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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


Processor knife replacement
The knives on this unit were definitely well used, with lots of wear on the non consumable parts as a result. A bit of build up was required in a few spots, and a few cracks needed to be fixed, but it looks pretty good now. The customer didn't want to go nuts with rebuilding everything, but it should be good and servicable for a while longer. There were a bunch of parts variations for this model, and even the second try for the top knife wasn't quite right. A little heat and

Burnt Beard
Apr 4, 2025


Grapple Welding Repairs
Another busted grapple back up and running. This one had an ear ripped clean off and the other side was on its way. I cut both sides off...

Burnt Beard
Feb 5, 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


Lowbed Welding Repairs
Call came in Friday afternoon that this low bed had broken while they were loading it, now its ready to roll for early Monday . Bit of a...

Burnt Beard
Jan 19, 2025


Welding Repairs for the Coquihalla Summit Snowmobile Club
Welding repairs on a Snow Groomer

Burnt Beard
Jan 4, 2025


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 26, 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
Oct 18, 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
May 21, 2024


Emergency thumb cylinder mount repair
Emergency thumb cylinder mount repair

Burnt Beard
May 13, 2024
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