I would like to know how this man has so much knowledge about all the things he does. It always amazes me when he is able to explain the things he is talking about. I hope to be as knowledgeable as he is one day.

@arduinoversusevil2025

2 жыл бұрын

Decide what you want to do. Then do 1% more than anybody else. Anytime you have a question, write it down and research it; e.g. "why do some bearings use oil and some grease?" In a few years you'll be so far ahead of the guys who are just collecting a paycheque that the universe will open itself up to you.

@car0lm1k3

2 жыл бұрын

@@arduinoversusevil2025 true. And don't forget about all the 'learned experience' aka goofing it up. Those two combine

@MelonBopper

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for your advice. I was not expecting a reply from the man himself haha. I don’t have the words to explain how much I needed to hear this. Thank you again.

@antidecepticon

2 жыл бұрын

It probably takes a childhood of close calls and fuckup and recoverys to amass this much dont do it yourself knowledges.

@wonderingsoul9890

2 жыл бұрын

@@arduinoversusevil2025 We have a saying in my garage. "This is how not to do it."

"...the car is totaled, but we saved the cigarette lighter..." Steve Martin, 1978

@SuperBrainAK

2 жыл бұрын

hmm those words ring close to home, I got hit on the freeway end of january driving my 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom my late Grandpa bought new, bumper was an inch into the rear tire, my keepsake was the cigarrette lighter.

@mephInc

2 жыл бұрын

-I just want my fucking car, right fucking now.

I had one frozen on an r/v. We oiled it, beat on it, torched it, pulled on it, hooked it to a tree and tried to rip it out and NOTHING, it was in there forever!!!! About a year later I pulled the pin and it came right out!

@nicholaspayne349

2 жыл бұрын

That’s just scary black magic… sell that truck

@Wild_Bill57

2 жыл бұрын

Shoulda pulled the pin in the first place. 😂😂😂

@Mr.MoonRabbit

2 жыл бұрын

can't stop laughing

@Davidautofull

2 жыл бұрын

worst part is his wife asked him if he tried pulling the pin.

@bmo14lax

2 жыл бұрын

@@Davidautofull lmao and he rolls his eyes at her while continuing to beat with hammer.

I found myself 1000+ miles away from the action, sitting at my desk watching this operation when I realized I was slowly backing away from my monitor in fear the thing would bust loose and come right out of the screen at me. Suspense at it's very best. Well done!

@liamtwentyman7275

2 жыл бұрын

The "I'm potentially in trouble" chuckle he let out backing away, when he realized the amount of hydraulic pressure he was applying 😁

The next best way to get it out is to hook a trailer to it and drag it down the freeway. Just as you get mid stream of a funeral precession on one side and a school bus full of old people and kids on the other, it’ll let go.

@assassinlexx1993

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking large boat trailer, loaded as you get to that criticalpoint half our of the ocean. She slips out.

@walkingcontradiction223

Жыл бұрын

Murphy's law seems to be the only universal constant. Mebbe entropy?

Next time try welding the hitch on - it'll come right off when you don't expect it to!

@kuni45

2 жыл бұрын

Too true man! Funny enough running a bead or 3 around the outside of the hitch probably would have made it easier to remove!

And thus he was crowned king of Canada.

@arduinoversusevil2025

2 жыл бұрын

My previously bequeefed title of "King Shit of Turd Island" superseeds any claims to this shitshow.

@arduinoversusevil2025

2 жыл бұрын

although, a set of red hands on the back of the toonie would be preferable to the future king-jug-eared-diddler.

@lordinquistorgastonchamber6092

2 жыл бұрын

@@arduinoversusevil2025 Then I here by bequeef you the title "Duke Bumblefuck the First, Tapper of taps." By the authority of absolutely no one for the intent of making random shit on the interwebs!

@mkultra4542

2 жыл бұрын

@@arduinoversusevil2025 You wont find any jug-eared people in Tornado Alley USA.

The only man I've ever known to have won the battle with a rusted in hitch. You fill my life with hopes and dreams.

We must never repeat the error of forgetting this experience, until after next winter when we leave it in the reciever for another fucking go around.

@subhobroto

2 жыл бұрын

Some mistakes are meant to be repeated. Otherwise humanity would never procreate

@subhobroto

2 жыл бұрын

@Karl with a K true. I didn't understand the resistance to switching sides

@Taarne

2 жыл бұрын

​@Karl with a K I perceived it as a fresh and exciting take on a shotgun. Beautiful!

@threadtapwhisperer5136

2 жыл бұрын

As is the mystery of traer wiring. No matter how recently the wiring has been fixed or perfected, the last time the trailer lights will work is for the single trip wherein the lights were found faulty. Schrodingers trailer, if you will. Worked perfect when last used, and until the array function collapses the wiring is both perfect and fucked in the same time space. Until the lights are checked. The cats always dead, or always alive. Twas our fault for making certain by actually confirming. Lmao

@asakayosapro

2 жыл бұрын

Before jamming it in again, just take off a thou or two from all sides and slather em up in cosmoline. If the US mil trusts the stuff for long-term metal storage and rustproofing, should be more than enough for hitch square service life.

"Train wheels don't ever fly off" *HEAVY FORESHADOWING*

AvE is one of the only people on the planet that can make me safety squint at a computer monitor. Vids like these, the jack-all vid with the shipping container, and the milling machine coming down the flat bed with strap wrenches got me puckered long distance. Well done man.

“Because it’s constrained within this socket- this is a trailer hitch”. Idk why you explained that to the astute among us, but there’s probably people who didn’t actually know that and that makes me happy and mad at the same time.

@arduinoversusevil2025

2 жыл бұрын

I get people urging me to warn them before striking an arc... on a vjo.

@IridiumRedTheOrigina

2 жыл бұрын

@@arduinoversusevil2025 The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard!!!

@mkultra4542

2 жыл бұрын

@@arduinoversusevil2025 "War Of The Worlds" - 1938 Orson Welles Radio Show. . . . neighbors shooting at each other to get to the cars first.

Easy way in three steps; 1 hook up the most expensive thing you have that will fit the hitch. 2 DO NOT attach safety chains. 3 tow expensive item at any speed above 20mph. Hitch is guaranteed to pop loose.

It's not about success or failure. It's about reframing your goals. You almost had a mobile hydraulic cylinder test bench.

Well, that was exciting 😁 Much more fun watching someone else's sketchy hydraulic set ups than squinting in shear terror at my own.

What’s more impressive is the safety chain loop

The most intriguing part of this whole fiasco is, how did the Depot bucket come in at the perfect height?

@arduinoversusevil2025

2 жыл бұрын

I said the magic words and the universe just opened up to it.

@Wingman4508

2 жыл бұрын

@@arduinoversusevil2025 On the one hand, I don't believe you've done enough clean living for fate to be that kind. On the other, since you didn't spend a few hours fabricobling a custom jig to the right height instead of just letting some air out of the tires to drop the hitch height... well, it must have.

@Gameboygenius

2 жыл бұрын

Something something survivorship bias.

@DeserTech

2 жыл бұрын

@AvE What are those words? I might need them tomorrow.

@feellucky271

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wingman4508 or just maybe adjustable air shocks but who knows AvE is a sneaky man

The creaking of the pump handle sounds exactly like danger.

@shred1894

2 жыл бұрын

That's why you use your safety squints

Folks who don't live in areas that are inundated with rust will NEVER truly understand these simple joys in life. The absolute joy of a simple five minute job turning into two and a half afternoons of busted knuckles, three packs of cut-off wheels, and the most creative frothing at the mouth vocabulary that children probably shouldn't witness. Ah yes, I wouldn't trade it for anything. These times of trial and torment make us stronger men.

When you apply heat, you'd want to heat the receiver around the outside, so that it expands out and away from the hitch shaft. Looked like you were applying the heat to the shaft thus making the shaft expand and tightening the grip the receiver had on it.

@MitchJT

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the strategy was to expand the hitch to assist pulverizing the iron oxide layers into the receiver, not sure.

"Honey can you take the hitch thing off the car?" "Sure honey" 10 hours later "I sold the car"

@justinclark9258

2 жыл бұрын

True story

@nothanks9050

2 жыл бұрын

As a married man, let me tell you how it really goes, after the 10 hours of misery you get the thing out THEN she changes her mind and wants it put back!

@DrewskisBrews

2 жыл бұрын

10 hours and $3000 of new porta-power kit later. "Any time, hon''!

@kyleshanaberger7117

2 жыл бұрын

I swear after the ring goes on they all turn into the same women I thought you guys were talking about my wife lol.

@TrailRider1200

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrewskisBrews Never let a good excuse to buy that tool you've been wanting for years go to waste

I dub thee King Arthur

I’ve never squinted whilst watching a KZread video before! Thanks AvE.

Thanks for showing both what worked and what didn't work this time. Another entry for the "Everyone who isn't a fucking danger to themself should learn to weld. Badly."

I would have just tied the hitch to a tree and drove towards a cliff. The hitch would immediately release to give me the best chance possible of driving off the cliff. The trick is to get close enough to the cliff to trick the hitch into letting go but not close enough to go off the actual cliff.

@bmo14lax

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@MMitchellMarmel

2 жыл бұрын

The Red Green method. ;)

@darrenmclellan6712

2 жыл бұрын

If the hitch is in the back, how does it know?

@anoymousjoe5957

2 жыл бұрын

@@darrenmclellan6712 No one has a clue how it knows, but it knows...

I had my safety squints on the entire duration of that film

@scottyates8472

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah every time he gave it a smack I thought I was moments away from seeing the end of AVE.

@Yogi_Bear69

2 жыл бұрын

Wait, how is your comment 11 days old? How can I see videos in the future as well?

@MrSplic3r

2 жыл бұрын

Patreon!

You know it’s sketchy as frig when you’re drawing away from your phone so you don’t get hurt when it finally gives.

I love how he gets closer when it gets more dangerous. I can tell you I was using my safety squint while watching the video.

use pneumatic hammer hitting rusty elements with water pouring on a rusty place. works perfect in Polish coal mines. Greetings from Poland.

@Joetechlincolns

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, works on stuck rotors and drums as well.

@EitriBrokkr

2 жыл бұрын

Just water?

@brunos6599

2 жыл бұрын

@@EitriBrokkr Eastern europe water so probably plenty of microplastics and heavy metals in it for seasoning.

2 жыл бұрын

@@brunos6599 We have the best stuff. :D

@Joetechlincolns

2 жыл бұрын

@@EitriBrokkr . Water and a strong air hammer. What little water gets in the crevices will turn into a hydraulic shockwave with the air hammer blasting away at the parts.

I've battled this before at work, I've found that hitting it in deeper first to break the rusty bond a little and start the crust to powder reaction can really aid. Once it moves a little the wrong way it'll move a little the right way, works for bolts too. Sometimes you gotta tighten a little to loosen a lot. I know it sounds very counterintuitive but trust me it does work some of the time. A big pneumatic hammer with the force of a gun shot 1800 times a minute really aids in getting rust to pass back into the earth from whence it came. Turns out Copco makes something good besides that strap, 7X and up air rivet hammer guns. You want the .498 shank stuff, it'll turn steel into playdough, ears into mush, and fingers...lets not talk about that. Honest, it grew back just fine!

@bluejayfabrications2216

2 жыл бұрын

You sir are correct sometimes it's righty Losey with bolts

@davidlabossiere1905

2 жыл бұрын

i agree but this might not be a through hitch and was already bottomed out, look at the end he already tried smashing it in

@huzudra

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidlabossiere1905 I just assumed he was using it as a back up warning device, when you feel the bump it's time to stop.

@MRSketch09

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's not a bad a piece of advice, but you could tell from the video he already had tried that and didn't help. The end was all bent up.

@JoeRogansBow

2 жыл бұрын

Works with truck driving sometimes connecting to a trailer that’s been sitting a bit. Story checks out.

I can hear the encouragement "you have a youtube show showing off all your skills and tools and you cant take the hitch off my car" the wife can talk us into anything!

I love it! AvE, you are truly fond of the "Accident waiting to happen" crowd! 😁🙃 I liked looking at all the carnage on the ground, made my day.

As a younger man, I recall chaining the ball to a big red pine and driving away as fast as I could in 4bye as long as the chain would let me. That didn’t work either. Tried kroil every day for over a month. Put the porta power on much like your setup. Ended up putting the pin back in and using it as a permanent fixture as long as I owned the truck

@buillioncubes

2 жыл бұрын

If it ain't broke, don't fuckin fix it!!

@ADogNamedStay

2 жыл бұрын

It ain't never getting stolen either.

@SomeGuy-vo7we

2 жыл бұрын

Kroil isn't a good penetrating oil. Try Liquid Wrench.

@pmc9088

2 жыл бұрын

@@buillioncubes How did they make erections last before Viagra? They didn't fuck with it...

@Wingman4508

2 жыл бұрын

once you learn to step around instead of fucking your shins on it every day, then it's just a bumper to protect your bumper.

Managed an RV Park for a time. Bought and sold several RV's and it seems to be standard to have a rust frozen hitch. After many variations to remove the hitch I fell on the formula of lots of oil and a pneumatic needle gun for removing paint from metal. Never took more than 30 minutes after stumbling on that. As far as I can figure the hundreds of rapid hits from the needle gun pulverized the rust and let's the oil penetrate with the aid of an air nozzle to blow the oil into the hitch Cheers!

@louiswolf4810

2 жыл бұрын

That is a completely random and fantastic solution. Were you just chipping off the rust and it came loose?

@rowdyrants6128

2 жыл бұрын

@@louiswolf4810 I retired from the Navy and as a young sailor used a pneumatic needle gun many times to remove paint and heavy rust. A couple times I broke a weld with one. When messing around with an RV hitch I could see lots of dings where the previous owner tried to remove it along with the hitch and receiver being covered with rust. That made me think of the needle gun

All my limited experience with rust and stuck things is that driving it both ways, whether in-out or forward-reverse, and some hefty percussive vibration is an immense help. Aside from the standard cocktail of heat, penetrating oil, and a prayer to Saint Eligius.

“Do some of my best work single handed” Ok you earned your like for this video

There's few things more exhilarating than the potential for catastrophic failure. 😳

Holy crap, there's a lesson in there, but I'm darned if I know what it is.

@SakosTechSpot

2 жыл бұрын

Don't ever stop not giving up!

@SlenderSmurf

2 жыл бұрын

take the tow hitch out every once in a while

@benjones43

2 жыл бұрын

On the west coast of Scotland anything metal to metal gets covered in copper grease, if you or your off spring ever want the pieces apart. Fucking rust

@aguy4859

2 жыл бұрын

Grease your shaft before putting it in a tight hole

@bunnykiller

2 жыл бұрын

the lesson is.... many times people have more time than money... and they luv a challenge.

Ave is so used to shaking hands with danger, he just fist bumps now.

Been there and I can honestly say I'm impressed at your dedication to get the dang thing out. In the past I had access to dry ice and it worked well to remove hitches jamb enough into the center of the tube and heat the outer tube and it popped out with a few good blows from a 20 pound sledge hammer

All you need to do is put something of great value hooked on to it and drive a few miles. Works every time.

Watching this video was like watching the movie “The Wages of Fear” where every little bump and sound increases the suspense, knowing that this thing could blow any second. I halfway wondered if you were even pumping, or just playing the sound over and over to to tighten thousands of sphincters across youtube-dom….

I've been watching this guy for years and every video I watch never ceases to amaze me, you are my hero.... DAD

What would also work is grab a sawzall, cut the square tube an inch from the end of the receiver - then insert the blade straight in and make linear cuts on the top and bottom. The kerf opens up room for the tube to move once you pound in a chisel and the 1” tongue you left gives something to grab onto. Worst case 4 cuts will do it - so have some spare blades on hand…

5 mins with the sawzall, cut it flush then cut down the length inside the socket, split it in two

@daveb8598

2 жыл бұрын

Well shit, that's a good idea

@MaineHomeShop

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. This worked for me. Carbide blade makes quick work of it. Still needed a cold chisel to break the halves loose.

I'm mostly impressed with those little chain hookup ears on the receiver not bending all that much under so much load!

Your an inspiration to one handed men everywhere 😊.

I’ve said it before, but this man is a Canadian national treasure.

I don't know, I'm a little disappointed you didn't skip strait to the backhoe after a few taps.

@mlh10475

2 жыл бұрын

The hoe was the default except it was down waiting on a DRM approval from the factory for supported repair.

@jman1121

2 жыл бұрын

Hydraulic force and a hammer! Genius! Perhaps next summer maybe

@rtechlab6254

2 жыл бұрын

Thats Idocars and Crank Bolts

been there... my method was very similar, however, I didn't have hydraulics to bring into it, so I put the truck on a steep down slope in neutral with a tow strap around a tree to stop it rolling more than 3 feet, and used another tow strap on the ball to put it under tension and just wailed on it with a 10 lbs sledge till it popped out, it took an entire afternoon.

@arduinoversusevil2025

2 жыл бұрын

It's nice when you get an easy job.

@lukerediger8431

2 жыл бұрын

@@arduinoversusevil2025 lesson learned, now I always grease up the shaft if I'm going to keep it in there a while.

@Daniel-Weaver

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukerediger8431 What are you, Superman?

@thedude7726

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukerediger8431 I use anti seize

@Conservator.

2 жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-Weaver 😂

Half the time I’m not even sure what you’re saying but the way you talk/think rarely fails to make me smile

All I can say is you def earned that win

Timing is great. Just yesterday I took a couple rags soaked in Evap-o-Rust, wrapped them around a similar (but more delicate) kind of winter seize-up, and then used a generous amount of Saranwrap to isolate the science experiment from the rest of the world. After seeing this effort by you, I think I will wait an extra day before I peel back all my wishful thinking.

@lexwaldez

2 жыл бұрын

a weekend is about right if you have the right chem

Been in this situation myself once. Tied to tree and yank, come along, heat and beat all for nothing. 15 years of Florida sun and salt had done me in. That’s when pops said go get me some chain. Had about 12’ of heavy chain from the farm. Wrapped it around the draw bar and ball a couple times. Dad said put some slack in the chain and give it a good flip. Did this twice and darn thing just popped right out like nothing was wrong. The kinetic energy of 12’ of chain being flipped or flicked or whatever you want to call it is unbelievable. Dad said he saw a guy yank the rear end out of old car doing this trick. Definitely one for the ol mental tool box. Giver a shot. You may be surprised!!

@dethmaul

2 жыл бұрын

Like, pop the chain like a wet towel on an ass?

@jonanderson5137

2 жыл бұрын

@@dethmaul more like a slinky slide hammer.

@theomnipresent1

2 жыл бұрын

Anyone got a video?

@codemiesterbeats

2 жыл бұрын

@@dethmaul almost made a mess with the spit coming out of my mouth lol

@danw2084

2 жыл бұрын

@@dethmaul yup. That is actually the proper terminology I was looking for!

The heat you put into it with the welding is what helped release it the most 🙌

One of the funniest things I have seen in a while. Thank you @AvE!!!

Christ on a bike, midway through the video I started thinking maybe Dewclaw welded it as a joke

Auto mechanic here. Those hitches are indeed held on with usually 4-6 bolts through the frame. Some of them are a bitch to put on, for the engineers (specifically the GM ones) legitimately seem to hate us technicians.

@Conservator.

2 жыл бұрын

They don’t hate you, they’re just ignorant. Makes you wonder though…

@loudelvis610

2 жыл бұрын

I like some of this rear leaf spring bolts that get installed from inside out....never any room to pull it out.....if it were outside in....bolt would slide right out....seems like assembly guys at factory do it that way on purpose as dick move..lol

@iamian9028

2 жыл бұрын

@@Conservator. No, General Junk inganerds really do hate technicians... ever seen that meme about stupid inganerds putting a starter motor under an intake manifold? That's on a Cadillac Northstar V8. Replacing that starter is a job that pays for about 2 1/2 hours and can be done in 2 1/2 hours if you've never done it before, but have air/power tools. I know because I've done it before. That's EASY work on a Northstar... having to drop the whole engine and transmission on the subframe for a couple of oil seals? Not so much...

@tyrannosaurusimperator

2 жыл бұрын

They don't hate you. Your (in) ability to fix something a couple of years down the line simply isn't their top priority when the drawings for the prototype were due yesterday.

@1978garfield

2 жыл бұрын

GM hates everyone.

This happened to me once. I tried everything I could think of to get it out. I got desperate and chained it to a tree. As soon as the chain lifted off the ground the damn thing fell out. I spent all day trying to get it out and it just fell out without a fight. I didnt know if I should of been pissed or relieved.

Definitely one of the best episodes!

I’m from Mn the only time those bastards come out is at a boat landing even when installed by backing into a tree, I tell you it’s magic.

This will be my example from here on out when anyone questions why I keep my hitch under the back seat of my truck when it is not in use.

@JB-vk8jk

2 жыл бұрын

And I thought it was to keep the skin on your shin

@mokopa

2 жыл бұрын

Download and keep a copy of this video under your seat, too, for quick retrieval

That was *HILARIOUS!!!* Thank you so much for brightening up my day!

People always under estimate the power of a little anti-seize application beforehand. Prevents future misery for sure!

Had one stuck like this on one of those OSHA approved forklift contraptions that lets you legally tow something with a forklift. The guys were banging on it with a sledge and even tried pushing it out from the backside with a 20-ton bottle jack and a piece of pipe that slid into the back of the reciever. It wouldn't move and just snapped the 4x6 that we were using to push against. As almost an afterthought I tried my IR 119 max with the bottle jack pushing on it and that got her out in less than 2 minutes. Rust is one hell of a drug but vibration is its kryptonite. Works on semi truck brake drums too. Use a porta power to the frame to apply some pressure to the side of the stuck drum and then start banging on the outside with the air hammer and she'll pop off in no time.

@claudyfocan731

2 жыл бұрын

I’m an electromechanic who works for a company in Belgium that revises, repairs and maintains industrial equipment. If its electric and it rotates? We got u. Specialized in drives and motors, even re-winding them by hand. We often have to deal with seized, rusted bolts. They sometimes suffer a engine fire (often not possible to recover) or just lived a hard unforgiving life at Arcelor Mittal. Air Impact guns are our best friend. Spray some WD-40 on that sucker and let er rip. If its won’t go, get the 3/4 drive impact gun. It shakes the fuck out of em and rattles em loose.

@AndrewMoizer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that tip. I have a electric trailer brake drum that refuses the budge. I’ve tried hammering but not the air hammer. I just bought new parts in case I end up cutting it all off.

@DavidStapley0982

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewMoizer before I owned a port a power and an air hammer I used to use a scissor jack and a small half pound hammer and then just hammer really fast to get the vibrations going. People think bigger hammer is better but when you need vibrations you need fast hitting and you can't do that with a 10 lb sledge it's usually a lot easier to get things going with just a small hammer hammering really fast.

@angrydragonslayer

2 жыл бұрын

I once worked for a automotive/machine shop over a summer The guys over at automotive had a massive ultrasonic clearner filled with something like evaporust. Nothing was more than hand tight after 24 hours down in that thing.

Reminds me when my detachable towing hook used to be detachable

Brings back memories. I learned from that event not to leave the hitch in the receiver. Had to remove entire assembly and replace.

I had a similar situation where a freshly installed wheel hub on my bmw had made an almost unbreakable connection to the steel rim. Applied heat, cold, all sorts of shmoo and raw force. I even drove the car without any bolts on that particular wheel doing sharp turns and it refused to let go still. At the end of the day the rim was completely fubar'd so i was down 1 rim and since then bought a new set of alloy wheels because they wouldn't stick that hard under any circumstances. It turned out that the center of the hub was absolutely bone dry. no fluid had any chance to pass inside. It was truly welded together. Lessons learned: 1) Never swap a wheel hub before winter and if necessary cut down the hub a few mils 2) you can safely drive around without bolts if properly rust-welded. saves weight! 3) just drive alloys. duh. 4) german engineering and the obsession with tight tolerances isn't always great...

If this were in a real manufacturing environment there would be at least 10 guys behind you telling you what you are doing is not going to work, and at least one of them is on the phone with the trailer hitch OEM to send out a technician in 5-10 business days.

@spiv_gennedy

2 жыл бұрын

Too real Noah, too real...

@Noah-wo6lk

2 жыл бұрын

@@redrider7730 problem is then fixed internally, someone forgets to call the service company, and 45 days later a service tech costing more per hour than the entire maintenance team combined end up doing PM work for a day

I was pretty sure we were going to see the remnants of the hitch-pin you forgot to remove... Lolz!

@lexwaldez

2 жыл бұрын

Crossed my mind as well. Comedy gold there.

The more ridged your setup got the more I found myself backing away from the screen! Entertaining as always.

I assembled train wheels to axles for quite a few years. Heat em to 750 degrees before dropping the axle. When the white collars forget their place and want to watch you at work, slip a cat turd from the oil dry bin on the wheel before dousing with 10 gallons of water. Its a steam you will never forget. Cleared the shop many times that way.

Once again you've done it Chris ! Bumble fixed And broke the glue toob Algo ?😲 As I type the vijaeo has 792 views And .. 2600 likes . 🤔👍. You Sir have boggled my mind.

Had the same welded hitch, but on an old 3/4 ton. Chained the hitch to a tree, and did the o' back and forth. Didn't lose my back window, but I did ruin the bolts holding the bed on, and ended up having to weld that back on afterwards.

Your videos are the BEST

I think the most impressive part for me, is the weld's held strong even with the pounding. Good work man.

I used a pressure washer once. Goddamned thing just smoothed out like an eel in snot. Now my first go to when rusty things are stuck in rusty things. We pray to Lord PSI.

I've been right there. Not having hydraulic jacks in my repertoire, I cut off the offending protrusion close to the receiver. Then used a reciprocating saw to make a relief cut inside the tube. It only took one and I was able to pry it out

The pucker factor in the video was most excellent 👌

We had an old Chevy pickup that had a hitch receiver that basically lived in it. For some reason, we decided to take it out. We bashed on it, drug a Jeep with all 4 wheels locked up, and even tied it to a motorhome and dragged the pickup with the motorhome, but it was in there for good! If I remember, it was sold with the hitch still in there.

I had to deal with that once. Spent hours toiling away with a torch and hammer. I eventually drilled a hole that allowed me to get a pry bar behind it. Ridiculous amount of work for so little reward.

I find that by heating the outer part, then I sprayed the contact area with liquid ranch, heat up the outside again, then using liquid CO2 by inverting the bottle on the inside part, then pull it apart. Method also has worked well for me with galled stainless steel threads

That's the spirit! Never give up!

I don't know how or even why this landed on my front page, but I enjoyed watching this.

I had the same problem, ended up cutting it off flush with a sawsall equipped with a carbide blade, then a couple diagonal cuts on the inside to remove the remaining parts. It wasn't coming out any other way.

@joeylawn36111

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea, but IMO don't cut it flush - leave about 1/2-1" out for something to put some vice grips to grip and pull out the cut pieces.

@3canctheayr

2 жыл бұрын

I had to do the same thing on my last truck. I make sure the hitch is good and oiled since then, lol. Don't want to go thru that again.

Wife; how’s it going? Husband; yeah, I got it out. Wife; oh, well done. Husband; unrelated but the housing is cracked.

Had the same problem a month ago. I spent two weeks soaking it with pb blaster morning, lunch break, after work. Used my biggest come-along and sledgehammer,... tied to a tree, and was able to finally pull it out. Those suckers weld fast.

Great vid. Just admire your sense of determination. I'd be just the same same, the longer it goes on the more determined one gets not to take defeat!!

I was watching this with safety squint engaged, waiting for something to go plop really fast into an unknown direction. Probably a shin, the camera or the baby maker. If you’re lucky, all three in rapid succession. Happy that that did not happen. Well done with sticking to it Uncle B o7

My shin hurts watching this 🤪

Stoked to see the atlas copco strap! A staple and lifesaver in underground mining

That was the most suspenseful, nail-biting AvE vijayo I've watched in quite a while.

Far be it from me to judge a Canadian in his natural habitat, but it seems with the torch, it might have been more effective to apply it to the outer sleeve since the heat should expand fitting. That said, your best bet was to get someone else to do it.

@Gameboygenius

2 жыл бұрын

Shoulda told him before he did it!

@jasonjones7321

2 жыл бұрын

less mass in the receiver chunk= more heat in more quickly= more thermal expansion= more rust broken free for less time/ gas

@jasonjones7321

2 жыл бұрын

and as a second thought, you don't wanna ruin any heat treat done to that hitch although i doubt there is any

At 4:25 the rams actually push the vehicle forward whilst the hitch stays stationary!

Receiver: "I've lost that loving feeling".....

Absolutely one of his best..

Am i the only one who was waiting for a chain to get wrapped around a tree? Wait thats pegs channel! This was Definitely the "safer" method!! Lol

Dude, I can't believe you didn't deform that outside steel tube... this whole time I was like what in hell are you pushing against.

@dethmaul

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he was pushing against the safety chain loops lol

@mistaowickkuh6249

2 жыл бұрын

Asking the real questions over here.

@fruitfarmfords8243

2 жыл бұрын

Looked like the flimsy chain loops to me, the ones i see people try to use as a recovery anchor point, whe a vehicle is vertical on its nose in a deep ditch, buried in 4 feet of snow, and they think it will hold... I cant believe they didnt fold back as easily as a beagles ears.

We in Texas would welcome you and your family, wholeheartedly, whenever you escape Canada. Nevertheless, thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world. Godspeed, sir.

Been there, done that. I chained my truck to a tree and then used one of those tie down chain ratchets to make the chain TIGHT. Then, I wacked the hitch with a sledge until it made an awful SNAP and then the hitch finally came out of the receiver. Funny thing is, I hit that hitch with a grinder until it slid in an out of the receiver with no problem, but It STILL got stuck being in there only for a few months. Just the curse of rusty New York.