You know what the definition of insanity is; doing the same mistake over again and expecting a different outcome. You've just proved that you're as crazy as the rest of us!
Russ I just found your site and HAVE TO TELL YOU ... I LOVE IT!!!! I was having a bad day and watched your video and it turned my day right around.. I love your melancholy attitude .... can't wait to watch more ... keep up the great attitude and the great videos
I enjoy your progress on the cabin and you show the struggles of building a home. I was working full time and building my home. Took me 7 years build log home and shop. Still working on a small log cabin for guests. There are always projects. You are doing a great job
Russell thanks for sharing your struggles getting to your paradise in the woods. I was laughing at times and crying for you as well. Chat soon. Take care buddy.
I`m 68 now and your video reminds me of the why I gave my daughter my skidoo and my four-wheeler and now I wait till the snow all gone before I try and make it to the camp....can`t have that much of a hard time to have a good time.....CHEERS
Glad to see all ok, honest video about the realities on living off the grid and establishing the trip to and from with supplies. Your dogs are awesome.
Hi, I just found your ch. Great videos and I admire your lifestyle choice what a serene setting simply beautiful. And I agree speed is the way to go. I live in upstate NY and our winters are no where near yours I'm sure, but I do have a driveway on a slope so when it's snowy I gun it and head into the garage one day I'm sure my car may end up in my laundry room lol. I would've had one of those beers before attempting that slope of yours. I was trying to think of ways you could get more traction but I'm sure you've already exhausted that. You've done a lot of work on that cabin of yours it looks great!
So real. I admit to laughing but really it was just because it is so REAL. It's exactly how it would go for us! We appreciate your honesty and willingness to show us that things don't always go as smoothly as other UA-camrs make it look like they do.
And if it was us, our ATV battery would have died and we wouldn't have been able to find the correct tools and it would have started sleeting and then it would have gotten dark before we could fix anything. Ha!
Thanks Country Frau. I laugh about it too, now. But what you describe with the battery is usually how things go with me. This trail of failures leading me towards a cliff. I just slowly start working my way back on track.
I wrote that before I finished watching your video. I see it WAS dark before you got back! I have to say that you have more stick-to-it-with than I do. At some point I would have probably abandoned ship and tried to tackle it the next day. At any rate, I really appreciate you showing that to us. It is true that so often if you want something done you just have to buckle down and make it happen. Thanks again!
OMG. That was the best 38 minutes of UA-cam I have ever seen. There is something very satisfying watching a mate struggle. Thanks for the laugh pal. I drank 3 beers watching this unfold. Bloody sensational viewing.
OMG Russel - I was feeling so bad for you! What a trip! Great attitude! Take care of the body - you don't want to throw your back out! The girls were great help. They were so patient! Thanks for the fun video!
Stumbled on the video through youtube suggestions and within the first minute I see an FJ Cruiser, a German Shepherd, beer, an ATV, and a channel about an off the grid cabin...Definitely going to have to check out the rest of the videos on this channel.
Were you as happy to be at the cabin as I was to see you guys arrive there? You were so calm. I would have had a nervous break down and started crying.
Yes, pretty happy. Happier once the fire was roaring. One thing I've learned out here is to just keep plugging away at stuff. Although one thing you didn't see on camera is a screaming fit I had the 2nd time the trailer flipped over.
Hi, sorry for the troubled trip in. Would it be possible to reroute that part of the trail? Looking at frame 5:44 could you go to the right about where your dog is at and follow the more gradual slope and make a large left sweep to intersect the trail above?
It's definitely not a bad idea and that area isn't as steep. But it's my neighbour's property and I'm obligated to make as few changes as possible to the trail. Cheers.
Just watched this video from five years ago I have a whole new respect for you Russell, I would have drunk all the beer and said the hell with the trailer.😂
New sub here. "Off Grid" for me anyways has turned into just another buzz word just like "organic", but it is what it is. I simply came to this site for the cabin life which is enough all in itself. I'm not trying to put anyone down and yes, I am envious of what you've accomplished, but here is my 10 cent worth. Too many emphasis on electrical man made power to make thing a just a little more comfortable rather then just keeping things simpler by learning more basic skills. The less stuff we all have makes thing simpler. I would even go as far as pulling a sled a few miles with less supplies instead of a quad with to much stuff. Its safer, easier to interact with your dogs, quieter, more wildlife, more exercise, etc.. Just more self reliant without all of our creature comforts. Again, Im not trying to put anyone down, just something to think about... Nice set up by the way and I wish you all the best with your endeavors. Enjoy..
You're right in some ways, 40intrek, but I think that a lot of people have a romantic fantasy about what off grid life is really like. It's not until you spend hours every week washing clothes in a bucket (for example) that you realize how nice some modern amenities are. I enjoy walking my trail and we take lots of hikes for the nature aspects, but on the day of this ATV 'adventure', conditions were actually very icy. If I had tried to walk the trail with a sled I would have fallen on my ass 50 times before reaching the cabin. It was much safer to ride the ATV. Thanks for the comments, I hope you stick around for the fun.
I admire your perseverance. I have seen hitches that you put on the ball and then you turn the latch to move the bottom wedge under the ball then you lock the latch down. To disconnect the hitch you do the same thing turning the latch in the opposite direction. Not sure if you have that kind of hitch but it looks like it.
Hey George. I looked at that type of hitch too, but I'm going to go with the pintle style, just need some parts and I'm rarely in the city where I can buy them.
I had the same problem with a trailer I was using to bring up gravel to the top of a hill on my property. When the load is too heavy, it can overcome the hitch spring and let go. I had to crank up the tension on my hitch quite a bit to overcome this problem. It makes it more difficult to attach but once on, it never lets go.
Failure videos teach us more about what not to do than those that try to teach us what to do. I learned from your video to make sure my trailer will stay attached to my side x side, that I have tools with me, plenty of rope & straps and not to worry about the eggs.
Russ !!! I'm afraid I will have a heart attack or SHIT my panties watching your antics !!! Lmao. Too funny but scary !!! BE CAREFUL !! Actually I love watching you !!
Wow, rough trip to the cabin! I'm glad you filmed it for us, though. Easy to relate to operating with limited time and gear and trying to make the best of it. I sure would have had more choice words and would have thrown some stuff off the mountain. You showed good restraint, just trying to think it through, not wasting time but trying again. Plus, we got to see some cool scenes of the atv on the trail !
Hey Russ, When I first started watching the video I was thinking "hey that's a great idea. I should get a trailer to haul a few more items in. It will save me a trip or two." After watching what you had to go through, I'm reconsidering. lol.
Naw man, don't think like that. I want to say 19 out of 20 trips are trouble free. 1 trip out of 20 I have some adventure which isn't hard to overcome. This adventure was a black swan, once every couple years kind of thing. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. My trailer has come in soooo handy so many times. I couldn't do without it.
At about 11:00 minutes on the tape, it really gets interesting as the trailer, somehow becomes unhooked from the 4 wheeler, rolling down the incline and back onto the rickety bridge.....😂😂😂. Russell, you are definitely entertaining......Julia Johnson
Farmer comment, BUT.... If 'twer me, after the second dropped trailer I would have been going to get tools to fix it . Have to admit though, out of all the comments the ones that suggested a clevis hitch are the best ones. It is the way that almost all pull type farm equipement is hauled and it is pretty much fool proof. It also is about as maneuverable as your ball hitch and is as good for backing up.
Hey Rob, I am definitely going to look into an alternate hitch. I love my viewers for their suggestions, they've helped many times. But farm experience is best experience, imo. I worked on a farm when I was a kid and learned many useful skills.
Ball hitches are fine when sized properly and greased from new(wear easily when dry), clevis are very noisy and floppy, safety chain is an obvious choice either way.
Good to hear from you again, buddy. I swear I only drank that beer because it was already opened. And that 2nd one was already opened as well after I opened it. I swear.
That has never happened to me losing my trailer on the trail, but I have always hooked chains from my trailer to my ATV just like you would pulling a trailer with your truck on the street you have chains so if it does come unhooked it is still attached to your vehicle and you still have control and you don't lose or flip your trailer cause you never know. Good job getting her back.
If you don't mind me making a suggestion. I've built a lot of trailers. If you will move the axle towards the back of the trailer about 6 inches past center it will pull much better and won't rare up with you so much.You can also have the hitch cut off and welded back on top of the tongue which will help level it out with your atv. Even with the axle more to the back you will still be able to dump it quite easily. I really enjoyed your videos.
Wow, way to persevere through the problems! I've had my share of trailer problems on ATV's. I probably would have unhooked and winched the trailer up that hill. Were you using the correct ball?
Hey thanks for the comments. I broke my winch cable a few weeks ago and haven't replaced yet. Definitely sure the ball and coupler are the correct sizes.
Do they make pintle hitches for ATV? We had that happen a few times, worst time was when we had our generator on our trailer and it rolled twice before it stopped
understandably there was frustration... and anyone can be a couch quarterback.... that being said, I would of emptied the trailer, put half of it in the front (weighing down the tongue) took it to the cabin, fixed it, then went back for the other half.... kinda feel for a guy that all he wants to do is get to his destination with his beer in tact and have a couple 4.... first time viewer, working from home, found your page... will check out more. so that means, this vid didnt deture me from watching, and no, I am not looking for more failures.. just great vid content and great ATV riding.
Russ, we haven’t laughed that hard in a long time! OMG my stomachs hurts! Don’t get me wrong, I feel for you. That’s a bad, bad day, but man that was hilarious!
Nah buddy, it's okay to laugh when you know there's a happy ending (I mean, I wouldn't post the video otherwise, right?) Btw I love it when the husband/wife team both watch my videos. Because I do it with Alicia too!
That looked like a fun day! You sure have a lot of patience! Love the pups, good company for sure, I have a black Shepard just like willow he’s a male, and a little thick headed but an awesome dog, love the vids, I subbed!
oh man !!!! only 13 min in....you are very brave , lucky ,unlucky and very persistent .......i just knew the trailer was going in the water when you turned it over the first time.......man what a ride !!!!!
I have that coupling myself and you may not have the tang fitted under the lip which might explain why you have had to tighten the nut up so much My advice is to loosen off the nut and check the moveable bit under the nut is fitting under the lip then tighten to adjust Hope this saves more hassles
I admire your tenacity and how you kept your cool. I've been around some folks who would have beat the trees!! lol Sorry, it was a nightmare for you , but sure was amusing to watch.
you might want to get some larger wheels for the trailer so it sits level, that and a pin lick for the tongue of the hitch. You might want to check the hitch ball size too.
Yea, you can borrow my trailer. It's really good for tight trails and hauling critical supplies. Please take very good care of it, it's all I have! 🤣 🤣 I'm sorry for laughing so hard. I've had days like this as well. Good luck brother.
Sitting here in the warm that was quite entertaining. You had me chuckling into my coffee quite a few times. A refreshing change to see a bit of (for my life anyway) normality afflicting someone else's life. You have an enviable attitude. I'd have invented quite a few new swear words just after the second let alone the third time the trailer came off.
I often think, when I'm filming, should I show this? Because this makes me look ridiculous. But then I think, who cares, and show it anyway. Glad you got a good chuckle.
From what I could se in the video when you were jumping on the tongue after tightening the latch portion the ball socket was loose on the tongue itself, you might want to check that out before hauling another load such as that. Also the latching mechanism should be tightened to where it has a fair amount of resistance to get it all the way latched, that way the socket itself will have very little up and down movement which causes premature wear and also aids in the socket in jumping off the ball. if adjusted properly there is no way that it can come loose. That portion that actually clamps against the ball is spring loaded which means it should be tightened to where the spring is almost fully compressed when the latching lever is in the down and locked position
Hey Nortek, thanks for the comments. You're right and it needs some more adjustments. At the time I was worried about tightening it too much because I've done that before then couldn't get the handle down. But I think I'll go with other suggestions here and switch to the pin method, or the articulating method. Both are better than what I have. Cheers.
Get a pintle hitch and receiver for the trailer and atv. A standard hitch wasn't made for off-road articulation. You were lucky to make it without any problems in the past!
Do yourself a favor and buy a (around?) 22 cu ft Polar trailer with a wide stance. I have been there and did all that with my other 3x5 metal trailer with atv tires. Tailgate falling off going up hill, latch releasing and dumping loads while going up hill, tongue bending into a upside down V, heavier loads twisting the tongue and dumping the loads to one side while sitting on side hill, trailer bent all to heck. Your trailer is what I almost did with the remains of my metal trailer. Your trailer has the narrow stance and the weight up high. The Polar trailer is great with it's wide stance and the weight is lower. The tires are more on the side than under the load.
Russ, you may be the funniest thing on UA-cam! You have this thing, that know matter what, I’m going to get it done, even if it Kills me. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen, you might try thinking things out before executing your plan. Before jumping in with both feet, think it out first. You do keep me laughing, keep em coming!!!🤣🤣🤣
Russell, good thing you and the dogs are ok. A trailer is important and it's contents are necessary, but all that is replacable. Watching this makes me wonder how easy it'll be on the 16th. Glad to see you took the "high road" on receiving some negative comments. I took a look at Arnold Romppai's UA-cam page he clearly states that he's not well educated and that spelling/grammar are not his high suits. Maybe with a minute's investigation some others may have been less quick to make snap comments. However, what he wouldn't know is that trail would likely be too narrow for an ARGO and as cool as they are ARGO's are way more expensive than having to replace some parts on a trailer. Keep on keeping on. See you in a few weeks.
Hey JMac, conditions will probably be a lot different when you guys come but I'll let you know what you're in for before you come. We'll talk when you get here!
Your trailer is very top heavy, and backwards balancing makes it even worse. It lifts your ATV wheels up and they loose the grip. I guess using a Travois to move your stuff would be better than that trailer. Slide the axle of the trailer a little bit backwards, so you will get more weight on the ATV back axle. Or at least get a longer drawbar. I hope this helps. Very good video, though.
You deserved a beer after all that. Or did you already have beer in ya before all this happened? That one bad dog looks more wolf to me. Did you build that cabin? I will now have to watch a few more of your videos to see what I'm dealing with here.
Hi Patti. Thanks for watching. Willow is an all black German Shepherd, and yah people sometimes think she's a wolf. She's adorable though. I did build the cabin and I'm still working on it.
Gravity is your friend. Tetrus says to load and secure heavy items in the front and wrapping the ratchet strap around the hitch and tongue several times would have done wonders keeping the trailer attached.
I would have started off with the weight on the forward side of the axle on the trailer. That way the weight is helping keep the tongue on the ball instead of pulling away from it.
I wonder how many more times I'll have to answer this. The water jugs were in the front of the trailer when I started. It was only when I transferred the jugs to the ATV that the trailer was a little unbalanced.
Getting in and out seems like a chore every time, eh? Regular trail maintenance is key in preventing such incidents. A bit of dirt work to ease the inclines a bit should help out. That bridge seems just as precarious. Any idea on if and when you will get to working on the trails and the bridge? This summer I assume.
You know what the definition of insanity is; doing the same mistake over again and expecting a different outcome. You've just proved that you're as crazy as the rest of us!
The end of that statement should read," , but sometimes crazy gets it done."
Raspberry Rock - Off Grid Cabin, Yes, it should have.
How frustrating! You are so tenacious and patient! Glad you finally made it home! 😊
You have to love the way you live to put that much work into it! I admire your stamina and sympathize with your pain. Thanks for the video.
Russ I just found your site and HAVE TO TELL YOU ... I LOVE IT!!!! I was having a bad day and watched your video and it turned my day right around.. I love your melancholy attitude .... can't wait to watch more ... keep up the great attitude and the great videos
I enjoy your progress on the cabin and you show the struggles of building a home. I was working full time and building my home. Took me 7 years build log home and shop. Still working on a small log cabin for guests. There are always projects. You are doing a great job
Thanks Ernest. It's taking me a while but I'm sure I'm just more of a procrastinator.
Russell thanks for sharing your struggles getting to your paradise in the woods. I was laughing at times and crying for you as well. Chat soon. Take care buddy.
Thanks Chad. Look forward to seeing you next booxefest!
You're a legend for posting this.
LOL because it makes me look like an idiot?
I`m 68 now and your video reminds me of the why I gave my daughter my skidoo and my four-wheeler and now I wait till the snow all gone before I try and make it to the camp....can`t have that much of a hard time to have a good time.....CHEERS
Glad to see all ok, honest video about the realities on living off the grid and establishing the trip to and from with supplies. Your dogs are awesome.
Thanks for sharing. Its good to see the bad with the good. Many would have left out all the troubles.
I think you showed how to remain calm and persevere when things go south. And still managing to get the shot! Amazing.
Hi, I just found your ch. Great videos and I admire your lifestyle choice what a serene setting simply beautiful. And I agree speed is the way to go. I live in upstate NY and our winters are no where near yours I'm sure, but I do have a driveway on a slope so when it's snowy I gun it and head into the garage one day I'm sure my car may end up in my laundry room lol. I would've had one of those beers before attempting that slope of yours. I was trying to think of ways you could get more traction but I'm sure you've already exhausted that. You've done a lot of work on that cabin of yours it looks great!
Maybe a wood chipper and adding wood chips to the mud...but you would need an awful lot of wood chips for that!
Thanks for the comments Patricia. Lol on the car on the driveway bit
Great attitude after a rough day. Cheers Sir!
So real. I admit to laughing but really it was just because it is so REAL. It's exactly how it would go for us! We appreciate your honesty and willingness to show us that things don't always go as smoothly as other UA-camrs make it look like they do.
And if it was us, our ATV battery would have died and we wouldn't have been able to find the correct tools and it would have started sleeting and then it would have gotten dark before we could fix anything. Ha!
Thanks Country Frau. I laugh about it too, now. But what you describe with the battery is usually how things go with me. This trail of failures leading me towards a cliff. I just slowly start working my way back on track.
I wrote that before I finished watching your video. I see it WAS dark before you got back! I have to say that you have more stick-to-it-with than I do. At some point I would have probably abandoned ship and tried to tackle it the next day. At any rate, I really appreciate you showing that to us. It is true that so often if you want something done you just have to buckle down and make it happen. Thanks again!
My dirty secret is that by that point I knew it was going to be a standalone video so I persevered in hopes my subscribers would find it interesting.
Country Frau Right?
OMG. That was the best 38 minutes of UA-cam I have ever seen. There is something very satisfying watching a mate struggle. Thanks for the laugh pal. I drank 3 beers watching this unfold. Bloody sensational viewing.
Thanks Geoff. So happy everyone got a good laugh out of my struggles. And I'm serious about that.
Fun video. Glad you're OK.
OMG Russel - I was feeling so bad for you! What a trip! Great attitude! Take care of the body - you don't want to throw your back out! The girls were great help. They were so patient! Thanks for the fun video!
Hey Elizabeth, if ONLY I could put the girls to work. Just running around wasting energy, that's all they do!
Stumbled on the video through youtube suggestions and within the first minute I see an FJ Cruiser, a German Shepherd, beer, an ATV, and a channel about an off the grid cabin...Definitely going to have to check out the rest of the videos on this channel.
Thanks Nick. Hope you enjoy my videos.
Were you as happy to be at the cabin as I was to see you guys arrive there? You were so calm. I would have had a nervous break down and started crying.
Yes, pretty happy. Happier once the fire was roaring. One thing I've learned out here is to just keep plugging away at stuff. Although one thing you didn't see on camera is a screaming fit I had the 2nd time the trailer flipped over.
I'm so sorry that happened, but I was a little down today and it made me laugh so hard I now have abs. Oh dear!
LOL!
I'm glad you they told us about going off the deep[screaming fit] end that is what my husband does, super that you made it in the end .
Hi, sorry for the troubled trip in. Would it be possible to reroute that part of the trail? Looking at frame 5:44 could you go to the right about where your dog is at and follow the more gradual slope and make a large left sweep to intersect the trail above?
It's definitely not a bad idea and that area isn't as steep. But it's my neighbour's property and I'm obligated to make as few changes as possible to the trail. Cheers.
Surely one of the greatest mysteries of the world must be how you've managed to survive as long as you have !
Just watched this video from five years ago I have a whole new respect for you Russell, I would have drunk all the beer and said the hell with the trailer.😂
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks David.
New sub here. "Off Grid" for me anyways has turned into just another buzz word just like "organic", but it is what it is. I simply came to this site for the cabin life which is enough all in itself. I'm not trying to put anyone down and yes, I am envious of what you've accomplished, but here is my 10 cent worth. Too many emphasis on electrical man made power to make thing a just a little more comfortable rather then just keeping things simpler by learning more basic skills. The less stuff we all have makes thing simpler. I would even go as far as pulling a sled a few miles with less supplies instead of a quad with to much stuff. Its safer, easier to interact with your dogs, quieter, more wildlife, more exercise, etc.. Just more self reliant without all of our creature comforts. Again, Im not trying to put anyone down, just something to think about... Nice set up by the way and I wish you all the best with your endeavors. Enjoy..
You're right in some ways, 40intrek, but I think that a lot of people have a romantic fantasy about what off grid life is really like. It's not until you spend hours every week washing clothes in a bucket (for example) that you realize how nice some modern amenities are. I enjoy walking my trail and we take lots of hikes for the nature aspects, but on the day of this ATV 'adventure', conditions were actually very icy. If I had tried to walk the trail with a sled I would have fallen on my ass 50 times before reaching the cabin. It was much safer to ride the ATV. Thanks for the comments, I hope you stick around for the fun.
I admire your perseverance. I have seen hitches that you put on the ball and then you turn the latch to move the bottom wedge under the ball then you lock the latch down. To disconnect the hitch you do the same thing turning the latch in the opposite direction. Not sure if you have that kind of hitch but it looks like it.
Hey George. I looked at that type of hitch too, but I'm going to go with the pintle style, just need some parts and I'm rarely in the city where I can buy them.
Good choice. Pintle hitch is a sure fired way to keep the trailer connected. Good luck.
I had the same problem with a trailer I was using to bring up gravel to the top of a hill on my property. When the load is too heavy, it can overcome the hitch spring and let go. I had to crank up the tension on my hitch quite a bit to overcome this problem. It makes it more difficult to attach but once on, it never lets go.
Hey Stephen, I have mine cranked all the way and it still feels loose. That little tongue piece is warped.
😂🤣😂 “...it’s a disaster, I can smell beer...” 🤣😂🤣
It was horrifying yet delightful at the same time.
Subbed! Brutal honesty and reality.. Love it, man! Cheers.
I didn't laugh. It was like I was living it myself. I felt for you man.
I wasn't laughing at the time, but I find it pretty funny now. Thanks Bill.
one hell of a trip~~ but you made it!!!
Popped off again, better drink a beer...lol...totally binge watching, awesome real and better than anything on the tv...love this stuff
Failure videos teach us more about what not to do than those that try to teach us what to do. I learned from your video to make sure my trailer will stay attached to my side x side, that I have tools with me, plenty of rope & straps and not to worry about the eggs.
And bring beer in case they break and you need to drink them in a hurry.
For some reason, when you have beer, help is close by in most instances.
Russ !!! I'm afraid I will have a heart attack or SHIT my panties watching your antics !!! Lmao. Too funny but scary !!! BE CAREFUL !! Actually I love watching you !!
Well this trip was a nasty one
Anything would be worth going through just to sit on that deck with a beer!! awesome stuff.
Right? That view keeps me going some times.
Easily a top 5 video. The beer at the top of the hill, you earned every drop lol
Wow, rough trip to the cabin! I'm glad you filmed it for us, though. Easy to relate to operating with limited time and gear and trying to make the best of it. I sure would have had more choice words and would have thrown some stuff off the mountain. You showed good restraint, just trying to think it through, not wasting time but trying again. Plus, we got to see some cool scenes of the atv on the trail !
Hey. What I didn't film was my scream-fest after the trailer flipped over the 2nd time. LOL.
Hey Russ, When I first started watching the video I was thinking "hey that's a great idea. I should get a trailer to haul a few more items in. It will save me a trip or two." After watching what you had to go through, I'm reconsidering. lol.
Naw man, don't think like that. I want to say 19 out of 20 trips are trouble free. 1 trip out of 20 I have some adventure which isn't hard to overcome. This adventure was a black swan, once every couple years kind of thing. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. My trailer has come in soooo handy so many times. I couldn't do without it.
we love your willpower!
Thank for the laugh junebug..hug bro.bless day.hugs..
At about 11:00 minutes on the tape, it really gets interesting as the trailer, somehow becomes unhooked from the 4 wheeler, rolling down the incline and back onto the rickety bridge.....😂😂😂. Russell, you are definitely entertaining......Julia Johnson
Farmer comment, BUT.... If 'twer me, after the second dropped trailer I would have been going to get tools to fix it . Have to admit though, out of all the comments the ones that suggested a clevis hitch are the best ones. It is the way that almost all pull type farm equipement is hauled and it is pretty much fool proof. It also is about as maneuverable as your ball hitch and is as good for backing up.
Hey Rob, I am definitely going to look into an alternate hitch. I love my viewers for their suggestions, they've helped many times. But farm experience is best experience, imo. I worked on a farm when I was a kid and learned many useful skills.
Ball hitches are fine when sized properly and greased from new(wear easily when dry), clevis are very noisy and floppy, safety chain is an obvious choice either way.
Lets try for a third time its a charm love your sence of humor your awsome 😅
Reduce the contents by 75%, haul that load to where you are going, unload, repeat. Four trips and you are done and safe.
Well I actually really enjoyed watching this!!!
Oh My ! What a freaking buzz kill ! I would have cracked a beer WAY before the second trailer flip ! LOL . Thanks for sharing !
Good to hear from you again, buddy. I swear I only drank that beer because it was already opened. And that 2nd one was already opened as well after I opened it. I swear.
Raspberry Rock - Off Grid Cabin Cheers !
Russ!! What a fun day you had! I would have drunk all the beer and said the hell with it LMAO!
LOL thanks Morgan.
I think if the truth was known he drank all the beer before the trailer crashes
That has never happened to me losing my trailer on the trail, but I have always hooked chains from my trailer to my ATV just like you would pulling a trailer with your truck on the street you have chains so if it does come unhooked it is still attached to your vehicle and you still have control and you don't lose or flip your trailer cause you never know. Good job getting her back.
Man, that sucks! Good times eh!! :)
Great comic relief from ny so so day -- Thanks for the laughs!
Thanks Don!
If you don't mind me making a suggestion. I've built a lot of trailers. If you will move the axle towards the back of the trailer about 6 inches past center it will pull much better and won't rare up with you so much.You can also have the hitch cut off and welded back on top of the tongue which will help level it out with your atv. Even with the axle more to the back you will still be able to dump it quite easily. I really enjoyed your videos.
best vid yet.
Wow, way to persevere through the problems! I've had my share of trailer problems on ATV's. I probably would have unhooked and winched the trailer up that hill. Were you using the correct ball?
Hey thanks for the comments. I broke my winch cable a few weeks ago and haven't replaced yet. Definitely sure the ball and coupler are the correct sizes.
You are the never give up man. I could not laugh, I was saying to myself, oh no. I would have had a beer too. Probably two.
Yeah that sucks. You should look into a pin hitch . Or make sure that ball hitch is a little tighter than it should be.
That’s some pretty bad luck. Great video.
Do they make pintle hitches for ATV? We had that happen a few times, worst time was when we had our generator on our trailer and it rolled twice before it stopped
Never heard of them before, I'll check it out. Btw that would make your sphincter tighten watch your gennie roll a couple times.
Brother you need an award for your effort. Please keep the videos coming. New sub over this video.
Thanks grayghost!
understandably there was frustration... and anyone can be a couch quarterback....
that being said, I would of emptied the trailer, put half of it in the front (weighing down the tongue) took it to the cabin, fixed it, then went back for the other half....
kinda feel for a guy that all he wants to do is get to his destination with his beer in tact and have a couple 4....
first time viewer, working from home, found your page... will check out more. so that means, this vid didnt deture me from watching, and no, I am not looking for more failures.. just great vid content and great ATV riding.
LOL well glad you're not looking for more failures, but my vids are full of them.
Russ, we haven’t laughed that hard in a long time! OMG my stomachs hurts! Don’t get me wrong, I feel for you. That’s a bad, bad day, but man that was hilarious!
Nah buddy, it's okay to laugh when you know there's a happy ending (I mean, I wouldn't post the video otherwise, right?) Btw I love it when the husband/wife team both watch my videos. Because I do it with Alicia too!
I've have laughed so hard! I have days like this from time to time.
You were having a time my friend....lol...cheers be safe be kind
Thanks Rob!
That looked like a fun day! You sure have a lot of patience! Love the pups, good company for sure, I have a black Shepard just like willow he’s a male, and a little thick headed but an awesome dog, love the vids, I subbed!
Thanks!
Why don't you have a snowmobile and sled for winter?
Come-along added to my UTV standard load out! Thx!
I enjoy this video it was pure funny.lol
oh man !!!! only 13 min in....you are very brave , lucky ,unlucky and very persistent .......i just knew the trailer was going in the water when you turned it over the first time.......man what a ride !!!!!
Thanks man. I wish I could have caught that on camera. I was the one watching it roll back down the hill yelling, "NOOOOO!"
I have that coupling myself and you may not have the tang fitted under the lip which might explain why you have had to tighten the nut up so much
My advice is to loosen off the nut and check the moveable bit under the nut is fitting under the lip then tighten to adjust
Hope this saves more hassles
I admire your tenacity and how you kept your cool. I've been around some folks who would have beat the trees!! lol Sorry, it was a nightmare for you , but sure was amusing to watch.
This is one thing I've learned out here. When things go wrong, just keep thinking of new things to try and keep at it.
Nightmare indeed, but you handled it like a champ! Glad you made it through ok, r.i.p. beers!
you might want to get some larger wheels for the trailer so it sits level, that and a pin lick for the tongue of the hitch. You might want to check the hitch ball size too.
Thanks Tim. I actually bought the wrong wheels for that axle cause Princess Auto was out of the correct ones. Still need to get on that.
Yea, you can borrow my trailer. It's really good for tight trails and hauling critical supplies. Please take very good care of it, it's all I have! 🤣 🤣 I'm sorry for laughing so hard. I've had days like this as well. Good luck brother.
Sitting here in the warm that was quite entertaining. You had me chuckling into my coffee quite a few times. A refreshing change to see a bit of (for my life anyway) normality afflicting someone else's life. You have an enviable attitude. I'd have invented quite a few new swear words just after the second let alone the third time the trailer came off.
I often think, when I'm filming, should I show this? Because this makes me look ridiculous. But then I think, who cares, and show it anyway. Glad you got a good chuckle.
It sure doesn't make you look ridiculous. Some of the most interesting and entertaining things in life are the unplanned ones.
22:20: dude shotguns beer out in the bush. A mans man.
Couldn't let it go to waste, eh.
have you considered putting bigger wheels on your trailer? Stability wise.
Yah the trailer is supposed to have bigger tires. I just haven't bought them yet.
Things like that are always a kick in the...but luckily it was just a trailer.
Indeed. Could have been worse.
From what I could se in the video when you were jumping on the tongue after tightening the latch portion the ball socket was loose on the tongue itself, you might want to check that out before hauling another load such as that. Also the latching mechanism should be tightened to where it has a fair amount of resistance to get it all the way latched, that way the socket itself will have very little up and down movement which causes premature wear and also aids in the socket in jumping off the ball. if adjusted properly there is no way that it can come loose. That portion that actually clamps against the ball is spring loaded which means it should be tightened to where the spring is almost fully compressed when the latching lever is in the down and locked position
Hey Nortek, thanks for the comments. You're right and it needs some more adjustments. At the time I was worried about tightening it too much because I've done that before then couldn't get the handle down. But I think I'll go with other suggestions here and switch to the pin method, or the articulating method. Both are better than what I have. Cheers.
Get a pintle hitch and receiver for the trailer and atv. A standard hitch wasn't made for off-road articulation. You were lucky to make it without any problems in the past!
I feel your pain but mine is in my side from laughing so much,good video.
I can laugh about it too, now. It's all good.
Raspberry Rock - Off Grid Cabin Alls well that ends well.
Do yourself a favor and buy a (around?) 22 cu ft Polar trailer with a wide stance. I have been there and did all that with my other 3x5 metal trailer with atv tires. Tailgate falling off going up hill, latch releasing and dumping loads while going up hill, tongue bending into a upside down V, heavier loads twisting the tongue and dumping the loads to one side while sitting on side hill, trailer bent all to heck. Your trailer is what I almost did with the remains of my metal trailer. Your trailer has the narrow stance and the weight up high. The Polar trailer is great with it's wide stance and the weight is lower. The tires are more on the side than under the load.
How long is the ride normally to the cabin without flipping the trailer?
It usually takes about 30 minutes in conditions and with full trailer.
I don't know but it looks like the box on that trailer needs moved forward . as a welder it seems like the load is too centered on the axil.
That's the way the trailer is. It's meant to be a dump trailer, though I don't use it like that. I can't move the box at all.
Jasus Russ hard goings on there but like always you prevailed. Thanks for sharin.
Thanks Ted!
I like the way you make your adventure to the cabin LOL
It wasn't supposed to be an adventure!
Russ, you may be the funniest thing on UA-cam! You have this thing, that know matter what, I’m going to get it done, even if it Kills me. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen, you might try thinking things out before executing your plan. Before jumping in with both feet, think it out first. You do keep me laughing, keep em coming!!!🤣🤣🤣
Thanks Len.
Raspberry Rock - Off Grid Cabin Your welcome, you da man, Russ. Your wife has to be an angel, to put up with you, my friend.
An Oscar, is coming your way best overturn trailer. A real feat. I think Samson was helping you.
Great attitude! .......cheers
Russell, good thing you and the dogs are ok. A trailer is important and it's contents are necessary, but all that is replacable. Watching this makes me wonder how easy it'll be on the 16th. Glad to see you took the "high road" on receiving some negative comments. I took a look at Arnold Romppai's UA-cam page he clearly states that he's not well educated and that spelling/grammar are not his high suits. Maybe with a minute's investigation some others may have been less quick to make snap comments. However, what he wouldn't know is that trail would likely be too narrow for an ARGO and as cool as they are ARGO's are way more expensive than having to replace some parts on a trailer. Keep on keeping on. See you in a few weeks.
Hey JMac, conditions will probably be a lot different when you guys come but I'll let you know what you're in for before you come. We'll talk when you get here!
Your trailer is very top heavy, and backwards balancing makes it even worse. It lifts your ATV wheels up and they loose the grip. I guess using a Travois to move your stuff would be better than that trailer. Slide the axle of the trailer a little bit backwards, so you will get more weight on the ATV back axle. Or at least get a longer drawbar.
I hope this helps. Very good video, though.
You deserved a beer after all that. Or did you already have beer in ya before all this happened? That one bad dog looks more wolf to me. Did you build that cabin? I will now have to watch a few more of your videos to see what I'm dealing with here.
Hi Patti. Thanks for watching. Willow is an all black German Shepherd, and yah people sometimes think she's a wolf. She's adorable though. I did build the cabin and I'm still working on it.
Cant believe your patience on that trip in? I was swearing for you. You have a new fan
Thanks, Dan!
Sure you have the correct ball size on the bike? normally the tongue never needs adjusting.
Pretty sure I have the correct ball size. The tongue needs adjusting if it gets bent. I'm pretty hard on my equipment.
Man,you and your pups must really sleep well at night!!
Gravity is your friend. Tetrus says to load and secure heavy items in the front and wrapping the ratchet strap around the hitch and tongue several times would have done wonders keeping the trailer attached.
I would have started off with the weight on the forward side of the axle on the trailer. That way the weight is helping keep the tongue on the ball instead of pulling away from it.
I wonder how many more times I'll have to answer this. The water jugs were in the front of the trailer when I started. It was only when I transferred the jugs to the ATV that the trailer was a little unbalanced.
How did the trailer come loose?
Wear & tear. My trail is pretty hard on my equipment.
OMG, I feel for you, better get that hitch fixed. Nice cabin
Russell, I feel for you. I have had bad days similar to yours but not that bad.
Getting in and out seems like a chore every time, eh? Regular trail maintenance is key in preventing such incidents. A bit of dirt work to ease the inclines a bit should help out. That bridge seems just as precarious. Any idea on if and when you will get to working on the trails and the bridge? This summer I assume.
Yah, JP you might notice I drink a lot.
We rebuild the bridge every spring!
The amount of exercise I get watching your physical videos...............eg trying to shift the trailer etc........... I am exhausted mate.......
LOL
That trailer has a mind of its own
WOW that was some trip in.
Oohhh Pamela. I watch your vids and I can't wait to stock my pond.