Oliver, your repairs are stronger than the factory. You are definitely a great engineer and fabrication shop. I can't wait for your videos every Sunday with my coffee before I get busy doing my own repairs.
Charles, Oliver might have replied “ We can rebuild him, (the trailer) we have the technology,we can make him better than he was,better,stronger,faster”.😀. (With apologies to Oscar Goldman in The Million Dollar Man)
Ollie, I have no idea what your educational background is, but as a mechanical engineer, I can say you seem to have a solid understanding of how to design (or improve the designs of others) for managing structural loads and stresses correctly. Everything from tapered/angled weldments to avoid stress risers to boxing in torsional loads to managing moment arms tells me you have a natural engineering mind. It would not surprise me to one day learn you have an engineering degree but realized you enjoy working with your hands more than sitting in a cubicle. Too many of us engineers learn that lesson too late!
@@snowballengineeringbetter off doing what your doing demand goes up so can your prices engineers degree you will just work for someone and who wants that zzz😂
The difficulty is that the choice to ascribe the concrete and steel of a workshop to a generous God is jarring for those of us who view it as unnecessary or irrelevant to do so.
As usual all the comments from all your loyal viewers says it all. Simply an enthralling build, I loved watching this so much just like all your jobs. Honestly Oliver, yours is the best fabricating machining engineering channel on UA-cam. Thanks mate, see you next week.
One thing for sure, the axle mounts and repaired frame will still be intact when the rest of the trailer falls/rusts apart!! Excellent as always. Greetings from the northern plains USA.
First class job. If you are not happy then you adjust. No corners cut. That is the way to earn the trust of your customers and to grow your business. Thank you for posting.
Well done. I was one of the people who was really concerned/critical re remaining strength of the frame given the amount of rust. However, you have repaired it to better than new strength - your thought processes are very good. Another issue however - true tramming axles. Will explain. I have been caught in the past with dual axles, in particular, not both running perpendicular to the centerline of the trailer. The critical measurement is that the distance from the spring centre bolt (which initially locates the axle) to the towing point is within a millimeter or two of being equal side to side. I have been caught, getting equal distances from the towing point eye to the fixed front spring centre eye, but then found that the spring eye to spring centre bolt varied slightly from spring pack to spring pack, sometimes by 5 - 8 mm. In many cases spring eyes are manually formed/rolled after the spring end is heated in a forge and that's where the variation can occur. With your spring packs temporarily fitted into the front spring eyes, suggest you compare these lengths side to side. When lengths are equal there is more stability when towing especially when a correctly loaded trailer has to swerve behind the towing vehicle. If this is a farm trailer then speed may never be a factor, although farmers can do the unpredictable. Also equal lengths means axles are not fighting each other and tyres are not scrubbing.
I love watching you problem solve and get things done.It's a lot of great work.I don't know the situation if it's your family farm or what but you are a true asset to the farm and to the surrounding area.Keep up the good work Oliver.Can't wait for Sunday morning and your videos.
Another superb job, no comparison to what you started with to the end results. In awe of your welding and fabrication skills and meticulous attention to detail. Well done absolutely brilliant, I thoroughly enjoy your videos and totally look forward to watching each week - Michael Leicester. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
after everything is fully welded you can drill holes and spray cavity wax in the boxed off area and tap the hole and just use a plug. that will slow the rust down on the inside. just remember it is flammable
My favorite aspect of your work is how you're always looking to make things **better** than the original. When something fails, it fails for a reason, so I like to see how you assess the weaknesses and approach making improvements to the original design. Bravo, Oliver!
I hope, the customer watches this video, so he can have peace when he recieves the bill ! Great work a plesure to watch your videos all the best to you.
The engineering behind this rebuild has been top class, didn't realise this would be such a good watch but it's turned out to be one of the best vids i've seen so far.
I hope your customer appreciates the effort you put into your repairs and doesn't crib about the price! Even if they say its not going on the road you can never tell what someone else will do with the trailer, so a proper job is required. Well done I love your work. That cutter is amazing the software is getting you there.
There are too many in this world who have no concept of earning money to afford things. They think the world is like Star Treck and you pay for nothing. I look forward to each video where you deal with the real world.
I am here to get loads of FREE entertainment. I believe our creator has no expectations in compensation. He is getting paid to weld and with his skill getting well paid. He is a valued and integral member of a community that gets it done.
What a great job you are doing on that pile of rust. It will be good as new (or better) when you are done. I hope you are being paid well for your skill and time.
What you put out of your shop is stronger than anything "production" in comparison. Overkill is a GOOD thing when your name is riding on it. You should sleep well knowing your work is safe to put in service by a long shot. Carry on young man. Keep um comin.
Don't take any notice of these negative comments. I would bet most of them haven't made anything in their lives or can weld either. I have been in the game for forty years. You are a very good designer- fabricator and welder. Keep it up.
Oliver, you never cease to amaze me brother. What you did with what you were handed is an feat unparalleled to most all fabrication shops and their talented fabbers. You Sir Oliver Snowball are simply a cut above the most seasoned fabbers/engineers. Well done Sir!
Much to learn from him! I love them videos. I can repair stuff too, but to diagnose and make the weak pieces better than before is stuff you cannot learn from books so easily. Good content mate😎👍
Wow ! You put a significant amount of thought effort and expertise into this rescue of a piece that I as others believed best go to the scrap yard. Very impressive I hope the owner realizes he has been saved the cost of a replacement and is not one of those who complain about the cost . I think your pressing in the side plate is exactly what was needed , I was concerned those i bean edges had been compromised by the rust thinned and inter crystalline micro cracking had started by going back just a bit then putting a hot pass of weld on you have avoided the issue.
Hi Oliver, I really enjoy your videos, and admire the dedication and thought you put into each repair, it’s artistry in motion, true craftsmanship. Take care, Brian.
if you want to treat the rust inside the sealed sections, when finished - just put a 10mm hole here and there, and use a garden pressure sprayer to spray a good dose of range oil (usually a mix of diesel and old engine oil or similar) inside, then weld up the holes.
A real engineer at work. From watching a lot of videos, in this genre, I can say categorically that you’re up with the best. It would be great if you had a bigger workshop. Excellent work. 👏👏🇦🇺
Amazing work on that trailer. In hopes this helps someone who doesn’t know this: Around the 43 minute mark, when drawing the caps in F360, a very quick way would've been: 1. create new sketch on top of that surface 2. project the lines of the underlying geometry onto the new sketch 3. offset the shape/lines it creates by whatever margins you'd want to have for welding
I was thinking half way through the video that there's going to be a Part 3. Looking forward to seeing the trailer finished and no doubt so are you. It's been a marathon job!
I know you said about welding it so the section is sealed but I would think it would still get wet from condensation. Might be a good idea to cut a few weep holes along the bottom
@@jimrankin2583 as sealed as you try it's still always going to get water in there. Weep holes and the interior sprayed with fluid film or similar would be optimal.
I share your sentiment but, as someone in essentially the same business as Oliver, I see the other side of the issue. I have found myself in this same situation more than a few times. You want to bring this old trailer back to life but can you do it at a profit? What typically happens is, you think you can but the deeper you get into the project, the more damage you find. What usually happens is, the next thing you know, you’re spending the cost of a new trailer just to make the old one safe and dependable again. You either end up working for free or pissing off a customer and usually, both. At the end of the day, Oliver (or anyone else) has to not only cover his costs, he has to make a living and a profit in order to grow his business. It’s a hard call.
I know you said you were sealing the boxed in I-beam and that should keep moisture out, but it will eventually get in. Wouldn't weep holes at the lowest point also work to drain it out?
Could have done with an overhead laser to get the right position of the hangers. Always a pain repairing out of square jobs 😢 good fix overall though! No pigeons were harmed during welding 😜
Hope the customer appreciates and pays accordingly with no problem collecting the money (maybe pain in advance ? 👍). Climbing over the crossmembers and loose deck boards makes that job more difficult. Very nice job! This is coming from a HD Mechanic in Canada and I have done very similar jobs 👍👍 PS. Wish I had a press break and plasma table in my day ! 😊
Great stuff Ollie, I learn so much from you. It would be marvellous if you could say a but more about how you manage heat for example fixing the bend in the auger, and the order you did the welds on the trailer chassis side plate and hangers Keep up the inspirational work Richard
Like the design of the replacement parts. Built in a lot more strength, and improved the look. Don't know why a lot wrote the old girl off. Time you finish, and with a coat of paint, it will be almost a show pony. Bit more fabrication and then on to some mechanical. Grand job, apart from the painting.
Marathon rebuild for sure - well done for doing such a thorough job. Looking fwd to part 3. Maybe weld your ⚙ logo onto it somewhere to show you repaired it?
@38:05 re: painting. You can mix some diesel fuel with linseed oil and spray down the metal before you weld it back up. The diesel vapors as well as the lindseed oil drying (oxidizing) will keep the metal from rusting. And it's relatively cheap. Alternatively after you have it all welded you could drill a small hole in each end and flush with your welding gas and just weld up the holes to trap it in. Welding up a box section does trap in whatever moisture is in the air so inevitability some rust will occur although once all the oxygen gets used up it should stop.
Im simply in awe of how you look at a mess like this and come up with such brilliant ways to plate and strengthen the repairs to the point its probably 3x stronger than the original. I wouldn't know where to start let alone how you bnd and fit the side plates and gussets. Absolutely love a Sunday coffee biccys and watch Snowball videos.
Hi Oliver, great plating/welding on the trailer, I like your thought process of beefing this thing up, strongest piece of the trailer now. I don't think the layman watching this video realy apreciates how much time and effort goes into a job, kudos to you mate that's all I can say. I look forward to part 3, and good luck at the tractor pull. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
Love the way you think through problems, not just replace like for like. The opportunity to be your apprentice would be awesome, but at 56 I'm probably a bit too old 😂😂😂😂
Hi Oliver. Very nice welding. Looks good and strong. What is square, straight and true??? Remember Pythagoras is your friend! When you cut on the plasma table, why not share cut edges rather than cut twice? Is there a technical reason? Have a great week. Be Well
Another great episode. Alignment was always gonna be tough on an older trailer that's had a hard life, but you're well on the way to making another silk purse out of a sows ear.... Looking forward to seeing episode 3
As I said before, you made a silk purse out of a sows ear, great job, I hope the owner realises the work you put in in making it probably better than it was originally. Re the LED lights dimming over time, I had a similar problem with mine so I got some new ones to put up as I took the old ones down(they are high like yours), when I came to fit them I realised it was mostly dust build-up on the old ones, I don't create 10% the dust you do from welding smoke and grinding etc. but I was very surprised at the mount of dust, seams they act like magnets for the dust. They have lost some brightness but nothing like what I thought, its worth a try before you order some new ones.
Always love the content, great videos. Although I was in engineering, I wouldn't dare comment on your mechanical experience but................... Please, when you're finished, wash it and Paint it. You'd be adding 'Quality' to a brilliant job.
Just a suggestion: When cutting out a part that you plan on bending, if you add in a notch at the points where you need it bent, it will give you lineup marks for the brake.
Oliver, I wish we had plasma cutting around when I was a boy, they do such a great job, figment is so accurate, repair is so much stronger and the job is presented so professionally to the customer, they can see value for there $$$ which is important. You’ve knocked this job out of the park, really awesome job, a lot of pride in everything you do.
Ollie, you do great work. I hope that your customers realise how much goes into rebuilding their machines. Charge them plenty as I know how spendthrift Yorkshire men can be!
If you have a laser level (or a mate with one) you could throw some lasers down the middle from tow bar to rear and measure like that maybe? Could be easier :) great work as always😊
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Oliver, your repairs are stronger than the factory. You are definitely a great engineer and fabrication shop. I can't wait for your videos every Sunday with my coffee before I get busy doing my own repairs.
Your intuition is strong.
Charles, Oliver might have replied “ We can rebuild him, (the trailer) we have the technology,we can make him better than he was,better,stronger,faster”.😀. (With apologies to Oscar Goldman in The Million Dollar Man)
@TheGrimReaper1 love your sense of humor 🤣. Kids today have no idea what you were talking about lol.
@@TheGrimReaper1 How do you know those are his pronouns? lol…
@@Jambo-u2k lithp.
Ollie, I have no idea what your educational background is, but as a mechanical engineer, I can say you seem to have a solid understanding of how to design (or improve the designs of others) for managing structural loads and stresses correctly. Everything from tapered/angled weldments to avoid stress risers to boxing in torsional loads to managing moment arms tells me you have a natural engineering mind. It would not surprise me to one day learn you have an engineering degree but realized you enjoy working with your hands more than sitting in a cubicle. Too many of us engineers learn that lesson too late!
Well said, sir!
Hear hear! I made a similar decision after completion of my engineering degree and branched out. Being stuck in an office, wasn't for me!
Thank you! no engineering degree for me.
@@snowballengineeringthat’s impressive sir
@@snowballengineeringbetter off doing what your doing demand goes up so can your prices engineers degree you will just work for someone and who wants that zzz😂
I hope someday you will be blessed with a Shop with plenty of room for your work. You deserve it.
Tennessee USA here
blessed?
@Failure_Is_An_Option what's hard to understand about th comment?
The difficulty is that the choice to ascribe the concrete and steel of a workshop to a generous God is jarring for those of us who view it as unnecessary or irrelevant to do so.
@Rich-on6fe you need to lay off the kool aid
As usual all the comments from all your loyal viewers says it all. Simply an enthralling build, I loved watching this so much just like all your jobs. Honestly Oliver, yours is the best fabricating machining engineering channel on UA-cam. Thanks mate, see you next week.
Who needs a new trailer when Oliver is about looks mint looking forward to Part 3💥💥💥
One thing for sure, the axle mounts and repaired frame will still be intact when the rest of the trailer falls/rusts apart!! Excellent as always. Greetings from the northern plains USA.
First class job. If you are not happy then you adjust. No corners cut. That is the way to earn the trust of your customers and to grow your business. Thank you for posting.
Well done. I was one of the people who was really concerned/critical re remaining strength of the frame given the amount of rust. However, you have repaired it to better than new strength - your thought processes are very good. Another issue however - true tramming axles. Will explain. I have been caught in the past with dual axles, in particular, not both running perpendicular to the centerline of the trailer. The critical measurement is that the distance from the spring centre bolt (which initially locates the axle) to the towing point is within a millimeter or two of being equal side to side. I have been caught, getting equal distances from the towing point eye to the fixed front spring centre eye, but then found that the spring eye to spring centre bolt varied slightly from spring pack to spring pack, sometimes by 5 - 8 mm. In many cases spring eyes are manually formed/rolled after the spring end is heated in a forge and that's where the variation can occur. With your spring packs temporarily fitted into the front spring eyes, suggest you compare these lengths side to side. When lengths are equal there is more stability when towing especially when a correctly loaded trailer has to swerve behind the towing vehicle. If this is a farm trailer then speed may never be a factor, although farmers can do the unpredictable. Also equal lengths means axles are not fighting each other and tyres are not scrubbing.
Thanks Bob. Some great knowledge and information you’ve shared there, I shall be sure to check this.
I love watching you problem solve and get things done.It's a lot of great work.I don't know the situation if it's your family farm or what but you are a true asset to the farm and to the surrounding area.Keep up the good work Oliver.Can't wait for Sunday morning and your videos.
Another superb job, no comparison to what you started with to the end results. In awe of your welding and fabrication skills and meticulous attention to detail. Well done absolutely brilliant, I thoroughly enjoy your videos and totally look forward to watching each week - Michael Leicester. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
after everything is fully welded you can drill holes and spray cavity wax in the boxed off area and tap the hole and just use a plug. that will slow the rust down on the inside. just remember it is flammable
My favorite aspect of your work is how you're always looking to make things **better** than the original. When something fails, it fails for a reason, so I like to see how you assess the weaknesses and approach making improvements to the original design. Bravo, Oliver!
I hope, the customer watches this video, so he can have peace when he recieves the bill !
Great work a plesure to watch your videos all the best to you.
The engineering behind this rebuild has been top class, didn't realise this would be such a good watch but it's turned out to be one of the best vids i've seen so far.
Oliver you've smashed another job. You keep smashing jobs like these out, you'll be busier the a one arm paper hanger! Cheers.
I hope your customer appreciates the effort you put into your repairs and doesn't crib about the price! Even if they say its not going on the road you can never tell what someone else will do with the trailer, so a proper job is required. Well done I love your work. That cutter is amazing the software is getting you there.
Wow, Ollie, that was some kind of rebuild. I hope the rest of the trailer hangs tough too because your work will definitely not move or break.
There are too many in this world who have no concept of earning money to afford things. They think the world is like Star Treck and you pay for nothing. I look forward to each video where you deal with the real world.
So true!
Turn up and get paid mentality!
🫡👍
I am here to get loads of FREE entertainment. I believe our creator has no expectations in compensation. He is getting paid to weld and with his skill getting well paid. He is a valued and integral member of a community that gets it done.
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow Jim …
Thanks for another GREAT Sunday morning video. I really look forward to enjoying a cup of kauphy with my Snowball vids.
I do this work everyday, and here I am bloody watching it 🤦🏻♂️😂
Great repair 👍🏻
What a great job you are doing on that pile of rust. It will be good as new (or better) when you are done.
I hope you are being paid well for your skill and time.
What you put out of your shop is stronger than anything "production" in comparison. Overkill is a GOOD thing when your name is riding on it. You should sleep well knowing your work is safe to put in service by a long shot.
Carry on young man. Keep um comin.
What a monster job! I'm so impressed with your skill and the use of the cutting table computer ,well done young man!
R
Don't take any notice of these negative comments. I would bet most of them haven't made anything in their lives or can weld either. I have been in the game for forty years. You are a very good designer- fabricator and welder. Keep it up.
How very true! Hang tight, brother Oliver and keep on keeping on!
Really nice work, pleasure to watch you.
Olly, don't take any notice of negative comments, you know what you are doing and i admire your resilience in tackling that bloody trailer.
Another great episode Ollie! The plasma table is really earning its place in the workshop and was obviously a great investment
Oliver, you never cease to amaze me brother. What you did with what you were handed is an feat unparalleled to most all fabrication shops and their talented fabbers. You Sir Oliver Snowball are simply a cut above the most seasoned fabbers/engineers. Well done Sir!
Much to learn from him! I love them videos. I can repair stuff too, but to diagnose and make the weak pieces better than before is stuff you cannot learn from books so easily. Good content mate😎👍
Wow !
You put a significant amount of thought effort and expertise into this rescue of a piece that I as others believed best go to the scrap yard. Very impressive I hope the owner realizes he has been saved the cost of a replacement and is not one of those who complain about the cost . I think your pressing in the side plate is exactly what was needed , I was concerned those i bean edges had been compromised by the rust thinned and inter crystalline micro cracking had started by going back just a bit then putting a hot pass of weld on you have avoided the issue.
Nice work Oliver. Yes, I can imagine you are looking forward to seeing the back of this one cheers. Mike
A very good video,for those that watch your video gain experience a little bit more in each new video.Thank you.
You have the patience of a spider. Love this channel, great stuff bro...! Nod UK
Lots of work with this one. Alot of hours invested. Customer should appreciate all your hard work.
Oliver, it's always interesting to see how you tackle issues and make things stronger .👏👏👍🏻
Be safe .
Hi Oliver, I really enjoy your videos, and admire the dedication and thought you put into each repair, it’s artistry in motion, true craftsmanship. Take care, Brian.
if you want to treat the rust inside the sealed sections, when finished - just put a 10mm hole here and there, and use a garden pressure sprayer to spray a good dose of range oil (usually a mix of diesel and old engine oil or similar) inside, then weld up the holes.
Well Done Oliver. Always a pleasure to watch you and your jobs and how you overcome challenges. Be good, Be Safe and have some fun, too.
This is a staggering amount of work. I admire not only your workmanship, but your patience and endurance.
A real engineer at work. From watching a lot of videos, in this genre, I can say categorically that you’re up with the best. It would be great if you had a bigger workshop. Excellent work. 👏👏🇦🇺
Looking great mate. Always look forward to your videos of a Sunday evening here in Oz.
You are a very talented and knowledgeable man Oliver.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Another great video. Looking forward to part 3.
Wow! Great video young lad! Great job! Looking good! Keep it up! Thanks for sharing!
Amazing work on that trailer. In hopes this helps someone who doesn’t know this: Around the 43 minute mark, when drawing the caps in F360, a very quick way would've been:
1. create new sketch on top of that surface
2. project the lines of the underlying geometry onto the new sketch
3. offset the shape/lines it creates by whatever margins you'd want to have for welding
My bet is double the strength as new great work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent repair, keep up the good work, Thanks for the videos
Another solid repair going out of your way to make a good job. Stick some tracks on it and you have it built like a tank! Well done.
Think it was 'Watch Wes Work' who said he watches you channel. Watched, subscribed, and thank you for all the videos.
Thank you for a great hour. I'm looking forward to part 3.
I was thinking half way through the video that there's going to be a Part 3. Looking forward to seeing the trailer finished and no doubt so are you. It's been a marathon job!
I know you said about welding it so the section is sealed but I would think it would still get wet from condensation. Might be a good idea to cut a few weep holes along the bottom
Deffo
I would not. As several others have suggested a liters of oil filled into the cavity should work much better
@@jimrankin2583 as sealed as you try it's still always going to get water in there.
Weep holes and the interior sprayed with fluid film or similar would be optimal.
Great work, Oliver. ⭐️ Looking forward to the conclusion.
Really liked the fast forward on the right side.
I really like your attention to detail. Well done, Oliver!
Your skills are awesome
fantastic video. Thanks for all your efforts in the editing.
Nice one Ollie , good luck at the tractor pull next weekend. 👍
Nice work mate ! Great to see that things can still be repaired and saved the good ole way. Now everything is just thrown away
I share your sentiment but, as someone in essentially the same business as Oliver, I see the other side of the issue. I have found myself in this same situation more than a few times. You want to bring this old trailer back to life but can you do it at a profit? What typically happens is, you think you can but the deeper you get into the project, the more damage you find. What usually happens is, the next thing you know, you’re spending the cost of a new trailer just to make the old one safe and dependable again. You either end up working for free or pissing off a customer and usually, both. At the end of the day, Oliver (or anyone else) has to not only cover his costs, he has to make a living and a profit in order to grow his business. It’s a hard call.
i have learned a lot of tip tricks that males a job better and easier.
kicking ass for folks who need you
As always, a pleasure to watch.
Excellent workmanship.Thank you from Niagara Falls, NY..
I know you said you were sealing the boxed in I-beam and that should keep moisture out, but it will eventually get in. Wouldn't weep holes at the lowest point also work to drain it out?
Could have done with an overhead laser to get the right position of the hangers. Always a pain repairing out of square jobs 😢 good fix overall though! No pigeons were harmed during welding 😜
Nice work Oliver
It marvels me that chassis made in a jig arent truly square, and have come across this several times on trailers, one just last week.
Great video. That`s a big ass vise you were standing on to get that sheet metal.
Hope the customer appreciates and pays accordingly with no problem collecting the money (maybe pain in advance ? 👍).
Climbing over the crossmembers and loose deck boards makes that job more difficult.
Very nice job!
This is coming from a HD Mechanic in Canada and I have done very similar jobs 👍👍
PS. Wish I had a press break and plasma table in my day ! 😊
Very nice work. Farmers will be gathering round sayin “come have look at Olivers repairs here”
Good luck at the tractor pulls mate. You sure know how to find the good stuff to repair. cheers, Butch
Hello young Oliver.
Wowzers what a transformation. Awesome job.
fotunate customer to have this fella working on his equipment
Great stuff Ollie, I learn so much from you. It would be marvellous if you could say a but more about how you manage heat for example fixing the bend in the auger, and the order you did the welds on the trailer chassis side plate and hangers
Keep up the inspirational work
Richard
Interesting to watch you welding from the other side of the plate. We can see your technique that is normally obscured by the arc.
Awesome job!
you are very skill full at what you do
Like the design of the replacement parts. Built in a lot more strength, and improved the look. Don't know why a lot wrote the old girl off. Time you finish, and with a coat of paint, it will be almost a show pony. Bit more fabrication and then on to some mechanical. Grand job, apart from the painting.
Great Job!!!!! You make things better than they were new!!!!
Marathon rebuild for sure - well done for doing such a thorough job. Looking fwd to part 3. Maybe weld your ⚙ logo onto it somewhere to show you repaired it?
I think this goes well beyond repair work. It's more of a salvage job. Well done sir!
You’re doing an amazing job
@38:05 re: painting. You can mix some diesel fuel with linseed oil and spray down the metal before you weld it back up. The diesel vapors as well as the lindseed oil drying (oxidizing) will keep the metal from rusting. And it's relatively cheap. Alternatively after you have it all welded you could drill a small hole in each end and flush with your welding gas and just weld up the holes to trap it in. Welding up a box section does trap in whatever moisture is in the air so inevitability some rust will occur although once all the oxygen gets used up it should stop.
Interesting. I will try that diesel fuel/linseed oil concoction myself.
Excellent job.. the trailer company should be watching the video with their note pad out . 👍🏻
Im simply in awe of how you look at a mess like this and come up with such brilliant ways to plate and strengthen the repairs to the point its probably 3x stronger than the original. I wouldn't know where to start let alone how you bnd and fit the side plates and gussets. Absolutely love a Sunday coffee biccys and watch Snowball videos.
cracking job mate,make sure the bigtrailer builders dont steal youre ideas.
Hi Oliver, great plating/welding on the trailer, I like your thought process of beefing this thing up, strongest piece of the trailer now. I don't think the layman watching this video realy apreciates how much time and effort goes into a job, kudos to you mate that's all I can say. I look forward to part 3, and good luck at the tractor pull. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
Olá amigo que trabalheira que esta dando@!!!Mais vai ficar novo!!!
Aguardando pela continuação deste e outros trabalhos!!!
Boa sorte sempre!!!
Love the way you think through problems, not just replace like for like. The opportunity to be your apprentice would be awesome, but at 56 I'm probably a bit too old 😂😂😂😂
Its Sunday morning and its another hour long video from Ollie "OEM Plus" Snowball!! 👍👍👍
Hi Oliver. Very nice welding. Looks good and strong. What is square, straight and true??? Remember Pythagoras is your friend!
When you cut on the plasma table, why not share cut edges rather than cut twice? Is there a technical reason?
Have a great week. Be Well
Sponsors should be all over your work place. They are losing out.
Thanks for and other great video !!
Another great episode. Alignment was always gonna be tough on an older trailer that's had a hard life, but you're well on the way to making another silk purse out of a sows ear.... Looking forward to seeing episode 3
As I said before, you made a silk purse out of a sows ear, great job, I hope the owner realises the work you put in in making it probably better than it was originally.
Re the LED lights dimming over time, I had a similar problem with mine so I got some new ones to put up as I took the old ones down(they are high like yours), when I came to fit them I realised it was mostly dust build-up on the old ones, I don't create 10% the dust you do from welding smoke and grinding etc. but I was very surprised at the mount of dust, seams they act like magnets for the dust. They have lost some brightness but nothing like what I thought, its worth a try before you order some new ones.
Your the man Olly great job mate
Always love the content, great videos.
Although I was in engineering, I wouldn't dare comment on your mechanical experience but...................
Please, when you're finished, wash it and Paint it. You'd be adding 'Quality' to a brilliant job.
Just a suggestion: When cutting out a part that you plan on bending, if you add in a notch at the points where you need it bent, it will give you lineup marks for the brake.
Oliver, I wish we had plasma cutting around when I was a boy, they do such a great job, figment is so accurate, repair is so much stronger and the job is presented so professionally to the customer, they can see value for there $$$ which is important. You’ve knocked this job out of the park, really awesome job, a lot of pride in everything you do.
Hey Ollie, I wouldn't put strip lights up again, I would put in high bay led lights. The light difference is huge.
Think you mean “low bay” high bays are for much taller buildings. Some fantastic 100 or 150 w lamps available now
No I mean high bay.
Ollie, you do great work. I hope that your customers realise how much goes into rebuilding their machines. Charge them plenty as I know how spendthrift Yorkshire men can be!
I know it since I watched "All Creatures Great And Small".
If you have a laser level (or a mate with one) you could throw some lasers down the middle from tow bar to rear and measure like that maybe? Could be easier :) great work as always😊