Let's Make My Trailer Better! Cheap Mods!
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Using what scrap I have, I fabricate a spare tire carrier for my cheap trailer. I also install a remote winch to make tractor rescues easier!
Badland ZXR 2500lb winch is from Harbor Freight
It's called CAD. "Cardboard Aided Design". Something every fabricator should have in their tool box.
Haha!
You need a snatch block...doubles the pulling capability of your winch...even though you have to spool out 2x the cable...however, that one seemed to do just fine w/i issue!
Very cool! I need to get a trailer like that!
Keep em coming!!!!
That little trailer has paid for it's self time and time again. And I'll check into getting a snatch block. Thanks for watching!
The tire mount looked very good only concern I have if trailer sits outside that angle iron is up and it will hold water
Nice work with the additions
Wow, I can’t believe it - I stumbled onto a RUclips channel with only 4 videos! It’ll take me a long time to get through all of yours, Levi! 😉
For a newbie you’re doing SO much better than 90% of the creators out there. Good job! 👏
You said it, that trailer was one of the best investments you’ve ever made. I agree 100%. I bought a little 6 x 10 trailer from tractor supply maybe going on three years ago and it has been a fantastic piece of equipment. I bought a spare tire for it, but throw it in the back of the truck or van whenever I use the trailer, but I need to mount on the trailer itself like you did. And I really like the winch install. Like you, I’ve gone and gotten some big garden tractors that didn’t run with flat tires and fought them up on the trailer too many times now. Great idea and great job job! Thanks for posting!
I highly recommend the winch I bought for it! Stupid simple to install and wire up. It’s one of those tools that you don’t always need but you’ll be glad you have it if you ever do !
That falls under, "it's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it". A great video sir 😊
Hey, saving your back by using equipment , is Never a "stupid " idea....keep up the good work!!
I have this same trailer. It has been a gold mine for me. One cheap mod that I did was enclose the sides with expanded metal mesh. This way I don't have to worry about losing firewood, parts, etc out of the sides. One 4x8 sheet of metal mesh took care of it if I remember correctly.
Thats a good idea! That would look better than plywood!
look for a small truck box, weld-on a couple of angle irons and mount-it to the front. put the battery/straps/tools in it.
This video came up in my feed and is what brought me to your channel.
I just got a free trailer recently that needs some work but is in usable condition except it’s enclosed across the rear instead of having a ramp. The ramp mod, a trailer hitch for my van and a winch are the first things on my to do list.
Compared to my garage workshop you’ve got a huge amount of room and a few of the tools I wish I had.
Parts washer, sand blaster and sand blast cabinet, full size compressor, electric welding equipment, long workbench, vice with locks on both sides, electric overhead door, huge tool cabinet, movable grinder…
Those old Wheel Horses are great units. I only get Craftsman & a few John Deeres in my area. Nice upgrades on the trailer. I am still using my boat / utility conversion trailer to pick up tractors & just about everything else LOL. I added the same HF winch to my trailer. I use a battery jumper to power it. But I generally use the manual boat winch that I never took off.
Hey looks like people like your video, 6.4k views & 131 plus my 👍in only 11 days. You're doing something right!
Stay well, Joe Z
Thanks for the kind words! Having trouble keeping up with the comments lol!
@@LaidOffGarage You're welcome. That is a good problem to have😄
I have almost the same trailer and last year did almost the same modifications. You will find the spare mount NEEDS a brace to the bottom rail, the top rail is too flexible by itself. For a winch I used a cheap hand crank boat winch, mounted outside the front of the trailer so I could still haul a 4x8 sheet. Than I drilled a hole in the top rail directly over the brace ahead of the spare to drop a tire iron into. Almost a guarantee my vehicle wrench wouldn't fit. Also added a cheap trailer jack to the front, easier on the back if I need to park it while loaded.
Great Job, on mounting the tire and wrench. I think that u could weld-on a piece of steel on the tire mony bottom to help keep it on.
also noticed that u will need to bring the wrench mount up alittle to keep the wire from hitting the trailer at the end.
Not that it's necessary. But I'd weld a D ring directly above the winch and get a little snatch block and run the winch cable to the D ring. Doubles pulling power and a little less strain on the battery.
Thats a good idea!
Yea, you could’ve bought the bracket but there’s more pride this way. I think I could give you a run for your money on welding 😎😎😎😎
Exactly! And the bubble gum welds have been holding so far! Thanks for watching!
Allegedly, the more you trip a breaker, the weaker they get and will trip easier, no idea if its true, just something ive always heard
Any time you include purchased products in your videos you’ll get a lot of viewers asking where you got them, so it’s helpful if you include full purchase list and sources in the description and/or pin them in the comments. 👍
That's a good idea!
Here is something to think about! I just hit a tire mounted on a wheel in the middle of an interstate highway! It was after dark and I had limited time to make a decision what to do. Thinking it was a slab of tread from a truck tire, I just straddled it, but that was the wrong decision! Result to date : Over $17,000 damage to the underside of my vehicle! This is why you must be certain your spare is mounted securely and equipped with a safety cable!
Yea that’s the trailer I started with. I’ve moved up to a built up 6x12 but still got that little guy out back also. If your like me grabbing stuff that don’t run slap you the tractor supply wench on the front of it, super easy and will walk stuff that don’t run up on there super easy
Lol, guess you read my mind, ya that’s what I did and same wench also, plus I just welded that bracket to the tongue and added some bracing
Man I just run my my jump box to run the wench as much as I use it
I was more interested in those old Wheel Horse tractors!
Well sir you came to the right place !
Yep, a Horse is a Horse, of course of course. Good ole WHEEL HORSE!!!
Username checks out! lol!
You need to mount some kind of an air compressor put a basket across the front where your tongue tongue is mount some type of electric air compressor make some bottle jacks, put an air nozzle on upside down to where you can use the air compressor to raise your trailer up when you do get a flat change the tire
I would have done it the hard way , go to a junkyard and find a hub and knuckle for the tire.
I could be wrong, but I think if you park your tractors on an angle they’ll line up on one side of the garage so you don’t have to move them to get a project in the door.
I've actually got a separate outbuilding that I normally keep them stored in, but we had a cold snap recently and i wanted to get them all inside to keep from killing batteries! I like your idea as well!
enjoyed it
And put you can put some kind of toolbox in the basket you make for the front so you have tools with you wherever you go
You need to drill a drip hole in that V channel or it's going to fill up with water and rust away.
That is a very good point! Thanks for telling me that!
An excellent suggestion-I might add, running a brace from your tire holder to the lower rail would add a LOT of support, and peace of mind,Levi...
Pull start tractors! I’ve been studying small engine work for 2.5 years and this is the first I’ve seen. Are these tractors also electric start? What’s your opinion of that concept?
also mount a tool box behind the wrench on the outside..
I've been keeping my eyes out for a suitable tongue box. Can justify buying a new high dollar one for this particular trailer!
Circuit Breaker can go bad/week over time.
Grinder and paint makes you the welder you ain’t! Just messing you.
Haha! Paint it black and put it back!
Using the plasma you should try moving faster, because the plasma is not oxygen accetalin torch
Well I ended up having to go so slow because it wasn’t blowing all the way through the plate. I had to turn the head sideways and gouge it out slowly. Hoping 220 will fix my problems !
@@LaidOffGarage how thick was the material because more than 1/8th inch you would have some trouble with 110
@@lenmercer7443I believe that plate was 3/16
At the least try using a guide of some kind!
I like the trailer . I've been wondering about those cheap plasma cutters thinking about buying one, but not too sure. I wonder if it works better on 220? Great video!
It works great on 110 on thinner metal. I had really turn it down to keep it from blowing the breaker. I’m hoping to get the 220 up and running in the next week or so. For the price I highly recommend it!