G’day Legends I have been a little quiet for a while due to another ankle surgery so sorry about that. So while I’m out of action I thought I would give the trailer a once over. It’s very basic stuff but it might be useful to someone . Let me know if there is anything else you think I should be doing to it. Cheers. PS I’m heading to Fraser next week for some beach fishing so if anyone sees me come say g’day.
Hoping you get better mate. Amazing to see how clean the grease was after two years, but like you said it hasn't been used much for towing. Looking forward to the next adventure!
Little tip for you inregard to cleaning bearings, use diesel instead of petrol. Diesel dries leaving an oily film which helps rollers should grease be missed on a roller and its far less flammable to work with. 😎
Good stuff! LED lites are awesome aren’t they? The bearings are probably the most important thing to check - I can put 2000 km on my unit in a season - last thing you want is issues at the side of the roadway. I actually took a wire wheel to all rust and painted over it to make it look better ha ha ha Thanks from 🇨🇦 - cheers
Great job mate. Fully watched, ads and all. 😃👍The only thing I do when I do my wheel bearings is wear a pair of blue disposable surgical gloves to prevent my hands getting greasy. Also when I put the main bearing nut back on I tighten it all the way up, and then back it half a turn and then line it up with the split pin hole ensuring that there’s still a very tiny bit of play (sideway movement) in the wheel. I double check this by holding the wheel when it’s tightened back on ( while still jacked up) holding it in the 3 and 6 o’clock position and give it a tiny wobble check making sure there’s a tiny bit of movement. Great vid as always. Loved how you did the lights. I need to replace my trailer lights too. Sick of using a light board again. Hope that ankle heals well mate. Cachya soon. 😃👍
Yeah gloves is a good idea. I did tighten the nut all the way up before backing it off and nipping it back up. Probably should have shown it or said something about it.
@@AusAdventure Thanks mate. Actually last time I bought submersible lights I joined the wires,at the back end and they only lasted about 2 years. I didn't know you could buy them with the wiring all they way to the plug so I`ll now try and do the same. The light board that i bought becomes annoying each time. Good to see you back mate. That ankle injury sounds annoying.
Great video & good to see you posting up 👌 Agreed with backing the nut off so there’s a very little bit of free play. That allows for the bearing to expand as it warms up. Looking forward to watching more of your adventures 🎣🚤
Nice an simple explanation mate👍 I built my trailer 20+ yrs ago an since new have used the deodorised aerosol fish oil on all the bolts and u bolts etc and I have towed that boat up the cape several times (as lived in Cairns for 30 yrs) and as far south as Melbourne an back to cairns and all the hardware is original so the fish oil definitely works👍👍 Stay safe budd 🤙
Hey mate just finished watching your shed house build videos. Bloody inspirational. Makes me want to get off me butt and get finished on my 6x6 putting a Mezanine floor in and storage. On this vid I noticed you have bugger all rust throughout your trailer. You get out a lot more then myself for sure so I was wondering what tips you have for keeping the rust at bay on the springs etc I give mine a decent wash down but it’s so bad after maybe 5 years I am ashamed.
Hey thanks Paul. Yeah I give the trailer a very good wash after each use but I also spray it with Inox or WD40 depending on what I have on hand at the time.
@@AusAdventure do you do that after every wash? I bought the salty captain stuff and always what I thought was a solid wash. Maybe I need to get the pressure washer out or something followed by the innox or wd40. So annoying
@@paullobwein1632I have had my current galvanised steel trailer, purchased new, for just over 20 years. Before ever putting it in saltwater, I painted the springs, axle, galvanised steel rims etc with a product called Fisholene. It takes a while to dry, but after curing, it basically stops rust from forming permanently as long as the coating remains intact. I just wash down after saltwater use and after all these years, my trailer looks new. You can get similar product in pressure pack form these days. All that said, if you use this stuff, don't just apply it to already rusty steel. Remove all rust, and then apply it.
@@willshunting wow I wish I knew that 5 years ago. Well I guess I will have to get in there and scrub off the rust then do the same. Such a shame no one really tells you this and you trust these other products.
Nice rims, wish I could justify the expense to upgrade my gal wheels to alloys, but not for something that's just aesthetic, and the missus would kill me. :) FYI don't use WD40 on your wheel studs... it's great for breaking loose rusty nuts but it's not actually a lubricant... in fact it removes oils and greases. Better off with a smear of grease on the threads.
Hey mate I just bought the same trailer lights. Quick question once the wirings fed up through the frame how do you connect it to the plug ? Do you just twist 2 colour matched wires together then put it into the plug and screw it down? Thanks
Yeah if two are the same such as the brake lights you would twist them together. Google a wiring diagram to make sure you put them in the right position in the plug. 👍
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G’day Legends I have been a little quiet for a while due to another ankle surgery so sorry about that. So while I’m out of action I thought I would give the trailer a once over. It’s very basic stuff but it might be useful to someone . Let me know if there is anything else you think I should be doing to it. Cheers. PS I’m heading to Fraser next week for some beach fishing so if anyone sees me come say g’day.
Great to see you back. Take care of yourself! Nice quick instruction, I got lots out of it to look after my trailer 😀
Cheers mate. I pretty keen to get out and about again.
Good to see your back 🤙🎣
Thanks mate. 🍻
Welcome back mate, look forward to your next vid.
Thanks Dan
Nice one mate, hope the ankle heels up soon
I hope so too. Thanks mate
Hoping you get better mate. Amazing to see how clean the grease was after two years, but like you said it hasn't been used much for towing. Looking forward to the next adventure!
Thanks mate.. Im finally doing a trip next week to Fraser in the 4x4. Camping near the Maheno somewhere to chase Tailor.
Looking forward to the next ep mate, cheers
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get well soon! I'm new here in your channel..hope to see you in your next adventure!
Cheers mate. Going on a camping adventure next week so shouldn’t be too long till I have a new video out mate.
Little tip for you inregard to cleaning bearings, use diesel instead of petrol. Diesel dries leaving an oily film which helps rollers should grease be missed on a roller and its far less flammable to work with. 😎
Thanks for the tip. 🍺🤙
Good stuff! LED lites are awesome aren’t they? The bearings are probably the most important thing to check - I can put 2000 km on my unit in a season - last thing you want is issues at the side of the roadway. I actually took a wire wheel to all rust and painted over it to make it look better ha ha ha
Thanks from 🇨🇦 - cheers
I hope these lights are awesome. I haven't tested it yet so we will see. Cheers mate
Great job mate. Fully watched, ads and all. 😃👍The only thing I do when I do my wheel bearings is wear a pair of blue disposable surgical gloves to prevent my hands getting greasy. Also when I put the main bearing nut back on I tighten it all the way up, and then back it half a turn and then line it up with the split pin hole ensuring that there’s still a very tiny bit of play (sideway movement) in the wheel. I double check this by holding the wheel when it’s tightened back on ( while still jacked up) holding it in the 3 and 6 o’clock position and give it a tiny wobble check making sure there’s a tiny bit of movement. Great vid as always. Loved how you did the lights. I need to replace my trailer lights too. Sick of using a light board again. Hope that ankle heals well mate. Cachya soon. 😃👍
Yeah gloves is a good idea. I did tighten the nut all the way up before backing it off and nipping it back up. Probably should have shown it or said something about it.
@@AusAdventure Thanks mate. Actually last time I bought submersible lights I joined the wires,at the back end and they only lasted about 2 years. I didn't know you could buy them with the wiring all they way to the plug so I`ll now try and do the same. The light board that i bought becomes annoying each time. Good to see you back mate. That ankle injury sounds annoying.
Great video & good to see you posting up 👌
Agreed with backing the nut off so there’s a very little bit of free play. That allows for the bearing to expand as it warms up.
Looking forward to watching more of your adventures 🎣🚤
Nice an simple explanation mate👍
I built my trailer 20+ yrs ago an since new have used the deodorised aerosol fish oil on all the bolts and u bolts etc and I have towed that boat up the cape several times (as lived in Cairns for 30 yrs) and as far south as Melbourne an back to cairns and all the hardware is original so the fish oil definitely works👍👍
Stay safe budd 🤙
Cheers D. 🍻
Hey mate just finished watching your shed house build videos. Bloody inspirational. Makes me want to get off me butt and get finished on my 6x6 putting a Mezanine floor in and storage.
On this vid I noticed you have bugger all rust throughout your trailer. You get out a lot more then myself for sure so I was wondering what tips you have for keeping the rust at bay on the springs etc I give mine a decent wash down but it’s so bad after maybe 5 years I am ashamed.
Hey thanks Paul. Yeah I give the trailer a very good wash after each use but I also spray it with Inox or WD40 depending on what I have on hand at the time.
@@AusAdventure do you do that after every wash? I bought the salty captain stuff and always what I thought was a solid wash. Maybe I need to get the pressure washer out or something followed by the innox or wd40. So annoying
@@paullobwein1632I have had my current galvanised steel trailer, purchased new, for just over 20 years. Before ever putting it in saltwater, I painted the springs, axle, galvanised steel rims etc with a product called Fisholene. It takes a while to dry, but after curing, it basically stops rust from forming permanently as long as the coating remains intact. I just wash down after saltwater use and after all these years, my trailer looks new. You can get similar product in pressure pack form these days. All that said, if you use this stuff, don't just apply it to already rusty steel. Remove all rust, and then apply it.
@@willshunting wow I wish I knew that 5 years ago. Well I guess I will have to get in there and scrub off the rust then do the same. Such a shame no one really tells you this and you trust these other products.
I’m about to do the same project with my son. Wish me luck !!
Nice mate. You will be fine.
Nice rims, wish I could justify the expense to upgrade my gal wheels to alloys, but not for something that's just aesthetic, and the missus would kill me. :) FYI don't use WD40 on your wheel studs... it's great for breaking loose rusty nuts but it's not actually a lubricant... in fact it removes oils and greases. Better off with a smear of grease on the threads.
Cheers for the tip mate.
I noticed something you missed! a beer!
Yep, think I was out of them that day. Poor form
Where can i get the same trailer lights from? Great video mate
I got them from Repco mate. Cheers 🍻
Mate how did you feed the wiring to the front of the trailer?
I attached the new wiring to the old wire then pulled it through to the front. 👍
@@AusAdventure ah thought so
Cheers Mate
What spray did you use at 7:08 after drilling the holes for the lights?
Hi Shawn. It was just some spray paint I had sitting in my shed. If I was going to buy some I would just get some cold galvanising paint.
Hey mate I just bought the same trailer lights. Quick question once the wirings fed up through the frame how do you connect it to the plug ? Do you just twist 2 colour matched wires together then put it into the plug and screw it down? Thanks
Yeah if two are the same such as the brake lights you would twist them together. Google a wiring diagram to make sure you put them in the right position in the plug. 👍
You’d think fully sealed lights would mean no water gets in but those dogs fill up with water too 🤬
Hopefully not but time will tell. Cheers mate
Jockey wheel???
It’s been working fine so didn’t look at it. Otherwise I might lube it up a bit.
Don't fix what's not broken
Wheel bearings are cheap as I'd just replace them
They were playing up mate. Which is why I replaced them.