Cat Bucket Reheel

[ADMSWELDING]

Attached is a photo of a reheel i did on a cat excavator if i remember correctly it was a 320 but after so many i,m not sure but anyways hope you enjoy the photo i have others if anyone is intrested. :waving

 

[badranman]

Great job. Would love to see more. Any pics during assembly etc?

 

[ADMSWELDING]

Yeah,Here,s a photo of the heel cut off and the inital fit up.Of the new 5/8 heel plate. :salute

 

[xkvator]

Welcome...nice job...we like pictures :drinkup

 

[bigbucket]

Looks like some skillful welding! Were you able to buy the heel plate like that or did you have to bend it yourself?

 

[ADMSWELDING]

Had a local fab shop roll it to match a template i made of cardboard.

 

[bigbucket]

When you burned the back of the bucket out, did you use a regular cutting torch, or did you use an air-arc?

 

[ADMSWELDING]

Regular cutting torch #3 tip and a steady hand.

 

[lgammon]

kinda makes me feel bad

we always just weld a few leaf springs off some old truck on our backhoe buckets and try to just weld them over the holes....well i guess dad may have tought me some bad habits

 

[equipment fan]

you did a great job:thumbsup

 

[CM1995]

Good job on the welding. A little yellow paint and it will be as good as new

 

[nedly05]

kinda makes me wanna rebuid a bucket! NICE JOB!!:thumbsup

 

[ADMSWELDING]

Thanks guys,not to many people appreciate good work glad to see my talent is not gone unnoticed.:Banghead

 

[kamerad47]

They make bucket rebuilbing kits.

 

[nedly05]

who is they? we need to do our 410-D......badly.

 

[ADMSWELDING]

They is me

They is your local welder and some AR400 plate or T1 steel.Unless your refering to a bucket lip or shanks them you can get from your local dealer or out my way i usally use genalco they are on the web also.

 

[nedly05]

You can make your own wear strips, and they'd be the same as the dealer sells, and for a meer fraction of the cost!!

 

[ADMSWELDING]

You can make your own wear strips, and they'd be the same as the dealer sells, and for a meer fraction of the cost!!

:exactly ,Those strips are AR400 wearbar 1"x3" i get the bar stock from my steel supplier in 20' lengths.

 

[ADMSWELDING]

Few more

Here,s a few of a 48"Lemac bucket i did last april, off a 200 komatsu.With a new esco front lip and shanks.

 

[nedly05]

I enjoy doing metal work. Do you use arc or mig? You do a very nice job with those buckets:thumbsup