You have doubts that we want you to make more videos??? Of course we want more videos, it's a joy to see someone actually repair and repurpose old discarded equipment/materials and make good use of it. Your videos are always interesting, entertaining and informative. Keep up the excellent work!!
I still thoroughly enjoy your videos, I’m a furniture maker and almost all my tools and machinery are restored often from an unusable state. And 90% of my materials are recycled, reclaimed or junk collected from the road side. I’m deeply envious of you skill and knowledge with electronics, we’d all be poorer without you content and thoughts. So hoping you can keep it rolling, though I can imagine it’s no small undertaking.
I don't know how common they are in Germany, but in the US one of the first things we generally do with those pumps is thread on cam-lock fittings to eliminate the threading on/off issues all together. When you are in the rain in the dark and trying to work in a hurry, the cam-lock connections are really nice.
Am I the only one that feels nostalgia watching his intro video. I've been following him for a long time. I remember watching is shop tour video in the basement of his house and watching his hour long videos of him explaining electronics and engineering. Man I miss those. I love this channel. Keep up the awesome work my man. You're an inspiration.
Where I live in Canada (Toronto area) we have not been able to roam through refuse and recycling sites for many years. Government, insurance, and safety are to blame for us losing this valuable way to reduce/reuse/recycle not to mention save money. It is a shame not to mention a colossal waste of resources just melting them down and in most cases just sending them to be trucked away and most likely buried. Truck and auto parts are, for the most part, the only exceptions. I really miss that feeling of discovering hidden gems and repurposing them. Keep up the great work on the channel and YES, of course we want you to keep on making your kind of videos! Make the kinds of videos you yourself enjoy and we will happily follow along; it is why we watch and subscribe! All the best.
Excellent! So-called 'scrap' in the U.S. is becoming more & more expensive. Your videos allow greater knowledge to perform more useful salvage and implementation.
You and I are of the same thinking. I did recuperate and reuse stuff all my life, sometimes out of necessity, most of the times by convictions. I am appalled by my neighbors attitude, throwing away perfectly good items and buy new cheap (chinese?) stuff instead of fixing them. I cannot remember the number of bicycles I picked up from their "garbage" only in need for a clean up and lubrication that I brought to charity or Coop inhabitats only to get wide eyes and smiles from the kids. Same with lawn mowers, tools, great furniture from granma's only in need only of a clean up, and sold in fashionable "vintage" boutiques at high prices. Same with cars. I never, ever bought a brand new car. Always 2 or 3 y.o. ones in need of basic maintenance that I keep in top condition for at least 15 years ! We live in a wasteful era. At 70 y.o. now, I'm debtless since decades, own a very nice, modern (my desing) comfy house, 2 cars - one a 35 years collectible, the other my daily reliable car etc. People and relatives ask how I do/did it ? Well, I don't have huge lease car payments on the latest BMW or Ford SUV, I prefer putting my money in vacations and travel, not the new expensive cheap gizmo.
Idea for the trailer: mobile workshop. install a battery/charger system you find on a boat or RV with an inverter for tool power, light. Use the solar panels to power the system. You could extract / acquire / repair friend's items remotely. It could be really useful if you have that cabin in the woods.
Wow 3 or 4 years later still living you ❤ Geez almost 500k subs already, I wonder where you were at when I first started watching. Glad to see you in my feed again😎
It’s sad that the younger generation has perpetuated this trend of a disposable lifestyle. I was born in Europe and my parents emigrated to the US in 1965. My parents lived in an era where everything had a value and fixing or repairing was the norm. I luckily was raised to appreciate what America has to offer and I thrived in it. I have the ability and knowledge to teach but sadly only occasionally is my suggestion used but more than likely things are cobbled together in a shoddy way only to fail eventually. I appreciate your opinion and enjoy your videos. We are a kindred spirit. Thanks again.
Totally agree with you about adding complexity ( "selling points" ) to relatively simple systems. We're storing up catastrophic failures for the future. Marketing folk have obviously never heard the saying "Keep it simple, stupid!"
That transverse leaf spring suspension looks like it would allow a lot of lateral sway in the trailer. Perhaps an anti-sway bar would be a good addition? Should require just 4 connections-2 to the trailer frame and 2 to the axle. You & your channel have been a great inspiration to me. Only you can decide whether it’s worthwhile to film & post your repair-a-thongs and other projects, but I pray you will continue to do so! It must be a ton of extra work, but we are very grateful to you for sharing your knowledge & ideas. Thank you and God bless you.
*You* my man, when it all goes to shit (like it _someday_ will,) are going to be a part of the 1% of people that actually thrives in the new conditions! You will be well equipped, with _a lot_ of the *most* important knowledge you could possibly want at a time like that! Love your series! Much respect, from Norway!
The survivors will be those who can grow food and murder the other would-be survivors and take their stuff. Sadly, technological knowledge has nothing to do with it.
You're videos are always on my "Reserve for watching while drinking my morning coffee"-list. During my coffee I only want to watch a video or two of which I know is gonna be good. You also inspired me, my dad's impact drill died after some abuse by my brother. It was a pretty nice Bosch one, my dad got a new one under warranty. For some reason Bosch didn't want the old one back, so I replaced the brushes in the old one and now I have a free, working, impact drill.
Skills and habits like the ones you showcase are becoming more and more necessary for people to learn and practice. Keep up the great work and thank you for making these videos for us, they are always an inspiration!
Diese Videos sind immer sagenhaft! Ich bin genau auch so dass ich Alte Sachen immer repariere trotz der manchmal großen Arbeit. Ich schau ihre Videos seit der ersten repairathon- es ist einfach inspirierend zu sehen. Würde cool sein Sie zu treffen nächstes mal ich in Deutschland bin! Vielen Dank für all die harte Arbeit!
Nice work on the trailer. Lots of possibilities come to mind. Base Camp. When the caravan is too much. Building slide in modular units for different jobs. Whatever the plan it needs a spare tire.
Totally agreed on the comments of the pump... I hate Web 2.0, IoT, mobile apps for everything, unnecessary electronics and connectivity, and all these trends that not only overcomplicates things, it often does not deliver in the supposed conveniences it's supposed to give, because you are essentially trading wasting time on one thing for another - eg. software and firmware updates, synching issues, dealing with bugs in code, proprietary crap, dependencies on the manufacturer, etc. I rarely ever see a piece of household or shop gear that is really definitely improved by new Internet connected electronics. In fact, I can't think of a single thing that was made better as a whole, without major tradeoffs. It's kinda laughable really... I'm tired of hearing people who bought this thing or that thing that can be activated, opened or run via some mobile app, only to hear later on that they returned to the "old way" because they were tired of dealing with the thing not working for multiple reasons all the time... the servers were off, the system was outdated, the mobile app wasn't working, a power spike took the whole thing off, electronics were giving some unknown error code, the company went bankrupt and took functionality of their products with them... yadda yadda yadda. How did we go from a point where we were worried about planned obsolescence issues and cheap materials being used, to this next level garbage of connected crap that seemingly won't go away no matter how bad they are?
Well there are a few things like smart smoke detectors that trigger all at once or if that doesn't work only that one, things like irrigation systems that are essentially time controlled sockets, cameras if there is no room for wiring The important thing is they need to work even if the internet is down for a period of time or it needs to be hosted by yourself to ensure reliability to you
If you stick to open source or easily available firmwares, you can actually build something very decent. Being able to control your lights/surveillance cameras, control the A/C or feed you cat when you're away is very convenient IMO. A system that opens and closes the blinds and windows automatically to save on heating or cooling is also a big yes in my book. I wouldn't put my trust in anything that I didn't build myself or isn't open source, though, but as long as I can maintain it myself with little to no effort, why not?
Another interesting repair-a-thon. I share your dislike for web based home apps. I've built several home projects and while they have web based interface they all run on our LAN and are independent of the internet.
I share you sentiment on so called "smart feature" (Basically "We want to control the user how they use their device, and when they should buy our new products") thus really like reverse engineering them and making open source solutions to them cause I am in control of my freaking washing machine or toaster or fridge or whatever, not the manufacturer. As my moto to corporations that implement these "smart features" goes: If I have not offended you please wait your turn, I will get to you eventually.
People seem obsessed with smart devices. I've no idea why they are attracted to them so much. There are certain things like smart thermostats which make some sense, but a smart pump sits at the opposite end of the spectrum 🤦🤦
Same, i have some 30 connected items, and the only issue i have had is with the "cloud connected" bulb i got locally, it was the only one there but it's gone now.. because it was sheit. Pretty strange though, since that company was one of very few with a dedicated home assistant team/integration. But they should have had the sense to make it local instead of cloud.
It's frustrating that so many people fall for the scam of "smart" appliances and home automation that requires an ongoing subscription and connection to a remote corporation's servers. All the functionality can be obtained more cheaply, efficiently, and securely with independent equipment entirely within the home. Let Google know whenever I want a light on, wait an appreciable interval for it to happen, and hope they don't brick my connected devices? No thanks.
I would have just sold the scrap and called myself lucky for getting out of the deal with more money than i started, but holy hell! you made it look beautiful.
You have come such a long way as a fabricator. That trailer rebuild is absolutely daunting but you have no problem now properly assessing and rebuilding it with everything you have learned. Great job! It's inspiring to see someone fearlessly take on projects and come up with solutions. Hope this trailer goes a long way for you.
You could make a neat little camper out of that trailer. Would be interesting to make the interior modular enough to also be able to use it as a regular hauler.
Wish I could weld. Just can't add another pile of gear for another interest. I have toooo many other hobbies and not enough room to store all my toys. Love these Repair A Thons!!!!!!!!!!!
i built a box like yours on top of a hand me down trailer i got from my father purchased in 1981. Built the frame from angle and clad it in thin ply. served me well for a few years as a tool trailer for my mowing business. allowed me to load it and leave it loaded with tools secured inside. cant wait to see what you build from yours. the body looked bad but thankfully the chassis looks good.
11:30 all the dust is grinding wheel. If you keep your grinding wheel barely poking through or only go back and forth and score away 90% of the material, your discs will last vastly longer with only a small hit to time.
true, a lot of people put too much pressure and lose half their discs. The higher the rpm the more material removal. The more "engagement", the more disc removal.. most of the black dust is literally the grinder disc.
I appreciate and relate to your stubbornness in regard to continuing the repair of that box trailer. I sometimes feel that stripping back something that looks almost too far gone to it's bare chassis and rebuilding from that point is still easier than just starting from scratch. Stripping back a project all the way to it's basic framework then building it back up can be less intimidating than having to design and fabricate the whole thing without any beginning design drawings or dimensions. It is also very satisfying to see an old machine renewed and rust proofed from the bones up. Good work!
A key point with trailers is that it is very difficult to get a home designed trailer to pass roadworthy inspection. Rebuilding a trailer with nothing but the name plate original is easier to pass than a much stronger home made unit in most countries.
I have the unfortunate feeling that Germany is going to have a rough winter this year. I'm glad to know that you, at least, will be as prepared as you can be, and that you have been thinking ahead for quite some time.
This is very sad and should be corrected. I would suggest you and your friends write a letter to every legislator to make a permanent exemption for private individuals to collect 2 years household consumption legal or remove the whole statute. One day a legislator will believe there are lots of people in favour of this because he gets mail every year and make it happen.
Diese grünen Tonnen, die man im Baumarkt kaufen kann für Regenwasser haben ein Manko. Wenn sich am Boden Eis bildet, kann das den Boden raussprengen. Das heißt zum Winter hin aufpassen.
Love all your stuff, always interesting, though I’m jealous of your “freedom to roam” in the scrapyards. Trailers are fun! I bought an old trailer, the wooden body was rotten so I reduced it to axle and draw-bar, then made a steel tube frame skinned with aluminium and floored with ply-wood. It worked well and looked good till I bought a small motorcycle... that wouldn’t fit, so I had to cut the body in half and insert a forth section into the middle of the tube frame. Doesn’t look quite so nice now, but it still works well. It looks quite like your trailer, but without the tall sides and roof. Please keep going with these videos, they are always an encouragement to save and recycle useful stuff. Thank you. Les in UK
As far as stubbornness on the trailer, maybe, but more than that is that you fixed it yourself and you’ll always be able to look at it and know that. Also I find myself saying “why can’t things just work”, all these fancy app driven things that don’t need to be app driven. Anyway, thanks for another great video.
The whole thing with wireless connectivity in appliances reminds me, I have an air-conditioner that lasted one year before something failed in the electronics, and yes, it has wireless functionality. Now it constantly power-cycles no matter what buttons are pressed and will even turn on briefly if activated fast enough between power failures. We were going to warranty it but that was never gotten around to, so I'll likely swap in the electronics from another (older, but still modern/digital) unit since it's just the electronics that failed. Great finds and repairs! Shocking that somebody threw that pump out when it was just the add-on module that failed.
Build it into a little tool trailer and use the solar panels to charge a battery bank, with an inverter to charge cordless tools, and run lights. It might be nice to be able to recover things from where they are, or if you happen to buy your farm in the woods, it would be a good help to start doing the repairs.
Wonderful video - restoring a trailer, brilliant. You could make several old trailers into something nice: Camper, bar, minihotel, offgrid fishing cabin - it could be a long list!
Yes more videos please, to watch you find salvageable, repairable and reusable things from the scrap yard is awesome, I like how you can repurpose lots of things and save money.
You turned it into a high class trailer after a lot of work. If it was me I would just have sold it and taken the money and run. Profit is not the main driving force in my life, the same as I see in yours, but we all need money to live you know. I think the same about the putative Combined Heat and Power System that you have most of the parts for. You could sell a refurbished system of that size for several thousand euro. Just a few sales of this nature would see your way to a good portion of a years income. It also enables you to continue to work on the things you love.
Thanks. I also think that cars, trucks, agricultural , all kinds of household equipment can be built to work much simpler with fewer so called features and to be more reliable.
I absolutely love your videos keep them going being a tinker / inventor myself passing on knowledge like you do inspires people to do the same to learn more.
I cannot comprehend why you don’t have a million plus subscribers. This is content that all people who want to stop needless waste and try to refurbish an item rather than scrap it at first breakdown need for good ideas. Please keep going, I share your videos with friends who I hope will subscribe to your channel which to be honest is far more interesting than some idiot screaming swear words at a gaming console!
I enjoyed the film, as always. It's a Nice Saturday morning when I get to drink my coffee while watching a new video you made. I just saw this because RUclips evidently 'unsubscribed' me from your channel (and I didn't get a notification). The trailer is a great project. I thought Americans were a wasteful bunch but that electronic control box being thrown away takes the prize! That thing is a Goldmine! I really can hardly believe someone would throw that away, That wins the Grand Prize for waste, stupid and lazy! Take Care and Good luck on the builds! -John
Maybe get an empty IBC, holds one cubic meter and has an outlet at the bottom. Put it up elevated. It's square, so it fits in a corner. Combined with a raspi/micro controller, filter and little pump +relays and valves it can do the watering. If you were to fetch clamps and vise, you could see it in person 😝. As for the trailer, very nice. We have an old east german home made one we got for cheap. Maybe you could use some rubberized paint for the bottom? Lidl sells (sold?) it now and then in rattle cans. Probably better for pebbles hitting? I am a brush guy, too. But for big flat surfaces rolling on produces the better result.
I was also going to suggest a couple of IBCs as the stacking can give a good head of pressure. I’m planning to catch all my house rainwater this year into storage... just need to get my partner to agree how we disguise them / protect them from the sun. 😀👍
Great trailer restoration! Be careful driving in high winds as that little trailer is tall and would easily get blown over especially when it is empty!
I would recommend that the type of work done on the trailer is done on an impervious surface so that the debris can be swept up and put in the rubbish. You have added to the pollutant loading in the environment.
The stonework in those homes are beautiful. I live in Pennsylvania and most of our old Barns were made by the the Pennsylvania Dutch in the 1800s and use a traditional German design. There are so many still standing after hundreds of years and I've always admired the craftsmanship.
Make a mobile workshop in the trailer! Shelf on one side and a short, tall table to work on the other side! I also think you should put some sort of window to have natural light.
I would use the trailer as a mobile power plant! Perhaps make the sides foldable and put solarpanels on the inside walls so when the trailer is parked the roof gets bigger and then one get shelter from the rain or sun too! Great video like always!
We have the same pump in our basement :) I just swapped out the starter capacitor 2 weeks ago as it began to not start pumping or needed several attempts and the electronic showed an 'error'. Now it runs great again :). In case of our pump, alas 5000/6 inox, it was a 16µF Capacitor. The electronic is a so called "Trockenlaufschutz" (run dry protection?) with a manometer that switches of above a certain pressure and on below a certain pressure. It can be swapped easily. Our original one cracked 8 years ago and I switched for a T.I.P. one. I guess every major hardware store will have their one brand ones :)
up to 300w power generation on a mobile platform - you could probably put a 500ah@12v storage system in there, then use it for a number of tasks - given the theme of your channel, power generation for component disassembly at scrapyards / offgrid mobile workshop ;) looking forward to the next video!
That control panel is great, I like the old Siemens control control gear with the white tops 👍🏻 and the trailer is worth a lot more now you reconditioned it ...great video
For your trailer, not sure how much more you want to add to it. If so, I would suggest wiring up 1 or 2 LEDs inside of the trailer. Use either the power from the cars trailer wire harness or the solar panels if installed on top with a light switch. Love the build!
surely you can spare a short 8” bench in the back of the trailer to fit up an inverter and a bunch of gravity filled kilowatts… add some outlets to the outside of the trailer and *bewm* portable power to run tools or fans or a stereo or whatever your heart desires.
The same applies to enclosed trailers in the USA--Open trailers are available for a few hundred, but enclosed trailers cost thousands. People do lots of creative things with the enclosed trailers, running businesses out of them (everything from lawn services to mobile kitchens) or making custom campers out of them. I'll be interested to see what you do with yours.
I love your ethos and videos that inspire us all to use existing material rather than always buying new stuff. We recently had a pool installed and I was able to make a shed to cover the pump and salt chlorinator without spending a single cent. The door has composite hinges from an unused corrugated iron gate, corrugated iron from a panel lift garage door and a homemade door covered by clear uv protected acrylic sheet so that I can see the pump readouts without opening the door. Posts were from an a disused steel fence.
You should fill that trailer with oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and digital multimeters in order to turn it into a mobile electronics repair center.
22:05 That's a rookie mistake, hand behind target. Screwdrivers love to slide off and spear hands (and yours was begging for it) almost as much as hammers love to ricochet and squash thumbs. 10/4 about the over burdening of robust equipment with flimsy electronics.
It's quite incredible how much as-new industrial electrical gear, like you found, is available very cheaply or even for free. I suppose the expense of checking it for re-use in industry is more expensive than buying brand new gear.
*your ability to fabricate amazing and practical devices from discarded objects is truly inspiring...might want to explore the possibility of prop building at some of the regional film studios or indie production houses...plenty of prop building sites on line (duh) and i'm sure the opportunity for collaborations would only enhance the variety and complexity of what you can produce otherwise*
I hope you are able to not just survive, but thrive in the upcoming Winter. From what I'm reading in the news, it seems that the energy shortage in Germany and elsewhere in Europe is going to make life very difficult there.
That capturing of losses idea is a very impressive idea. Just to think that you could run exhaust tubing thru a water heater or even as the heat tubing in a furnace would change up how much energy is lost over all. And the amount of soot you could capture to eliminate from pollution if you could drop exhaust gasses from approx. 250 degrees F(121.111 degrees C)down to 80 degrees F(26.6667 degrees C). That could actually be very clever for giving companies raw carbon and other trace elements back to refine and manufacture new objects from. Still like seeing the work on things like the trailers and the ideas you offer with the pumps and other insights. Really enjoy thinking on what ideas you give.
@@thewhitefalcon8539 I have a Keurig that's broken. Gonna try to desolder the pumps and motors and some of the components I can find data sheets for. I wanna use the pumps and motors to make a drip irrigation system. I have never soldered but the components all seem to be 12v so I could power with a battery pack. Thank you for the encouragement I got my soldering iron last year and have been nervous to even try.
@@ashtreylil1 Sounds reasonable. All the big things like pumps are probably attached by wires, not soldered directly to the circuit board. So you can probably cut the wires, then strip the new ends and connect them wherever you like. I find that solder is actually a pretty annoying way to make connections outside of PCBs - you can get yourself some spade or ring connectors and a matching crimp tool (not if it's really expensive, some are). Or a block of screw terminal connectors where you can screw a wire into each side of the connector. Though those options have their own annoyances - mainly they have to be about the right size for the wire, whereas solder is pretty universal. Idk if it's worth desoldering small components instead of just getting new ones. Here's a reminder to use safety glasses when soldering - just in case a piece of hot solder happens to flick directly at your eye. Very low chance, but if it did happen you'd be half blind, so good to take precautions. Apart from that the worst thing to worry about is screwing up whatever you're trying to do, or completely ruining the soldering iron tip and having to get a new one for $10 - both no big deal
It occurred to me that your solar paneled trailer could be a mobile workshop. The potential perhaps to salvage more efficiently because you can bring a careful selection of hand tools as well as power tools. I’m assuming the scrapyards wouldn’t object to some onsite dismantling, as long as the items are going to be purchased anyway. A vise, a workbench, maybe a plasma cutter. Battery box for the power converter riding on the trailer tongue.
You have doubts that we want you to make more videos??? Of course we want more videos, it's a joy to see someone actually repair and repurpose old discarded equipment/materials and make good use of it. Your videos are always interesting, entertaining and informative. Keep up the excellent work!!
Now more than ever, I would say, with things to come.
We need more videos for sure
Keep it up! we all love your work.
Hear, Hear! The man speaks the truth PostApocolypticInventor.
I still thoroughly enjoy your videos, I’m a furniture maker and almost all my tools and machinery are restored often from an unusable state. And 90% of my materials are recycled, reclaimed or junk collected from the road side. I’m deeply envious of you skill and knowledge with electronics, we’d all be poorer without you content and thoughts. So hoping you can keep it rolling, though I can imagine it’s no small undertaking.
I don't know how common they are in Germany, but in the US one of the first things we generally do with those pumps is thread on cam-lock fittings to eliminate the threading on/off issues all together. When you are in the rain in the dark and trying to work in a hurry, the cam-lock connections are really nice.
Ahhhh, rust, the gift that keeps on giving.
the more I watch the more I like your way of dealing with wasted tech
40000 views in 24 hours? What makes you think we don't appreciate your work. Thank you very much!
After 3 weeks of hospital appointments and radiotherapy. This is just the video I needed.
Am I the only one that feels nostalgia watching his intro video. I've been following him for a long time. I remember watching is shop tour video in the basement of his house and watching his hour long videos of him explaining electronics and engineering. Man I miss those. I love this channel. Keep up the awesome work my man. You're an inspiration.
Where I live in Canada (Toronto area) we have not been able to roam through refuse and recycling sites for many years. Government, insurance, and safety are to blame for us losing this valuable way to reduce/reuse/recycle not to mention save money. It is a shame not to mention a colossal waste of resources just melting them down and in most cases just sending them to be trucked away and most likely buried. Truck and auto parts are, for the most part, the only exceptions. I really miss that feeling of discovering hidden gems and repurposing them. Keep up the great work on the channel and YES, of course we want you to keep on making your kind of videos! Make the kinds of videos you yourself enjoy and we will happily follow along; it is why we watch and subscribe! All the best.
Hervorragendes Video. Möchten wir mehr? Ja, bitte!
Tolle Arbeit. 🙏
Excellent! So-called 'scrap' in the U.S. is becoming more & more expensive. Your videos allow greater knowledge to perform more useful salvage and implementation.
You and I are of the same thinking. I did recuperate and reuse stuff all my life, sometimes out of necessity, most of the times by convictions. I am appalled by my neighbors attitude, throwing away perfectly good items and buy new cheap (chinese?) stuff instead of fixing them.
I cannot remember the number of bicycles I picked up from their "garbage" only in need for a clean up and lubrication that I brought to charity or Coop inhabitats only to get wide eyes and smiles from the kids. Same with lawn mowers, tools, great furniture from granma's only in need only of a clean up, and sold in fashionable "vintage" boutiques at high prices. Same with cars. I never, ever bought a brand new car. Always 2 or 3 y.o. ones in need of basic maintenance that I keep in top condition for at least 15 years !
We live in a wasteful era. At 70 y.o. now, I'm debtless since decades, own a very nice, modern (my desing) comfy house, 2 cars - one a 35 years collectible, the other my daily reliable car etc. People and relatives ask how I do/did it ? Well, I don't have huge lease car payments on the latest BMW or Ford SUV, I prefer putting my money in vacations and travel, not the new expensive cheap gizmo.
Idea for the trailer: mobile workshop. install a battery/charger system you find on a boat or RV with an inverter for tool power, light. Use the solar panels to power the system. You could extract / acquire / repair friend's items remotely. It could be really useful if you have that cabin in the woods.
Wow 3 or 4 years later still living you ❤ Geez almost 500k subs already, I wonder where you were at when I first started watching. Glad to see you in my feed again😎
It’s sad that the younger generation has perpetuated this trend of a disposable lifestyle. I was born in Europe and my parents emigrated to the US in 1965. My parents lived in an era where everything had a value and fixing or repairing was the norm. I luckily was raised to appreciate what America has to offer and I thrived in it. I have the ability and knowledge to teach but sadly only occasionally is my suggestion used but more than likely things are cobbled together in a shoddy way only to fail eventually. I appreciate your opinion and enjoy your videos. We are a kindred spirit. Thanks again.
Totally agree with you about adding complexity ( "selling points" ) to relatively simple systems. We're storing up catastrophic failures for the future. Marketing folk have obviously never heard the saying "Keep it simple, stupid!"
Admirable job done on the trailer. It's nice to see someone working through the discovered set-backs.
Man that cabinet is a gold mine of parts, especially if you were building a CNC.
Mach einfach weiter so ... Du bist einer von wenigen die verstanden haben wie diese Welt funktioniert. Sad but true
That transverse leaf spring suspension looks like it would allow a lot of lateral sway in the trailer. Perhaps an anti-sway bar would be a good addition? Should require just 4 connections-2 to the trailer frame and 2 to the axle.
You & your channel have been a great inspiration to me. Only you can decide whether it’s worthwhile to film & post your repair-a-thongs and other projects, but I pray you will continue to do so! It must be a ton of extra work, but we are very grateful to you for sharing your knowledge & ideas. Thank you and God bless you.
Probably the best series on RUclips. I’ve fixed an air compressor learning from this series
One of my favourite channel. Invaluable material.
*You* my man, when it all goes to shit (like it _someday_ will,) are going to be a part of the 1% of people that actually thrives in the new conditions!
You will be well equipped, with _a lot_ of the *most* important knowledge you could possibly want at a time like that!
Love your series! Much respect, from Norway!
The survivors will be those who can grow food and murder the other would-be survivors and take their stuff. Sadly, technological knowledge has nothing to do with it.
You're videos are always on my "Reserve for watching while drinking my morning coffee"-list. During my coffee I only want to watch a video or two of which I know is gonna be good. You also inspired me, my dad's impact drill died after some abuse by my brother. It was a pretty nice Bosch one, my dad got a new one under warranty. For some reason Bosch didn't want the old one back, so I replaced the brushes in the old one and now I have a free, working, impact drill.
a man whos into the things i love and hold the opinions i feel? i subbed
the fact you managed to get through german tüv is impressive on its own.
Skills and habits like the ones you showcase are becoming more and more necessary for people to learn and practice. Keep up the great work and thank you for making these videos for us, they are always an inspiration!
Diese Videos sind immer sagenhaft! Ich bin genau auch so dass ich Alte Sachen immer repariere trotz der manchmal großen Arbeit. Ich schau ihre Videos seit der ersten repairathon- es ist einfach inspirierend zu sehen. Würde cool sein Sie zu treffen nächstes mal ich in Deutschland bin! Vielen Dank für all die harte Arbeit!
I am a big fan of simple, rugged design. It always wins in the long run.
Nice work on the trailer. Lots of possibilities come to mind. Base Camp. When the caravan is too much. Building slide in modular units for different jobs. Whatever the plan it needs a spare tire.
Totally agreed on the comments of the pump... I hate Web 2.0, IoT, mobile apps for everything, unnecessary electronics and connectivity, and all these trends that not only overcomplicates things, it often does not deliver in the supposed conveniences it's supposed to give, because you are essentially trading wasting time on one thing for another - eg. software and firmware updates, synching issues, dealing with bugs in code, proprietary crap, dependencies on the manufacturer, etc. I rarely ever see a piece of household or shop gear that is really definitely improved by new Internet connected electronics. In fact, I can't think of a single thing that was made better as a whole, without major tradeoffs.
It's kinda laughable really... I'm tired of hearing people who bought this thing or that thing that can be activated, opened or run via some mobile app, only to hear later on that they returned to the "old way" because they were tired of dealing with the thing not working for multiple reasons all the time... the servers were off, the system was outdated, the mobile app wasn't working, a power spike took the whole thing off, electronics were giving some unknown error code, the company went bankrupt and took functionality of their products with them... yadda yadda yadda.
How did we go from a point where we were worried about planned obsolescence issues and cheap materials being used, to this next level garbage of connected crap that seemingly won't go away no matter how bad they are?
Plus everything made with plastic and expensive and have a shorter life and works like garbage
You've summed up a lot of reasons most IT people don't buy "smart" appliances.
Not to mention they are stealing your data.
Well there are a few things like smart smoke detectors that trigger all at once or if that doesn't work only that one, things like irrigation systems that are essentially time controlled sockets, cameras if there is no room for wiring
The important thing is they need to work even if the internet is down for a period of time or it needs to be hosted by yourself to ensure reliability to you
If you stick to open source or easily available firmwares, you can actually build something very decent.
Being able to control your lights/surveillance cameras, control the A/C or feed you cat when you're away is very convenient IMO.
A system that opens and closes the blinds and windows automatically to save on heating or cooling is also a big yes in my book.
I wouldn't put my trust in anything that I didn't build myself or isn't open source, though, but as long as I can maintain it myself with little to no effort, why not?
In times like these, this is the besk kind of videos to watch. Thank you so much
Another interesting repair-a-thon. I share your dislike for web based home apps. I've built several home projects and while they have web based interface they all run on our LAN and are independent of the internet.
I share you sentiment on so called "smart feature" (Basically "We want to control the user how they use their device, and when they should buy our new products") thus really like reverse engineering them and making open source solutions to them cause I am in control of my freaking washing machine or toaster or fridge or whatever, not the manufacturer. As my moto to corporations that implement these "smart features" goes: If I have not offended you please wait your turn, I will get to you eventually.
Get this! My electric toothbrush has wifi connection and an app. I haven't bothered.
People seem obsessed with smart devices. I've no idea why they are attracted to them so much. There are certain things like smart thermostats which make some sense, but a smart pump sits at the opposite end of the spectrum 🤦🤦
Same, i have some 30 connected items, and the only issue i have had is with the "cloud connected" bulb i got locally, it was the only one there but it's gone now.. because it was sheit.
Pretty strange though, since that company was one of very few with a dedicated home assistant team/integration. But they should have had the sense to make it local instead of cloud.
It's frustrating that so many people fall for the scam of "smart" appliances and home automation that requires an ongoing subscription and connection to a remote corporation's servers. All the functionality can be obtained more cheaply, efficiently, and securely with independent equipment entirely within the home. Let Google know whenever I want a light on, wait an appreciable interval for it to happen, and hope they don't brick my connected devices? No thanks.
I would have just sold the scrap and called myself lucky for getting out of the deal with more money than i started, but holy hell! you made it look beautiful.
You have come such a long way as a fabricator. That trailer rebuild is absolutely daunting but you have no problem now properly assessing and rebuilding it with everything you have learned. Great job! It's inspiring to see someone fearlessly take on projects and come up with solutions. Hope this trailer goes a long way for you.
I'll say! He essentially replaced all the parts aside from the wheels and suspension. It was less of a rebuild and more of a salvage operation 😅
Your videos are very inspirational. We just installed a couple of solar panels on the house to reduce our electric bill.
You could make a neat little camper out of that trailer. Would be interesting to make the interior modular enough to also be able to use it as a regular hauler.
Wish I could weld. Just can't add another pile of gear for another interest. I have toooo many other hobbies and not enough room to store all my toys. Love these Repair A Thons!!!!!!!!!!!
i built a box like yours on top of a hand me down trailer i got from my father purchased in 1981. Built the frame from angle and clad it in thin ply. served me well for a few years as a tool trailer for my mowing business. allowed me to load it and leave it loaded with tools secured inside. cant wait to see what you build from yours. the body looked bad but thankfully the chassis looks good.
Your "new" trailer looks bulletproof. A vast improvement on the original.
11:30 all the dust is grinding wheel. If you keep your grinding wheel barely poking through or only go back and forth and score away 90% of the material, your discs will last vastly longer with only a small hit to time.
true, a lot of people put too much pressure and lose half their discs. The higher the rpm the more material removal. The more "engagement", the more disc removal.. most of the black dust is literally the grinder disc.
The trailer makes a perfect tiny camper/caravan
I appreciate and relate to your stubbornness in regard to continuing the repair of that box trailer. I sometimes feel that stripping back something that looks almost too far gone to it's bare chassis and rebuilding from that point is still easier than just starting from scratch. Stripping back a project all the way to it's basic framework then building it back up can be less intimidating than having to design and fabricate the whole thing without any beginning design drawings or dimensions. It is also very satisfying to see an old machine renewed and rust proofed from the bones up. Good work!
A key point with trailers is that it is very difficult to get a home designed trailer to pass roadworthy inspection. Rebuilding a trailer with nothing but the name plate original is easier to pass than a much stronger home made unit in most countries.
I have the unfortunate feeling that Germany is going to have a rough winter this year. I'm glad to know that you, at least, will be as prepared as you can be, and that you have been thinking ahead for quite some time.
I believe that this is the BEST video you have ever produced---Thanks. Loved it.
In some parts of my country (USA) it's actually illegal to collect rainwater. They consider it an "illegal reservoir".
This is very sad and should be corrected. I would suggest you and your friends write a letter to every legislator to make a permanent exemption for private individuals to collect 2 years household consumption legal or remove the whole statute. One day a legislator will believe there are lots of people in favour of this because he gets mail every year and make it happen.
Diese grünen Tonnen, die man im Baumarkt kaufen kann für Regenwasser haben ein Manko. Wenn sich am Boden Eis bildet, kann das den Boden raussprengen. Das heißt zum Winter hin aufpassen.
Locktide sounds like a freezing compound to stop the tide. The adhesive to hold nuts and bolts together is called thread lock.
Love all your stuff, always interesting, though I’m jealous of your “freedom to roam” in the scrapyards. Trailers are fun! I bought an old trailer, the wooden body was rotten so I reduced it to axle and draw-bar, then made a steel tube frame skinned with aluminium and floored with ply-wood. It worked well and looked good till I bought a small motorcycle... that wouldn’t fit, so I had to cut the body in half and insert a forth section into the middle of the tube frame. Doesn’t look quite so nice now, but it still works well. It looks quite like your trailer, but without the tall sides and roof.
Please keep going with these videos, they are always an encouragement to save and recycle useful stuff. Thank you. Les in UK
Another great output. Your philosophy about conecting things to the internet is so correct.
"What would _you_ do with a trailer like that, [...] with a couple of solar panels on top?"
Biggest. Boombox. Ever.
15:48 "And here is where the first major modification starts" After casually rebuilding the entire frame
As far as stubbornness on the trailer, maybe, but more than that is that you fixed it yourself and you’ll always be able to look at it and know that. Also I find myself saying “why can’t things just work”, all these fancy app driven things that don’t need to be app driven. Anyway, thanks for another great video.
Pertty much a no brainer that you definitely need to make more of these videos! You are awesome builder, could watch these for hours..
The whole thing with wireless connectivity in appliances reminds me, I have an air-conditioner that lasted one year before something failed in the electronics, and yes, it has wireless functionality.
Now it constantly power-cycles no matter what buttons are pressed and will even turn on briefly if activated fast enough between power failures.
We were going to warranty it but that was never gotten around to, so I'll likely swap in the electronics from another (older, but still modern/digital) unit since it's just the electronics that failed.
Great finds and repairs! Shocking that somebody threw that pump out when it was just the add-on module that failed.
Build it into a little tool trailer and use the solar panels to charge a battery bank, with an inverter to charge cordless tools, and run lights. It might be nice to be able to recover things from where they are, or if you happen to buy your farm in the woods, it would be a good help to start doing the repairs.
The first thing that came to my mind when I first saw the trailer was MINI-CAMPER!
Wonderful video - restoring a trailer, brilliant. You could make several old trailers into something nice: Camper, bar, minihotel, offgrid fishing cabin - it could be a long list!
Yes more videos please, to watch you find salvageable, repairable and reusable things from the scrap yard is awesome, I like how you can repurpose lots of things and save money.
You turned it into a high class trailer after a lot of work. If it was me I would just have sold it and taken the money and run. Profit is not the main driving force in my life, the same as I see in yours, but we all need money to live you know. I think the same about the putative Combined Heat and Power System that you have most of the parts for. You could sell a refurbished system of that size for several thousand euro. Just a few sales of this nature would see your way to a good portion of a years income. It also enables you to continue to work on the things you love.
Thanks. I also think that cars, trucks, agricultural , all kinds of household equipment can be built to work much simpler with fewer so called features and to be more reliable.
I absolutely love your videos keep them going being a tinker / inventor myself passing on knowledge like you do inspires people to do the same to learn more.
I cannot comprehend why you don’t have a million plus subscribers. This is content that all people who want to stop needless waste and try to refurbish an item rather than scrap it at first breakdown need for good ideas. Please keep going, I share your videos with friends who I hope will subscribe to your channel which to be honest is far more interesting than some idiot screaming swear words at a gaming console!
Looks like you have the start of a really nice mobile workshop now.
I enjoyed the film, as always. It's a Nice Saturday morning when I get to drink my coffee while watching a new video you made. I just saw this because RUclips evidently 'unsubscribed' me from your channel (and I didn't get a notification). The trailer is a great project. I thought Americans were a wasteful bunch but that electronic control box being thrown away takes the prize! That thing is a Goldmine! I really can hardly believe someone would throw that away, That wins the Grand Prize for waste, stupid and lazy!
Take Care and Good luck on the builds! -John
Maybe get an empty IBC, holds one cubic meter and has an outlet at the bottom. Put it up elevated. It's square, so it fits in a corner. Combined with a raspi/micro controller, filter and little pump +relays and valves it can do the watering. If you were to fetch clamps and vise, you could see it in person 😝.
As for the trailer, very nice. We have an old east german home made one we got for cheap. Maybe you could use some rubberized paint for the bottom? Lidl sells (sold?) it now and then in rattle cans. Probably better for pebbles hitting? I am a brush guy, too. But for big flat surfaces rolling on produces the better result.
I was also going to suggest a couple of IBCs as the stacking can give a good head of pressure. I’m planning to catch all my house rainwater this year into storage... just need to get my partner to agree how we disguise them / protect them from the sun. 😀👍
Great trailer restoration! Be careful driving in high winds as that little trailer is tall and would easily get blown over especially when it is empty!
I would recommend that the type of work done on the trailer is done on an impervious surface so that the debris can be swept up and put in the rubbish. You have added to the pollutant loading in the environment.
I wish you lived in the UK. We need clever people like you. We don't have scrapyards here anymore, at least none we can pick over.
The stonework in those homes are beautiful. I live in Pennsylvania and most of our old Barns were made by the the Pennsylvania Dutch in the 1800s and use a traditional German design. There are so many still standing after hundreds of years and I've always admired the craftsmanship.
Make a mobile workshop in the trailer! Shelf on one side and a short, tall table to work on the other side! I also think you should put some sort of window to have natural light.
I would use the trailer as a mobile power plant! Perhaps make the sides foldable and put solarpanels on the inside walls so when the trailer is parked the roof gets bigger and then one get shelter from the rain or sun too! Great video like always!
it still amazes me what i see people throw away. Great video as usual.
We have the same pump in our basement :)
I just swapped out the starter capacitor 2 weeks ago as it began to not start pumping or needed several attempts and the electronic showed an 'error'.
Now it runs great again :).
In case of our pump, alas 5000/6 inox, it was a 16µF Capacitor.
The electronic is a so called "Trockenlaufschutz" (run dry protection?) with a manometer that switches of above a certain pressure and on below a certain pressure.
It can be swapped easily. Our original one cracked 8 years ago and I switched for a T.I.P. one.
I guess every major hardware store will have their one brand ones :)
I would definitely build myself a little caravan/camping trailer out of that
up to 300w power generation on a mobile platform - you could probably put a 500ah@12v storage system in there, then use it for a number of tasks - given the theme of your channel, power generation for component disassembly at scrapyards / offgrid mobile workshop ;)
looking forward to the next video!
Bless you! You're helping the world my friend 🙏
You are completely correct about most apps having a short life span. Any function in the app should be accessible with buttons on the device.
That control panel is great, I like the old Siemens control control gear with the white tops 👍🏻 and the trailer is worth a lot more now you reconditioned it ...great video
Wow that Blue Box. Is a heck of a find
It appears You Tube is not notifying me of your videos any more! I found this by chance.
Glad to see you are still here!
For your trailer, not sure how much more you want to add to it. If so, I would suggest wiring up 1 or 2 LEDs inside of the trailer. Use either the power from the cars trailer wire harness or the solar panels if installed on top with a light switch. Love the build!
surely you can spare a short 8” bench in the back of the trailer to fit up an inverter and a bunch of gravity filled kilowatts… add some outlets to the outside of the trailer and *bewm* portable power to run tools or fans or a stereo or whatever your heart desires.
Great rebuild on the trailer! Your video's are literally the only ones I drop everything to watch.
I've always had a fantasy of adding an alternator and batteries to a trailer to work as regenerative brakes by utilizing the brake light circuits.
The same applies to enclosed trailers in the USA--Open trailers are available for a few hundred, but enclosed trailers cost thousands. People do lots of creative things with the enclosed trailers, running businesses out of them (everything from lawn services to mobile kitchens) or making custom campers out of them. I'll be interested to see what you do with yours.
I love your ethos and videos that inspire us all to use existing material rather than always buying new stuff. We recently had a pool installed and I was able to make a shed to cover the pump and salt chlorinator without spending a single cent. The door has composite hinges from an unused corrugated iron gate, corrugated iron from a panel lift garage door and a homemade door covered by clear uv protected acrylic sheet so that I can see the pump readouts without opening the door. Posts were from an a disused steel fence.
Your philosophy is much needed these days!
You should fill that trailer with oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and digital multimeters in order to turn it into a mobile electronics repair center.
22:05 That's a rookie mistake, hand behind target. Screwdrivers love to slide off and spear hands (and yours was begging for it) almost as much as hammers love to ricochet and squash thumbs. 10/4 about the over burdening of robust equipment with flimsy electronics.
It's quite incredible how much as-new industrial electrical gear, like you found, is available very cheaply or even for free.
I suppose the expense of checking it for re-use in industry is more expensive than buying brand new gear.
*your ability to fabricate amazing and practical devices from discarded objects is truly inspiring...might want to explore the possibility of prop building at some of the regional film studios or indie production houses...plenty of prop building sites on line (duh) and i'm sure the opportunity for collaborations would only enhance the variety and complexity of what you can produce otherwise*
I hope you are able to not just survive, but thrive in the upcoming Winter.
From what I'm reading in the news, it seems that the energy shortage in Germany and elsewhere in Europe is going to make life very difficult there.
The aluminum-steel junction makes a nice corrosion point wherever it maybe
wow what a treasure, all quality ABB and Schneider parts
Great points on becoming more self reliant
That capturing of losses idea is a very impressive idea. Just to think that you could run exhaust tubing thru a water heater or even as the heat tubing in a furnace would change up how much energy is lost over all. And the amount of soot you could capture to eliminate from pollution if you could drop exhaust gasses from approx. 250 degrees F(121.111 degrees C)down to 80 degrees F(26.6667 degrees C). That could actually be very clever for giving companies raw carbon and other trace elements back to refine and manufacture new objects from.
Still like seeing the work on things like the trailers and the ideas you offer with the pumps and other insights. Really enjoy thinking on what ideas you give.
I want to do something like this with thrift store electronics to teach myself how circuits work.
Choose something to do, then do it until it's done. Unless someone else thinks it's too hard for a beginner. Then choose something different
@@thewhitefalcon8539 I have a Keurig that's broken. Gonna try to desolder the pumps and motors and some of the components I can find data sheets for. I wanna use the pumps and motors to make a drip irrigation system. I have never soldered but the components all seem to be 12v so I could power with a battery pack. Thank you for the encouragement I got my soldering iron last year and have been nervous to even try.
@@ashtreylil1 Sounds reasonable. All the big things like pumps are probably attached by wires, not soldered directly to the circuit board. So you can probably cut the wires, then strip the new ends and connect them wherever you like.
I find that solder is actually a pretty annoying way to make connections outside of PCBs - you can get yourself some spade or ring connectors and a matching crimp tool (not if it's really expensive, some are). Or a block of screw terminal connectors where you can screw a wire into each side of the connector. Though those options have their own annoyances - mainly they have to be about the right size for the wire, whereas solder is pretty universal.
Idk if it's worth desoldering small components instead of just getting new ones.
Here's a reminder to use safety glasses when soldering - just in case a piece of hot solder happens to flick directly at your eye. Very low chance, but if it did happen you'd be half blind, so good to take precautions. Apart from that the worst thing to worry about is screwing up whatever you're trying to do, or completely ruining the soldering iron tip and having to get a new one for $10 - both no big deal
It occurred to me that your solar paneled trailer could be a mobile workshop. The potential perhaps to salvage more efficiently because you can bring a careful selection of hand tools as well as power tools. I’m assuming the scrapyards wouldn’t object to some onsite dismantling, as long as the items are going to be purchased anyway. A vise, a workbench, maybe a plasma cutter. Battery box for the power converter riding on the trailer tongue.
I'm sure many scrapyards will absolutely object using plasma cutter on their premises 😮😀
More videos please! Maybe a scrap yard engine one day for generator or old reliable car with no electronics possibly.
The blue box is a super scrap yard find. I like the little trailers. Not sure what you can use it for yet we will see.