Not all heroes wear capes. This seems equivalent to car design engineers who make the engines in CAD software without having to consider the clearance needed for mechanics who will have to take things apart for maintenance or repairs later.
Unless you're redoing an old one. Other comments are saying they cut out a notch of metal and welded it back in after. When i did mine, i just cut the last 2 planks so they would fall in with one end fully seated into the pocket on one end, then slid them back half the depth of each end's pocket so they were in both 1/2 way. Screwed one 2x4 across the floor underneath to keep them in place, caught in both ends. Easy, no problem since.
@@jennyjansen754 Replacing rotted floors you cut off the strap since it should have been welded down with short welds. Just replace the strap or reuse it. Never waste your time bowing boards in. Tung and groove floors you pop them in from the middle. Built horse and stock trailers for years.
@@timothygeiger8271 Don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff. Get yourself a cutting wheel on a grinder and slice off all the rusty bolts, punch em out, replace the boards and bolts in less than 2 hours... Some folks are just not mechanically inclined if you spend 3 hours on one bolt..💩🍷😎👌
The screw thread is believed to have been invented around 400 BCE, by Archytas of Tarentum, a Greek philosopher sometimes called “the father of mechanics.”
You also use Lug Bolts instead of studs for mounting wheels so people can easily ruin their entire overengineered, expensive hub assembly by simply rotating tires.
Yep this is the recommended method. Took less than 20 minutes to replace 2 deck boards on my 16ft trailer. Treated lumber from the box store is so sloppy wet with chemicals that my small 10 year old son was heavy enough to bend the 2x8 into position. I don’t know if this method works with shorter boards or dry wood. But it was very safe and easy with 16ft.
I've done it twice. Wet treated lumber bends easy and it isn't going to come flying out and kill you. But you do have to be careful where you put your fingers. 😮
If you look on trailers, the front angle iron is smaller than the rear, you cut the board so when fitted all the way to the rear, it barely clears the front. From there you slide it forward. Both lips will cover the wood, then screw it down on the cross braces. No bending, no cutting or welding metal, slips right in.
I've only seen one or two trailer manufacturers that bolt the strip down, most use short welds that have to be cut, then the smarter ones drill a few holes and re install with bolts.
@@chrisreynolds2410 over time your boards will need changing as they're torn,broken or rotten ...... a pined/hinged section let's ya change,flip or reorganize the boards according to tire wear .... so after 10 years hauling tailors and repairing damages... it's not just me slick
I just learned a new thing today. That being said , I had to cut off a slot to put the boards on my trailer. Thank You for this educational video and God Bless.
Just watch out for the kick back from the board. I’m my opinion, the best way to do it is cutting the weld off of the rear angle and just slide all the boards in, then weld it back. God bless
It's easier to cut the few short welds on the front and remove the strip of metal as intended. Then replace either by welding or drilling a few holes and us bolts with lock nuts.
@@snarecat3441 don't need to bow any but the last deck-board(they have room for one more here, looks like), which should be the middle, not on either side. The boards should get dropped in at an angle, and then straightened into position. And the last board shouldn't have to bend that much, either. 4-5" bend at the most, otherwise, thinner pine decking (which that looks like) might snap. And if those deck-boards snap under tension, anybody standing too close is going to the hospital to get several 3-6" splinters removed from them. Better hope you wore your safety glasses
You know, this could have been done way easier if the boards were soaked in ammonia first. When wood absorbs ammonia it becomes very flexible and slightly rubbery. You can bend it into almost any shape, and then when the ammonia evaporates you have normal wood again. That would have been way easier to do if they would have done it that way.
I did my 16 ft trailer like that some years ago when I replaced the deck boards, but I put a short board under the middle of the long deck board. Then knocked it out of place with a big hammer. Worked like a charm.
The great thing about steel, as compared to wood, is that you can make it the right size once and not have to worry about it changing as much. Or you can do this.
Did you know that in World War Two the British carriers had armored flight decks, but the US carriers had wooden flight decks? For some reason, this reminded me of the wooden decked US aircraft carriers.
I build all of my trailers myself, and I always bolt in the top plate at the tongue end. Both sides of the plate are painted, and the bolts also hold the boards. I even went fancy one time and made the end plate out of angle Iron. The problem with that is having to bevel all of the deck boards. If you build the support into the lower frame of the trailer, the angle iron is not needed, and a flat plate will work just fine.
Just make more "valleys" that way. Always alternate cupping and get overall surface as flat as possible - will work better in long run. Just like for tables.
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One false move and his nuts are orbiting Jupiter
Hahaha 🤣
That's hilarious
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Instead of Hailey comet it going to be Harley's comet 😂
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That board was under more strain than a calf cramp in the middle of the night
My man that’s funny
I feel that 🥲
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I hate getting those freaking painful
Got one 4 days ago and I still feel the pain a little...
I built trailers like this and designed the back steel plate to be unbolted for floor board replacement.
Логично🤷
Not all heroes wear capes. This seems equivalent to car design engineers who make the engines in CAD software without having to consider the clearance needed for mechanics who will have to take things apart for maintenance or repairs later.
Yeah that's a much better way, easier to replace if needed.
That's the right way to get it done my friend lol
Exactly!
I put floors in trailers for years. Welded the strap on after boards were laid down.
My old man had a removable strap that he used grade 8 bolts to hold it on, held up like a champ
makes more sense to me the way you do it
Unless you're redoing an old one. Other comments are saying they cut out a notch of metal and welded it back in after.
When i did mine, i just cut the last 2 planks so they would fall in with one end fully seated into the pocket on one end, then slid them back half the depth of each end's pocket so they were in both 1/2 way. Screwed one 2x4 across the floor underneath to keep them in place, caught in both ends. Easy, no problem since.
That works when it is new. But when it is time to replace them!
@@jennyjansen754 Replacing rotted floors you cut off the strap since it should have been welded down with short welds. Just replace the strap or reuse it. Never waste your time bowing boards in. Tung and groove floors you pop them in from the middle. Built horse and stock trailers for years.
Need bent lumber, just goto home depot. All of their's is bent like bananas
😂 so true
I call Big Box Store "lumber" HOCKEY STICKS...
😂😂😂 I swear I was just in homedepot just saying this right here😂😂 good one
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Like that every where u go
that was more intense than opening a can of biscuits
That always gets me!
A _can_ of biscuits? Is this some sort of American thing?
@@alexg1778 go away
Yes! An intense American thing 😳
@@alexg1778 can biscuits are great!
Рассмешили , а не легче было бы, доски в начале сложить , а потом торцевой уголок заварить.
Talvez essa seja a troca das madeiras.
Dito isso, eles estão trabalhando com o que tem
He was the seventh worker on this project 💀
The other six are still in orbit
Damn, I though he was him going to launch a bowling ball into the competitions truck
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This is the stupid way to do it
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I like my way a lot better. Cut a slot out of the metal. Lay the boards in and slide them over. Weld the piece back in. Done
That's how I've been doing it for 55 years.. I haven't cracked a board yet.🥃😎👌
I'd just bolt it together???
@@CountChokcula That's the best way.. No need to cut or weld and you can easily replace any board in the future. 🍷😎👌
@@idessaoutlaw easily after you spend 3 hours trying to loosen a rusted bolt, & the head turns in wood.
@@timothygeiger8271 Don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff. Get yourself a cutting wheel on a grinder and slice off all the rusty bolts, punch em out, replace the boards and bolts in less than 2 hours... Some folks are just not mechanically inclined if you spend 3 hours on one bolt..💩🍷😎👌
In Germany we invented screws. They are great! You can screw the wood on and off the trailer very easy. Perhaps we can send you some?
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The screw thread is believed to have been invented around 400 BCE, by Archytas of Tarentum, a Greek philosopher sometimes called “the father of mechanics.”
You also use Lug Bolts instead of studs for mounting wheels so people can easily ruin their entire overengineered, expensive hub assembly by simply rotating tires.
If you were truly german you would appreciate this screwless design.
This absolutely works. I just did my 16'.
Easier to cut a slot and cover it once woods in with a stainless name tag of the deceased who chose this as alternative method
This is how you do it.
Yep this is the recommended method. Took less than 20 minutes to replace 2 deck boards on my 16ft trailer. Treated lumber from the box store is so sloppy wet with chemicals that my small 10 year old son was heavy enough to bend the 2x8 into position.
I don’t know if this method works with shorter boards or dry wood. But it was very safe and easy with 16ft.
I've done it twice. Wet treated lumber bends easy and it isn't going to come flying out and kill you.
But you do have to be careful where you put your fingers. 😮
Fair enough but why would you ever build a trailer like this to begin?
@@n.w.owhoknowstheshadowknow58 why not?
I made my trailer out of wood and welded around it
They need to be replaced at some point
Nice one so the metals only painted on one side and they could be replacing boards
The kind of actually do that. The boards are installed then a piece of metal is welded on at the front of the trailer
Looks like that might have been done but wood rotted and you can see they are replace wood slats.
They probable did that also when it was new. Now he is replacing the boards.
Tell me you can't weld without telling me you can't weld.
Don't want the hole down welded, bolt them for quick and easy replacement
I was holding my breath waiting for that guy to end up winning a Darwin award.
Я все думал, когда же прилетит по фейсу, а пронесло😂
I grinded off the welds and slipped them in and rewelded it in two hours. no stupidity involved.
funny how most people have never heard of a scissor jack
I almost do the same thing
Why weld the strap to begin with? Just build it with bolt on straps.
The method in the video seems so counter intuitive
I don't care what anybody says I think that was ingenious
Was I the only one seeing road runner and coyote cartoon flashbacks? 😂
Вообще как вариант. Но мне кажется есть другие способы монтажа пола на прицепе без риска получения доской по хохатальнику.
Tbh it would be easier to get the angle grinder and welder out
Dominic Stephen's and safer always a chance that board will spring back if hit wrong
Didn't look too difficult.
Surely you don't believe that.
Apparently some people don't own welders. I was surprised too.
his face over the board when he first bent it 💀💀
Literally the most dangerous way to complete this 😂
This video came up when I searched "The Dead Don't Die" LOL
Thanks bro. I had to grind off the strip at one end then weld it back. Didn’t have my thinking cap on.
I did the same . Took end off then re-welded. Probably faster and safer .
@@dtm7909: Or they can cut the planks in TWO and THEN glue the ends BACK together !! Oh you stagger the joints too!!
@@robertholderman7552 nah thatd prolly look kinda bunk tbh and it wouldnt hold nearly as well
If you look on trailers, the front angle iron is smaller than the rear, you cut the board so when fitted all the way to the rear, it barely clears the front. From there you slide it forward. Both lips will cover the wood, then screw it down on the cross braces. No bending, no cutting or welding metal, slips right in.
@@jlkerr98that's what she said
I'm waiting for the LOONEY TUNES scene where the boards SMACKS him in the face!??
Moe, Larry, Curly scene where Moe gets it good 😂
Or the nuts.🤔😥🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🌏
I like it when the board is first put in the slot, and then he realizes that he has to hit it from the bottom. Tappy, tap, tap it in.
If it went wrong, it would have given new definition to the term "Slapstick comedy"
We just unbolt the plate at one end to replace those
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I've only seen one or two trailer manufacturers that bolt the strip down, most use short welds that have to be cut, then the smarter ones drill a few holes and re install with bolts.
For sure. You just bolt the strap down. This is not how any manufacturer does it.
Some people gamble at the casino, these guys gamble in their driveway.
Every single electrical connection probably secured with a house hold twisty nut 😂 DOT approved 👌
At first I was convinced it was a trebuchet until the other dude started to knock away the short timbers.
Good job guys
I'm certain the look on my face was priceless while watching that.
The end piece i put on my trailer bolts on so You can replace the boards by yourself is half the time!👍
Better 😊
And none of the risk.
That last tap was like
"Yeah, I've done this before a couple times"
One wrong move in you’re either getting smacked in the balls or you’re losing your hands😅
That’s real-life hacking
That’s the best way I know to get free dental work done!!!
5 minutes with a metabo and 10 minutes with a mig gun. Think of all the lives it could be saved!
If you're a good welder lol
Who else would have zipped a piece of angle iron to insert the boards
Just you Dentbag
@@chrisreynolds2410 🤡
@@chrisreynolds2410 over time your boards will need changing as they're torn,broken or rotten ...... a pined/hinged section let's ya change,flip or reorganize the boards according to tire wear .... so after 10 years hauling tailors and repairing damages... it's not just me slick
Right
Believe it or not there are folks who simply can not think that out.
Bold move standing hunched over that plank like that.
I just learned a new thing today. That being said , I had to cut off a slot to put the boards on my trailer.
Thank You for this educational video and God Bless.
Don't send any wood to outer space
Just watch out for the kick back from the board. I’m my opinion, the best way to do it is cutting the weld off of the rear angle and just slide all the boards in, then weld it back. God bless
It's easier to cut the few short welds on the front and remove the strip of metal as intended. Then replace either by welding or drilling a few holes and us bolts with lock nuts.
PRESS FIT! Can you imagine the pressure
I've often wondered how that was done,
Thank you!!
That's not 'how it's done"
I used ro build utility trailers for a living, and I can tell you from experience, these guys are *severely* overcomplicating the process.
How so?
@@snarecat3441 don't need to bow any but the last deck-board(they have room for one more here, looks like), which should be the middle, not on either side. The boards should get dropped in at an angle, and then straightened into position. And the last board shouldn't have to bend that much, either. 4-5" bend at the most, otherwise, thinner pine decking (which that looks like) might snap. And if those deck-boards snap under tension, anybody standing too close is going to the hospital to get several 3-6" splinters removed from them. Better hope you wore your safety glasses
We always put metal beds on ours...leave the sliver picking to the carpenters...lol
The guy with the tool belt when all you need is a miter saw and hammer.
It never fails to amaze me how people videos of people making a job more difficult than it should be are so popular.
Why don't you just unbolt the endplate and put them in that way.... alot faster and easier
Because they're welded solid
@@Beardman56 well quit buying Big Tex and spend alittle more and get a good one, happy to solve your life issues for ya bud
Grandad has a 40 year old trailer, everything is welded solid, pretty much how we replace the deck lol
@@narmale I'm working with trailers since the mid 00s what do u know about trailers
@@SuperMickjr enough to buy the right ones apparently 😂😂
I don’t think you made it tight enough😂😂😂
You know, this could have been done way easier if the boards were soaked in ammonia first. When wood absorbs ammonia it becomes very flexible and slightly rubbery. You can bend it into almost any shape, and then when the ammonia evaporates you have normal wood again. That would have been way easier to do if they would have done it that way.
Thanks for the reminder... My trailer needs new floor boards too!
Achieved a snug fit for sure!
Until the wet pressure treated wood dries and shrinks.
So many times I thought about cutting off that back angle iron never thought of that that was badass
I was waiting for the "Dumb ways to die..." Music! 🤣
How bout you lay the boards down first then weld the end cap
Probably replacing boards on an existing trailer. Which means you have to do this
Well that certainly wouldn't be easier or quicker than this method.
And the job is done, where there's a will there's a way 🤔🤔
Where there is a Will, there is a SMILING Lawyer :-)
This is how you straighten bowed lumber from the box stores.
I'm so glad I know how to weld
Did something similar, just used a floor jack to lift the board and cinder blocks as counter weight.
I was just imagining if it slipped and uppercut him. Fucking ouch
thats his problem hahaha
Tank Davis style
Very satisfying ending to a beginning that frightened a generation 😮
As someone who ran a trailer companies warranty/repair, I can say with utmost confidence, this is not the proper way to bed your trailer.
I usually just cut off the front or back steel and reweld after
Finally some sense!
I would also and paint the metal with cold galvanizing compound after treating it with Ospho.
Dude was about to need a new chin.
Chang
Well it worked, but id just cut the welds and re weld it in a few minutes afterwards.
Driver be like, “nah it’s secure I don’t need orange flags in the back
Nice tip!
Done in the Lowe’s parking lot.
Now That's How I'm going to do my trailer next time, Thanks for sharing 👍👍
I hope it helps.
When I need it years from now, I won’t be able to find this video anywhere! Lol!!! Nice job
I have to do that on my trailer now. 😂
Only way to get the wood in right 💪
I did mine the same way it was kinda scary on the last board so leave out the middle board till last
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I did my 16 ft trailer like that some years ago when I replaced the deck boards, but I put a short board under the middle of the long deck board. Then knocked it out of place with a big hammer. Worked like a charm.
Last one will be so fun😂😂😂
Accident prone process ....
.great caution is required
I need to do this to my trailer
Might be easier to finish with a weld
Took these guys about 20 seconds, I doubt welding would be easier.
You deserve all the likes and follows.
All of a sudden it pops out, and puts him to sleep for the day.
:)))) Let's hope not!
É muito mais fácil soldar a última travessa depois de colocar as tabuas
Obviamente Que siiiii.MUCHO ATAOOO..PONER LAS TABLAS Y DESPUÉS. SOLDAR LA PIEZA METÁLICA.OK!!
I thought his foot was going to slip an that plank cop him in the love plumbs.
I would have been no good laughing...
The great thing about steel, as compared to wood, is that you can make it the right size once and not have to worry about it changing as much. Or you can do this.
I really thought this had a different ending 😂
That’s how it’s done. 👍
Можно было посредине вставить доски , проще и легче !
one wrong move and he’s getting a paid vacation to the stratosphere
Little bird that eats rocks and pepper knows what beak and ass it has.😁😁😁
Твою мать..не знал...спасибо.
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Did you know that in World War Two the British carriers had armored flight decks, but the US carriers had wooden flight decks? For some reason, this reminded me of the wooden decked US aircraft carriers.
📣Hey timber does not bend .....😮😂😂😂
At age 73 I truly learned something from watching your videos... Thank you 👍🏻
If it rains tonight that's how it will look in the morning
I build all of my trailers myself, and I always bolt in the top plate at the tongue end. Both sides of the plate are painted, and the bolts also hold the boards. I even went fancy one time and made the end plate out of angle Iron. The problem with that is having to bevel all of the deck boards. If you build the support into the lower frame of the trailer, the angle iron is not needed, and a flat plate will work just fine.
If they oriented it so end grain on all boards is like a frown then this will last much longer, due to water dispersement
Just make more "valleys" that way. Always alternate cupping and get overall surface as flat as possible - will work better in long run. Just like for tables.
Hahaha...ya ok
Tex didn't choose me.
So that's how home depot transports my lumber. 😂
That wood had more stress on it than oprahs kankles.