Repair & Upgrade DAMAGED Bucket for 30T Excavator | Gouging & Welding

Cutting Edge Engineering Australia
Cutting Edge Engineering Australia
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Published 2023-04-14
This video is a job we did to repair a damaged tilt bucket for a 30 Tonne Hitachi ZAxis Excavator. The mouldboard (mouth piece) and side cutters are extremely worn out and need to be replaced. This shows the step by step process to air arc gouge (carbon arc gouging) the worn mouldboard and side cutters off the bucket before fitting and welding on the new plates. We also upgrade the bucket with a wear package and weld on chocky bars before hard facing and also install a new cutting edge.

In this video we are using:
- Lincoln Electric DC-400 Welder
- WIA Weldmatic 500i Welder

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All Comments (21)
  • @MikeZak101
    you could tell it was heartbreaking for Curtis to weld them 3 bits of metal on at the end, I feel you mate, it wasn't up to my level of watching either lol
  • @JohnBare747
    All those needed repairs, even if the customer overlooked them, adds up to quite a Bucket List.
  • @warbirdwf
    Damn I'm getting older. Instead of enjoying and watching a master at his trade expertly repair that bucket, I thought to myself "my knees and my back would be killing me" half way through that project! LMAO! I guess there's a reason you don't see Youtube channels with guys in their 50's and 60's doing this kind of work! lol. Enjoy your 30's and 40's Curtis and take care of your body so you don't have to start your mornings 20 years from now with a bowl of aspirin to get moving! Your attention to detail and those welds you did were simply beautiful! The welds looked better than factory!
  • @Murphyslawfarm
    PLEASE CLEAN your own gear for Kurtis 😂😂😂😂😂
  • @gazzafloss
    Hey Kurtis, you'd better keep wearing that skull cap, we've noticed you're growing so tall you're growing through your haircut. Look after yourself mate, watch out for metal spatter. A nice neat job with what you were given to work with. "A silk purse from a sow's ear".
  • @andreim841
    Unfortunately is not operator's fault most of the times...upper management wants things done and wants it done yesterday regardless if you have what it takes or not and like the old saying goes "if all you got is a hammer then everything starts to look like a nail" .
  • @reneprovencher8395
    I was a lousy speaker, my throat used to lock up in the military when a Sargent would ask me to say something, I squeaked, he’d make fun of me. I survived and I was able to be more forceful? Eh I’m 75 now and I can’t stop talking! 🤣😂
  • @thomashaley7657
    Most machinists I know either aren't competent enough, or they're just to damn lazy to take on a job like this! Amazing work Brother! I've been doing weld, fab, and repair for 40 years. Some of you younger guys really amaze me. Really nice fit up by the way. Thomas, Mississippi, USA!!