Car trailer Upgrades and modifications!!!
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- Опубликовано: 10 авг 2017
- Car trailer Upgrades and modifications
In this video I re-deck, add new lights, add D-rings, change the stabilizer jacks, and upgrade the wiring on my 14,000 lbs car trailer.
Doing IT Dan’s Way
Daniel Woodell 
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Great intro.this is exactly what I plan on doing to my trailer. Very cool the way you I installed center boards
Great effects on the intro. Good information. I am in the process of getting a trailer for my new tractor, and your experience was helpful. I could show you the importance of getting fasteners that are rated for treated wood, especially the newer formula treated wood. When I rebuilt my deck, the original screws were less than 1/16: diameter when they were replaced. The chemicals dissolved the fastener. I also used trailer deck screw similar to the ones you used, except in stainless. I did not have good luck with them, but yours worked much better. Thanks for the referral.
Great modifications. I will be welding a trailer with my everlast welder from scratch. These are some great modifications I might incorporate.
That was a good video. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your projects.
You can't power a winch off the pigtail itself but add a battery to the trailer and the pigtail will charge the battery for the winch while the truck is hooked up. Another thing I did was mounted a switch and relay up to my winch battery that activates the trailer brakes while loading heavy equipment that keeps the trailer from surging back and forwards, especially helpful on 2wd trucks and it works like a charm to keep that stress off of the trucks parking brakes and also the parking pawl if an auto.
Great job, great video. Thank you for posting
Very clever way to bend the boards for the trailer.
I enjoyed your video, thank you for sharing
Great idea on running weld to take up the slop. I was very under impressed when I installed mine at how wobbly they were. I'm gonna do that trick.
Hey Daniel, Nice Job Replacing the Wooden Deck, Light housing, new LED Lights & Installing the Jack & D Rings.
I have a Kaufman 18 footer Car Hauler with Tandem Axels & a Diamond Plated Steel Deck.
Now that you have Nice new Wood on your Trailer; Don't forget to maintain it by Power Washing the Deck & Staining it every other year to maintain the look & preserve the wooden deck.
I also have the underside of my Trailer Rust Proofed Sprayed every other year to prevent it from rusting.
To avoid spraying Rust Proof, I am contemplating spraying the underside with Bed liner Paint. This stuff is Indestructible!
Thanks for taking the time to share your Video.
That opening scene edit was perfect, so creative! I have only seen that once before, but it does not compare to your finely tuned edit skills. Bravo man I am amazed.
Primative_Creator I thought they were twins. Lol
Yeah that was nice effect. I was like twins. Nawl. Wtf..... ohhh. Lol
Primative_Creator I
How did you do that
@@guardinoinc.7490 imagine the video being cut into 3 sections, 3 videos playing side by side, but since the camera was in the exact same spot you can't tell there are multiple videos playing next to each other. the only thing the subjects have to do is not cross that imaginary section
The intro made me keep watching for the ideas on upgrades you made.
nice job! Just bought my first car-hauler, which needs the mods you just showed. Thank you. Subscribed and LIKED.
Bravo, you did a great job! You are more patient than me lol!
It's always great when the missus is willing to assist!
The way you flexed the boards in was genius, you made it look 10 times easier than the other videos i watched, my trailer is a lot smaller than yours so the boards wont flex that easily but i wanted to commend you on how easily you get your steps through to the viewer and how simple the whole job seems, thank you!
Awesome beginning!
I was like this guy better pop up a third time! Nice into!
That opening scene was mint bud!
I love the way you edited it to make it seem like you were multiple people and you were listening to each other talk.
Nice upgrades on the trailer !
love your editing, great job
Awesome video with the mutli-takes. Works well!
Pretty cool how you did that shoot on the trailer! Instant subscribe for that! I enjoy your content thanks
I am also in Western WA and just got my LX2610. Just wantd to let know I really appreciate all of your videos... I'm near shelton, hope I get to meet you sometime. thx again and keep them coming!
The editing in the beginning was on point
Thanks
Great job!
Good lookin welds 💪🏼💪🏼
Great upgrades. One can never have enough tie down hooks. Also just a tip, to keep those stabilizer jacks working perfectly use lots and lots of lube on them. My tongue jack that was just like that took a crap because of not lubing it regularly.
I'm definitely amazed by how you edited that video
Great video production ;)
Great job my brother!!
The intro tripped me out I was like yo how many of these dudes going to walk out 🤣🤣
this intro is ahead of its time
With three people this should have been quick and easy! Nice job creating those body doubles.
Excellent !!!
Great video Daniel. Even 4 years later. ;-) You have a new sub!
Well beads look fine, as long as you got good penetration. Cosmetics are secondary. You want welds for show and best penetration then tig. Nice vid and great post production.
I used to weld a bunch of d-rings on my trailers. then I just put D-rings that slide into the stake pockets and just put a bunch of stake pockets on trailers now
Very Good Video!
Good job. Keep it up
Dude!! That’s was an awesome intro!
Another great video as usual, keep up the great work. And if you ever think of replacing that trailer, check out Butler trailers, very high quality trailers near you.
Got less than 2 mins in and gave it a thumbs up. Nice Editing.
Thanks
VERY GOOD EDITING
thank you sir very nice work
Good video my trailer the side Chanel’s are reversed and the wood is held down with carriage bolts and I do like the jacks on the back my trailer on the ramps have legs on them and they are the pits thanks for the good ideas
Kickass intro
Love the video game theme music
Plasma cutter for the win!
Hi Dan,
Figured I would go back on comment on the very 1st video of yours I came across over this Thanksgiving holiday. I have really enjoyed your videos and have about watched all of them now over the last 3 days. You've got me inspired to go out into my big shop and run pex for my air compressor now. Just trying to do some more research now about what all I need and how I want to run it. Wish you were my neighbor! haha.
Just subscribed and did the notification thing to help you out the other day, glad to see a youtuber from the PNW. I am in Olympia myself, are you close? Hope you had a great Thanksgiving and look forward to watching your next video!
-Ben
Dude good video at first I thought you had two twin brothers lol
Very nice job guys, I will be starting a redo on my trailer I built in 2008, I'm doing some mods and a repaint, I also would like to help explain the screws you used, these types of screws and sizes are my favorite to use, I did notice the way you explained the size of the screws that you used, to help to explain a little better, as listed on your screw box it reads, 1/4-20X3" this means that the screws are 1/4" in diameter - 20 means that there are 20 threads per inch - and 3 as you know is the screws are 3 inches long. the bigger the middle number is, it's the same rule if it says 8, 24, 32, or whatever that number is, it still means threads per inch, I hope this helps. Thanks for the video Kudoes
great video, Xlnt job on the welds. great idea on swapping out the front 7pin harness those are always the first thing to go haywire since they get the most use in and out and thrown around when unplugging. fyi , your not going to run a winch off the extra power wire in the plug though, too small of gauge to handle a winch.
nice job
Nice!!
Love the cloning in the intro.
Great improvements on the trailer, but why did you choose to put the new deck on first ?
Seems that it would have smarter if you stripped the old deck off, performed all steel mods, touch ups and paint, then put the new deck on last.
Nah you could of put the grinding and prepping in, me and my friends fully enjoy learning from you. We watch a lot of diy videos and yours are at the top because of your personality, u have alot of tools, talent, knowledge, etc...and your not egotistical about.
Lack of welding skill?
About as nice of a weld as I have ever seen.
Now subscribing. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks i appropriate it.
Just hit the point where he starts unloading the new deck boards, and all I can think is...why have the old lady help unload when you've got 2 perfectly good clones at the ready? 🤔
Your intro was amazing
Nice bead on the welds
gave a thumbs up just because of that intro without watching the whole video
wish you lived close to Nashville, i'd bring you my derilict trailer to restore for me. i like the reason for a lot of the upgrades you did here*
Hej, That was good. Lets watch 8.3k subscribed. 1/4/19
That is a 10k trailer, i have also seen d rings welded to the side of the tube, rip the tube apart, we weld a 1/4'' plate to the tube and then weld d ring on, usually on the top of the tube. Nice trailer and good work!
Bad ass, I am in the market for a tow trailer for my jeep. I lack the space to work something this size but it is super motivating to maybe not buy new and make a used one my own.
Welder ground cable attached to a magnet, Genius!
they got me, nsver seen that effect before lol
Future reference. Pilot hole for self tapping fasteners/ or bolts as well
You deserve one billion likes for the intro 😩😩😩😩😩
Daniel do u weld for a living, if not u should. awesome bro.
I also put the trailer support jacks on the rear sides but ran into an unexpected problem 1 day. Went to let them down n crank handle was missing on 1 side. Had to replace jack (Not cheap) A simple $1 bungee cord hooked onto handle, wrapped around jack & other end hooked back to handle keeps handle from hanging down & getting torn off or catching on anything. Simple, cheap fix. Works for me & might for someone else. Jacks are hard to put down w/o a handle. ;-)
What size was the Lincoln welder. It looked like a really good welder. Was that a gas or flux core. I guess that's what you would call it. Excellent job on the welding great beads.
Don’t know how I got here But Lol that’s some nice editing.
New subscriber ... great content and channel!
thanks!!
This was great, I have been researching "how to check car engine performance" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Vabrielbey Vehicle Verifiability - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my m8 got cool success with it.
Man nice work on the intro bad ass a couple of things I want to add 1 you spend a good amount of time making sure things were done right and you blown all that nice wiring sky high with those scotch connectors at least get some butt connectors that have the heat shrink build in to the they cost just a little bit more but will save you a crap load of time later by having all of your lights working like there supposed to 2 do not try and run a winch on that extra wire you now have a wench is going to pull way to much thru that little wire however you can use that wire to charge a battery other than that great job and keep up the good work
This video is much appreciated. I basically have the utility version of your trailer. Mine is an 18ft tandem Acker flatbed . I have the two ramps but have never loaded a car. I was wondering what what mods you might recommend and what would you think of some d-rings in the middle of the wheel wells? That seems to be the spot I always need an anchor point.
Thanks in advance for your time and reply.
Tim Boër
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Great vid, EXCEPT for using those stupid blue scotch lock wire things...Those deck screws are for treated wood because the treated wood will eat the other screws. It might have been easier to remove one end of the trailer, how the deck boards 'fit into' each lip then just weld it back on. But yea, great vid.
This is an awesome channel! Do you plan on doing a review of your truck? I have been eyeing the new F250 with the 6.7 powerstroke.
Eric I know this is a year out but I would never buy another Ford again these new trucks are junk and the cost as much as a house it is a no brainier buy a house you will make money buy a truck drive it 10 years and it is done and ready for the junk yard now if you can find a 7.3 you will have a good one
Hey I don’t know if you will see this but I just saw your video and it blow my mind for a quick sec how you started the video of 3 of you. I really like that. And also your weld work is really good.
justridding421 Thank you, I appreciate you watching!
Daniel Woodell I wish I knew how to do that. With the video editing. Also if I was close to you I would see if you wanted to do some welding for me. Also.
you should let the wood shrink for a couple months before screwing down,staining or waterproofing.
A much easier way to put your boards on is to cut the three tack welds at the back and take the retaining bracket off. Then lay your boards out and replace the retaining bracket and weld back in place. Keep you from having the jack up and bend each board into place.
Nice intro by the way.
i always cut the front retainer out and replace it with angle drill 2 doles in the angle and the trailer and weld nuts to the trailer to bolt the angle to makes it so much easier to replace the decking i do this to every trailer i buy weather it needs decking or not
multiplicity? great video
Dean Flint thanks it was a fun video to make!
Im glad i wasnt stoned, i woulda flipped out
Great video, all you forgot was the glitter.
Question about your taillights you got from eBay. Why did u swap the clear ones for red ones at the end?
Where do you live? I liked the landscape!
Is that your wife? She shouldn't help if there's 3 of u 😂😂
I'm looking at building my car trailer so thanks for the tips👌
Good video bro keep it up.
Looks like the tractor loader needs some work doing on it also because the forks were dropping down when you unloaded the timber around 2.49
Dude, I can save you a shit ton of time and hassel next time you redeck a trailer.
On one end of the trailer (usually the front) will have C channel to hold the lumber. On the other end it will be made from 90° angle iron with flat bar stitch welded across the top of the deck boards.
Next time cut the flat bar welds, set the boards in and weld the flat bar back on to the angle iron.
Yup in retrospect it would have been a lot easier to cut that end plate off, Most of the videos I wanted did it the way I did,
but I think that because most of those guys did not have a welder.
I have rebuilt a few trailers, it always works better to do all the welding and new wiring BEFORE installing the new deck. Access is better, welds don't scorch the decking. Otherwise, nice job.
do u have a video about the bumper being installed please?
7:00 Shout out to all our lady friends... Where would we be with our projects if it weren't for their extra set of hands?
I see so many people beat the shit out of themselves and trailer deck because they don't look at the way things are built.
Wood deck trailers will have angle iron at one end of the boards. They then put the wood down and weld a strip of flat stock to the angle basically making it C channel.
Cut about 4~5 1" welds and your done.
Nice editing brother... lol
Question for you sir. I have a car hauler that Id like to use on occasion to take my zero turn in for service. My issue is the spacing between the steel channel cross ties used to make the ramps are too wide for the front tires on the mower. Trying to drive the mower up the ramps is very uncomfortable at best. Any ideas on how to modify the ramps so its a bit easier to on/off load vehicles with smaller wheels?ThanksSteve
There are so many modifications I want to make with my everlast welder. finding time to make them is the problem
Great video. Did you make a video of the tool box install on the front of the trailer?
Nope that was installed before i was making RUclips.
good vid but those scotch locks for wiring are no good they will stop working in no time.next build use soiderles crimp style that has heat shrink,you will be alot happyer with them.