some work pictures

[mega]

Some recent pics, 550 going together.
View attachment 100470View attachment 100471View attachment 100472View attachment 100473View attachment 100474

thanks for all the pics very interesting stuff your service truck makes us all jealous whats your hourly $ rate we could use a guy like you around here not to many independants left you are surely a dieing breed good luck and all the best kcco

 

[Chisumtrail]

Break any bolts in the roller frame, I don't like those full length guides.

 

[bwaa]

thanks for all the pics very interesting stuff your service truck makes us all jealous whats your hourly $ rate we could use a guy like you around here not to many independants left you are surely a dieing breed good luck and all the best kcco

agreed, we probably cant afford him though!

 

[theironoracle]

bwaa, like ATCO's punchline says he is priceless, not expensive..........theironoracle

 

[willie59]

bwaa, like ATCO's punchline says he is priceless, not expensive..........theironoracle

Many happy customers will say it's true.

 

[TOM V]

thanks for all the pics very interesting stuff your service truck makes us all jealous whats your hourly $ rate we could use a guy like you around here not to many independants left you are surely a dieing breed good luck and all the best kcco

Thanks, I charge $95.00 per hour for labor.

 

[TOM V]

Break any bolts in the roller frame, I don't like those full length guides.

Did not break any bolts, job went smooth.

 

[TOM V]

A couple shots from today.

 

[theironoracle]

Tomv, i am wanting to buy a shop(single phase) cv welder to power my suitcase extreme, any later model miller welders you would suggest? I don't quite understand what i need by looking at millers website......thanks........theironoracle

 

[TOM V]

Tomv, i am wanting to buy a shop(single phase) cv welder to power my suitcase extreme, any later model miller welders you would suggest? I don't quite understand what i need by looking at millers website......thanks........theironoracle

You don't have too many choices, I think I would go with a XMT 350 cc/cv.
Good luck.

 

[dbl612]

You don't have too many choices, I think I would go with a XMT 350 cc/cv.
Good luck.

excellant choice, have three in shop, have been workhorses. they are inverter style, miller used to make a single-phase cv power source that was pretty rugged called a shopmaster. inverter gets my 1st choice though.

 

[theironoracle]

thanks, tomv, i will pick one of those up next time i have a project that requires it. i did buy one of those shopmasters for one of my former employers shops it was hard to find because they didn't make them then either and had to look at lots of auctions....thanks again.......theironoracle

 

[55cans]

Excellent work. Thanks for all the pictures and information Tom.

 

[KevD815]

Hey Tom, i saw KGM's EC160 with a mangled cab back around Christmas. Saw it the other day and its lokks like its back in action. Was that one of your projects?

 

[TOM V]

Hey Tom, i saw KGM's EC160 with a mangled cab back around Christmas. Saw it the other day and its lokks like its back in action. Was that one of your projects?

No, I did not do the repair on their machine.

 

[kireeee]

Keep up the good work.

 

[TOM V]

A couple from today.

 

[SE-Ia Cowman]

Hey Tom how do you charge for your line boring is it $95/hr plus a boring fee or do you do a lot by the hole as a flat rate ?
I have been trying to do as much as I can by the hole as long as I have done that particular job before. It also helps that our local cat dealer will give a flat rate for a paticular hole on any cat machine, I try to stay at about 75% of there price.

 

[jjimbo]

Tom great stuff what stick is that on your truck. I do line boring my self have the 308 using york bars climax feed and spinning it with hydraulic motor. Are you in brs add? Great work most interesting.

 

[hvy 1ton]

A few shots from today, a 550G needs some undercarraige work.
View attachment 100427

This is really bugging me, did the owner mean to paint his end dump like the french flag? Anyway, good work as always Tom. When i grow up i want to weld like you.