Can We Save My 18 Year Old Step Deck Trailer?

[@HyperActive7]

I think those of us who keep up with what you're doing are noticing the fact the in house growth is the first step to admitting you need another set of eyes on the amount of work you do when you're not driving. I think it also helps to have a strong family between you and Jen to promote you being able to go forward with your goals because we saw the extra kiss you gave her, tough guy!

[@tracyshrable4224]

Chris is quite an addition. You guys are killing it!

[@dennisjohnstone4739]

Wow!what an improvement those wheels have made to Orwell's appearance. Regarding the infamous rusty wheel, it would be good to auction it with the proceeds going to a worthy charity of your choosing Steve. I hope Chris has success in saving the drop deck trailer for the future growth of FSC Trucking! Keep on trucking Steve and stay safe.

[@SuperBigDog2U]

Supporting local merchants is always a great thing, and I have no problem waiting to help support the channel and a hard working local retailer.

[@dennismcguire2392]

Steve you definitely have a keeper in Jen. With her by your side you can accomplish anything.

[@idasedin]

❤❤❤

[@clarencewiles963]

Put that old wheel on your shop wall. And remember. Thumbs up 👍

[@bigkool8105]

Great idea sorta like a trophy of remembrance

[@jbj27406]

That opening scene was kind of touching. That's lovely. Seriously. Now, back to work!

[@idasedin4626]

We want to see more of Jen here on the channel ❤❤❤

[@jbj27406]

@@idasedin4626 You can see that they have a real bond. Many of us envy that. And good for them.

[@claytonprescott8345]

Double hearing protection when using the needle descaler

[@bigkool8105]

Great video any content is better then no content new or old your work ethic is second to none and i like the fact that your video show you putting in the work. One more thing keep the rusty wheel like @clarencewiles9 suggested hang it on the shop wall for remembrance that wheel put on alot of miles 🎉🎉🎉.

[@howardjacobs1325]

Hi Steve I think the rims look great. I like the looks of them Chris is a great asset to expanding yourcompany stay safe brother your doing a hell of a job

[@Skifoot381]

Met you at MATS it was a highlight of my day. Got selfie with you & Gentry. I work in office at my brothers truck shop PT. We have mechanics been here 20 yrs. You got a good mechanic in Chris. Love your videos.

[@chrishunter5041]

Orwell's looking awesome all polished up 😍 I liked Orwell with her rusty wheels as they say chrome don't get you home.

[@herbcraven7146]

Hey Steve! Long time viewer here (going back to the FSC Speed Shop days, toward the beginning of your trucking content), and yes, it's great to see that wheel finally replaced. Nonetheless, I enjoy all of your videos, and everything you're doing makes good financial sense. I think you'd loses some of your agility as a business person if you were editing every video before you got onto the next thing, so release the older ones as you can and keep on trucking. I think bringing Chris on was an excellent decision as well. He's a true asset, and it makes the expense of maintaining a shop a better investment to have someone working there while you're on the road. I'm sure it would be cheaper to rent some piece of land for a lay-down yard if there wasn't anything going on there most of the time. I wish you continued success and growth for your channel! Thanks for all the great content!

[@georgesheffer354]

What a change Orwell looks so much different with the new wheels

[@christopherjohnson520]

I watch everything dude. Keep it up Brother. So we might get to see Orwell with the cruddy wheel one more time. Love it! I'd love to have a old wheel that's been all over the USA. Keep the project content and release it when you know it's done or almost done and then a finally done video a few days later dude. I can't watch every truck channel, all the time, but you are the best, hard working, now two man show there is on ytube 32:41

[@peteaustin7189]

the wheels look awesome makes everything go together

[@tommyhall2768]

The new wheels on Orwell looks great

[@BillyJohnson-rr5fx]

Love the content, the crack in the side rail of that reefer is cause from that door being cut in, that side wall is part of structure of frame, you'll hafta plate the inside of frame and whatever you do to side you gotta do to the other side of trailer, you'll never be able to haul any real weight until that side wall is repaired properly, hope this helps

[@OldChevy79]

FSC Trucking is a Awesome channel Thank u For all That U Do

[@Cap6302]

Orwell looks a little taller and prouder with his new shiny rims!

[@neilpuckett359]

I purchased a Transcraft new 2002 48x102 combo, spread, alum deck steel frame by 2018 the rust got ahead of me I traded it for an 2004 Reitnouer (Maverick trailer). A little rough around the edges but it cleaned up well I run it a couple more years or so I'll be 70 or 71 retire fully maybe and have something worth selling rather than scrapping.

[@larrydavis1722]

Steve I hope you put on some hearing protection when using that tool

[@JimDog794]

I believe you're doing a great job juggling all these things and putting out decent videos. I've been watching for years and like anything else some videos are better than others. Although I don't comment all the time I give you a thumbs up each time and thank you for your commitment in making this one of my favorite KZbin channels. For those who just watch to find something to bitch about we'll just don't let them get you down Steve. I'll never understand why people do that.

[@EllwoodSunnell]

I’ve used the IR needle scaler through some pretty heavy stuff. The secret is (as you probably know) the air source.

[@kennethperian4370]

Great job your doing Steve,keep up with the hardworking cause to have things gotten work at it. Well have a good one see ya next time see ya bye.

[@GRANITEMONUMENT]

Orwell scared the shat out that camera.. !! Also, Orwell looking clean!!

[@philipmichel215]

Orwell sounds mighty proud with those new pair of shoes she is driving on!

[@noddydean9395]

glad to see the soft side of you with the wife goes to show the real side of family life

[@davidvollmer959]

You could make a shop clock or Use it as a picture frame with Orwell in it hung on the wall.

[@leonb2637]

Fixing that old stepdeck will be far cheaper, likely better than an a new or used newer one.

[@neilmcintosh1200]

Orwell is partly blue, Lazarus is also partly blue, so is the merch truck. On film Elvira looks very dark blue and yellow, so no harm in doing the step deck frame blue.

[@loaked3000]

Excited to see the future of FSC, keep at it

[@Samanthareneeheart1]

Steve, I like your vision for this Channel. Good luck, sir! Look forward to seeing more. Some stuff when your out on the road you never know whats going to happen. Most of the time your talking about something that went on or going on so... yeah is what it is.

[@RobertaMott]

seems like a new seat would be a good purchase also for your truck

[@kapekodbob]

John Deere Blitze Black tractor paint. Nice flat black washes up nice. Comes in rattle cans with a paint sprayer nozzel. Try a can. Also available by the gallon ! What is the capacity of that trailer ? May I suggest a white board with colored markers to illistrate for us the construction you are doing .. You like that chipper ! There are thousands of Navy veterans who are very fimiliar with them. Myself included. We had to chip down to steel or aluminum our entire destroyer before leaving for VN in 1966. Cleane off lateyers of paint.on that built in 1943 can and saw action in Pacific. You could do like Jawtooth does, "Oh , but there's more" And ad on the loder vid.

[@randy51]

From Randy in Chattanooga, Tennessee: Don’t worry about haters, Steve. They MUST watch your channel pretty regular. And....who knows? They might even be subscribers! LOL 😊

[@idasedin4626]

Haters never miss a video they are watching more content than subscribers ❤❤❤

[@raywilson800]

That Jens an angel isnt she. Wonderful sweet lady.❤Like them shiny wheels

[@fsctrucking]

She is!

[@tabithasalb9903]

Orwell looks stylin' with the wheel bling. Awesome!

[@ventureout001]

I can’t get over the shine on that Pete, bravo bravo Steve!

[@ChrisHarding-lk3jj]

I do not like media blasting due to the fact that it get everywhere and the metal requires more prep for paint. I have everything chemical or acid bath stripped and its ready to prime when it comes back from the dipper. The cost of chemical dipping is usually cheaper compared with the labor cost of having an employee do it in house using traditional methods.

[@michaeldalzell6670]

I just want to say, Orwell has always looked large and in charge, but now………. Daaaaaaaamn, he’s steppin Out. Yes, that one wheel I feel did add character

[@JeronWhite]

Those rims look really good

[@ricashbringer9866]

After I've seen what was done with the USS Texas and the USS New Jersey, I think you can get it done.

[@BillNunamaker]

Orwell looks a lot better in person than what it does on your films

[@StormChaserZim]

Loyal follower no matter what!

[@scott-gg8iq]

Awesome job Steve. Thanks for posting

[@eddiesica3649]

Looks great with the new rims on the back!!!

[@donalddowland3202]

You're doing your dream that's all that matters Steve you and Orwell got it going on the 1984 peterbliud.

[@skippybingham5715]

Steve, you might want to consider adding a date stamp to each release that shows filming date instead of release date. That way we your viewers can follow each thread so to speak.

[@Jack-1212]

Sand blast it then hit with the needle scaler if you're unsure

[@geneharden9265]

I enjoy all your contents on your KZbin channel. I try to keep up with all of the videos that I ms by looking at them late at night when everyone is asleep. But the only that I don't do is comment. The reason is simple. Someone is trying to use people platform to get money on cash app. But I do hit the like button. I don't have the right on how you fix Orwell. You did it for. I will always be watching your videos no matter what. But if I am wrong just let me know. Because I don't know everything.

[@theoregontruckerT880]

We have 2 65 ton and 3 80 ton lowboy trailers all built in 1986-1987 treat stuff good and it lasts forever

[@Denis-tu1pd]

Those are awesome no put some standby wheels on the truck and get the fronts done .then that barking old school pete orwell will be lagit . Denis from santa rosa ca

[@caullinsmith6210]

now you gotta send the steers out to get polished so they match. orwell looks great and sounds great, keep the videos comming

[@williamwillett2351]

I hope I am not the first person to say that now the front wheels need to be polished....😎

[@mikerooney7928]

Glad you said it first Mate!!! lol I was thinkin it,,,,,,🇺🇸🏴‍☠️

[@garycunningham5363]

Fuel tanks first

[@robertbassett4546]

Why not scrap that old pos and take the money put a down payment on a new stepdeck?

[@AndrewJackson-mf5qp]

Orwell looks sick dude with the blue and silver as an overall colour scheme, I really like his appearance with the shiny stuff. Orwell is done buddy. He is perfect as is. Keep coming with the old and new content. Like you say its content and I don't mind at all.

[@robpeters5204]

Wow. The truck looks amazing!!! The rims look really good especially since you had them polished. It looks great with the bumper and fenders with the box behind the cab. Now, about that mud flap………. lol!!! Forget using that needle scaler. It will kill your hands and wrists and wreak havoc on your hearing. Rent one of those big air compressors that the municipal guys use on the road crews to drive their air tools and jack hammers. Use a 2” hose with a good sandblaster with a coarse grit(black oxide) and it will take everything off that trailer faster and cleaner. It will get down to bare metal fast and leaving a nice texture for the new paint to grab onto. It will also punch through and weak spot on the trailer so you will know where to weld back up. It’s way better than that smaller. That is for small little jobs and not an entire trailer.

[@maxpuppy96]

A LOT of work on that step deck.

[@Leotheconstructionguy]

A lot cheaper than buying a new one.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

Hey Steve, just wanted to say that one solution for that step-bed trailer frame might be using a Rust Coat Metal Primer (RCMP) on it. I once saw a guy who restores old military trucks like the old US Army Deuce-and-a-Halfs and Five-Tons use an RCMP on the back half of a frame and rear axle he was working on. Supposedly, a proper RCMP, after needle-blasting or sandblasting bonds with the rust present on exposed metal, protecting it, while also acting as a metal primer so the metal can be painted. As a chemical, the RCMP I saw looked a lot like milk, with the same watery consistency -- but it covered really well with only a paintbrush and no PPE needed. Just thought I'd give you a heads-up on that, while also commenting that Orwell looks really good for his age, with those shiny new shoes on. Regardless, loving the motivation to grow, and looking forward to seeing all the new stuff you got coming for us. Keep the rubber on the road and the hammer down, and we'll be watching.

[@michaelalix4943]

Nice job on the rims. Orwell's looking great!

[@MarkusMills]

Trucking looking good 👍 Have a good ride Be Safe

[@intothewinn7532]

Not sure if your still looking for penatrating fluid. Or if you can get this in the USA. Us this in Canada. So same weather as Wisconsin pretty much. Krown KL-73. Green can, for your bear traps.. use in for fitting with our phematic tankers on off loading hose ends, and valves on the bottom of the trailers.

[@garycunningham5363]

Orwell sure looks good. What a difference!!

[@gleniodanigno8661]

Ficou showw...as rodas de alumínio.... Parabéns pelo canal....assisto quando posso....o Peterbilt 362 cabover é top,,,

[@derrickpettit86]

Chris is a semi fixing wild man, he knows his shit, question Steve,do you own the shop, thanks for sharing

[@johnnymcgrew2816]

It look good blue to match thr cabover 👍 just a thought it will look good either way

[@RandyFreitas-hx9zc]

Orwell sure looks sharp with his new wheels!

[@davidkozina8856]

I loved the rusty wheel . Put some chrome covers for the axle nuts. Just saw a unit them on and looked pretty nice when spinning down the road. Stay safe

[@MrAndrewjsuggitt]

Oh god, that needle gun about triggered some PTSD from my early days in the Navy lol...

[@thomasdragosr.841]

I figured some old Navy hands and commercial painters would get the shakes...🥴😵‍💫😳🥺

[@jamesnelson6827]

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[@pcap2700]

Totally agree steve with the sequence of videos they stand alone wether there in sequence or not love tbe videos

[@jeffneiderhiser1573]

Send rusted wheel to one of the haters

[@frederickwoodard9551]

I agree with you. 🙂

[@Fritzie73]

They look Marvelous 😍 the blue centers WOW very cool!! Just love seeing how much you and Jen love each other, your blessed ❤

[@maxx21147]

Orwell be 'Struttin' His Stuff' y'all - Soundin'/Lookin' GOOD ! NOW... all ya need some of those 'Bull Hauler' BALLS hangin' on the rear frame cross-member🤠👍

[@maryrussell7298]

Orwell looks sharp!

[@edwardwilliams9874]

Yes sir name of the game is to grow. We who watch all the time know what's going on in the videos. Take care be safe 🙏

[@SkipperOnYouTube]

glad to see you came to New England, Steve !!! Hope to catch you and Orwell on the road.

[@tabithasalb9903]

Nice to see you and Jen 😊 Be safe out there.

[@JoshsTruckingadventures]

We (the navy) uses those on the ships. Annoying when you’re trying to sleep in the rack.

[@timoneill2451]

Hats under cover to chapel trailer enjoy watching tim from long island

[@SbrGrendel65]

Great to see rim replaced, but that was your decision. I just felt that people like the looks of trucks with chrome and chicken lights. That rim could have stunt channel growth. Those who got obnoxious of it, I don’t get. On content it’ll be good if we got a date of when it was. Just so we know where and when it was.

[@BradGoins-ie6vv]

Truck looks good with the wheels

[@Inamorata.367]

Orwell is popping

[@tommyhall2768]

Hellow hope you an your family are doing great buddy

[@jeffreymartin8031]

Hey Steve how are you doing today my friend I love the new wheels on the truck and I love watching our videos they are very educational videos and keep up the good work and I'm very happy that you have some one to help you out with prachtes

[@WesNash]

Are you still doing escorts for Gentry trucking moving those big boats?

[@jimjoe9945]

Now you have to polish the tanks and the steers. A slippery slope. Use rusty wheel for a Barbecue pit.

[@Big-Rig-Energy]

I don't mind the back and forth as long as the content keeps flowing no complaints.

[@robertbassett4546]

Don't know why you didn't polish the steers since you put those nice shiny drives on?? Wouldn't take much to polish them?,?,

[@towncoupe]

Orwell looks Great

[@tbecause4897]

Only thing left is to carve out some time to get back down to Fitzgerald. Let their go-to guy buff out those tanks, and get Orwell completely shiny

[@wyatt12358]

Maybe you and Chris could make sidekit for step deck also and gain options for loads like bulk stuff like grain, coal, vegetables.

[@RollingWithTerry]

thats how my wife and i are when i leave out on the road. sadly thats reality. the worse part about OTR is leaving.

[@rickpratt8789]

That's what those needle guns looked like 50 years ago, on cargo ships. Then prime and paint

[@jefferythomas4069]

Truck looks awesome.

[@stephenhannah170]

The jaws in the fifth wheel need adjusted. there is way too much play back and forth on the kingpin at the end of the video. You would be better to measure the roundness of the kingpin also to see if its worn too. Best of luck with the refurb also.

[@miguelperalta4744]

Goolllyyyy brother.Orwell looks pretty damn sharp with the new drive wheels 😮😍.Cheers 🤙🏼

[@KevinBenecke]

The only thing that would make Orwell even prettier would be chrome caps on the end of the axle shafts on the drives and maybe chrome caps on the lug nuts. Maybe even polish up the steers.

[@BillyJohnson-rr5fx]

Hope you checked that king pin with a pin gauge so you're not wasting your time, I've replaced over a hundred in 30+ yrs it's easier just to rebuild the whole upper coupler, just my opinion

[@Rick-kk4yy]

❤❤Globe Trailers in Bradenton FL. is waiting to build your new trailer.😊

[@fsctrucking]

I'll take one for the cost of advertising...😅🤣😂

[@turbo8454]

@@fsctrucking It's only money. Can't take it with ya.

[@christopherrainville5611]

Globe trailers are very heavy, they are built very well but I was not impressed with the powder coating. I also run a Roger’s lowbed that’s three tons lighter with the same weight rating and at nine years old there’s not a single spot of rust. Just my opinion.

[@MarkHarper-qx3de]

Orwell is looking tall with those new rims it would be off the hook polish the tanks and the headache rack I was in at 32 years 10:11

[@isaiahwelch8066]

The tanks aren't chrome, the tanks are painted.