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Burnt Beard
Oct 25, 2024
Bucket rebuild
Tight timelines and tight budgets, again. "Cold formed" the floor to make timelines and save some money, otherwise a fairly standard...
Burnt Beard
Oct 17, 2024
New Adventures
Onto a new adventure! My wife and I were born and raised in the Fraser Valley and have lived there for the last 30 something years. We...
Burnt Beard
Sep 16, 2024
Emergency early morning grapple repairs
Early morning emergency call to glue a grapple tip back in. Beautiful morning, almost full moon, stars and a glimmer of northern lights....
Burnt Beard
Aug 13, 2024
Grapple repairs
Original plan was new tips and fix up the outrigger. As to be expected there was a bunch of cracks in the grapple, the boom crack wasn't...
Burnt Beard
Aug 8, 2024
Fixing some grapple tips
Another long day going wherever is needed to get things fixed, can't complain about the commute views though. Glued a busted grapple tip...
Burnt Beard
Jun 26, 2024
Fixing a split idler pocket
I was just about to start cutting shackle bolts on the truck when I got a work call so I threw it all back together, lucky timing. Nice...
Burnt Beard
Jun 11, 2024
Eye repairs
This one put up a fight. I originally thought it might be a short day after seeing 1 picture, i was wrong. Fought to get the old pin out...
Burnt Beard
May 20, 2024
Fluid tank repair
Someone played bumper cars with the rock truck so I was tasked with making it as close to new as possible without replacing it. Couple...
Burnt Beard
May 20, 2024
Long weekend repairs
Off for the weekend but still on call. A few repairs and modifications to the Father in laws excavator were fit into the long weekend...
Burnt Beard
Apr 25, 2024
Bucket edge and heel straps
New edge and heel straps to keep this bucket going for a good while longer. Owner had had bad luck with bolt on edges not lasting a...
Burnt Beard
Apr 15, 2024
Bucket Re Lug
Another bucket re lug. Originally we wanted to take the good lugs off the trashed bucket and re use them, they looked really close but...
Burnt Beard
Apr 3, 2024
Tigercat tips and hard surfacing
New tips, some hard surfacing touch up, and a few other little fixes. Customer provided some hardened bar stock meant for cylinders so I...
Burnt Beard
Mar 27, 2024
Grapple Repairs
This grapple has been racking up frequent flyer miles with quick "fixes" to keep it going, it was pretty rugged already when it was...
Burnt Beard
Mar 25, 2024
Riser mods on a brand new Kenworth
Brand new Kenworth with one trip on it but the risers that came installed weren't quite cutting it for the low boy set up. I cut apart...
Burnt Beard
Mar 22, 2024
Jaw Crusher Buildup
Over 70lbs of hardsurfacing wire, that's Saturday done. That might be the most diesel I've used in a day, it started out right full! The...
Burnt Beard
Mar 18, 2024
Wear Plate Installation
Looks basic at first glance but there was a fair bit of work you don't see to get this new wear plate installed. I spent a fair bit of...
Burnt Beard
Mar 17, 2024
Late night repairs
This piece has definitely earned it its keep, but a little late night loving and its ready for more work. New knife edge, a bunch of...
Burnt Beard
Mar 10, 2024
Bending up a quick shelf
Taking some time to organize and clean, both the truck and the shop today. Having a bender means I can pretty quickly knock out a slick...
Burnt Beard
Feb 22, 2024
Burnt Beard Babies
Getting the kids trying some welding, got to start the future child labour workforce young. Do you need some Heavy Equipment repairs done...
Burnt Beard
Feb 16, 2024
Barge Ramp Retrofit
I did a big retrofit on this ramp last fall. The job went well and it was bang on to the plan, the problem was the plan didn't work as...
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