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

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...

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...

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...

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...

New tips, some hard surfacing touch up, and a few other little fixes. Customer provided some hardened bar stock meant for cylinders so I...

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...

This grapple has been racking up frequent flyer miles with quick "fixes" to keep it going, it was pretty rugged already when it was...

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...

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...

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...

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...