I'm just not the best sayer of things.
Great looking rig! I seen you have a Steamfitters 601 Bucky Badger sticker in your cabinet door. I'm a pipeline rig hand of 28 years out of 601 I'm thinking of building one more rig before I pull the pin.
Yours is a pavement queen mine is is 20 plus years old , runs great looks like shit ,earns what your truck does. I fail to understand why anyone would show off like you do
Not showing off. I just take pride in everything that i do, including what i drive and take to work. I choose not to have a 20 year old truck because i don’t have to have a 20 year old truck. It costs almost nothing to take care of what you own but tells everyone the level of care/ pride they can expect from you.
Who says I'm mad i'have a different out look on money I don't need flashy stuff to make me feel better I let my work and family speak for myself @@here4it0069
100% agree. I thought it was cool when i first put the truck together, but it’s impossible to keep the truck clean. I literally have dents on top of the cab from chunks of mud flying off of the tires.
@@DownhillWelder300 A person only does that once. I've seen trucks with rock pitted mirrors, and rust pits on the roof. Not to mention what is getting chucked at other people on the roadway.
