Salvage Material Repurposed Into Trailer Fenders
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ย. 2021
- Rusted, discarded sheets of 16 gauge mild steel are formed into a set of fenders for one particular trailer being built. HOWEVER, this style of fender can easily be adapted for use with any style trailer with the wheels outside the trailer frame. Change dimensions to suit your trailer and wheels and if its a tandem....just increase the length of the fenders to encompass both wheels. Without a sheet metal brake such as was used in this fabrication, a heavy vice and pair of angle irons can be used to to hold the thicker material. Once the material is clamped tightly it can be bent with a large rubber mallet wielded by controlled taps or swings of the mallet. To bend the short way bends, Two 'C' clamps and a propane torch to heat the area to be bent can be implemented. Heat it to a low red and fold it by hand with welding gloves, tapping on the backside of the bends with the mallet. Easy peasy. Well, it may take a bit of effort, but anything worth making is worth a little work.
I decided to make this a 'stand alone' video and not part of the sawmill trailer build series because these fenders CAN be somewhat universal. All you have to do is decide on a different way to mount the fender with welded brackets. The installation on this particular trailer turned out to be quite unique by using small 'U' bolts to go around the 5/8'' truss-bent rods of the construction bar joists with the fender being reinforced by using squares of 1/4'' plate on the inside of the fender wells. They were then cut off and peened over to minimize loosening in the future. Of course if you have seen any of the sawmill trailer build, you have seen the finished product long before today.
Hopefully today's video, though not of the 'how to' variety, may in fact give the viewer an idea of the route to follow if the decision is made to do a pair of DIY fenders for their trailer. Just observe the technique and improve it for yourself to make it your own. - บันเทิง
You were in the middle of the summer in that middle of your OUTSTANDING project ; ) Great informative video showing a GREAT PICASO OF STEEL ART METAL BENDING AND WELDING !!! CHeers
Yes, it was a little toasty for sure. I'm a bit sad though that you didn't mention the lack of 'patina' on the nice rusty and rustic fenders.....LOL. (Hey Dave, go see Reg's comment below but don't tell him I told you to look). LOL Thank you for the kind words my friend !!
@@tractorman4461 Ok, I'm going to see right now, I do have an idea what he will say LOL !!!
yeah Wendell, it has been cold here until the last couple days and to see you working in shorts just doesn't quite fit in our type of weather right now,lol.
@@tractortalkwithgary1271 Yeah, I gotta come clean. This was recorded a little earlier but I am running really far behind in editing. But we had 78* just a few days ago and its been mid 60's for a good while. We've only dropped below freezing one night so far. We'll pay for it in March and April though I bet !!
The paint job on those fenders set the trailer off just right!
I toyed with painting them yellow to match the mill....but I thought black to match the trailer was more appropriate.... Thanks for watching !!
The ancient Asian art of fen- der, very classic! Thanks 44 Friend! DaveyJO
I think I'm gonna name both of them 'Freddy' just because that's what I figure you'd suggest. LOL Thanks for the visit today just in time for a second or third cuppaJO !!
@@tractorman4461 Freddy is a Fine name indeed! I’ve been raising me cups your way! Plus, I have a lot of catchin up to do your way! Seeing how that hospital JO was only fit for degreasing and paint stripping! I tell ya Wendell, that JO would make Jaun Valdez quit pickin JObeans!
@@daveyjoweaver6282 Hahahahaha.... paint stripper...that's a good one !! It can't be worse than Starbucks regular grind though. It might've been just a bad batch, but the only cup I had from there was so bad that I dumped it out the window. I mean, I can just about drink flavored mud, but this cup was pure nastiness !! Expensive too and that hurt the worst. LOL. By the way, I knew a paint stripper once....she worked for dollar bills stuffed in her waistband.
@@tractorman4461 So you knew that paint stripper with the dollar bills too, eh? I don’t to starbuckles burnt JO! All the beans come in various stages of burnt. Besides,once I saw a documentary about those folks who grow and process it for Starbucks that they sold for $9 a pound and gave the women sorting beans for .50 a day in a dark building? Well I don’t drink it! Mom and Pop coffee shop usually make a fine CuppaJO! But the hospital JO was truly the worst I ever had! My JO is praised by the wood nymphs and JO Faries! Sometimes it’s so good I can hardly stand it!
another great day in shop class! thanks again teacher👍
Hahahaha....good to see you didn't skip class today Jeffrey !! LOL
Thank you Wendell for another enjoyable video.
You are quite welcome Rick. Turning scrap into something useful is good for the soul...... Thanks for the visit today.
Excellent fabrication. Great teaching as well.
Thank you for the nice comment. This is part of the video series on building a 21' trailer for a new sawmill. If you'd like to see more metal fab at your convenience here it is for you: th-cam.com/video/Zr-n9BmdjdY/w-d-xo.html
@@tractorman4461 I'll definitely be watching
@@tractorman4461 a good friend of mine is the rep for Woodmizers in Alaska
The value of your trailer went up when you added those fenders. Great job, Tractorman44. Thxs for the vids!
Hahahaha...at least it increased the value by the scrap price of the metal...LOL And now it looks like a completed project. Thanks David for the comment my friend.
Hats off to you Wendell! Very well crafted fenders! Cleverly designed and fabricated out of scrap material. Thanks for sharing!
They sure turned out to be built heavy enough too !! They support my weight well though I don't intend to stand on them beyond the 'test'. LOL Thanks for the compliment Martin. Take Care my friend.
Another great video! Thank you!!!
Thanks Steve for the visit and for the comment !! Glad you liked it.
Take Care.
Another wonderful job.
Thanks Bob. I appreciate the kind words very much my friend.
Glad you explained capacity on the brake. I'm surprised how many tin benders out there who don't know the reason for the angle iron stiffener that bolts to the apron. Way back in the day I worked for an architectural sheetmetal shop. The old hand brake we used had all the special dies that bolted to the apron to form ogee gutter and other shapes. Wish I had that setup in my shop now!
That'd sure be a cool setup to have in a retirement shop. I got to play with an electromagnetic 4 foot brake one time. You could set any configuration of material on the 4' magnet, energize it then fold to that configuration. Release the magnet and move the pieces. I would buy one of those today if I found it resonable.
Thanks for sharing this awesome ideas I'm on it now
Its been a couple years now and it is all working perfectly as the day it was completed. Thank you for watching.
What we use around my parts for this type of project is old oil tank.....FREE !!! good job on them fenders....CHEERS
same here, I have made many trailer fenders out of oil barrels
Gator, we use the octagon shaped 250 gallon fuel oil tanks to make lawn trailers for compact tractors or riding lawn mowers. I've even got a 270 gallon rounded one we built a trailer for a buddy with iron wheels on it. Never had a flat on it either !! LOL
@@olddave4833 Yessir old Dave, its a smart fellow that doesn't spend money needlessly ain't he !! Wellllll ....I ain't saying I"M smart....I'm just a cheapskate !!
Great job 👍👍🇺🇸
Now this is weird Tony, I KNOW I repliedd to your comment last night. And today its not here. But thank you again for the visit and the double thumb-up !!
That worked out very nice.
Thanks Wild Bill....cheap too. LOL. That's the important part.
Great job Wendell. I see no limitation on what you are capable of building. Do you pass on your diversified knowledge to your kids. You truly are a wealth of information. By the way, I saw a sticker on those tires, you mean you didn't make them, LOL.... Truly a great job.......
My kids have all hung out with me in the shop from the time they could walk. I started my oldest daughter disassembling air conditioner parts when she was 7 or 8, then her first job was at the local clock shop at 16 disassembling old clocks for the shop owner and worked up to repairing clocks herself...with limitations to style. She's now a teacher for the gifted students. My middle daughter helped me with every phase of a total house gutting and remodel....drilled all my electric holes, soldered tons of copper water lines....drug concrete...hung duct....helped hang drywall and cabinets...and all the hardwood flooring plus the roofing shingles. Of course the house is hers now. LOL Also runs the backhoe and other tractors. Then my son is just a freaking machine !! Never stops, one project after another....endless. LOL. Can't begin to list the things he does..... So I guess Mike, maybe the kids might have paid a little more attention to me than I did to MY dad...and I apologize for bragging on the kids....No, not really. LOL Thank you Mike for such a kind and supportive comment !
@@tractorman4461 for everything that you are capable of manufacturing you undoubtedly absorbed more than you think.
Couldn’t help but notice the sticker on those new tires too. No old spares around to use, I guess. Lol
@@mafarmtown2086 LOL.... too much was absorbed from Uncle Chippo I'm afraid... LOL and yes, I did have a couple old tires, but I thought what the heck may as well be new to match the rig. Besides, the rims were bad enough to bring back to life so they deserved new skins !! LOL
Very cool!!! 👍👍👍
Thanks for the trifecta of thumbs !! LOL. Take care.
Nice TM44 !
Sure was cheap too. I pulled the metal out of a scrap heap years ago. Thanks BubbaG for watching !!
That was smart thinking to make a video on How To Make Fenders while you building the trailer, great video and information, 44 your counting the sizes up in Standard was impressive for me that use Metric, I totally lost you there lol, thanks my Friend this was awesome🙃😂
The fender build was originally included in one of the parts but I thought because they were of universal design they should be removed and highlighted in their own video. Too much would have to be cut out to keep the total video shortened. Soooo here they are !! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. It has been pretty hectic around here and I'm really behind on everything !! Yeah...you guys are confusing us guys with those 'tenths'- - - EVERYONE knows its easier to count by 'sixteenths' than tenths. LOL Hey, we are Americans, and we are hard headed. LOL We like a challenge when we measure something !!!
Great job Wendel. Hope all is well with you and family. Take care.
Yessir all is fine and dandy. Not a lot of wood burning yet. It's been so mild. How's your woodpile holding up ? Hope you and your family had a relaxing Thanksgiving !!
@@tractorman4461 everyone doing ok, I have used close to 3\4 of a cord so far.
Been waiting for this one! I have fenders to build. I noticed you used your index fingers on your ball park measurements. I use my thumbs LOL!
Hey man, whatever trips your trigger, right ??!! LOL. I thought about making them rounded on the set of slip rolls, but thought these would be a bit better plus a bit easier to secure to the frame. Thanks Matt...hope you have good luck with yours. These turned out really good and it was nothing but nasty rusty pitted 16 ga mild steel.
Yep, that's the design I used for my fenders,...now that you have them painted black, I'd be surprised if Dave ( RCAF Polar Express ) doesn't suggest 'his special' paint scheme for the leading edges! LOL.
Boy o boy...those yellow stripes would make it stand out....especially if the yellow would match the Frontier sawmill's yellow !! LOL Great idea....shhhhhh...we will see if he suggest it.... shhhhh
Ok, I have to admit that I did not think about these yellow strips ( I do have it on my trailer ) or I sujested to Joe from his video tonight on his new excavator !!! Thank you Reg Cheers !!!
@@tractorman4461 Ok Ok,,, You had me on this one,,, I'm tired a little from my online distance courses,,,, !!! LOL CHeers !!!
@@RCAFpolarexpress Aw Darn it, he saw it Wendell! Hahahaha!
@@RCAFpolarexpress I thought we'd catch you on this one Dave! LOL!
I built a single axle trailer. Made the fenders out of an old water heater
Heck yeah man. That's a good idea. I know guys that have build snow plows for compact tractors out of water heaters. I know one guy that used parts of a 55 gallon barrel for fenders too. Whatever works !! Thanks for the input.
buen aplegadora los imanes que tiene por all seran de puertas de frigorifico supongo mi amigo wendall
Sí amigo mío, son imanes de nevera. Ese 'freno' de chapa pesa alrededor de 450 kg. Salí de un viejo granero en 1984. Fue construido en 1959.
Fantastic fenders! I've got a Sheet Metal Layout, (bible), first printed in 1942, (mine printed in 1948), I would like to pass on to someone.
Doc
WOW !! That would be cool thing to have. I've not even seen one. Do you have any local junior colleges that train hvac students ? If so that would be a cool donation for their metal shop display. Thanks for the cool comment Doc !!
@@tractorman4461 I've asked around. No one is interested. I may try to contact the college my son attends to see if they are interested. Never know, it may show up on your step.
@@martinbenton742 LOL. I would love to be the proud owner but only if I could reimburse the shipping costs !!
@@tractorman4461 I'll ask the college first, ok?
@@martinbenton742 yessir, I would insist you try that first. It could do a lot of good as a resource reference. Old ways are not always bad ways as some techies seem to suggest.