Machine Shop

Here’s some pics of a spindle housing we have setup with our automatic bore welder. When we repair & recondition a grader axle each part gets completely repaired & reconditioned back to OE specs. Most of the time the bores where a pin goes are worn & out-of-round. We first machine the bores true & [...]

Here’s some pics of a 5.9 Cummins diesel engine block out of a Dodge Ram truck. The engine block is mounted in our Sunnen CK10 cylinder honing machine. On top of the block is a two inch thick torque plate that is torqued to the deck of the block with a set of ARP cylinder [...]

Here’s some pics of some suspension parts we thermal cleaned & blasted to prep them for new powdercoating. The springs, a-arms, swing arms, beadlock rings & other miscellaneous parts were previously powdercoated in blue. We stripped all the blue powdercoating off & blasted the parts down to raw metal. The parts are now prepped & [...]

Here’s some pics of a Caterpillar 793C steering bellcrank in one of our boring machines getting the two tapered bores & the split bore machined for repair. After we get the bores trued up & squared away we will install the hardened sleeves we've made. This will bring all three bores back to spec for [...]

Here’s some pics of a 60-Series Detroit, or DDC, diesel engine block mounted on our Rottler EM105H CNC boring & milling machine we had in for machine work reconditioning. The housing bore, where the main bearings & crankshaft go, required line boring to get each main perfectly round & straight across the board. Up top [...]

Here’s some before & after pics of a Cummins diesel ISX cylinder head we had in for a valve job & surface rebuild. The Cummins ISX head is a DOHC (dual overhead cam) inline six cylinder that weighs just under five hundred pounds. It has four valves per cylinder for a total of twenty four. [...]

Here’s some pics of some split bore flanged sleeves we machined. These sleeves are used to repair the split bore of the steering bellcranks, or y-links for a Caterpillar 793C haul truck. We utilize a new 8X1834 pin to check the split bore sleeve for size & fit in the ID of the bore after [...]

Here’s some pics of a couple of custom or special machining jobs we have going on in the general machining area. The larger piece in the lathe started out from a piece of six and a half inch diameter 4140 carbon steel. The end part will be a flanged sleeve with a slot machined out [...]

As much as we don't want to stop workflow it is important to take the time to clean & check our machinery on a regular basis. Keeping the machines clean & taking the time to remove the covers to check the ways, gib screws & oiling system ensures we get the best longevity from our [...]

Here's some pics of a 3406 Caterpillar diesel cylinder head we have in for repair. The valve seats are pounded out so this cylinder head will need a complete valve job & surface along with some new valve seat inserts. Rebuilding this head will put it back in like new condition & ready to be [...]