Breaking my homemade dump trailer while hauling rocks
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- And here i was thinking... "this is gonna be smooth as butter" - Karma? lol
00:00 Intro - explaining stuff
03:24 Getting equipment ready
05:03 Loading rocks on trailer
06:16 Talking about few issues
08:45 Trailer tongue breaks and what follows
14:05 Addressing the issues
20:41 Doing more rock runs
28:15 Wrapping up
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Oh I was holding my breath on the last trip, was watching the wheel
Thing did not explode, for some reasons :/
When I was young, the woodwork class had a poster on the wall, and it was somewhat adult-orientated. It featured a bolt chasing a nut. The nut was shouting "No, no! Not without a washer!
When i saw the nut being done up under the trailer bed here, my mind immediately went back in time to that excellent piece of advice. Should have a washer.
Yeah i figured as much the bolt will eventually unscrew itself.
I expected the chain would crack :)
Sad it didn't would have been cool to see. Need a bigger tractor to start snapping chains :)
Absolutely love your conversations while you deal with your calamities. If everything went as planned it would be a boring video, this way I get some great laughs (unfortunately at your expense). Surprised your channel hasn’t grown a lot faster.
Thanks Gary for the support
Damm it Ant there you go again giving me a sore gut belly laughing!! You always make light of A bad situation your a Good man.Thanks Buddy!
😁👌 Glad you enjoyed Ricky, take care
The real star of this episode is that trailer tire!
It will be an beast tire until it blows up 🤣😎
@@Ants_Pants if it ain't broke don't fix it
* chuckle * I always think of you as the Mad Max of Estonia, Dan. I want you on my team for the zombie apocalypse. I always snort my tea and clap during your videos. You crack me up. Cheers from Canada. :D
🤣👌 Mad Max of Estonia 😁
@@Ants_Pants ja du er mad max , og jeg liker stilen din, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 og humor din . 55555555
You should try to find horse stall matts,thick corded rubber you put in a horse stall. Good luck! Farm supply should have them.
Not bad 👍
I love your videos because you are one funny guy, and so resourceful in every situation. What a beautiful country you have! Sincerely from "Formerly from Vermont".
Thanks Nat! Yeah its wonderful on the spring, not so much on summer though, so hot and full of mosquitos
You are one hard and persistent worker. I enjoy how you just take everything in stride. I am curious why don't you have a few honey bee hives with all those dandelions and your neighbors flowering crops? Enjoying your videos from Montana USA.
Maybe one day!
Does your country have adverse possession laws? If so, you could be in danger of losing the part of your property your neighbor has been using for the past years. I suggest using all those piles of rock to build a fence of sorts on the property line AFTER you get a survey done to verify the property line.
@@randyreitzer329 all is good 👍
The easiest and most tried and tested method to get the last few contents out of a dump trailer is to pull forward slightly and brake hard to bring the tractor and trailer to an abrupt stop. That usually releases the last few items in the trailer. Another simple method is to get out of the tractor and use a long handled rake or hoe to pull the last remnants out. The first method will work better if you have a swinging rear door that will bang the trailer when you stop suddenly. That door should be made to hinge from the bottom (e.g., when carrying stones) and hinge from the top when carrying something like sand or gravel. You do not need to pull forward at high speed for this to work.
👍 the swinging door with upper hinges is good
We love your channel! Don't be so hard on yourself! We are amazed at your resourcefulness and abilities in fabricating mechanical items and your building skills! We love your sense of humor! Keep up the great work!
Thank you! Will do!
Hello Andris,you made me burst out of laughing few time,that's cool I was needing that .Thanks a lot!
No problem 👌 my job is done now 😜
I think your homemade trailer must be well built considering the weight of all those rocks.
Time will tell, so far it seems alright.
Well I kinda knew this was gonna happen lol…but how in the hell did those tires not blow out!!!! They must be like solid rubber lol. I love that old Soviet tractor things a beast. That trailer can haul some stuff for sure!! Enjoyed the vid ants!! As always. L8ter my friend
Thanks mate, glad to see your here. Take care bro!
Hello from the Netherlands .
I would still weld a "sleev" pipe in the new hitch of the trailer through which the hitch pin goes through again to reinforce the hole in the hitch and prevent the hole from being hollowed out.
for the dump bed : maybe you can get a cheap old conveyor belt , the rubber part , I mean that dampens well and can also withstand the stones .
for your skid steer bucket : I think you could make an open sorting bucket yourself ,
they work great for shoveling stones ,
shake the bucket a bit and you can sift out the soil that falls through the bucket .
also very suitable for shoveling firewood from a floor on the floor, just shake the bucket a bit and you are left with clean firewood.
thanks for the video . Sincerely, Hollandduck
All great ideas and tips. Great, thank you!
You're ability to not give up on a problem is impressive. I love watching you come up with creative solutions. I probably would have left the trailer in the road. You got it out, fixed it and returned for more rock! Another great video, thank you!
P.S. Cool you added another 2.2K subscribers since you built the trailer. 🕺👍🕺👍👏👏👏
Thank you very much!
Great video. You always amaze me with your great fixes and work arounds to problems.The old tractor just keeps on giving and is a good work horse.
Cheers, Jeff.
Probably you need a rock bucket for the bobcat so you can get the rocks and leave the dirt. Then you could build an Ant Skyscraper with all the rocks from the field!
Ant skyscraper 🤣
👍👌👏 2) Nice to have access to tons of free rocks/boulders. Congrats.
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
That was a super find. your right
@@Ants_Pants
Thanks for replying and especially for another heart. I totally appreciate both very much and always.
I don't know what rocks cost in Estonia, but in Germany and Great Britain they have become quite expensive (especially because of transportation costs). Therefore maybe it's a good idea to go back and grab the rest of the rocks/boulders too!?
Sincerely yours.
I'm surprised the tires held up . Maybe put an extra piece of steel with a hole or piece of pipe & washer where the pin goes through so it doesn't wear through or Waffle your hole . Great job
Good idea!
Now you and the neighbor need to come to a deal where he brings you the rocks and you make a rock crusher to use the rocks on.
That would be cool
Don't put your self down. You have the will to make your own ideas and improve as needed!
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Just a quick suggestion. Use the holes at the end of the forks on your Bobcat to put a towball in. Just a bar with a towball welded to it that just slips into the holes. It would make moving the trailer around with the bobcat so much easier.
Also a simple roundstock or pin worked great
"Holy Crap!" pretty well explains that tongue breaking Mr. Pants. The jack hammer chain saw was affective too. Not one of your better outings but I will continue to watch. Keep up the good work.
👍 thanks W K.
@@Ants_Pants I really do like your content and ability to fix on a budget.
My favorite phrase is "I do it right, because I do it twice" at least your errors are cool mine are just plain dumb.
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Your countryside is lovely, especially in the spring
i agree
@@Ants_Pants Can't wait to see what you do with the boulders
Great video Andris, at least you can make use of those rocks. Don't be too hard on yourself, we all make mistakes that's how we learn. At least you are brave enough to show a mistake 👏👍
Thanks Sean ❤👍
Now you own the rocks.. Greetings from Colorado USA.. 🇺🇸😎
Nah Dennis, The Rock owns all the rocks 😅
At least the dumper worked good Andris! Some day maybe you could get a plasma cutter.
I have a dream... 🤔 that someday i will get a plasma cutter 😂
I build things right because I build them 3 times!😊
i never stop building, haha😂
id recommend moving the dump trailer axle forward around 12-18 inches to reduce the tongue weight and center the weight in the trailer closer to the axle... giving closer to the recommended 60/40 trailer weight distribution
That would help a lot
Tusen takk for god underholdning 👍🤗👍
I am really surprised how long the original design lasted. Your welding is better than you think.
I think the wooden floor is great for the cart. An old piece of carpet would work too i bet!
Great point!
2nd time's a charm. Because doing it right the first time is so boring and expensive. Great video and looking forward to the rock and bolder project.
Thanks! i am not so much looking forward for that 😎
When you first built that trailer I ordered one for my place but now I think I want a refund until you get the modifications sorted out. The hoist rams work good though and with more use the timber you put on the bed should get smoother letting the load slide off better. Keep em coming.
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I thought that wheel was going to come off 😯. That tractor really handles the weight well, that hitch is mounted so far back compared to mine which is straight under the rear axel.
Hey Dave. By design it also has a hitch that bolts to the rear axel, very close. But finding that is difficult. I got this hitch with the tractor.
Oh, that was awesome. I have to replay that epic snap a few times.😅
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Да Вы сегодня просто в ударе! Это самое лучшее Ваше видео! Два лайка не глядя ставлю!
Ха-ха, мне тоже спасибо! Не говори больше
That was a very interesting video about rock-farming. Your ingenuity in overcoming adversity is brilliant - despite some of the calamities being self-made! Love the conversations with us and actually, the sequence at the end of the vid with the camera on the rear axle was suspensfull - maybe I was the only one expecting some other catastrophe to happen for you to overcome! Love the videos and the ongoing progress - I see the bits and pieces for a future project all coming together.
Where stuff goes wrong the best content lies 🤔😀 thanks again for stepping by and supporting the channle. Hope you and your family r doing great.
What if you put an additional free moving axel up front to split the weight then attach a hitch to the front of the trailer? Most hay wagons around me have that type wagon. Love your videos from New Jersey (U.S.A). You always make me laugh. Your sense of humor is classic. You should do stand up comedy. Stay Safe my friend and best of luck with your CZcams Channel ($$$). Eric
The idea is great. I need to do that
Well, I’d say your dump trailer was a success! It really handled those rocks and boulders like a boss! Ahh, the hitch was nothing but I kept looking at the back tire waiting for it to explode which I’m glad didn’t happen. Thanks for the episode
Me too 😀
Awe man I gasped when that broke haha. Great trailer though. You always have the coolest toys haha
Lol never have enough though. Wanna buy bunch of stuff but not enuf money haha
People do things until they are told not too...I have a neighbor like that as as well....LOL
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Make a rock wall on your property line with all the rocks.. may be a lot of work.. but hey you have 20 years to put them back 🤣
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Just found your Channel and I love it, Blessings to you and your family.from Florida where hot and humid go to die.🥵😰
🤔👍 thanks buddy! Florida that hot? Iv always wanted to visit florida and Miami especcially
Always a blast to watch you. ;)
That is an awesome and strong trailer that you built. And the dump works perfect. Good job!
Thanks!
It is a crap channel, but i love this crap, so i will also watch it in the future.😂
Crap all ovee the place 😀
You should use those rocks to build a wall all the way along you true property boundary. I wonder if you can get some used conveyor belting for the trailer bed?
i just might do that, as for the conveyor belts...at my workplace i have an absolute ton of used up belts, good idea.
On your property, YOUR property.
👌 Got it boss 👍
😂 I’m not laughing at you. I’m just laughing because it’s funny. 😂
By the way, I’m happy you are making use of Timelapse. Your videos were getting a bit long to watch. Timelapse is always fun to watch. Keep up the great work. Cheers.
Thanks buddy. 👍
More rock around the clock.
So beautiful there in the summer time 😀
Love it
Maybe you could add another length of 4 inch (100mm) box section underneath the hitch box section to raise it another 4 inches (100mm).
Thanks for the tip. Am looking into doing a upgrade to the thing in the near future
Glad I found your channel. I will be watching your videos along with Andrew Camarata's videos, because they are very similar in content. You both have great videos without much idle chit-chat (excessive talking). Looking forward to future vids.
heh, hope i don't babble too much :D
Another entertaining video as usual , love your sence of humor , also your (sometimes unconventional) approch to "fix" problems 😂😂. As a note my mother was Lithuanian and Dad was Latvian , just thought I'd add that 😉😉
Thanks for adding that. Both are a brotherly nation to Estonia and we get along great.
There is nothing more permanent than temporary solution XDDD
lol 🤣
....if you were able to predict the lottery numbers as well as you do the hitch breaking.....you'd be win every time! Oh well back to the drawing board....necessity is the mother of invention. You will get it fixed. I predict another great video on the way....
Very true! lol 👍
Left wheel bearing is dead! Go to scrap yard and grab a 2-3 ton axle. You’ve seriously overloaded that axle. Also sleeve your pin hole to prevent wallowing out the pin hole.
Great point on the sleeve pin 👍 i need to do that. As for the trailer axel, man iv used this trailer for 10+ years now, iv had several tons on it and its still kicking around 🤣Btw it has no bearings, wheels have thick bushings and its riding on a 35mm shaft.
Thanks Ants for another chapter in the work around your home. As always you make hard work entertaining.
I disagree about the name of your channel, you don't fail at anything, you just move on and look for a different way to solve the problem.
You are very determined and resilient. Keep sharing, l love your channel, great filming and editing and i love your sense of humour.
Best wishes from Scotland.
Thanks a bunch ❤
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼
Hmm you should add a swiveling hook on the end of that tongue so that it doesn't rip apart when the tractor is level and the trailer is crooked with one side higher than the other
gotta look into that bit
@@Ants_Pants it's supposedly called aSwiveling tractor towing hitch or something? Not sure. We have one on our trailer and there have been times where the trailer flipped in the forest and because of that swivel it didn't flip the tractor. Know a person who had the tractor flip because of the trailer and it was costly. Broken glass, bent and out of shape cab etc etc.
Ah yes! I get it now. I actually flipped this trailer once before. It did not flip the tractor rather it twisted the box tupe into a umbrella 😂
@@Ants_Pants lol, shit happens, you'll figure it out!
Hello Mr ANT ! Sorry but i was sitting and watch your video and waiting for the snap . I was confused when you build it that gooseneck will never hold. Not whithout support anyway . But you know , its easyier to sit in Sweden and have thouts than build a good wagon . You allways find a way out and fix it !
:) Yeah i know.
Nice editing!
you are just good a your work !!!
Thank you!
With the trailer wheels being at the rear of the trailer the nose weight on the hitch can be pretty high compared with a four wheeler or mid axle trailer so, yes,that hitch is really iffy. Definitely in need of some gusset plates.The length of the draw bar is also about how tight you can turn with the corner of the trailer fouling the rear of the tractor and the ease of reversing.
Yup im planning yo rework it a bit
Nevertheless, dump trailer doing really well with those rocks.😁
It has held up so far 😅 planning to do an upgrade to it though. Make it stronger and stable
@@Ants_Pants Exciting for an upgrade.👍
It looks like the axle should be brought forward maybe to 2/3 of the way back , and the triangulation you have on the axle should also be done to the hitch but up from the tray and down instead.
Yes i am looking into making an upgrade to this trailer. Thanks for the advice
Amigo sabia que não seria problema, quando quebrou , porque você resolveria logo logo, é assim que eu creio,pois você é incrível 👏 Deus continue abençoando sua vida um abraço brasileiro pra você 🇧🇷
Muito obrigado! Da distante Estônia!
Yeah I seen that coming I new that would brake
need to add a bunch of i-beams everywhere
Good video man. What do you think of the battery chainsaw compared to the gasoline one?
gasoline for firewood/forest work (hard stuff) and battery powered for building stuff to cut lumber. Thanks man for coming by!
@@Ants_Pants Thanks for answer! I agree with you.
I loved this
i am glad
Nice lol
I call your channel..Cutting-edge Engineering Estonia lol
Cutting edge? 😂 more like idkwhathappenedbro engineering
If they are on your property I see no ethical dilemma.
I would have taken old pallets als cushion on the trailer
Pallets are worth a lot :D
@@Ants_Pants yesyes, I was thinking in terms of free, slightly damaged ones that shops would trash 😊
8:58 The trailer axle is 'way' too far to the rear.
One consolation it that the weld held together enough to stop the tractor instead of letting it tear the hoses off.
:D
When you do things for the first time, there is always some problems, from which man can learn and do it better next time. It seems weld penetration was not very good on that piece which broke off. How many amps and which electrode size did you use to weld it? Apart from putting the hole a bit further from the end, it will also help to keep the end of the tube from collapsing when you weld in a square piece at the end of it. Good luck!
About 100 to 125 amps. 7081 and 3.2mm. 👍
@@Ants_Pants I assume the material is at least 3-4mm thick. Then you should weld with 140-180 amps to get proper penetration.
Are use a rubber mat off of a conveyor belt for my trailer, it last forever, and it dead in the sound
Hmm
Ants, what are you going to build with these stones….😅
Stone wall
Are you using the correct (bit) for metal….. !!!!!
correct? me? lol no
Ok, I’ll not ask too many stupid questions 😁
You should have bought one or at least built a balanced one, ie the wheels are in the middle?
It was originally designed like that. I just went along with it.
I’ve a question, how did you make a hydraulic top link on that ancient tractor? Do you use it for ploughing to adjust a plough or for other implements
I added a 2 way hydraulic valve (it cost 100eur) to redirect the oil flow from front loader to back. And yes it's used for tilt adjustment.
🙃🌞👍!
If you want to change you channel name, at least keep part of it... Flying by the seat of my Ants lol
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Ok, Need to ask this question…..are you building a mountain 😬🇬🇧
built a stone wall out of these
Why not get bigger trailer to haul your stones
Its an idea. But in that case i would need a bigger tractor as well. This tractor is about the right size for this trailer.
29:40 I don't see what your dedication is to that revered (soviet?) monstrosity you have between the trailer tongue and the tractor's "draw bar".
I'd heave that apparatus at first opportunity with all the gusto I could muster, and just put the hitch pin down through the tongue and into one of the *many* holes in the draw bar.
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What the shit 🤣🤣🤣
Oh snap 😅
Gravity is your enemy
Yup
I don’t think there’s anything unethical with you using the rocks he dumps on your property. Intentional or not, he’s giving them to you. Kind of rude of him to keep dumping them there.
You know what they say, old habits die hard 😊
Actually in UK law I believe you have to give him a period of time to remove them as they remain his property. Would you say that if a neighbour parked his car on your land it automatically becomes yours. Of course not, you have to give him a chance to remove them. If after that period of notice has expired not only can you dispose of them as you see fit but you can also bill him for the expense and time involved. That usually gets them moved. If the laws are similar in Estonia then serving notice is the way to go.
Dude, there's like one thousand videos of dump trailers on you tube. You don't have to do it wrong the first time .
I wanted to make my own designs
this...wood...just...will...not...cut!!!!
I know! Get the battery powered Makita hammer!
Ok, much better!
Hi, chainsaw, meet dirt!
You are gonna need sharpening real soon!
Right on 🤣
Proverbs 14:31
King James Version
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Lmaso ,
Hmmm, sound so important…it’s time to speak with your neighbour….. cost to you in regard to removing the stones against the damage to your equipment…… come on….. there’s always a cost…. Sound is telling you damage 😮
yup
No se como te salen las cosas bien con tantos golpes que das cuando te enfadas
Can you elaborate? Thanks
i hate neighbors the majority always are rude and dont respect coexistence
Yeh