DIY deck wood dump cart
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- This lawn-tractor-sized dump cart is made from plentiful and (usually) free scrap deck wood. With a little deal watching and ingenuity, it can be made for less than $25 in hardware. Read more at medium.com/project-lab/diy-de....
Thanks for watching. Let me know if you have any questions, comments, etc. And as always, your likes, comments, and shares mean a lot!
Three notes:
-You'll see me use a ruler to mark 1/2 and 1/3 points on boards throughout the video. This is a Jimmy DiResta trick. For example, let's say you need to divide a 5 1/4" board in half. Instead of pulling out a calculator, you can just slant your ruler to 6" and put a mark at the 3" point. That's halfway across the board. It's kind of tough to explain. You should just go watch Jimmy's ruler tricks video: • ✔ DiResta Jimmy Tips 4 .
-Later, I use copper wire as a make shift cotter pin. This works, but this soft metal will eventually shear. A steel nail would last longer.
-You can't really see it, but I always wore my face shield (WITH safety glasses) while grinding or cutting. It's too easy to get flying crap in your eyes otherwise. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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I'm 7 years late, but very cool Project.
That's gonna be One HEAVY Trailer
I love the recycling aspect and the "backyard engineering", a real inspiration to all of us tinkerers.
+Lego Joe Thanks!
you prolly dont care at all but does any of you know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly forgot the account password. I love any help you can give me
@Donald Cullen Instablaster ;)
There's just something so satisfying about building and towing a trailer. Nice job.
Thank you! Nice work on the mountain art sign!
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I like your interesting low cost build approach for the dump cart. Thanks for sharing it. Your clip made me think about two tools. One I don't have. The other I don't enjoy using. I don't have a table saw, but will get one. I have several circular saws, but avoid using them. Mostly because I have other tools that accomplish the task better. Your clip has inspired to resolve both shortcomings.
Thank you! Very cool to hear this. I too used to avoid the circular saw. I was afraid of it because my blade kept binding. But I eventually watched a bunch of circular saw safety videos about kickback (and learned the speed square trick) and now I don't mind using it at all. Another key is to set up one of these straight edge jigs for breaking down plywood: th-cam.com/video/n-1XKctLrAU/w-d-xo.html. I'd much rather cut plywood with that jig and a circular saw than try to wrangle it around on the table saw.
In any case, good luck!
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Nice job I like it
Thank you!
Love this vid. Nice use of scrap material. You made a trailer that looks like it was sitting in the desert for last 50 years awsome. But you need to take care of the lawn.
A lovely project, well done.
Thanks!
Just to let you know I found your video on Instructables.You're on the home page at the moment.
lay the assembly upside down on floor or bench to get the angled pieces flush with cross member for wheel brace
A really nice job fabricating this cart using recycled wood. I used recycled decking, 2x4s up to 2x12s shelving from an office cleanout to convert a boat trailer to combo utility flatbed. Nice to be able not only to save a few dollars but also to help reduce landfill waste.
+JOE Z Thanks! Your trailer turned out nice, too!
JOE Z
Nice work. May do something similar for my son.
It's toys like these that make gardening fun... and hey! Mow that lawn!
Thanks for the kind words! :)
Re: The lawn... Yup! I was working so hard on the dump cart that I let the lawn get away from me. And then when I finally got to drive the dump cart around, my lawn mower broke! The grass got worse before it got better, I can tell you that much...
lol! I know how that goes! Luckily I picked up a parts mower not long after buying mine because the transaxle went out last fall. However since the grass wasn't growing I put it behind several other projects and didn't pick up the leaves all winter. I'm now certain my neighbors hate me but I fixed the mower and I'm once again tired of emptying the tiny bagging system. I wish I had the patience to put a video together while I build my catcher trailer. Part of me thinks I might actually finish projects faster if I do, but I won't know until I try.
Nice setup
Thanks!
Nice job, very imaginative.
+Wayne Novotny Thanks!
This was an awesome build!
Thanks!
beautiful built dump cart
Thanks!
Very nice . I like it so much ,im going to steal your idea and make my own,lol. Thanks much
+lwoodt1 Thanks! And good luck! Would love to see how it turns out.
Thanks for the great info. You sure made it HEAVY DUTY for the size of the trailer! 😁😁😁 I liked it a lot and will take what you did and make my own version. Thanks tons!
Good luck to you! Let me know how it goes! 👍
Andrew Reuter, I built mine out of 2 pallets. Mine is not a dump bed tho. I totally stripped one down then took the bottom boards off the other. I then married the stringers together, Gorilla Glued & screwed them onto each other. My axle system is pretty close to yours. I made my side walls similar to yours as well but with spaces in between and they are fixed. I'm thinking that I need to change out to pocket stakes.
My one major issue was my tongue. I ripped a 2 X 4 down to a 2 X 2 then screwed on a flat piece of wood as the connection. When hauling some material one time I split the tongue in half due to weight and vibration. I'm in process of attaching a metal tongue onto it now.
That's a good build with scrap
Thank you!
Very cool! Found this video through a post you made on Garage Journal in the re purposing thread. Very nice...new subscriber.
Thanks! Likewise on subscribing to your channel. And Garage Journal is awesome! That repurposing thread is one of the best things on the internet.
Cool!
Thank you!
I like the part where the elastic bandage appears on your thumb. ;-) Nice work!
Haha, thanks! That part of the video was shot during "The Night of 1,000 Giant Splinters."
Good job
Thanks man! And thanks for the views!
Super! I love it! I learned a lot of interesting secrets! I will definitely use them. Thank You very much for the tutorial!
You are welcome! Thanks for the kind words. My wife is a sewer, so I'll send your channel her way!
In retrospect, I suppose I should say that my wife is a "sewist." Silly homonyms ...
Great video. I was sure that drill bit was going to snap when you was drilling the bolt lol
Ha, thanks!
good job, very creative.
Thank you!
why not a dome head carriage bolt with anti-rotate washer? just needed to use larger forstner bit to counter sink washer for bolt head.
That is too much!!! Love it!!!
Thanks!
good job
Thanks!
neat cart
Thanks!
Excelente
You’re garage is way better than Hank Hills!
When I grow up, I want to sell propane and propane accessories, if my grades are good enough!
Poor boy perfect
very good! nice
Thanks!
Good idea. I think I'll weld mine up with my everlast welder.
Good luck! Let me know how it goes!
Very good...
Thank you!
I built a similar trailer for my ATV. Luckily I found larger tires already mounted on rims and with a 12" shaft welded onto a flat plate.All the rest was 2 x 4's nuts and bolts and a 1-7/8" trailer hitch. The walls were 3'8" plywood. Not pretty but works for me.
Very cool! Having the salvaged wheels, shaft, and trailer hitch would really take this project up a notch, from a practicality perspective.
I really like your frame design for this! I may borrow some ideas from this! I may use slightly bigger wheels
Zach Novosad Thanks! Bigger wheels would be great, it's just that they jump up in price significantly over the small $5 wheels used here. But if you can find a good deal, like free ones from a dead lawnmower or something, they'd be ideal. Good luck! I'd love to see photos!
Andrew Reuter I sure will! I have a JD green agrifab trailer I painted to match the JD but I just bought an old ford. I can't be seen towing a green trailer with a blue tractor lol. I know tractor supply has tractor cart wheels for a low price. So I'll definitely have video of both tractors and their matching trailers.
you should up the tire size ..that will keep them from digging into the grass..also you could rig an car jack to help get heavy loads to the tipping point
+bedspread Thanks for the ideas! I was surprised at how easy it was to lift and dump just the way it is. But I'm a 6', 180 pound man. Might not be so easy for a much smaller person. A cheap screw jack from a junked car combined with a portable drill could be just the ticket.
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I think you and me are the only ones that still use Spade bits for drilling holes every other woodworker I see on TH-cam use those forstner bits
:) Cheap and fast!
I use spade bits as well as forstner bits. It just depends how clean of a hole you want to drill. Spade bits are quick and dirty, forstner bits are slow and clean.
Great recycling of materials. Are you building a lawn sprayer next?
Thanks! Some day...
Nice !!
Thanks Joe!!!
@Andrew Reuter Anytime 👍
watching artisans with hand tools and rich people with power tools seem like two totally different experiences.
perhaps im a moron.
This is carpentry ASMR
Very ingenious. A little beyond my pay grade, but I did learn some things. Especially that I should have better tools!
Thanks! While I saved money on building the cart myself, I definitely had to "invest" in some tools along the way. "Maker accounting," one might call it! :)
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Not to far into the video and already engaging it you make pretty good vids
Honda Cr 500 Thank you!
FYI, if the pivot is in the right place, the trailer will dump by its self and return.
cool. Has it lasted pretty well?
You did EXACTLY what I want to do for the reason I want to do it! And I have a deck that need to be torn down that I can reuse the wood for. Not going to lie the metal cutting and drilling was a little intimidating but that's just because I'm new to it all but determined still. How long did this take you to complete?
I love the cart and I want to build one. Do you have any plans or a list of hardware?
Sorry for the delay. Should be lots of detail here: www.instructables.com/id/Deck-Wood-Dump-Cart/
Good luck! If you give it a try, please let me know how it goes! Andy@projectlab.how
It just occurred to me that you could put a bolt where you want a hole through a bolt for a pin as you did for the axles and the dump pin. Drill through the Nut and the bolt and the Nut again. Then leave the Nut in place on the bolt and it may not mess up the threads. Also you can lock the bolt by putting another one next to it. Perhaps you can try it and let us know if it works out. I hope my explanation makes sense to You!!
Thanks for the ideas! I think I get it. Will give this a try if I ever get around to doing a follow up video. Cheers!
You need a wheelbarrow. Hauling like that is a back injury waiting to happen. Easy to build one, all you need is a wheel and an appropriate axel.
He used it on his mower.
Neat little cart. Very well thought out and creative. Not intended as an insult, (at the end of the video) why not use the lawnmower to cut the grass? :)
😆 Good question! I actually was putting off mowing so I could get the cart done. But then the mower drive belt snapped while using the cart. So it was quite a while before that grass got trimmed... 😬😆
What size of tires is it that you used. Great vid thanks for sharing.
Thanks! I used 10 inch wheels. They are $5 apiece on sale at Northern Tool right now. Some folks have suggested that larger wheels would work better; I think these are fine except for the fact that a larger wheel would offer more protection against getting trapped in a hole/by a root/etc. and getting ripped off. In my yard, that's not a big concern though.
Andrew Reuter thank you but its getting close to winter now I don't think I will make one as it will not have much use. Thanks, and keep up the great videos.
Very nice build. Moves very easily on the grass. Just 2 hinges for tipping? Any problems with that?
Thank you! No problems so far. I bought some fairly heavy-duty hinges, though.
Oh ok, that's good! :-)
Ok great.
Hi there great video i saw this video was published in 2016 of course it is now 2018 how much did you use your cart and do you still use it as i am wondering how long it would last if i made one. Hope you don't mind me asking and have a great day. P.S how big are the tires you used.
Thanks again for the kind words! Don't mind at all. I haven't used the cart since 2016. But I did use the heck out of it hauling landscaping stones that summer, and it held up fine. Actually, part of the reason why I decided to build this thing was because I figured I'd be unlikely to use it again, and I didn't want to spend $150 for a commercial one. Obviously, I spent way more in labor cost on the project, but it was still fun, and I learned a lot, so it was worth it for me. Especially because I had a big pile of free deck wood lying around, so my cost was very low. Good luck with whatever route you take!
Copying and pasting here: I used 10 inch wheels. They are $5 apiece on sale at Northern Tool right now. Some folks have suggested that larger wheels would work better; I think these are fine except for the fact that a larger wheel would offer more protection against getting trapped in a hole/by a root/etc. and getting ripped off. In my yard, that's not a big concern though.
EN ALGUNOS LADO LE FALTAN PLANCHUELA.....PERO MUY INTERESANTE .....
I really like this trailer but i have no use for it so i there is no point me building it :( but thanks for the great video's keep them coming:)
What brand is your speed square?
what's the liquid you put on metal before you drill it? just wondering
thanks
That liquid I put on the metal before drilling is essentially drilling fluid. Keeps the bit cool while drilling super hard metal like bed frame steel. While you can buy actual "drilling fluid" that is specially made for this task, I generally just grab whatever easy-to-access oil I have around, like household oil. Wouldn't want to use that if you were drilling a billion holes, but works well enough for the random drill hole in the home shop.
Sorry for the delay on this question! Hope I didn't hold you up in a project or anything!
Andrew Reuter no worries! was just curious 😅 thanks!!
cool man, is it still holding up?
Yup! Still leaning on the side of the garage!
Whjat the hell could 401 people find to dislike in this video???
😆 Thanks!
Nice Job. Looks very heavy. Also your lawn needs mowing. ;-)
Tyrmyte Thanks, and ha, yup! Despite my intentional neglect, my lawn grows like a jungle.
i think it looks better if you put bigger tires on it
Agreed! I basically picked these because they were cheap yet still held a lot of weight. But some salvaged lawnmower tires would look nicer and spread the load over the lawn better.
God made sparks so you know when you are trying to cut through a screw!😂😁😂😁😂😁
MUY BUENO EL INBENTO PERO LES FALTAN PLANCHUELAS EN ALGUNOS LADOS....!!
Buy some 1/8" drill bits and then go from there, Step bits suck at starting a hole.
+david929190 Agreed!
What is it that you are putting on the metal parts before you drill into them? Is that oil? Do you do that to protect the bits? Thanks
Yup, the oil lubricates the drill bit and keeps it cool. Bit should cut better, last longer, break less, etc. It would be “best” to use a specifically-marketed drilling/cutting fluid, but I generally just grab whatever oil is most easily accessible. Works fine for my DIY purposes. 👍
Just last night I used parts of a steel bed frame in the 4x4, and began drilling the holes. My bits are def not up to par, I had a lot of trouble, not through 1 yet.
Not surprised! Bedframe steel is dang tough to drill through. Pre-drilling with a tiny bit can help. Some folks on the web recommended either masonry bits or cobalt steel bits. I bought these cobalt ones recently, but haven't tested them out yet: amzn.to/2K8P6oj
Good luck!
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The director from this video was Charlie Chaplain
Haha
Have a idea for one for me was trying to figure out how to make my tires mount up I am so stealing that idea of yuin
next time just grind a flat spot on bolt to drill hole
Excellent tip here! Did not know of this. Thank you!
Is it that hard make
Once I figured it out, it wasn’t too bad. Just time consuming! 😆
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lol you have a riding mower but your grass is so overgrown
Ha, yup. Was a long stretch of putting off the mowing there. Was trying to get the rocks moved over to my place from the neighbor’s because they wanted them gone. So I put all my free time into the rocks instead of the mowing. Then I put the time into the dump cart so I could move the rocks faster. THEN, as soon as the cart was done, I burned up the drive belt on the mower. So I had to spend a bunch of time fixing that up! Meanwhile, my wife was taking my share of the newborn duties so I could get that stuff done. Was not a super happy time, I’ll tell you that much! 😆
big like too simple
Amer Alhor Thanks!
Садовая тачка ито будет вместительней !
Спасибо! Определенно много места в этой корзине! (Для этого использовал Google Translate, извините, если это не имеет смысла!)
In English: Thanks! Definitely lots of space in this cart! (Used Google Translate for this, sorry if it doesn't make sense!)
Please talk to us when you're making something so we can understand what you're doing and not just show us I really do like it that you're showing us every detail that you're doing voice over
You got it! Thanks for the feedback.
Нельзя было купить сухой лес камерной сушки ???
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it should have been a bit bigger
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Не уверен, что это значит; Не удалось перевести Google. Ура в любом случае!
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your just cutting wood.tell use what the pice is for
This video fits into the "no narration, no music" genre of DIY films made popular by Jimmy DiResta. I've edited it to create a sense of discovery, revealing answers as you watch. "Why the heck is he cutting lines into the board? Oh, he's creating a notch!" That kind of thing. But I know what you mean; narration can make this kind of video a lot more educational. Maybe I'll do some director commentary for it in the near future.
In the meantime, here's detailed build instructions I wrote for Instructables: www.instructables.com/id/Deck-Wood-Dump-Cart/
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Hitch is weak
It's still holding up, and it was a lot cheaper than a manufactured hitch coupler. But definitely skip that step if you can get your hands on an actual coupler.
Why don't you use steel instead of wood that carts Gona fail in a year
ever seen a deck....?
Decks are not getting pulled around and moving a lot
Or u can just buy a used one for $50
I didn't want to spend the money on something I'd only use a few times. Took a little while to build, but it was a fun project!
Andrew Reuter you can buy a used one for 50
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is this video a piss take , he can't be serious
Care to clarify?