Making RAMPS for the Dump Trailer ... and Adding a Mini-Winch
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2021
- Fabricating new overly beeftastic ramps for the dump trailer and adding a mini 3,500 lbs winch.
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Spencer enjoyed watching and listening to you tonight! Can't believe someone stole your ramps!
Thanks for checking out the project! I'm thinking the next thief will herniate themselves in any attempt to make off with the new ones :)
I thought for sure you'd put little locks on the ramp doors, maybe next time. Every video is a new adventure, watching you work through every project gets my brain working trying to figure out what you will do. Stay safe!
They do need locks! Absolutely… thanks Lisa
Hey. I was missing this kind of videos. Thanks again for sharing.
Good to hear! Thanks man
Great job ! It will be very helpfull for the ground crew 👍
Thanks! Yeah, they need all the help they can get :)
Very nice !
Yeah it's been nice to have the ramps on board :)
Glad I watched , I learned some stuff.
Will be back
Great to hear!
from the Netherlands thanks for the video Spancer
Woop! Thanks man
Nice work Spencer. That winch ramp combination is great for pulling large items into your trailer. I still like my aluminum ramps though.
Aluminum is the way to go I'm thinking ... just not sure if they could handle a tractor or skid steer. But the weight! Yes, gotta love aluminum
Should have flipped the ramps and put the hook on the other end so you could make the angle cut for the transition more gradual. It would have left you enough space on the hook end to clear the rail.
Next time! fortunately they've worked great on some waaaay too heavy equipment
Nice work
thanks buddy
Drill a hole in the angle over need the welded ends so that water can drain out. If you do it need the end you will not loose any strength. That said they are so beefy they can probably take a hole drilled in the middle. This way you do not have to flip them.
I'm liking that idea! A few holes even wouldn't hurt. I'm gonna do it because flipping those babies over ain't happening. Thanks man
@@metaspencer Happy to help.
Nice job buddy
thanks buddy .. the ramps have been great to have
I did something similar to that to load lincoln 10000 plus welder in the back of my truck works pretty good load and unload in a few minutes
Cool. That’s a monster welder you’ve got! I’m jealous
You are getting more and more subscribers! If we all chip in $5 is that enough for that mini skid-steer you want?! Maybe $6. Awesome video - I really enjoy the project work.
Thanks buddy! It's been hard to even FIND a mini skid around here lately ... I'm hoping things become more available soon
I've said it before and I'll say it again,your cad skills are Wicked! Please use gussets for the hooks on the ramps.
Gussets! yeah I know what you mean: more strength would be critical at that point. Thanks for the tip!
Welding in Crocs like a real badass lmao. Love the builds man keep it up
haha ... it's been too dang hot for proper welding gear. A little burn here and there keeps ya awake :)
He did have his Crocs in 4wd for added safety.
DORGS!!!
They've been so hot lately! poor pooches!
Good 👨🔧
Thanks!
I love your precision drawings I mean what detail That's better than any blueprint And paper used cardboard It is totally awesome You make a good farmer But then a lot of farmer's drawings Using a screwdriver to make your marks in the dirt I actually have big thumbs up to what you just did lol
One thing else you may want to add a plate to the front to stiffen you the front so you don't pull in the front end
I like that plate idea … and some better traction on top. Thanks man
Hell yea dude. I built my ramps [4x] each 7ft long. E7018 all of it. Lol. Pretty similar to yours. Bsafe dude.
BEEFY RAMPS! Good to know I'm not he only one :)
those are some heavy duty ramps! They could probably take the weight of a skid-loader
Ya read my mind. Skid ready! :) If I can just find a good used one I'm on it
Real men wear the shop crocs!
absolutely :) gets air to the welding burns
@@metaspencer exactly!
Hello Spencer I’m commenting on this video because maybe your likely to see it? I’ve only made a couple comments on CZcams. I am a climber and have been running a service very similar to yours, one man show for the most part. Just finished climbing me and my wife through college, leterally. It’s been really incouraging and helpful seeing how you do things rigging wise. Also I have been a little discouraged lately because I have tryed some contract climbing and have also considered expanding but it’s just not my style. some of the bigger Chanel’s on CZcams with there crews and all make things look so professional it is somehow somewhat discouraging. Just wanted to tell you I’m glad I stumbled across your channel.
One thing to help you stay safe in the trees. I learned the hard way and was lucky to be alright. I’ve watched a couple of your climbing videos where your climbing some leaning trees or dead or real long spar work where you have a great tie in point, or even a tie in on anouther tree. But if you don’t have a weak link in your lanyard in that senario you are really not doing yourself any favors. I was climbing a big rottin spar on an oak with my main climbing line in a great spot elsewhere in the tree but my lanyard was around the spar I’m lucky to not have been ripped in half! In that senario sence I have learned a couple good options. A piece of 550 cord or one of those 5 KN rated dmm exsesery biners to attach your lanyard on one side of your harness to give you a weak link in the system.
Great hearing from you! I try to remember a break-away biner or zip tie on those kinds of climbs, at least lately. Great advice man. Big thanks and keep doing it! I'm just not convinced those big businesses are right for me
Nice job. What wall thickness did you use? And what length treads?
Thanks!
These were over built at 1/4” … length depends on trailer height and stowage capacity
How’s the new evolution saw doing? I got the cheap one and like it.
I've been very pleasantly surprised by the Evolution. I was really loving my horizontal bandsaw, but now I use the Evo most of the time. Easy, fast, and square cuts. Gotta love it
I hate a thief. If it’s food, that’s one thing but not my property!
I hear ya man ... so wrong but nice to have it taken care of
how has the winch been doing for you ?? i want to add one but dont want to bend my box. figured i would have to beef it up
I crushed my winch last week with a giant ash log that rolled into it ... before that it was great! If I replace it I'll build a box around it
Maybe missed it in the video, but what size angle iron did you use? Was it 3x3x3/16?
Yeah it was big stuff -- 3x3 and 1/4" thick. Thicker than it needed to be but that was what I had on hand. Man those things are heavy! But good and stout, so that's a plus
Can you lock the storage bays?
Oh yeah, you know it. Padlocks on the doors should help deter thieves.
Are you adding any form of theft protection for the ramps? Nice looking ramps.
locks! big ones! And if the thief gets past the locks there is always the threat of a hernia from carrying the damn things :)
@@metaspencer Can you put them in a hidden or awkward location to deter angle grinders? Stolen F250's and 350's and trailers are far two common where I live.
@@BTimmer The cool thing is that I can lock them both on the front doors AND underneath in a more stealth way, so I'm hopeful
At first I thought they were unloading the green waste, and I thought, "what kind of fancy place does Spencer take the green waste?"
hahaha ... oh if you saw where I took my junk you wouldn't think it was fancy :)
@@metaspencer landfill?
They look solid enough that you could drive a tractor up them.
That's the idea ... tractor for now ... possibly a skid steer at some point (a man can dream)
@@metaspencer the chipper keeps going to the back of the wish list.
Haha … that is so, so true
CAD a.k.a. Cardboard Aided Design. (Oh, while tedious too, you might plasma some holes in the areas that would retain water? Prolly overkill.
I like the idea for the holes! I've gotta do it because I'm not gonna be flipping those babies over every time they come out. Good idea.
@@metaspencer No sweat, watching u carry them I definitely wouldn't be up for flipping them.
How much does trailer weigh dry and how much can it pull .???what size engine is your sweet truck.its what I'm trying to get ..
Engine is a 6 liter diesel…. Gotta have the power. Trailer hauls about 14k loaded
I see you using a grinder without both hands on the machine, no guard, no long pants/shirt, and no steel toe boots, and no face shield cmon man, my osha book just caught fire
all joking aside, im starting a lawncare business, hopefully I can score a few tree jobs from it as well
im looking at the ferris Z3X as the next mower to buy, a little pricey but I think itll be worth it
Lawn care business! Mine ran for almost 10 years and we called it "The Sod Squad." It's a great line of work and you'll be great at it. Yeah, OSHA and I aren't besties :)
@@metaspencer lets hope it goes well, we need money lmao
@@WoodCutr1 oh yeah, it'll bring in some bucks ... seasonally of course ... keep good records and you'll do great
So I take it this one was a how to?
Yeah ya caught me in the act
Aluminum?
That'll have to be for the next set! Would be nice but don't know if they'd be strong enough for my tractor