I am a independent truck and equipment repair shop owner down here in the northwest. I’ve rebuilt several trailers with that same suspension. Those are Hendrickson HT230 low slung suspension. Flat decks use a over slung beam and lowbeds run the underslung beams. The trunions and tool are readily available from Hendrickson. It will have 4707 brake shoes and KIC drum number 60001-018. 46305 seals if you are using the drive in or 46300 if you are using the push in seals. Hopefully you can find a set of S cams that long that have the thin s to run the 4707 shoes on. If not you will need to run 4515 shoes. They looked to be double anchor pin brake spiders on those axles.

@richardmccann4815

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

You need a needler scaler attachment for your air hammer.

@zsolthajdu5007

10 ай бұрын

One of my favorite tools.

@pdee886

10 ай бұрын

Literally came here to say the same. Also, I bet a torque multiplier would've helped you get those lugs off. They were no doubt overtightened, but I guarantee it would've helped to try one. Your kitty is adorable BTW 👍

@alerickson8999

10 ай бұрын

I’ve always called it a rust rattler. But sounds like the same thing has a dozen or so hardened pins wokes the same as an air hammer

@chrisewalt25

10 ай бұрын

I came here to say the same thing. Still would have been labor intensive but it probably beats a hammer

@chrisewalt25

10 ай бұрын

Gotta have your ears on running the big milwaukee on those wheels 🙏

The jackstand under the ratchet head is BRILLIANT. Could've used that idea many times...

I used to rebuild those Henderson axles at a previous job. All you really need that you're not going to find at your local truck and trailer parts house is the bushing and pivot collars. There's a special tool from Henderson to press them out and in. I found it was easier to burn out the old bushing, that tool will never press them out when they're that old and corroded.

I love to see Vince in videos, the guy is an absolute artist welding, but never hesitates to get his hands dirty doing other jobs. 👍🏻

@HotForgeChaos

9 ай бұрын

Its funny watching him wail on that deck with the large shillelagh and a dart hanging oot his mouth

You look like you belong in a Mad Max film after chipping off that rust! 23:25

@P0LYPRO

10 ай бұрын

That or on stage singing. I absolutely lost it after seeing that.

@RuedigerEtzold

10 ай бұрын

Lol like Charlize Theron you mean 😂

This vid is the epitome of "If Your Not Filthy, You're Not Rich"! Nice work!

Really starting to look good. When working with rusted nuts. 10-15 seconds with a torch does wonders. Also, we use needle air scalers instead of air chisels.

@DGHD

10 ай бұрын

I picked up a scaler, but the chisel worked better. The chisel took the entire scale off, where the needle scaler seemed to take layers off one by one. Felt much better on the hands though

@carlthor91

10 ай бұрын

@@DGHD Rich, was that the LARGE scaler? I've seen SASE, which are two handed, to use their large one efficiently. Best wishes from Northern Manitoba.

@aserta

10 ай бұрын

Don't use torches, buy an induction nut heater. Faster, simpler, less gas consumed. Best investment you can make if you see more than 30 rusty nuts per month. Also, don't skimp on it, buy the quality units. Buy once, cry once.

@wobblysauce

10 ай бұрын

@@asertayou can make your own with some rod and battery

Never realized how much deeper that center beams are. Like you said makes sense why they get stuck all the time.

@averyw.3939

10 ай бұрын

Not all of them are like that, our trailer is the same height inside and out, some are even opposite of that with the center rails higher on the top side. Works great for big, high clearance equipment, not so well for anything too narrow or low.

@jeepindave5464

10 ай бұрын

Trade off for a flat deck. Gotta have a tall beam to not bend in half.

@aserta

10 ай бұрын

@@averyw.3939 Probably not the same tonnage.

@averyw.3939

10 ай бұрын

@@aserta Our trailer is a 60 ton

@carlcarlamos9055

10 ай бұрын

These trailers have a poor resale value. This is probably one of the reasons why. Anything that is going to get you in a wrestling match with a train is a bad idea. Take care.

I have always had the disease of taking something broken and discarded and reviving it.The problem is making sure the time and money spent making it new is worth the investment. Looks like you have a worthy project here. Heavy iron ...bulldozers and track loaders were my best candidates.

@fucksusanwojcicki

10 ай бұрын

that's not a disease that's called intelligence

@NoWr2Run

10 ай бұрын

My " DISEASE " is trying to make things better that are not broken, LOL. Some times it works out, some times not so much & it cost's me.

Best part is Vince smoking a dart

The needle scalers work amazing if you buy the big ones. The ones on air hammers and other adapters just don't have the violence. We use the all the time to de-scale transit bus axles.

@aserta

10 ай бұрын

Yep. There's needle scalers and then there's NEEDLE scalers. If you don't know and buy the simple, cheapie ones, you'll always think they're no good. Get the right, built for purpose one and you'll experience the real deal and jittery hands after.

@ionstorm66

10 ай бұрын

Yep a good needle scaler will dimple tool steel to look like cast lol.

lol 30:55 - around here, it's if you see the old guy on the riding mower that we know he has a DUI

I think the nuts were hard to remove because they were run on futher than normal because the drums weren't on the axle and prob run into junk threads.

@DGHD

10 ай бұрын

Nailed it

Variety is the spice of life.

13:23 Adapters absolutely kill your torque wrenches abilities! Also the bigger socket has more mass and therefore more energy transferred to the lugs. They even make some sockets with additional material mass added to the sides, just for the inertia gain they provide. 👍🛠️🔥🔧💪⚒️

Rich, l can't believe how straight this old trailer is, aside from the top edges being bent down from dumb loading? Or not? All the I-beams are like new! You have your self a really great trailer, new brakes, air bags, air lines & tanks, bearings and well? You have a crap load of sanding and painting! This thing is going to shine! One awesome looker! Are you painting the frame the same colour as the cab-over? Wishing you continued great luck with the trailer! ✌🏻🤘🌦 🇨🇦. ☕️⏳️. 🍁- ONTARIO 🐈 meow. 9 kittens last week, can't wait 🤗. Want some?

A magnetic broom is a shop/work yard is a must

If Phil isn't the coolest neighbor ever then idk who is. . . . Of course he has a big wheel loader that you can just go borrow at random.

Have you considered making a air receiver for the big rattle guns? Get a little tank, hook it to the end of you long airline from the compressor, then add a 3' section of 5/8 or 3/4" air line to the tool. The short, large, line allows the tool to make use of as much air as it can, without the flow restriction of a long air line. Makes it easier to crack those rusted lugs.

You NEED a needle scaler gun for getting that scale and crud off. That’s a big and awkward project but going to be so worthwhile to have your own trailer.

For as much rusty stuff you bring back to life, a needle scaler would be handy.

There aren't many of us that can see the potential it what others think is scrap. It's a lot of work....but the satisfaction and the end result is well worth the effort

That was what we call a dirt dobber here in Louisiana. That is what makes those dirt houses that stop ups air lines lol.

I'm a diesel mechanic for a living. We service all our own stuff. I feel your struggle with rust and stuck lugnuts and bolts. Good luck

I’m waiting to see how the set up works . Duals , hubs , brake pots ., suspension . On and on . The damn rust does a job especially if there’s salt in the mix .

Knowing you Rich you will have that trailer looking better than new once your finished.

When it's time to find old nails and other bits of metal after tearing something down, stick some decent size magnets on a rake and just rake the area a few times. Tends to work like a charm.

29:28 yellow-legged mud dauber AKA Sceliphron caementarium, caused the crash of an airplane once, otherwise harmless if you're not finding them inside the intake of your engine or some weep hole necessary for engine functions.

@waggtech4883

10 ай бұрын

Otherwise beneficial if you dislike spiders. They anesthetize spiders for the dauber larva to feed on…

It works better with the 3/4 because the extension is taking torque away from the lug nut

I'm a trailer mechanic, had a golf cart hauler made by "sun valley trailers". It was an old ride well suspension but the brake setup was weird and nobody we called could send us the right part. I found a casting number on a drum and looked it up on Google and napa ended up having the drums and shoes. It sat in our yard for about a year until I finally decided to just look into it.

@JosephArata

10 ай бұрын

Kind of the same deal, working on anything old Ford/GMC Medium duty with air over hydraulic brake system. There are still pieces of equipment running around with that old stuff still on it. There's still a couple of companies that make brand new backing plate assemblies with new wheel cylinders and shoes as a whole kit for them.

As a retired OTR driver for 46 years. I'm partial to this channel. But I love them both. Waiting for more on the lowboy.

You need to get a turbo tip for your preasure washer. They make such a huge difference on hard to clean stuff. It's basically the small tip(red) that spins super fast and makes a cone of super high pressure water. It's the only way we can clean our crab pots before painting them. It will take a lot of rust off also.

got a big nightmare of a project for tonight into this weekend and just sat down and watched a few of your vids they are always motivating thanks for keeping me motivated! always helps to see someone else work hard for what some people just buy🤘

Thanks for sharing.

19:48 😂😂😂 I thought Luigi from Cars had just snuck onto the set there for a minute... Flashback...😂😂😂

I always get the urge to work on my stuff after watching your videos. Thanks and good luck with the paint. Hope it goes easy

Life is so much easier with access to heavy equipment 👍

That 1" Milwaukee is all talk but no bite

Time for some major sandblasting for a good painting surface.

Looks like the man for the job

@ 14:00 Pretty sure you were actually losing a lot of impact energy using your 1" to 3/4" adapter. A socket directly on the anvil of an impact is always more efficient / powerful.

@axlapointe

10 ай бұрын

Would be a good @TorqueTestChannel video!

@prototype3a

10 ай бұрын

@@axlapointe Pretty sure they already tested it.

It's great to see things brought back to life.

Can’t wait to see the next episode on this. Great video as always.

Been waiting for this episode since you picked the trailer up! Great video.

Hi Rich, to help speed up the rust scale removal get yourself a needle gun, I used them in heavy marine refinishing and they blast through everything that's not solid steel.

Awesome work, looking forward to the finished trailer all shiny arsed 🇬🇧

Scott from 'Bus grease monkey' uses a torque multiplier tool to get stuck/rusted/ way overtorqued wheel nuts lose. It has gears in it. It works slow but with incredibly high torque. The nuts/studs/bolts either come lose or they snap off. No inbetween.

The fittings to the fifth wheel is so different compere to sweden where we have Swan neck low boy trailers allmost every where.

all I could think of during the lug nut removal was torque test channels testing of the hot rod impacts 😂😂

Worth doing and the video was worth waiting for. Getting ready to watch paint dry. Exciting.

love the updates

Huge respect for the work you do for a good paint job.

@carlcarlamos9055

10 ай бұрын

A good paint job is an absolute requirement for a lowboy. Particularly underneath where you can’t see. This one has just been caught in time. Most factory paint on lowboys is poor quality, and underneath will have disappeared in several years. This includes a number of companies that have high opinions of themselves. Some kind of protective finish on the underside of floor boards will also prolong trailer life. Take care.

Awesome video Rich, thanks for sharing.

Very nice work getting that trailer back up to snuff and road ready just a bunch of hard work to make it happen!

inspector kitty got my like.

When removing floor decking I would use a skill saw in the middle of the cross members, smash the wood down and off, then hammer the studs off. Some grinding of the studs required but it went fast.

You looked like the joker with all that around your eyes! Lol. Good job fighting through it all!

NEW SUB HERE!! Im a Texas Heavyhauler! I like your content and glade I find your channel!

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Awesome job, rebuilding and making stuff😅

Another minted video Rich, thanks. And happy belated Canada day. July 1st. All the best.

Brilliant people❤️👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

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You need a needle scaler!

Awesome video Rich - thats the way to roll, rebuild.

Hey it's C&C Dustless! Guy *really* likes using the Glaaaasssssss! 😁

Great job, this is going to turn out pretty nice.

Hard work👏

23:20 looks like you are ready for the apocalypse, perhaps the MAD kind 🤔😆

Something I've noticed about those Milwaukee electric inch impacts is, if there's even slightly too much play in the setup -- whether a worn out socket, or you have an adapter in like you did to start with -- they **really** struggle. I think they're not hitting *as* hard per blow but they're hitting faster, whereas the old (clapped out 😄) air-gun is hitting slower but harder each time; so the air-gun can power through that loss with a loose-fitting socket, but the electric gun is losing relatively more of its hit-force. One thing's for sure about both options: Damn they're heavy when you're swinging 'em around all day.

I ran into a similar wheel nut issue recently, ended up getting one of those 70:1 reduction wheel nut breakers. Worked up a heck of a sweat, but ended up getting them all off.

Vince seems awesome chill dude with stories to tell.

Im glad I went with air over the electric 1” impact

I did industrial sandblasting for several yrs its not that bad if you have the right equipment. Than latter on I became a welder fitter about about six seven yrs into my trade I meet Vince who works for you, when he first became a welder fitter.

Words you and I often hear. "I would never do what you do." One other thing. It is mind-numbing work, no doubt. Yet if you gave the job to one with a numb mind. You would then start using your mind to solve all the problems they somehow created. Good stuff.

@carlcarlamos9055

10 ай бұрын

The most disappointing thing about a decking job is if you get violent curls in the wood both sideways and lengthwise when it dries. Take care.

Nice job. Paint it with steel it so you can weld on it.

Thanks for video, good luck

Now you know what it's like to be a powdo scrape operator in the summer you sweat dust-collecting to you end of the day you're a mud kegger and hoping the water truck comes by they give you a spray...

@DGHD

10 ай бұрын

I went for a swim in the pond. Felt great

Ive had really good luck with Kroil for rusty stuff.

Awsome job you do all the time 👌🤘🌹

Cool to watch videos.

Didn't realize you were a Chainsaw artist

@DGHD

10 ай бұрын

I used to do chainsaw carvings when I was younger. Dolphins were the best sellers and I made good money at it. I did a couple fairs. Fun, but I don't have the time anymore

Trailer is looking really really good ❤️👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

You're a good man yeah the cats snitched on you you're a good guy yeah he told me so you know your cat's working for me now❤

I can't wait to see this panted!!

Lookin skookum, shell chooch again.

PB Blaster😊

Vince burning a smoke while he’s busting his a$$ is classic!

Nice Queen.

28:39 ya need a needler Ritch it's a $15 attachment & it'll make your life 1000% easier especially removing rust and scale

For the deck boards the best way is burn the heads off with a plasma cutter. The boards then pull easily then smack the remaining stem with a hammer once the board is off.

Can't wait for the next video 🎉

Great video. A ton of work! I thought you had a DUI!

I really like that project my friend, i create 3D models and see these under and inside the trailer was pretty good for me as references. And definitely you take an old project and bring back to life yourself give huge pleasure, well done my friend. Greetings Tiago Witt London -ON

Sometimes those jobs are great, no metal input, little monetary input (i the scheme of things). Big satisfaction with a completed project

Figure out if you have a q+ cam or a standard q. If you can fit a 1 1/8 wrench in the center of the cam then it’s q+. standard q is 4515 part number and q+ is 4707 you can use 1601B brake drums with both shoes

An induction heater "thingi" for bolts might be a nice addition to your workshop. Although i dont know how affordable those things are. Nice work on the trailer, excited for upcoming progress.

@first_last01

10 ай бұрын

couple hundred

@aserta

10 ай бұрын

@@first_last01 Worth even at 500. If you math out the gas used, the potential damage when you work more delicate stuff, worth ever penny. I bought one for 240 euros and it's the most bang for the buck i've had. I go in, zap the coil on, click it, nut goes orange, let it cool, and they come off. In 3 years of using mine, i've had maybe 4 nuts that were stubborn to the treatment and during the pandemic i pretty much spent all that free time sorting out all my junk, cleaned the entire back part of my shop, so i took off rusty nuts galore.

@leed7951

10 ай бұрын

It'll be bout a thousand

you should really buy a turbo head for the pressure washer.. they are amazing for knocking anything off.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 looking like Heath Ledger's Joker with the black eyes lol