That trailer is ready to haul, nice job. I scored a free kerosene torpedo heater the other day, came across the video you made on it, excellent tutorial, gave it a thumbs up! Thanks Sixty. - Glen
What a good idea with using an extension cord. As for grounding, the HB trailer kit I put together I ended up running a ground wire to each light. I also solder the wires like you do.
Great job! Always important to keep the bearings lubed and in good condition. I repacked the wheel bearings on my pop up camper about 3 years ago, I pulled them apart last month and they were still perfect, grease was still nice and clean, but nothing like having peace of mind while going down the highway.
@@mrgoggles1963 Bearing buddies are for boat trailers. They force grease out the seal and make a huge mess. EZ lube spindles are used for trailers, they allow the bearings to be lubed while pushing the old grease out from the front without blowing past the seal.
Great rebuild, and some great tips. Thanks man. My son and I rebuilt a trailer about that size and it is like you said, always more time and work than you first imagined. Well worth the experience though.
Nice... Thanks for sharing. I agree about soldering the wires... Strangely enough but one of my co-workers has a Master's in Electrical Engineering and said that you should NOT solder auto wiring because it will corrode faster and cause excessive resistance... I searched this and the answer was to put dielectric grease on the connect like you said OR use heat shrink tubing with sealeron the inside for an air and water tight connection... Very interesting...
+Jim Brent That's on the same lines of if the wire has a nick or cut in the sheathing it will corrode. This trailer for example: had one of the only soldered connections I've ever seen someone else do. It was for the wire feeding the 3 rear center marking lights. The soldered connection was very loosely wrapped in electrical tape with no grease. This split off to the light that had three crimp connectors and was rusted and corroded beyond the repair with zero voltage passing through any of the three connections. The soldered connection however flows flawlessly and that is the same wire I used to hook up the single rear center marker light. This trailer hadn't been moved or touched since the early 90's and when it was, it was used on salted winter roads in the worst possible conditions.
Nice job. I never thought of using an extension cord to wire trailer lights. I like that idea. It seems like every time that I go to use my trailer the lights don't work and I fiddling around with the wires just to get some lights on. I'm also always replacing the connector on my truck. The cheap HF ones break inside of the insulation.
Nice, perfect timing I just got a trailer from the guy next door for $75 while it has new barings it needs a fair amount of other love to work good. Great video.
I use to stick the tires in between the bed on a dump truck to break the bed. I would hold the switch in one hand and the tire in the other. It worked great.
A tip for wheel bearing! I usually take the old bearing and grind it down a bit on the outside! Then it does not stick when you knock down the new bearing.
Ginger was pretty young in this one. She didn't play much then but became a camera ham over time. I'm lucky if I see 10 in. of snow per year, so a snowmobile trailer isn't of any use but the tips were good.
Just note, if you straighten an axle out after its been overloaded, it won't take all that weight its rated for again, or atleast as much as it could prior to yielding, before it starts to keel over again.
Yes and no. The deflection isn't for load carrying, that is the job of the leaf springs. The deflection is only for wheel alignment. You put a top arch bend in it to counter act the bend under working load. The amount of bend is so minor over the length of the axle, there is really no metal fatigue. Front I-beams on Ford trucks are bent back for this exact reason during a routine alignment.
+Marcus Kloepping Hey Thank... I should have red Loctited the lug bolts in though to give the next guy a surprise. :-) Random question for you: is there an adhesive that will bond steel to rubber (like you might see on small engine motor mounts)?
Marcus Kloepping On the bottom of generators and other stationary equipment there will be rubber feet to isolate the vibration of the running machine from the ground and keep the equipment from dancing around. The little rubber feet are generally just a soft rubber about the same firmness as a car tire rubber and it is bonded to a steel washer. This is then bolted to the equipment with the washer and the rubber contacts the cement, isolating vibration. The same thing is done with engine mounts on small equipment where they take a metal plate, bond rubber to it and then bond another piece of metal on the other side. One side gets mounted to the motor and other the frame of the equipment. Typical adhesives that I have tried, bond to the steel but the flexible rubber tends to be difficult. longmansales.com/data/rubber-engine-mounts.jpg
I live up in the salt-belt. Have some steel pins that hold the enclosure down - that are all corroded - any tricks on how to keep them rust-free without painting them? Can you heat them up and dip them in oil to give them a protective coating?
I've oil treated steel before with decent results. You want to get it to around 350F then dunk it in old motor oil. This is just enough heat to hold open the pores to hold oil. Most of the time though I just like to use Marine grease. It is design to not wash away with salt/water like typical grease/oil.
I got a question for you, why do most trailers use lug bolts instead of lug nuts. You would think having threaded hubs wouldn't be as strong as having lug nuts.
Did you actually use just regular extension cord to wire it I need to rewire a trailer and it's having lots of problems I'd appreciate if you replied. Thanks man
great job.. handmade trailer? wheres the licence go? .. i use basement floor grey to slather onto my 2 x 10 trailer boards and then before winter i oil spray everything.. extra greasy under.. no rust
nice to see that.. here.. even the smallest trailer and electric bike and everything needs a licence and pay tax on it.. even boats have a boat launch fee and zebra muscle tax about 70$
Well worth the time, looks much fresher now :-D Ooow those bearings did sound ill, like they had rough grinding paste in them. Ha ha i heard the hint about "Sod her" its Sol-der he he :-D just leg pulling :). Oh bad earths on traylors and car rear lights just annoy me, too many times ive seen someone indicating to turn and the brake lights are flashing because of the poor earth. Not to get mixed up with some american/canadian brake lights that double up as indicators.
+zx8401ztv Yeah, that bearing was on it's last leg. I know there is a fair amount of accent difference with words but it never fails the numerous comments on the word solder from across the pond. I really irritates some people.
+sixtyfiveford I think someone in the uk changed the pronunciation of solder a long time ago, i think its a french connection, and the english of the past would have hated that lol. Perhaps using the word "sod" or to sodomise (anal intercourse) with someone was a bit nasty perhaps. Its not a place i would put solder ha ha :-D :-D You know im a leg puller, never take my comments as attacking you, i may take the mickey though lol :-D
I thought dielectric grease on connections were bad, because it blocks electricity? Will it seep between the wires and eventually block the connection? I use linemans splices and shrink wrap.
Just the contrary. It insulates the wires from corrosion and keeps the connection good indefinitely. I've never had a dielectric connection corrode or fail.
+Dennis McGill Most axles will have spring perches welded on(round tube). This one had holes drilled for the leaf spring through bolt. So you can rotate them with a little work but usually it requires cutting and welding.
I buy fixer uppers all the time to bring back to life to re sell, I never skimp on lights. Extension cords are not good to use, I would have put a wider rims an tire's for better stability an trail, but overall that's a $150 trailer, could of got $600
The 4 strand trailer wiring you buy is garbage and the insulation cracks right off 3-4 years down the road. I've flipped well over 100 trailers and this wasn't worth the energy I put into it but my records show I sold it for $750, which other than the Harbor Freight turds is about the cheapest I've ever sold a trailer for. I generally only deal with tandem or enclosed trailers in the $2000-6000range.
@@kellygrogan5066 The main spindle nut It's held on with some sort of locking device. Generally it's just a cotter key, but they also have methods of washer that's bent over to hold the nut from spinning off by itself. But generally you can't even get a socket on the spindle nut until you remove the locking device.
Nice job good looking trailer. If you would have wanted the trailer to stop bending over the front where you had to put the Jackall to the centre you could have welded truss bars from the top of the centre post to the bottom of the trailer deck on the outside edge and would have given it more than enough support. Don't you have any punches? LOL using screw drivers is a little hard on them. LOL I know what your wife can get you for Christmas :-)
+sixtyfiveford I guess that is something I should do because I do break them just with torquing them. But usually I just buy a new set because I don't go through them that often. I do have a fairly good supply of chisels and punches and I am pretty hard on them.
I generally use the rounded off flat heads for chisels, saving my sharp ones for screws. I randomly run over to Sears and swap them out along with phillips as nothing works better than a new screwdriver.
+sixtyfiveford Phillips is the ones I torque off the flutes so I use robertson screws and drivers they last much longer and are definitely easier to use. I am like you in the use of standard (flat) screw drivers because I really don't like slot screws many times I have hurt myself or just damaged the screw or furniture or whatever by using slot screws. But all this aside, I really want to thank you for sharing all your great videos.
+The Sqoou Docking. When they're puppies people cut the tail off. Certain breeds people just do it to mainly for aesthetics but also herding dogs would have their tails docked so that livestock would not trample it, or so it would not get caught in a gate or fencing for containing the animal.
That trailer is ready to haul, nice job. I scored a free kerosene torpedo heater the other day, came across the video you made on it, excellent tutorial, gave it a thumbs up! Thanks Sixty. - Glen
+Ozzstar Thanks Glen....
Great work once again. Mechanical restoration videos - definitely therapeutic to watch.
+davidrobert2007 Hey Thanks..
What a good idea with using an extension cord. As for grounding, the HB trailer kit I put together I ended up running a ground wire to each light. I also solder the wires like you do.
+Dasdfjkl On my own trailers I run a ground to each light and frame ground them. They never fail.
Knowing the trailer was restored by you, I'd purchase that in an instant! Thanks for the video!
+GrognardOfXCOM I don't know... I do some pretty shifty stuff... Thanks Man.
Great job! Always important to keep the bearings lubed and in good condition. I repacked the wheel bearings on my pop up camper about 3 years ago, I pulled them apart last month and they were still perfect, grease was still nice and clean, but nothing like having peace of mind while going down the highway.
bearing buddies.
@@mrgoggles1963 Bearing buddies are for boat trailers. They force grease out the seal and make a huge mess. EZ lube spindles are used for trailers, they allow the bearings to be lubed while pushing the old grease out from the front without blowing past the seal.
Nice save.! I love seeing things brought back to life.
+BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose Hey Thanks.
Nice little project. Great vid, as usual.
FYI, "male lug nuts" are called lug bolts. :)
+russtang haha.... Lug bolts!
Another thumbs up, like the extension wire tip. I always look forward to your vids, I always learn something. Thanks.
+Bruce B Thanks Bruce. -Moe
Great video 65FORD!!!! I never knew about the paper under the rim trick. I will have to remember that.
+Love2boat92 Thanks Man.
Great rebuild, and some great tips. Thanks man. My son and I rebuilt a trailer about that size and it is like you said, always more time and work than you first imagined. Well worth the experience though.
+Muddy Fences Thanks.
Nice... Thanks for sharing.
I agree about soldering the wires... Strangely enough but one of my co-workers has a Master's in Electrical Engineering and said that you should NOT solder auto wiring because it will corrode faster and cause excessive resistance... I searched this and the answer was to put dielectric grease on the connect like you said OR use heat shrink tubing with sealeron the inside for an air and water tight connection... Very interesting...
+Jim Brent That's on the same lines of if the wire has a nick or cut in the sheathing it will corrode. This trailer for example: had one of the only soldered connections I've ever seen someone else do. It was for the wire feeding the 3 rear center marking lights. The soldered connection was very loosely wrapped in electrical tape with no grease. This split off to the light that had three crimp connectors and was rusted and corroded beyond the repair with zero voltage passing through any of the three connections. The soldered connection however flows flawlessly and that is the same wire I used to hook up the single rear center marker light. This trailer hadn't been moved or touched since the early 90's and when it was, it was used on salted winter roads in the worst possible conditions.
Nice job. I never thought of using an extension cord to wire trailer lights. I like that idea. It seems like every time that I go to use my trailer the lights don't work and I fiddling around with the wires just to get some lights on. I'm also always replacing the connector on my truck. The cheap HF ones break inside of the insulation.
+Joseph Costello Thanks. Yeah, cheap wires can be frustrating.
Nice, perfect timing I just got a trailer from the guy next door for $75 while it has new barings it needs a fair amount of other love to work good. Great video.
I use to stick the tires in between the bed on a dump truck to break the bed. I would hold the switch in one hand and the tire in the other. It worked great.
+1970chevelle396 That's a great idea.
love that old ford, great video. love watching your restore videos. lot of tips and ideas from ya
+statikdex Thanks for watching.
Cool way to check and adjust alignment! Great video. One little note, triple lights are required by law on trailers over 80" wide.
Exactly. That trailer is not road legal because of the missing triple light (also must be red, not orange or white) in the middle of the rear span.
You really turned that trailer around. Good job bud.
+retrorestore Hey Thanks.
awesome little project. great job buddy
+2LateIWon Hey Thanks.. I need to put Corvette brakes on it and then it'll be set.
Bwahahaha
Big Thumbs Up! Nice work on the trailer!
+Curiosity Hey thanks.
A tip for wheel bearing! I usually take the old bearing and grind it down a bit on the outside! Then it does not stick when you knock down the new bearing.
+SillenTDMrider That is a great tip and I knew someone will call me out for it. Thanks..
I enjoyed your video, i love doing the same stuff you do. you always come up with great tips and good idea's thanks
Nice job, looks good! We had to do the same thing a few years ago to our trailer.
+cubbeezx Hey Thanks...
Great save. Trailers are fun to mess with.
+wyattoneable They are fun..
i like the trailer and the ramps...nice repair
+RobsPackanShine Thanks..
if you ever feel like moving, I could use a Handy neighbor like you for all my projects.... ha.
good vid
+holdengr Hey Thanks...
Good info on the axle
+ShawnCFarm Hey Thanks Shawn. -Moe
Great video. Thanks for the tips and advice
Nice little trailer
+wtbm123 Thanks Man.
Ginger was pretty young in this one. She didn't play much then but became a camera ham over time.
I'm lucky if I see 10 in. of snow per year, so a snowmobile trailer isn't of any use but the tips were good.
Yeah this must have been right after I got Ginger.
Note cards in between the rim and tire, no tape needed. Chrisfix taught us that
Cool project thanks for sharing
+tony macdonald Thanks Man.
Lots of info Moe, great video.
+Robb's Homemade Life Thanks Robb.
Just note, if you straighten an axle out after its been overloaded, it won't take all that weight its rated for again, or atleast as much as it could prior to yielding, before it starts to keel over again.
Yes and no. The deflection isn't for load carrying, that is the job of the leaf springs. The deflection is only for wheel alignment. You put a top arch bend in it to counter act the bend under working load. The amount of bend is so minor over the length of the axle, there is really no metal fatigue. Front I-beams on Ford trucks are bent back for this exact reason during a routine alignment.
Moe great trailer and vid. Thanks for sharing.
+59chevt Hey Thanks...
Sweet rejuvenation Moe
+tblbaby Thanks Man.
Nice rehab!
+Tim theToolman Thanks man.
Neat project and still should turn a profit for you.
+The Shade Tree Fix-it Man Thanks..
Looks good Moe.
+EdOfTheNorth Thanks...
Nice job, very instructional video.
+RadioHamGuy Hey Thanks.
It seems like it's always more work than I thought it would be. LOL!
+Tim datoolman Yeah, you're right.
Great video. Love this project.
+Marcus Kloepping Hey Thank... I should have red Loctited the lug bolts in though to give the next guy a surprise. :-) Random question for you: is there an adhesive that will bond steel to rubber (like you might see on small engine motor mounts)?
+sixtyfiveford yes we have adhesives that can do that. Can you give me more specifics?
Marcus Kloepping On the bottom of generators and other stationary equipment there will be rubber feet to isolate the vibration of the running machine from the ground and keep the equipment from dancing around. The little rubber feet are generally just a soft rubber about the same firmness as a car tire rubber and it is bonded to a steel washer. This is then bolted to the equipment with the washer and the rubber contacts the cement, isolating vibration. The same thing is done with engine mounts on small equipment where they take a metal plate, bond rubber to it and then bond another piece of metal on the other side. One side gets mounted to the motor and other the frame of the equipment. Typical adhesives that I have tried, bond to the steel but the flexible rubber tends to be difficult.
longmansales.com/data/rubber-engine-mounts.jpg
+sixtyfiveford your two best options are a tuffened superglue or a urethane adhesive. If you want a sample let me know.
Thanks for your insight.
Nice work! And since it balances........ Well just icing on the cake- haha.
+MRrwmac Hey Thanks.
Great vid 65 !!
+john hightower Thanks..
Nice work Moe!
+1954BJohn Hey Thanks.
Great video!
I live up in the salt-belt. Have some steel pins that hold the enclosure down - that are all corroded - any tricks on how to keep them rust-free without painting them? Can you heat them up and dip them in oil to give them a protective coating?
I've oil treated steel before with decent results. You want to get it to around 350F then dunk it in old motor oil. This is just enough heat to hold open the pores to hold oil. Most of the time though I just like to use Marine grease. It is design to not wash away with salt/water like typical grease/oil.
EXCELLENT work!
+Todd Weller Hey Thanks for watching.
I got a question for you, why do most trailers use lug bolts instead of lug nuts.
You would think having threaded hubs wouldn't be as strong as having lug nuts.
Cant believe you made it home on that bearing 100 mile's.
+scottsinfl Yeah, me too. I guess there's no weight on it.
Someone is getting a nice trailer
+airkraft1 Thanks.
Did you actually use just regular extension cord to wire it I need to rewire a trailer and it's having lots of problems I'd appreciate if you replied. Thanks man
+JR Landscaping Yes, I've found regular extension cord works amazing.
+sixtyfiveford do you just use one piece for the whole thing ?
I try. The fewer splices the better.
great job.. handmade trailer? wheres the licence go? .. i use basement floor grey to slather onto my 2 x 10 trailer boards and then before winter i oil spray everything.. extra greasy under.. no rust
+san379 I my state small trailers like this don't require licensing.
nice to see that.. here.. even the smallest trailer and electric bike and everything needs a licence and pay tax on it.. even boats have a boat launch fee and zebra muscle tax about 70$
Good video, great information.
+middyband Thanks... I was just watching you scrape paint. Seems tedious..
thank u what kind were they
thanks for the video. i know someone who wants to build his own trailer for his snowmobile any tips?
It just takes time.
Well worth the time, looks much fresher now :-D
Ooow those bearings did sound ill, like they had rough grinding paste in them.
Ha ha i heard the hint about "Sod her" its Sol-der he he :-D just leg pulling :).
Oh bad earths on traylors and car rear lights just annoy me, too many times ive seen someone indicating to turn and the brake lights are flashing because of the poor earth.
Not to get mixed up with some american/canadian brake lights that double up as indicators.
+zx8401ztv Yeah, that bearing was on it's last leg. I know there is a fair amount of accent difference with words but it never fails the numerous comments on the word solder from across the pond. I really irritates some people.
+sixtyfiveford I think someone in the uk changed the pronunciation of solder a long time ago, i think its a french connection, and the english of the past would have hated that lol.
Perhaps using the word "sod" or to sodomise (anal intercourse) with someone was a bit nasty perhaps.
Its not a place i would put solder ha ha :-D :-D
You know im a leg puller, never take my comments as attacking you, i may take the mickey though lol :-D
haha
I thought dielectric grease on connections were bad, because it blocks electricity? Will it seep between the wires and eventually block the connection?
I use linemans splices and shrink wrap.
Just the contrary. It insulates the wires from corrosion and keeps the connection good indefinitely. I've never had a dielectric connection corrode or fail.
Killer, I'll use it from now on! Thanks!
or if i drove down a steep hill would the skis dig into the ground and flip
Did you pick your tires up at a local store? Can't seem to find any 5.70-8 tires at a reasonable price around here
+Tristin King Walmart online and free ship to store. The 5.70-8 were right around $20 each.
That's awesome!
+Custom Southern Arms Thanks Man.
sixtyfiveford you're welcome
id like to see how you use the extension cord for a trailer thanks
+MISTERR0BOT0 I just cut a length from an old extension cord and use the wires. They're all shielded nicely so they last forever.
+MISTERR0BOT0 I just cut a length from an old extension cord and use the wires. They're all shielded nicely so they last forever.
Great vid. I liked the axel bending bit. Where did you find trailer tires for $18? Thanks, TC
+TC C Walmart.
Could the axle be rotate where the bow is up to compensate for the load?
+Dennis McGill Most axles will have spring perches welded on(round tube). This one had holes drilled for the leaf spring through bolt. So you can rotate them with a little work but usually it requires cutting and welding.
+sixtyfiveford It Was Just A Thought.
It's a great idea and I've thought/think the same as you.
Great job on the restore!
I heard you mention the boat in your video. Speaking of the boat, how is it doing?
+Custom Southern Arms The boat is fairing very well. I didn't actually use it this year, but was out looking at the paint just a month ago.
I buy fixer uppers all the time to bring back to life to re sell, I never skimp on lights. Extension cords are not good to use, I would have put a wider rims an tire's for better stability an trail, but overall that's a $150 trailer, could of got $600
The 4 strand trailer wiring you buy is garbage and the insulation cracks right off 3-4 years down the road. I've flipped well over 100 trailers and this wasn't worth the energy I put into it but my records show I sold it for $750, which other than the Harbor Freight turds is about the cheapest I've ever sold a trailer for. I generally only deal with tandem or enclosed trailers in the $2000-6000range.
trailers are fun
+FullThrottle440 Yeah, I enjoy playing with them. Thanks.
Cool
hey man where are you from? I seen snow in one of your videos and I always thought you lived in CA. Thanks,
+1jonat Utah
if I was to drive a snowmobile on dirt and hit a rock wood the skis get stuck and the snowmobile flips?!?!? pls reply
+Dan Murphy , Probably not.
#sixtyfiveford thx I was afraid of breaking something of the sled landed on me
You won't be able to steer very well on dirt, but it'll be fun.
+sixtyfiveford we get no snow in ireland. I love snowmobiles but I don't know if I should sim for a dirt bike or snowmobile??!?l?!!?
Dirt bike for dirt. Snowmobile for snow. This will be the most enjoyable.
Where did you get those tires?
Amazon amzn.to/2Fv2SiI
How did you get the hub and wheels off?
Take off the dust cap, cotter pin, castle nut and it pulls right off.
@@sixtyfiveford having hard time getting bolts off any ticks I could use
@@kellygrogan5066 The main spindle nut It's held on with some sort of locking device. Generally it's just a cotter key, but they also have methods of washer that's bent over to hold the nut from spinning off by itself. But generally you can't even get a socket on the spindle nut until you remove the locking device.
What kind of paint was that?
It's what they call Alkyd Enamel or Oil Based Enamel and goes by a bunch of brand names. For this project it was Rustoleum brand.
+sixtyfiveford okay thank you sir
do u have a snowmobile if so can u make a riding video
+Nolan Wandschneider I sold them a few years ago, but I do miss them.
Stop commenting Quinn. It sends me and email every time you say something 😄 and nice trailer dude.
Index cards work better than paper and a lot faster
I'm using the extension cord idea next time. Thanks
+57WillysCJ They sale high end cord for trailer lights and it is just "SO" cable but so is an extension cord and it is a ton cheaper. Thanks Man.
Nice job good looking trailer. If you would have wanted the trailer to stop bending over the front where you had to put the Jackall to the centre you could have welded truss bars from the top of the centre post to the bottom of the trailer deck on the outside edge and would have given it more than enough support. Don't you have any punches? LOL using screw drivers is a little hard on them. LOL
I know what your wife can get you for Christmas :-)
+Murray Lowe Yeah, screwdrivers get a lot of abuse from me. But they hold up for years before I have to warranty them out.
+sixtyfiveford I guess that is something I should do because I do break them just with torquing them. But usually I just buy a new set because I don't go through them that often. I do have a fairly good supply of chisels and punches and I am pretty hard on them.
I generally use the rounded off flat heads for chisels, saving my sharp ones for screws. I randomly run over to Sears and swap them out along with phillips as nothing works better than a new screwdriver.
+sixtyfiveford Phillips is the ones I torque off the flutes so I use robertson screws and drivers they last much longer and are definitely easier to use. I am like you in the use of standard (flat) screw drivers because I really don't like slot screws many times I have hurt myself or just damaged the screw or furniture or whatever by using slot screws. But all this aside, I really want to thank you for sharing all your great videos.
The dog has no tail. What happened?
+The Sqoou Docking. When they're puppies people cut the tail off. Certain breeds people just do it to mainly for aesthetics but also herding dogs would have their tails docked so that livestock would not trample it, or so it would not get caught in a gate or fencing for containing the animal.
+sixtyfiveford I see Halloween potential there. lol
He or she looks like a happy dog.
We watch you because you're pretty cool.
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$18 each is less than a made in China bicycle tire. WTF!
+Blaine Bugaski I know right! Sounds like we're getting ripped off for bicycle tires.