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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
Sep 9, 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 30, 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 29, 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 27, 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
Aug 19, 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 8, 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
Jul 7, 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...

Burnt Beard
Jun 18, 2023


Bucket Rebuild
Nice bucket rebuild with a conversion to a bolt on cutting edge. Bucket is almost as good or better than new and ready for many more...

Burnt Beard
May 6, 2023


Kookipi Heavy Equipment Service Call
A recent service call up to the Kookipi for some roadbuilder repairs, fixed some cracks in a couple buckets and a quick change. The...

Burnt Beard
Apr 21, 2023


Critical repair on heavy equipment
The left side boom ear on this log loader suffered a pretty catastrophic failure and the right was cracking as well. The only way to fix...

Burnt Beard
Mar 20, 2023


Worthwhile investment
I don't regret for half a second investing in a truck with crane. It might not be the newest, shiniest or flashiest rig on the road but...

Burnt Beard
Mar 20, 2023


Busy week of equipment repairs
That was a busy week! Started with some equipment repairs and more ice lugs before bombing up to Squamish for some out of town work. One...

Burnt Beard
Mar 20, 2023


Corner liners
Fired the metal squirt gun up today for the first time loaded with some t8 flux core, made welding these corner liners in much quicker...

Burnt Beard
Oct 19, 2022


Zx800 Stick repairs
I guess you could say the stick on this Zx800 was a little loose... Tearing down wasn't an option so doing the best repair in place was...

Burnt Beard
Oct 17, 2022


Barge ramp repairs
Not a bad view from the office today. Did some temporary fixes today to a barge loading ramp in order to buy some time until they slow...

Burnt Beard
Sep 30, 2022


Brush rake surgery
Fun one this weekend! I had to do some pretty substantial surgery to straighten the tine out as well as fix a bunch of cracks in the...

Burnt Beard
Aug 6, 2022
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