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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


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


Massive 870 bucket front end overhaul Part 2
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...

Burnt Beard
May 8, 2024


870 Bucket Overhaul Part 1
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...

Burnt Beard
May 6, 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...

Burnt Beard
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...

Burnt Beard
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...

Burnt Beard
Apr 4, 2024


Late night Torchwork
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...

Burnt Beard
Mar 30, 2024


Budget friendly bush rake repairs
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...

Burnt Beard
Dec 15, 2023


Enhance Your Excavator Performance with a Thumb Buildup and Hard Surfacing
A ton of build up with with a healthy covering of hard surfacing for this thumb. The heat cycling exposed a few cracks so I fixed those...

Burnt Beard
Dec 11, 2023
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