Homemade Lowboy Trailer, With Bonus Seized Engine Revival!
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2024
- I needed a trailer for my John Deere mini excavator, but I didn't have one that would work. Obviously, I needed to build one. Rather than buy a trailer axle, I bought an old Dodge D300, got the 318 (360?) engine freed up, and then pulled the whole truck apart. A little bit of quality time with a saw and a welder, and I had a DIY lowboy trailer.
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You are the best unemployed shop teacher on the internet.
you could learn alot by sending your wife to his house from timeto time
@@L19RI guess my wife can learn a lot… that I am not the worse hoarder in the world
"Because, 42 is the answer!". Absolutely.
@joshgreen2164 Not according to England Dan & John Ford Coley who said, "Love is the Answer" 🤣
Don't forget to bring a towel. A towel is just about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry.
Yes indeed! And Thanks for the fish!
42? I thought it was Shirley Bassey?
@@bazw1685 who?
Never thought I'd hear a Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy reference in a LBG video, but here we are. Brilliant.
Oh you never know
It's to balance the all powerful mice being evicted
😂
This is the kind of mechanic I've been around and learned from. When channels move to high budget speed shop stuff, all interest is gone.
Yep, use to love Vicegrip can’t stand it now. When they make the big money with the sponsored parts, I’m done.
@@Robrt32 I kind of get what you mean but at the same time... don't you want the people that you like to watch and you think make good content to be rewarded for that good content? Been watching VGG for a long time. He's a good dude, a good Dad and I want him to succeed. He hasn't really changed, tons of revivals and sketchy drives home, still does budget builds and usually when he doesn't and spends big on a car, he gives the car away to a viewer. I don't know what's not to like unless you just don't want to see someone succeed at doing what they are good at.
I just found low-buck recently, and I hope he does well too. Wanting the people you enjoy watching to not succeed is such a bizarre way to think about things. oh well, wish you the best
@@HalfMonty11 I want to watch what a normal everyday person could do. The normal everyday person doesn’t have sponsored parts and unlimited budget. It’s that simple. I bet truth be known he’s making bank on those “free” vehicles. The revenue from the videos and the merchandise sold. Yea he’s making hella money on those so called giveaways. I read the fine print the winner is responsible for all taxes on the “free” vehicles unless it’s changed in the last 6 months.
@@Robrt32that's how _any_ giveaway works. That's how prizes on gameshows and lotteries work unless they *explicitly* state they will also cover other costs/fees. It's _your_ prize so _you_ pay any related taxes and fees.
There are countless stories of people getting themselves into trouble/debt after they won a car they couldn't afford to register, insure, fuel, and maintain because they couldn't think past the word _free._ The initial cost of purchase is free. After that it's yours and all the other costs of ownership are your responsibility. Which is exactly why you aren't required to accept a gift or prize.
Edit: I should add that I'm not defending Vicegrip. I don't like big channels myself, either. I agree with your reasoning very much. I like to see stuff the average Joe can do. I was a flight engineer on Pave Lows. I worked for a company that made parts for NASCAR, F1, INDY, World of Outlaws, and other racing leagues, and we got to run shoulders with many racing teams. I just recently retired from a long side-career of running the pits for a sprint car owner. I've played with some really cool toys that I can't afford. But that only interests me so much, and just watching rather than doing it really doesn't interest me. What I want to see is stuff *_I_* can realistically do at home in my own garage with my own money. I love watching other gearheads because even if you've been doing it a million years you can still pick up neat, innovative, ingenuitive, creative things from watching others do their thing. But I can't really learn all that much that's useful to me from a person using super expensive tools, equipment, material, and means that I don't have access to.
So with all that said, I agree with your main point there. But the taxes on giveaway prizes is just how it works. Trying to fault them for having you pay the taxes on a prize is kind of like trying to fault an 18-wheeler for having 18-wheels. That's just how the thing works. You could find other faults, sure, but that isn't one of them.
@@RobExNihilo I agree with what you said. I was just pointing out to the other guy or girl (hard to tell now days) lol that was touting the giveaways as something so free and great. The revenue from the videos and merchandise. He’s make way more than those rusty pieces of crap would ever be worth. But yea I totally agree with you
“I’m gonna pretend I never read that.” 😂 man you’re the best on UA-cam.
I knew James was going to get that engine to turn over and run. A lot of people wouldn't have bothered. It's awesome to see.
and it wanted to go although its not good
One of the best content makers in the business!! He does things just as most of us do things to make them work, and shows us how to have fun doing it!!
Douglas Adams would be proud of you.
Love the Hitchhiker reference.
May you never lose your towel.
I'd definitely throw in some leaf springs to support the suspension for the weight of that mini excavator. You don't want to be driving down the road, hear a big boom, and have your excavator scraping the road. Can't wait to see how it turns out!
Throw in some leaf springs 🤦 you didn’t follow the point of the build
@STAY-GOLD-VINYL The build was an intermediate trailer designed to hold the weight of that mini excavator. What did you think the point of the build was?
@@STAY-GOLD-VINYL A transverse-mounted leafspring might work actually, particularly if it was set up as an overload leaf that didn't really do much until the suspension sagged to a particular degree. The hard part would be finding such a long leafspring.
42... I now know why I immediately loved this channel. Excellent work.
We need more people that think like you! My Father in law a poor farmer that grew up during the depression here in Oklahoma repurposed everything I learned a lot from him! thanks for your videos
How does this guy not have 500k subscribers? He‘s brilliant!
"42 is the awnser"
And my respect for Low Buck Garage rises once again.
42 is the answer lol,were all just hitchhikers in life , great vid, thanks for sharing .....
I find that lifting with the safety belts through the windows works well
I wasn't so sure about the trailer idea at first, but now I see the wisdom! Should be great on bad roads.
The items found in the glove box are so quintessentialy American it had me in tears almost 😅.
It's missing a stack of gas station maps, that was required in the 70's.
He's hooked on Sucrets!
Looked like a 2 barrel cinder block there.
42, exactly! Now I just hope that you know where your towel is.
"For some reason, if a strag (strag: nonhitchhiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, washcloth, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet-weather gear, space suit etc., etc."
I carry an EDC 7ltr day bag.... with a microfibre towel, toothbrush, soap sheets, compass, paracord, thin poncho and galoshes, and plenty of etc
Almost to 100k; a simple video of your half tracks driving around offroad or trail riding, would likely get you that silver play button.
Tracked vehicle videos generate alot of new viewers.
According to Casey LaDelle, they helped grow his channel more than anything.
He has since sold them; was difficult to tow tracked vehicle around for use during snow recoveries and they served their purpose; grew the channel.
Your the only person on UA-cam who I would do a days welding for , open , honest, funny and informative and a bit of , fuck it ,it'll do 😂, don't change
You opened the hood and I immediately thought, “oh, a big block”
An LA360 Mopar engine is a small-block design.
@@Navybyrde the cinder block
Love the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy reference… ❤❤
First thing I thought was to be sure you have a towel with that trailer. You know for padding…
And when you said “don’t worry I have a forklift”, you sure you didn’t mean “worry, I have a forklift.
Thanks for the enjoyable videos.
If you was to load the digger with the boom forward you could pull the machine up it’s easier than trying to push it only slips on the floor and a cross bar on the drawbar for the excavator bucket/teeth to fit under helps to hold the machine on and pull yourself up great fabrication there was a lot of work involved in that build
I also wondered about the tractor being loaded bucket forward...more front weight might make it load itself without using the bucket's assistance since the weight would remain pushing down on the drive tires.
Boy the way time flies. I can remember when these trucks were grand new.
Didn't seem like that long ago
One hard working dude. Hats off to you sir
Loving the Hitchhiker's Guide reference. Great video as always. :)
There's a frood who really knows where his towel is!
My new favorite UA-cam channel. Glad I found you. My sense of humor. Been going through your old vids. Good stuff.
Every video is a new learning experience for me, your ingenuity and humor is so much fun to watch! Thanks for the video!
Always nice to see you work... hope it will be a "part 2" of the finishing and detailing on this project.
This is the Shop Teacher that i wish i had in High School
Maybe use 2" wide strips from car tires bolted to the wood to provide grip. Non slippy, and low profile.
That sort of brake system is common for boats where you don't want electric brake components getting dunked in salt water all the time. Hopefully that one has a reverse lock out or you'll find backing up....challenging.
Love the mouse eviction slo-mo, your editing skills are second to none.
Aluminium is much lighter then steel, so painting it with the aluminum paint will save fuel.
30, 60, 90...all divisible by 3, that's consistent! You need to do a compilation video of your one liners! Also, I miss the scene in your old intro of going around in the swimming pool in the mini-boat. I laughed every time I saw it!
The main problem with those coupler or toung actuated brakes, they tend to actuate when backing a loaded trailer up hill-think sloped driveway.
Yeah. It's gonna be a good Saturday now. Love this guy he's great!
1/16 to 1/8 tow in. Will be stable. 0” toe may be scary because any slop in suspension bushings may cause fish tailing! Aluminum color will work!
Haha! Don't forget your towel!
Paint it the same desert tan as the half track - it would be appropriate seeing that’s where the engine is going. For the metal cross beams on the deck either use the paint you used on the bus for extra grip or just throw some sand on between coats.
Turn one shock one way the other shock the other so that you get better control in both directions.
Watching you build things is fascinating.
EME - Extreme Mouse Eviction. 👍
42, you rock! Don't forget your towel! lol
Innovative. Something tells me you're an engineer. Please make more videos.. I've watched almost all the videos you've made so far... new ones would be great. Thanks Low Budget Garage
For the hole saw pilot you can clamp or tack a piece of trash wood or metal on the backside to locate a hole saw anywhere. Then remove it when your done.
I like the stops too, but the trash method is very affirmative.
This man gets his money's worth out of a sawzall.
I like the *"MINI-mini"* excavator James!! 🤣 Nice job on the trailer build. I admire how resourceful you are with the projects you build 🔧🔩
Hitchhikers guide good sir.
It's always a good day when Low Buck posts a video.
Maybe the MOUSE was the rear-parking sensor..? It goes "eek" when you get too close to something behind.
"I want the flames to take awhile to get to me" This man is hilarious
Nice work! Really enjoy your videos. I'm a "make something out of nothing" type of guy also. I learn something every time I watch, so thank you for sharing your time and talents.
damn that is one beefy forklift
Untethered, by the seat of the pants, out of the box ingenuity verging on genius. Bravo!
You have so called golden hands, meaning your skills are high on doing mechanical or other works. Also brain much more than a engineer. For that, i respect you and watch with interest every video here.
that thing looks to me like it should be john deere color scheme, green and yellow. And maybe some 50s truck style fenders on it!
“I’ve got to finish some old projects before I start with the new ones. Probably.” the story of my life😂😂
42 is the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Love the way you find time to play....instead of doing all the things you think you should do.
Very entertaining. Don't you just love it when a plan comes together.
That's sooo interesting, I'm really looking forward for some updates, such as making those hydraulic brakes work!
Glad to see every part of that truck is being used!
Vou comentar aqui, em portugues mesmo, pra ajudar na divulgação e porque sou fã dos seus videos. A edição dos ratos ficou realmente hilaria. Queria ver o jeep wagon novamente. Até breve LBG!
Thank you U-haul for the 55mph rule😃..."keep the trailer under 55..Jack!
Never would have thought that would work,nice work…
When you want to use a hole saw and there is a hole you want to enlarge, just clamp a piece of plywood behind or in front of the that hole so you can drill in with the pilot drill.
“Because 42 is the answer”. 😂 You duh man. I love your humor and the way you think!
I hope your wife does too. Lmao😅
That was a really interesting build. It looks like it works really well, and I'm glad to see the rest of the truck will get used on another project. I can't wait to see it finished.
A shock absorber is Always a good idea,- no matter how small a trailer is. it is just no fun to get pushed around from the inertia of a trailer in movement...I also like to have a stick welder ,despite the fact that I bought a gaswelder.. it just gives you the opputity to reach into spaces you cant get easy to weld.. I am happy now i kept it!
20:05 Rock Auto fridge magnets 😆. I could probably wallpaper my bathroom with my collection and I wouldn't even attempt half the stuff this guy finishes. Epic channel
You can switch the truck spindles to van spindles to drop the trailer another couple inches.
When in doubt just keep welding stuff on. 👍
Finished!
It's taken a long time, but I've now watched every Low Buck Garage video from oldest to newest.
The angles cut on the (now trailer rear) chassis ends look a little stabby for use in public. I'm sure you'll add some awesome to them in a future video
4" thick solid steel rims, insane
Nice Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference The answer is always 42!
imagine a full sized version for cars that would make great car trailer idea
Awesome channel. If I was doing the toe in on a trailer like that I would set it to whatever the truck was set to. You might want to check to see if the toe in changes significantly with load as well. The bigger problem you will run into will be the one we had when adjusting the torque rods on flatbeds, and that is you need to adjust the tie rods so that your trailer tracks straight as possible behind the tow vehicle and doesn't set out to one side or the other.
Man I love Low-Buck engineering! I think I would've just went with ramps, but I sure like watching you build complicated projects from scrap...I come from a long line of scrappers, parts hoarders, and Scotch-Irish "frugal" ancestors so I feel like we are brothers from another mother LOL At the end there during the bounce test, I was thinking maybe you should have checked to see if those NOS Monroes fit 73 Dodge.......
I've built boat trailers and I've always set the toe at 1/8 inch in. Just like most automobiles.
you have an amazing mind. always enjoy your creative projects.
I wasn't sure how you were going to make the front end into a trailer but it turned out great
I appreciate the extra time you take during the fabricating, i.e. how you mark stuff, how to cut out the wedge for the bend. Paint? dark gray so it'll look good with the Dodge.
You could make a tie-down for the tractor by hooking it into the rear receiver tubing on the tractor.
Great job, mate. It worked out well. You have to paint it. Too much genius there for it to look dodgy.
U Haul had the same coupler, works ok till you have to back up a hill or over a curb. Then the trailer brakes lock up. Nice little trailer, please don't leave P or LT tires on it. Some foot 10 ply trailer tires will be much better
Awesome build amazing to watch your modification skill
Double thumbs up for 42 being the answer.
Oh wait, in UA-cam's deranged universe, that equals no thumbs up. :(
Fantastic contraption! Just double check your tire load rating - with only two wheels that will be critical. As will hitch weight. Those short trailers love to whiplash under the right…er wrong conditions.
Thank you for the video, I really enjoyed watching it, if you don't mind me saying, i really do enjoy every video you post and i'd Love them to be just a bit longer !! just as i'm settling in to enjoy your company sir, your video is at its end haha Thank you again
That's a really clean cab. The tin worms were off duty on that one, I guess.
Just make sure the paint is a “light” color s as bd you’ll be fine!
That works and made a good video but man that was the hard way of doing it.
That type of hitch is standard in Europe.
It's on all trailers.
If you load the tractor forward and pit the bucket on the front of the trailer it probably will balance out better
Man, the stuff i've learned from watching your channel. The skills you have blow my mind. Also, can we get a video on that little home made tractor??? That thing looks sick !
Cool, more junk repurposed, excellent.