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This channel shows welding equipment, techniques smaller and bigger projects in shop as well as field service work.
Cybertruck Towing Review WD hitch failure explained
This review is a little different ... from a welders perspective and more geared towards metallurgy
All the footage used from other channels is part of the fair use act.
Thanks to@TCNetwork @TFLtruck @whistlindiesel
All the footage used from other channels is part of the fair use act.
Thanks to@TCNetwork @TFLtruck @whistlindiesel
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Fixing a manual transmission without opening it part 2
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.2 месяца назад
This video explains most or all the comments and question people had in part 1. It shows the @rockmountwelding Neptune filler rod that was used.
Fixing Aluminum Transmission without opening it
Просмотров 202 тыс.2 месяца назад
This video shows how I fix this Ford manual transmission for under $10 just using a welder and a fitting from amazon. This job was made a whole lot easier thanks to the new @usaweld 251 Tig as well as @edgeweldingcups @rockmountwelding www.heavyhittertigrigs.com When I started out and used basic machines, basic accessories and standard filler material that was designed to manufacture new stuff ...
AC Tig Welding with Helium? or NO Helium?
Просмотров 5152 месяца назад
This video might show you an alternative to AC tig welding with Helium
Fixing a Removal Bucket
Просмотров 6122 месяца назад
Fixing the bucket on the side of the road, cutting it out with @rockmountwelding Electra cutting rods and welding it in with @rockmountwelding Polaris AAA.
Tig DC FAST TACK with the new HTP 251
Просмотров 9543 месяца назад
This video shows me explaining the new Fast Tack feature to @j.c.smithprojects and introducing him to hands on Tig welding for the first time in his life
HOW TO TIG WELD LIKE A PRO
Просмотров 9196 месяцев назад
This video demonstrates the difference between the "old school" pink front end parts and the new cutting EDGE technology. edgeweldingsupply.com
Fixing a Truck fuel tank for under $7 - how ?
Просмотров 2 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Here a quick recap of how I fixed this fuel tank. I aluminum tig welded it.
Pulse mig aluminum explained - Cleaning and AC welding explained as well
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.9 месяцев назад
This video explains pulse mig, DC welding AC welding, cleaning
PULSE MIG vs PULSE TIG
Просмотров 8489 месяцев назад
pulse mig vs pulse tig. what is the difference? how does it work? what do you need to know ?
Watch THIS BEFORE you buy an HTP ProPulse220
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Do you want to become the "go to guy" for aluminum your town or county ? have you always dreamed of fixing all aluminum things but you though welding aluminum was too hard ? watch this !
How I fixed this Ferrari F430 for only $29 !!!. @Samcrac @Vtuned @kandyman5315
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How I fixed this Ferrari F430 for only $29 !!!. @Samcrac @Vtuned @kandyman5315
I bought a V10 from the chicken farmer @Samcrac and turned it into a NARCO TANK
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I bought a V10 from the chicken farmer @Samcrac and turned it into a NARCO TANK
Watch this before you buy a Miller Multimatic 220 ACDC
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.Год назад
Watch this before you buy a Miller Multimatic 220 ACDC
How a multimillion dollar company gave me the opportunity of a lifetime (full story)
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How a multimillion dollar company gave me the opportunity of a lifetime (full story)
HTP Revolution 2500 - The FULL STORY !!!!
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HTP Revolution 2500 - The FULL STORY !!!!
Meet the Flintstones aka the HTP door chart.
Просмотров 464Год назад
Meet the Flintstones aka the HTP door chart.
HTP Revolution 2500 PIPE WELDING with arc shots mig and pulse mig
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.Год назад
HTP Revolution 2500 PIPE WELDING with arc shots mig and pulse mig
Getting Gouging lessons from IC WELD & HTP Invertig 400
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Getting Gouging lessons from IC WELD & HTP Invertig 400
7018 GREAT ARC SHOTS HTP Revolution 2500 pulse stick
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7018 GREAT ARC SHOTS HTP Revolution 2500 pulse stick
Triple Jet Boat build @CleetusM @WestenChamplin @jetstreamadventureboats8748
Просмотров 813Год назад
Triple Jet Boat build @CleetusM @WestenChamplin @jetstreamadventureboats8748
Building an Aluminum Window Grate with the new HTP REVOLUTION 2500
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.Год назад
Building an Aluminum Window Grate with the new HTP REVOLUTION 2500
HTP dual tank cart for REVOLUTION 2500
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HTP dual tank cart for REVOLUTION 2500
Escalade rear A/C delete with HTP REVOLUTION
Просмотров 701Год назад
Escalade rear A/C delete with HTP REVOLUTION
4h of July - Fire, but no welding in this video
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4h of July - Fire, but no welding in this video
Fixing an aluminum water pump housing
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Fixing an aluminum water pump housing
Regardless of your explanation, the Ford truck took the same abuse, and MORE abuse. A Tesla is not built Ford Tough.
What types or code the electrode do you use
Yeah and then he did much worse to the ford back end and it did not give out. The Cybertruck back end is not well made for shock loads.
Will these rods work vertical?
Yes they do
Beautifully explained. Even i understand.
Doesn’t matter a steel frame hitch would still not of snapped off just making excuses for a poorly design soon to be disaster
Nope, I trust the video Whistling Diesel did. You are bolting a steel piece onto an aluminum frame and I think if people tow a lot with the CT you will see more failures.
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new to the channel, thought you were going to JBWeld the hole for a minute...
Not anytime soon …. I do a lot of aluminum welding … pontoon boat coming next
@@ZILAwelds I'm also into boats, have a wood one I;m busy building but parked as I have to go for some serious surgery.
Wait, you are not using spool gun ?
Cybercrap.
Stainless brush only for aluminum weld no contamination
Well now I wonder, what happens when your trailer is getting swayed in the wind? That cant be good lol, brittle material getting wiggled, thats how you break stuff off.
FORD fix or repair daily 😅
even jut that hit alone shouldent break the frame , this really is not a truck
Tesla doesn't heat treat those castings. They adjust the alloy to a proprietary alloy that doesn't require heat treating after casting.
The whole hitch is suppose to be steel. Shouldn't break off, bend maybe but breaking off is crazy. You cant cut corners on the foundation of a vehicle but it seems Tesla did
A steel frame breaks off from that kind of drop is bad design. I understand the cybertruck weighs a ton but it then should be able to take additional strain over standard vehicles. Frame may be too small. Regardless an issue.
Whistling diesel just disproved this
Cody didn't disprove anything. Claiming you disproved something is different from actually disproving it.
@@ZipZoomZipthe ford took a licking and kept on ticking. Can’t say the same for the CT.
@@ZipZoomZipCody proved that dropping hitch ONCE on concrete should not crack your frame.
@@diydad5067 A five-foot vertical drop of the hitch onto a concrete curb is not something Cybertruck owners will have to worry about. Anyone who knows pickup trucks, their owners, and how they use their trucks, gets it. Where have you been? Oh, that's right, Watching Whistlin' Diesel destruction videos. I'm gonna guess you're not a real truck guy.
@@ZipZoomZip If you mean Truck Guy = Moron, then you might be the best “Truck guy.” No one in their right mind pick Cyber truck with brittle frame compared to tried and true carbon steel. I bet you did not even see the video since your head is so far up in Elon’s behind.
Watch WD’s latest video. The Ford took far more abuse and did not fail. There are no excuses.
When ordering a new sprinter, there is an option to add a 280A alternator and the price was only a couple hundred bucks. What's the difference? Is the one you installed OEM or after market?
After market, i bought it from the dealer lot so i didn’t have the option to buy the factory one Also i set it up like an ambulance , separate 12 volt system
@@ZILAwelds I don't understand why the after market alternator cost more than the OEM version, am I missing something?
@@vinnyandrocky this aftermarket alternator is geared three to one that means it starts putting power out at idle. I’m not sure that it’s in the same location with the factory alternator is it has a separate belt separate pulley the alternator itself I think it’s about $900 the other $900 are for the custom police mounting kit and so on and so forth and it creates a separate electrical system with its own battery that is not connected to the car itself and the second alternator has 280 A all by itself.
@@ZILAwelds I just placed an order for the van without the 2nd alternator but I noticed there is an option for 2nd alternator. They show a picture of the 2nd 280A alternator but I don't think they will include all the hook up wires. There is a wait time of 5 months so I can still make changes if I want to add the factory install 2nd alternator.
@@ZILAwelds I just found out the 280A alternator option is not a second alternator, it is just an upgrade from the 250A standard alternator. No wonder it was so cheap.😂
Frames are never supposed to break. Bend maybe, but not break
Dude turned it into a junk yard transmission
Take it apart and clean it up bevel the weld area weld it clean it all up reassemble
It's a German Transmission..it should be Metric ..Yahh? 🇨🇦🤓✌️
10 dollar fix? What's your hourly rate? Sorry, 10 bucks don't buy much today, not even B.S. Ya get what you pay for. Zero prep
I see a commenter below said use JB weld. DO NOT USE JB WELD. That stuff is for amateurs and does not last. If you want a proper repair do it like this guy!
I have the same welder and you are just missing the c-clip that holds the drive wheel in place. You can see the groove that the c-clip slides into at 1:29.
300,000 pounds pulled by a Toyota Tundra is more impressive
While they might not want to spend too much money handling such a scenario, a few questions are raised: 1. What would have happened to a conventional truck? Yes the steel would bend, but would it bend to such a degree that it would total the car? 2. Could some low-cost changes allow the CT to handle such a scenario? Maybe a few adjustments to ensure there are sacrificial elements taking the force first? It seems noteworthy that the hitch seemed to be intact while the frame was compromised. Ideally you would want this reversed.
If a “truck” can’t handle people doing truck stuff then it’s not a truck. Now throw an old square body Chevy 4x4 against the Tesla cyber truck in the same test that broke the “hitch” and watch it blow the doors off that Tesla. The Tesla isn’t a real truck. There is no modern manufacture that produces a traditional truck anymore. If you want a traditional truck, then you have to go with something made in the 1980s and older.
And hitches see shock loads....thats why steel frames are better. They tend to give and take shock loads far better than any cast metal...especially aluminum!
For some reference, it got hit with 7000lbs of shock force from underneath the hitch. That is about 7 times its rated tongue weight capacity of 1,100lbs (from above). For reference, the gross weight of a trailer that would apply 7000lbs of tongue weight to the top of the hitch would be a 70,000lb trailer, when loaded correctly, not all that far off from a fully loaded semi truck). What is the big surprise here? Is it because it's the cybertruck that people have absolutely insane expectations? It seems like people will use any excuse possible to make fun of it, even if it's something as meaningless and ludicrous as this. I love WD but this is a huge disservice.
Well if you were driving a cyber truck and “got hit with 7000 pounds from under the hitch” ya bes get to the dealer to check for cracks 😂
Nothing to do with that, it's the fact that it wouldn't happen to ANY other truck, period - and I'm a Cybertruck fan.
yo the logic lol, what if you happen to go offroading, and bam you accidentally smack your hitch from below with a rock! GEEZ wow! Unfathomable.
7000 pounds is the magic number because that’s what the truck weighs, more with people. That’s half what my 25 foot class a rv weighs while loaded to the max
Hit with the whole weight, 7000lbs , rubbish. Front wheels were on the ground, at most 1/2 the weight. Poor materials choise for off road use.
How much would it cost to build our own Cybertruk if we just weld stainless to a cheap used Model S?
These 'rigs' are NOT tough... I've seen minivans take more abuse than these.
Wow. Show is the video of a mini van doing the same tests as these trucks. 🙄
V-Knurled drive roll is what you need to feed stainless wire. Same drive roll you use with flux cord wire. The drive roll used with solid Mig wire will crush the wire and it won’t feed through your gun properly you’ll hear it snap. That’s just from my experience and imo, correct me if I’m wrong and/or if you got more info on different SS wires and such. Thanks.
The trailer at the end 🤣 ...needless to say that guy probably lost his CDL that day.
Cast Aluminium has no sense of humour - very brittle. Steel may bend but won't crack unless you fatigue it.
Tesla does not perform any heat treatment after casting. :)
I caught the exact same thing. Hit it 1st. Still the jerk destroying the rear frame is NO good. I mean I hit kinetic rope pulls FAR harder than that repeatedly. Never had a frame just disintegrate. It's a problem for anyone intending to really USE the cybertruck as a truck. And the towing capacity tells me that alot of.people are going to be pushing it😂
So with a conventional frame it will bend vs sheer?
The whistlin diesel break is not that bad of a hit. I can do that all day in a normal pickup and not break it
If you do that to a regular truck it will break period. They are rated for 1000 lbs downforce tongue weight. They will typically fail around 4x-5x the limit. This truck pulls 30,000lbs sleds just the same as a regular truck. The hitch of any truck is not made for 7000 lbs upwards SHEER not to mention the amplified weight of a drop with speed exceeding 20,000 lbs sheer upwards. The only hope a truck would have not to break would be if it’s a really light truck, but the ford wasn’t rioted, or jumped as far or fast or dropped on hitch. After the C4 the ford was not driven again probably due to a major electrical issue
From what you have said, welding to repair a "mega casting" is probably not a viable procedure, I guess. You certainly can't re heat treat an entire vehicle.
WD can be a meat head...over the top..but The vertical drop onto the trailer hitch, followed by the jerky towing, and breakage, are very realistic. If you like off road fun, but also use your truck, a trailer hitch is a necessary evil. I sometimes remove mine, but not always. Leaving a drop where I know it will hit, I will NOT be gentle- some forward speed is needed to prevent getting stuck when the hitch unloads the rear tires. I have slightly bent my frame doing this. Ductile steel is forgiving. Watching the WD video, I also thought that the vertical smack was the start of the problem. After it was broken, I was surprised at how fragile 8t looked. Towing that pulling sled? Repeat "30,000 lb!!" all you want...that was actually very gentle and controlled. Not much of a test. When that thin casting has had 4 or 5 northeast winters with salted roads, it will be completely untrustworthy- its shape looked like it would hold brine well. Maybe other mechanical or electrical problems will preclude these ever towing after many winters. Brittle materials do not belong between a tow vehicle and trailer. Ductility and an excess of material are needed- the instantaneous loads are way too unpredictable, but are certain to happen sooner or later...a pothole unseen while towing on a rainy night... ....or how about when a steel trailer hitch on a real truck is backed into the cybertruck in the grocery parking lot, cracking it...unseen..while you are inside squeezing melons or something? The same hit would not matter, if it were steel.
That's the gigacasting, no heat treating here look it up. That's a 9k ton press.
WRONG
@@silverstake88No, not wrong, it’s a gigacasting. 9k ton press on gigantic aluminum castings.
The things that truck went through were so beyond what any truck is put through in normal life. If you’re smacking the hitch on your truck the way it was shown in the video on the daily you probably are going to have your truck in the shop undergoing expensive repairs all the time no matter the brand. To say that the casting is weak and not suitable for everyday use is absolutely asinine. It’s simply just the typical Tesla/musk slander that is ever so popular today and has no real foundation or merit. Regardless, the WD video did show some other weak points of the truck as well such as the tonneau cover and door panels. It would be in teslas best interests to aliviare some of these issues with design changes in the coming years which is something they are more than capable of and have proven in the past.
I am not sure i am slandering anyone !!!! I am simply observing, explaining and commenting Aluminum does have properties that make it fail different than steel …. THAT IS A FACT …. Where generally speaking steel bends then tears, aluminum fractures than breaks …. THAT is how these 2 different metals work ….. Personally, i only build hitches from steel 🤷♂️ but to each its own!!!! I also CLEARLY said that under “normal use” that hitch setup is probably fine
Definitely not "asinine". I use my trucks..that means towing. I also enjoy off reading. Trailer hitches are a necessary evil that interfere with off road use.. I do remove my hitch if wanting to go off road and no towing is foreseen, but not always. If I don't, it WILL be hit just like in the video. Probably multiple times. And I won't be easing the rear wheels off gently if anticipating a hit, I want a little speed to avoid getting stuck when traction is reduced by the hitch momentarily bearing the weight, rather than the rear tires. I have slightly bent my frame doing this. It is ductile, this is irrelevant because of that. Brittle materials have no business between a tow vehicle and a trailer. WD can be a meat head, but that vertical smack right before towing the ford was totally reasonable...I guarantee that would happen to it if I owned it. The fragility and breakage, and the thin cross section visible after the break were surprising..how will it be after a few years of northeast winters and salt water? Untrustworthy, and therefore useless, for towing. An accident waiting to happen...call the lawyers!
@@ZILAwelds I was more so speaking to other people’s opinion on this matter. A little preview can be found not too far from here. Your observations were quite measured and reasonable.
@@firstielasty1162 well I’d say you’re quite the outlier. If you’re hitting the rear end of of your truck all the time and causing your frame to bend you should probably consider picking your lines more carefully or selecting something like a jeep which has a better departure angle for your off roading endeavors. Leaving your truck to do the towing and thus preserving its longevity and road worthiness. As for the corrosion, aluminum is drastically more corrosion resistant than steel and the castings on teslas are coated similarly to other truck frames to prevent any harmful corrosion from occurring to begin with. There’s a reason there are so many vehicles, trucks included which have aluminum components such as lower control arms with zero coating to speak of.
Lots of people use trucks like this. Anyone that drives in uneven terrain hits the hitch of a truck on the ground all the time. I like lots of contractors do it all the time. Even if you want to dismiss people that "off road" what about rearend accidents? Cast metals gives no warning when it's about to fail unlike steel that bends.
Great video man I am still going to blame tesla because truck frames should be able to bend twist and even break and crack but still not rip off as easy as whistle dicks truck did I've punished my steel truck frames to no end my last ford diesel had the job of pulling out a stuck 1 ton dump from a back yard and couldn't get the traction to pull so we hooked another truck to the back of mine and gave it all hell. My por truck was twisted and pulled in ways it was never designed for but not one bit of damage or even alignment issue came of it
Oh i am NOT arguing that Tesla made a good or bad material choice …. Just observing and commenting and explaining here …😂 I have some popcorn and i am watching to see how this is shaking out 😂😂😂e
It's very simple, every time you plan to tow, just disassemble your Cybertruck and inspect the casting for cracks. It's so easy.
well for every hour of towing you get a free hour to inspect! bonus for free.
Looks totaled to me. What are the chances you are going to be able to buy that big piece of die cast from tesla?
Tesla already makes sections of the crush zones that can be welded into place for crash repairs.
@@FinalGlideAus So it's totalled then. I'll call Rich Rebuilds, he can battle Samcrac for it at auction.
@@criticalevent replacing sections of the giga castings is done precisely so it won’t be totaled.
@@FinalGlideAus I don't think you know what totaled means. Just the glass smashed out of one of these trucks totaled it. Insurance companies are not willing to pay Tesla's ridiculous parts prices plus pay for storage and a rental for the MONTHS it takes to get those parts.
@@criticalevent I’m fully aware of what totaled means. Any new car that went through what the cyber truck went through would be totaled. There might be some exceptions due to the fact that the Cybertruck is still fairly new but you have that issue with any new product. . Your comment about rich rebuilds and your negativity shows your negative bias towards Tesla. The fact of the matter is that if Teslas were in fact badly made regarding crash repair Tesla insurance would not be surviving and their financials show otherwise.
I went to engineering school and we briefly discussed manufacturing processes like injection molding. I didn’t realize they could injection mold frames. I think of small plastic parts when I hear of IM. Thanks for the information! You are a metallurgical genius!
The C8 has LARGE portions of the chassis that are made from aluminum IM castings. They call them bedford castings because they are made at the GM Bedford, IN plant. They look the same as the parts where the cybertruckf failed, although the cybertruck parts appear to be coated with an anticorrosive paint where the GM parts are naked aluminum (probably with some minimal anti-corrosive sprayed on them)