TRAILER RESTORATION - Restoring An Old Equipment Trailer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2022
- Restoration of a large equipment trailer that has been abandoned for years.
Skid steer engine has finally been dropped off at machine shop
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Love the vid brother keep posting vids like this and u will be at 50k in no time. The connectors u used are heat shrink connectors so use a heat gun on them and shrink em so water and moisture don’t get in. U do good work for your age
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@@BradenBuildz sure did brother you flew past my channel but some of your shorts are in the millions of views and your videos are pretty dang funny
@@BradenBuildz I just don’t see how your shorts are getting so many views like your last one is at like 8 million
@@TheHomePros6221 be cool to do a vid with you sometime in the future
Anytime an electrical wire goes through a metal hole it should be protected with a grommet. This will save you from having to rewire down the road. Great job, reminds me of my youth.
Yeah i give it a month max before electrical starts messing up
@@cammos cmon, really? dont run trailers like the in the UK!
It's the wrong kind of junction box for trailer. Don't get me wrong it will work.
I repair trailers as a side hustle, and I have some tips for the next time you do a trailer. 1. pull all the wires and lights off first, 2. do all your cutting, grinding, hole drilling, welding ect, before you prime and paint, that way, all exposed metal gets a coating. . 3. anywhere a wire goes through a hole, should have a grommet. 4. ALWAYS repack your bearings with grease, just shooting grease into the voids, won't work, also recommend "bearing buddy" greasable dust caps. 5. the 12 volt power wire, is for a battery that auto activates your trailer brakes if it comes off the tow vehicle, should have a "break away" safety system on it, especially if your going to haul equipment 6. don't waste your time cutting out the squares for the tie downs, cut the whole notch out, because your straps are going to break that little section of wood out, and become loose. Also, Depending on the laws of your state, I also like to put a "tattle tale" red "marker/blinker light on the rear corners, so I can tell from my tow vehicle, if the turn signals are working, I always seem to have something break the turn signal wire, if I don't run them through a conduit. Over all, great job, like the way you soaked the wood. reflective tape is on point, LED side markers were definitely the way to go. Now all you need is a 2 ton winch on the front lol
Also, really bro??? crocks??? lol
in the UK ALL wiiring has to be sheathed,,,,,i.e. protected,
All good points, the only thing I would add is those ground wires should have been grounded inside the box for a cleaner look.
Totally agree, I just now stumbled onto this video totally agree with your comments.
@@chippowell1 CROCS rule and are great for nearly all activities. That being said...I am still in the doghouse for wearing them to a wedding 😂
Gotta say. Makes me smile seeing how helpful everyone is instead of bashing the guy for things that he’s doing wrong. Hopefully he reads the comments and learns a few new things to help with his next projects.
Thank you!!! Usually comments are so negative. It is good to read the positive side of life. Plus these comments help a novice like myself who is trying to do the same thing as in the video.
Wear a face mask bro, 30 dollars and will save your life.
He throws batteries in the ocean he don’t care 😂😂😂
@@patrickjaudon5908 wtf what a pos
Yeah!!! Shut up, NERD! ⬆️⬆️What he said!
He really should wear a mask
Helps being outside, but I'll never knock on the benefits of PPE. 👍
I loved it when he snapped the cotter pin folded it over then tucked it away and said “There we go!”
Loooking good! On your electrical take a look at a 7 way junction box that will clean up your connection points and they're water resistant, get rid of the scotch locks like others have mention, also take a look at cable clamps "adel clamps" they'll keep your wires from chafing like they will with the metal clamps other wise keep up the good work!!
Great job- I've been doing this since I was your age (back in the 70s!) one thing I'd recommend: I know you're grinding and painting outside which is great- but still put on a one of those cheap dust masks. They are not good enough for indoors, but for outdoors they'd be fine. By the end of the day you are still inhaling way to much that's not good for you.
Your wiring leaves a lot for improvement. you should use soldered crimps with dual wall heat shrink on your crimps. Also if you run all of your grounds through wiring back to one common ground bolt at the hitch area, it will last a lot longer and be easier to troubleshoot if it doesn't work some time. Local grounds have a lot of chance for corrosion and random lights not working. Otherwise, I like the color choices on the trailer. Its a nice freshening.
thee connectors are heat shrink, so cmon dude... its not that that hard to deduce.
That is *_NOT_* good advise to use one ground on a trailer! I worked on a trailer that had issues with the brakes lightly applying whenever any lights were turned on and dim illumination, it ended up being the one ground wire was corroded. When I rewired the trailer, I gave it two additional grounds just so that if one failed in the future it had two other paths to ground. Redundancy sometimes can save you from a headache!
Using a common ground is a good way for everything to fail at once while driving down the road. With local grounds it is very easy to diagnose... you go to the light that isn't working and check for power and ground, way easier than tracing an entire ground line all the way to a common ground to find out why a light isn't working, Also with local grounds if there is a failure 1 light goes, Not every light on the trailer... You can drive without much worry if a single marker light fails on a trip, not so much the case when every light on the entire trailer is gone because a single ground wire broke.
Great project! Big ol crescent wrenches are great for straightening metal. When you drilled the power box into the frame you could have used it as your ground inside of the box.
Whoever this guys parents are I’m sure they are proud! One hell of a work ethic, find something you love and make a business! I know you will succeed!
He would need to improve the quality of his output to succeed as a business.
Word of warning. You'll have connectivity problems later with those "scotch lock" wire connections. You'll be better off to use solder connections that mend the copper better and have a shrink wrap to protect the connection.
ALL scotch lock connectors should go in the trash
Glad to see kids your age fixing stuff rather than buying new.
Keep up the good work!
I was going to mention packing the bearings as well. Just dab some grease on you palm of your hand and force the grease into the rollers. I would have upgraded the axles at least to current ones, with newer options. Great build for a first timer. You're good work keep it up.
Yeah I knew I should have packed bearing after I was editing video. No sense in changing axles on a trailer when you don’t have too. I sold it for a day profit and it’s being used to haul fork lifts
@@BradenBuildz newer axles I believe are rated for higher speeds or something like that, or safer with newer style wheels
Them are Dayton style rims. They’re not really the best option for heavy hauling, but for light duty work they’re fine. I also would have done new shoes and gave them brakes a good work in for the buyer
If packing bearings, put HD latex gloves on. Makes cleanup MUCH easier..
Good work man. Try to solder those connections instead of those plastic ones especially if you plan on keeping long term. Where you run the red wire through the trailer it would be ideal to use rubber grommets as well as the metal will eventually short that wire to ground.
I was gonna mention the same thing. The connections he's using are junk. Atleast the heat shrink but connectors. Insert grommets on your wire pass through. It will last alot longer.
I’m only wanting to be supportive of what your doing. It seems you gotten some good tips. I have only one. When rebuilding my trailer, about the same size. An old timer, told me to drive for 20 minutes and then use a laser temperature gun on the hubs. Great tip, didn’t think of that. Ended up doing a bit more work. Well worth it. Glad to see a young person cutting there road. Well done!
Those bearings ain’t gonna last long. Sweet build!
It has nice new paint, jack, safety chains, lights, deck boards & decals. Now it's time to have a DOT Motor Carrier Trooper come out & inspect it for highway use.
Nobody wants that, but after watching this particular trailer... YES
Big improvement on a rusty old trailer but a couple tips.
Grommets on any holes that you have wires running through, the rough metal edge will eventually cut through the insulation and you'll have a short.
Run a heavy multi conductor wire all the way to the rear with a junction box that splits off and feeds all the lights. All those tap connectors work good for a while but eventually have problems. Use heat shrink connectors or solder and heat shrink. Water and electrical connectors aren't friends. The name of the game with trailer wiring is as few exposed connectors as possible.
You need to grease the bearings, not just slop a bunch of grease under the dust cap. Slap a good dap of grease in your palm and start pressing the bearing edge into the grease. You want to force grease all the way through and around all those individual roller bearings.
I'd recommend doing all your metal work, get the old lights and wires off, cut any new holes, and then grind and prep for paint. Easier and cleaner.
Changes out the scotch locks they will give you problems
Very impressive for your age. The one thing I would recommend is to up the electrical wire game. Avoid scotch lock connectors unless it is emergency repair. At very least, use heat shrink connectors or start soldering and heat shrink. Takes a little more time but fewer issues down the road on the side of the road. Keep it up.
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@11:44...Nice one with the base ball insert. You got me solid there🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I think I have whiplash now🤣😂👌
Here’s a tip for trailer wiring - get a can of “Liquid Electrical Tape” and apply liberally to those Scotch Locks & butt joints. Plus - I don’t know if anyone else has pointed this out to you but these trailers with inward-facing wheels and tires have trap doors built into the bed so that you can get to the wheels. So there may be some wriggling around on the ground in your future. But you’re young so that’s cool. Nice build. Just subscribed!
Great to see someone young videoing about a completely different piece of equipment 🇮🇪🇬🇧
Awesome job on the very smart idea with the 50% oil and Diesel on staining the wood
Hell yeah dude bad ass your the man. Looks amazing
Its good to see young people with a good work ethic.
Use rubber grommets through the metal holes where the wires pass. Over time with vibration they will get chaffed and short out.
I would be very surprised that wiring job lasts even a single season. Bare wires through sharp metal, no wire looming, improper junction box, improper connections, the list goes on.
That overstuffed wire hole on that obviously not outdoor rated junction box is going to be the first to go. Sharp metal with smashed together wires. He could have put the ground inside the box, there was even a hole available to put a screw inside.
With no wire loom, those wires are at the mercy of the elements, road junk and critters. I would have put them inside hard plastic conduit, and flex conduit to the brakes.
I think the scariest part are the wheels. The bearings weren't preloaded right at all. Wouldn't be surprised if one or more of those wheels fell off or locked up.
A business in Mississippi just used it to haul a 21k Clark fork lift on a 10 hour haul and they had no issues with it. But cool
@@GGigabiteM good advice but a bad presentation.
@@BradenBuildz I agree with the other comments, there are some good points and it could have been presented better. It read like he was scolding you or belittling your work instead of trying to help you learn. I mean the rubber grommets through the frame are a good idea, grounding the electrical system inside of the junction box is also a good idea but I don't think that'll be the first failure point. The scotch locks that you used to connect the wires are like electrical guillotines and are the worst electrical invention ( probably ever, ) I believe that will be your first failure in the system. Also on the hubs it is a good idea to clean the old grease out and pack new grease in before reassembling. I think for your age you're doing pretty good. I mean, yes there are some things I would do differently like stripping the old lights and wiring off before wire brushing the frame, and fixing your steak pockets and drilling the holes for your new lights before you primed and painted but those are things that come with experience. All in all though I think it was a good video I think you're doing good work keep it up, I'm going to keep watching. Also curious where did you find the wiring info for the lights? It seems all wrong. As someone who wires semi and equipment trailers regularly the standard is quite different.
Black = tail lights
Brown = clearance or chicken lights
Red = brake lights
Green and yellow = turn signals
White = ground
Oh, and just because it made one trip doesn't mean it is all right. Sorry that's just not a good comeback on your part.
@@philb4049 there are a ton of things that could go wrong here like the first guy said. I hope he learns that the looks and quality are in the details..I respect the kids knowledge and ambition but he also seems to have that teenage arrogance. Spills oil every where like fuckit, ruins new things or products and just says" idc I'll buy a new one", throws parts together half-ass like the hub.
Overall though it is a good video.
Ahhh hahaha, loved the Jeep drop at the end! Good stuff!
Great job. Love to see a young man with his feet planted. Keep it up and you will have a bright future. By the way I rebuild old forgotten Trailers fast and easy money.
Nice. Looking forward to an update on the skid loader
Dropped off engine Monday. So hoping to hear back from them soon. I want that thing running too
Awesome work , that seems to be a 8×26 ft float trailer buy the looks can hold 15k lbs , that's why there's so many wheels and I wish I could find decent stuff like that in my area .. keep up the work ..
Dude got a steal in it I see those trailers holding that much weight on marketplace going for 4k-7k dollars damn good trailer tho
Tires do not determine the weight carried ,the axles do. Those are home made bogie axles made from cut down trailer house axles . Trailer is probably good for 10,000 lbs. safely and no more .
Good to know what the payload is 👍
Cried of laughter when you started hauling the jeep. AWESOME VIDEO!!
I admire your chops and ingenuity. Two concerns. First, I think you've set up yourself for a lot of time chasing wiring problems. Grommets in all the channels and shrink tubing over your connections would help against vibration and road grime. Second, please take care of your lungs. All that work you did without masking up scares me. Kudos on the trailer build, and good luck!
Real great job. Came here from your post on r/tractors about that MM tractor in the woods. Loving your content so far. Keep it up!
Thank you
Great job! Keep it up and Keep’em Coming! 🤙🏼
Nice work! Looks great!
Awesome rebuild! Wow!
Liked the video, but decided that youtube needs a love button only because of the "Jeep."
Heavy beast
Watch a video on how to properly repack wheel bearings. Having one fail on the side of the road is never good. It's going to happen if you don't do it right. The rest of what you have done is looking good. And yes, wear a mask every time you spray paint. Your lungs will thank you when you are older.
Good job kiddo. You use tools like a seasoned pro. I had a trailer rebuild I was about to do...wear your seatbelt. Now I just watch people do rebuilding. You have a new sub for sure.
Pretty sweet deal ya got there bud, great job!
I commend you for doing your best buddy. A few pointers- wear a respirator when spray painting, I would never use scotch locks for wiring and use some kind of conduit over the wires to protect them plus rubber grommets where a wire goes through a metal hole. I did see you use heat shrink connectors but you didn’t shrink them down with a heat gun to seal out moisture and dirt. I would have replaced ALL the brake hardware and make sure to inject grease into the bearings. Just some useful info that would make that trailer trouble free for a long time. And the respirator mention to save your lungs!! Good job buddy and keep on a truckin 😊
You did a great job I'm glad you shared the half used motor oil and diesel oil as a protective seal I just wish you had sealed it on the bottom as well
Very good job, congratulations!!!
Good work for a youngster
loved the shots at the end 😁
A REALLY good video. Your the one I’m watching while I wait for new Andrew Camarata videos. ❤😊😊😊😊
Very interesting and well presented video. We liked the fact that you did not need ego/face time in your video. More please.
I’ve done this on a few of my trailers so if your trailer doesn’t have reverse lights or crappy ones at that I put a 4-6 in light bar at the back in the middle and then 4 flood pods in each corner and it makes reversing at night a total breeze and it works as scene lights too or you can wire in a switch like I have but they are connected to both my switch and reverse lights but for a $100 mod it adds so much value
Awesome!!. rescued and restored a useful piece of equipment.. all while wearing crocs!!
Keep the good work👍 be bless
Cant really call it a restoration but its a nice way to breathe a little extra life into something that is on its way out.
Unfortunately the term restoration is used pretty loosely on most videos these days.
First time running by your channel…subscribed and enjoyed. 👍
Love the way you pack the bearings
Or didn't.
Good job. Think about using a step bit or several smaller sized drill bits first when drilling holes.
As much as these comments are talking about ppe saftey, and shrink wrapping and grommets, I wanted to bring up the junction box. If you know the top of something is going to be in the elements, never put a screw top down on it. That’s asking for water to get inside the junction box and pool up. There’s lots to learn and probably lots you learned from doing this project which is the best park of diy stuff! Other than that, I think it ended up looking good
Thanks. My thinking behind it was a board would be above it. Plus the angle of the beam covered the top.
@BradenBuildz could also left the white wire in the junction box and grounded it in the box for a cleaner look
Looks good for a free trailers ! Keep it up man
Great job, itd be a really good idea to repack all the bearings with grease clean out breaks and adjust if possible
This restoration was awesome to watch. What made it better is that my guy did all of this in the comfort of his Crocs 💪
Niçe job. The best part was the ending when the Jeep got "off loaded" 😂
It seems like even dad's wanting to help out there for sure good job
Nice work on the trailer. But the star of the show is that sweet m151 jeep. Love those jeeps. Great video.
It’s the latest version m151a2
@@BradenBuildz i was trying to see the front to see if it was an a1 or a2. Best jeep ever made.
yummy, forbiden Nutela/cheez weez combo :D, looks really good, well done!!
Actually this is the kind of thing that shows determination and separates the men from the boys since you are a young man good job
Excellent job bro very well done keep up the great work bro 👌👌👌👌💯💯💯❤️❤️👍👍😊.
looks sick man I would total take that project if I ever found one
I think this is a learning experience for the lad. Give him kudos though, he did everything by himself, start to finish 👏
Class, great job
I like the humor And the build not to chabby 👍👍
Awesome work man
Running lights look sick!
Nice work 👍. I like your work boots 😄😄
Great build and great work. Your electrical work could definitely use some more practices but theres no better way to learn. Those self tappers may come loose and all the vibrations of driving. If you start losing grounds I would take a look at that first.
great job man!
Wonderful work. May I add something. Looks like D-raided axles look for numbers or bearings size. Match to Hub for new tires friends and complete back plate with brakes. For all axles front and rear.
nice video! but as someone who builds truck bodies that wiring made me cringe
This was an amazing build youre pretty talented man
What a legend🤣🤣🤣! I’m going to subscribe to your Channel, it was so fun to watch this video…
Magnets should free float to be able to jump out agains the drum and return away when the brakes are off. Just make sure your cotter pins don’t interfere with the magnets agains the drum or you’ll loose that tires brake.
Every trailer with that style axle ive ever seen is an “econline” brand, there heavy trailers for sure yours looks mint
Ok maybe not from Texas but you sure do sound like it…! Mad skills bro, stay blessed!!
You are a talented young man. Great job. First time watching. Im 64 years old and spent my youth doing the same. dry wall, brake jobs, working with many burning chemicals and plastics. But I wish I had worn a mask. Now I have COPD and have had cancer. Can I blame it on all I did without a mask...........100%. Its a small price to pay for your future.
Oh man I about died when you started using those quick splice terminals on the wiring...
Nice, finally realworld restoration, without billions of professional tools and workers... Just you, old trailer and hammer 😊
Loved the ending 😂😂😂
what kind of sanding wheel did you use on your grinder to get the paint off
Young Man got skills
Yeah im really liking this video. You do as a regular guy does , you dont use tools for what they really for, i e pipe wrench as a hammer, not an experience spray painter, just a regular orangery guy. When we paint we take everything off , or tape up. To each is own. Its all good fun.😊
Great Find! Good build! Have a couple things I would have done different, but only major, major thing is Never, Never, Never use Scotch Locks!!!!! Otherwise great video.
Love your universal tools 🤣
Just a tip when doing bearings. You should pack the bearing with grease before putting it in and then follow with the steps you did packing full of grease. Helps the bearings last.
How not to wire a trailers lights and brakes!!
Sir u did a awesome restoration on the trailer sir well done nice work on the this project sir it looks nice trailer sir 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
You got a new sub just bc you used the pipe wrench as a hammer anything can be used as a hammer 😂
Good shit man
Wow... Independent Suspension...Trailer Edition. 😂...I for some reason never thought about this before.
Wow had to walk through the woods but tow it right out a clearing? Amazing
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i think you did you did a great job. i wouldl've steered clear from those self tappers i seen in a few places. and Soldered my connections where applicable and heat shrink all my connections. only thing tbh i would've done diffrent. assuming you were on a really tight budget. if you had more money to spare i would've got rid of those super old axels and put in more modern axels Trailer supply stores sell axel sets with leafs and mounting hardware for trailers as a kit.
with soldering connections and Heat wrapping them it can be a pain in the ass sometimes but the extra 1-2 hours you spend doing that is the far far less time you're gonna be back under the trailer agian fixing it because water got into the connection point. and potetnitally decades later that the trailer wiring will still be just fine.
The battery shirt got me laughing pretty good🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Also, what kind of paint sprayer are you using?