Expensive Scrapyard Finds! Repair-A-Thon!

[@generaldisarray]

You have doubts that we want you to make more videos??? Of course we want more videos, it's a joy to see someone actually repair and repurpose old discarded equipment/materials and make good use of it. Your videos are always interesting, entertaining and informative. Keep up the excellent work!!

[@lesliespeaker668]

Now more than ever, I would say, with things to come.

[@organiccold]

We need more videos for sure

[@Mangsaab1954]

Keep it up! we all love your work.

[@jackrichards1863]

Hear, Hear! The man speaks the truth PostApocolypticInventor.

[@staxlhax1849]

I still thoroughly enjoy your videos, I’m a furniture maker and almost all my tools and machinery are restored often from an unusable state. And 90% of my materials are recycled, reclaimed or junk collected from the road side. I’m deeply envious of you skill and knowledge with electronics, we’d all be poorer without you content and thoughts. So hoping you can keep it rolling, though I can imagine it’s no small undertaking.

[@jamesw9930]

I don't know how common they are in Germany, but in the US one of the first things we generally do with those pumps is thread on cam-lock fittings to eliminate the threading on/off issues all together. When you are in the rain in the dark and trying to work in a hurry, the cam-lock connections are really nice.

[@emperortrajan3609]

Am I the only one that feels nostalgia watching his intro video. I've been following him for a long time. I remember watching is shop tour video in the basement of his house and watching his hour long videos of him explaining electronics and engineering. Man I miss those. I love this channel. Keep up the awesome work my man. You're an inspiration.

[@MultigrainKevinOs]

You have come such a long way as a fabricator. That trailer rebuild is absolutely daunting but you have no problem now properly assessing and rebuilding it with everything you have learned. Great job! It's inspiring to see someone fearlessly take on projects and come up with solutions. Hope this trailer goes a long way for you.

[@outwrangle]

I'll say! He essentially replaced all the parts aside from the wheels and suspension. It was less of a rebuild and more of a salvage operation 😅

[@TheMetalButcher]

11:30 all the dust is grinding wheel. If you keep your grinding wheel barely poking through or only go back and forth and score away 90% of the material, your discs will last vastly longer with only a small hit to time.

[@dimitar4y]

true, a lot of people put too much pressure and lose half their discs. The higher the rpm the more material removal. The more "engagement", the more disc removal.. most of the black dust is literally the grinder disc.

[@tomschmidt381]

Another interesting repair-a-thon. I share your dislike for web based home apps. I've built several home projects and while they have web based interface they all run on our LAN and are independent of the internet.

[@mishokahin]

I share you sentiment on so called "smart feature" (Basically "We want to control the user how they use their device, and when they should buy our new products") thus really like reverse engineering them and making open source solutions to them cause I am in control of my freaking washing machine or toaster or fridge or whatever, not the manufacturer. As my moto to corporations that implement these "smart features" goes: If I have not offended you please wait your turn, I will get to you eventually.

[@rcpmac]

Get this! My electric toothbrush has wifi connection and an app. I haven't bothered.

[@PJBonoVox]

People seem obsessed with smart devices. I've no idea why they are attracted to them so much. There are certain things like smart thermostats which make some sense, but a smart pump sits at the opposite end of the spectrum 🤦🤦

[@LunaticCharade]

Same, i have some 30 connected items, and the only issue i have had is with the "cloud connected" bulb i got locally, it was the only one there but it's gone now.. because it was sheit. Pretty strange though, since that company was one of very few with a dedicated home assistant team/integration. But they should have had the sense to make it local instead of cloud.

[@worstuserever]

It's frustrating that so many people fall for the scam of "smart" appliances and home automation that requires an ongoing subscription and connection to a remote corporation's servers. All the functionality can be obtained more cheaply, efficiently, and securely with independent equipment entirely within the home. Let Google know whenever I want a light on, wait an appreciable interval for it to happen, and hope they don't brick my connected devices? No thanks.

[@mohamedelouadghiri2016]

the more I watch the more I like your way of dealing with wasted tech

[@dralenvan]

You're videos are always on my "Reserve for watching while drinking my morning coffee"-list. During my coffee I only want to watch a video or two of which I know is gonna be good. You also inspired me, my dad's impact drill died after some abuse by my brother. It was a pretty nice Bosch one, my dad got a new one under warranty. For some reason Bosch didn't want the old one back, so I replaced the brushes in the old one and now I have a free, working, impact drill.

[@mr.a5147]

I appreciate and relate to your stubbornness in regard to continuing the repair of that box trailer. I sometimes feel that stripping back something that looks almost too far gone to it's bare chassis and rebuilding from that point is still easier than just starting from scratch. Stripping back a project all the way to it's basic framework then building it back up can be less intimidating than having to design and fabricate the whole thing without any beginning design drawings or dimensions. It is also very satisfying to see an old machine renewed and rust proofed from the bones up. Good work!

[@KallePihlajasaari]

A key point with trailers is that it is very difficult to get a home designed trailer to pass roadworthy inspection. Rebuilding a trailer with nothing but the name plate original is easier to pass than a much stronger home made unit in most countries.

[@BionicleFreek99]

I would have just sold the scrap and called myself lucky for getting out of the deal with more money than i started, but holy hell! you made it look beautiful.

[@krishoogstraat6866]

Great job on that trailer! I love rebuilding little trailers like that ! This is my favorite episode so far ! Been watching for long time. Your solar power is really good to watch as well. Keep up the good work!

[@shesoyam]

Wow 3 or 4 years later still living you ❤ Geez almost 500k subs already, I wonder where you were at when I first started watching. Glad to see you in my feed again😎

[@thejackofalltravels8267]

Nice work on the trailer. Lots of possibilities come to mind. Base Camp. When the caravan is too much. Building slide in modular units for different jobs. Whatever the plan it needs a spare tire.

[@railgap]

The arrangement of the contacts - the shape of the bars, how they are routed, and even where the wires attach - are all arranged so that when the contacts open, magnetic forces tend to push the resulting arc away from the contacts, effectively extinquishing the arc. On large contactors, there is even an arc-distruptor made of vanes of metal or mica or other materials, insulated from each other, to break up the arc as it tries to move away from the contact bars. It is the Lorenz force, the same force which pushes the armature of a railgun...

[@MicroMidas]

*You* my man, when it all goes to shit (like it _someday_ will,) are going to be a part of the 1% of people that actually thrives in the new conditions! You will be well equipped, with _a lot_ of the *most* important knowledge you could possibly want at a time like that! Love your series! Much respect, from Norway!

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

The survivors will be those who can grow food and murder the other would-be survivors and take their stuff. Sadly, technological knowledge has nothing to do with it.

[@Saskajohn]

Probably the best series on KZbin. I’ve fixed an air compressor learning from this series

[@gubr]

Maybe get an empty IBC, holds one cubic meter and has an outlet at the bottom. Put it up elevated. It's square, so it fits in a corner. Combined with a raspi/micro controller, filter and little pump +relays and valves it can do the watering. If you were to fetch clamps and vise, you could see it in person 😝. As for the trailer, very nice. We have an old east german home made one we got for cheap. Maybe you could use some rubberized paint for the bottom? Lidl sells (sold?) it now and then in rattle cans. Probably better for pebbles hitting? I am a brush guy, too. But for big flat surfaces rolling on produces the better result.

[@CTCTraining1]

I was also going to suggest a couple of IBCs as the stacking can give a good head of pressure. I’m planning to catch all my house rainwater this year into storage... just need to get my partner to agree how we disguise them / protect them from the sun. 😀👍

[@samhenderson2947]

One of my favourite channel. Invaluable material.

[@Hoodlum045]

i built a box like yours on top of a hand me down trailer i got from my father purchased in 1981. Built the frame from angle and clad it in thin ply. served me well for a few years as a tool trailer for my mowing business. allowed me to load it and leave it loaded with tools secured inside. cant wait to see what you build from yours. the body looked bad but thankfully the chassis looks good.

[@ssmith6081]

That transverse leaf spring suspension looks like it would allow a lot of lateral sway in the trailer. Perhaps an anti-sway bar would be a good addition? Should require just 4 connections-2 to the trailer frame and 2 to the axle. You & your channel have been a great inspiration to me. Only you can decide whether it’s worthwhile to film & post your repair-a-thongs and other projects, but I pray you will continue to do so! It must be a ton of extra work, but we are very grateful to you for sharing your knowledge & ideas. Thank you and God bless you.

[@larrykostopulos1332]

Ahhhh, rust, the gift that keeps on giving.

[@jasonbabila6006]

Yes more videos please, to watch you find salvageable, repairable and reusable things from the scrap yard is awesome, I like how you can repurpose lots of things and save money.

[@jaysheehan4899]

It’s sad that the younger generation has perpetuated this trend of a disposable lifestyle. I was born in Europe and my parents emigrated to the US in 1965. My parents lived in an era where everything had a value and fixing or repairing was the norm. I luckily was raised to appreciate what America has to offer and I thrived in it. I have the ability and knowledge to teach but sadly only occasionally is my suggestion used but more than likely things are cobbled together in a shoddy way only to fail eventually. I appreciate your opinion and enjoy your videos. We are a kindred spirit. Thanks again.

[@zs1dfr]

40000 views in 24 hours? What makes you think we don't appreciate your work. Thank you very much!

[@Derlaft]

Thank you a lot for inspiring me :) Currently I'm restoring a very old (80s) rusted racing bike (incl painting and basically restoring/replacing all the components). Your vision on "why" gained me a lot of strength to continue with it, even though it maybe does not make sense economically. But it gives me a lot of satisfaction, skills and I'm also saving it from being thrown to a landfill :) As to what you could do with the trailer: winter is coming, and maybe you could make some sort of heat collection system. Instead of charging expensive batteries, solar panels could heat an insulated water tank inside the trailer. Then this heat could be used somewhere else later (warm shower?). Not sure if that's viable for anything, but maybe you could make this to work :)

[@pnadk]

Your videos are very inspirational. We just installed a couple of solar panels on the house to reduce our electric bill.

[@Hidegety1]

the fact you managed to get through german tüv is impressive on its own.

[@TR4zest]

Idea for the trailer: mobile workshop. install a battery/charger system you find on a boat or RV with an inverter for tool power, light. Use the solar panels to power the system. You could extract / acquire / repair friend's items remotely. It could be really useful if you have that cabin in the woods.

[@TheMrPopper69]

I hope you keep making these, definitely my favourite series on KZbin. Informative, inspiring, and cathartic to watch things be brought back from the scrap. Great stuff

[@patrickr.5821]

Hervorragendes Video. Möchten wir mehr? Ja, bitte! Tolle Arbeit. 🙏

[@lesliespeaker668]

Diese grünen Tonnen, die man im Baumarkt kaufen kann für Regenwasser haben ein Manko. Wenn sich am Boden Eis bildet, kann das den Boden raussprengen. Das heißt zum Winter hin aufpassen.

[@AalbertTorsius]

"What would _you_ do with a trailer like that, [...] with a couple of solar panels on top?" Biggest. Boombox. Ever.

[@simon-2962]

We have the same pump in our basement :) I just swapped out the starter capacitor 2 weeks ago as it began to not start pumping or needed several attempts and the electronic showed an 'error'. Now it runs great again :). In case of our pump, alas 5000/6 inox, it was a 16µF Capacitor. The electronic is a so called "Trockenlaufschutz" (run dry protection?) with a manometer that switches of above a certain pressure and on below a certain pressure. It can be swapped easily. Our original one cracked 8 years ago and I switched for a T.I.P. one. I guess every major hardware store will have their one brand ones :)

[@RickRose]

The same applies to enclosed trailers in the USA--Open trailers are available for a few hundred, but enclosed trailers cost thousands. People do lots of creative things with the enclosed trailers, running businesses out of them (everything from lawn services to mobile kitchens) or making custom campers out of them. I'll be interested to see what you do with yours.

[@bobadam7021]

Build it into a little tool trailer and use the solar panels to charge a battery bank, with an inverter to charge cordless tools, and run lights. It might be nice to be able to recover things from where they are, or if you happen to buy your farm in the woods, it would be a good help to start doing the repairs.

[@hgbugalou]

Man that cabinet is a gold mine of parts, especially if you were building a CNC.

[@mrrberger]

22:05 That's a rookie mistake, hand behind target. Screwdrivers love to slide off and spear hands (and yours was begging for it) almost as much as hammers love to ricochet and squash thumbs. 10/4 about the over burdening of robust equipment with flimsy electronics.

[@bobvincent5921]

Thanks. I also think that cars, trucks, agricultural , all kinds of household equipment can be built to work much simpler with fewer so called features and to be more reliable.

[@r8118830]

You turned it into a high class trailer after a lot of work. If it was me I would just have sold it and taken the money and run. Profit is not the main driving force in my life, the same as I see in yours, but we all need money to live you know. I think the same about the putative Combined Heat and Power System that you have most of the parts for. You could sell a refurbished system of that size for several thousand euro. Just a few sales of this nature would see your way to a good portion of a years income. It also enables you to continue to work on the things you love.

[@johnblystone8781]

I enjoy your watching your projects and especially your comments, observations and resourcefulness.

[@localcrew]

I am a big fan of simple, rugged design. It always wins in the long run.

[@sapieattersisingere3288]

I absolutely love your videos keep them going being a tinker / inventor myself passing on knowledge like you do inspires people to do the same to learn more.

[@ashtreylil1]

I want to do something like this with thrift store electronics to teach myself how circuits work.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

Choose something to do, then do it until it's done. Unless someone else thinks it's too hard for a beginner. Then choose something different

[@ashtreylil1]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 I have a Keurig that's broken. Gonna try to desolder the pumps and motors and some of the components I can find data sheets for. I wanna use the pumps and motors to make a drip irrigation system. I have never soldered but the components all seem to be 12v so I could power with a battery pack. Thank you for the encouragement I got my soldering iron last year and have been nervous to even try.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

@@ashtreylil1 Sounds reasonable. All the big things like pumps are probably attached by wires, not soldered directly to the circuit board. So you can probably cut the wires, then strip the new ends and connect them wherever you like. I find that solder is actually a pretty annoying way to make connections outside of PCBs - you can get yourself some spade or ring connectors and a matching crimp tool (not if it's really expensive, some are). Or a block of screw terminal connectors where you can screw a wire into each side of the connector. Though those options have their own annoyances - mainly they have to be about the right size for the wire, whereas solder is pretty universal. Idk if it's worth desoldering small components instead of just getting new ones. Here's a reminder to use safety glasses when soldering - just in case a piece of hot solder happens to flick directly at your eye. Very low chance, but if it did happen you'd be half blind, so good to take precautions. Apart from that the worst thing to worry about is screwing up whatever you're trying to do, or completely ruining the soldering iron tip and having to get a new one for $10 - both no big deal

[@kcraig51]

The first thing that came to my mind when I first saw the trailer was MINI-CAMPER!

[@CJWarlock]

@14:27 That steel frame with sheet metal walls weighted probably around 40 kg. And TPAI was carrying it like it was just a 15 kg sag of potatoes. Respect. :D That's a dedication: if you like to work with steel you keep your strength so the work would be fun, not torture. :D

[@Zachry86]

On the pump digitalization: In Norway many use these pumps for water supply on cabins. From wells, rivers, rain water collection tanks etc. Then it makes more sense to have apps and digital control (when your pump is placed in an outhouse or in your cellar). But for emergency use I fully agree. You have many german firewater pump suppliers: Most of the smaller mobile pumps used by civil defence or other small fire services use them. They ofcourse come with petrol or diesel motors to be used in emergencies or away from power. Almost all the pumps I have seen in our national fire service is from German manufacturers. Norway actually has an abundance of old fire pumps that have been sold out from our national fire departments that are driven by the more or less trusty VW beetle engine. A simple trailer with a pump and a boxer engine. Nothing more, nothing less. A lot of farmers etc still have them around for backup.

[@maarkaus48]

this is a nice brain snack I look forward to every time. Thank you for posting your adventures. I am from Canada, and have considered doing this sort of video myself, as I do a lot of parallel things to you. Good to watch how others approach similar topics.

[@diyhard666]

Do it. There have to be more channels like this and less makeup tutorials

[@helmutm3884]

I'd subscrube your channel! ;-)

[@diyhard666]

@@helmutm3884 so did I

[@maarkaus48]

@@diyhard666 I completely agree. I think I will get back into it.

[@lilmatt1914]

a man whos into the things i love and hold the opinions i feel? i subbed

[@jp040759]

Wish I could weld. Just can't add another pile of gear for another interest. I have toooo many other hobbies and not enough room to store all my toys. Love these Repair A Thons!!!!!!!!!!!

[@T3hJones]

I would use the trailer as a mobile power plant! Perhaps make the sides foldable and put solarpanels on the inside walls so when the trailer is parked the roof gets bigger and then one get shelter from the rain or sun too! Great video like always!

[@grendelum]

surely you can spare a short 8” bench in the back of the trailer to fit up an inverter and a bunch of gravity filled kilowatts… add some outlets to the outside of the trailer and *bewm* portable power to run tools or fans or a stereo or whatever your heart desires.

[@AlanLiefting]

I would recommend that the type of work done on the trailer is done on an impervious surface so that the debris can be swept up and put in the rubbish. You have added to the pollutant loading in the environment.

[@thelegion_within]

up to 300w power generation on a mobile platform - you could probably put a 500ah@12v storage system in there, then use it for a number of tasks - given the theme of your channel, power generation for component disassembly at scrapyards / offgrid mobile workshop ;) looking forward to the next video!

[@jerrywodom]

I believe that this is the BEST video you have ever produced---Thanks. Loved it.

[@douro20]

Fortuna-Werke once made large precision grinding machines but unfortunately the company is a small fraction of what it used to be.

[@Th3Pr0digalS0n]

Good work as usual. Watching your projects unfold gives me ideas and courage to try new undertakings in my own garage. Thank you.

[@th3welfarewarrior]

I've always had a fantasy of adding an alternator and batteries to a trailer to work as regenerative brakes by utilizing the brake light circuits.

[@alouisschafer7212]

Im going to set up a rainwater collection tank because my roof gutters just drain into the city sewer as it is commonly found in the majority of buildings here. We just have an abundance of water and never cared really but that mentality is changing as heavy downpours test the limits of the city sewers and in low areas flooding does occur frequently. So I want to make a difference in that regard and use rainwater instead of tap water for irrigation. Water Management is becoming important.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

Some of that is to do with city drainage. In older times the water would soak into the soil instead of being immediately directed into the sewer

[@RyanUptonInnovator]

You should fill that trailer with oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and digital multimeters in order to turn it into a mobile electronics repair center.

[@XSpImmaLion]

Totally agreed on the comments of the pump... I hate Web 2.0, IoT, mobile apps for everything, unnecessary electronics and connectivity, and all these trends that not only overcomplicates things, it often does not deliver in the supposed conveniences it's supposed to give, because you are essentially trading wasting time on one thing for another - eg. software and firmware updates, synching issues, dealing with bugs in code, proprietary crap, dependencies on the manufacturer, etc. I rarely ever see a piece of household or shop gear that is really definitely improved by new Internet connected electronics. In fact, I can't think of a single thing that was made better as a whole, without major tradeoffs. It's kinda laughable really... I'm tired of hearing people who bought this thing or that thing that can be activated, opened or run via some mobile app, only to hear later on that they returned to the "old way" because they were tired of dealing with the thing not working for multiple reasons all the time... the servers were off, the system was outdated, the mobile app wasn't working, a power spike took the whole thing off, electronics were giving some unknown error code, the company went bankrupt and took functionality of their products with them... yadda yadda yadda. How did we go from a point where we were worried about planned obsolescence issues and cheap materials being used, to this next level garbage of connected crap that seemingly won't go away no matter how bad they are?

[@E-hab]

Plus everything made with plastic and expensive and have a shorter life and works like garbage

[@dralenvan]

You've summed up a lot of reasons most IT people don't buy "smart" appliances.

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Not to mention they are stealing your data.

[@user-eh4ug8md6f]

Well there are a few things like smart smoke detectors that trigger all at once or if that doesn't work only that one, things like irrigation systems that are essentially time controlled sockets, cameras if there is no room for wiring The important thing is they need to work even if the internet is down for a period of time or it needs to be hosted by yourself to ensure reliability to you

[@stompic1]

If you stick to open source or easily available firmwares, you can actually build something very decent. Being able to control your lights/surveillance cameras, control the A/C or feed you cat when you're away is very convenient IMO. A system that opens and closes the blinds and windows automatically to save on heating or cooling is also a big yes in my book. I wouldn't put my trust in anything that I didn't build myself or isn't open source, though, but as long as I can maintain it myself with little to no effort, why not?

[@truckerjay]

in the uk trailers don't have paperwork. no test either. you do what you like to it. so long as you take responsibility for it and making sure its safe is down to the person towing it.

[@rogergregory5981]

That control panel is great, I like the old Siemens control control gear with the white tops 👍🏻 and the trailer is worth a lot more now you reconditioned it ...great video

[@willtricks9432]

We have a small garden with a cascading rain water barrel collection set up, this has a solar panel with an old car battery powering a 12V caravan pump, this works most of the year round. Cheers

[@neildavenport474]

For your trailer, not sure how much more you want to add to it. If so, I would suggest wiring up 1 or 2 LEDs inside of the trailer. Use either the power from the cars trailer wire harness or the solar panels if installed on top with a light switch. Love the build!

[@KeritechElectronics]

Lovely trailer restoration, and nice box & contactors too :) I absolutely agree about reliability, adding more bells&whistles and the trend of over-complicating things. You stick to the Unix philosophy of doing one thing and doing it well. I like that.

[@barthanes1]

Your "new" trailer looks bulletproof. A vast improvement on the original.

[@fangthewarrior]

A closed trailer with solar panels? A small portable workshop, the panels could be used to power lights, tools, and charge batteries! Pickups are so common here in the US, if a person doesn't own a car or suv it's a pickup as their daily driver. App enabled things, when they work its a niche feature but isn't future proof. With devices constantly being updated and changed as well as the products it's really only a matter of time until support becomes impractical. It take developers to keep them up to date. There's many products that end up in the trash or at my thrift store that are sadly useless because the app no longer exists and won't work without it. (Yes you can sometimes download archived apps but for the latest device version it won't always work) As always keep up the videos and we wish you well!

[@peterkuhlmann426]

I would really like to know how much do you spend for that "scrap". Nice video btw. As a electrician and programmer I totally agree. IoT and controllers for products that worked flawless for decades without that.

[@ghostfox3560]

That capturing of losses idea is a very impressive idea. Just to think that you could run exhaust tubing thru a water heater or even as the heat tubing in a furnace would change up how much energy is lost over all. And the amount of soot you could capture to eliminate from pollution if you could drop exhaust gasses from approx. 250 degrees F(121.111 degrees C)down to 80 degrees F(26.6667 degrees C). That could actually be very clever for giving companies raw carbon and other trace elements back to refine and manufacture new objects from. Still like seeing the work on things like the trailers and the ideas you offer with the pumps and other insights. Really enjoy thinking on what ideas you give.

[@DarronBirgenheier]

I hope you are able to not just survive, but thrive in the upcoming Winter. From what I'm reading in the news, it seems that the energy shortage in Germany and elsewhere in Europe is going to make life very difficult there.

[@derdo8684]

Mach einfach weiter so ... Du bist einer von wenigen die verstanden haben wie diese Welt funktioniert. Sad but true

[@WaddedBliss]

I wish you lived in the UK. We need clever people like you. We don't have scrapyards here anymore, at least none we can pick over.

[@BrownCreature]

Im keen for more videos of all sort! I've been going back through the archive and the early ones were terrific in the deep diving into particular electrical tools and components

[@syntaxerorr]

You are completely correct about most apps having a short life span. Any function in the app should be accessible with buttons on the device.

[@scottmantooth8785]

*your ability to fabricate amazing and practical devices from discarded objects is truly inspiring...might want to explore the possibility of prop building at some of the regional film studios or indie production houses...plenty of prop building sites on line (duh) and i'm sure the opportunity for collaborations would only enhance the variety and complexity of what you can produce otherwise*

[@ativan4374]

Make a mobile workshop in the trailer! Shelf on one side and a short, tall table to work on the other side! I also think you should put some sort of window to have natural light.

[@user-te1le7ck6b]

Mate your skills are just next level , I love that fact that like me you just won’t give up too 😭😭🙏 trailer looks wicked can’t wait to see your full plans , never stop these , add more random objects like the snes etc

[@billgeorge7804]

I cannot comprehend why you don’t have a million plus subscribers. This is content that all people who want to stop needless waste and try to refurbish an item rather than scrap it at first breakdown need for good ideas. Please keep going, I share your videos with friends who I hope will subscribe to your channel which to be honest is far more interesting than some idiot screaming swear words at a gaming console!

[@thornhedge9639]

It appears You Tube is not notifying me of your videos any more! I found this by chance. Glad to see you are still here!

[@godfreypoon5148]

It's quite incredible how much as-new industrial electrical gear, like you found, is available very cheaply or even for free. I suppose the expense of checking it for re-use in industry is more expensive than buying brand new gear.

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Great job with the trailer. I think it was worth saving and we have the same rules here in Australia, anything over 750kg including the load has to have brakes. The only thing I can add is to get a spray can of fish oil and go over any seams that are not sealed and I guarantee you it will not rust. Sealant can be a problem because if there is a leak and water get in it can’t get away. Just the blue cabinet with nothing in it will cost a couple of hundred €. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

[@mohinderkaur6671]

The aluminum-steel junction makes a nice corrosion point wherever it maybe

[@Kuga4D]

Idea for the trailer: If you don't need it for cargo, you could turn it into a mobile workshop with tools hanging on the walls and a charging station for power tools that gets power from the solar panels.

[@GreenJimll]

That's what I thought too. Could be really handy if someone bought an old property in the forest for example and needed a covered workspace to get things repaired and set up.

[@jimichan7649]

I would simply add some batteries to that trailer. That way you could not only transport things, but also supply power to them. Maybe as a portable workshop.

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

I enjoyed the film, as always. It's a Nice Saturday morning when I get to drink my coffee while watching a new video you made. I just saw this because KZbin evidently 'unsubscribed' me from your channel (and I didn't get a notification). The trailer is a great project. I thought Americans were a wasteful bunch but that electronic control box being thrown away takes the prize! That thing is a Goldmine! I really can hardly believe someone would throw that away, That wins the Grand Prize for waste, stupid and lazy! Take Care and Good luck on the builds! -John

[@harlech2]

Great rebuild on the trailer! Your video's are literally the only ones I drop everything to watch.

[@jimsvideos7201]

As for _using_ the trailer, it'd make a great power wall mostly because it'd be easy to move away from the house if it caught fire.

[@linmal2242]

Great trailer restoration! Be careful driving in high winds as that little trailer is tall and would easily get blown over especially when it is empty!

[@dannybeeson5084]

pity you didn't have a sheet metal brake. Bending flanges onto those sheet metal sections would have made the floor rigid without having to add more metal supports. Great vid.

[@Reconbox1001]

Nice trailer and it's good to go for hauling anything. With the solar you can use it for light camping also. I like your waste not want not approach to tech. Thx!

[@MannyFontes1968]

That was a really good job on the rebuild of the enclosed trailer and yes, keep the videos coming because you provide really good content for your regurlar subscribers. 👍

[@sebastians.8503]

The trailer would make for a sweet mobile workshop. Sure, the prepper thing would be to make it a mobile bug out shelter or stuff like that. But I would think you are more into sharing and helping the community. A mobile workshop with lights, 12V- and 240V-access, a good ammount of battery power and stuff like a solidering station, some power tools and most common spares and materials would make for a nice setup to drop by and fix stuff. I would love to see you do that next time the occasion arises. All the best! And hey - i sent you that CPU, the broken mic and some fans years ago. Could you use em?

[@Misack8]

Boy, I would do a mobile office/workshop with those solar panels on a trailer.

[@WoLpH]

I'm 100% with you with regards to apps. In almost all cases the bundled apps for devices like these are terrible when they are new and completely broken within a few years. That's why I always opt for dumb TVs with some external "smart" functionality instead of getting a smart TV. The TV manufacturer will inevitably stop supporting the TV and the smart functionality long before the lifespan of the TV is supposed to end.

[@helfarkmar5043]

it still amazes me what i see people throw away. Great video as usual.

[@rblongfellow]

Bless you! You're helping the world my friend 🙏

[@greglammers9905]

Nice job on the trailer. Over here in the USA we have big pickups and trailers.lol I have a 30 foot enclosed trailer my son and I built 12 years ago to haul my race car and tools and parts.

[@godfreypoon5148]

7:45 'mph' Throwing some shade there? 😂

[@thedanwind]

It looks like you should build a gravity powered water filter for your rain catch barrel next. For those just in case scenarios.

[@12Mantis]

"What would you do with a trailer like this?" I'd first look into adding some unobtrusive hardware for tying down stuff, such as D-rings and or rails for attaching rope/straps to so as to prevent items from falling/sliding during transit. That should atleast make it somewhat capable where moving stuff is concerned. Next I'd look into adding a bit more hardware to make future additions/removals somewhat easier, perhaps slotted angle steel and heavy duty shelf brackets could work there. With those changes as well as a battery charging system + inverter you could use that trailer as a workshop or if need be as a camper (granted it wont be very comfortable but at least the options on the table).