Seen that coming

@aaronmeadows9329

6 жыл бұрын

Yup. Over a 100 comments saying the same thing but don't listen to us we're just subs anyway

@jaredshaffer3901

6 жыл бұрын

I thought the same exact thing but I have seen multiple channels get very negative towards people providing (constructive) criticism and go as far as to turn off comments and do what they were going to do anyway. Oh well, live and learn.

@CLGravy

6 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@JuiceHead3

6 жыл бұрын

sometimes it is just difficult to separate the constructive criticism from "troll" criticism. Reading a comment calling you an idiot and kind of insulting you makes you kind of numb to all criticism. I don't know if this is Jake's experience just giving some perspective

@daniellowe4302

6 жыл бұрын

I said the same thing

Just a heads up! U might already know this but I'll throw this out there! If you would of crossed your trailer chains, the chains would of caught your trailer hitch before hitting the ground! If your chains aren't long enough then lengthen them!!! It will save you from disaster! Imagine if your receiver broke at a higher speed let's say on the interstate!? In fact here in Pa, you can get a fine if chains are not crossed! Just a little heads up! Love the vids!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Paul Condie - thank you for the suggestion!

@paulcondie9932

6 жыл бұрын

Yes sir! If you're ever in the south central part of Pennsylvania, lol , give me a shout! Love the jeep! Nice!

@CowbellCustoms

6 жыл бұрын

Paul What part of south central pa are you in? Im down in York County. Same goes here for Jake, Ive got nearly every piece of Fab equipment/ Vehicle Repair Equipment at my disposal.

@efijycat1856

6 жыл бұрын

Paul Condie well that's the way your ment to do it

@nicholasbanders

6 жыл бұрын

I work down in York. Hailing from Mechanicsburg. If Jake makes his way this far East he will have quite the following here.

I love the pause at the end for the true supporters to stay

A shaft that long might need to be solid, not a tube. Welcome to Arizona, enjoy your stay.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Grinder TV - Thank you for the suggestion!

@GrinderTV

6 жыл бұрын

Love the Channel btw, if you need anything while here in the Phx area don't hesitate to hit me up. Looking forward to watching your adventures.

@kfstreich4787

6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking a truss to tie upwards although I'm not sure where to tie the upper anchor points

@GrinderTV

6 жыл бұрын

If the shaft was solid instead of hollow it never would of broke.

@jazbuh1794

6 жыл бұрын

I agree.. make it solid, be heavy but it won't bend as easy as that open box. When you can extend the trailer tongue, reinforce it by making triangles. Link it back to the frame. [__]►--○|[__]_)

Jake, it looks like your spring shackles in the rear of the jeep are bottomed out on the frame and not hitting the bump stops.Not allowing the spring to flex out flat. Get Izzy to bounce up and down on the back and see if the spring is hitting the frame. If that’s the case longer shackles are needed. U need longer rear shackles ASAP. More broken parts are on the horizon especially with the added tongue weight of the trailer.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

chedecoys - Really appreciate the suggestion! Thank you!

Door Handle -- Take that one screw out and look behind. You will see two metal rods that connect the door latch + door lock. There are small plastic clips that break, which might be found at autozone? but on amazon for sure. Temp fix = Use the plastic clip from the lock to replace the broken clip and fix the door latch. been there done that.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Ryon Labaw - Thank you for the suggestion!

@KGrasso89

6 жыл бұрын

AutoZone and adavnce/o riellys has them in the help section. I bought them many times before

I kinda seen that setup not working for long because of it changing where the weight distribution would be. I believe if you adjust the trailer to be longer instead of the hitch being longer it'll work out much better. these are the thing that create the memories though! if you didn't break it then you wouldn't have a story to tell later.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

john conte jconte - Appreciate the suggestion! Thank you!

@mobiltec

6 жыл бұрын

And the receiver is the thing that the ball hitch slides into. You broke the ball hitch or in your case "pintle hitch.. Not the receiver. I saw that coming also. I build trailers for a living. I didn't say anything because my comments go un-noticed most of the time anyhow. Glad you kept the old hitch with you.

@fataxe1

6 жыл бұрын

It's because it induces a bending moment. If he put some riggers that mount to the bottom of the bumper it would triangulate it and work. Extending the trailer might make it handle weird.

@410Expedition

6 жыл бұрын

john conte jconte yep. That was hitch management 101.

@dpeagles

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was thinking maybe make the trailer tongue longer...but then I thought perhaps four wheeling a short tongue is prefered. I don't know, trial and error is required sometimes.

Glad the hitch didn't break while on the highway. Hope you can get it fixed and on the road soon

Am I the only who saw that coming?

@kadinwiens7962

5 жыл бұрын

Nope!!

Just found your channel! Instantly subscribed! Can’t quit watching. If you ever make it to Alaska, I’d love to meet you! I am stationed in Anchorage, Alaska! To the Muns guy at the beginning: IYAAYAS!

Glad you have Izzy with you to share in the experience

Man just found out about your channel. Love it keep up the great work 🤙💪

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Stefan Dupor - Welcome to the channel! Thank you!

Greetings from Western Montana ! Have fun kids on your journeys and if your ever up Missoula way stop by !

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Larry Mulalley - Thank you!

You guys are great, kind of what I like to do, going to Baja anytime I can. Hopefully I will see on the road. Going to Baja. Good luck

i told you, that chain and a turn buckle to tighten it like the super hitches use on slide in on pickups is what that extention needed.

Saw that coming the second I saw it

Like the cracked windshield . My wife keeps on getting at me to change mine on my LJ and i told her that most jeeps if you are using them to enjoy the outdoors you will have a cracked windshield.

thats why you extend the trailer boom not the reciver (had the same thing happen with my dual cab with a single cab tray)

Hello to the both of you great to see you all smiles.. Makes me happy for your adventures together. Have a beautiful holiday

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

E Gonzalez - Thank you and you too!

Lol I like that after Izzy arrived you post more on Facebook. It would also be cool if you made a video we're Izzy talks more about the experience on the Jeep, and where she comes from. Safe trips!

Jake you should do a live question and answers!!! love your videos!!

Hey Jake, Expedition Overland fixed this problem by splitting their swing out in half in the middle. They are able to open the swing out with their trailer on the hitch because the 2 swing outs are half as wide. Also that windshield is going to get you pulled over eventually.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Many Mix - Thank you for the suggestion - Am getting a new windshield soon!

I feel like he jack knifed the trailer when he was backing up causing the break at that moment.

As mentioned before, these events are what make the great stories in the end. Good to see you have the original.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Meade - Yes - glad I had it! Thank you!

Just move the spare and the trasharoo to the trailer. You already have a spare mount on top of the trailer. If you loose the original lunette(correct name for the hitch ring) then you will loose the pivot ability of that setup unless you go to a hitch made specifically for off-roading.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

captndavie - Thank you for the suggestion!

Dave’s a real good welder haha

Almost at 100k subscribers Jake! Been watching since 800 subs

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Jordan Coffing - Thank you!

I was wait for this to happen sooner than I thought

What a cool life.and yea I seen that coming too but at least you didn't toss the original one.good spirit you guys have.stay safe.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Derrick Murphy - Thank you!

Damn, you told me about that at the jamboree, and I'm glad you can go back and try and fix it. I forgot to tell you though that since you're on the road, you should try geocaching it's a whole lot of fun. It was really awesome meeting you!!!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

cookienugget - Yes, enjoyed meeting you as well - fun day!

Hey Jake and Izzy! if you are going to use an extended hitch, go with solid steel, not tubing, and do not attach to the shackles, attach to the tabs right next to the receiver cross the chains !

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Neil Shubert - Thank you for the suggestions!

Hey I'm loving your adventure! You are living my dream! I was thinking about the trailer situation, I know you have tons of suggestions below, but I think if you split the extended length between the trailer side and the Jeep side of the hitch the stress will be spilt between the two rather than all on one side.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Jeep'n the Rockies - Thank you for the suggestion!

Good thing you had that original receiver!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Chandler Lee - Yes, glad I did too! Thank you!

Hate to hop on the "told you so" crowd but I was just talking to a friend at work about how long that "extension" would last. I bet it would have been until at least the first use of it on a downward departure angle but didn't even last that long. The physics of the stress are done for you - unhitch the trailer to open the gate. This was a shock to no one really, just happy it didn't happen at fifty five and throw that loaded trailer into traffic. Good luck with some more thought out fixes - great channel and have followed you from the start.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Tim Gillespie - Thank you for the suggestion and for your continued support!

Thanks Jake for sharing this experience. Now I'm going to buy a second hitch to keep it in the jeep. Apparently; it might be useful.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

4wdxj - Thank you!

Would not have happened if you had flares on your jeep. LoL Merry Christmas!

The meet up was fun and I was glad to shake your hand Jake. Met many very good folks that morning.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Patrick Connors - Thank you, it was nice meeting you and everyone else - fun day!

You guys handled that well with the hitch, I would’ve made slightly more noise! Lol Have fun in AZ, & Merry Christmas!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

MayburyMayhem - LOL - Thank you!

Love what you do love being a new sub

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Rice - Welcome to the channel! Thank you!

Keep that door handle broke, and you'll always be reminded to open doors for the young lady.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

big buck - LOL - That's right! Thank you!

It's definitely a good idea to cross your chains from your trailer to your truck. Left chain to right hook, right chain to left hook. It will helps center the trailer and keep it from jerking left and right in the event that it comes loose. In some states this is required by law.

@jessetate6244

6 жыл бұрын

Looking at it again, your chains are very close to each other on your trailer, so it shouldn't make much difference, but it's probably still a good idea.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Jesse Tate - Thank you for the suggestion!

Oh man. I’m so pissed now. 99% sure that’s the Home Depot I work at. Seeing the outside and how close it is to lake pleasant. To bad I wasn’t working that day.

You should take pictures at the state lines! At the welcome sign of each state

I can't see the trailer hitch,but if you can switch to a max coupler. Also figure a way to mount a wheel on trailer tongue. Safe travels and hurry to Texas.

I really wish I could co.e down to pleasant and meet/wheel with u guys and I would if I didn't have work Sunday night I'm only about an hour north of there in Dewey AZ Prescott AZ is definitely worth checking out a lot of history here and beautiful mountain town and I may actually get a chance to meet u guys! Happy wheeling and Merry Christmas!!!

Glad you got the rig figured out. looking forward to meeting you in Baja

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

the Traveling Together Journal - Yes, so glad it's fixed. Looking forward to meet you as well - will be a fun time!

Hey, looks like you guys had a great time. If you would like to gain back the mileage you lost and then some. Get yourself a box of old fashioned Moth balls and add three in jades fuel tank every fill up. Also get yourself some extra jumper cables. Purchase some light gauge welding wire. You can weld pretty with those D.C. Batterys link together.

That was the weak link. Easy fix, all part of the adventure. Keep up the good work. See ya soon.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Scott Slade - Yes it is - Thank you!

@scottsladeadventures1102

6 жыл бұрын

iamjake any thoughts on what States you might end up in next few months... I know plans can change...

I had a bad feeling about that.

You want some form of Y bracket extension for the trailer, get some triangles engineered in.

Still worries me that the propane tank is right in line of flying rocks from the right rear tire. Hope that’s not another situation down the road. Also, the hitch extension might have been ok if it hadn’t been a hollow tube. Be safe y’all!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Zanfindel - Thank you for the suggestions!

@Fanzindel

6 жыл бұрын

Love all your videos and all you guys do!! May the journey never end 😊

Epic adventure and that sucks about the extended hitch setup not working.

Hey! Just started watching. Great videos! Not sure how far behind i am but I’ll catch you. Remember you always open your lady’s door so you don’t even have to fix that and you need to name your trailer. Would love to do what y’all are doing, maybe one day. Be safe and may God keep you on the right dirt road!

Will you make it up to Northern AZ again?

i would like to know how much load was added to where it broke by extending it . id check all the boltz on bumper and make sure they didnt streatch . I think you welded the bumper to the truck so you may be safe there . --- you could use solide bar steel for the same set up that would be essentially the same as what you had proposed.. by extending the trailer part forward your swaping the break point ... my new favorite youtube show :) keep on living the dream on and thank you for your servise

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

thedirtyknobs - Thank you for the suggestion!

Seen that breaking, put a lot of stress on the receiver, the tongue should have been lengthened instead...If you Can Jake, get to a welder/fabricator and reengineer that tongue making it longer (extend-able).... Duh, just watched to rest of video... Nevermind.. you got it handled.... open mouth, insert foot LOL

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Hal 9000 - Yes, appreciate the suggestion!

Keepem coming Jake and Izzy! So happy for yall!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

DRT71 - Thank you!

hey man how long does it usually take to set up// pack up? keep up the vids

Almost 100k subs!!! I remember less than 10k, back in the sailboat.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

YJ XJ TJ Guy - Thank you!

Those interior door handles are really easy to fix. The part is about 5 bucks on amazon, takes about 20 minutes once you get one.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Trevor English - Thank you for the suggestion!

Pushing the hitch so far out, it was bound to happen. Expected either the bumper mount bolts to shear from the torque or the hitch tubing itself. Guess we found the weakest link. Lot of leverage working against that setup, especially if the trailer was tongue heavy

And now that guy is far away..now you know he is no engineer. And to trust only professional welders.

what happened to the front windshield?

looks like the problem was running the safety chains to the d rings on the bumper. their too far out, when you were backing up one of them pulled tight putting stress on the hitch most likely the noise you heard.

I was so confused because the left ear on my earphones don’t work so I heard the music and the first part but not while y’all were talking

You shouldn't have a straight shaft. Two additional supporting bars should be added, forming a triangle. Good luck on your adventure!

Hope you get the hitch situation sorted !...take care

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

SUV Touring / Luis Merlo - Yes, getting it fixed - Thank you!

Solid stock for extending the shaft.

Man if you had come to the machine shop where I work, I could’ve made that extended hitch out of solid billet steel!! At least you had your back up!

@insaynbcr

6 жыл бұрын

And that would have effectively changed nothing. Sure the extension itself could take more abuse, but the leverage on the bumper would be the same, and now with the added weight of solid steel, rather than tube steel. The area where the hitch attaches to the bumper would be the next area to fail, then the bumper or bumper mounts would be next. The correct way to fix this is to extend the trailer tongue, and use triangulation from box corners out towards the tongue tip.

Hey Jake, I'm sure you've got pleanty of suggestions, but if you want to make it possible for you to open your rear door, you should extend the length of your trailer hitch. This will give you the support and strength you need. Theres too much stress on the receiver And the longer you make the receiver the more stress is added to the jeep. Thanks for the videos and good luck on your journey!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Zachary Pruitt - Thank you for the suggestion!

I'm not going to beat a dead horse here brother, but glad you had your other receiver and made short work of swapping it back over. Luckily that happened while you were stopped and not driving on the highway or that would've been catastrophic. Glad ya'll are safe!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Riley Heisey - Thank you!

As far as that was sticking out, expected that. Engineering 101.

You guys are too cool... hope to see u guys in Cali one day!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Fortino Barrios - Thank you!

Super lucky that's all I can say good luck out there Jake and Izzy and annie

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

justin jones - Thank you!

So many “I knew it would break” comments. Quite frankly, you are lucky the tube broke before it twisted your hitch down. Now, if the attachment to the jeep is sturdy, and that’s not common in jeeps, you can get a thick wall reviver, or even a solid receiver, to prevent this from happening. A much better route is changing the spare tire/rear rack to allow a normal receiver and avoid the abnormal hitch setup. Good luck down the road.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Dozer1642 - thank you for the suggestion!

Yes it looks like Jake went ***A.W.O.L.*** ***E-Beggar***

Bummer about the trailer receiver! At least it happened backing up, and not on the freeway at 55mph.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Josh Zakary - Yes, was lucky for sure! Thank you!

I seen this coming. Glad it wasn’t on the highway at 55 mph

Come explore more of washington state

I hope it's not too hard to disconnect the trailer when going to bed!

Why would you trust that guy again lol after his first one already broke lolololol

Looks like you need a windshield... I work at Safelite in Phoenix. Let me know when you are passing through and we can make it happen.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Bryant Woody - Wow, thank you that would be amazing! It definitely needs to be done. Monday we will be in the Phoenix area, would that work? What is your contact info? Thank you, Jake.

I wanna do a trip like this one day

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Random KZread Watcher 83 - You should!!

What type of maps do yall use to find your camping spots? Any overlanding apps you guys specifically like?

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

NC Bux Outdoors - I use Earth Mate - Thank you!

Really smart to keep the old receiver hitch.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

b palm - Yes, glad I kept it! Thank you!

Sorry for your troubles Jake. I didn't realize they used such thin walled tubing to make that extension. May I suggest relocating the gear and spare from the back of Jade to the trailer?. That would allow for off road clearance and put the joint back where it needs to be. I know it means rethinking storage. But this could have been very catastrophic. You were very fortunate that this happened at the specific moment that it did.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

TheTrakker - Thank you for the suggestion!

Me along with 300 other people, we all knew this was coming lol, glad your dog didn’t die tho

Honesty I saw that coming. Well made and all that but that's a lot less weight onto the frame and more onto the receiver. More than likely jackknifed a bit and put too much stress on the long hitch.

Love the videos, but my left ear really enjoyed this

@beezer5282

6 жыл бұрын

LOL

@midway241

6 жыл бұрын

HaHa my left ear was enjoying it to

@twisttoprj5545

6 жыл бұрын

Wdym

2:41 look into that, Wednesday I bought a truck, Thursday I drove it home. Spokane to Portland it showed me 17mpg, I purchased a 2400# unladen flatbed trailer in Portland and headed south, 18mpg until I got to the hills, clearly trailers should improve your fuel economy. Perhaps your Flux capacitor is defunct?

First post here. Been watching for a long time but just never posted before. Hope all is well with your new trailer situation. I’d love to get a trailer for my Jeep as well someday (I have an 06). I wanted to wish you, Izzy, and Annie a fantastic Christmas. Enjoy! Looking forward to your adventures together. Live the Dream! If you don’t have time to live it today? When will you? Right? 👍🏻

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Genny B - Thank you so much - appreciate the support and for you following my journey! Merry Christmas to you also!!

@gennyb.3932

6 жыл бұрын

iamjake thanks Jake!

Do you ever come to the East Coast or do you stay out toward the west where it's more warmer and not cold I live in Delaware 15 minutes from Philadelphia Pennsylvania about 30 minutes from Baltimore Maryland I was just wondering if we can get a meet up out on the east coast we got some pretty good parks

@Peejaydeejay

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's a good idea I think he should

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Pasquale Alessia - Yes, I plan on making it to the East Coast and will definitely have a meet up. Working my way there! Thank you!

Jake Jake Jake! Welcome back. I’m on leave and keep asking my wife if she’ll let me head out to Arizona to meet up with you all, but our funds are always tight. Oh well hopefully someday you’ll come back to SoCal. Good to see you again.

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

EmuOnWheels - Thank you, and I'll be back to SoCal!

So much for that work

ya i saw that one coming, when I first saw that design i knew it wasn’t going to hold up, specially for what you guys were doing. I was going to leave a comment but didn’t want to be negative. the trailer needs to be longer not the receiver

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Martin - Thank you for the suggestion!

Lucky it didn't happen on the highway. You need stronger steel for something like that and thicker. Be safe. Love the videos keep it up. Merry Christmas!!!!!!

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Tracy miller - Thank you for the suggestion!

What year is the jeep?

What type of cargo case you have on your roof rack?

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

jacksonclark - I use the Plane Sportsman 1919 cases - amzn.to/2tiAyd9

Working out the kinks in any new set up is just part of it...

@iamjake

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Robbins - Yes it is! Thank you!

The shaft would have worked if a tube was inserted in the pinhole and weld of solid, I wish that I would have found your channel earlier I would have came to Lake Pleasant and met you!