Great video! Looks great and I’m sure it will serve you well for many years. It also looked like a PITA that you’ll never want to do again! 😁😉
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks. Yeah definitely a one time deal.
@LightningFabrication6 ай бұрын
Your trailer turned out great. Now I've got to do basically the same thing you did on mine. Mine also is only 6 years old and the floor is completely rusted out. Seeing yours has got me motivated to finish mine up.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
I think the floor was the only thing on ours that wasn't completely rusted out. Good luck on yours. It was a lot of work but I enjoyed doing it.
@SteveAustin-jp3ev6 ай бұрын
1st to comment from Western North Carolina. 1st to 👍 thumbs up. I'm new to woodhound life. Im age 64 with a bad back. No truck. No trailer. No tractor. No splitter. Just 3 Stihl chainsaws and a old van. Wish mme luck.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Good luck Steve. Don't over do it and most of all enjoy yourself.
@cut4fun503 ай бұрын
Wow it turned out beautiful excellent job you guy's ❤😎👍
@mikehughes20266 ай бұрын
Got her shining like a new dime Mike, real nice job, would make the original owner proud, of course he’s beaming like a new dad over his “Baby Dumper”! Take care🇺🇸
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike. Yep he's got a nice new toy there. But we all know Chris has all the cool stuff!🤣
@rackman51116 ай бұрын
Good to go 👍👍
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Yes sir.
@brandygray58946 ай бұрын
Nice job 👍
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thank you. I appreciate that.
@KNLFirewood6 ай бұрын
Nice job!
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thank ya sir.
@michaelwhiteoldtimer76486 ай бұрын
Nice job, sure looks good
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Oldtimer.
@judge0586 ай бұрын
I’m in upstate central New York and they love road salt here also. I’ve been looking for a used dump trailer for some time but everything I looked at was a rust bucket. Most of them from firewood producers. I understand why the owners use the trailers in the winter when the roads are heavily salted, that’s also when customers want their wood delivered.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Yep the road salt just eats them up. We do most of our deliveries in the fall not much in winter. It should last us a long time.
@johnbaenen53866 ай бұрын
Road salt. I do not take mine on the road when salt is on it. Just rebuilt and 1982 snow mobile trailer so I can haul my 4 wheeler. That does not go on salted roads. Great job Mike. Many years on your brand new dump trailer.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
They sure do love the road salt in the Midwest. Our trailer will not see much action in the winter.
@markpro966 ай бұрын
Your videos always seem to put a smile on my face. Love your humor! Hard to believe that trailer rusted that badly in 6-7 years!! You are an excellent fabricator Mike really impressive!! More body shops should invest in Kubota's and logging equipment! Thanks for the vid, enjoyed!!
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark. I really appreciate that. Yep the tractor and the "Mule " sure came in handy on this project.
@larryvankirk74236 ай бұрын
She lives. Good for another life. Wonder how the spray on bed liner stuff would work on the floor?
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thought about the bedliner stuff not sure if the wood would slide on it.
@davehertle6 ай бұрын
Trusty Rusty 2.0 Great Job Mike. This old dump trailer is an old friend to many of us.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave. I know Trusty Rusty was a big part of In the Woodyard. Glad I could bring it back to life.
@toddsoutsideagain6 ай бұрын
Been waiting for this project👏🏻 Nice work fellas! You just preserved a piece of the firewood community! Rusty is looking good now Mike👍🏻👍🏻
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Todd. Old Rusty but Trusty will be around for a long time now.
@Thetreefella6 ай бұрын
I've been waiting for this video ,and FINALLY its arrived!!!!! Well worth the wait. What a great job ya'll did on this trailer. She'll be @ now for many hardworking years to come!! Thanks for sharing Mike!!!
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris. It turned out pretty darn good! For a couple of Yoopers working on it!! 🤣🤣
@davidedwards37346 ай бұрын
Great job Mike!! Trailer looks Fantastic!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks David
@CharleyThePlumber5 ай бұрын
Now you can bring me a load of firewood lol
@Lifeinthe9065 ай бұрын
The delivery charges may be a bit steep on that order!!🤣🤣
@CharleyThePlumber5 ай бұрын
Drop it when ur in Lansing lol
@toddpacheco47486 ай бұрын
Well Mike they one man’s junk is another man’s treasure excellent work on the trailer and video 😮😊❤
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Todd. I really enjoy bringing this back to life opposed to throwing it away to buy new.
@glenmomrik7276 ай бұрын
Always a lot more work then it looks like but very rewarding when done great job
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
A massive undertaking. But I'm really happy with the way it turned out. Thanks Glen
@aldredske61976 ай бұрын
Hi Mike!!😀😀 Wow that thing was a lot worse than I thought it was. Nice job bringing it back to life. Looks really nice. Take care my friend!!😀😀💚💚 Logger Al
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Yes it was. Once we knocked all the rust off it it was a big mess! Thanks Al
@brucearney95366 ай бұрын
Nice work ! Ever try fluid film rust preventing oil ?
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
I have heard of it but never tried it. Is it any good?
@FirewoodFella6 ай бұрын
Glad to see you brought Rusty back to life. The yellow looks great , not a color you see all the time
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks. I suppose we'll see 10 yellow ones now that we painted ours yellow!
@FirewoodFella6 ай бұрын
@Lifeinthe906 That's how it always goes. No matter what you buy, then you see a ton of them.
@squirrellyacres6 ай бұрын
Lots of work, Excellent job rebuilding the trailer Mike.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Craig
@jeffpeters10146 ай бұрын
Looks great, Chris will be impressed!
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Jeff. He got a sneak peak at it before the video.
@outsideinmichigan6 ай бұрын
Looks great Mike. A lot of work and I’m sure you’re glad it’s done. But now you can just use it. 👍🏻
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Dean. Yep we'll get a lot of use out of it for years to come.
@outdoorsinthe6086 ай бұрын
Great job! Looks great!! Gotta love living in the salt belt😂👍👍
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Jeremiah
@eddyarundale15666 ай бұрын
👋🏻
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Hey Eddy!!🖐🖐
@georgeeggert15286 ай бұрын
I maybe would put some undercoating spray on it quick
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Good idea
@Thetreefella6 ай бұрын
Like it never even happened.....love it...rusty but trusty.i see that awesome hat on your head!!!🤎🤎🤎
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Well ya gotta have the Tree Fella hat on when you're working!! I got two of them awesome hats. One for work and one for going out on the town!!😁😁
@Thetreefella6 ай бұрын
@@Lifeinthe906 that's so awesome 👍👊💚🌳
@momusicfan6 ай бұрын
@@Lifeinthe906I have two Mo Pitney hats...one I wear ALL the time. The other is pretty much my marrying and burying hat. Mo Pitney is a 30 year old Country Music singer/songwriter btw. Love your videos. Being from Superior, Wi I know first hand about rust. Several of my vehicles went to the junkyard ONLY because a frame broke.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
@momusicfan Yep the rust gets them all eventually.
@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor71196 ай бұрын
Chris used that like a rented mule. 😂Nice work hope it last for many years
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
He sure did. Hopefully it will be around here for a long time.
@Living-The-Dream6 ай бұрын
FANtastic job Mike 👍👏🇺🇸 Rick
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Rick
@DanielAtkinsFirewood6 ай бұрын
That's looking great. The color will stand out, too. Here in Seattle, i have seen red and blue ones running around.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Daniel. Let me know if ya see a yellow one.
@canvasman23076 ай бұрын
Looks good Mike. You should be able to use it as hard as the original owner. Haul lots of firewood and harvest lots of Benjamin’s.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
That's the plan!!
@turklayher47946 ай бұрын
Great job. You are pretty darn handy my friend. Have fun up dere in da up eh!!!
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Turk. Always fun in Da UP
@FirewoodMidwest6 ай бұрын
Heck ya Mike! Looking good. I’ll be dropping my trailer off here in a couple years and let you get started!😄Take care!👍🏻
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Rod. Just remember I work for cash only!!! 🤣🤣
@johnphillips7706 ай бұрын
😮 hope you tagged Chris to let him see it finished, turned out pretty nice,always wondered what happened to rusty
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks John. Old Rusty has got a new home in the 906.
@kennethcarlson87136 ай бұрын
Good job Mike
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Kenny!!
@906sisu56 ай бұрын
Looks good. I had to build a complete new dump body for mine a few years ago.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
The road salt sure does like the thin poorly coated metal.
@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp886 ай бұрын
Great job bud!! Turned out awesome.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Dan.
@ml4te5ch46 ай бұрын
I’m thinking that “bushing” started life as a mower deck idler wheel support?
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Close. Auger housing off an Ariens snowblower
@stannelson25826 ай бұрын
Well done!
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Stan
@InTheWoodyard6 ай бұрын
Very nice work my good man...she looks very pretty!
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris. We had to do old Rusty Trusty up right!!
@LoggerJason6 ай бұрын
Love the old mule is that a 4501? Great looking trailer
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Jason. I think it's a 5001 does that sound right?
@LoggerJason6 ай бұрын
@@Lifeinthe906 that could be,Diesel motor? At any rate they are awesome machines.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
@LoggerJason Yep diesel engine. Yes sir great machine. It has served us well.
@muskegonhunterscamp6 ай бұрын
Awesome time span on the video, it's rare, A video like this is usually cut up into multiple parts with the "join us next week as we blah blah blah". Nice work Mike. BTW, never trust anyone from Appleton... :)
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
I'm kinda partial to the one and done videos myself. Ya do gotta keep and eye on them Appleton folks!! 🤣
@muskegonhunterscamp6 ай бұрын
@@Lifeinthe906 Andrew Camarata does the same... at times spanning years... however, it's uncommon. Appreciate ya sitting on all that content until the time was right.
@inthebackyardwithdel4386 ай бұрын
Hey MIKE , y’all did a very nice job on the trailer restore . It looks like brand new !!! 👍🏻🪵
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
Thanks Del. Lots of work but we'll worth it.
@firewoodathome6 ай бұрын
I'm not a fan of the so-called powder coat on things now days. It traps moisture and rusts and flakes badly. The pin material looked like a mower front wheel post.
@Lifeinthe9066 ай бұрын
I agree the coatings they use these days are not very good. My bushing material was from the auger shaft on an Ariens snowblower.