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In this video I remove a seized in pin from a excavator quick hitch with help from the thermal lance and big hammer.
So, the customer had already had ago at trying to remove the pin but couldn’t manage it.
I use the thermal lance to melt away the middle of the pin, after cooling the pin down by running water through it, I then try to knock it out with no luck.
After melting more of the pin out, it does start to move but very slowly, too slowly to carry on, even with the added heat from the pepper pot torch it was still slow. So, a final go with the lance is enough to get it moving. Then its just a case of giving it the beans with the big hammer until the pin finally knocks out.
I clean up the welds from where I had the pin support welded on and that’s my job done.
Hope you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for watching!