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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...
Burnt Beard
Jan 28, 2024
Emergency tooth adaptor repair
Welder or dentist? Another tooth adaptor repair to keep things going. Not the first and probably not the last on this poor old bucket,...
Burnt Beard
Jan 12, 2024
Grapple welding repairs in the middle of nowhere
A long day of making really broken stuff not broken, way out in the middle of nowhere. Not gonna lie I'd love to work in the bush more...
Burnt Beard
Dec 15, 2023
Budget friendly bush rake repairs
A long day to bang this repair out and keep it on budget. I would need more fingers and toes to count the repairs on the tube in the...
Burnt Beard
Dec 11, 2023
Enhance Your Excavator Performance with a Thumb Buildup and Hard Surfacing
A ton of build up with with a healthy covering of hard surfacing for this thumb. The heat cycling exposed a few cracks so I fixed those...
Burnt Beard
Dec 8, 2023
Maximizing the Lifespan of Excavator Buckets: Build Up, Hard Surfacing and Wear Plates
A bunch of build up and hard surfacing as preventive maintenance on this bucket. Personally I prefer wear plates over hard surface as I...
Burnt Beard
Nov 30, 2023
Thinking outside the box to get the repair done -Mobile Fabricator Welder Fraser Valley
Thinking outside the box to get the repair done
Burnt Beard
Oct 24, 2023
Barge Ramp refit-Mobile Fabricator Welder Fraser Valley
A few before and after on the barge ramp refit that wrapped last week. This mobile welding job was a challenge but it was fun. The...
Burnt Beard
Sep 15, 2023
Free hand cutting -Mobile Fabricator Welder Fraser Valley
Hand cut plate, completely free hand slot. Do you need some Heavy Equipment repairs done by a Fraser Valley fabricator mobile welder? Or...
Burnt Beard
Sep 8, 2023
Excavator crack repairs
Repairing some poorly done and cracked welds as well as re doing the plate termination. Whoever did this originally cut the plate square...
Burnt Beard
Aug 29, 2023
Re lugging the grapple -Mobile Fabricator Welder Fraser Valley
Part 2 of the plan, re lugging the grapple so it can be used on the new quick change set up, or any of the customers other machines. Do...
Burnt Beard
Aug 28, 2023
Quick change and thumb mods
Working with Backwoods Mechanical to add a quick change and thumb to machine which was set up strictly as a pin on grapple before. Had...
Burnt Beard
Aug 26, 2023
Just the tip
Just the tip, or in this case 3. This thumb was straight up worn down to nothing. I used some cad and hand drawing to come up with a...
Burnt Beard
Aug 18, 2023
Processor knives, buckets and hard surfacing
Fun from the last couple weeks, new processor knives and some bucket build up and hard surfacing. I love the smell working on forestry...
Burnt Beard
Jul 7, 2023
Cone crusher repairs
Not all jobs are glamorous or gravy work, but they all need to get done. A little cone crusher love on a Saturday while everything was...
Burnt Beard
Jul 6, 2023
Track bar link mount repair
Track bar link mount repair from a couple weeks ago, The original bracket was cast and beyond repair. They wanted it done yesterday and...
Burnt Beard
Jun 20, 2023
Skid steer bucket rehab
Another bucket rehab complete, this time on a skid steer. Stripped it right down to almost nothing and replaced most of the floor, back...
Burnt Beard
Jun 17, 2023
Another bucket overhaul
Another bucket fixed up and ready for more work. New frog, floor replacement, bottom side armor and upgrade to a bolt on edge. This...
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