Massive Repair on BROKEN Bulldozer Blade COMPLETED! | Part 3

This video is Part 3 of the massive repair job on a broken D8 Bulldozer blade. In this video we complete all the repairs on the blade. We show fitting and welding on the wear skin and side skins, fitting and welding the support plates for the hungry board, pressing and welding on the corner braces, fully welding everything out and refitting the cutting edges. This has been a massive repair job and we hope you have enjoyed the videos!

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[CuttingEdgeEngineering]

The massive repair job on this blade is finally complete! And it looks like our friend George the butcherbird is back 🥹 We hope you enjoyed this series, let us know in the comments what was your favourite part of this job 😎👍
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[JFirnQ]

Man Kurtis, you really took something that looked beyond saving and turned it into a masterpiece. Well done mate! Thoroughly impressed.

[jello]

I never realised the anatomy of a dozer blade was so complicated. It's a pleasure watching you work. Your attention to detail and craftmanship is refreshing.

[Ras-el-Hanout]

I went to vocational school for welding and fabrication, worked as a millwright, a heavy equipment operator and welder, and hung iron for years, I have worked with some of the most talented people in my area and im no slouch myself, but the work you're doing Kurtis is absolutely top of the stack, just mental the quality and well thought approach to each step of this project. Placing 75kg of filler on a single weldment without any indication of deflection or distortion speaks volumes of the experience you have in management of heat in the workpiece and the fixtures that you are using. I watch all of your video front to back and find them super entertaining. You, your old lady, and Homie are such a great team. Good to see George is back too! Cheers on a job well done, go enjoy a half dozen well deserved lagers and a bbq chook dinner. Hope to one day shake your hand my man.

[dsmolen]

How can one person be a master machinist AND have detailed knowledge of every part of every piece of construction equipment AND single-handedly and safely maneuver and work on such massive parts? Truly awesome.

[rogerwhittle]

Okay Kurtis, those of us who follow CEE already know you do literally MILES of beautiful, uniform and blemish free welding, but man! You are one serious gas axe man! I've seen really good welders make a complete mucking fuddle of simple cutting jobs, but you simply slice off a wedge 10mil wide at the thick end and almost 30cm long in one pass! That is class.

Having said that, the last couple of welds you did (with the smaller shroud and change parts) on the cheek plates? That was some of the best welding I've ever seen. Not just from you - we take that for granted - but ever! Of course a job like that costs a shed load of money - just the consumables make the eyes water - but I think I'd put a folding money bet the street outside your door is queued up with customers, with huge earth moving machinery, they are begging you to repair? A lot of people, with less concern for the quality of CEE's work, would expand massively. We know that's not your way and I suspect your regular customers do too. Well done guys, another diamond job done.

[KaptainGonzo]

I've been in mines and watched the dozer boys push rock everywhere. What a D8 blade goes through is epic. To watch you take a clapped out blade and return it to 'factory settings' is a marvel. I never knew the constructions details of a blade and this was a fine lesson. Your welds are top notch, neat as I've seen. You make it look easy, until that clock shows up and shows what it really takes to do the job. Excellent video and great to see George back. Cheers from the Great White North.

[shaunolinger]

ONE of my favorite parts of this particular vid was at about 5:00. As a retired heavy construction carpenter with a destroyed back, watching you move that hunk of steel with some intelligence involved was a nice thing to see. Rather than just He-Man-ing it, you used some body dynamics and did it smarter, not harder. As with so much of your work, I see quality and intelligence in this too. 👌

[mbpm]

Kurtis is a good example of 'doing things fast doesn't make you fast. Doing things right makes you fast'.

[hqlion]

As a fitter and machinist and a welder/ fabricator myself I’m amazed by not just the quality and forethought of your work, but just the sheer amount of work you take on with such jobs. What you did in four days many would be lucky to get done in four weeks to get near the same standard. Super impressive.

[DaveWithMS]

I loved watching this whole three-part series. Thank you for taking the time to film it, edit it, and post it. Cheers to Curtis for doing all the metal fabrication and Welding work, and cheers to Karen for the filming and editing work involved. Hard work from both of you, and thank you for taking the time to do it.

[Horus]

One of the best series yet, a really interesting view of how much works goes into something you ordinarily do not see. It does make me wonder if fellow engineers can tell who did previous repair work by the style of the welding and finishing. Thank you Karen for the editing and beautiful Australian fauna and scenery, it adds that bit of humanity lacking in other similar genre videos. Kurtis you never stop surprising with your work ethic and intelligent way of working, and your ability to charm birds out of cranes. WOOF to Homie. Have a great weekend all.

[MrHorsepro]

I have been welding, self taught, for over 50 years and I learn something new every time I watch you work. Of course, I never had access to some of the new equipment that you have now. And I never had any professional training either. Wire feed welding was just comming out when I retired. I also love your videos and the variety of project's that youwork on. Hats off to your wife and her excellent camera and editing work as well. 👍

[michaelyoung]

I will never look at a dozer blade the same way again. Well done!

[Spinatbroetchen]

Karen, your footage of welding is incredible. You show all the details without darkening the whole scene. Amazing work! I don't think I've seen this better anywhere!

[swampy]

I didn't realise that dozer buckets were so complicated. Love the vids keep up the good work guys

[broham]

The close up filming of the cheek plates was amazing with the electricity arcing around. Thank you. You do amazing work. I’m sure it’s a team effort!!

[stefanbuscaylet]

I’m barely a hobbiest welder but find watching CEE doing this work is something i totally look forward to. I know you guys are busy, but I’d love to see if your customer would allow you guys to do a follow-on video of the blade being put back into service and the kind of work the blade does. Also really enjoy some of the more human side of the videos including George and outtakes.

[bradholtz]

You are way too good at your work. I love how precise you are and the attention to detail. I binged like 40 of your videos and haven’t been disappointed by one yet. Great stuff mate!

[kempy]

Great repair job - appreciated the stats at the end. 👍👍
I did a back of the envelope calculation. At about 7 m/min, it would have taken almost 24 hours of just welding time to use up that 10Km of welding wire!! 😮
All the best,
Paul