Restoring An Amazing Drop Deck Trailer!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2024
- This awesome drop deck trailer is going to be so useful for moving large machinery around! It was so much work to fix it but I definitely think it was worth it, and I learned a lot through the process.
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Hands down the best trailer refurbish video I’ve ever seen. Fantastic job.
I would've repaired the cracks on that trailer. Made blueprints of the trailer and built a new one and flipped the old one.
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Jewelry work. Master! Congratulation.😮
Awesome trailer never seen one of these before.
i wouldn't even do all this work if i got the trailer for free .... he just did this for the video ...
Nicely done. I love this type of trailer. I recommend doing truck bed liner on the bed. It will provide enough grip when it's wet out, but not be an issue for a pallet jack.
I have been thinking about bedliner, I figured I should wait until the spring when things warm up, I barely got to 50 degrees to paint this as it is… I only wonder if bedliner would scrape off dragging things across it? I’ve never dealt with it/abused it before
@@MakeEverything It should survive fine I have had it in the back of my truck for about 15 years and it has held up great. (just don't go cheap get a reputable brand)
I would go with line-x. I have it on three different trailers and my truck, and it has held up great.
I was coming on here to recommend doing something to the decking also, some type of nonskid. I have a roll back that was the same smooth steel plate, and when it rains, it is an ice skating rink. We haul forklifts a lot of times, and I have had forklifts chained with bucking bars, every different ways and the still would slide all over. So dangerous, I realize my driver could have probably had better angles with his chains, but if there would have been some type of nonskid it wouldn’t have been a problem.
@@MakeEverythinghigh quality bedliner applied properly and cured fully is amazing and will withstand everything except the worst abuse and nastiest chemicals. I love the stuff.
All those gussets are total overkill... and i like it!!! You did a damn good job! 👍
Thanks man!!
Nothing is overkill when you are in the boonies. I speak from experience.
Overkill is better than dead on the side of a freeway with a full load. Did you add a new spare tire to the collection? One observation, not criticism; consider adding marine grade wheel bearing hubs to allow the periodic addition of grease. A friend did that on all of his equipment to prevent salty road spray and grit from entering his trailers.
Wishing you and your team a great week. Cheers
You know what a gusset does over a crack? Hides it.
@@catgynt9148 absolutely! I actually ordered new bearings and caps but they were the wrong size… in the spring once things warm up I’m gonna do some other little upgrades. That being said I drove 300 miles checking the wheel bearings every 50 or so and none of them even got warm
Great job. I never knew trailers like this existed.
As someone who has done his share of rewiring, repainting, repairing, rewelding and re-everything more than one utility trailer this was a blast to watch. I suggest one small modification: round or clip at 45 degrees those two corners on the fan tail. They are viciously sharp and all too easy to run into with ankle or shin. I learned that the hard way and spent a couple hours with an angle grinder clipping all the angle iron corners on a small trailer.
Thank you! That’s exactly what I’m going to do! My ankles have already felt their wrath!
Great tip! Thanks.
I appreciate your presentation style. Direct and informative without extra fluff. High signal-to-noise ratio. Even the sponsor plugs were helpful.
So nice to see a build with narrative explaining how and why your taking the steps you are. Almost 37 mins of useful info without any" fluff". Great job building and narrating.
Watching you fortify the joints that the *manufacturer had missed during fabrication* is a really nice needed touch! Those gussets will carry the load much better, and reinforce the stress points. Good job!
Wow ! Now this is a PROPER rebuild ! That’s a ton of work but the end result is an amazing trailer. I’ve loved these trailers ever since I saw my first one. I saw one being used by a safe and vault company to transport massive safes that were extremely heavy ! Well done . Thanks for sharing
I have no need to haul heavy equipment. Nor do i have knowledge of restoration or fabrication, but I just sat and watched this entire video because it was so well done. I was thoroughly entertained and felt like i walked away knowing I learned something new.
Thank you! I appreciate you watching it!
This was great, such a great piece of equipment to have around and you did a great job fixing and improving it. It looked like a significant labor but the final product really shows all of the care and thought that went into it. Nice work Chris.
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I'm not a welder or mechanic but like seeing people do quality work(hard)..... lol, this trailer was unique & seeing the repairs really
gave insight to the original makers. Also I appreciate the pearl of wisdom concerning the laser cutter when you have an open side
of the piece. I didn't Know you'd lose the cutting arc & what you did was so kool/kewl...... I'll remember that one. peace
As a trailer engineer, I applaud the design of this. Also the cig before welding is necessary. Gives you energy. Awesome video!
Nice job rebuilding that trailer. Those are super nice and after your overhaul, it should provide years of service.
“because who wants to see me wire trailer?” Me sir, I’d love to see that 😂
Well I have to rewrite, and add new brakes to another one of these trailers soon so based on a couple requests in the comments I’ve gotta film it too!
I want to watch you wire a trailer. Missed the mark on that one. Great job, nonetheless. You are doing more than I could in a lifetime!
Thanks! It was a pretty simple wiring job using a LED trailer kit from Amazon, the best thing I did was to redo ALL of it to a new 7 way junction box instead of trying to reuse any of the old wires. So far everything's working flawlessly!
I love your channel. The father of a friend of mine when I was a kid had a sawmill near Plumsteadville, PA. (Bucks County), and just listening to your mill. Brings back a lot of memories. I’m in Iowa now. (I have a small band mill of my own).
My best wishes for Pete, for a complete recovery.
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Tell me about it!!!
@@MakeEverything holy crap yes!
Nice job Chirs! Those are cool trailers! I so want to build my own trailer like that!
Now that Ive played around with this one I definitely considered building my own! its not that complicated once you break it down to the base components
I got a single axle version maybe 10 years ago as a surplus off the Sunbelt Rental web site. At the time they had the 4,000 hydraulic outside Philly and the 2,000lb by Norfolk, VA
Great to have good friends that will jump in and help out on a fun project like this. Hope you sprung for the pizza and beer!
Great job refurbishing the trailer. Adding all the gussets and flat steel to reinforce the trailer will help it last for many more years and it looks damn good as well.
Thanks!! I’m really happy with the results! It’s already doing its job!
Impressive rebuild for a cool trailer! Great work! Amazing. One tweak - in the future, avoid welding in-line with stress when feasible, such as the vertical welds down 90 degrees across frame members, as the vertical heat alters some of the metal and can crack through in the future. Better to do an off-angle (e.g., 45-degree or anything not 90) on those verticals. The gussets could be cut an odd shape to allow for a non-90 overlap with the horizontal frame overlap, providing a non-90 degree weld on the frame.
Using an off-angle that doesn't align with the stress (e.g. gravity pulling straight down) your weld covers more surface area for greater hold and doesn't apply heat in a straight-line downward, thus the original manufactured steel remains in place for most of the original frame. There are other welders doing vehicle frame work that explain this better, if my comments aren't clear. Thanks!
Thank you! I see what you are saying! I never thought of it that way but will definitely keep it in my mind for the next job like this I take on!
@@MakeEverything Love the outside projects! Keep up the great videos, both inside and outside the shop! I very much appreciate the content, as many lessons learned and great examples are demonstrated. Thank you!
Great Job! I love these trailers. We've used one for years at my job. Handy as can be. And a real attention getter when people see it working. They are a heavy built trailer, so no doubt yours had been abused. You really did a fantastic job reinforcing. It should last a life time now. Thanks for the video.
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"Rather be looking at it than looking for it" I liked this quote a lot haha!
OMG -
Old Metal GONE
Awesome job ! !
Thank you for sharing...
I'm a man with limited garage space. And if that trailer is wide enough, I can keep it in the end of the garage, and just drive the front of my car into it. Taking up almost no space in the garage. Brilliant.
11:22 "It's a lot easier to weld a seam than it is to remove a welded seam." That's what I thought until I was introduced to arc-gouging.
New load limit is easily 10K with all the new gussets and brakes. Agree, forget flappy, my prepferd disk - 61167. Thanks for video, all the IG posts, WD40 and your friends are the best. Happy trailering.
Thanks Craig! It's definitely beefed up!! Im super happy with how it came out and cant wait to use it bu lots of new stuff!!
Been hauling equipment for the past 30 years and never saw or heard of a trailer like that. A lowering haul deck is certainly a cool feature to have!
A good and very comprehensive rebuild, the only thing with it is the colour, all my trailers are yellow as it makes a big difference when reversing in the dark, I am looking to revamp my 6x12 flatbed with down lighters at the rear corners (led number plate lights) to highlight the area when reversing, well worth the total rewire as trailer lights can be the bane of your life, greetings from sunny Scotland😊.
damn such a good deal, i do want to point out a little thing some people would overlook. when you took the deck off and flipped it up the first time, great idea/job securing it to that tree. its the little safety stuff that some people dont think about.
I believe this is my new favorite channel. I do stuff like this for a living. Love doing it. Definitely would recommend it to others but like they say, “there’s a heart for every type of work, just have to have that one person with the heart to make dreams come true.”
Nice job. You won’t regret the extra work.
As a lay person who has done some welding, i have to say your welding skills are spot on. Beautifully finished trailer.
41 yr retired industrial sheet metal worker here. You and crew did an excellent job. First class. Extra gussets was smart. Always do the extra things when you can or know will be a bear to follow up on. Great trailer great job good luck in your business.
Fantastic R&R of this indispensable workhorse. Dig all the reinforcement and corrosion resistance that you added. Really does look Brand new. Hats off, CHRIS!👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hahaha I love how your forklift sounds like a little nitro car in the sped up footage!
Good job on reconditioning the trailer .
Outstanding, Chris. That's a really nice addition to the kit list. Well done to the boys for helping out with that too. Many hands make the work that much more fun.
Fantastic Video - I actually watched the whole thing... dang nice job Chris!
If I kept your attention for 36 minutes I must have really done something right! ❤️
Nice work! You always do a great job providing a ton of information effectively.
On all the triple L trailers I've ever seen they have the 3 marker lights cut out on the center ramp. By law they're supposed to be there on any trailer 80" and wider. On the flat deck trailers I've built, I add sandblasting sand after the 1st coat of rust paint and then a coat over top the sand for the 2nd. That deck is going to get super slick when wet.
Good catch on the three lights! I was wondering if anyone would notice! I didn’t want to do the cutouts in the deck so I rigged up a three light attachment that’s on a magnetic bar, and is wired in to the tail light, when I’m loading I take the magnet off and when I’m driving I put it back in the center of the ramp. I haven’t gone far with it yet but it works nice! Good call on the sand, I’m between that and bed liner when it’s warm enough to paint again.
@@MakeEverything the sand has stayed bonded to my deck for 16 years now. It's surprising really. Just don't kneel on it while wearing shorts lol
Superb work... when you repurpose and improve a tool or something like this... there's a certain level of appreciation and satisfaction that you gain from this and future experiences. Great job
Nice job sir…. Truly a well purchased trailer. Thank you for taking us along with you.
Quite the appropriate coincidence that in the last shot when the excavator drives off the trailer that it reveals the 'PRIDE' sign, or more poignantly the word itself in the background as you should be equally proud of the good job that you have done on that trailer and deserve to feel a little pride yourself. Albeit a different pride to what the sign alludes to. It was abundantly clear that you have put a lot of work into refurbishing and improving it.
Add secondary latch/ Pins at the rear that go thru the rails. If the front tube that the hydraulics and locking bin bends/breaks or the welds on it break, you could prevent the whole thing from dropping out on the road
I had a similar thought, imagine the carnage from dropping that deck at speed!?
Interesting project. It's a good thing you were able to do the work yourself. You saved $$$$!!!
Great rebuild, fantastic trailer to have for hauling. Nice work.
Thanks for sharing.
I've got a buddy that's got a drop & load air bagged trailer... it's wonderful for loading two Harleys onto!
Appreciate the PPE attention. Definitely a hard strengthening of an already great trailer. Like the attention to detail.
Top tier rebuild and video! This was a 10/10 all around, thanks for the content - great watch!
Wow! What a beautiful job! Looks great and better than new! Thanks also Much! I really enjoyed your video. As I always say, anything worth while requires the time and skill to achieve. You certainly did so! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
I love trailers of all types and persuasions and always stop to admire them. You built an exceptional (and useful!) beauty! Thanks for sharing
Nobody in the world should be criticizing you for this. Above and far beyond. And all in less than ideal working environment. Nice job!
Thank you for the kind words!
Used one of these to relocate a Bridgeport mill. Wouldn’t have been doable without this type of trailer.
Never seen a trailer like this. Pretty badass and there should be more! Perfect for lowered car/trucks
Nice, I like the concept of this trailer. I wonder why it's not more popular, this is the first I've seen of a drop deck trailer. I bet every old guy with a Harley would love to have one.
It's pretty satisfying to watch professionals finish a job. Those weldseams look awesome as does the rest of the restored trailer ...
First class and professional all the way. Doing it right the first time every time!
Great project! Thanks for letting us see it.
This trailer is great. I worked for a bank equipment CO. 15 years ago and we had 3 of this trailers, they worked great. we had this bigger more rugged trailers, that were on Spindles, and they worked great but they were very hard on the truck. I would pick up a lot of Safes downtown Houston. as you all know everything was dock height, which was no problem. this trailer would go 5 feet in the air. then we got this smaller trailers which worked great, and I didn't have to go Down town. I remember back then we paid 11 grand for the trailers. they paid themselves of fast. Hey you did great on rebuilding this trailer. we rebuilt the trailer but of course we had 2 big Forklifts. Great job. I wish I could still be out their doing that stuff.
What a lot of work. With all the added strength its even better than new! Great job.
Having watched Andrew Camarata wire up a trailers... yeah sure I'd watch you do it too!
That is an awesome trailer! Great job getting it into shape
That is alot of work… to state the obvious. But the type of person that will buy something that’s broke and needs to be fixed… And then fixes it… Those are the type of people who end up with a lot of nice equipment that works well! And it was well earned!
That is a great trailer style for smaller machines. You definitely made it almost as good as new.
Great work on this purchase and rebuild!
Looks freakin' fantastic, slap your logo on that bad boy!
Good point! Giant logo like on the folding van ramp!
Thanks for posting this. I have seen those trailers and often wondered just how they were built, now I know!
Looks so much better than the pond.
That is an amazing trailer. Gotta get me one! Nice restoration/upgrade, Zepp!
That was for sure an incredible amount of work and time. Really neat trailer.
The only thing I could see that might have needed more support was the beaver tail for if or when a skid steer or something as wide and heavy is driven on the beaver tail. Might need some tapered /angled supports underneath and in line with the wheels of said machinery being hauled in the future. I call it a “ just in case” design feature. You and your helpers did a great job.
Trailer doesn’t have the capacity for most skid steers
That is the greatest little lawnmower hauler i have seen haha
I love it, very well thought-out and executed!
Thou I have a couple of small sugestions: Reverse lights in both sides, I know they may seem unecesary, but if youre backing it up and you have a nice and bright led kit in both sides they double as work lights so you see what are you reversing into; Bed lining the bed, it provides very good protection and grip while wet winout compromising rolling up palet jacks and the like, but if you do go all the way and bed line the underside to, since when you lower the bed in to the ground you run the risk of chipping the paint; and lastly, I would put a small solar panel on the tool box, nothing big nor fancy, just to keep the battery topped up when not in use for a while. Nothing sucks more than needing to go to find a spare battery because yours truly left it hooked up for 7 months straight.
the best trailer refurbish video I’ve ever seen. Fantastic job
Great job on a cool setup! Thanks for sharing.
When it rains, the will become as slick as ice
Really good job. Note preheating the bearing bosses was a good idea because without knowing material grade preheating cuts down on material heat effect zone base metal cracking. Thanks for this video.
What a great video. I was captured and watched it in one shot. Fantastic, careful and thorough job!
Pretty dam good restoration and good weld stitching congratulations brother
Nice, informative video. I really admire your skill and dedication to completing the project!! It's now WAY better than it was when it was new.
Great job on the rebuild!! That's a great trailer!! 👍
Great Job. I didn't see a positive mechanical lock to hold the loaded deck at traffic height. Might be a good safety thing. Again, great job and great video. Thanks.
Excellent job Chris!
Chris you done a great job on old use trailer. 😊
Making videos is fun. When I saw the sign that said "No Wake" I went back to bed. Keep up the good work.
I used one of these to move a big metal lathe that weighed about 10,100lbs. I wasn't sure how it would go, but it seemed to lift it and haul it with no issues. Not sure I would want to use that trailer if I hauled a load like that everyday, but for a 1 time move it did great. I was impressed.
It’s great for machinery, I already moved a 4300lb CNC mill 150 miles with it and it hauled, lifted, and lowered it perfectly!!
Edit: nice work! I should add the trailer I rented was rated for 10k.
Just a heads up, those Trailer King RST+ tires are notorious for tire separation and complete failure. I've seen more of those separate than any other brand. They come factory on a lot of new travel trailers / campers. For heavier loads like you're doing, splurge and get the Carlisle CSL 16. They make a 12 ply, F load range, all steel sidewall in 225/75R15, and a 14 ply, G load range, all steel sidewall in 235/80R16 and 235/85R16. Not sure what size you have, but you likely have one of those 3.
Thanks for the heads up! I’ll keep my eyes out and probably replace these in the spring anyway
another thing those are really great for is moving large toolboxes, best thing i have used much nicer then a rollback tow truck
Good job. You might consider adding breaks to the other axle as well. I have had the displeasure of loosing brakes on a trailer. We had 1 set catchfire & another trailer just plain fail. When I had my trailer built, I had them put 2 braking axles. He tried to talk me out of it, but I insisted & I’m glad I did.
It’s definitely something I’ve been thinking about. I guess I’d just need to get new drums for the rear axles but that shouldn’t be too hard to find
If he is going to keep pulling it with that toy pick up that is some real sound advice/
Love the trailer rerurb and upgrade! I rented a trailer like that to move my lathe and mill to the new shop and it was a godsend! I was able to back into the shop space and roll the machines pretty much where ai wanted them. You will really enjoy using that trailer.
Absolutely beautiful rebuild! Good job man!
Your video popped up on the side so I decided I would watch it. There was not much that you did not replace, but now you have a top-notch trailer. Value added should and if you ever decide to sell it. Have good days!
A strong suggestion for protecting your frame from rusting out - Add somewherebetween 4 and 9 large 1/4" rubber pads to the underside of the deck: Otherwise after the 1st few times cycling it you will be scuffed through the primer
Some serious man hours went into that trailer rehab.
thx for the video. i was shopping one of these 15yr ago, but really needed all the details you are discussing to design a lighter version
I’ve been in the building business for 20 plus yrs and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a small business owner type of this trailer. I’ve seen them on larger trucks but never like this and now I have to find one for myself