@@Robrt32 I kind of get what you mean but at the same time... don't you want the people that you like to watch and you think make good content to be rewarded for that good content? Been watching VGG for a long time. He's a good dude, a good Dad and I want him to succeed. He hasn't really changed, tons of revivals and sketchy drives home, still does budget builds and usually when he doesn't and spends big on a car, he gives the car away to a viewer. I don't know what's not to like unless you just don't want to see someone succeed at doing what they are good at. I just found low-buck recently, and I hope he does well too. Wanting the people you enjoy watching to not succeed is such a bizarre way to think about things. oh well, wish you the best
@@HalfMonty11 I want to watch what a normal everyday person could do. The normal everyday person doesn’t have sponsored parts and unlimited budget. It’s that simple. I bet truth be known he’s making bank on those “free” vehicles. The revenue from the videos and the merchandise sold. Yea he’s making hella money on those so called giveaways. I read the fine print the winner is responsible for all taxes on the “free” vehicles unless it’s changed in the last 6 months.
@@Robrt32that's how _any_ giveaway works. That's how prizes on gameshows and lotteries work unless they *explicitly* state they will also cover other costs/fees. It's _your_ prize so _you_ pay any related taxes and fees. There are countless stories of people getting themselves into trouble/debt after they won a car they couldn't afford to register, insure, fuel, and maintain because they couldn't think past the word _free._ The initial cost of purchase is free. After that it's yours and all the other costs of ownership are your responsibility. Which is exactly why you aren't required to accept a gift or prize. Edit: I should add that I'm not defending Vicegrip. I don't like big channels myself, either. I agree with your reasoning very much. I like to see stuff the average Joe can do. I was a flight engineer on Pave Lows. I worked for a company that made parts for NASCAR, F1, INDY, World of Outlaws, and other racing leagues, and we got to run shoulders with many racing teams. I just recently retired from a long side-career of running the pits for a sprint car owner. I've played with some really cool toys that I can't afford. But that only interests me so much, and just watching rather than doing it really doesn't interest me. What I want to see is stuff *_I_* can realistically do at home in my own garage with my own money. I love watching other gearheads because even if you've been doing it a million years you can still pick up neat, innovative, ingenuitive, creative things from watching others do their thing. But I can't really learn all that much that's useful to me from a person using super expensive tools, equipment, material, and means that I don't have access to. So with all that said, I agree with your main point there. But the taxes on giveaway prizes is just how it works. Trying to fault them for having you pay the taxes on a prize is kind of like trying to fault an 18-wheeler for having 18-wheels. That's just how the thing works. You could find other faults, sure, but that isn't one of them.
@@RobExNihilo I agree with what you said. I was just pointing out to the other guy or girl (hard to tell now days) lol that was touting the giveaways as something so free and great. The revenue from the videos and merchandise. He’s make way more than those rusty pieces of crap would ever be worth. But yea I totally agree with you
I'd definitely throw in some leaf springs to support the suspension for the weight of that mini excavator. You don't want to be driving down the road, hear a big boom, and have your excavator scraping the road. Can't wait to see how it turns out!
@STAY-GOLD-VINYL The build was an intermediate trailer designed to hold the weight of that mini excavator. What did you think the point of the build was?
@@STAY-GOLD-VINYL A transverse-mounted leafspring might work actually, particularly if it was set up as an overload leaf that didn't really do much until the suspension sagged to a particular degree. The hard part would be finding such a long leafspring.
One of the best content makers in the business!! He does things just as most of us do things to make them work, and shows us how to have fun doing it!!
We need more people that think like you! My Father in law a poor farmer that grew up during the depression here in Oklahoma repurposed everything I learned a lot from him! thanks for your videos
If you was to load the digger with the boom forward you could pull the machine up it’s easier than trying to push it only slips on the floor and a cross bar on the drawbar for the excavator bucket/teeth to fit under helps to hold the machine on and pull yourself up great fabrication there was a lot of work involved in that build
I also wondered about the tractor being loaded bucket forward...more front weight might make it load itself without using the bucket's assistance since the weight would remain pushing down on the drive tires.
First thing I thought was to be sure you have a towel with that trailer. You know for padding… And when you said “don’t worry I have a forklift”, you sure you didn’t mean “worry, I have a forklift. Thanks for the enjoyable videos.
"For some reason, if a strag (strag: nonhitchhiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, washcloth, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet-weather gear, space suit etc., etc." I carry an EDC 7ltr day bag.... with a microfibre towel, toothbrush, soap sheets, compass, paracord, thin poncho and galoshes, and plenty of etc
That sort of brake system is common for boats where you don't want electric brake components getting dunked in salt water all the time. Hopefully that one has a reverse lock out or you'll find backing up....challenging.
30, 60, 90...all divisible by 3, that's consistent! You need to do a compilation video of your one liners! Also, I miss the scene in your old intro of going around in the swimming pool in the mini-boat. I laughed every time I saw it!
Your the only person on RUclips who I would do a days welding for , open , honest, funny and informative and a bit of , fuck it ,it'll do 😂, don't change
I like watching your videos, it's a good mix of humor with really helpful fabricating techniques. I have used your trick for making the difference in the wheels less noticeable by mounting them on opposite sides before. I thought I came up with that idea 🤭🤣
Nice work! Really enjoy your videos. I'm a "make something out of nothing" type of guy also. I learn something every time I watch, so thank you for sharing your time and talents.
That was a really interesting build. It looks like it works really well, and I'm glad to see the rest of the truck will get used on another project. I can't wait to see it finished.
boy a lot of welding in that trailer. love it. paint it a bright colour . I had a lady come on to the highway went all the way over into my trailer broadsided it. she said she didn't see it.
Sweet little trailer! I especially like how you tap underutilized resources like front truck suspension units. You could fiddle with the front clip or a pair of them and have a covered trailer for short loads.
Love all your videos. I must admit, I have repeated your phrase to many people "If you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong". Words to live by! Thank you!
Love the sly humor-as well as the comments which say the same and reflect the fact that you don't need to constantly cuss to make people smile or as a means to enjoy a video. God bless.
There's sprayable rubber coatings. May be worth a shot if it increases the "stickiness" of the wood/metal on the deck. Other option would be to use an old rubber track and nail it down into the wood. :)
A shock absorber is Always a good idea,- no matter how small a trailer is. it is just no fun to get pushed around from the inertia of a trailer in movement...I also like to have a stick welder ,despite the fact that I bought a gaswelder.. it just gives you the opputity to reach into spaces you cant get easy to weld.. I am happy now i kept it!
The dismount of the digger was excellent. And the weight of the little tractor is ideal. You made as strong as an ox or stronger probably. I'm glad its yours because it belongs under those machines. Bit of paint and some brake line, nailed it!
Vou comentar aqui, em portugues mesmo, pra ajudar na divulgação e porque sou fã dos seus videos. A edição dos ratos ficou realmente hilaria. Queria ver o jeep wagon novamente. Até breve LBG!
You have so called golden hands, meaning your skills are high on doing mechanical or other works. Also brain much more than a engineer. For that, i respect you and watch with interest every video here.
32:17 just replace the bump stops with thick springs, which can fully compress without being damaged and are fully compressed as high as the bump-stop. And then just add a cup where they can rest on the other side. This way you increase the weight limit of the suspension, as the additional springs will lower the weight on the main springs.
Awesome channel. If I was doing the toe in on a trailer like that I would set it to whatever the truck was set to. You might want to check to see if the toe in changes significantly with load as well. The bigger problem you will run into will be the one we had when adjusting the torque rods on flatbeds, and that is you need to adjust the tie rods so that your trailer tracks straight as possible behind the tow vehicle and doesn't set out to one side or the other.
Innovative. Something tells me you're an engineer. Please make more videos.. I've watched almost all the videos you've made so far... new ones would be great. Thanks Low Budget Garage
damn this is both awesome & a bit screwy my recommendation is to add a small ramp section just to make it a bit easier to load & offload finally some anchor points so you can tie down your machinery
Man I love Low-Buck engineering! I think I would've just went with ramps, but I sure like watching you build complicated projects from scrap...I come from a long line of scrappers, parts hoarders, and Scotch-Irish "frugal" ancestors so I feel like we are brothers from another mother LOL At the end there during the bounce test, I was thinking maybe you should have checked to see if those NOS Monroes fit 73 Dodge.......
I am enjoying your project. I have owned several trailers with that type of brake. I have always known them as surge brakes. The thing to remember with them, is to install the pin when you wish to back up, so the brakes won't apply while you are attempting to back up. I really like them, on a lighter trailer, because it is a complete system, and you just attach, hook up the wires, and go. I have an excavator on steel, and almost had a heart event, when I saw you sliding off the trailer. I have seen a larger excavator do a slide off a low-boy and end up on its side. The trailer had just enough lean, and all it took, was for the operator to attempt to turn a bit. Did you know that when you are watching something like that, that it seems to happen in slow motion.
Had a hard time envisioning this. great job. pulled it off nicely. and with almost all scrap items. love the channel. thank you for bringing all of us fun and challenging content.
For the hole saw pilot you can clamp or tack a piece of trash wood or metal on the backside to locate a hole saw anywhere. Then remove it when your done. I like the stops too, but the trash method is very affirmative.
🎉 Those blue Monroe shock absorbers on the front pivot interfere with it's potential load capacity room. I would separate them and put one on each outer side, or maybe two of them on each outer side. Cheers 🎉
Hello James. Another outstanding video. Your humor is without remorse. Living in Ford & Chevy land, but being a Mopar guy, I have taken a ration for the last 43yrs of my 72. I expended 36yrs at a GM facility and it was difficult to maintain sanity, and maybe I didn't, I don't know as self psychological assessment is invalid. Anyway, thank you for keeping so many parts on that old Dodge from being scrapped. My brother-in-law substituted a 360 from a motorhome into an 87 Power Wagon that was originally a 318 but never knew it was a 360. He left the torque converter with the external balance wts on it for the 360 behind in the motorhome during the swap and when he got his truck running again he was befuddled. Being a Ford guy and knowing I was Mopar he offered it to me for what he had in it. His sales pitch was: "I'm dying of cancer and you know the money will go to your sister." Old Bro Bob was a salesman at heart. When I got it running 1/2 way right, It was vibrating like a slimming belt machine. I figured out what was wrong, but I didn't want to R & R the converter, so being an avid welder, I got some flat stock at the local Rural King and cut little pieces about 1-1/4" long and stacked them up to match the wts that would have been on the converter and welded them on. That immediately ended the vibration that would just rattle the entire dash, steering column, shifter and steering wheel. Something to know about if you ever need it. The hardest part was finding where the wts go on the converter. On some applications they go on both sides of the TC drain plug, but this 360 engine w/ the old 318 TC didn't have one, so I had to figure it from finding TDC using a piston stop as Brother Bob didn't have the right timing cover on it and the marks were non existent. I got it though. ben/ michigan
You are the best unemployed shop teacher on the internet.
you could learn alot by sending your wife to his house from timeto time
@@L19RI guess my wife can learn a lot… that I am not the worse hoarder in the world
"Because, 42 is the answer!". Absolutely.
@joshgreen2164 Not according to England Dan & John Ford Coley who said, "Love is the Answer" 🤣
Don't forget to bring a towel. A towel is just about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry.
Yes indeed! And Thanks for the fish!
42? I thought it was Shirley Bassey?
@@bazw1685 who?
This is the kind of mechanic I've been around and learned from. When channels move to high budget speed shop stuff, all interest is gone.
Yep, use to love Vicegrip can’t stand it now. When they make the big money with the sponsored parts, I’m done.
@@Robrt32 I kind of get what you mean but at the same time... don't you want the people that you like to watch and you think make good content to be rewarded for that good content? Been watching VGG for a long time. He's a good dude, a good Dad and I want him to succeed. He hasn't really changed, tons of revivals and sketchy drives home, still does budget builds and usually when he doesn't and spends big on a car, he gives the car away to a viewer. I don't know what's not to like unless you just don't want to see someone succeed at doing what they are good at.
I just found low-buck recently, and I hope he does well too. Wanting the people you enjoy watching to not succeed is such a bizarre way to think about things. oh well, wish you the best
@@HalfMonty11 I want to watch what a normal everyday person could do. The normal everyday person doesn’t have sponsored parts and unlimited budget. It’s that simple. I bet truth be known he’s making bank on those “free” vehicles. The revenue from the videos and the merchandise sold. Yea he’s making hella money on those so called giveaways. I read the fine print the winner is responsible for all taxes on the “free” vehicles unless it’s changed in the last 6 months.
@@Robrt32that's how _any_ giveaway works. That's how prizes on gameshows and lotteries work unless they *explicitly* state they will also cover other costs/fees. It's _your_ prize so _you_ pay any related taxes and fees.
There are countless stories of people getting themselves into trouble/debt after they won a car they couldn't afford to register, insure, fuel, and maintain because they couldn't think past the word _free._ The initial cost of purchase is free. After that it's yours and all the other costs of ownership are your responsibility. Which is exactly why you aren't required to accept a gift or prize.
Edit: I should add that I'm not defending Vicegrip. I don't like big channels myself, either. I agree with your reasoning very much. I like to see stuff the average Joe can do. I was a flight engineer on Pave Lows. I worked for a company that made parts for NASCAR, F1, INDY, World of Outlaws, and other racing leagues, and we got to run shoulders with many racing teams. I just recently retired from a long side-career of running the pits for a sprint car owner. I've played with some really cool toys that I can't afford. But that only interests me so much, and just watching rather than doing it really doesn't interest me. What I want to see is stuff *_I_* can realistically do at home in my own garage with my own money. I love watching other gearheads because even if you've been doing it a million years you can still pick up neat, innovative, ingenuitive, creative things from watching others do their thing. But I can't really learn all that much that's useful to me from a person using super expensive tools, equipment, material, and means that I don't have access to.
So with all that said, I agree with your main point there. But the taxes on giveaway prizes is just how it works. Trying to fault them for having you pay the taxes on a prize is kind of like trying to fault an 18-wheeler for having 18-wheels. That's just how the thing works. You could find other faults, sure, but that isn't one of them.
@@RobExNihilo I agree with what you said. I was just pointing out to the other guy or girl (hard to tell now days) lol that was touting the giveaways as something so free and great. The revenue from the videos and merchandise. He’s make way more than those rusty pieces of crap would ever be worth. But yea I totally agree with you
I knew James was going to get that engine to turn over and run. A lot of people wouldn't have bothered. It's awesome to see.
and it wanted to go although its not good
Never thought I'd hear a Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy reference in a LBG video, but here we are. Brilliant.
Oh you never know
It's to balance the all powerful mice being evicted
😂
As long as he doesn't start reciting vogone poetry I am good
“I’m gonna pretend I never read that.” 😂 man you’re the best on RUclips.
How does this guy not have 500k subscribers? He‘s brilliant!
Love the Hitchhiker reference.
May you never lose your towel.
I'd definitely throw in some leaf springs to support the suspension for the weight of that mini excavator. You don't want to be driving down the road, hear a big boom, and have your excavator scraping the road. Can't wait to see how it turns out!
Throw in some leaf springs 🤦 you didn’t follow the point of the build
@STAY-GOLD-VINYL The build was an intermediate trailer designed to hold the weight of that mini excavator. What did you think the point of the build was?
@@STAY-GOLD-VINYL A transverse-mounted leafspring might work actually, particularly if it was set up as an overload leaf that didn't really do much until the suspension sagged to a particular degree. The hard part would be finding such a long leafspring.
Double thumbs up for 42 being the answer.
Oh wait, in RUclips's deranged universe, that equals no thumbs up. :(
One of the best content makers in the business!! He does things just as most of us do things to make them work, and shows us how to have fun doing it!!
We need more people that think like you! My Father in law a poor farmer that grew up during the depression here in Oklahoma repurposed everything I learned a lot from him! thanks for your videos
Douglas Adams would be proud of you.
I wasn't so sure about the trailer idea at first, but now I see the wisdom! Should be great on bad roads.
I find that lifting with the safety belts through the windows works well
42 is the answer lol,were all just hitchhikers in life , great vid, thanks for sharing .....
If you was to load the digger with the boom forward you could pull the machine up it’s easier than trying to push it only slips on the floor and a cross bar on the drawbar for the excavator bucket/teeth to fit under helps to hold the machine on and pull yourself up great fabrication there was a lot of work involved in that build
I also wondered about the tractor being loaded bucket forward...more front weight might make it load itself without using the bucket's assistance since the weight would remain pushing down on the drive tires.
One hard working dude. Hats off to you sir
Boy the way time flies. I can remember when these trucks were grand new.
Didn't seem like that long ago
First thing I thought was to be sure you have a towel with that trailer. You know for padding…
And when you said “don’t worry I have a forklift”, you sure you didn’t mean “worry, I have a forklift.
Thanks for the enjoyable videos.
Looked like a 2 barrel cinder block there.
42, exactly! Now I just hope that you know where your towel is.
"For some reason, if a strag (strag: nonhitchhiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, washcloth, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet-weather gear, space suit etc., etc."
I carry an EDC 7ltr day bag.... with a microfibre towel, toothbrush, soap sheets, compass, paracord, thin poncho and galoshes, and plenty of etc
This is the Shop Teacher that i wish i had in High School
You opened the hood and I immediately thought, “oh, a big block”
An LA360 Mopar engine is a small-block design.
@@Navybyrde the cinder block
That sort of brake system is common for boats where you don't want electric brake components getting dunked in salt water all the time. Hopefully that one has a reverse lock out or you'll find backing up....challenging.
This man gets his money's worth out of a sawzall.
The items found in the glove box are so quintessentialy American it had me in tears almost 😅.
It's missing a stack of gas station maps, that was required in the 70's.
He's hooked on Sucrets!
"42 is the awnser"
And my respect for Low Buck Garage rises once again.
30, 60, 90...all divisible by 3, that's consistent! You need to do a compilation video of your one liners! Also, I miss the scene in your old intro of going around in the swimming pool in the mini-boat. I laughed every time I saw it!
Your show has a big production feel to it. Congratulations. This show, practically as is, could play on the television.
Your the only person on RUclips who I would do a days welding for , open , honest, funny and informative and a bit of , fuck it ,it'll do 😂, don't change
Yeah. It's gonna be a good Saturday now. Love this guy he's great!
1/16 to 1/8 tow in. Will be stable. 0” toe may be scary because any slop in suspension bushings may cause fish tailing! Aluminum color will work!
Loving the Hitchhiker's Guide reference. Great video as always. :)
There's a frood who really knows where his towel is!
Always nice to see you work... hope it will be a "part 2" of the finishing and detailing on this project.
Maybe the MOUSE was the rear-parking sensor..? It goes "eek" when you get too close to something behind.
Love the mouse eviction slo-mo, your editing skills are second to none.
It's always a good day when Low Buck posts a video.
Glad to see every part of that truck is being used!
Untethered, by the seat of the pants, out of the box ingenuity verging on genius. Bravo!
Watching you build things is fascinating.
42... I now know why I immediately loved this channel. Excellent work.
Love the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy reference… ❤❤
Every video is a new learning experience for me, your ingenuity and humor is so much fun to watch! Thanks for the video!
I like watching your videos, it's a good mix of humor with really helpful fabricating techniques. I have used your trick for making the difference in the wheels less noticeable by mounting them on opposite sides before. I thought I came up with that idea 🤭🤣
you have an amazing mind. always enjoy your creative projects.
That's sooo interesting, I'm really looking forward for some updates, such as making those hydraulic brakes work!
Nice work! Really enjoy your videos. I'm a "make something out of nothing" type of guy also. I learn something every time I watch, so thank you for sharing your time and talents.
Turn one shock one way the other shock the other so that you get better control in both directions.
Great project - brilliant design - well done. - thanks
Maybe use 2" wide strips from car tires bolted to the wood to provide grip. Non slippy, and low profile.
Bro. 42? HGTTG reference? This channel has everything. One of my favorites.
That was a really interesting build. It looks like it works really well, and I'm glad to see the rest of the truck will get used on another project. I can't wait to see it finished.
My new favorite RUclips channel. Glad I found you. My sense of humor. Been going through your old vids. Good stuff.
You have a superior collection of "good stuff" to work with.
Aluminium is much lighter then steel, so painting it with the aluminum paint will save fuel.
boy a lot of welding in that trailer. love it. paint it a bright colour . I had a lady come on to the highway went all the way over into my trailer
broadsided it. she said she didn't see it.
You and Sleeperdude are the only youtubers my wife will watch with me - always happy to see a new video!
So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Sweet little trailer! I especially like how you tap underutilized resources like front truck suspension units. You could fiddle with the front clip or a pair of them and have a covered trailer for short loads.
Love all your videos. I must admit, I have repeated your phrase to many people "If you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong". Words to live by! Thank you!
I have definitely adopted this to my life.
Love the sly humor-as well as the comments which say the same and reflect the fact that you
don't need to constantly cuss to make people smile or as a means to enjoy a video. God bless.
There's sprayable rubber coatings. May be worth a shot if it increases the "stickiness" of the wood/metal on the deck. Other option would be to use an old rubber track and nail it down into the wood. :)
Cool...nice work!
Nice! I made a great trailer out of a 1987 Chrysler minivan once. My boys really loved sawing it into pieces too.
A shock absorber is Always a good idea,- no matter how small a trailer is. it is just no fun to get pushed around from the inertia of a trailer in movement...I also like to have a stick welder ,despite the fact that I bought a gaswelder.. it just gives you the opputity to reach into spaces you cant get easy to weld.. I am happy now i kept it!
The dismount of the digger was excellent. And the weight of the little tractor is ideal. You made as strong as an ox or stronger probably. I'm glad its yours because it belongs under those machines. Bit of paint and some brake line, nailed it!
Vou comentar aqui, em portugues mesmo, pra ajudar na divulgação e porque sou fã dos seus videos. A edição dos ratos ficou realmente hilaria. Queria ver o jeep wagon novamente. Até breve LBG!
Outstanding and awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
I like the *"MINI-mini"* excavator James!! 🤣 Nice job on the trailer build. I admire how resourceful you are with the projects you build 🔧🔩
The main problem with those coupler or toung actuated brakes, they tend to actuate when backing a loaded trailer up hill-think sloped driveway.
You have so called golden hands, meaning your skills are high on doing mechanical or other works. Also brain much more than a engineer. For that, i respect you and watch with interest every video here.
32:17 just replace the bump stops with thick springs, which can fully compress without being damaged and are fully compressed as high as the bump-stop. And then just add a cup where they can rest on the other side. This way you increase the weight limit of the suspension, as the additional springs will lower the weight on the main springs.
Awesome channel. If I was doing the toe in on a trailer like that I would set it to whatever the truck was set to. You might want to check to see if the toe in changes significantly with load as well. The bigger problem you will run into will be the one we had when adjusting the torque rods on flatbeds, and that is you need to adjust the tie rods so that your trailer tracks straight as possible behind the tow vehicle and doesn't set out to one side or the other.
Innovative. Something tells me you're an engineer. Please make more videos.. I've watched almost all the videos you've made so far... new ones would be great. Thanks Low Budget Garage
You can switch the truck spindles to van spindles to drop the trailer another couple inches.
Haha! Don't forget your towel!
Hitchhikers guide good sir.
When in doubt just keep welding stuff on. 👍
damn this is both awesome & a bit screwy my recommendation is to add a small ramp section just to make it a bit easier to load & offload finally some anchor points so you can tie down your machinery
Awesome build amazing to watch your modification skill
Cool, more junk repurposed, excellent.
Man I love Low-Buck engineering! I think I would've just went with ramps, but I sure like watching you build complicated projects from scrap...I come from a long line of scrappers, parts hoarders, and Scotch-Irish "frugal" ancestors so I feel like we are brothers from another mother LOL At the end there during the bounce test, I was thinking maybe you should have checked to see if those NOS Monroes fit 73 Dodge.......
I am enjoying your project. I have owned several trailers with that type of brake. I have always known them as surge brakes. The thing to remember with them, is to install the pin when you wish to back up, so the brakes won't apply while you are attempting to back up. I really like them, on a lighter trailer, because it is a complete system, and you just attach, hook up the wires, and go. I have an excavator on steel, and almost had a heart event, when I saw you sliding off the trailer. I have seen a larger excavator do a slide off a low-boy and end up on its side. The trailer had just enough lean, and all it took, was for the operator to attempt to turn a bit. Did you know that when you are watching something like that, that it seems to happen in slow motion.
Had a hard time envisioning this. great job. pulled it off nicely. and with almost all scrap items. love the channel. thank you for bringing all of us fun and challenging content.
Great job, mate. It worked out well. You have to paint it. Too much genius there for it to look dodgy.
With shocks and independent suspension, that trailer should ride SWEEEET.
Very entertaining. Don't you just love it when a plan comes together.
I love seeing this guy, take any engine, and make it run
"It will never run again"
"witness me"
Thanks LBG. I would add those air bags and dull out those shin cutters on the loading side.
For the hole saw pilot you can clamp or tack a piece of trash wood or metal on the backside to locate a hole saw anywhere. Then remove it when your done.
I like the stops too, but the trash method is very affirmative.
Love the way you find time to play....instead of doing all the things you think you should do.
🎉 Those blue Monroe shock absorbers on the front pivot interfere with it's potential load capacity room. I would separate them and put one on each outer side, or maybe two of them on each outer side. Cheers 🎉
4" thick solid steel rims, insane
Seeing the shit shoot out of exhaust is my favorite part of an old engine start up!😊
Hello James. Another outstanding video. Your humor is without remorse. Living in Ford & Chevy land, but being a Mopar guy, I have taken a ration for the last 43yrs of my 72. I expended 36yrs at a GM facility and it was difficult to maintain sanity, and maybe I didn't, I don't know as self psychological assessment is invalid. Anyway, thank you for keeping so many parts on that old Dodge from being scrapped. My brother-in-law substituted a 360 from a motorhome into an 87 Power Wagon that was originally a 318 but never knew it was a 360. He left the torque converter with the external balance wts on it for the 360 behind in the motorhome during the swap and when he got his truck running again he was befuddled. Being a Ford guy and knowing I was Mopar he offered it to me for what he had in it. His sales pitch was: "I'm dying of cancer and you know the money will go to your sister." Old Bro Bob was a salesman at heart. When I got it running 1/2 way right, It was vibrating like a slimming belt machine. I figured out what was wrong, but I didn't want to R & R the converter, so being an avid welder, I got some flat stock at the local Rural King and cut little pieces about 1-1/4" long and stacked them up to match the wts that would have been on the converter and welded them on. That immediately ended the vibration that would just rattle the entire dash, steering column, shifter and steering wheel. Something to know about if you ever need it. The hardest part was finding where the wts go on the converter. On some applications they go on both sides of the TC drain plug, but this 360 engine w/ the old 318 TC didn't have one, so I had to figure it from finding TDC using a piston stop as Brother Bob didn't have the right timing cover on it and the marks were non existent. I got it though. ben/ michigan
Looks good man! I like building trailers too. Iv got like 5 now all come in handy for different jobs. And I could use a few more
Never would have thought that would work,nice work…
Love your videos, I think the same way.
Central California watching.
Looks great. Time to bargain hunt for some air shocks. Solve 2 problems at once.
imagine a full sized version for cars that would make great car trailer idea