When aluminum is in contact with steel, the aluminum will corrode badly. There was sealant around the steel subframe to aluminum frame juncture, but you removed it. It is important to reseal those crevices in order to keep the water out.
Came to make the same comment, I was raised to support your local business as much as possible to help your local community. Love to see and hear it elsewhere! ( and love your projects as well)
When you’re hauling hay the restrictions are don’t hit the power lines or overpasses. It falls under the “loose fader” rules. So here in Ontario we keep it under 15’ or so and aim for 10’ wide or less if you can.
Sounds like down in Kansas. Hauling round bales on a flat deck, you get to right at what you're talking about. 14.5 high, 10 wide. Which, they give us that by law hauling hay.
Out here in ny! These guys got huge old box trucks with the sides cut off and form the hay just like a box huge heavy loads 100% overloaded flying down the roads at early hours in the am when roads are dark! Makes me glad im not the one driving or working for that boss! Only one guy who got his act together has all the enclosed trailers that he must drop off at people famrs and pick them up in the winter!
Minimum wage, %50 of welders are on parole and get paid Minimum wage. Well when I took some automotive classes at the local community College which was next to the welder classes. Half the welders were on parole
Not sure if you checked it or not, but get up under the trailer and take a good look inside the king pin plate for rot holes. That's one of the number one reasons those aluminum flatbeds get junked.
I get everyone bemoans spool gun. When it's set up correctly in the hands of a skilled operator it's a strong and economical way of fabrication. However, as most of us know: That is not always the case. The cost of TIGing a trailer like that would be pretty astronomical.
Brushing black Tremclad is by far the best quick and dirty uncoating. Best part is when its looking a little rusty again hit it with a wire brush quick or just brush more on lol
Canadian Tire's house brand "Armor Coat" rust paint is also excellent. It's made by Rustoleum (the same company as Tremclad), but is cheaper despite being just as good or better.
It's good giving the younger guys work like that. It really helps to change their lives and keep them hungry for more success, rather than doing ignorant crimes.
@@Eddi3xBac0n "Wanting is the source of all suffering" -- Buddha Every little thing that is causing you issues or stress or misery-- comes from "wanting' things to be different instead of accepting things as they are and going from there. It's from wanting something that you can't have or can't change. Stop wanting things.. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference."
I'm not sure if you'll have anybody up there that does it but try to find someone to blow corn cob on the trailer it's kinda like a sand blaster it does a real nice job of cleaning aluminum
I like the fact that you get on, fix the trailer and use it in the same video. Really enjoyed that, some channels would have spread that out over a month 🎉
When I saw the suspension parts of the rear axle I though "Oh it looks in decent shape, wait no, that's Ontario decent. Its shit." Then I saw the plate and realized why it looked so familiar. We're truly blessed by the rust gods.
That's a small load 😅🤏 4 in height 3 in width and the last 12 langs halfway ower the edge 😂 49 tons last trip of the day 😂 that was exciting getting home to the farm 😅 😂😅
Hey Rich if your trailer is setup for it, you should swap sides for your tie downs. If you ever have to tighten your load on the side of the road your not in traffic doing it. Just a little safety tip for ya! Happy Truckin Buddy!
don't shoot wd40 in an airline you will wreck all your o-ring seals or at least anything that is a standard buna n seal. take an o-ring from your kit soak it in wd-40 see result.
Those big coach steer tires look good on the trailer. They might even be a little taller than your drive tires. My VNL was built with those big bolognies on the steer axle and 275 tires on the drive. Looked like it skipped leg day!
Hi from uk Rich👋👍 got job getting the trailer to safe good clean standard and on the road again 👌 Vince did a fab job on the welding 👍 and love the drive by's too them prison gate light stacks look awesome with the exhaust stacks in motion shots 👌 congrats again yo uou getting qualified as a operator 👍 keep up the amazing content you do, thanks for your time be safe and see you soon 👍👋
Cleaning out rust of a circular hole is easier done with a suitable piece of round stock or pipe (that will fit your drill) , cut a slot in it, put a strip of sandpaper in it and lay loose ! Using a drill or you'll be turning it by hand for days 🤣
Good truckin driver 👌 Just some pointers, straps gotta go inside the rub rail. Also if you like having all of your teeth please please please invest in an actual strap binder bar. Theyre made specifically so they're less likely to slip out while you're cranking on em. Other than that love the vids brother!
Awesome to see - grandpa drove for PIE for 40 years. Be safe with those strapped/chained loads...Close family friend was ended when a broken chain let irrigation pipes go.
Stupid question, would it have worked better to sand or dry ice blast the trailer? Would have gotten rid of the oxidation and crap and got to a consistent sheen across the trailer. Imagine most of it was a $$ driven choice.
Rich, you and Phil are hilarious. Glad you got the trailer up and running!! Great addition to your "Fleet". Another wonderful video from UP NORTH! Hahahaha. (Since I'm on the Gulf of Mexico)
I'm used to seeing trucks hauling about 25-50% more hay per load on deck-over trailers. More one low-boy trailers. The number of bales depends on the type of hay (alfalfa, coastal, cane, straw, etc.), and how wet/recently it was cut it is. Just saying.
In Australia.........we tried Aluminum trailers...........they are junk. Only steel chassis can handle our roads and heavy weights, Aluminum floors are ok. Ive seen the North American dolly converters used on 'turnpike semi doubles"..........frail,pathetic pieces of trash, how do they let those things on public roads?? For the love of god.......who would use oil hubs? Grease all the way, oil hubs just have leaking wheel seals on them every second week on trailers. As for those 'glad hand' air couplings..............utter garbage. On rough roads they work loose and come undone, or the rubber sealing pads are always needing replacement.
Tidy truck , is it low under powered , as that load didn't look very heavy , plus the trailer was not fully loaded , 3 high would have made a decent load , you have some weird weight limits , but in the UK/Europe your rig would be a 40 tonne/40,000 kgs , doubt your load made 10 tonne ? As you live in the salt belt ? are you going to lacure/paint the trailer ? wonder what your rig weighs empty looks around 14-16 tonne ? Also as previous comment seal any steel to alloy to keep water/moisture out and keep corrosion to as much of a minimum as possible .
You're a trucker now! When you on a job and you're not loading stuff yourself, you need to sit the cab, listen to country music, drink coffee and smoke cigarettes or cigars! Be sure you rest your arm on the window sill. That's what my dad always did. 😂😂😂
Why and who thought an aluminium trailer with steel axle brakets was a good idea. Dissimilar metals. Not grin the salt belt. Mite be light. But it ain’t strong. Carry a third of the weight a proper trailer could. But I’m not paying for it. And I won’t ever be following this unsafe abortion of a trailer. Good luck Rich.
Should look into abrasive or nonabrasive Cup Brush, Nylon Filaments like Al's Liner Abrasive 180 Grit Nylon Bristle Cup Brush - 6 Inch - Safe for Use on Metal, Wood, Aluminum and Plastic Surfaces (TOOR6) or Nonabrasive 6" Cup Brush, Nylon Filament, 5/8"-11 Thread
I really don't understand this fashion in Canada and the States for having 10' or 15 feet of frame between the cab and the fifth wheel? Just makes the rig unnecessarily long and difficult to maneuver?
I own a Peterbilt 379, I normally pull a end dump with, but there has been a time or two, if i had a flatbed, could have picked up a nice paying job or two, wish I could find a free flatbed like that that didn’t take to much to make road worthy!
All trailers had problems but I did not like the aluminum trailers . Compass that turned into Falcon had one back in the 80s . It got used for the wrong load / loaded the wrong way . Say that . It came in dragging bellie . It was never the same and it was a new loner . I do miss working on the old rigs . You do a great job .
id be like, cool a set of used tires, free up and adjust the brakes, fix the lights, slap a tag on it and ride out, come down to my house, i dont have a nice shop but i have a couple awesome videos you can make fixing the cool stuff i bought and havent worked on LMAO i do have a shop but it has mosquitoes and millings for a floor, BUT i just got a new huge fan and like 10 other fans to keep the skeeter and heat away!
Love the trailer. Love the truck even more so. But my god that hay you are hauling (pardon my french) is soft as HELL. Whoever is baling that hay needs to put a shit load more compression in his/her baler.
Just a heads up for all you guys acid wash at blue beacon is not worth it lol very diluted, I worked at another truck wash and our acid worked so much better
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I don't know about the rest of your fan base, but I'm absolutely loving the transport truck vids. Keep up the good work Rich!
That truck is sexy sounding and is easy on the eyes!
100% These videos are super interesting
Me too. I subbed for all the farm equipment repair and heavy duty
C'mon Rich, three high and three on the back or you're wasting diesel. Nice trailer, love that truck.
Best regards from Indiana, USA.
Rich gets a bit sooky when its favor time... loading that trailer like theres a pickup in the front pulling it
When aluminum is in contact with steel, the aluminum will corrode badly. There was sealant around the steel subframe to aluminum frame juncture, but you removed it. It is important to reseal those crevices in order to keep the water out.
"We're gonna support someone local first" Rich...those words are friggin gold these days. That's the attitude I wish more people had.
I would give you more thumbs up if I could
Y'all Canadians stick together. That's what you get for eating maple syrup.
Came to make the same comment, I was raised to support your local business as much as possible to help your local community. Love to see and hear it elsewhere! ( and love your projects as well)
didnt seem like it worked out though, they never showed any of the acid wash process, no end result, clearly didnt go as planned
@@justinwatch good one. Lol
Free is always the most expensive....
Ain't that the truth mate! Lol
I got a free boat once, never financially recovered…
I got my ex-wife for free. Cost me 1000x what a prostitute does plus I pay per play not monthly.
@@makeitwork583
Guess the saying is true.
If it flys, floats or fucks it's cheaper to rent than to own.
In this case he made out as that trailer new is about 100 G's and all he got into it is less than 10 G's
Love seeing a bit of Kevin’s operation. I help out a friend doing small square bales and there’s nothing like the smell of a fresh cut hay field.
Nuthin quite like filling your lungs with dust
I love the smell of alfalfa. Unfortunately I'm extremely allergic to it.
I love how you make financially realistic videos, showing people craftsmanship can be valued over well, value
Well said. Couldn’t agree more. You and Derek from ViceGripGarage both are great examples for all us gearheads
I dont think i would've spent $700 cleaning the trailer
Need to put the sealant back around the suspension. The sealant keeps salt and crude from getting between the steel and aluminum.
When you’re hauling hay the restrictions are don’t hit the power lines or overpasses. It falls under the “loose fader” rules. So here in Ontario we keep it under 15’ or so and aim for 10’ wide or less if you can.
Living in Palouse Washington it drove me nuts- people spill hay over tons of roads. Endlessly.
Sounds like down in Kansas. Hauling round bales on a flat deck, you get to right at what you're talking about. 14.5 high, 10 wide. Which, they give us that by law hauling hay.
As with Aus.
Out here in ny! These guys got huge old box trucks with the sides cut off and form the hay just like a box huge heavy loads 100% overloaded flying down the roads at early hours in the am when roads are dark! Makes me glad im not the one driving or working for that boss! Only one guy who got his act together has all the enclosed trailers that he must drop off at people famrs and pick them up in the winter!
I can't even fathom how expensive it would be to have someone tig weld the entire assembly of the trailer.
That's why they use MIG and rivets
@@richardturner8630 and robots lol
most of em are robotic nowadays
And just over a hundred years ago land speed race cars were built with adjustable crescent wrenches.
Ppl are amazing
Minimum wage, %50 of welders are on parole and get paid Minimum wage.
Well when I took some automotive classes at the local community College which was next to the welder classes. Half the welders were on parole
Not sure if you checked it or not, but get up under the trailer and take a good look inside the king pin plate for rot holes. That's one of the number one reasons those aluminum flatbeds get junked.
I get everyone bemoans spool gun. When it's set up correctly in the hands of a skilled operator it's a strong and economical way of fabrication. However, as most of us know: That is not always the case.
The cost of TIGing a trailer like that would be pretty astronomical.
A hat tip to you for always supporting your fellow local businesses whenever you can.
Brushing black Tremclad is by far the best quick and dirty uncoating. Best part is when its looking a little rusty again hit it with a wire brush quick or just brush more on lol
Canadian Tire's house brand "Armor Coat" rust paint is also excellent. It's made by Rustoleum (the same company as Tremclad), but is cheaper despite being just as good or better.
It's good giving the younger guys work like that. It really helps to change their lives and keep them hungry for more success, rather than doing ignorant crimes.
That’s what she said
ive done this alot growing up and im 35 and i just want to burn the world. this does nothing
@@Eddi3xBac0n "Wanting is the source of all suffering" -- Buddha
Every little thing that is causing you issues or stress or misery-- comes from "wanting' things to be different instead of accepting things as they are and going from there. It's from wanting something that you can't have or can't change. Stop wanting things.. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference."
Clear coat over stickers to keep edges from peeling up.
the trailer looks nice, wat stood out for me was the Dutch flag on that tractor in the background, thanks for supporting our farmers
Best part of the video...the Dutch flag flying on the White tractor in the background while Kevin was loading hay!
Great video 👍. Kudos to you for working with the local and younger generations in your area. 👏. The trailer looks like it works out for you. Nice job
100%
I'm not sure if you'll have anybody up there that does it but try to find someone to blow corn cob on the trailer it's kinda like a sand blaster it does a real nice job of cleaning aluminum
Grandpa always says "anything free is worth saving up for"
Nailed it
I love it! She's a beauty but still hauls just fine. It's great that both Rich and the truck get to do useful work and exercise those skills!
I like the fact that you get on, fix the trailer and use it in the same video. Really enjoyed that, some channels would have spread that out over a month 🎉
I smiled seeing Kevin flying a Dutch Flag in the paddock, Pride right there :-)
Nice to see the Truck working too, Hay can be an interesting load.
Saw the truck sitting at V&R this week. Looks Awesome.
Thanks man!
Grinding, polishing, buffing aluminum without a mask is a REALLLLY bad idea. The dust it creates is extremely bad.
Starting to sound like a trucker "new brakes? Pssh shiny stuff and lights 👌"
Having the rigs looking good prevents getting pulled over in the first place.
When I saw the suspension parts of the rear axle I though "Oh it looks in decent shape, wait no, that's Ontario decent. Its shit." Then I saw the plate and realized why it looked so familiar. We're truly blessed by the rust gods.
I cant get enough of the truck content so keep it coming, I have NO complaints! :D
I've got to say, this truck and trailer combo makes moving dead grass around look absolutely heroic.
That's a small load 😅🤏 4 in height 3 in width and the last 12 langs halfway ower the edge 😂 49 tons last trip of the day 😂 that was exciting getting home to the farm 😅 😂😅
Having shiny aluminum on your truck/trailer is a job in itself!!!
Well worth it!
"Trucking sucks" he says with a big ole grin lmao it's true though it sucks but some of us love it
He said line of cocaine , whom ever is singing that song now that sounds like a real trucker
With that tank, nothing like taking a possible explosive situation and adding some screw ammunition to it, lol
With such a nice truck, you need a polished flatbed trailer of course
The Dutch flag should be the other way around to support Dutch farmers.
Hey Rich if your trailer is setup for it, you should swap sides for your tie downs. If you ever have to tighten your load on the side of the road your not in traffic doing it. Just a little safety tip for ya! Happy Truckin Buddy!
I love when people put a little time and effort into something rather than a bunch of cash
don't shoot wd40 in an airline you will wreck all your o-ring seals or at least anything that is a standard buna n seal. take an o-ring from your kit soak it in wd-40 see result.
Those big coach steer tires look good on the trailer. They might even be a little taller than your drive tires. My VNL was built with those big bolognies on the steer axle and 275 tires on the drive. Looked like it skipped leg day!
Hi from uk Rich👋👍 got job getting the trailer to safe good clean standard and on the road again 👌 Vince did a fab job on the welding 👍 and love the drive by's too them prison gate light stacks look awesome with the exhaust stacks in motion shots 👌 congrats again yo uou getting qualified as a operator 👍 keep up the amazing content you do, thanks for your time be safe and see you soon 👍👋
Cleaning out rust of a circular hole is easier done with a suitable piece of round stock or pipe (that will fit your drill) , cut a slot in it, put a strip of sandpaper in it and lay loose !
Using a drill or you'll be turning it by hand for days 🤣
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the answer is yes, you can fix it.
Good truckin driver 👌
Just some pointers, straps gotta go inside the rub rail. Also if you like having all of your teeth please please please invest in an actual strap binder bar. Theyre made specifically so they're less likely to slip out while you're cranking on em.
Other than that love the vids brother!
Awesome to see - grandpa drove for PIE for 40 years. Be safe with those strapped/chained loads...Close family friend was ended when a broken chain let irrigation pipes go.
Oven cleaner works good for a degreaser and a strong cleaner and is cheaper then a automotive degreaser
I'd do both axles at the same time spindles out then it's all new and "worry" free. Especially Check the "coil package"
For hidden damage.
Love this content! Please keep making more of it. I would also personally enjoy seeing some in-cab driving if that's possible! Have a good day Rich!
Stupid question, would it have worked better to sand or dry ice blast the trailer? Would have gotten rid of the oxidation and crap and got to a consistent sheen across the trailer. Imagine most of it was a $$ driven choice.
The cringe I got from the straps not being through the rail😂 good video thought for sure love my flat beds!
Never compromise safety by skimping on brakes. I don't argue the one axle of good shoes and drums but would have changed all the piggyback chambers.
phil and kevin both in one episode, thats atreat
Check for corrosion on the frame under the kingpin plate. Common cause of death on those.
What did you brush the axles with?
I use new glad hands with screens, keep the mud daubers out. And new hoses to the brake cans.
wow!
generous neighbor
gotta be $1,000 in scrap value minimum
I just saw how your licence went, I won't muck up the future but good on ya.
3x3 bales? Shit stack em 3 high and 3 wide, that's the only way to move them, 63 to a trailer
You can fix anything
Rich, you and Phil are hilarious. Glad you got the trailer up and running!! Great addition to your "Fleet". Another wonderful video from UP NORTH! Hahahaha. (Since I'm on the Gulf of Mexico)
I'm used to seeing trucks hauling about 25-50% more hay per load on deck-over trailers. More one low-boy trailers. The number of bales depends on the type of hay (alfalfa, coastal, cane, straw, etc.), and how wet/recently it was cut it is. Just saying.
Doing real jobs with a real truck. 👍👍👍
In Australia.........we tried Aluminum trailers...........they are junk. Only steel chassis can handle our roads and heavy weights, Aluminum floors are ok. Ive seen the North American dolly converters used on 'turnpike semi doubles"..........frail,pathetic pieces of trash, how do they let those things on public roads?? For the love of god.......who would use oil hubs? Grease all the way, oil hubs just have leaking wheel seals on them every second week on trailers. As for those 'glad hand' air couplings..............utter garbage. On rough roads they work loose and come undone, or the rubber sealing pads are always needing replacement.
Tidy truck , is it low under powered , as that load didn't look very heavy , plus the trailer was not fully loaded , 3 high would have made a decent load , you have some weird weight limits , but in the UK/Europe your rig would be a 40 tonne/40,000 kgs , doubt your load made 10 tonne ? As you live in the salt belt ? are you going to lacure/paint the trailer ? wonder what your rig weighs empty looks around 14-16 tonne ? Also as previous comment seal any steel to alloy to keep water/moisture out and keep corrosion to as much of a minimum as possible .
I love the truck BTW , but last I remember " you said this truck isn't goin OFF ROAD " & look at cha.
Lol
You're a trucker now! When you on a job and you're not loading stuff yourself, you need to sit the cab, listen to country music, drink coffee and smoke cigarettes or cigars! Be sure you rest your arm on the window sill. That's what my dad always did. 😂😂😂
Why and who thought an aluminium trailer with steel axle brakets was a good idea. Dissimilar metals. Not grin the salt belt. Mite be light. But it ain’t strong. Carry a third of the weight a proper trailer could. But I’m not paying for it. And I won’t ever be following this unsafe abortion of a trailer. Good luck Rich.
Should look into abrasive or nonabrasive Cup Brush, Nylon Filaments like Al's Liner Abrasive 180 Grit Nylon Bristle Cup Brush - 6 Inch - Safe for Use on Metal, Wood, Aluminum and Plastic Surfaces (TOOR6) or Nonabrasive 6" Cup Brush, Nylon Filament, 5/8"-11 Thread
Ace job restoring that flatbed trailer, Keep on truckin'!
I really don't understand this fashion in Canada and the States for having 10' or 15 feet of frame between the cab and the fifth wheel? Just makes the rig unnecessarily long and difficult to maneuver?
I own a Peterbilt 379, I normally pull a end dump with, but there has been a time or two, if i had a flatbed, could have picked up a nice paying job or two, wish I could find a free flatbed like that that didn’t take to much to make road worthy!
Kevin sounds like he got his childhood friends to do stupid stuff and get in trouble. lol
6am in New Zealand and I'm watching someone fix a trailer
All trailers had problems but I did not like the aluminum trailers . Compass that turned into Falcon had one back in the 80s . It got used for the wrong load / loaded the wrong way . Say that . It came in dragging bellie . It was never the same and it was a new loner . I do miss working on the old rigs . You do a great job .
Not much point to a rub rail…. If your straps are on the outside of them.
id be like, cool a set of used tires, free up and adjust the brakes, fix the lights, slap a tag on it and ride out, come down to my house, i dont have a nice shop but i have a couple awesome videos you can make fixing the cool stuff i bought and havent worked on LMAO i do have a shop but it has mosquitoes and millings for a floor, BUT i just got a new huge fan and like 10 other fans to keep the skeeter and heat away!
Love the trailer. Love the truck even more so. But my god that hay you are hauling (pardon my french) is soft as HELL. Whoever is baling that hay needs to put a shit load more compression in his/her baler.
That would make an awesome bridge for the forty foot span creek on my farm. Man, I could drive my 60 horse tractor across that thing.
I really like the adult movie or Toronto TV ads after 9:00 PM soundtrack when the guys were cleaning the trailer.
Just curious if Rich or Kevin have Dutch heritage, seeing that there's a Dutch flag flying when they're loading up those hay bails.
That's amazing work, but don't get inspected with that chain wrapped around just the rub rail...
Looks like an amazing deal! Those wheel ends look amazing for their age too. Not all crusty and flakey
That's a beautiful KW. She's AWSOME.
Nothing wrong with the brakes on front axel, I agree, don't change them. All you be doing is wasting money.
Awesome to see both truck and trailer doing some important work! Thanks for sharing as always :)
Not supposed to have ur straps on outside of rub rails, DOT will get you 🚨!!! 26:30
Don't fuck with aluminum, especially down east 😂😂😂😂
Vince is an animal. Love seeing his work
Pretty amazing guy. Going to put a new engine and trans in his family hauler to show him some love. That will be on the other channel
I would use an aluminum can it clean my chrome rims but that looked like it worked too. The ol' steel 70's style S/S Cragars good times👍😁
Really enjoyed the content. This is a very interesting and satisfying video.
I always wondered, what's the best paint for the exterior of an air tank?
Presumably something very flexible for a coating?
Most tanks I've seen are bare stainless, aluminum or steel painted with oil based enamel.
@@dannymitchell6131 Cheers!
This was a free trailer? Daym you all mist be rich or something. That crap is workable here in Texas. Lol
Try POR 15 rust paint. Expensive but doesn’t take much
That's a hell of a deal. I wish I could find a free trailer like that. Great video and love the content.
I dont think i wouldve bother polishing 1 winter and its back to square one, fix the the mechanic
Atleast you got a half load on the test run of the trailer
Just under 50k lbs. It was just cut so nice and heavy
I run liquid wrench through all my lines once a week. About a 20 second blast in the red line. Seams like my valves and seals last a lot longer.
The penetrating oil? (I saw they make silicone/chain lube/etc too)
Awesome to see you using it. It looks so good with the prison gate lights on and working! You just keep making it better and better.
Just a heads up for all you guys acid wash at blue beacon is not worth it lol very diluted, I worked at another truck wash and our acid worked so much better
I’m glad you have deep pockets I can already see that it’s going to be very expensive to get that trailer dot inspected and road worthy