Inspecting Used Horse Trailer - Looking Under Your Horse Trailer - Rabbit Came Back

#thinklikeahorse #ItIsNeverTheHorsesFault This is just some inspection tips on checking your wood and welds under your horse trailer.
This is 2005 Outback Circle J - 2 horse slant trailer

[@scratchgolfer12]

Mokey was the bestest boy ever!!! Happy to see the wabbit back home. Interesting look under the trailer...looked solid.

[@pennycrothers3578]

Rick I love how much you love your critters.

[@noldaker]

Mokey was the Big Boss all day...protecting the homestead and horses...He found Mr. Wabbit and told him to get back home, right now! LOL

[@rebeccamakowski843]

Glad Stewie made it home and everyone is doing good.

[@amyann4192]

Can we appreciate that Rick posts all this information for free? A lot of other people would be charging for the information he posts on this channel.

[@donc9751]

Hi Rick & Horsey people! Im glad Stewie came back! Would of been hilarious to see Buddy bucking and running around all excited because he thinks you brought more horses home just for him to play with and boss around, no wonder he was excited. He knows he can't boss Mr. T around!

[@annep6844]

Sure am pleased to see Stewie back home 🐰🥕 trailer looks great Rick 🐎🐎🐈🥕🥕 thanks for video

[@KingsMom831]

Thanks for another great video! I think many of us are thinking about your boys as much as you are!🤗 Wondering how Old Midder T is doing/recovering... So kind of you to share your little family life with us.🙏🏼

[@lolliescheepers6949]

I am happy that stewey is back! 🐴🐎🐇🥕🐈

[@MsRuthLittle]

It was really good to see that rabbit again, Mokie can take it and he's helpful too. I didn't realize how long Buddies tail is I like it. good video Rick

[@FurKidsHavingFun]

I love how you get home and they walk straight over to get treats.🙂 So Happy to see Stewi is back. He must of been off romancing his girl.

[@tinaleighton6390]

Maybe he was down in one of those holes he dug with a girlfriend :-) Rick could have 20 rabbits my spring :-) :-)

[@FurKidsHavingFun]

@@tinaleighton6390 yeah, I use to have a bunny as a kid roam around on the 80 acres we lived on and my sister still sees wild bunnies that are gray from my male satin bunny. It’s been over fifteen years since he was alive. He had a great life running free and enjoying the company of the wild girls.

[@MattyDemello]

Glad Stewie went back lol. Buddy boy was all excited for new friends. Mr T was probably thinking "as long as he's got a mare in there I'll be good" lmao

[@susanflowers7969]

Well that was a little nerve wracking to watch! Glad you’re still here. You give great tips to your viewers! You and your friend have a good day!

[@joecola6487]

If WE all had friends like Rick 😊

[@monicap1717]

Funny boys are thinking you are loosing it!!. Leaving with their ride and forgetting to take them!!. They saw Mokie stuck in there and they ALL know it for sure!! Rabbit to the Rescue....LOL

[@sandysefcik1614]

Very nice...responsible maintenance of trailer, really important! Daughter and I were hauling three of our four horses a few years ago in the trailer when a tire blew. Needless to say that will never happen again...always check tires too! Love your arrival home and all your critters looking for you...they missed you! That Texas skyline is very pretty and weather looks nice...🍃🍁

[@carolefearnley1990]

Yay stewie is safe and sound,great vid as always👍

[@glassdragonmedia]

Hahahaha awwww, Buddy. I'd love to bring my filly for him to play with sometime. I only work weekends so I'd have some time.

[@Yankee_Redneck6698]

Boy you get some great sunset views, especially when the boys are in the frame. (Make up some pictures and autograph them. I'd buy one) Great to see Stewie came back. Just so I get everyone, I'll say. Hey Gore family, You're all good boys! G'morning Rick. ☕

[@indie825]

STEWIE LIVES!!!🥕🥕🥕

[@kimberlynoland3956]

Buddy was excited to see Dad ! They’re gorgeous and happy ! Mokie is looking good solid ! 🙏🏻🎠

[@glendakeevers6087]

Yay stewy is still okay...poor Buddy got his hopes up that he had some new friends.. good boy Smokey keeping watch for dad on naughty Buddy boy.

[@JanesDough855]

YAAAAAAAAAAAY - STEWIE IS BACK!

[@kaymusick8083]

Great info RICK..trailer looks good to me. Good for Mr T and Buddy...🐎🐎🐱🐇they wanted another buddy to hang with

[@maryvallas772]

Those are called leaf springs. I'm so glad Stewie is ok! He was probably out carousing!

[@glassdragonmedia]

I knew it! I was like, I think they are leaf somethings. It's been a while since I had to study to be a bus driver so I wasn't sure if I remembered correctly.

[@maryvallas772]

@@glassdragonmedia, LOL! That was random information left over in my brian from dating motorheads as a teenager! 😂

[@glassdragonmedia]

@@maryvallas772 hahaha well some facts just stick with us 😂

[@dianegherman9785]

STEWIE'S BACK‼

[@hollidaydoc45]

Love your "Rigging"

[@bigmommaandfriends9902]

Buddy needs a baby horse to play with! And you can do a whole bunch of horsey baby training videos the "Right Way!" Lol! Yes its funny every time im towing the horse trailer even empty, the horses that see it, they will look up and whinny! Lol! Love your videos!

[@amandak3198]

I've got a sweetie little mare that would keep Mr T and Buddy company 🥰🐴🐴🐴 I re-bought her August 1st after she had been starved for a year...I've got a couple videos on my channel.

[@inspiredclips8245]

A supper video! And it was a super video. Rick, I was missing the critters since you were at your friends and you didn't leave them out, Thank You! HW will be glad, he had hope for that rabbit. BMTYGB MRickandStewie2 Laural

[@nathaliel.7015]

Hello Laural 🌙

[@inspiredclips8245]

@@nathaliel.7015 Girl you are up late, is that your usual or just for Rick you get up lol?

[@nathaliel.7015]

@@inspiredclips8245 Aa aaa Usually up late double combination Be up around 6:30 Took my last expresso too late now Can’t find my sleep

[@lisamoody212]

So happy Stewy is still with us. What in the world was he up to for almost a week. Thanks for the horse trailer update! Love you man!!❤️❤️

[@onetuliptree]

That was a nice ending to a good day.

[@blossomherd3921]

Good all using what you got.

[@johnpalmieri9672]

Rick, remove all rust from steel under trailer down to bare metal, prime , paint, then undercoat. Treat all wood with old motor oil. I have been in the welding and blacksmith business for over fifty years. This rust will get worse as time goes on, and repair will be very expensive, if not impossible. John

[@knuckledog7985]

My Granddad would have sprayed the whole bottom with chainsaw bar oil to prevent rust and rot. As soon as he sprayed on the oil he would go down a gravel road ..

[@nathaliel.7015]

Hey Rick and everyone Good night 🌙 🙋🏻‍♀️ Hey furry boys Rick Have you found Stewi ???? ... I guess yes just seen him 👍🏻

[@wldtrky38]

Rick says "My Wood looks pretty good" 😂 Ok, where's the waterlox?

[@Yankee_Redneck6698]

😂 I thought the same thing.

[@josephjimenez1460]

Lol needs a good coat Waterlox on that wood, keep up tha great work

[@nathaliel.7015]

Hey Rick and everyone 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@KingsMom831]

Hello😊

[@donc9751]

Hi nathalie! 🥂

[@nathaliel.7015]

@@donc9751 Hey hey Don

[@megaball-ps8tq]

hello

[@charlean_sherrod]

Looks good to me, lol.. welcome home stewy 🤗

[@Veikra]

Stewie looking delicious as ever

[@bbrgemdiamond9703]

Hi rick

[@dangerbird77]

The broken wire was to the driver's side electric brake actuator. I don't think Rick's brakes were working on that side. The rust was very superficial, I told Rick I he should knock of the loose rust and coat it with POR-15. Otherwise, the trailer was in great shape. And Rick is an even nicer guy in person. He started whipping me into shape and nealy single handedly straightened out my garage. I'm lucky to call him my friend.

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

lol don't dime yourself out on youtube they will beat you up bad... :)

[@wldtrky38]

I raised a LOT of cars and trucks on a very similar lift. With the jack stands under there you should be fine.... Key word. "SHOULD"

[@TheRottyRanch]

This video CRACKED me up. Lmao 🤣

[@ronniesmith9568]

Looks pretty good. I'd paint the bottom if I was worried about it. I have replaced wood and painted one before.

[@loredelore7286]

Eliptic springs their for shock absorption nd suspension used on driving carriages also.

[@tinaleighton6390]

My garage looks like that and I’ve had that garage built seven years ago. My goal is to have my garage look more like Rick’s. But it hasn’t happened yet.

[@Linghunt2]

Jack points looked fine, either would be fine. I would have sided with your buddy. Not like it's a lot of weight. anyhow Rust expected, looks fine. I bought galvanized trailer. only choice when it gets dropped into Ocean and all the Salt. Road Salt in some areas , should be considered for some locations.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

I want to know where that rabbit goes for days at a time.............GPS tracker on that boy........................

[@donc9751]

That would be cool idea to know where he goes.

[@impetiousdoom]

Those wires that you fixed, I would assume they go to the tail lights or inside the trailer. Personally I would zip tie them away from the wheels that probably caused them to break. Possibly the bulbs are out in the back unless you have verified the lights work.

[@The_Impulse]

That wire you fixed on the left side looks like the wiring to the left rear brake.

[@hikeamerica6576]

Hey Rick!

[@megaball-ps8tq]

hi

[@susanfox130]

I have the same trailer and was under it looking for the vin. Power washed it while I was there. My VIN sticker on the side of the trailer faded and can't get it registered. It wasn't a big deal in NM but just moved to PA so hopefully since I bought a new metal plate I can. There's supposed to be the last several digits of the VIN stamped on the frame somewhere. Never could find that.

[@kingbeestacker873]

Uncle Rick have you seen your visiting range dog lately? I haven't seen him/her since it came around with the other dog. Anyway good video as usual. Thanks for all you do. 👑🐝👍✌️🇺🇸☝️

[@mozee06]

Stewie came back!

[@lkhfun6575]

I think it was Buddy's stomach that was all excited--not his heart. My cats would do a similar thing when I would be gone all day.

[@julianndavis9415]

2020: we rigged it 1820: innovation

[@gailfreese3849]

Well gosh your buddy should have fed ya. Damn!

[@dangerbird77]

He offered!

[@JoeC88]

I would rather you do not jack using that method, it introduces a few too many variables IMO, keep it simple. You guys did a good job, however it can be very easy to shake hands with danger at times. Possibly find some solid timber sleepers (like railway type sleepers) wider than they are high (even stack two high - places on solid ground or concrete) and tow or reverse the trailer wheels up on to them, use a creeper board or just slide on underneath. The angle iron crossmembers at about 18" spacing is good, they only have surface rust, animal urine etc corrodes steel. The air gap between the timber floor boards helps stop the timber trapping moisture etc and rotting. Lanolin provides a good protective coating. Are the loose wires off the electric drum brake unit?

[@woc3785]

Ha ha ha, should’ve acted like you were going to unload horses, act like you’re fighting with something in the trailer, jump out in the dinosaur suit runnin and buckin at the boys.

[@mustang-sassy]

Ha yeah!! Where is that dinosaur suit?!

[@dortesamuelsen5568]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@notadumbblond3]

As long as the boards are 2x and are on a 16" max between the supports, that should be fine to support the horses. It's what's recommended for load bearing beams on decks. Which is kind of what that is, but covered in metal box. No different from 2 groups of 6 200 lb guys standing huddled next to each other on a deck.

[@cicibradley2809]

Looked like 24oc. Hope he used his knife on the boards.

[@MollieHellKat]

The bunny looks like New Zealand rabbit.

[@ryanmall]

They make a spray paint that turns rust into primer it is not Rust-Oleum I don't know what it is called but you could look it up and spray the angle iron with that

[@RandomChristianMusings]

They should make beauty products that do something similar. I'd love to turn my rust into primer.

[@The_Impulse]

There are a few, 1 is called rust-mort.

[@zane812]

Krylon Rust Converting Flat Black Spray Primer

[@gifthorse3675]

Man these guys would love it if you brought them a mare to fight over

[@Robnord1]

That's quite a bit of rust. Maybe sell it to someone you don't like and undercoat your new one with Rhino bed liner. I did my utility trailer with that stuff 10 years ago, and it still looks new.

[@megaball-ps8tq]

what's up guys

[@mandyc1091]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@inspiredclips8245]

Nice to see you! Laural

[@danward64]

Rule #1 don’t ask an aircraft maintenance inspector to tell you if we see anything. Lol 😂 #2. If your gonna keep or need your trailer for 3 or more years, you might think about selling it now and rubberizing the new one. U- bolts on the leaf springs looked rough. Didn’t catch how old the trailer is. I’ll go back and listen again but I don’t think you mentioned it. I also noticed some urine damage on the wood boards and the metal framing. We have run into that on airplanes when we ship horses. I used to work the horse charter 727 from Lexington Kentucky to Miami every year pretty cool gig but it was a constant Pee inspection. And the corrosion on the aluminum is a nightmare! Anyway, your board should hold up pretty good as long as you have another floor piece across them on the top. I never really paid attention that on your other video’s but I will look through your other videos again and see if I can tell what kind of floor panel you have on top of your boards. The rust converter stuff sounds OK except you can’t get it on the part where the boards rest so you would just be making it look pretty instead of fixing it or completely stopping the rust . I already know your axle ends are good because I seen your video where you lubed and packed /check the bearings. Kudos to you for that by the way LOL everybody always forgets about them! I’ll re-watch this video again on a bigger screen 📺 And may edit my post if I find anything drastic. 📌Definitely think about changing out the U-boats on the axle at the leaf springs. Edit 📌Those wires you hooked up should be for your brakes LOL if not they could go up into the compartment for lighting which May or may not be used. Also I would consider changing the hardware bolts on your equalizer. That’s the piece that connects the two sets of springs together in the Middle between your front and rear tire on each side. Along with changing the hardware bolts on each end of the leaf springs. Hope that helps. 🐴🐴🦅

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

2005 is year, i bought used so I know no history

[@danward64]

@@ThinkLikeAHorse wow! Looks really good for 15 years old! Just shows you What keeping it under cover can do. I looked at a couple of your videos all I could see was just a rubber mat over top of your floor. So I don’t know if you have any metal or any kind of flooring over top of your boards. If it’s just a rubber mat, you may want to roll the rubber back whenever you wash it out to make sure it dries out thoroughly. Also obviously to check the boards. You may also consider putting down a sheet of aluminum or a sheet of plywood over the area where the horses stand to disperse the Weight evenly across the boards. You can check the angle iron braces underneath with a ball peen hammer. Take the Peening part of the hammerTo wrap on the angle iron. Be careful, rust particles will fly where goggles! If you find a weak spot or punch a hole through one the rest of the angle iron will be in the same shape it just hasn’t shown up yet. That will give you an indication of how far along the angle iron has deteriorated underneath of the boards. 📌I also forgot to mention in your video, there is some wires that go through a channel in the back of your trailer underneath. Anywhere the wires transverse through a channel opening or hole you should wrap electrical tape, or put some type of chafing wrap So that your wires don’t wear against the open hole edges, and cause a short. I’m surprised that one I seen didn’t already do that. I think those are the wires to your tail lights. Anyhow, I would check all of your wiring especially for a trailer at this age. If you do decide to change out the boards you will have quite a bit of work to do. They are probably held in place By A steel piece of flat bar in the front and one in the back. You will have to cut the weld on either end to remove the flat iron. Depending on how everything is mounted to the floor this could turn into a nightmare. So go through the motions visually of doing that task before you actually do it to see what you would have to disassemble. My guess is quite a bit. However if the boards are solid on the tops as well as the bottoms and your cross beams are solid you should be good for a while. 📌 I looked, but I couldn’t tell if your levelers had grease fittings or not some do some don’t. So you might check that. ❗️📌 and once again I would definitely consider changing the hardware out that I mentioned above. Axle U bolts and bolt hardware for your springs and hardware for your levelers/Equalizer. When you change the bolts out of your spring ends, Make sure the holes in the spring ends are not worn out or pitted too deep. 🐴🐴🦅

[@impetiousdoom]

Cut a piece of thick plywood a little wider than those chocks and bolt down the chocks to the ply.

[@cjacob9875]

Rick, I believe there are "safety stands" not jack stands.

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

please explain the difference

[@mblake0420]

Its fine on the ujoints but should be covering all of them not just 1

[@buffalogal-716]

Do you have state inspections on the trailer?

[@gerrycoleman7290]

People used to put undercoating under vehicles to protect various portions. Is that still done? Or, is that a thing of the past? Might slow down the rusting of the metal framework.

[@jimmymckay73]

I heard a horror story from my cousin girlfriend about 9ne of her horses and a failed floor while going down the road . The floor broke free and the horses legs were dragging down the road , not to go into the gory details the horse had to be put down on the road . Sad 😥

[@sandyelliott3350]

Can you explain how to set electric trailer brakes? The people that installed it just told me to read the manual and it's in chinese

[@Robnord1]

有㐪芿您伊罐你苳伊罐你苳廿人心戈金！

[@KingsMom831]

@@Robnord1 clever😂😊

[@The_Impulse]

If you are looking to just adjust them, it’s exactly like adjusting drum brakes on a car. There is usually an oval rubber grommet on the backing plate. Take that out and you can either use a spoon tool (it’s basically a bent wide screwdriver) or a screwdriver. Then using one of those tools you turn the star wheel inside until you start to hear the brakes scrape the drum as you roll the wheel.

[@donc9751]

@@Robnord1 🤣

[@donc9751]

Search youtube for videos! You can learn anything on youtube almost, like learn to speak chinese so you can read the manual, yeah i know thats as helpful as the idiots that told you to read the manual what jerks! But I bet theres videos that will show you how to set up and adjust those brakes.

[@christy76840]

Oh I forgot🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tammydickens115]

Those are lead springs

[@KentuckyReef]

I get a little uncomfortable when you talk about how good your wood looks....

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID

[@amandak3198]

@@ThinkLikeAHorse only if its not true! 😂

[@vickia9416]

Utube sent a message asking me if this was helpful. This is what I sent back" everything Rick has to say can be very helpful" why would they ask me that?

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

thanks.. 🥕🥕🍎

[@nononsensenorseman9991]

*HEY RICK* *What ever happened to that cute stray dog that was hanging around?*

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

belonged to back neighbor, they live back there don't visit I think they were new and roaming

[@inspiredclips8245]

Great safety check! Very nice of you to help organize your friends garage. Are huge garages common in your area? I gotta admit Rick I keep thinking of that 20 year old horse you did a video on at your place... And Sam VanFleet has a wonderfully trained and sweet Mustang "Snooze" going up for video auction in the Mustang Makeover but she's 3 or 5yrs old, so I get it. Have a nice night! Laural

[@Richard_Martin]

🐇🐎🐎🐱🐔🐓🐶

[@Maggie-yv7qq]

Overload.....I'm only a mere woman....can't see any pink thing's, seriously though you did a good job with the tools you have.

[@tammydickens115]

Emergency brake ?

[@CrowandWillow]

How do you like your Tundra? I'm in the market for a new truck and just curious.

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

Love it, great truck

[@mcbst2]

"The Outback"...Would like to "understand" principals of backing up and parking a trailer using rear view mirrors. Am a south paw and use right side of brain, maybe that is why have such a problem with this issue.

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

Put your hand on the BOTTOM of the steering wheel... if you want trailer to move left move hand left, move right move hand right.. when hand is on top or side there has to be figure out time...

[@mcbst2]

@@ThinkLikeAHorse thanks

[@DebsInManchesterUK]

Is it Dave from California

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

different dave.. but yea my old riding buddy dave is still in CA

[@lesliehamilton6502]

Hey rick I have a towing question! Can I tow a horse trailer the size of yours with a half ton truck? Or dose anyone on here know? I’m picking up a Percheron in a week or so and I need to know.

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

sure, my truck and F150 and Dodge 1500 are all half tons they can IF>........................... you have right size hitch, ball and towing package

[@lesliehamilton6502]

@@ThinkLikeAHorse I will be renting a haul and a borrowed horse trailer! Hitch is 2 5/16 ball! Is that sufficient?

[@lesliehamilton6502]

That’s a U Haul pickup

[@auburntigers5172]

Hey rick what editing software do you use. My teenage nephews and son think they're going to get famous on KZbin move to LA buy mansion and be rich

[@ThinkLikeAHorse]

screen-cast-o-matic

[@tammydickens115]

Too much rust for me

[@christinajohnson151]

hi Rick a there good video buddy wast a girlfriend