Crafting Excellence: The Journey of TYCROP Trailers, From Start to Finish

Join us as we explore Jade in the mountains and haul massive rocks! Chase takes you through the rugged terrains, sharing his passion for logging and building trucks that can handle the toughest challenges. From finding hidden Jade treasures to the thrill of the hunt.
Discover the beauty of Jade and the process of obtaining it legally with a free minors license. Chase unveils the aftermath of a devastating flood and the incredible Jade rocks left behind. Witness the discovery of a giant Jade boulder and see the stunning colors of these unique rocks.
As a bonus, we're giving away a colossal chunk of Jade as a prize for the winner of the adult version of the EV challenge! Watch as we transport this massive rock to the truck, showcasing the effort and excitement that went into this unique prize.
Stay tuned for more adventures, as we shift gears to meet with TYCROP Trailers, where we explore the fascinating process of manufacturing trailers from the ground up. From the initial components being built to the final product rolling off the line, we'll uncover the secrets of efficient production using lean manufacturing techniques. Discover how TYCROP Trailers has optimized its layout since 2015, allowing for a seamless flow from raw materials to completed trailers. Learn about the innovative Kanban system, managing inventory levels, and the meticulous planning that goes into each step. Whether you're a trailer enthusiast or curious about lean manufacturing, this behind-the-scenes look provides valuable insights into the world of trailer production. Stay tuned for more industry secrets and insider perspectives!
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🔧 Built by Truckers, for Truckers 🔧
Founded by Chace Barber and Eric Little in 2016, Edison Motors is a testament to the trucking spirit. Beginning with a 1969 Kenworth Logging Truck named "Old Blue," they journeyed from Merritt, BC, hauling logs to the Yukon and drilling rigs in Alberta. Frustrated with newer trucks, they rebuilt classics from the frame up, expanding into power generation and off-grid solar systems in 2019. Their journey led to the creation of the Edison Truck, a robust electric truck tailored to logging and heavy vocational industries.
🔩 Upgrade Without Replacing: Edison Electrification Kit 🔩
Keep trucks on the road longer with the Edison Electrification kit. Upgrade your driveline to electric without replacing the entire truck. Ideal for vocational applications, this kit is a cost-effective solution. Unlike other electric trucks, Edison Motors offers customer choice. Choose between Rebuilding (utilizing existing cab and frame rails) or Remanufacturing (brand new frame and chassis).
🚚 Payload Efficiency: The Weight Balance 🚚
Edison Trucks match the weight of a normal diesel truck. With reduced motor weight and additional fuel balancing out battery weight, experience efficiency and increased payload capacity. The L series, though slightly heavier, remains comparable to a normal diesel truck.
🛠️ Keep Your Equipment with Rebuilt Trucks 🛠️
For vocational trucks, keep your equipment with a rebuilt truck. Edison's e-pto and control system integrate seamlessly. No need to replace your entire body when upgrading to an electric truck.
🔧 Bespoke Manufacturing: Handcrafted to Your Needs 🔧
The manufacturing process at Edison Motors is a testament to their commitment to customer satisfaction. Each Edison Truck undergoes a meticulous five-step process, from frame and rolling chassis preparation to final touches and rigorous testing. The focus is on building a truck that reflects the customer's requirements, embracing the philosophy of "Building The Truck Of The Future With The Quality Of The Past."
🔌 Electric or Diesel-Electric: Your Power, Your Choice 🔌
Edison Motors offers both fully electric and diesel-electric vocational trucks based on customer demands. The onboard generator ensures continuous operation in areas lacking charging infrastructure.
💡 Advantages of Electric: Power, Torque, Longevity 💡
Edison Trucks bring increased power, torque, reliability, and longevity. Inspired by electric freight trains, regenerative ability harnesses energy for efficient uphill climbs.
⚙️ Efficiency Redefined: Diesel-Electric Technology ⚙️
Diesel-electric technology delivers peak load demand energy supply. Batteries initiate movement, and the diesel generator recharges the battery, capturing braking energy for restarts. The generator's constant RPM eliminates turbo lag.
www.EdisonMotors.ca

[@eformance]

I'm not sure if you realize just how much secret sauce this guy laid on you. Not only did he share their production strategies, it did it on camera. Most facilities won't let a camera in, let alone talk about the details on camera.

[@EdisonMotors]

Tycrop is really a great company. I’m so honoured with home much they wanted to share. You can tell how proud they are in the quality of their trailers when they want to show off how they’re made

[@eformance]

@@EdisonMotors Agreed, they sound like a really excellent company to be part of the Edison supply chain.

[@Neojhun]

Much of it is well established industry methods for Lean Manufacturing. But the secret sauce here is actually achieving it in reality and not just theory. Tycrop staff know it won't be easy to copy.

[@AlexAkermann]

That is 100% true. I work at a tier one supplier to major automotive companies and many of these things are in place but have many pit falls

[@daverussell9627]

Board of Directors material!

[@davefenton102]

Im Australian, so love the idea of a road train of electric trailers. Each trailer could even be set up to have it's own independent electric/hydraulic steer axle goverened by on-board sensors or gps to make the trailers turn later/wider, so they track better behind the main lead truck with the driver

[@vincentgrinn2665]

theres a few mines running dual power road trains which only have a single powered trailer giving 5 powered axels at front and center of the train theyre ungodly abominations but they do manage the job decently having all the trailers powered and electrically would be huge

[@Pvosinc]

Fair question - Can you get a some dollys out and hook topsy up for a A triple - Throw on 20t of logs on each one and send it down the flat 👍

[@jonasstahl9826]

Something like that exist already, atleast in Prototype stage kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH-8iZ2uZ51pfMUsi=ze86SZ6pb7kXlhex

[@Tkmined]

That used to be real. The US military had one, but scrapped it before the vietnam war.

[@randgrithr7387]

Do you clean the tops of the trailers?

[@Gamerboi1027]

i work at a landfill that takes construction and demolition waste and 9/10 trailers are tycrop walking floors so its cool to see the process they use to make them

[@kendall8302]

I can see Edison Motors going really far and really big within the next Few years! Time to change the industry and provide more selection / flexibility. You guys have really great stepping stones and its going to go far and great!

[@jackbarry9469]

I bet those guys have capacity to make fenders and head ache rack or some other components for edison when they have trailer slow down. Their depth of knowledge would make it worth what they would charge to be a vendor

[@user-wx3og8nx8y]

I love y'all Canadians vibe, energy, camaraderie and the way y'all handle each other with respect. Outside of a hockey game. 😂 I'm from florida. So you never know what you get down here

[@b-rentareilly8204]

I know it would be a hike, but as an Aussie, I can recommend a factory tour of our Kenworth Factory. Probably still a larger scale to what you're looking at to start with, At the moment they're building ~20 trucks a day across 3 shifts, with each truck being bespoke.

[@NyxarRS]

And there's still a 3 year wait haha

[@wild_lee_coyote]

So we started with Carl and how to convert a truck to electric. Then we get Topsy as a prototype built in a tent. Now we get to see Edison actually get built as an legit truck manufacture. We are not only seeing the birth of a new truck but the birth of the company. This is like watching Tesla getting built before Elon came in. And you can’t beat a company that does promotional Beers for the Boys.

[@wv_]

Sitting here working at Toyota in Tokyo hearing him talk about Toyota things at a trailer factory in Canada… so he’s talking about Toyota processes, you don’t need to be a huge car manufacturer to learn lessons from Toyota, I used Kanban in software engineering before working at Toyota. I think reading a book on the Toyota Production System which every car factory in the world now copies it will save you so much time and money

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Which one? I work at the Rav4 plant here in Ontario

[@Nelo390]

Their processes were the only reason they were the few car manufacturers that didn't have to stop production due to covid. They had a supply of this one computer chip that totally saved them lmao.

[@richardradawetz8788]

Hi chace. If you get a chance tour the versatile tractor factory in Winnipeg. They use the first tractor to pull the next down the line. Very Canadian

[@stormerzoo]

Holy smokes that's a LOT of jade! Keep the videos coming lads, loving it down here in New Zealand

[@SierraKilo76]

I'm so happy for you guys, that you find more and more experienced partners who can help you set up a production.

[@getitup100]

The Tycrop tour was awesome ,great guys,

[@blueman5924]

So nice to see a clean, organized, efficient factory. Great tour. 👍👍

[@vandavis9470]

It’s really cool to see how these trailers are made, I work for Stoughton Trailers here in Wisconsin. There aren’t too many differences.

[@chancepricee]

What a great tour video! Tycorp was great to see

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

I can see some aluminum fenders and cabs coming out of that shop!!

[@ABetterLifeInc]

That was my exact thought too.

[@carlphaynes]

the jade rock for the adult ev challenge needs to be carved into the topsy elephant

[@Neojhun]

Hmm a Jade Elephant, that has some deep history both Topsy is worthy of.

[@SAR9331]

As a young man working at a gas station in Oregon I met the inventor of the walking floor system. He demonstrated his system on a small demo trailer to me.

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

I don't remember ever seeing a TYCROP trailer in the States. For that matter, I also don't recall seeing any triples down here either. I absolutely love everything about these trailers. From design, to components and parts, to their manufacturing process, it's all top notch.

[@604h22a]

there quite big here in lower mainland of vancouver and also bc. i've seen there 4 axle trucks going towards the border as well.

[@RowanHawkins]

Trips are not common in the US because our infrastructure isn't well suited for it. Most of the trips stop in a drop yard and get split. Just like the yard at the side of big highways that make doubles into singles.

[@gcKukie]

Really love these long videos touring facilities.

[@bradholstiene6728]

Tycrop is a great trailer the company I work for have 12 of them all walking floors.

[@whooplife9785]

A tour with a boss can be eye-opening, for them !

[@videomurln]

At the risk of mentioning something you've already heard, Edison would likely benefit from a relationship with Sandy Munro's team at Lean Design. I love what Edison is trying to accomplish and wish you all nothing but success!

[@EdisonMotors]

Sandy Munro has done a video on us.

[@stauker.1960]

​@@EdisonMotors that's some bragging rights you got going, and at such an early timeframe

[@subwarpspeed]

Let me counter it - I think Munro's company is the master you go to for building or fixing your product from good to great for a manufacturing stand point. Reduce this, reduce that, don't use threaded fasteners, etc. But what Chase is preaching is more field repairability, just use standard parts as far as possible, build it extra strong, hopefully see that customers pay extra upfront. These goals aren't really aligned

[@boatingaccident2882]

Man oh man! What a cool inside look! I want to see a finished Edison truck pulling one of these! 🎉

[@arm279145]

Y’all should take some of that jade to some rock sculptures and have them make topsy hood ornaments out of it, and then put those ornaments on the first thousand trucks that you make, and save 1000 of them to put on trucks for your 50th anniversary special editions

[@UncleManuel]

"I mean I could help, but it's a lot easier to film." Thanks, now my belly hurts. Because I had to pause the video because I was laughing so hard! 😂😂😁😁

[@steveboy3021002]

Short term i think it would be a good idea to farm the cab shell and fenders out to a specialty fab shop. Get some good drawings and have them build it, and your team just assemble it onto the chassis and build out the interior. Would probably save a ton of time. Then over time you can bring that fab back in house.

[@dirtdevil70]

I like that idea. The cab is probably the most labour intensive part. Would be sweet just to have the cabs show up, drop them on the frame, connect up the air,electrical,fluids lines and away ya go.

[@allan80supra]

Yeah this, concentrate on the Edison special driveline sauce and farm out a generic cab. looking forward to seeing the load cell trailer pin for the powered trailers!

[@Mrcrowntown]

Hope someday you create an electric drive axle trailer. Imagine how the game would change if the trailer could help move itself!

[@lexel90]

cause i read it here a bunch of times, trailers with e-axle one of the biggest trailer manufactures here in europe already offers such trailers equiped with technology by a company called Trailer Dynamics it looks like Krone Trailers is the only partner at the moment, but as they are not active in north america mayby it is possible to partner up with them, cause theiy already figured out how to control the trailer e-axle without a data connection with the towing vehicle i would also recommend you to look into factory tours of the big european truck manufactures like Scania, Volvo, Mercedes, MAN, DAF... cause the market here isn´t as protected as the american one and even low wage worker are way more expansive and fewer then in the US, so manufctures need to optimize production to the extreme to save cost

[@jackbootsman5672]

Enjoy watching your progress. Comment to you: like the butterfly hood, old trucker having problem with the effort on some of the flip hoods. On your front fenders, I keep thinking of the old Dodge that had flip out front fenders. Still have your fender there for a tray but, accessing the front end ( for greasing, etc.) and working on lower part of engine (rad, hoses).

[@690_5]

Tycrop is still my favourite trailer maker. Twin flat floor Avalanche trailers were the best.

[@normanlorrain]

You're effectively building a machine to build machines. Great tour.

[@someweeb3650]

18:30 I like this guy, not afraid to push the dirt straight to the cameraman.

[@steveanderson4768]

Absolutely a great video and you know going through that Manufacturing facility there do more volume than you do right now, but it makes you think about stuff that you probably have never thought about making a prototype and making a production run are two completely different things

[@briananderson1781]

The beer with company logo is unique.....What is going to be Edison's logo "Real Men Use Electric Axles?" 🙂

[@TristanCarver]

I just watched the video where you were talking about electric motors on trailers and I've been excited about the EV heavy truck industry but that really got my attention. That's a game changer.

[@CastandBlast]

Thank you TYCROP.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Good on these guys for giving you a look over the next big hill you'll have to climb.

[@douglasboyle6544]

This was a fantastic tour and a great strategy breakdown. The Rocks were cool too!

[@billhurt3644]

I love that every video on this channel isn’t a little bit Canadian, every one of them is the most Canadian thing in the internet.

[@1944chevytruck]

AWESOME!

[@RENO_K]

😂😂 the winner gets a big cool rock picke up next to the road, i love it

[@MrCTruck]

Rocks are sick

[@censored297]

Man I hope Edison motors takes off, I was really impressed by your hybrid diesel electric semi. The attention to detail, care and passion shown in these videos is exactly what canadian manufacturing needs and I hope to see Edison’s in 30 years rolling around with a million kms on er still haulin ass

[@getitup100]

Dan Hurd will tell you exactly what any rock is, you would love him.

[@benjaminmilsome9415]

I think you have found another business partner/supplier :)

[@stormynov]

Definitely need to take Topsy to visit those guys and do photos with their trailers. May be a great fit with Edison Motors.

[@rizpahjael1]

Amazing info. 💜

[@ye11oman]

This is so useful. Great information

[@donalddarbonne779]

Y'all are pretty green at picking rocks. Bahaha!

[@blueman5924]

you sound jaded….

[@TristanCarver]

got dirt on his face filming him self riding in the truck after picking up rocks lol no fucks given, respect level 100

[@samanthamonaghan7579]

Tiny Goals

[@jerryrigsit5400]

I'm a bit of a rock hound myself. Shipping a 200# rock will be expensive but it's really cool.😊

[@paulapostolos7446]

Get some really big Jade boulders to put out front of Edison’s future manufacturing office and plant.

[@travismckay6318]

What is the next project and when is it going to start? You guys knocked it out of the park with Topsy! Cannot wait to see what is next!

[@bullithedjames937]

Got a live bottom walking floor at work. Its awesome its a 1994 and we've rebuilt the hydraulics on it in the last 3 years

[@henrycarlson7514]

So wise , Thank You. There is a show on Tv called how it's made. There are a lot of factories and production facilities that have regular tours

[@owendodman3037]

Sounds like you need a rotator tow truck built by our favorite new truck manufacturer... and a flat bed. Also, gentleman... it takes two seconds to remove the tailgate and get it completely out the line of fire and lower the distance to the truck bed...

[@justinhudson1225]

Why don’t you have that company pre-build your trailers? I think for some applications most of the cab frame should still be steel. Assuming that you stay with flat panels all of your body could be Aluminum.

[@amandafaulks2515]

Just found ya becasue of the MNP scandal just a comment to remind the algo about some of your amazing content!

[@AndyFromm]

Lean manufacturing is an idea thats been going through the corporate world. I had to do lean training and my company has nothing to do with manufacturing. Alot of it is common sense.

[@reru_personal]

About 36:30 ... basically "prototyping is easy, production is hard' but if you do your prototypes well, you can make production easier.

[@tomasmiranda2235]

My hope for Canada is back.

[@loaflyer5663]

So my question is; how do you control the torque on a downhill? I really like the idea of charging your batteries coming down a mountain loaded, but trucks often want to lock up even on second stage on the Jake. What do you use to control that?

[@barkobama7385]

Chace, if you want more info on kanban and production line design i'd recommend the book "the Toyota kata". They go through an analysis of Toyota's philosophy, which sounds a lot like what this tycrop fella is saying to you, but with more details. Toyota created kanban to manage inventory, but it came out of their Kata which is essentially the scientific method: measure, make a hypothesis, test it, draw conclusions. Glad to see Canadian manufacturers supporting each other like this.

[@BurnabyAlex]

Now to find someone to carve up the Jade hood ornaments.

[@Deegz_Nuts]

So one of the road crews marched up there and grabbed it? They have control over the access road through their laydown.

[@samanthamonaghan7579]

Flow charts and check lists

[@smorefirewood]

Aluminum cabs would be nice

[@HoneyBadger762]

Id love to get some of that jade to use for an inlay on a door im making

[@phillipcustance1618]

When will we be able to get us some mud flaps, stone deflectors? Our F350's and 3500's would look pretty good with them. 🤗🍻✌

[@rescuegarage6616]

You should take a tour of timisco

[@terribleauthority]

Told ya to not tell anyone about that ENORMOUS jade boulder... and now it's gone. No more fully Jade Topsy.

[@BrownCreature]

Ohhhh that fan interrupted an important bit about welding and fumes. Dammit can you circle back and follow that up?

You could get a lot done with ten lads like him, like run a country.

[@Zerkini]

Can't wait till someone builds trailers with batteries on them. That way when the trailers are parked they can be charged, so when the truck drops off a load and picks up another one it comes with it's own power to continue the drive -without- the need to stop and charge the semi.

[@danielnicholls6868]

range energy has a 53 ft trailer A1-01 its electric. would it be a good match for your electric truck?

[@kloppanator]

There's a rock/gem/gold prospecting youtuber out of Kelowna you may have Hurd of you could probably reach out to in order to do some sort of collab with on a weekend maybe 😆

[@MRrailaway]

I wonder if its anything intereting to have trailers with motors on the axles, even if its only to use for braking

[@v3700]

whets stopping you from running an electric axle in the trailer? use it to assist in rough terrain or climbing hills, and have it generating or braking on downhill/flats? you'd just have to plug it in to the truck

[@rampantsanity]

what would stop you from putting the same truck e-axles under one of these and connecting power and the controller...?

[@richardryan2769]

The trailer could charge the batteries when your driving along then by throwing a switch could be used for dynamic braking.

[@RowanHawkins]

That actually doesn't work. Any drag you put on the charging system would use more energy to power than it would recover for a net loss. you can't cheat thermodynamics. That why those free energy devives you see on YT Ads are scams.

[@charlesalvin4318]

Do you wonder if Dan Hurd found & took the boulder???

[@felderup]

i'm wondering, if powered axles would be legal on trailers, if not full time then with a physical disconnect for road use. for your place, some narrow gauge rail cars would be useful and last a LONG time, even under the weight of an assembled truck, reaches the end, you jack the truck up and pull the car out under it.

[@chrisoakey9841]

get them to roll powered axle trailers with the aluminium truck chassis

[@FarmerKen355]

I have to wonder if you have electric motors on the truck drive axles.... why not not have powered axles on the trailer as well??

[@Sally-tv3sx]

Our factory also produces these accessories and has 12 years of experience

[@Druain]

Can you putt electric axels on a trailer?

[@GeofCates8075]

Lifting that rock...Coming here after some World's Strongest Man competition updates...shows how stupid strong they are lol

[@kingtut5923]

Where can I get the edison mud flaps?

[@geogmz8277]

Trailers with their own motors and battery extension controlled by the same computer, for the Edison Trucks so loads more and range! Extending before the generator kicks in.. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@WolfsburgWarehouse]

Self charging Trailers will have drive axles to pull their own weight automatically, even when being pulled by a diesel semi.

[@roballan4944]

If you ever decide to make a drop in motor kit that bolts in front of a regular pickup truck transfer case with common spline adapters. I would buy one. Just sayin...

[@murph7591]

I tell you, if the company I work for had the same ethics and type of program Tycrop has adopted , the quality in railcars would be second to non.

[@ABVollen]

Is it normal in north america for trailers to only unload from the back?

[@jamesburleson1916]

I saw a lot of side dumpers and hopper bottoms out west, but in general, unless you're exclusively hauling rock, you can fit more in an end dump.

[@Studio23Media]

We have a lot of hopper bottoms also.

[@kendall8302]

Its pretty normal/common to see rear dump unloading trailers. However farming equipment and other industries may have alternitave unloading exempts for specific usage.

[@Questionable_creations]

Depends is what crop is being hauled I believe.

[@optiquest86]

There's a lot of flatbed trailers, conestoga curtains, side curtains, and more depending upon the application.

[@DeltaSoldier121]

You know I cant help but think you could add electric motors to a trailer and hook that to your Edison truck and get all that dynamic breaking for supper heavy loads.... or maybe its a silly idea.

[@FinishedProject]

Trailers should have E-axles just for regen purposes.

[@Questionable_creations]

I want to try that beer, where is it sold?

[@RCSLacey]

I am sorry to say that we are not selling the beer (legal reasons here in BC). We had it made to give to our employees, suppliers, and customers. Farmhouse Brewing in Chilliwack made the beer, so if you are close or going through town stop in there, and you can try a beer that is very close to the one they made for us.

[@johnathangoldsworthy]

WHEN DO WE GET THE FIRST CASE OF EDISON BEER AND CANADIAN BACON