REFURBISHING a 6x4 Trailer for About $100!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
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In this video I'll show you how I go about refurbishing my 6x4 trailer.
The tailgates were secured with wing nuts that I replaced with swivel latches, the mudguards were in rough shape, those got replaced with new pressed steel ones and the tie down rails were 10mm (3/8in) solid round bar which had been bent quite a bit and I replaced those with some nominal 20mm (around 3/4) tube, which is a lot stronger.
Then after a full coat of paint, it's all ready to go. I had a few issues with my cheapy Gasless MIG and the thin sheet metal, but got easily enough weld to hold it, and overall I was happy with the result.
Thank you for watching and I hope you may have found something helpful. Any questions or comments, please leave those below.
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Hi, Thanks for Hanging Out! This was a good group of upgrades and changes to the trailer and "I'm Happy" with how it turned out. I felt like I said "I'm Happy" a lot 😆, I wonder how many times?
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching. 👍
Really enjoyed watching that Hally. Looks better than new!
Thanks for that, appreciate it, I'm pleased with how it turned out for sure. Cheers for watching.👍
Nice job.
Thanks heaps, appreciate the comment and for watching, cheers 😀
Next, you should install a spare tyre for good measure. ;-)
No one wants to end up being stranded with a flat in the middle of their trip.
Hi there, thanks for watching and the great suggestion. I always have one in the car with me, which is a hassle. I've had trouble thinking of a good place to mount it without getting in the way . . . any thoughts would be appreciated. Cheers 😀
@@hangingoutwithhally7463 There are both vertical-mount and horizontal-mount spare wheel brackets. Usually, they're mounted on the A-frame which makes them a little front-heavier or on some trailers, the side or rear.
@@user-rs1990 Cool, thanks for the tip, I'll check out some of the brackets and how I can make it work. Cheers 👍
I really wish you had of repainted the whole trailer and added new cheap ebay taillights maybe you should do another restoration on this trailer adding those things led licence plate light too snd and maybe even clearance lights all of which you can get off ebay for cheaper prices can get a pack of 10 clearance lights for around 22 bucks when you would of been paying 20 for just the 1 so 10 for 20 that is pretty good price, Please let me know if you decide to do this i recommend you do tho as it will make the trailer and yourself safer and more visable and you will also see when backing up if you get taillights with reverse lights which you should do very easy to wire, Good luck mate 👍
Hi RG, great suggestions, thank you for taking the time to leave all those details, particularly given that the trailer is also black, these additions would help for sure. I'll add it to the list of projects 😀. Thanks for watching!
@@hangingoutwithhally7463 your welcome just remember to buy outdoor use silicone as the ebay lights do tend to get water in them so if you happen to buy anything of those things make sure to put silicone around the edges to avoid that, Good luck btw.
Hi RG, great tip again, thanks for that, appreciate it, cheers. 👍
@@hangingoutwithhally7463 If you want some links let me know
Thanks Hal
What type of paint did you use? Was there a lot of prep to remove the surface rust etc?
Hi Ben, apologies for the late reply. I used a Wattyl Kill Rust Top Coat, it's a single stage, solvent based paint. It's not as durable as a two pack or polyurethane, but does the job. For the floor, I did no prep other than brush it off clean with a stiff bristle brush, it's going to wear quickly, so the investment in prep considering the top coat I chose wasn't worth it. For the fenders and other areas I touched up, I wire wheeled these clean from any visible rust and then used a heavy primer, again just a single stage, nothing fancy, then the same top coat sprayed on. This is just ok, I really should start to use better paints or at least better application methods for these outdoor projects, I think sometimes I don't get enough paint on. Hope that helps, thanks for watching and the question, cheers. 😀
Hi, just wondering have you had any complaints from neighbours regarding noise when grinding?
Hi SS, thanks for watching, apologies for the late reply. I'm lucky that I live in a fairly open area and do most of the work during the day, so far, no complaints from the neighbours, 😁. Cheers.
I have just bought a trailer that turned out to have front and back beams that are rotten with rust. Can you advise?
Hi there, this is a good question. I'd think the best option is cutting these back to the original point they joined the side beams and weld in new steel, this will be the strongest option by far and how I'd guess the original trailer frame was built. If you can replicate the factory construction, that's generally always going to be the best option. Hope that helps, thanks for watching 😀
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Hi Hally, Hally here....did a similar job on my trailer, but sadly didn't video it and put it on TH-cam 😁. I had a reversing problem with mine, and always thought is was operator error. When I took the floor out two of the cross members were rotted out. This was enough to twist the trailer when reversing. Once replaced my reversing skills magically reappeared! Great video.
Hi Hally, I get a giggle every time I read that 😁 ! I'm glad to hear you got your mojo back, reversing a trailer is a much admired skill and would be sad to see your man cards taken away due to something beyond your control 😆 Thanks for watching, appreciate it as always 👍.