The rig comes to the break
Most broken metal cannot ride to a shop. A trailer with a cracked tongue should not be towed, a gate is welded to its post, a railing is anchored in concrete, and a loader bucket weighs more than the truck that would haul it. Mobile welding exists for exactly this, and it is most of what Greenwood Welding Repair does: the truck brings generator power, MIG and TIG, gas, grinders, and steel stock to your driveway, barn lot, or jobsite, and the repair happens where the break lives. The service call runs $150 to $250 for the first hour, travel inside 15 miles included, and most single repairs finish inside it.
The repair list, by what people actually break
Trailers lead by a mile. Utility trailers crack at the tongue and coupler welds, enclosed trailers tear at door hinges and ramp springs, boat trailers rust at the bunk brackets, and horse trailers work their floors and dividers loose. All of it repairs in a driveway, most of it in the $150 to $600 band on the published table, and we will tell you straight whether the trailer is safe to tow before the fix.
Gates, fences, and railings come second. Driveway gates sag at their hinges, subdivision iron fencing rusts at the bottom rail, pool barrier gates quit latching, and seventy-year-old porch railings on the south side rot at their anchors while the iron above stays sound. These are repair jobs, not replacement jobs, and treating them that way saves four-figure money.
Equipment rounds it out: mower decks, bush hogs, loader buckets and blade edges, three-point hitches, skid steer attachments, and the pole barn hardware that holds a rural property together. Build-up and hardfacing on wear edges runs $250 to $800 and doubles the life of the edge when the right rod goes on.
Steel, aluminum, stainless, cast iron
The alloy decides the process. Mild steel takes MIG or stick and is the baseline for the table. Aluminum takes TIG and a surgically clean surface. Stainless wants matching filler and a finish that will not rust-streak. Cast iron wants preheat and nickel rod, and patience above all. Say what the broken thing is when you send photos and the truck arrives set up for the right metal, which is the difference between one visit and two.
Mobile welding questions
What do I need to have ready when the mobile welder shows up?
Just access to the break. The truck carries its own generator, welder, gas, grinder, and steel stock, so we do not need your power or your tools. Clearing loose items away from the work area and having any animals penned is the whole checklist.
Can you weld aluminum on site or does that need a shop?
On site, with TIG. Aluminum boat trailers, horse trailer skins, railings, and toolboxes are all mobile-repairable as long as the metal can be cleaned to bright, which is part of the job. Aluminum runs $120 to $180 an hour with a $150 minimum because prep decides the weld.
My cast iron bench leg or manifold snapped. Can that be welded?
Usually, with the right process. Cast iron wants preheat and nickel rod or brazing rather than a quick bead, and rushing it cracks the casting somewhere new. Repairs run $200 to $600 mostly for the preheat time, and we will say honestly when a casting is past saving.
Do you fix things at rental properties for landlords?
Yes, railings, gates, fire escapes, and fence repairs at rentals are steady work, and we can invoice the property owner directly with photos of the completed repair. Loose railings are the call to make before a tenant or an inspector makes it for you.
How soon can you come out for a normal, non-emergency repair?
Same week is typical and often within a day or two. Photos speed everything: we quote from them, group nearby jobs onto one route, and arrive with the right materials the first time.
Send the photos, get the number
Two photos and an address get you a real quote off the public table, usually the same day.