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Bucket rebuild
Tight timelines and tight budgets, again. "Cold formed" the floor to make timelines and save some money, otherwise a fairly standard...
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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...
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Oct 18, 2024


Emergency early morning grapple repairs
Early morning emergency call to glue a grapple tip back in. Beautiful morning, almost full moon, stars and a glimmer of northern lights....
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Sep 17, 2024


Grapple repairs
Original plan was new tips and fix up the outrigger. As to be expected there was a bunch of cracks in the grapple, the boom crack wasn't...
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Aug 14, 2024


Fixing some grapple tips
Another long day going wherever is needed to get things fixed, can't complain about the commute views though. Glued a busted grapple tip...
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Aug 9, 2024


Fixing a split idler pocket
I was just about to start cutting shackle bolts on the truck when I got a work call so I threw it all back together, lucky timing. Nice...
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Jun 26, 2024


Eye repairs
This one put up a fight. I originally thought it might be a short day after seeing 1 picture, i was wrong. Fought to get the old pin out...
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Jun 12, 2024


Fluid tank repair
Someone played bumper cars with the rock truck so I was tasked with making it as close to new as possible without replacing it. Couple...
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May 21, 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...
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May 21, 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...
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Apr 26, 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...
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Apr 16, 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...
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Apr 4, 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...
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Mar 28, 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...
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Mar 25, 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...
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Mar 23, 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...
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Mar 19, 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...
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Mar 18, 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...
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Mar 10, 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...
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Feb 22, 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...
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Feb 16, 2024
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