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A Tour Of My Welding Trailer A Year After Becoming My Own Boss. Weld Rig
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ค. 2019
- A Tour of my welding trailer and what I carry with me to do on site welding. 3the;jfna4alkjfokfjpaok5wqokjdff6
Great setup! It's nice to keep all your tools safe and dry.
Anytime you pull that trailer with your insured vehicle the trailer itself is insured.
Everything inside is not unless you have a special rider attached to your insurance policy.
If your insurance company understands that you are running a business with your truck and trailer your insurance will double.
Remember that thieves are attracted to that trailer like crack cocaine and will steal it out of your own driveway while you sleep.
I know guys in construction that have lost everything they had in a trailer.
I would do everything you can to lock that trailer when you are away.
I mean putting chains or cables through the wheels, using a wheel boot, anything to make them work harder.
For not too much money you can put a 12 volt battery inside the trailer and install a car alarm system.
Some of them have motion sensors and of course door open sensors.
Very few thieves are going to hang around with a siren screaming at them. Good luck!
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Thank you, I appreciate the feedback! Definitely cant be too safe with all that!
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We use alarms powered by 12 gauge shot gun shells for bears in Alaska. Works on thieves and punk kids too...
I started out with a trailer a bunch of years ago. I have done bid weld and farm welding. I just chase ag equipment now. No more climbing. I run out of a service truck now.
Good work man.
I'm a field welder myself. U have a sick set up man. Goals
The picnic basket is the best. Awesome wife and great you use it. Nice little rig for a one man operation. All I can say is take your next big check, and buy yourself some cable reels. You will NEVER regret it!!
Ya its a nice finishing touch LOL, but thanks man appreciate it! And yes some cable reels would be super nice to have!
That's awesome bro.. keep up the good work
Very cool set up man !
I would invest in a serious lock for that trailer. LOOOOOOTTT of money in there.
Keep it up brotha! Stay blessed throughout these tough times!!
Great set up you got there all you need when you need it
Dude I like your set up it's not out in the weather amd you can lock it up .
Nice exhaust pipe
Thanks brother appreciate it! Definitely nice keeping tools out of the elements!
This is exactly what I wanna do even dough I never weld anything in my life, I wanna learn obviously, but like I said I don’t even know how to turn the welding machine on, hopefully some guys I know are willing to teach me, I don’t know, I think I deserve a better economic opportunity, thanks for sharing
Congratulations on having your own business have your own shop on wheels. I tried to tell my nephew that's what he needs for his painting company is a trailer to keep everything on the job sit at the end of the day just pack everything in the trailer
Thanks appreciate it, a trailer is definitely handy for keeping tools together!
Blaa I only know T.I.G. Good job I like to smoke pot and weld
lkjyuiop heliarc is the best beautiful welds
The beauty about harbor freight is you can buy 2, 3, 4 or more for the price of one name brand tool... And you don't have to baby them... Plus if you have a mission critical tool, like an angle grinder, saw or a drill, I buy two and keep one in the box in the trailer and if the other craps the bed, I just whip out the new one and keep working...
Nice 👍
You got everything you need my man! I love your machines! #Liked and #Subscribed for sure
Thanks man appreciate it a bunch!! I got lucky and found good deals on my machines on Craigslist!
Super sick. I've started my mobile mechanic/welding biz and been having troubles on how to get everything set up
Smart, who needs a 75,000 dollar welding truck , you have issues with a tow swap it out ! If by chance you don't want to weld anymore as in career change you got a perfect cargo/ camper/ whatever, definitely did your homework, power to you man !
I wish you can see my setup if you have chance to go in pinterest type welding trailer, I have few pictures there I have a 325 miller Lincoln ln25 suit case
A bunch of tool boxes, crane acetylene cutting torch, etc. Ton of tools, I like yours that is all weather protected, and you can lock it up, did I mention that I make my trailer with 90% scrap
Easy to ID my trailer has pink Miller stickers.
Congrats on the wife!
This is what I want to do. I'm going to start small and just put my Everlast welders in my vehicle with a generator and work it until I figure out who my customers are and what they want.
I did it for a year in a sedan when I started out even strapped the gas bottle to the passenger seat once u make some money invest in some more equipment and charge more
I want to start my own business welding with my everlast equipment. Good luck continuing with your business.
Thank You! And good luck on getting your business going, You will not regret it!
Nice set up bud. Canadian accent is on point.
Nice set up, I agree the aluminum wire feeder is the way to go... but I'm too lazy to drag that around in my service truck... I spool gun just about everything that's production sized. All you're missing is a plasma cutter, some Jack stands and a mag drill. Good luck with the business brother!
Two thumbs up!
Chasing the dream!!
I do railings! And i have the same set up! I got a doble axle trailer and is white too! 👍
Really cool set up 👍
Good for you buddy, i like your setup and wish you nothing but the best of luck ✌😎✊
Nice set up everything you need on a jobsite
Great video really like your setup👍
Thanks man appreciate the positivity!
Nice set up. One stop shop
Great set up. I am working on getting my set up together as well. It will take time before I get ready but definitely your set up is a good idea. I have been working on a company for 16 years. So I feel like is time to hustle my dream of having my own little company. I hope you luck on your adventure.
I will appreciate if you can do a video on how you find out who needs your service and how you charge for your work. I am from Slinger WI .
Thanks.
Great video, i like how you admit to having some Harbor Freight tools. I hate tool fascists who lecture people about spending my hard money on expensive tools, when some tools can be just as good for cheaper at HF. Oh yeah, and nice trailer.
"tool fascists" had me rolling on the floor
Very nice set up props!
God Bless you !!!! awesome
good luck
Awesome setup
IDEAL equipment for aluminum mig is a millermatic 255 pulse with a spoolmatic 30A. No question... and harbor freight power tools are trash. They will get (most) jobs done but better tools = better/faster work. Quality tools pay for themselves. Time is money when you work for yourself. Good start though. Keep upgrading.
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Probably not a great idea to advertise that you use crappy tools or that you don't want to cut a hole in your trailer. You are a welder fabricator, you can (should be able to) patch it up if need be.
Great welding machines and he’s got som piece of crap shelves. Buy some metal and make that trailer awesome. Good video I enjoyed it
Nice set up
Bro this is so sick. You must be doing pretty well. What certification do you have? What kind of work do you do?
Nice
Very nice setup, man!
Thank you, appreciate it!
Nice set up!!
Mobile fab shop goals.
Nice set up bro
Thanks man appreciate it!
One day I plan on becoming an independent welder and having a set up just like that one. How do you find jobs that pay well?
you should do a quick video of set up and tig welding aluminum off the trailblazer, no one out there has a video of welding aluminum off a gen/welder without running off an inverter
Hello there,
I plan on making videos of this for sure! I just have not had time lately. I will be making videos of welding aluminum with the MIG and TIG setups running off the generator. Keep an eye out hopefully I have them up within a week or so. Thanks for the input!
Hey! Unto what were you baptised?
What length trailer is that and what pound rating is the axle
What shipyard did you work at? I work at the Philadelphia shipyard for years!!
I worked at Burger Boat building Yachts. Good times but my knees are happier without boats lol.
Thanks man!!!
how did you mount your welder to floor ?
I’m wondering how much that trailer is worth ? Do you have insurance on it ? Looks like at least 20k ? Do you do Business to business or to work with client only ? I really love your setup.. thank you so much for sharing your rig ! God Bless you brother
Thanks a ton man, I appreciate it! I do both business to business and individual work as well. Yes I have the trailer insured, can't be too cautious about it that is for sure! I'm lucky to have found deals on a lot of my equipment so I definitely don't have as much in it as replacement cost! Hope this helps and God Bless!
Thank you so much for the reply ! Would you look at my video and tell me what you think ? I really could use some advice on my business I put the link up in the comments. Thanks brother weld on !
@@philsmobilewelding I will definitely check it out! Good luck with everything! We all can learn from each other!
Did you buy everything little by little as you went along or did you put together enough money just to get everything you needed right away? I’m an aspiring welder and entrepreneur who is looking to do this same thing. Is it possible to have the same setup in a cargo van if you don’t have a truck to haul a trailer and what all do you need to get started money wise like bare minimum doing small jobs? Sorry if it’s a lot of questions I’m fascinated with welding and would like to learn from you
I was buying things little by little, I always had tools in the garage and bought my first TIG welder a few years back for in the garage. I started with just a basic Lincoln squarewave TIG in my garage and did side jobs so I would say thats a good way to start!
Never seen a harbor freight apologist. Theyre definitely nothing to scoff at
That maybe the most dangerous thing is keeping your cutting torch tanks in the trailer because the in closed case like a bomb ready to explode. I remember asking that question when we had shipping container to store are tanks in the containers everyone looked at me like I was crazy they have to be vent's cut out the top for air flow or just make a rack where they can be on the outside of the trailer?
SNOOP U 2 if the tanks are closed properly then there’s no risk of explosion. I see rig welders with their bottles mounted sideways inside closed tool boxes on their trucks. DOT doesn’t say anything. OSHA usually asks us to separate fuel bottles from everything else in case of fire but that’s usually it.
SNOOP U 2 as long as the tanks are secured, tied down in an upright position there is no problem with keeping them in his trailer
@@bryancanizales9772 okay thanks I did not know that from what I was told it was like keeping a bomb in an air tight box that was a shipping container at the time.
I have the small torch set that I've been wanting to fill them and get back into my arts and craft bench welding it's been a long time. I like the fact you got a trailer and made it into a garage. I just might do that make a small work shop out of a trailer. I have many many tool's it's just I don't have them all organized like a shop would have it. Unfortunately my brother made the garage into storage junk and piles of it. I had to take all my tools out of his garage before it got swallowed up and never see them again. I have them all put away. If I had them out ready to go I would be more motivated to start working instead of trying to pull stuff out and packing it all away again.
@@snoopu2601 yea airgas rents the pallets in the hot Alabama and texas sun all day no problem. my bro in AZ put his on-ice i laughed at i
his silly ass
Sweet mobile work station. Is that a 7x12 single axle?
Thanks appreciate it! Yes its a single axle 6?x12 and im pretty much at the weight limit so tandem axle is most likely in my future.
I have a 7x 12 single axle and it’s not hard to overload them when you have heavy stuff in it. The single axles are easier to back in to tight spots though.
What’s your hourly rate
is that a 8x 10?
hey bro going on 6 years self employed
I have similar looking load (pounds) planned and I'm torn between single or double axle 6x12 trailers since weight approaches limit of single axle no-brakes trailer. Why didnt you go double axle braked trailer?
Ya I mainly went single axle because it was about $1,000 cheaper and not required to register it, so saving$$ because I was scraping change when I bought it. But a tandem axle is probably in my future.
How was the first year of business? I'm looking to do something like that but maybe a duel axle trailer. How much profit did you pull in the first year? I'm wanting to start a business welding, but never attended a school for it, I went to school for game development (litterally a mortgage payment every month, $1400), not going back for another degree to put myself in more dept lol, it really is just a piece of paper. Do you think I could pull it off if I get certifications for different welds and ommit a trade school? Or is it even necessary to do either? It seems structural or pipe welding is where the money is at, I'm just trying to figure out the barriers to entry. Making 50k at my current job, but want to work my own business to get these damn student loans paid off! My goal is to have at least a take home of 80k.
Business was good my first year, it takes a while to find enough jobs to have steady work. Get your certifications for any weld process you will run in the field. If you can pass a structural weld test and have experience in the field, and know the tools it takes to get the job done, then no I dont think schooling is necessary. I think the best experience is work experience. Prices vary in all areas of the US and what to charge so you wont really know what you can make until you get your name out in my opinion. Hope this helps, best of luck to you!
@@undergod3547 Awsome thanks for the reply. I hope I can get started soon. Alot of startup costs, but man. It's so much better than working for someone else. I'll see about getting some certifications done. I'm hopping I can get a side hustle going in tandem with my day job. Thanks for the tip!
Use your weld skills and make a decent shelf for your aluminum setups. That jankity wire shelf thing holding your tig machine made me cringe.
Nice welding setup, good video. How well does the push pull setup work off the engine drive? Do you ever find yourself needing pulse on pulse or the other fine adjustments you get running off a inverter power source? Thanks for your time!!
Thanks a ton, I appreciate the positive comments. Being able to have pulse would be nice, Especially welding anything under 1/4" but the machine welds great! Really it runs just as smooth as an inverter power source but the extra adjustments would be nice in some situations for sure! I was surprised at how consistent the welds are running off the generator but the machine idles up while welding and holds a nice steady arc. I will be posting more videos soon showing the different weld process's all ran off the generator and what kind of quality welds you get with it!
Under God awesome I can't wait! Thanks for the reply it really helps
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that's a nice set up also are you Canadian?
Ha ha no im not but I guess I sound it when I slow down my speech making a video LOL but thanks appreciate it!
What brand saw buck are those
Not sure on the brand, but I buy them from Menards!
20k in welders and leads. but a harbor freight porta band and a picnic basket??? two hole pins centering head?forget the OSHA extinguisher. wheres your safety barrier for your tanks?
About how much that trailer run u?
Trailer was $2500, I bought my machines used but I got a good deal on those.
Won't see that on a pipeline R.O.W
No welding blankets, harnesses or ladders?
They are on the rack above my TIG set up, forgot to show them. But yes those are definitely a necessity!
So you're An aluminum welder
Yes, I weld Aluminum, Steel and Stainless primarily. But most construction I do in the field is structural steel.
@@undergod3547 kick a$$ brother.. stay safe out there
So, you are sitting on the couch pretending you have something interesting to say. Ha ha I did it too.