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Burnt Beard
May 7, 2024
Massive 870 bucket front end overhaul Part 2
Wrapped up a big one today. Complete overhaul on the front end of this 870 bucket. Fixed numerous cracks in the frog, built up worn...
Burnt Beard
May 5, 2024
870 Bucket Overhaul Part 1
Cutting up scraps, crops and used cutting edges to make this bucket as good as possible. A bit more time put in but the customer has all...
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 29, 2024
Late night Torchwork
Going into this job I was planning on having these plates cnc'd, it would have been the most economical option by far, unfortunately that...
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...
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
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