Restoring a Transport Trailer - Removing Rust, Making Axles, New Springs, New Brakes..
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2023
- I got this old tandem trailer a few years ago for a bargain. The dual spring axle assembly has been problematic since I've owned it, so I'm replacing the assembly with a 4 spring system and restoring the trailer while I have it tipped over.
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"What is appealing about Marty's videos?" Because he's out in the Countryside, no "Shop" to do the work and yet finds a way to make it work ... every time !!! Thanks Marty ... showing us what "perseverance" means ... from a Yank ! And as your favorite Aerospace Engineer living in the French Riviera (only one so an easy claim), a reminder of "The Conservation of Mass" ... it would dictate ... any rust removal you do saves half the weight of your trailer ... good job !!! And free "Tech Tip" for you Marty ... a light spritzing of water on the ground where you're spraying paint will help keep the overspray to a minimum ... "hydrogen bond" stuff ... the paint will gravitate to the water instead of being airborne. You're welcome. Great job and video !!!
Lack of bullshit and loads of common sense? Makes these informative videos compelling!
@@JRattheranch and a nice relaxed voice tones and NO crap background music😊
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I’m so IO
Bit of moisture on the ground helps the dust from getting kicked up into the air and then onto the paint too. It's a win win! keep the paint not where you want it, and not where you don't.
I can't believe you painted it, "Mt Druit undercoat Grey !"
All that work deserved a colour !!
Your old axle set up would make a good log skidding buggy. Cut the cross axle up and weld up into an arch. Mount a hoist pick point and you're good to go. Some people mount a tongue on it, but you can also just use the log as the tongue with a strap on hitch...lots of options.
You remind me of how my Dad worked. He was very meticulous. He loved inventing new equipment and improving old equipment. He also built his own sailing craft from welding two car engine bonnets together in 1956 (BIG FAIL it sank and left him in a tree for 24 hours in the big Murray River Australia 1956 flood) right up to a 40ft ferro-cement and fibro glass clad yacht. He launched that 40 footer in 1976 and it is still floating in 2023.
Whatever steel those ramps are made of, they sure have a nice ringtone...😁
I am unable to add to my many commendations relating to Marty's skills. Needless to say I am always gobsmacked at Marty's knowledge and abilities as he deals with a broad range of requirements. I just , a few days ago, turned 80 and have watched his videos for several years. Being , by age, somewhat debilitated and in need of 'entertainment' Marty helps me keep alert, a gift for which I am so thankful.
Maybe a long strip of checker plate along the center of the deck between the planks. Slipping off the boards your on the ground. Nice work. good looking and well made trailer.
The brake calliper shown at the end of the video while you were checking spring bolts may have air in it since the bleeder is on the bottom. I've had problems before from that.
At 33 min mark, it shows caliper bleed screw at the top. Marty must have noticed his initial fitment issue on both sides then corrected it without showing us.
All calipers should be mounted with bleeders at the top and as near to straight up as possible to help alleviate as much trapped air as possible and make bleeding quicker and easier...
@@bobhudson6659 That was the opposite side. I thought the same thing. looks like the kit came with identical calipers and not mirrored for each side.
I noticed your twin brother took over toward end of the video, the twin who's clean shaven. 😊 The entire project was spectacular. I particularly like your wheel bearing packing. It's the intelligent method. Not everyone follows suit. Thanks for the entertaining and educational video. It was well edited too.
Very nice work Marty, more men need to get back to this kind of work. Taking a good piece of equipment that's in ruff shape and bringing it back to life. It's better than buying new equipment and sending the old to the landfill. I love it Marty keep up the great work.
Landfill no, foundry yes.
Many men these days want to wear make up and be "influencers".
Hey Marty, Mick here from USA and formerly from a northern Canada. Like you I still work with what I have and make most of what I have. The satisfaction of doing it yourself is gratifying and you know it will last a he'll of a lot longer than the new throw away junk today. Good on you Marty....keep doing what you do.
In woodworking the old adage is "measure twice, cut once". In Martyworking, its "measure forty times, weld once"! 🤔😁👍😉
Looks like a handy trailer to bring home new projects.
"Mart T, where my good dishcloths at?" Mrs. Marty T, probably.
You are right about welding galvanized metals, I was a Lincoln welding representative in the 80s and have been poisoned by fumes several times, once wound up in the emergency room from it, was quite unpleasant. Also be careful with coatings, paint often has a toxic fume when burned or ground!
Wow that's scary.. I didn't know any better in my younger days, never had fume fever but must have been close a few times. I always hold my breath when welding anything these days and I never weld indoors
Thanks, I enjoyed that video! The jockey wheel at 5:50 made me laugh out loud. The rest of it is on some highway somehwere stretching for 15 miles probably!
Haha no it happened while I was manoeuvering the trailer in the yard, I pulled it sideways a bit too hard. I glued / screwed it back together
I could watch your videos all day
I was told about Rust-X to use for restoring a 1000 gal. fuel tank, that it would eat up the rust and prime it for painting. This is the best product I have ever used and it brought it back to a smooth metal finish before painting. I used an air spray gun to apply the Rust-X and it evenly leveled itself out.
Good job on restoring your trailer. :)
Cool, so many products out there these days its hard to know whats best
Good job Marty, live on NSW south coast ..did the same types of repair work at the workshop I used to work at..Some of the trailers were really rusted and broken..replace floors , drawbars and tailgates.even horse and cattle floats roofing..rewarding to see finished jobs with a new life span. Im 74 and still like to keep busy with home projects even though Im no longer in the work force,,you never lose the tricks and knowledge you have learnt over the years. Regards Steve
Rebuilt the bearings and brakes on my covered tandem recently, what an outrageously familiar job and trailer parts are surprisingly expensive. Glad I kept looking for a better condition trailer, you never know what you're getting in the photos with the old '71 homebuilt' on the rego and those unfinished welds are what I was worried about finding. Trailers in NZ come in two flavours - Either welded thick enough to be classed as light armour or barely stuck together. Tidy work, should be good for another 50 years.
Hi Marty,
Seems laws in NZ are a tad different to Oz. Dual axle trailers have to have brakes on front axle, and once you get over 2 tonne GMV you have to go 4 wheel brakes. Over ride brakes are also a no no and we have to have break away override as well once you are in the requirement for 4 wheel brakes on any trailer.
I would think your vehicle would be the weakest link in the configuration, I doubt it would have a tow capacity greater than 2500 kgs, and the standard 50 mm tow ball is max rated at 3500 kgs, so to pick up a tractor that potentially could weigh 3.5 ton plus trailer and tie downs, you really are stretching the limits.
The make over was incredible, it didn't look anything like the original. Well done.
Greetings from across the pond, Dennis.
There's a great channel called Simcoe Spring that also manufactures suspension components for trailers no matter how small or big. It's a small operation but an honest hard working one. Just thought I'd share as their videos helped me solve a tire wear problem with my single axle.
Edit: In no way was I trying to imply Marty not doing it right as it's quite the opposite but we're not all in New Zealand.
Our axles are crowned with the rise up .
Good morning from Minnesota USA!
Good morning
Thanks Marty great to see you back😀 really enjoyed the job you have done on the old trailer. Just love to listen to the background music of the birds singing, that trailer should last you a few years now. Don’t leave it to long to post a new video Marty I miss your easy calming way of working. Tom. Northeast England
Marty, its great to see you taking safety so seriously , lost of count on seeing so my people on You tube taking risks, I have been in construction all my career and seen more than my fair share of accidents.Been with you from your first video and look forward to every one of them, all the best from the UK.
Never get tired of your projects Marty, thanks for sharing with all of us! 😁
I've missed watching your videos, Marty! It probably hasn't been very long since the last new one but I just enjoy watching you on your channel so much that it seems like a long time between videos. Of course, you also have a full life to live other than making videos! I appreciate you, mate.
That's what happens with quality content, also 30 minutes feels like 5.
Always happy to get a video from you Marty- Cheers from Tel-Aviv
Thanks Marty. I just love watching a good man working, and I learn so much. Greetings from north Wales, UK.
Blows my mind to see disk brakes on a trailer. Every trailer I’ve ever worked on and been around had drums.
Very nice work my man, love watching you put old stuff back together again. I had some trouble with brakes that were tough or time consuming to bleed, so I took a piece of metal plate, welded a 3/8" pipe fitting for an air regulator and a air hose fitting, and then on the other side of the plate I glued a patch of rubber. I can clamp the plate over the lid of the brake resevoir and turn up the pressure to like 5-10 psi and then you just stop at each bleeder screw to let the bubbles out. Saves a lot of running back and forth or hollering to yuor partner to press the brake or open the screw, and it works super nice and quick.
Add a pressurized fluid reservoir & you have an old school service tool😏
Nice work. Nice cliffhanger, too.
Marty is correct that the brakes should be fitted to the rear axle of his rocker arm spring set. The torque reaction when the brakes are applied will try to pull down the front eye on the rear spring set, and the rocker arm will then raise up the slipper end of the front spring set. More vertical load will go to the rear axle set. Not intuitively obvious until you have a good think about it. I recently fitted a rocker spring set to my horse float which had the existing brakes on the front axle. I'll go back and swap out the braked axle to the back. Thanks for the video Marty. There's always something new to learn.
Another good job well done Marty. No half ass painting over rust like some resto videos I've watched. Looking forward to the next video.
That trailer has served you very well over the years Marty , nice to see it get a overhaul, good job .
Great video 👍 If you ever rebuild a rusty frame again consider adding a sand blaster adapter to your jet wash quick and consistent base.
These attachments are very affordable and do a great job. I was initially skeptical, but get surprisingly good results from mine!
Marty "You can buy a ready made axel to save time and money"...
Me: Buys a ready made trailer 😅
That's a nice rugged trailer Marty. Good to bring back all sorts of stuff to refurbish. Great video thumbs up.
Marty, the OCD in me thanks you for your attention to fine detail, really enjoy that you make everything like a dedicated craft and so much care. The armchair doer in me has me following along as if were participating too, the other thing to make it more immersive is for you to make these videos in VR. Onya mate!
Such a thorough run down and replacement project.
Nice video again! It's looks like new. I use a simple Chinese vacuum brake line bleeder on my compressor to suck brake fluid through the lines. Especially on empty systems I prefer it because the flow of the fluid pulls the air bubbles out before they have a chance to flow back to a possible highpoint. Apart from that it's much less labour intensive when working alone. Anyway, just a tip!
Also you can pump from below via the bleed nipple, just leave it all open and pump with new brake fluid in an oil can until it starts to flow up into the reservoir. No opening and closing.
@BreatheScotland Thats a great idea ! 👍
Complete and total respect for Marty's knowledge, craftsmanship, work ethic and always very careful attention to detail.
He never does anything it seems by half measures. It's always to the highest standard and with pride!
Thanks for taking the time to produce and share your excellent videos!👍
Nice rebuild! I do believe, as lazy as I am, I would have sand/soda blasted the frame, instead of all the grinding! That's just me though!
12 out of 10 for this job. Amazing attention to detail, no doubt the trailer will do plenty of work in the future
Mate what a build. I see countless untalented people posting unmeaningful content. Ive said it before, your knowledge inspires and intrigues me. It seems there is no challenge to complicated for Marty T. I know there are many who think you are the man. I know I do.
I'm really glad to see you clean and paint the trailer. I know that may seem silly, but a lot of people spend time fixing something, and don't clean or paint it. It ends up looking bad shortly after the work. Thanks for showing up the improvements done [with the axles] and then making the move to paint it. Good job
Hi Marty, I hope you're all good with the flooding I've been hearing about (again)...
There's a trick I've used a few times when the fluid is clean, it's to use a longer tube and put it back into the reservoir, it saves having to top it up every so often.
Just finished watching some old vids on refurbish the bar ford grader and this popped in my inbox, perfect timing, greetings from Doha, Qatar
Yet another great Job Mr T.
Marty I visited a new trailer shop just south of my place. He uses half used oil half diesel mix to paint his boards to prevent rotting . And another great rebuild.😉😃😃
The trailer came out real nice Marty! That looked like a ton of grinding
Still waiting for video of the David Brown 1200 cruising the highways......that would be cool.
What a nice job and lovely to watch how well you did it! Quite a bit of job it sure was but as you say it sure lasts at least another 20 years!
This is better than Shortland Street
What a cracking rebuild, really nice, the leaf springs are far better than anything else especially on a utility trailer. May it give you lots of service and adventures.
Flipping the trailer is always the best idea. Until the chain comes loose and it crushes the fenders. Oh well, 15 years later and still haven't fixed them.
Very nice work! Patience and perserverance got you a like new trailer that will last even your kids years and years of use! Hope to see you hauling more stuff home to fix, if the wife will allow it. Gp pick her something up and work on it for her which should make her even happier!
"A quarter of a millimetre out." Super professional workmanship again.
Silk purse out of a sow's ear job; very nicely done. Good to see a hand held drill being used vertically by eye, a mate of mine swore his drillings were vertical until shown a picture! He owed me a pint. Thanks for posting.
Tusen takk for god underholdning 👍🤗👍
What a lovely job, congrats Marty, must be a lovely feeling getting that done
I'm such a fan of yours that I could watch each of your videos several times! Oh, wait, I already do! Please keep putting out your fantastic videos!
Great video, good to see that old trailer get an upgrade. The sloppy welding they did that you corrected shows what can be done even with cheap equipment. Sometimes it's just a matter of going in and properly finishing the job. For rust like that I've used pool acid in a garden sprayer, coat it, rinse it off, repeat until you get the rust off. Pool acid comes in different strengths though form various manufactures. Here on the US west coast Sunnyside is a pretty strong brand. I use it for rust removal all the time. Spray it on with a garden sprayer or get ABS drain pipes and cap the ends. Fill them up and you've got an acid bath for bar stock , rusty pipes L metal etc. Sometimes pool acid sold here is sulpheric, I didn't have much luck with that but hydrochloric acid works much better.
Well Done Marty,very Talented 👍👏👌💯✅
Great job Marty. Put nylock double nuts on u bolts. Never have worry again. Stainless nuts..
Great job on the trailer. Another tractor! Geez, you're game!
A fantastic remodeling and rebuilding of the carrier. Your quite talented, Marty. Good to see you again! Cheers mate.😊
living vicariously through you
It looks so warm there! We are having a cold snap today. We are only at 7 degrees F (-14 degrees C) right now! Lower with the wind chill!
I'd like some of that wind chill.. Tropical here for the last few weeks
Excellent overhaul/renewal of that trailer! Always like to watch you fabbing stuf up!
That was an excellent job on setting up the axles, and an even better idea of going to the spring system on the axles, trailer looks great, thanks for the ride along sir.
I almost fell over when you said you were going to give it a paint job! All your other machinery etc are going to be mighty jealous. They work hard then sit forlornly gathering rust.
I've used a cup sprayer like yours for many years with good results, but on a whim I bought a cheap HVLP sprayer and I haven't touched my cup sprayer since. It's noticeably easier to get a good paint job.
Here's a brake bleeding tip. Run a tube from the caliper bleed port to the bottom of a container with some brake fluid in it, located above the caliper. Then pump brake fluid with the master cylinder until there are no bubbles in the tube, close the port and you're done.
Interesting, I've never used an hvlp sprayer.. Good tip, I'll try that
improved safety and reliability, solid upgrade! 👍👍
Do love a good tear down and paint job
Pretty cool! Amazing how trailers differ depending on where your at! In my state every axle must be braked on any trailer with a GVW of 3001 lbs or greater. Any mods or work on the trailer is almost impossible to get done and still get it inspected. Yet the next state over you can take a rotten pool deck slap a set of lawn mower wheels on it and get a title and registration for it with out them blinking an eye 🤣. You did a proper job and have a solid hualer now!!!
Great restoration job on the trailer Marty, it's looking good 👍
In the UK the manufacturers of Horse Trailers (and Caravans) with 4 wheels deliberately set the wheels at different angles on each axle. Helps reduce "snaking"
It's always a good day when Marty brings out a video
Regards
Steve UK London
Looks brand new, nice work.
sometimes the sections without welds are done on purpose, adding welds reduces the strength in the cross beam as too much of the metal gets affected by the welding process, which will overall reduce the trailers strength.
Nice one Marty. I wish there was more of this going on. I have started fixing all manor of things for friends and family. Some times the cause of failure is very simple. You just have to take things apart to find out why.
Paused at :02. I'm fixing to really enjoy this video on a cold rainy day. Thank you for sharing. Maybe your fantastic family will make an appearance. Your children are so beautiful. Okay! Here we go. Let's restore a trailer with Marty T!!
Great watching you work rehabilitating older equipment. Fascinating! Thank you.
Eastwing hammer one of the best. Another tractor Mum will be thrilled to bits.
Like the song says, "A country boy can survive!" Cheers mate! Great work!
I used to work at a welding shop where we did alot of trailer work and axle straightening. And a factory axle is never perfectly straight. They have a bit of an arch upwards and a bit if an arch back. I can't remember the exact measurements but. You want some negative camber and a slight amount of inward tow on your wheels so that when the trailer is loaded and going down the highway, and your axles are flexing, this will insure that your tires run true. and also it prevents your axles from getting sagged out over time. Awesome channel, I just found your channel the other day and have been watching a bunch of your videos. very cool. Cheers from Canada!
That does make sense
It's great to hear how and why you were doing things. I'm not much of a handyman. I find it so interesting in how things are done. Thank you. Greetings from Australia. Say hello to Jacinta. Tell her to come over here. There are plenty of jobs.
Total Overhaul of the Trailer - it was Fascinating from Start to Finish - You are very Clever and full of Knowledge - Brilliant Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
Those walking beam axles are great until the rubber bushes wear out. And they are a bugger to replace.
...Jist gaun tae mah bed, Marty...an' up pops this video...braw viewin' afore a' cop some 💤 😴...ye, again, mak' this Scotsman 🏴 happy...keep up th' guid work mah friend! 👌🏼
You were generous with the grease. I remember a proverb, saying: "The most expensive grease was the one that was never used!"
Now that your trailer is in good shape, time to find some more forgotten treasures to haul home.
Nice job and great finished trailer - well done
One man's trash is (given skill and a -weekend- week of work) another man's perfectly good trailer!
Great video Marty……. From start to finish very impressive……. A new trailer !!! Always enjoy going along with you……. Take care mate !!!
You continue to raise the bar for bush craft; well done mate !
Great job so interesting to watch and your explanation of everything spot on. Love the sense of humour you have as well
That was a very thorough trailer rebuild! Very impressive! 👍👍👍 I am sure it was a week well spent!