Thank you for your comment. Absolutely no need to cut the steel tongs on each side just place one board under one side and using a small jack then that so it pops in the place. Remember these are 14 feet long so they’re quite flexible
@@JosephHunstad I completely agree. I've seen a number of vids that involved cutting and rewelding angle or channel iron and their method just struck me as the wrong way to solve a common problem. The quickest way is often not the best way. Problem solving using logic is sadly a dying art. Working solo can be problematic but it can also force creative thought. Congrats on a task well done.
Thank you much getting ready to rebed my old 16 footer and couldn’t figure out how I was going to get my last boards on. Easy peasy after all great videos.
Hello Ray, Thank you for your nice comment. There were some people that suggested cutting out the steel lip and then re-welding it which is totally unnecessary and in my opinion not advised. Flexing the board will allow you to get that last board in their perfectly. Consider subscribing. Thanks, Joe.
Hey buddy, thank you for your comment. It is a great satisfaction to be able to re-deck your own trailer. I hope the video is helpful for you. Consider subscribing. Thanks, Joe.
Thank you very much for your comment. Yes with a small hydraulic jack these boards will bend very easily particularly if they’re 14 feet long. When you do yours send me a picture I’d like to see it. Best of luck.
It’s a tough job to do but when you’re done it’s great. I had a lot of screws that had broken off into the steel supports that took a lot of heat and effort to get them all out but I removed everyone which I think is the way to go and then once the boards ride from underneath I drilled the pilot holes and then put all the decking screws back in because then I didn’t have to put additional holes in the steel supports and weaken them. Thanks Joe
Great video. The floor jack idea was awesome. I did it this weekend by partially remembering your video and couldn't find it again after searching for about 3 weeks. Ran across it by accident tonight. I laid 9 out of 10 boards with boards 5 through 9 using the jack but I couldn't get number 10 in. I come back to tonight and see you use the world's largest crow/wedge bar i have ever seen in my life. I think I hear you calling it Bucky, Burkey, or Berkey bar? Anyway I have something smaller but similar and will try board #10 as soon as I get off tomorrow from work. Thank you again, so glad I found your vid again.
Premier Pry Bar Please subscribe then you’ll have access to that video as well as all the other ones I have. This demolition bar is known by various names. You can just put the Premier pry bar into Amazon and find it. Take care Joe
@@JosephHunstad I am subscribed now. Got the board in because I had already bought something like the bar you had from my faint memory, from HF. After finding your video again the other night, I saw "how" you used the bar this time and "where" you actually placed the floor jack, and "how" you propped the 70lbs 2x8X12 without killing yourself like I did. Embarrassing how much strength and energy I used on those first 9 boards. Details, Details. Anyway, it is done! I made my own video but not nearly as good as yours so I will not be posting.
Thank you again for your kind comments. I’m very pleased with how this turned out and adding a small floor jack makes the bending of the boards easier or actually doable without it I’m not sure how I would’ve done it. Have a great day and take care
Hey Grant thanks for your comment. It’s a lot of work but it feels really fulfilling when it’s done. I believe replacing those deck boards with high-quality pressure-treated wood should last a Very long time. Take care joe
Nicely done! I'm having fun seeing some of your new videos, and kind of wonder if you are having more fun doing this than in the OR. I'm actually going to visit your practice in next month for a sponsored live surgical observation. I'm a plastic surgeon by the way. Hope I can see you there.
@@JosephHunstad I'll be there on Nov 22-23. The first day is only a dinner and the next day is the surgery observership, which is only one day. I'm now thinking I should stay one more day touring the facilities, taking to you and the other surgeons and perhaps observing more. I'd also like to talk to you about your private practice experience from the business perspective, and get some tips. The amount of knowledge you must have has to be immense. Thanks!
seems like the D rings should be installed the opposite way. The way they are installed now, it appears they could bend upward since a strap pulling toward the middle of the trailer is pulling from the far side of the floor bolt. If the bolt through the floor was on the opposite side (far side) of the ring, the pressure would be pulling directly on the bolt as opposed to potentially bending upward on the fixture. Just a thought.
I took a look at how I installed the D-rings and you were absolutely right. I’m going to turn them all around so that when the D rings are under tension it would tend to pull on the bolt not bending the plate. Thank you very much for your comment it was really good.
Hello CT improvement, Thanks for the shout out. I was really pleased when it totally came together. I think you will be also. The trick is to bend the wood as you saw. Let me know how it turns out. Consider subscribing. Thanks Joe.
@@JosephHunstad Yes sir most definitely, it takes experiences to bend the wood the way you did. I have a 5x10 and 6x10 due for replacements. Watching your videos had help me a bunch. I will start mine in a couple weeks and I would love to share my experience :)
You’ll be happy when you’re done and by bending the boards you don’t need to mess with those steel lips on each End of the trailer. Some people actually cut those out and re-welded it but what a waste of time in my opinion. When these are built these boards are built just like this and fit in.
I enjoyed the video. I’ll be doing my trailer soon. I think one screw in each board on every other metal cross piece would be more than sufficient the secure the boards to the frame. The screws are just to keep the boards from rattling and wiggling up and down. Two screws per board on every cross piece is major overkill, I’d think. One production note… be aware of your camera placement. There were at least two times when you were totally out of frame while talking and giving instruction. Cheers!
Hello Ken. Thanks for your observations and comments. Yes I’m always struggling to do better with video. I am a one-man show. Because the decking was held in with two screws per board I just replaced those. It may be overkill indeed, but it’s certainly very secure. Consider subscribing. Thanks, Joe.
I'm about to put new deck boards on my trailer. I've seen people leave spaces between the boards and other people don't leave spaces. Do the boards shrink over time and then spaces are naturally created?
Thank you for your question and comment. Yes when you put on pressure-treated wood that’s a bit wet put it on tight because as it dries out it will shrink and those gaps will naturally occur. Take care Joe
I have this job coming up, at least for one board, I think I'll wield on a section of angle onto the frame member instead of going back with another screw. Edit: the angle will be for bolting on the new board. I suspect bolts are less likely to rust off and / or strip but will require a person underneath for ratcheting.
@@JosephHunstad You're welcome man. Sorry, I get enough emails as it is, don't need any more, so will have to decline on the subscribe request. If you move to Rumble, a freer alternative, maybe then.
Great question this is a single axle utility trailer without brakes. There’s no question I would like a more heavy duty trailer probably two axle with brakes because then I could haul bigger things such as my excavator and Tractor.
Leaving at 1 inch gap as you mentioned is a good idea if the boards are seasoned. The boards I placed were wet from the lumberyard so I put them together as close as I could and what happened then as they dried out that 1/8 gap became a parent. You make a good point. Thank you for your comment. Consider subscribing. Thanks. Joe.
Thank you for your comment. I have now spent time looking at many different trailers after I replaced the deck on mine. Many are made just like this and you know it does kind of makes sense because it’ll keep the boards tight otherwise the boards at the end have a tendency to curl up. Also it’s a very secure method to hold the boards in place. It certainly would’ve been easier if that plate would come off and then bolt back on but that would be a lot more work and more costly to build. Take care Joe
Bravo for managing to persuade those deck boards into place without cutting the channel iron. Well done, Sir!
Thank you for your comment. Absolutely no need to cut the steel tongs on each side just place one board under one side and using a small jack then that so it pops in the place. Remember these are 14 feet long so they’re quite flexible
@@JosephHunstad
I completely agree. I've seen a number of vids that involved cutting and rewelding angle or channel iron and their method just struck me as the wrong way to solve a common problem. The quickest way is often not the best way. Problem solving using logic is sadly a dying art. Working solo can be problematic but it can also force creative thought. Congrats on a task well done.
Thank you much getting ready to rebed my old 16 footer and couldn’t figure out how I was going to get my last boards on. Easy peasy after all great videos.
Hello Ray,
Thank you for your nice comment. There were some people that suggested cutting out the steel lip and then re-welding it which is totally unnecessary and in my opinion not advised. Flexing the board will allow you to get that last board in their perfectly. Consider subscribing. Thanks, Joe.
Really excellent job and excellent instructions and description of what you were doing along the way.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I’m glad you found it useful. Consider subscribing. Thanks. Joe.
Nice job Doc! Now I can repair my trailer.
Hey buddy, thank you for your comment. It is a great satisfaction to be able to re-deck your own trailer. I hope the video is helpful for you. Consider subscribing. Thanks, Joe.
Very nice! Great video Doc! Have this chore to do myself very soon so your tips will come in handy!
Thank you very much for your comment. Yes with a small hydraulic jack these boards will bend very easily particularly if they’re 14 feet long. When you do yours send me a picture I’d like to see it. Best of luck.
Great video! I just doing the same thing with my trailer tomorrow morning. I got a lot of information now, will be easier after this. Thank you!
It’s a tough job to do but when you’re done it’s great. I had a lot of screws that had broken off into the steel supports that took a lot of heat and effort to get them all out but I removed everyone which I think is the way to go and then once the boards ride from underneath I drilled the pilot holes and then put all the decking screws back in because then I didn’t have to put additional holes in the steel supports and weaken them. Thanks Joe
Great video. The floor jack idea was awesome. I did it this weekend by partially remembering your video and couldn't find it again after searching for about 3 weeks. Ran across it by accident tonight. I laid 9 out of 10 boards with boards 5 through 9 using the jack but I couldn't get number 10 in. I come back to tonight and see you use the world's largest crow/wedge bar i have ever seen in my life. I think I hear you calling it Bucky, Burkey, or Berkey bar? Anyway I have something smaller but similar and will try board #10 as soon as I get off tomorrow from work. Thank you again, so glad I found your vid again.
Premier Pry Bar
Please subscribe then you’ll have access to that video as well as all the other ones I have. This demolition bar is known by various names. You can just put the Premier pry bar into Amazon and find it. Take care Joe
This is the one that I have. It’s made by Marshalltown it’s the original.
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@@JosephHunstad I am subscribed now. Got the board in because I had already bought something like the bar you had from my faint memory, from HF. After finding your video again the other night, I saw "how" you used the bar this time and "where" you actually placed the floor jack, and "how" you propped the 70lbs 2x8X12 without killing yourself like I did. Embarrassing how much strength and energy I used on those first 9 boards. Details, Details. Anyway, it is done! I made my own video but not nearly as good as yours so I will not be posting.
Thank you again for your kind comments. I’m very pleased with how this turned out and adding a small floor jack makes the bending of the boards easier or actually doable without it I’m not sure how I would’ve done it. Have a great day and take care
Good job Doc I will bring mine over tomorrow
Hey Grant thanks for your comment. It’s a lot of work but it feels really fulfilling when it’s done. I believe replacing those deck boards with high-quality pressure-treated wood should last a Very long time. Take care joe
Nicely done! I'm having fun seeing some of your new videos, and kind of wonder if you are having more fun doing this than in the OR. I'm actually going to visit your practice in next month for a sponsored live surgical observation. I'm a plastic surgeon by the way. Hope I can see you there.
Thank you so much. Please let me know when you're visiting. My last day of surgery is actually next week Thursday. It's time to move on to phase 2.
@@JosephHunstad I'll be there on Nov 22-23. The first day is only a dinner and the next day is the surgery observership, which is only one day. I'm now thinking I should stay one more day touring the facilities, taking to you and the other surgeons and perhaps observing more. I'd also like to talk to you about your private practice experience from the business perspective, and get some tips. The amount of knowledge you must have has to be immense. Thanks!
seems like the D rings should be installed the opposite way. The way they are installed now, it appears they could bend upward since a strap pulling toward the middle of the trailer is pulling from the far side of the floor bolt. If the bolt through the floor was on the opposite side (far side) of the ring, the pressure would be pulling directly on the bolt as opposed to potentially bending upward on the fixture. Just a thought.
I took a look at how I installed the D-rings and you were absolutely right. I’m going to turn them all around so that when the D rings are under tension it would tend to pull on the bolt not bending the plate. Thank you very much for your comment it was really good.
@@JosephHunstad You are very welcome, sir.
Great video sir. Thank you so much
Hello CT improvement,
Thanks for the shout out. I was really pleased when it totally came together. I think you will be also. The trick is to bend the wood as you saw. Let me know how it turns out. Consider subscribing. Thanks Joe.
@@JosephHunstad Yes sir most definitely, it takes experiences to bend the wood the way you did. I have a 5x10 and 6x10 due for replacements. Watching your videos had help me a bunch. I will start mine in a couple weeks and I would love to share my experience :)
@@CTImprovement hey buddy I would love to hear how it goes. It ended up being actually a lot of fun. Take care.
Good work Good video Sir I have a 16’ Trlr
Your video is helpful ,
You’ll be happy when you’re done and by bending the boards you don’t need to mess with those steel lips on each End of the trailer. Some people actually cut those out and re-welded it but what a waste of time in my opinion. When these are built these boards are built just like this and fit in.
I enjoyed the video. I’ll be doing my trailer soon.
I think one screw in each board on every other metal cross piece would be more than sufficient the secure the boards to the frame. The screws are just to keep the boards from rattling and wiggling up and down. Two screws per board on every cross piece is major overkill, I’d think.
One production note… be aware of your camera placement. There were at least two times when you were totally out of frame while talking and giving instruction.
Cheers!
Hello Ken. Thanks for your observations and comments. Yes I’m always struggling to do better with video. I am a one-man show. Because the decking was held in with two screws per board I just replaced those. It may be overkill indeed, but it’s certainly very secure. Consider subscribing. Thanks, Joe.
If all else fails on the last board, do the bunny hop on it and it'll pop right in LOL!
Yes I guess that was the Bunnyhop it did work. Thanks for your comment
Highlight of the video for me
very nice dr !
Thank you for your comments. Yes this is the way to do it
not cut and have to re-weld the metal stripping that doesn’t make sense
I'm about to put new deck boards on my trailer. I've seen people leave spaces between the boards and other people don't leave spaces. Do the boards shrink over time and then spaces are naturally created?
Thank you for your question and comment. Yes when you put on pressure-treated wood that’s a bit wet put it on tight because as it dries out it will shrink and those gaps will naturally occur. Take care Joe
Thanks!
Hello Robert, you’re very welcome. I hope you found it useful. Consider subscribing. Thanks, Joe.
I have this job coming up, at least for one board, I think I'll wield on a section of angle onto the frame member instead of going back with another screw. Edit: the angle will be for bolting on the new board. I suspect bolts are less likely to rust off and / or strip but will require a person underneath for ratcheting.
Hey Greg, thanks for your comment. Let me know how it turns out. Consider subscribing. Thanks, Joe.
@@JosephHunstad You're welcome man. Sorry, I get enough emails as it is, don't need any more, so will have to decline on the subscribe request. If you move to Rumble, a freer alternative, maybe then.
@@gregblackburn4280 that’s cool hey, I do have a number of videos on topics. I think you’ll find interesting. Check it out. Thanks, Joe.
@@JosephHunstad thanks man, will check out
Nice 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Doc does that trailer of yours have trailer brakes?
Great question this is a single axle utility trailer without brakes. There’s no question I would like a more heavy duty trailer probably two axle with brakes because then I could haul bigger things such as my excavator and Tractor.
always leave 1/8th of a inch gap minimum. Your boards are going to warp
Leaving at 1 inch gap as you mentioned is a good idea if the boards are seasoned. The boards I placed were wet from the lumberyard so I put them together as close as I could and what happened then as they dried out that 1/8 gap became a parent. You make a good point. Thank you for your comment. Consider subscribing. Thanks. Joe.
They should have made it so front plate comes off what r they thinking
Thank you for your comment. I have now spent time looking at many different trailers after I replaced the deck on mine. Many are made just like this and you know it does kind of makes sense because it’ll keep the boards tight otherwise the boards at the end have a tendency to curl up. Also it’s a very secure method to hold the boards in place.
It certainly would’ve been easier if that plate would come off and then bolt back on but that would be a lot more work and more costly to build. Take care Joe