I worked for this company, and my brother still works there! Jack and Tami are wonderful people, and great employers! They truly treat their employees like family.
After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans th-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!
Thanks for all you do. Your videos helped give me the courage and inspiration to veer from a career as a special education teacher in order to start an FFA chapter in our town. We now have 90+ kids and are getting our board to approve a career pathway diploma to permit more time for kids to spend in my shop and at the local community college.
As a mechanic, one sore spot I have with trailers of any make is the wiring. I have seen poorly routed wires that became pinched where the frame comes down, and I have seen electric brakes not work because the wires for the brakes had two layers of insulation and only one got stripped. And then there is the cheap, flat wire loom I saw here. There is just one layer of insulation protecting the conductor and that insulation hardens easily and cracks, introducing a pathway for moisture to the conductor leading to corrosion. I don't know what kind of connectors they use on these trailers, but open, unsealed connectors will fail. When I repair the wiring, I only use heat shrink connectors to provide a sealed connection. This isn't a criticism of these trailers, but trailers in general. Thanks for the tour.
Agreed, I have had several utility trailers over the years and the wiring always seems to go bad Trailers are outside in the rain year round mud snow with little protection
Right on, Kevin. Nate could be doing voiceover for a living - and I hope he is. Scott, too. Jam commercials, tools, books on tape, etc. Anything requiring a smart and non-actory sound.
Scott, I had to stop the video and call the shop, where I was greeted by Amanda and we talked a little about the business. Rather than just throwing out a price, Amanda offered to transfer me to someone who could have a conversation around my exact needs and then provide me with an actual quote, based upon a unit that would be a good fit. That impressed me, knowing that they really cared about my needs, rather than just moving product. What a great feeling to know that I would be buying a trailer that would actually suit my needs, now and for years to come. Thanks for sharing, I'll be down soon to tour their facility and hope that we'll have an opportunity to get together for lunch. Neal in Philomath
Some years ago I was looking for a tilt trailer for my personal use. I quickly gave up on anything used. Anything nice and clean was priced to close to new and anything that needed work was either complete garbage (twisted frame etc) or by the time you bought new tires, wheel bearings, deck, and lights you were close to buying something new and would have ton of labor in it. So off to dealers looing for new. That's when you find out how many places build garbage. If they only have time to use the torch to free hand cut holes for the lights then they can't be taking time to make sure everything else is squared away. I really like what I saw here both in the fit up and the trailer design. Certainly a "great" product.
That was one of the most interesting videos I've seen on the EC channels! I am a weekend hacker of a welder and fabricator and I have built my own utility trailer...LOVED having it for household use. Then I built a little camper for my wife and I. Maybe a custom trailer idea for you would be one that can be used as a deck trailer on chore day but could winch a sleeper box up to go on a little camping trip. I thought of doing that but chickened out and just built 2 trailers. Merry Christmas! Now I am going to watch this video a couple more times. :)
13:41 NATE, DON'T TOUCH A SANDBLASTED SURFACE BEFORE PAINT!! awesome video as always. It looks like everybody in the family is great in front of and behind the camera.
They should be spraying with a solvent before paint anyways to remove oils and dirt/dust that got on it between blasting and getting into the paint booth
A great review of the need, application, and specific trailer. Many guys have a need for a trailer and unfortunately do not have a good trailer. A poor trailer can reduce productivity and can be downright dangerous. Initially we bought a low price 7,000 trailer. It was not very well engineered and seemed difficult to pull. I took it to a scale and learned that it weighed 4,800 pounds empty. That meant only a 2,200 pound legal load! At the first opportunity, we sold it. Now we have good trailers that are similar to the trailer featured here. 14,000 gvwr and 7,000 gvwr trailers that are well engineered and safe. Hopefully, some young guys and guys new in business can learn from this review.
Love the videos that you produce and especially this behind the scenes look at great northern trailers. My friend is the local dealer for great northern trailers and flatbeds here in Hawaii and he’s only had great things to say about working with them.
This is the real America that the world (and, sadly, even many Americans) don't know about. It is tragic what has become of it (and the State of Oregon, for that matter).
My company has dozens of Great Northern trailers, including the exact same trailer that you had built. They are fantastic trailers that will last forever. They also tow very nicely. My only complaint is that often times the people who wire the trailers struggle with matching the colors of the wires from the tongue to the end of the pigtail, which makes it annoying to fix after a customer drags the pigtail.
Wow, I just watched a whole video about building trailers that as a home owner I was just told the is too good for me to own! Lol Thanks for sharing, it’s good to know that there are still quality fabricators all around the country making equipment for the construction trades. Keep them coming 🇺🇸!
That was my favorite part. It is so true the equipment that is putting food on my table has to work, the home gamer stuff is nice but not make or break.
My favorite episode! I've subscribed for years and this is my favorite! My company does projects but with lots of downtime in between - hard to keep good people. I need something to do or produce in the meantime. This gave me inspiration!!
Well put together Nate !! I think you’ve found your niche, I bet their are many local and far away companies that would like to have a film on their products for advertisement.
There are things that are so well built that you want to own it but it will be a disservice to that machine because it will not be used to its full potential. Nice trailer.
Fantastic tour of a really impressive business. With skill like that they had to be related to EC. Quality that stood the test of time. Merry Christmas to all.
Scott and family, I love your Pride. The pride you have in your work, family and friends. Merry Christmas to you all. May your cup overflow with happiness in the following weeks.
That guy using the plasma cutter was amazing! I've never seen anyone freehand cuts like he did. His freehand straight cut was probably straighter than most who use a straight edge.
Seems like a lot of companies only want to hire experienced workers, even for entry level positions. When you’re young it feels like all the job listings call for 5 years of experience. When you look for a job in your 50s, you’re over qualified for all the openings.
@@janderson8401 that’s exactly it, and they wonder why they can’t find work. Tried to tell my old boss that all the time. Go to the community colleges and hire the kids out of manufacturing programs. They are eager to work, speaking from my personal experience
I really enjoyed this video. I actually bought a tilt trailer back in 97', new, for (you won't believe) $650. (Walker, LA.) I was so proud to have my little residential 12x6 flat bed, single axle w'tilt. I always noticed & wondered , why I don't see more trailers w/tilt beds ? Especially when so many others complemented me on it and frequently asked where they might acquire one. I don't believe I've seen even one similar to mine until this last few yrs. (although I'm just a resident trailer owner and no guru in the trailer world) But the dang thing really lasted w/all my travels as a carpenter & usage over the decades. One thing I will say, I've been asked to sell it, many times, for over twice what I paid and it's worth it. I have upgraded the lights to LED, changed deck boards out, painted it once (recently) and added a piano hinged alum. diamond plate to the end that flips down, as a transition to the 2" high end of the trailer, for rolling my wheeled carpenter box or 4 wheel dolly's up & onto the deck. All in all, it makes me happy to see the quality and innovations of ppl that love their work and are out to serve others the best way they can. Thanks for sharing, Merry Christmas, God bless, Sincerely ..............................
Nicely done video, very informative. Its good to see the quality work coming from that fab shop. I worked in a production fab shop for over 40 years. Most have no idea what is needed to run that on a daily basis. It is very satisfying to see a "kid" straight out of school evolve into a craftperson. Many dont make it. But its (to me anyway) cool to watch those who do make it applying their skills. Thanks for sharing. 😎❤👍
Last year before I moved to Arizona I lived in Texas and the highschool I went to had a ag mech program that allowed us high schoolers to build trailers for local people and we got to take those trailers to a ag mechanics show
You've spoiled me!!!! I'm about to buy a "box" trailer, but after watching this vid, I won't be happy until I find one as good as the build you've just acquired. (Gonna be looking for quite awhile, I guess)
I have the UTMOST respect for the guys in this industry, and this shop in particular.i missed my calling. I'd love to go back and be that apprentice fabricator.
My trailer is a deckover tilt. Great for loading pallets on the side. Or winching up a vehicle. Just wish that company was closer to Silverton, Oregon.
I love these video's EC! Last one on Leatherman got me hooked that I bought FIVE for Xmas gifts (two opened so far, LOVE them!). One thing I saw at a trade show is the small shop getting CoBots... small robot arm that your have do light duty welding...repetitive welds. Something a place like that, if it needed to teach robotics, welding and trailer work... HEY can we see their other company?
uh oh. may have to amend my Christmas gift list for Santa....... Wonderful to see more of the family, doing great things. Happy Christmas to all. Darrell
Very nice I didn’t hear or you didn’t mention breaks ? Hydraulic or electric. Overall the manufacturing process looks solid worthy of paying a little extra for. Thank you
The only thing i could say to MAYBE make that trailer better would be a winch with a roller on the tilt part to limit cable fatigue. But man is that nice.
And dad was RIGHT...Once again, like always!I 💯 As a kid...whenever we were working on a roof, my dad would always say: "Now remember, if you go to fall... DON'T!!"
That was kind of annoying when we were looking for a dump trailer as we wanted some volume for construction debris and we have the sense to not overload it with dirt, but no manufactures would make them with a higher volume without making them tremendously heavy duty because other people always overload them.
That looks like a nice and well built trailer. I inherited one kind of like it from another manufacturer that I honestly didn't care for. Fenders always wanted to fall off the thing. Your's looks much nicer.
Great stuff right there. By buddy's nephew used to have a shop making custom horse trailers, years ago. It's so fascinating watching these skilled fabricators going at it. Nice addition to the farm!
That is a beautiful and stout trailer, impressive craftsmanship! I would love to see some improvements made to the wiring though. Fabricators generally don't make good electricians, and electricians generally make bad fabricators!
I use to love the notion of a tilt trailer, more like a an eager beaver. The major downside of them is the curb weight of the trailer is so high they really suck for payload.
I worked for this company, and my brother still works there! Jack and Tami are wonderful people, and great employers! They truly treat their employees like family.
After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans th-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!
What a fine way to run a business! They are creating new craftsmen and making solid, well designed products.
Not only did you get to spend time with your aunt's, uncle's, and cousins, ya got a really nice trailer to boot👍♥️
Thanks for all you do. Your videos helped give me the courage and inspiration to veer from a career as a special education teacher in order to start an FFA chapter in our town. We now have 90+ kids and are getting our board to approve a career pathway diploma to permit more time for kids to spend in my shop and at the local community college.
As a mechanic, one sore spot I have with trailers of any make is the wiring. I have seen poorly routed wires that became pinched where the frame comes down, and I have seen electric brakes not work because the wires for the brakes had two layers of insulation and only one got stripped.
And then there is the cheap, flat wire loom I saw here. There is just one layer of insulation protecting the conductor and that insulation hardens easily and cracks, introducing a pathway for moisture to the conductor leading to corrosion. I don't know what kind of connectors they use on these trailers, but open, unsealed connectors will fail. When I repair the wiring, I only use heat shrink connectors to provide a sealed connection.
This isn't a criticism of these trailers, but trailers in general. Thanks for the tour.
Agreed,
I have had several utility trailers over the years and the wiring always seems to go bad
Trailers are outside in the rain year round mud snow with little protection
I could not agree more. I was hoping ot see more of the wiring process. It is usually horrendous on most trailers.
They use heat shrink butt connectors and then convolute over the top to help protect the wiring.
14:51 I love the custom drill setup so you don’t gotta bend down to drill holes. I wonder how often they break bits though.
This is more than a story about Scott's relatives......this is a story about America! Good stuff.
Nate, your narration is just right. Relax and explain as best you can. Well done. Also, these builds are quality. Their process is fine tuned.
Right on, Kevin. Nate could be doing voiceover for a living - and I hope he is. Scott, too. Jam commercials, tools, books on tape, etc. Anything requiring a smart and non-actory sound.
Scott, I had to stop the video and call the shop, where I was greeted by Amanda and we talked a little about the business. Rather than just throwing out a price, Amanda offered to transfer me to someone who could have a conversation around my exact needs and then provide me with an actual quote, based upon a unit that would be a good fit. That impressed me, knowing that they really cared about my needs, rather than just moving product. What a great feeling to know that I would be buying a trailer that would actually suit my needs, now and for years to come. Thanks for sharing, I'll be down soon to tour their facility and hope that we'll have an opportunity to get together for lunch.
Neal in Philomath
16:27 The sticker that says "Engage brain before operating this machine."
Love it, hope people take the warning to heart.
Some years ago I was looking for a tilt trailer for my personal use. I quickly gave up on anything used. Anything nice and clean was priced to close to new and anything that needed work was either complete garbage (twisted frame etc) or by the time you bought new tires, wheel bearings, deck, and lights you were close to buying something new and would have ton of labor in it. So off to dealers looing for new. That's when you find out how many places build garbage. If they only have time to use the torch to free hand cut holes for the lights then they can't be taking time to make sure everything else is squared away. I really like what I saw here both in the fit up and the trailer design. Certainly a "great" product.
That brings back a lot of memories. I used to work in that building back when it was Tyee Timbers laminated beam plant.
Now that’s one happy Essential Craftsman 😊 well wear Scott
That was one of the most interesting videos I've seen on the EC channels! I am a weekend hacker of a welder and fabricator and I have built my own utility trailer...LOVED having it for household use. Then I built a little camper for my wife and I. Maybe a custom trailer idea for you would be one that can be used as a deck trailer on chore day but could winch a sleeper box up to go on a little camping trip. I thought of doing that but chickened out and just built 2 trailers. Merry Christmas! Now I am going to watch this video a couple more times. :)
This video connected alot of dots for me. 😎
I remember buying steel from Jack back in the late 80's/early 90's.
What a great addition to your business. The right trailer makes all the difference and it looks like you found the right one. Thanks for sharing
You've lost a little weight my friend. I am glad to see you are well. I think I have been watching your channel since you started it.
Not surprised to hear that producing a quality product runs through the very veins of your family.
13:41 NATE, DON'T TOUCH A SANDBLASTED SURFACE BEFORE PAINT!!
awesome video as always. It looks like everybody in the family is great in front of and behind the camera.
I was thinking the exact same thing. The oils from your hands can be a real problem for both steel and paint
They should be spraying with a solvent before paint anyways to remove oils and dirt/dust that got on it between blasting and getting into the paint booth
Meh. It’s far from a show car.
@@Adamsadventures83 "Should be...."
A great review of the need, application, and specific trailer. Many guys have a need for a trailer and unfortunately do not have a good trailer. A poor trailer can reduce productivity and can be downright dangerous. Initially we bought a low price 7,000 trailer. It was not very well engineered and seemed difficult to pull. I took it to a scale and learned that it weighed 4,800 pounds empty. That meant only a 2,200 pound legal load! At the first opportunity, we sold it. Now we have good trailers that are similar to the trailer featured here. 14,000 gvwr and 7,000 gvwr trailers that are well engineered and safe.
Hopefully, some young guys and guys new in business can learn from this review.
Perfect !! Love those tilt deck trailers. When Im not riding it, they tow my motorcycle nicely. lol
Congratulations on a beautiful trailer! Thanks for showing us the fabrication process.
May sound weird but love the whistling background music - reminds me of Clint Eastwood movies - trailer story is great also.
Love the videos that you produce and especially this behind the scenes look at great northern trailers. My friend is the local dealer for great northern trailers and flatbeds here in Hawaii and he’s only had great things to say about working with them.
I USED TO BE A FABRICATOR, THAT IS GOOD WORK.
14:20 love the song Heart of Weld.
Very nice trailer. Love the topics and video productions of this team.
This is the real America that the world (and, sadly, even many Americans) don't know about. It is tragic what has become of it (and the State of Oregon, for that matter).
I had a 20’ deck between great northern trailer for a few years. Very well built and had withstood a lot of abuse when it came to me.
My company has dozens of Great Northern trailers, including the exact same trailer that you had built. They are fantastic trailers that will last forever. They also tow very nicely.
My only complaint is that often times the people who wire the trailers struggle with matching the colors of the wires from the tongue to the end of the pigtail, which makes it annoying to fix after a customer drags the pigtail.
I really enjoy this channel. Continued Blessings this Holiday Season 🎄
What a wonderful business and a great storey that got them there. 👏👏👏
High quality workmanship from the sane part of Oregon.
Wow, I just watched a whole video about building trailers that as a home owner I was just told the is too good for me to own! Lol
Thanks for sharing, it’s good to know that there are still quality fabricators all around the country making equipment for the construction trades. Keep them coming 🇺🇸!
That was my favorite part. It is so true the equipment that is putting food on my table has to work, the home gamer stuff is nice but not make or break.
Oh, what a snazzy Christmas present!
Quality work there! Nice to see.
My favorite episode! I've subscribed for years and this is my favorite! My company does projects but with lots of downtime in between - hard to keep good people. I need something to do or produce in the meantime. This gave me inspiration!!
Well put together Nate !! I think you’ve found your niche, I bet their are many local and far away companies that would like to have a film on their products for advertisement.
Great company ! Awesome Craftmanship
Thanks Nate
There are things that are so well built that you want to own it but it will be a disservice to that machine because it will not be used to its full potential. Nice trailer.
This one was a real neat one thanks
American manufacturing at its finest, thank you, keep up the good work!
Awesome story thanks for sharing!!
Fantastic tour of a really impressive business. With skill like that they had to be related to EC. Quality that stood the test of time. Merry Christmas to all.
i literally watched 45 seconds of this video and though "this is my favorite thing ever." now back to the video
America!!!
Oregon made! Love it!
Scott and family, I love your Pride. The pride you have in your work, family and friends. Merry Christmas to you all. May your cup overflow with happiness in the following weeks.
Glad to see they are painted and not powder coated. I'm not a fan of powder coat on trailers and flatbeds
Thankyou 👍
What a great family of creative builders! Thanks for the step by step education.
Great to see Made in America.
That guy using the plasma cutter was amazing! I've never seen anyone freehand cuts like he did. His freehand straight cut was probably straighter than most who use a straight edge.
It was with a straight edge
Check out IC Weld
American craftsmanship… when it’s done right hardly anything beats it.
Talk about shop envy! What a facility!
On the job training is key to building your own work force. I could never get my former employer to understand that.
Seems like a lot of companies only want to hire experienced workers, even for entry level positions. When you’re young it feels like all the job listings call for 5 years of experience. When you look for a job in your 50s, you’re over qualified for all the openings.
@@janderson8401 that’s exactly it, and they wonder why they can’t find work. Tried to tell my old boss that all the time. Go to the community colleges and hire the kids out of manufacturing programs. They are eager to work, speaking from my personal experience
I really enjoyed this video. I actually bought a tilt trailer back in 97', new, for (you won't believe) $650. (Walker, LA.) I was so proud to have my little residential 12x6 flat bed, single axle w'tilt. I always noticed & wondered , why I don't see more trailers w/tilt beds ? Especially when so many others complemented me on it and frequently asked where they might acquire one.
I don't believe I've seen even one similar to mine until this last few yrs. (although I'm just a resident trailer owner and no guru in the trailer world) But the dang thing really lasted w/all my travels as a carpenter & usage over the decades. One thing I will say, I've been asked to sell it, many times, for over twice what I paid and it's worth it.
I have upgraded the lights to LED, changed deck boards out, painted it once (recently) and added a piano hinged alum. diamond plate to the end that flips down, as a transition to the 2" high end of the trailer, for rolling my wheeled carpenter box or 4 wheel dolly's up & onto the deck.
All in all, it makes me happy to see the quality and innovations of ppl that love their work and are out to serve others the best way they can.
Thanks for sharing, Merry Christmas,
God bless,
Sincerely ..............................
Nicely done video, very informative. Its good to see the quality work coming from that fab shop. I worked in a production fab shop for over 40 years. Most have no idea what is needed to run that on a daily basis. It is very satisfying to see a "kid" straight out of school evolve into a craftperson. Many dont make it. But its (to me anyway) cool to watch those who do make it applying their skills. Thanks for sharing. 😎❤👍
what an awesome story.
Last year before I moved to Arizona I lived in Texas and the highschool I went to had a ag mech program that allowed us high schoolers to build trailers for local people and we got to take those trailers to a ag mechanics show
You've spoiled me!!!! I'm about to buy a "box" trailer, but after watching this vid, I won't be happy until I find one as good as the build you've just acquired. (Gonna be looking for quite awhile, I guess)
I have the UTMOST respect for the guys in this industry, and this shop in particular.i missed my calling. I'd love to go back and be that apprentice fabricator.
Great in all aspects. You guys do it proud. Thanks
Would be interesting to have you all tour truss, window, door, and millworker places
I like business that help people build skills
I like tilt bed trailers but in N WI it gets cold. Cold wood and tires equal slippery
I'm excited about this video! I refurbished a trailer for someone a few months ago and it was pretty satisfying!
My trailer is a deckover tilt. Great for loading pallets on the side. Or winching up a vehicle. Just wish that company was closer to Silverton, Oregon.
thanks for sharing I enjoyed that
Incredible that these are such close relatives, yet you never stepped foot in their fantastic shop?!? Glad we got to see them at work.
Nothing Beats a Proper Trailer, And that sir is "A Proper Trailer".
Love it! Congrats on the new trailer!
I love these video's EC! Last one on Leatherman got me hooked that I bought FIVE for Xmas gifts (two opened so far, LOVE them!). One thing I saw at a trade show is the small shop getting CoBots... small robot arm that your have do light duty welding...repetitive welds. Something a place like that, if it needed to teach robotics, welding and trailer work... HEY can we see their other company?
uh oh. may have to amend my Christmas gift list for Santa....... Wonderful to see more of the family, doing great things. Happy Christmas to all. Darrell
Very nice I didn’t hear or you didn’t mention breaks ? Hydraulic or electric. Overall the manufacturing process looks solid worthy of paying a little extra for. Thank you
The only thing i could say to MAYBE make that trailer better would be a winch with a roller on the tilt part to limit cable fatigue. But man is that nice.
I heard someone else say this design isn't the best as it doesn't allow a winch to be used, the roller you mention would allow this.
@@SteveDiamond19 ya just a thought
I had never heard of shingle oil, had to look it up. I imagine it is widely used in the northwest.
“Most contractors overload them.” As my dads always said, if you didn’t want that much weight in the dump box, don’t make it hold that much
Weight vs volume of sand or wood or foam is much different per cu ft
@@Sicktrickintuner it’s a joke bud…..
And dad was RIGHT...Once again, like always!I 💯 As a kid...whenever we were working on a roof, my dad would always say: "Now remember, if you go to fall... DON'T!!"
That was kind of annoying when we were looking for a dump trailer as we wanted some volume for construction debris and we have the sense to not overload it with dirt, but no manufactures would make them with a higher volume without making them tremendously heavy duty because other people always overload them.
Had no idea they were made right down in roseburg. Lots of good products made in that little town.
That looks like a nice and well built trailer. I inherited one kind of like it from another manufacturer that I honestly didn't care for. Fenders always wanted to fall off the thing. Your's looks much nicer.
Great stuff right there. By buddy's nephew used to have a shop making custom horse trailers, years ago. It's so fascinating watching these skilled fabricators going at it. Nice addition to the farm!
Quality product. Very impressive.
Beautiful piece of kit.
That is a beautiful and stout trailer, impressive craftsmanship!
I would love to see some improvements made to the wiring though. Fabricators generally don't make good electricians, and electricians generally make bad fabricators!
Another great video from a blessed family.
Super cool, thanks for sharing and wonderful company that is, hard to find these days
I used to haul a 1952 Cat 12 motor grader on one of those. With no brakes and a sketchy clutch it was fun.
I use to love the notion of a tilt trailer, more like a an eager beaver. The major downside of them is the curb weight of the trailer is so high they really suck for payload.
Great stuff great shop
Great video, I’ve built several “home built” trailers over my years, (nothing like your family’s) and can appreciate a quality build. Good job!
Now, get that nice trailer under roof! Good video.
Congratulations!! Looks like an incredible trailer! Much Deserved! 👏👏👏❤
I've never seen a trailer with a front stationary deck I could see how that would be useful.
Should tow that KX040-4 just fine!
11:30 the shop-built stepstool! Of course!
Easily...this is the best channel I've found!
You should collaborate with your family and get them building contractor flat beds too
Love the factory tour!
KUTGW
Thanks for sharing