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Spider Excavator stick extension
The end of this stick extension is a combination of slightly under engineered and fatigued which means it had gotten to the point of needing repairs a few times a year. We decided to do some surgery on it, cutting out the bad section and splicing in a heavier piece of plate with hopes that it will stiffen things up enough to stop the flexing and cracking. Because its a sliding extension the welds need to be ground and no extra reinforcement can be added to the outside for mos

Burnt Beard
Feb 25


Buncher track frame crack repairs
Its been a while since I've been out in the woods, I missed it. Gravel pits and asphalt plants pay the bills, but its not the same. A buncher with some cracks in the well used track frame. As usual, prep and weld the cracks. I had done one side of this a few years back so i I copied the doubler plate onto cardboard using a hammer and made 3 more. Should be good for a while! Do you need some Heavy Equipment repairs done by a mobile welder? Or a custom project fabricated? We ar

Burnt Beard
Feb 20


Custom fabricated battery box
In between starting the last battery box and installing it the pump on this dump trailer died so I installed a new one for the customer. He decided he wanted a bigger box to hold everything together and keep the new pump out of the elements, so here we are. Nice change doing some fab work and tigging aluminum, I haven't done a lot of that for a good while. Do you need some Heavy Equipment repairs done by a mobile welder? Or a custom project fabricated? We are located in the C

Burnt Beard
Nov 18, 2025


Jaw Pittman arm buildup
This jaw Pittman arm was supposed to go up for assembly this morning when it was discovered that the toggle seat groove was completely trashed and the machine shop had missed it. I spent the day building up and grinding both faces to get it as squared up and tight as possible. Its not brand new perfect but it turned out pretty damn good. The rock on the back face is gone and its as even as possible. The the side to side has a slight wiggle, instead of almost ⅜." Do you need s

Burnt Beard
Sep 21, 2025


Loader quick attatch conversion
A long awaited shop equipment upgrade! The first step was converting the loader to a universal skid steer attachment to make adding new pieces easy and change overs fast. The old Massey doesn't exactly have modern universal spacing so blank attachment plates and cutom brackets were required. I had just enough ½ plate kicking around to make brackets. I had to layout and cut by hand and mag drill the pin holes, no fancy cnc anything on this job. Do you need some Heavy Equipment

Burnt Beard
May 17, 2025


Adding a Catwalk
Surprisingly enough, t his was my first time installing catwalks / underguarding. The job went pretty smooth and the parts fit quite nice, they needed to be cut to length for the size of machine, but minimal screwing around otherwise. Do you need some Heavy Equipment repairs done by a mobile welder? Or a custom project fabricated? We are located in the Cariboo east of 100 Mile House and willing to take our mobile service truck off the beaten path to get the job done. Contact

Burnt Beard
Apr 8, 2025


Komatsu PC750
Back down to the old stomping grounds for a few days to help out @backwoodsmechanical with prepping a little Komatsu PC750 for a truck...

Burnt Beard
Jan 30, 2025


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
Oct 18, 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 22, 2024
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