CAT 329 excavator fitted with a new catwalk and cab guarding in the shop
Welding · Fabrication · Repair

Metal work, done right.

A family owned shop in the heart of St. Maries, Idaho. From big jobs to small, we’ve seen it all.

In shop or portable

Since the doors opened

Our shop is very experienced in all areas of welding, fabrication and repair. From big jobs to small, we’ve seen it all.

A walk through the work

Real jobs, out of our shop.

Scroll through a few of the machines and one-off builds that have come across the floor.

Rebuilt processor knives laid out on a pallet after welding and machining
Processor knivesOn the bench
01

Rebuilt processor knives

Custom welding and repair

Delimbing knives rebuilt with abrasion resistant plate and dressed back to shape so the head keeps feeding clean.

Winch fair lead rollers fabricated and mounted on a tracked machine
Winch fair leadFitted on machine
02

Winch fair lead

Custom welding and repair

Roller fair lead built and mounted so the line pays out straight and stays where it belongs.

Heavy duty equalizer bar machined and finished in yellow
Equalizer barFinished
03

HD equalizer bar

Custom welding and repair

A heavy duty equalizer bar cutout, machined and painted, back under the dozer good as new.

TMY45 machine travel drive removed and set up for repair on the shop floor
TMY45 travel driveTorn down
04

TMY45 travel drive

Large equipment repair

Travel drive updated to track frames and hydraulic system.

Welded aluminum access stairs with railings built for a piece of equipment
Aluminum stairsShop built
05

Aluminum access stairs

Custom welding

Lightweight aluminum stairs and rail fabricated to fit, so crews get up top safe and easy.

More from the shop

Odds and ends

Two welded aluminum tanks with threaded fittings
Second view of the winch fair lead rollers mounted on the machine
Close view of fabricated cab guarding and catwalk on a CAT 329 excavator
Aluminum fabrication work in progress on the bench
Finished aluminum weldment ready to go out

Latest from the shop

New jobs

Fabricated boom section with lightening holes on a yellow Tigercat forestry yarder
Tigercat 180 boom reinforcement / update
On-site work on a Caterpillar D11R dozer at a mine site with a portable hydraulic unit
Cat D11R line boring and cannon bore
Tracked hydraulic log loader with a fabricated extendable tower boom on a forested site
Extendable tower for line skidding, with hydraulic log loader
In-shop reinforcement of a red Link-Belt excavator stick with new steel plate welded in
Link-Belt excavator stick/boom reinforcement / update
Custom fabricated bare steel drill rig top-head weldment with pin bosses on a pallet
Drill rig top-head weldment
Fabricated elevated anchor point and boom on a Komatsu log loader at a forest site
Elevated anchor point on log loader, boom for line skidding
Pressing out a track pin on an orange Doosan log loader with a portable hydraulic press
Pressing out track pin on Doosan log loader

Watch the work

Video

What we do

Contents / 01–05
01

Line boring

On-site line boring to bring worn pins and bores back into spec.

02

Large equipment repair

Excavators, loaders and heavy machines fixed and back to work.

03

Gate manufacturing

Gates built to fit your property and made to last.

04

Custom welding and repair

One-off fabrication and repairs in steel and aluminum.

05

Log Max installation

We help with all your Log Max installation needs.

About the shop

A family shop in St. Maries.

“Our shop is very experienced in all areas of welding, fabrication and repair. From big jobs to small we’ve seen it all.”

We’re a locally owned and operated welding, fabrication and repair shop with over 30 years of team experience. We’re certified in SMAW and FCAW, and licensed in the State of Idaho.

We offer outstanding service and reliability at a fair price. Work can be done in our shop or portable, out wherever the machine sits.

◆ SMAW & FCAW certified ◆ Licensed in Idaho ◆ 30+ years team experience ◆ Family owned & operated
Welded aluminum tanks with threaded fittings built in the shop
Get in touch

Give us a call.

A fab shop gets called, not emailed. Pick up the phone and we’ll talk through the job.

Phone
208-245-0256
Email
[email protected]
Shop
301 N 10th Street Suite 2
St. Maries, ID 83861
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Heavy duty equalizer bar machined and finished in yellow