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Heavy Equipment Repair

Worn bucket teeth, cracked booms, bent blades and broken mounts, welded right where the machine is working. Repairing it on the jobsite means less downtime and no lowboy to haul it into town.

Buckets, teeth and cutting edges

A worn bucket slows down every pass. Old teeth come off with the torch, the mounts are ground back to clean metal, and each new tooth is fit and welded in place with dual shield wire. We replace cutting edges and side cutters, add wear strips, and weld up cracked bucket shells and ears, so the bucket's ready for a full day of digging.

Booms, sticks, arms and frames

A crack in a boom, stick, loader arm or frame keeps growing every time the machine works. We grind it out to sound metal, weld it full depth and add reinforcing plate where the load calls for it. Our welding covers everything from lighter fabrication up through the 3/4 to 1 inch material heavy iron is built from.

Attachments, mounts and work trucks

Blades, augers, thumbs and forks all hang from welded brackets that take a pounding. We build new pin brackets and mounts on the shop table and weld them on at the machine. The trucks that support the job get the same care, from custom mounts to a cracked water truck tank reinforced from the inside with flat bar formed to its shape.

  • Excavator and backhoe buckets, teeth and adapters
  • Cutting edges, side cutters and wear strips
  • Hardfacing on worn edges and wear surfaces
  • Booms, sticks, loader arms and frames
  • Thumbs, couplers and attachment brackets
  • Dozer blades, skid steer attachments and augers
  • Water truck tanks, spray mounts and dump beds
  • Steps, guards and handrails

Repaired on the jobsite, built in the shop

Most heavy equipment repairs happen right where the machine sits. The rig carries its own welder, torch and plasma cutter, so a broken bucket gets fixed without a trailer ride or a lost week. Parts made from scratch, like a new set of blade brackets, go on our 4 by 8 foot fabrication table, with a shop hoist for the heavy pieces.

Recent equipment work

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A steel blade attachment on the shop fabrication table, with two new pin brackets welded to its back and a channel brace along the bottom
A steel blade attachment on the shop fabrication table, with two new pin brackets welded to its back and a channel brace along the bottom
Close-up of the fresh welds on the pin brackets of a steel blade attachment
Close-up of the fresh welds on the pin brackets of a steel blade attachment
Two earth auger bits with rock teeth, freshly painted black and standing outside the shop
Two earth auger bits with rock teeth, freshly painted black and standing outside the shop
Cut steel parts for a mounting bracket, a rounded tab and a drilled base plate, laid out on the fabrication table
Cut steel parts for a mounting bracket, a rounded tab and a drilled base plate, laid out on the fabrication table
The finished bracket, its tab welded upright on a four-hole base plate
The finished bracket, its tab welded upright on a four-hole base plate
The new bracket painted black and bolted under a water truck, holding the top of a cylinder
The new bracket painted black and bolted under a water truck, holding the top of a cylinder
The spray head on the front of a water truck, with its cylinder linkage
The spray head on the front of a water truck, with its cylinder linkage

What our customers say

Emmit showed up early, was professional, made some perfect welds, cleaned up any mess left over afterwards, and the welds are holding up superbly.
Ian K.Google review★★★★★
Hired Emmit to put some new brackets on my brush guard bumper. Showed up right when he said he would, and did an amazing job.
Clayton J.Google review★★★★★
Emmit shows up on time and does quality work at a reasonable price.
Dale B.Google review★★★★★

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Questions we hear

Can you repair my machine on the jobsite?

Usually, yes. The rig brings its own power, torch and plasma cutter, so most bucket, boom and attachment repairs happen right where the machine is parked, without hauling it anywhere.

What kinds of equipment do you work on?

Excavators, backhoes, loaders, dozers, skid steers and mini excavators, along with their attachments and the water trucks and dump trucks that work beside them.

How long does it take to replace bucket teeth?

A recent full set on a CAT 325 excavator bucket took about eight hours, including torching off the old teeth and cleaning up the mounts. Smaller buckets and single teeth go faster.

Are you certified?

Yes. Our welding is AWS certified: MIG 3G, flux core 3G on 0.045 212 wire, and dual shield 1G through 4G on 0.045 E71T wire.

What hours do you work?

Regular hours are 8 to 5, Monday through Friday. After-hours and emergency call-outs are available 24 hours a day, Monday through Saturday, and are quoted up front. Call or text us to schedule.

Machine down on the job?

Tell us the machine, what broke and where it's working, and we'll tell you when the truck can be there.