Horsebox to OFF GRID Tiny House | The Walls Are Coming Down | 7.5 Tonne TRUCK CAMPER Conversion
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- S01E06
With cab renovations a distant memory, we are now fully focused on the demolition of the old horsebox but its heavy steel construction is no joke! In this episode, we try to figure out how on earth we’re going to dismantle the box down to the truck chassis, and show you why we absolutely do not want to reuse the frame 😬
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It's great seeing your confidence level slowly rising. Also very encouraging to see that you're doing things your way at a speed you're comfortable with. There were much quicker more efficient ways to deal with the box but you're thinking through things and nobody's got hurt yet. Try not to pay too much attention to the "should have done it like this" brigade. You're getting there. Still rooting for you
Thank you so much for the support and kind words! We’re just doing our thing and we’re really happy that people are enjoying it and coming along for the ride!
I’ve just binge watched the whole of your series and it’s quite brilliant: the quality; the music; the postproduction, absolutely awesome. I really worry about the future of mainstream TV when you see the quality of some of the producers on RUclips and you are up there with the best. Congratulations and good luck; I look forward to taking this journey with you. Liked & subscribed. Mike 🇬🇧
Thank you so much Mike for the kind words and support! It makes a massive difference for us 😁 funnily enough we were having a similar conversation about tv yesterday. Time will tell I suppose! Thanks for watching.
Petrol disc cutter would of had that whole job done in 2 minutes guys, have confidence and just go for it
Tool hire isn’t cheap though
And any minute spend Demolishing is one less for building or using
@@XxBlueSkiesxyou’d only need it for an hour
the body is mounted to the chassis with ubolts undo the nuts take the u bar out and lift the body off with a machine if you can get 1 for 5 mins
Not a bad idea but we don’t really have access to such machines or the space. We’d need a crane. Plus this was more fun 😂
@@RoadToOffGrid a forklift or a tele handler will lift it it will be around 1200 kg heavy not to much time lift
And then use the machine to drive over the box 😅
If you was buying a new box .some company remove old box and put new one on.is the chassis really good and behind cab heres hoping. I would underseal chassis before putting a box on it .and anything mechanical.great video guys
They still have to cut it up to get rid of it so might as well do it this way. A bit long winded but getting there 👍
Well done guy's, taken apart at your comfort level. Bring on next week.
Thanks! 👊👊 next week should be even more fun.
I really envy you guys, I am sure it can be very overwhelming at times but keep it up and the end results will be SPECTACULAR i know it! Video was fun to watch as always 😀
Thank you so much! It makes it easier when we get nice comments that’s for sure 😁👊
I'm intrigued to see how this progresses. I feel the need to do a similar conversion with a 7.5ton truck. Got to say this is the cutest van/truck conversion channel I've seen so far. You both work so well together, there's an innocence and calmness about it which is easy to absorb. Keep up the good work. 🙂
That’s one of the nicest comments we’ve had thank you so much 😊😊. We’ve had a lot of practice working together! Really glad you’re enjoying the videos.
How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time 😊
There are quicker ways, but you're doing what you feel comfortable with and not taking any risks - You'll get there.
Thank you! There definitely is faster ways but we’re having fun and just going with the flow. It’s about the journey!
Yes it will be great when you take your first journey in it.
Absolutely compelling viewing, roll on next week.
Woohoooo thank you 😁😁
Well done you two you may be doing things like we did in the old days. but it’s happening just like it did in the old days. And what you learn now you use that knowledge on the next one 😂😂. So keep going as you are and I am sure it will look great. Jon🇦🇺
Exactly! That’s a great way of looking at it. Thank you Jon!
Fantastic progress 👍. Keeping the work area clean is wonderful I like the work process of your wish a good 👍 build in coming days 😊❤❤
Thanks 👍
That's so cool Depeche Mode made a song for your video! :) :)
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its great to see both of you are so enthuiastic in face of such a monumental task
Monumental!? Now I’m scared 😂 no it’s all good, we’re just having fun
I am a long way from being able to afford doing this but have already got most of the design together. I don't know if you're planning a higher roof height but my design has the double bed at the back and raises up to the 8ft ceiling when not in use. It's above the lounge area so that you can lower the bed to watch the TV or keep it up and use the sofas. I'm also thinking about keeping some sort of fold down ramp as a decking area but not sure how to keep it insulated properly.
Those are some great ideas! We probably are going taller and maybe the bed will go over the cab but if not it’ll definitely be raised
Nice and easy wins the race
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Very inspiring
greetings from Ireland well done team its getting there
Thanks!!
Cool
Parabéns pelo trabalho
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The cost of all the consumables outweighs the value of the scrap. You’d be better off advertising the box for sale and getting the new owner to collect it. They are often used for stables in remote locations. You’d end up with cash for your build and it would all be done in a day.
Bit late lol
Yeah good idea in hindsight but where we are located it wouldn’t really be possible to lift it off without a massive crane so it’s not really financially feasible.
stay safe
I see on intro your truck back door is fallen while driving 😭😭😭
😂 Well spotted 👌
@@RoadToOffGrid 😂😂😂
The box on the back of the wagon is mounted to the floor. The truck is just a flatbed with a box on top for the horses. It should just lift off the body easy to do about 4 to 6 bolts each side of the horsebox bolt it to flatbed of the truck.
Yes true. But where we are would require a large crane to lift it and I don’t think it would be worth the cost. Plus we’re having fun getting to know the truck and dismantling it.
Whats the point to complicate things.
If you are not keeping the floor section, drive it to any scrapyard, undo the bolts and get them to lift it off with a machine. They get to keep the scrap and some money whilst you have a basic problem sorted.
The way you are doing it is time and energy consuming. You will have to overcome many obstacles in the build, dont make the demolition as rocket scinece.
That is not a bad idea! Several reasons, it’s not currently road worthy, I don’t have a license, but mainly because we thought it would be fun which it has been 😁
@@RoadToOffGrid taking apart is easy. Building it back together is not 😂
I have a project truck a Renault Magnum 2007 that I’m working on and the dismantling part was easy. Putting it back together using good quality materials such as stainless steel bolts for example will already cost a fortune + the headache of going 30-40x to the hardware shop. The two seats I replaced and refurbished ended up costing £2200 alone.
Woh! We’ll cross that bridge when we get there 😅
Who sings has it with a hammer I love the music I am from West Yorkshire
We actually write the songs ourselves and then use AI to generate the music. Suno.com
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Swap the box for a fridge box. Cheap ones on eBay?
We’ve found that cheap fridge boxes are usually pretty rotten and damp. Plus we really want to design and build our own thing and a square box won’t work.
I have lived in rural Scotland all my life, the local communities are getting fed up with these ever larger camper vans blocking roads and parking in places that are now turning into rubbish tips, people trying to get to school and work hours late because of a converted truck blocking the road, not good.
Thanks for your comment and let us put your mind at ease. This conversion is for a tiny house that we plan to park on our own land. We may travel to other off grid communities in the uk for research in this truck but these journeys would be rare and we wouldn’t be stopping in car parks, lorry parking only 👌
@@RoadToOffGrid brilliant and best of luck with your plans, only a bit peeved off because grandkids couldn't get to school yesterday until the local farmer pulled a converted bus out of a ditch on our single track road 😩😄
@@bigcorky4687Just a heads up, you don't own Scotland regardless of how many years you've lived there, tax payers in the whole of the UK have every right to travel on any roads they like in the UK, that includes Scotland. Don't you think people with vans and motorhomes from Scotland sometimes cause traffic jams in rural England and Wales? Or do the people of Scotland never travel?..
@@jaysummers9396 at what point did I say I owned the roads ? Scotland depends on tourism and campervans and motor homes and more than welcome, I was only pointing out that these ever bigger conversations are ignoring signs and travelling down roads that are completely unsuitable , I'm pretty sure people who live in parts of the rest of the UK feel the same
@@bigcorky4687 You very clearly have reading comprehension issues with your own comments, in your original comment you didn't mention "unsuitable" roads, which is fair enough, you just stated "rural." Which isn't the same thing, and as for rubbish, well, rubbish is everywhere in the United Kingdom and it isn't exclusive to people in vans and motorhomes. I think the truth is closer to you reading an article online and jumping on a bandwagon...
I cannot believe that was not overweight particularly with couple horses in
I think you might be right 😅
I’m not sure you could have done that any slower… reciprocating saw with a metal blade and some extra batteries would be the minimum you need. Big angle grinder and it would be done in 5 minutes….
5 minutes! That’s quick we should have hired you!
The bigger the problem
The bigger the hammer...!!!
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Don't forget to take all your scrap to the scrap yard
Metal that is
Did you get any advice before you started ripping the box apart ?
Had you released it from the chassis at the scrap yard the box could have been lifted off on seconds
Unfortunately this wasn’t an option for us. Plus I think our was has been more fun 😂 we’re enjoying getting to know the truck
Then what would they have done with the box? It still needs dismantling.
As another comment,these boxes can be used for field shelters,forced storage,etc.
I think we’d need a crane to get our box lifted off which would be too expensive for what it’s worth.
Whay all that work easery two just unbolt it from the frame and lift it of whit a foarklift
Great idea but not possible where we are unfortunately.
A big crowbar, more aggression and muscles and the box section will be off in 2 days max. My cynical side says that would be fewer vids and therefore less income, keep up the humour, I mean good work. 😮😮, 13:43 13:45,
Crowbar I can sort out, muscles might take a minute 😅. Ha no I get you, it’s more that we are in no rush and want to get to know the truck etc before diving into the expensive projects!
no te hubiera sido mas facil sacar la carroceria entera
I'm sure if they had unlimited funds, they might have. But what a fun journey we are in for.
If we had a crane, yes. But we don’t. This was fun though 😁
What a plan with the box?
We’re going to design and build our own 👍
@@RoadToOffGrid yes lets goooo
OK. Please don't take what I'm saying as overly critical. I think repairing / modifying the steel box frame would've been a quicker and cheaper option.
Also, please get yourselves a crowbar or similar, oh and a bigger hammer!
I don’t think we’ve really shown the extent of the corrosion but you will have to take our word for it, it too far gone. I can put my pinky through it in places 😂. Also for weight reasons we are going to go all aluminium for our construction.
@@RoadToOffGrid I'd much rather replace 25% of the frame than fabricate from scratch. Ensuring a structure that size is square and true is not straightforward.
I totally understand the weight aspect, please investigate the process of TIG welding if you are going to be fabricating aluminium yourself. It's not as easy as MIG, in my opinion.
What about replacing 90% of the frame 😅
Yea I think a good welder and some welding lessons would be a good investment. I’ve heard tig is harder too. You can get pulse ac mig welders that Apr apparently pretty fast for welding Alu
No that thing is done, no point spending a huge amount of effort on money on something that is easier to just rebuild from scratch. Probably wouldn't bother with the alu welding either. Industrial glues and a good rivet gun will get the job done. I built my box out of XPS sandwich panels glued and riveted with alu angle. Probably look into seeing if the subframe can be saved, that could save a huge amount of effort.
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All the best
Hire a Plasma cutter.
Great idea!
@@RoadToOffGrid Honestly it'll change the game for you, it's like using a tiny lightsaber.
We just bought one!!! It’s coming today 🤩
@@RoadToOffGrid I have an admission, I looked up the cost of a new one after I told you this, and I ordered one too 🤣 Got myself a Parweld XTP. When they first came out years ago they were like £6,000+, never thought they'd drop so much!
@@chrisofalltrades5666 Woah! We're jealous, we just got an Amazon special for now 😅 Really good reviews though! Congrats on your Parweld 👏 Did you get the 40, 60 or 100A?
Long winded way of doing things.
Definitely, but we’re having fun 😅