Homemade Lowboy Trailer, With Bonus Seized Engine Revival!
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- Опубликовано: 12 апр 2024
- I needed a trailer for my John Deere mini excavator, but I didn't have one that would work. Obviously, I needed to build one. Rather than buy a trailer axle, I bought an old Dodge D300, got the 318 (360?) engine freed up, and then pulled the whole truck apart. A little bit of quality time with a saw and a welder, and I had a DIY lowboy trailer.
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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’m gonna pretend I never read that.” 😂 man you’re the best on RUclips.
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
😂
Douglas Adams would be proud of 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!
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.
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!!
Love the Hitchhiker reference.
May you never lose your towel.
42... I now know why I immediately loved this channel. Excellent work.
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
How does this guy not have 500k subscribers? He‘s brilliant!
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 .....
I wasn't so sure about the trailer idea at first, but now I see the wisdom! Should be great on bad roads.
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!
Almost to 100k; a simple video of your half tracks driving around offroad or trail riding, would likely get you that silver play button.
Tracked vehicle videos generate alot of new viewers.
According to Casey LaDelle, they helped grow his channel more than anything.
He has since sold them; was difficult to tow tracked vehicle around for use during snow recoveries and they served their purpose; grew the channel.
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
Looked like a 2 barrel cinder block there.
Love the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy reference… ❤❤
"42 is the awnser"
And my respect for Low Buck Garage rises once again.
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.
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
Boy the way time flies. I can remember when these trucks were grand new.
Didn't seem like that long ago
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
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.
My new favorite RUclips channel. Glad I found you. My sense of humor. Been going through your old vids. Good stuff.
Loving the Hitchhiker's Guide reference. Great video as always. :)
There's a frood who really knows where his towel is!
One hard working dude. Hats off to you sir
Every video is a new learning experience for me, your ingenuity and humor is so much fun to watch! Thanks for the video!
Always nice to see you work... hope it will be a "part 2" of the finishing and detailing on this project.
Maybe use 2" wide strips from car tires bolted to the wood to provide grip. Non slippy, and low profile.
Love the mouse eviction slo-mo, your editing skills are second to none.
Yeah. It's gonna be a good Saturday now. Love this guy he's great!
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
This is the Shop Teacher that i wish i had in High School
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!
I like the *"MINI-mini"* excavator James!! 🤣 Nice job on the trailer build. I admire how resourceful you are with the projects you build 🔧🔩
Watching you build things is fascinating.
Paint it the same desert tan as the half track - it would be appropriate seeing that’s where the engine is going. For the metal cross beams on the deck either use the paint you used on the bus for extra grip or just throw some sand on between coats.
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.
Untethered, by the seat of the pants, out of the box ingenuity verging on genius. Bravo!
The main problem with those coupler or toung actuated brakes, they tend to actuate when backing a loaded trailer up hill-think sloped driveway.
Never would have thought that would work,nice work…
Very entertaining. Don't you just love it when a plan comes together.
42, you rock! Don't forget your towel! lol
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's sooo interesting, I'm really looking forward for some updates, such as making those hydraulic brakes work!
Glad to see every part of that truck is being used!
It's always a good day when Low Buck posts a video.
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.
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.......
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.
Haha! Don't forget your towel!
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.
Awesome build amazing to watch your modification skill
Turn one shock one way the other shock the other so that you get better control in both directions.
Love the way you find time to play....instead of doing all the things you think you should do.
damn that is one beefy forklift
Hitchhikers guide good sir.
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!
Finished!
It's taken a long time, but I've now watched every Low Buck Garage video from oldest to newest.
The angles cut on the (now trailer rear) chassis ends look a little stabby for use in public. I'm sure you'll add some awesome to them in a future video
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.
That's one good looking old Dodge.
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!
Aluminium is much lighter then steel, so painting it with the aluminum paint will save fuel.
20:05 Rock Auto fridge magnets 😆. I could probably wallpaper my bathroom with my collection and I wouldn't even attempt half the stuff this guy finishes. Epic channel
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!
that thing looks to me like it should be john deere color scheme, green and yellow. And maybe some 50s truck style fenders on it!
When in doubt just keep welding stuff on. 👍
Maybe the MOUSE was the rear-parking sensor..? It goes "eek" when you get too close to something behind.
you have an amazing mind. always enjoy your creative projects.
4" thick solid steel rims, insane
This man gets his money's worth out of a sawzall.
Thank you U-haul for the 55mph rule😃..."keep the trailer under 55..Jack!
I appreciate the extra time you take during the fabricating, i.e. how you mark stuff, how to cut out the wedge for the bend. Paint? dark gray so it'll look good with the Dodge.
Great job, mate. It worked out well. You have to paint it. Too much genius there for it to look dodgy.
I like watching your videos. Excellent post editing especially on welding segments. Also think you have a funny dry humor 😊
Man, the stuff i've learned from watching your channel. The skills you have blow my mind. Also, can we get a video on that little home made tractor??? That thing looks sick !
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
Hahaha, 42, love it
You can switch the truck spindles to van spindles to drop the trailer another couple inches.
Cool, more junk repurposed, excellent.
"I want the flames to take awhile to get to me" This man is hilarious
Nice Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference The answer is always 42!
imagine a full sized version for cars that would make great car trailer idea
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!
Thank you for the video, I really enjoyed watching it, if you don't mind me saying, i really do enjoy every video you post and i'd Love them to be just a bit longer !! just as i'm settling in to enjoy your company sir, your video is at its end haha Thank you again
When you want to use a hole saw and there is a hole you want to enlarge, just clamp a piece of plywood behind or in front of the that hole so you can drill in with the pilot drill.
Hmm, I like it. The only thing I can think of is if you don't have good shocks (like you demonstrated :P) you may get some good bucking resonance from the trailer, which is always exciting... Kinda want to see it go down the highway "at speeds not exceeding the rated weight of the tongue" ;)
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!
I wonder if air shocks would help. That's a neat idea for sure. 👍🏻
You have a superior collection of "good stuff" to work with.
Love your videos, I think the same way.
Central California watching.
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.
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
Very cool trailer. You sir are a very cleaver fellow.
Nice job. Suitability overbuilt.
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.