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Here are some pics of a Caterpillar 18M3 grader circle, drawbar & blade hanger we rebuilt. The entire circle assembly was disassembled so each piece could be checked for cracks, prepped & welded where needed. All the bores as well as any machined surfaces were machined to true them up, then built back up with [...]
Here are some pics of a Caterpillar 793F Mesabi Radiator in the assembly & pressure testing stages. One of our 4th generation youngsters is having her hand at reinstalling the individual Mesabi radiator tubes into the new rubber grommet seals. After all the individual MESABI radiator tubes are installed the complete radiator assembly is submerged [...]
We spent this first week of June 2026 in Elko, Nv. for the Elko Mining Expo. We exhibited for our first time to get our name out there in the heart of Nevada's mining industry. We started the expo off with the golf tournament on Tuesday at the Ruby View Golf Course which is always [...]
Here are some random pics of our guys working on a Caterpillar 18M grader drawbar. The circle that hangs from this drawbar has be repaired with new segments (teeth) welded in place. The drawbar is getting the cracks repaired & the new ballstuds are getting welded in place. Motor Mission Machine & Radiator 5435 Desert [...]
Here are some before & after pics of a stationary heat exchanger assembly. This heat exchanger is used for the crusher at one of the mines. Inside the box shroud assembly is a flat fin heat exchanger that was leaking in the tube-to-header joints of the core. We re-cored the heat exchanger with a new [...]
Here are some pics of a hydraulic lift cylinder we have in for rebuilding and repair. The bore on the head end takes a spherical ball and race assembly. The bore as well as the snapring grooves that retain the spherical ball in place were damaged & worn. We set the cylinder up on our [...]
Here are some pics of a Caterpillar 994K Hardnose Cooling Package that came in on Friday 5-29-26. This is one is up there with one of the worst we've seen as far as external fouling & build-up of dirt, mud & debris. Over fifty percent of the modular radiator cores, or sections, are plugged solid [...]
Here are some pics of a Caterpillar 793F Mesabi Radiator Module Cooling Package we rebuilt. This one came to us in pretty rough shape. All the composite fan shroud pieces were cracked & fractured. Several of the threaded bolt holes were stripped out & there were several cracks in the fan guard mounting blocks as [...]
Here are some pics of some tubular exhaust manifolds for a 944 Porsche. Our customer wanted them cleaned inside & out, checked out & ceramic coated. So we thermal cleaned them in our oven & then shotblasted them down to the raw cast iron metal. After they checked out good with no cracks they were [...]
Here are some before & after pics of a Caterpillar Excavator Radiator that came in for rebuilding. The radiator core was internally plugged along with some external damage which was causing the machine to overheat. We recommended recoring the radiator with a new heavy duty high efficiency core. Our customer agreed to recore the radiator [...]
