I’m a retired pipefitter welder. 43 years and I have seen a lot. Kudos to you for even sharing how your work turned out. It’s going to do exactly what you need it to do. Love your videos. Wish they were longer but I understand why they aren’t lol.
Yep... Aluminum corrodes over time. Especially where something like urine and manure plays a roll. Acetone or other solvent doesn't have enough bite to remove much oxidation, it will act more as a degreaser. But you got the strength in there eventually. 👍
@@gregedmand9939 If he kept the trailer washed down each time of its cow crud, (he sure does have a build up on the whole thing), would that have made a difference on the weld since not as much acid would have sat on the metal over time? Just asking since I know nothing about welding.
@@ruadhscottygirl2480 Absolutely. Washing off corrosive stuff extends the aluminum life. It's not as active a problem as salt-triggered rust is on steel, but still, taking care will make it last longer. The white stuff you see on aluminum is that metal's version of rust.
I don't watch this channel because I'm interested in ranching or farm work I watch it because you are a really hard worker and I enjoy watching people work just as hard as me if not harder everything you do you seem to do very well whether it gives you issues or not keep up the great work
Tyler, put a ball on the top of your loader bucket. It’s a real treat to “back” a trailer while driving forward and it’s super maneuverable. My Tuesday tip.
3:20 you are backing out. You and the dogs are in the side by side, looking back. You look back, and both your girls look back just exactly as you do. TOO FUNNY!
For what it is worth department.. I worked in remote guard stations in central Idaho.. miles and miles from folks but infested with huge rats.. In the bunk house I put big rat traps with peanut butter on the trap and took new stove pipe about 8” in diameter and elevated it 15 inch and 3-4 feet long pipe.. The trap was screwed to the pipe at the top end. I put them near the sink on a counter top.. I would hear the trap go off clear the trap reset and go back to sleep. Some nights I got 4 or 5 .. I caught 15 rats in 4 days this way.. I might add there were 5-6 other traps in the building that never worked.. over a 10 day I caught over 35 rats this way. It’s some thing about a hole..the the stove pipe.. the smell and the one way entrance.. About a month later I came back and caught 4-6 more in ten days.. By the next trip there I saw no rat sign or caught traps. I caught zero rats in the 5-6 others trap.. You water trap has a very steep ramp..Make the ramp longer.. ha …I enjoy what and how you work on most everything you do.. it’s all good the way you live out each day..☺️👍
Before I forget again I just want to tell you that your camera work has really improved big time over time. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. I enjoy your videos very much. ❤️ From Michigan..
Over 30 years as a welder. I've worked on many aluminum trailers. They ALL gave me some kind of grief. Welding on aluminum that has been exposed to road crud and cow sh** is hard, ( and frustrating) no matter how good you clean it.
I think it looks great, and if it holds it doesn't matter. Welding even right outside the shop is harder. There may be some impurities in that top weld, or something. You did well, don't worry about it.
I had problems with those big rats last spring getting in the attic of my house. I knew we had a few mice, but these rats were huge. One got under my shower and died and smelled horrible for weeks. I had to get under the house and put wire mesh around all my drain pipes to keep them out. I ended up catching around 8 in the attic and a few more under the house with a large rat trap before I found where they were getting in, and I closed it up. A rat that size leaves a big tunnel in the insulation, so i was able to track where they were going. I ended up adding rat service to my pest control contract for an extra 5 bucks a month, and it's been worth it. Haven't heard any under the house or in the attic since.
Good post, nice to see the trailer is repaired. Arm chair critics will always have comments.......Belly is looking good! All looks organized on the FTR!
The trailer job turned out great it may not look that good but I ll bet it is plenty strong and the pigs and steers are looking good too have a good day .
Not knowing much about welding, I think you did fine with an A++ for effort. Knowing you, it will be strong and adequate! Very happy for your catch in the shop. Great vid FT!❤❤❤
There has been significantly less rain this season than last season, heck just the storm that hit the Sac area before new years last season dropped more rain than the total so far this season (Oct 1 - Sept 31)
Tyler the welding was great. You did the best you could and no one has the right to bad mouth anything you or anyone else does. You were honest and showed the weld even though it was not up to your standard’s. You could have just showed us the good ones but that’s not the type of man you are. Also great job on dispatching that rat! 🐀 I think you should try making that pipe trap that nice man terrytenley talked about. Sounds like a video itself. Callie and Belli are happy beautiful very lucky dogs. Another great video!
When I had that welding problem, I clamped a piece of solid copper behind the weld. It acted as a heat sink and backer plate couldn't be welded to. So you could fill and weld.
That's why they make grinders! Over the years I've rarely regretted a tool purchase, esp if I look at what they would cost me to replace at today's prices.
Hay Tyler awesome job on your repair that's why I enjoy watching your videos cuss you are a good do it yourself farmer thank you for sharing blessings to you and your family
Ouch! I never look at tools as an unnecessary expense. You never know when you are going to need to do a weekend emergency repair and now you are fully capable......and all the new project posdibilities!
Good Morning, Tyler, Callie and Belly! We’re under Winter Storm Warning until Wednesday 6am! Piggies 🐷 this morning! Feeding time! The Shop! Rat Traps! Got Rat 🐀! One Rat 🐀 down! The Stock Trailer! Fixing to Walls! The Cracks in the Corner! The Wall Sheeting, too! Acidic tone! Problem! No Wind today! Tyler, you do a good job and it’s your trailer! I think you did a Great job! Walk through! Great Video! Thank-you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sorry your pride is wounded 😂 but that is much cheaper than hiring it done, or the cost of a new trailer! Besides, it made for great content for us. As always, thank you for taking us along on your daily life.
You should be proud of that repair job. It is far superior to what most of us could do. What it looks like is not important. Form vs function. It needs to work, regardless of what it looks like. If you want to see uglier welding, I can send you a few samples of my work.😂😂😂
We are always our own worst critics. Having said that and after reading the comments, it sounds like welding older aluminum is just plain difficult. Thanks for the video.
Glad you started the day well, watching FTR is a good way to start my day ( although today I was a bit later) Love the way Billie cocks her head - love the animals, the farm, its just all good.
what went wrong with the welding is there was contaminants in the cracks that you couldn't have seen or cleaned out. next time you should cut of the old welds off or grind back the welds or at least grind out the cracks to get nice clean metal. great work though mate, I really enjoy welding and making stuff. it's certainly not easy but anything worth while isn't. I really dislike the throw away society we have become today so I can really appreciate when someone fixes something.
I see you released the rat, with a lead suppository of course. is there anybody in your area that works with ratting terriers? this method seems to work well for these trap shy Vermon.
Good job on the aluminum welding, it’s always a pain to do. Hard to get it clean enough in a stock trailer, never sure what the base alloy is to match with the filler metal. Brake clean has carbon tetra chloride in it and when exposed to welding rays causes it to give off phosgene gas, which can hurt you or could kill you if you inhale it.
Something think about keep it last longer keep it clean sometimes i have 3 aluminum stock trailers they don’t rust i keep them clean after i get done using them
At least you set him free... As for the trailer repair, I would have used L brackets and stainless bolts. Then again, I never learned to weld. (Always wished I had, though.)
Since it is Thin Metal, have you considered Downhill welds? Uphill welding builds a large amount of heat input into the metal and can cause you to loose your puddle
I was wondering if the bait on the bucket trap was too close to the balance point. Could the rats be sitting on the safe side and reaching the bait? I'd try peanut butter again but deeper under the cover-thing.
It is a good practice to just not use brake cleaner to clean metal before welding, but the issue is with Chlorinated Brake Cleaner. If you positively have Non-Chlorinated brake cleaner, you're good to go. Easier to just use acetone or carb cleaner, though.
Typical farmer/rancher, you can do just about anything that needs fixing, keep up the good work. Did you say you were just going to let that rat loose and then you grabbed some iron on your way out, oh ok you let him go, just not very far.😊
There many different qualities of material that's why it welded different. Take it to someone who really knows what they are doing. And our cheap home welder don't always work
When welding aluminum you need to know the Alloy you are welding (6061, 4043 etc) and the filler has to be compatible, when repairing aluminum you usually don't have that info like when manufacturing new so it is a guessing game. I repaired an aluminum sprayer tank for a guy 1 time and the weld got so brittle that it cracked before he got it back to his farm. He brought it back and I cleaned out the weld and re welded it again. Cracked before he got it back to his farm, I hate to repair aluminum not knowing the Alloy makes it a pain to repair and the customer usually doesn't understand when it isn't successful.
Bella is just adorable, the way she looks at you and turns her head is so darn cute!!
Txs for the chuckle. "Of course we are going to set it free outside" as you pick up a gun.
Screw the critics. They could have volunteered their time and money to fix your trailer. Good job, if you are happy with it. Stick with it.
I’m a retired pipefitter welder. 43 years and I have seen a lot. Kudos to you for even sharing how your work turned out. It’s going to do exactly what you need it to do. Love your videos. Wish they were longer but I understand why they aren’t lol.
Huge LOL from the wife and I " of course I am gonna take it outside " love it
That was the funniest thing I’ve seen all day. “Of course we are just going to set it free outside……” or whatever the exact line was😂
Tyler we call it dirty aluminum. Its the oxidation that has gotten into the metal. Its very hard to weld no matter how well you clean it. Great job. 👍
You have to acid wash it in order to weld it right.
Yep... Aluminum corrodes over time. Especially where something like urine and manure plays a roll. Acetone or other solvent doesn't have enough bite to remove much oxidation, it will act more as a degreaser. But you got the strength in there eventually. 👍
@@gregedmand9939 If he kept the trailer washed down each time of its cow crud, (he sure does have a build up on the whole thing), would that have made a difference on the weld since not as much acid would have sat on the metal over time? Just asking since I know nothing about welding.
@@ruadhscottygirl2480 Absolutely. Washing off corrosive stuff extends the aluminum life. It's not as active a problem as salt-triggered rust is on steel, but still, taking care will make it last longer. The white stuff you see on aluminum is that metal's version of rust.
I don't watch this channel because I'm interested in ranching or farm work I watch it because you are a really hard worker and I enjoy watching people work just as hard as me if not harder everything you do you seem to do very well whether it gives you issues or not keep up the great work
Tyler, put a ball on the top of your loader bucket. It’s a real treat to “back” a trailer while driving forward and it’s super maneuverable. My Tuesday tip.
3:20 you are backing out. You and the dogs are in the side by side, looking back. You look back, and both your girls look back just exactly as you do. TOO FUNNY!
Good catch! I never would have noticed.
My favourite way to start my morning. Farmer Tyler Ranch and a cup of Joe. 👍😀
That’s how I start everyday. Even watching reruns of FTR videos is great!
For what it is worth department.. I worked in remote guard stations in central Idaho.. miles and miles from folks but infested with huge rats.. In the bunk house I put big rat traps with peanut butter on the trap and took new stove pipe about 8” in diameter and elevated it 15 inch and 3-4 feet long pipe.. The trap was screwed to the pipe at the top end. I put them near the sink on a counter top.. I would hear the trap go off clear the trap reset and go back to sleep. Some nights I got 4 or 5 .. I caught 15 rats in 4 days this way.. I might add there were 5-6 other traps in the building that never worked.. over a 10 day I caught over 35 rats this way. It’s some thing about a hole..the the stove pipe.. the smell and the one way entrance.. About a month later I came back and caught 4-6 more in ten days.. By the next trip there I saw no rat sign or caught traps. I caught
zero rats in the 5-6 others trap.. You water trap has a very steep ramp..Make the ramp longer.. ha …I enjoy what and how you work on most
everything you do.. it’s all good the way you live out each day..☺️👍
A phrase I use often in my construction business that certainly applies here to your welds.....Looks good from my house!
Before I forget again I just want to tell you that your camera work has really improved big time over time. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. I enjoy your videos very much. ❤️ From Michigan..
“Of course we’re going to let him loose outside.”😊😂😂😂😂😂
Dying of laughter after you walked outside with the rat! Love your humor.
Great work on the trailer, now it's time to clean off the residue...
Believe it or not, cattle don’t like loading into a clean trailer. Anything out of the ordinary can cause them to pause or balk
Over 30 years as a welder. I've worked on many aluminum trailers. They ALL gave me some kind of grief. Welding on aluminum that has been exposed to road crud and cow sh** is hard, ( and frustrating) no matter how good you clean it.
I think it looks great, and if it holds it doesn't matter. Welding even right outside the shop is harder. There may be some impurities in that top weld, or something. You did well, don't worry about it.
Absolutely Randy, Welding aluminum can go well or it can be a bastard. Always good to have a grinder handy…
I had problems with those big rats last spring getting in the attic of my house. I knew we had a few mice, but these rats were huge. One got under my shower and died and smelled horrible for weeks. I had to get under the house and put wire mesh around all my drain pipes to keep them out. I ended up catching around 8 in the attic and a few more under the house with a large rat trap before I found where they were getting in, and I closed it up. A rat that size leaves a big tunnel in the insulation, so i was able to track where they were going. I ended up adding rat service to my pest control contract for an extra 5 bucks a month, and it's been worth it. Haven't heard any under the house or in the attic since.
Fascinating to this old farm girl. Beautiful sunset.
New tools is a great day. Great job 👍👍💚
That was the best! Of course we’re gonna release it😂
You are an amazing welder. Anyone that watches your videos knows that. If it works thats all that matters. Great job!
Hi Tyler, another good video 👍🏻 Your openness, humility, and willingness to learn is a big part of the success of your channel. Keep it up Tyler 👏🏻
4:30 Next you'll be welding mirrors onto the tractor! 💖🌞🌵😷
Good post, nice to see the trailer is repaired. Arm chair critics will always have comments.......Belly is looking good! All looks organized on the FTR!
You are a great fabricator. Ignore any criticisms , I know you will.
I’m looking forward to the next video
IMO the best channel on TH-cam. Thanks for sharing your dream with us Tyler.
The trailer job turned out great it may not look that good but I ll bet it is plenty strong and the pigs and steers are looking good too have a good day .
Hey Tyler the weld looks just fine and young Belly is looking beautiful.
Not knowing much about welding, I think you did fine with an A++ for effort. Knowing you, it will be strong and adequate! Very happy for your catch in the shop. Great vid FT!❤❤❤
The stuff you put in the working corral really help the mud problem you’ve had in the past. It use to be a total mess! 👍🏾
There has been significantly less rain this season than last season, heck just the storm that hit the Sac area before new years last season dropped more rain than the total so far this season (Oct 1 - Sept 31)
Tyler the welding was great. You did the best you could and no one has the right to bad mouth anything you or anyone else does.
You were honest and showed the weld even though it was not up to your standard’s. You could have just showed us the good ones but that’s not the type of man you are.
Also great job on dispatching that rat! 🐀
I think you should try making that pipe trap that nice man terrytenley talked about. Sounds like a video itself.
Callie and Belli are happy beautiful very lucky dogs.
Another great video!
OMG...of course I'm going to set it loose outside! LOL Thanks for the laugh.
When I had that welding problem, I clamped a piece of solid copper behind the weld. It acted as a heat sink and backer plate couldn't be welded to. So you could fill and weld.
You are a humble man, FT!
Your dogs have the Best Dog Life Ever. Such happy dogs!
Love watching them run! So fun!
Another lunch date with Hubby!
That's why they make grinders! Over the years I've rarely regretted a tool purchase, esp if I look at what they would cost me to replace at today's prices.
I have caught 5 rats in my live trap this week. I even caught 2 at one time. That is a surprise.
Your a trooper, always working by yourself n it's just fun to watch n listen to you on how your day goes.
Great job on the weld from someone that doesn’t know how to do it.
Hay Tyler awesome job on your repair that's why I enjoy watching your videos cuss you are a good do it yourself farmer thank you for sharing blessings to you and your family
Enjoyed the video and... reading through the comments on this one!
Ouch! I never look at tools as an unnecessary expense. You never know when you are going to need to do a weekend emergency repair and now you are fully capable......and all the new project posdibilities!
Both dogs are adorable
So happy to see your trap worked. You should be proud of your trailer repair. It's not easy to weld aluminum when it's new materials.
For the first try on your trailor you did well. I always insist on having my own tools. Well done.
Thanks for the video, I usually learn something and always enjoy watching!
I am glad you let the rat "go"! As far as the welding aluminum, at least you tried and learned from it. Most folks would be afaid to try!
Glad you set him free💥
Roads are hard on Aluminum Trailers and the welds with shifting loads & uneven roads it takes its toll on Aluminum Trailers
Good Morning, Tyler, Callie and Belly! We’re under Winter Storm Warning until Wednesday 6am! Piggies 🐷 this morning! Feeding time! The Shop! Rat Traps! Got Rat 🐀! One Rat 🐀 down! The Stock Trailer! Fixing to Walls! The Cracks in the Corner! The Wall Sheeting, too! Acidic tone! Problem! No Wind today! Tyler, you do a good job and it’s your trailer! I think you did a Great job! Walk through! Great Video! Thank-you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
So much effort for our entertainment and well thought through hard work! Greetings from overseas and thank you!
Build mirrors. Easy job for you. And it makes it safer
Always check the bottom of that bucket. Once they are dead, they don't float!
The older equipment is much better quality anyway- try to keep it as long as you can!
Sorry your pride is wounded 😂 but that is much cheaper than hiring it done, or the cost of a new trailer! Besides, it made for great content for us. As always, thank you for taking us along on your daily life.
Wow your puppy is getting big thank you for the video
Love everything about this! Real life ranching/farming.
You should be proud of that repair job. It is far superior to what most of us could do.
What it looks like is not important. Form vs function. It needs to work, regardless of what it looks like.
If you want to see uglier welding, I can send you a few samples of my work.😂😂😂
We are always our own worst critics. Having said that and after reading the comments, it sounds like welding older aluminum is just plain difficult. Thanks for the video.
Glad you started the day well, watching FTR is a good way to start my day ( although today I was a bit later) Love the way Billie cocks her head - love the animals, the farm, its just all good.
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO TYLER 😊
Tyler, if you truck wash your stock trailer before you weld it, it will help. I had the same problem you did.
Belly is growing so fast. What a cute puppy.
Did I laugh out loudly when you said "of course were going to set him loose outside" and then pick up your rifle!😂
what went wrong with the welding is there was contaminants in the cracks that you couldn't have seen or cleaned out. next time you should cut of the old welds off or grind back the welds or at least grind out the cracks to get nice clean metal. great work though mate, I really enjoy welding and making stuff. it's certainly not easy but anything worth while isn't. I really dislike the throw away society we have become today so I can really appreciate when someone fixes something.
I see you released the rat, with a lead suppository of course. is there anybody in your area that works with ratting terriers? this method seems to work well for these trap shy Vermon.
Hi Tyler i like your ranch a lot and your cows and calefs and bulls and pigs and chickens and cats 🐈 and dogs 🐕 🐕🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈
Rats are very smart and can /and are hard to keep trapping.
I really like to set things loose too !
So nice of you to turn those poor little rats loose, lol.
I think you did an awesome job as usual and I love watching your videos and your family the farm the animals it's all great thank you
The grey rats are very smart and very cautious. Extremely hard to catch.
Tyler you’re the best., do it your way it will last longer 1-9-2024❤
Now ya need a high pressure washer to clean your trailer
Good job on the aluminum welding, it’s always a pain to do. Hard to get it clean enough in a stock trailer, never sure what the base alloy is to match with the filler metal. Brake clean has carbon tetra chloride in it and when exposed to welding rays causes it to give off phosgene gas, which can hurt you or could kill you if you inhale it.
Good people! Let’s go! 🎉
It's better than what I could do 🤪
Something think about keep it last longer keep it clean sometimes i have 3 aluminum stock trailers they don’t rust i keep them clean after i get done using them
At least you set him free...
As for the trailer repair, I would have used L brackets and stainless bolts. Then again, I never learned to weld. (Always wished I had, though.)
Great video !
Thank you for sharing 👏😀❤️
Great Video!!
Since it is Thin Metal, have you considered Downhill welds? Uphill welding builds a large amount of heat input into the metal and can cause you to loose your puddle
I was wondering if the bait on the bucket trap was too close to the balance point. Could the rats be sitting on the safe side and reaching the bait? I'd try peanut butter again but deeper under the cover-thing.
Yeah.
Let him lose outside. Love it
Tyler, could you have used a piece of aluminum "L" and screwed it in from top to bottom and use it to supplement all the welded joints in that corner?
Its definitely worth fixing yourself, The cost of a new one (cough cough) is ridiculous.
It is a good practice to just not use brake cleaner to clean metal before welding, but the issue is with Chlorinated Brake Cleaner. If you positively have Non-Chlorinated brake cleaner, you're good to go. Easier to just use acetone or carb cleaner, though.
ALUMI-BRITE to clean before welding.
Typical farmer/rancher, you can do just about anything that needs fixing, keep up the good work. Did you say you were just going to let that rat loose and then you grabbed some iron on your way out, oh ok you let him go, just not very far.😊
What about sticky traps
Aluminum is really hard task no matter how many times you attempt it..
There many different qualities of material that's why it welded different. Take it to someone who really knows what they are doing. And our cheap home welder don't always work
When welding aluminum you need to know the Alloy you are welding (6061, 4043 etc) and the filler has to be compatible, when repairing aluminum you usually don't have that info like when manufacturing new so it is a guessing game. I repaired an aluminum sprayer tank for a guy 1 time and the weld got so brittle that it cracked before he got it back to his farm. He brought it back and I cleaned out the weld and re welded it again. Cracked before he got it back to his farm, I hate to repair aluminum not knowing the Alloy makes it a pain to repair and the customer usually doesn't understand when it isn't successful.
I believe you caught a musk rat?
Tyler are you going to do a cost of raising pigs
Great job repair.
Glad that rat is gone.
Run Belli Run.
❤🎉❤🎉 great job
Love all your videos. Rat comment made me laugh!!! When using acetone WEAR gloves. Your family will thank you.
Why?