Your gate cracked at the hinge. Or a trailer frame split halfway through a load. Or a forklift went down and the whole yard is stuck behind it. The thing that broke is heavy, bolted down, or too far gone to move. That's the exact moment mobile welding in Jacksonville earns its keep.
Mobile welding means the welder comes to you. We load the rig, drive to your site, and fix the metal where it sits. Driveway, marina slip, fleet lot, construction site, back forty. If we can get the truck near it, we can weld it. And when a job is better done on the bench, we have a shop on Old Middleburg Rd you can drop it at instead.
What mobile welding actually is
A mobile welding rig is a work truck with a welder, a generator, gas bottles, grinders, clamps, and steel on board. Everything a shop has, just on wheels. We pull up, run our own power, and go to work. No need for you to have an outlet, a clean bay, or anything but space for the truck.
The job is the same as shop work. The difference is location. We can run TIG, MIG, and stick depending on the metal and the spot. Aluminum is our specialty, and we run TIG for it, which is what aluminum needs to come out clean and strong. We also handle mild steel, structural steel, stainless, and titanium.
On site we cut, fit, weld, and grind right there. A cracked bracket gets cut out and a new one welded in. A snapped trailer crossmember gets a fresh piece spliced and boxed. A bent rail gets straightened and reinforced. You watch it happen in your own lot instead of waiting days for something to come back from a shop across town.
- Aluminum TIG (the specialty): boats, tanks, brackets, race parts, repairs
- Structural and mild steel: frames, posts, beams, supports
- Stainless: exhaust, headers, railings, food and marine fittings
- Cutting, fitting, and grinding done on location, not just the weld
When it makes sense to call a mobile welder
Mobile welding wins anytime moving the broken thing costs more than moving the welder. Some clear cases.
Equipment you can't move. A loader bucket, a trailer hitched to a dead axle, a rooftop unit, a dock bracket below the waterline. If it's bolted, buried, or too big for a trailer, the welder comes to it.
Cracked trailers and frames. Utility trailers, gooseneck necks, boat trailer frames, fifth wheel rails. These crack at stress points and you usually find out mid haul. We weld them where they sit so you're not towing a failing frame across the city.
Gates, fences, and railings. A hinge tears off, a post snaps at the base, a railing rusts through. We fix it in place and it holds.
Structural steel repair. A bent support, a cracked beam, a corroded column base on a building or a yard. We assess it, reinforce it, and weld it to hold the load again.
Fleet downtime. A truck or trailer down is money bleeding every hour. We come to the lot, weld the part, and get it rolling instead of sending the whole unit to a shop and waiting for a bay.
Who calls us out to the site
Different people, same problem: metal broke and it can't wait or can't move.
Fleet and trucking managers with a trailer or chassis down in the yard. We weld on the lot so the truck is back in rotation same day when the fix allows.
Marinas and boat owners with aluminum hulls, T-tops, rails, tanks, and brackets. Saltwater is hard on metal, and aluminum repair is what we do most. We come to the marina or you drop the part at the shop.
Construction crews and GCs needing structural steel welded or repaired on the job site without pulling material off site.
Property managers and HOAs with gates, fences, railings, stairs, and dumpster enclosures that need to hold up and look right.
Homeowners with a trailer, a gate, a fence, a railing, or a custom piece for the yard or driveway.
Race shops and gearheads building or fixing chassis, roll cages, brackets, headers, and stainless exhaust. We do automotive and motorsport fab, and we also handle marine and aerospace repair work.
Mobile or shop: how to decide
Both work. The right call depends on the part and the situation.
Go mobile when the thing can't move, when downtime is costing you by the hour, or when it's faster to fix in place than to haul it twice. Gates, frames, fleet repairs, structural steel, and most marina work fall here.
Bring it to the shop when the part comes off easy and the job needs a bench, good light, and time. Fine aluminum TIG work, fabrication from scratch, exhaust and header builds, and detailed custom pieces often come out best in the shop. Our shop sits at 2611 Old Middleburg Rd N in Jacksonville, and you can drop work during open hours.
Not sure which way to go? Call and describe it. We'll tell you straight whether it's a roll out or a drop off. No upsell to send a truck when you could just bring the bracket by.
Where we go in Northeast Florida
We're based in Jacksonville and run the rig across the metro and out into the surrounding towns. Service area covers Jacksonville, Orange Park, Saint Johns, and Saint Augustine, roughly a 75 mile radius across Northeast Florida.
So whether you've got a fleet trailer down in an Orange Park lot, a boat that needs aluminum work near a Saint Augustine marina, a cracked gate at a property in Saint Johns, or a job site anywhere in Jacksonville, we can get the truck to you.
We're 4.9 stars across 26 Google reviews, and most of that comes from showing up, doing clean work, and not making a simple repair complicated.
How to get on the schedule
Easiest way is a phone call. Tell us what broke, what it's made of, and where it is. A quick photo by text helps a lot, since we can see the crack and the access before we load the rig.
From there we set a time, roll out, and fix it. Or if it's a shop job, we tell you when to bring it by.
Hours are Monday through Wednesday 9am to 4pm, Thursday 9am to 3pm, Friday and Saturday 9am to 4pm. Closed Sunday.
Common questions
- What is mobile welding?
- It's welding done at your location instead of a shop. The welder drives a rig with an onboard welder, generator, gas, and steel, runs its own power, and repairs or fabricates metal right where it sits. We do mobile welding across Jacksonville and the surrounding towns.
- What kinds of jobs can a mobile welder do on site?
- Cracked trailers and frames, gates, fences, railings, structural steel repair, fleet truck and trailer fixes, marine aluminum work, and custom fabrication. Aluminum TIG is our specialty, and we also weld mild steel, structural steel, stainless, and titanium.
- What areas around Jacksonville do you serve?
- Jacksonville, Orange Park, Saint Johns, and Saint Augustine, roughly a 75 mile radius across Northeast Florida. If you're near that range, call and we'll confirm we can reach your site.
- Can I bring my work to a shop instead of having you come out?
- Yes. We have a shop at 2611 Old Middleburg Rd N in Jacksonville. Drop off is good for bench work, fine aluminum TIG, exhaust and header builds, and custom fabrication. Call first to confirm hours and timing.
- How do I schedule a mobile welder?
- Call (904) 650-7007. Tell us what broke, what it's made of, and where it is. A photo by text helps. We set a time and roll the rig out, or tell you when to drop the part at the shop.
Got metal that broke where it sits? Call (904) 650-7007, send a photo if you can, and we'll tell you whether it's a roll out or a drop off. See our mobile welding service in Jacksonville.