8 AUGUST 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® by Tim Rasmussen The old Stadeli 22W rig was sitting in the road with a broken frame . . . In the morning, they met at the shop and talked about what they had to do to fix the broken frame of the truck the rig was mounted on. It was obvious they needed to jack up the truck, get it somewhat straight, make some temporary repairs, then try and make it to the highway and to town. Edgar said there was a good mechanic in San Luis he knew and that he would try to get him to come out, give advice, and help them. The men began gathering the tools they might need. Four large screw jacks and the hydraulic shop jack, various pieces of steel, some large tow straps, the cutting torch, and various wrenches, bolts, and anything else they could think of they might need. They put all of it in two of the pickups and headed out to the rig truck. One the way, Edgar stopped and picked up Neldo, a 70-year-old man from San Luis who owns a heavy truck repair shop. He is a skillful mechanic with a lot of experience. He also had a few pieces of truck frame they put in the pickup. When they got to the truck, they talked it over again and Neldo agreed with the plan. They carefully jacked up the truck until it began to look level. They decided to patch the cracked frame member. They did not want to weld on it much, so they fashioned a patch from one of the frame pieces they brought, cut holes with the cutting torch, and bolted it back together as best they could. By the time they finished it was dark again, so they slowly and carefully drove the truck a few feet at a time to a more level spot about 50 feet away where they could get off the road a little. They secured the truck and went back home. The next morning, they drove back to the truck, examined it carefully, then drove gingerly to the highway. Once on the smooth road, they had no problems making it to Neldo’s shop. They left it there. Neldo lifted the rig off the truck, replaced the frame from behind the cab back, replaced the rig onto the new truck frame, and got the truck back on the road and ready for work. The total cost of the repair was about $1500 USD. If you would like to help, contact Gary Bartholomew at 208-907-0010 or 509-939-1941 Tim Tim Rasmussen may be contacted via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com WTR 2 ht oB o rD me o nH ow D al unnA nd oceS h t su eeS a t 20 t™ se lF li de i dW lroW e
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