Best DIY DUMP trailer for only 50$

Who needs a dumb trailer when you can have a conveyor belt in a trailer, similar to the famous loadhandler.
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[@timderks5960]

Gotta say, you definitely make some quality stuff on a budget, unlike most KZbinrs who just throw money at things. Interesting stuff.

[@VinyB57]

Hey big thanks man! I always try to find ways to have nice things at the lowest price possible and share my ideas with you...in case it could inspire you to build something similar!

[@rubenfilippus2956]

I can see you have the app on Google play

[@VitorMadeira]

I second that! It's so easy to throw money at things and then get amazing results to showcase them on a KZbin video. But what Viny does it's the really *amazing thing*! That's the kind of ideas I want to follow. Thank you!

[@timderks5960]

@@VitorMadeira Exactly. And the best thing is that DIY projects are inspiring, because there's a why and a how to it, which people can convert to their own use cases. Anything you buy is just gonna inspire others to buy that same thing, if they really want it.

[@DanRather_]

​@@VinyB57🤡

[@HuronRiver-ke8xn]

Probably near 50 yrs ago I worked in construction. Most people don't realize the amount of shingles that come off roofs. Today they usually rent a dumpster. Back then it wasn't an option. So a quick trick that worked back then was one using a tilt trailer. Even then it wasn't necessary but helped. Before loading the trailer use a large tire and place it laying down in the front of the trailer. Take a chain and fasten it to the tire. Then run the chain along the floor of the trailer and past the tailgate or end of the trailer. Then load the trailer. At that time it was shingles but I would think it would work with other stuff. Anyway at the dump we hooked the chain to a non removable item or a bull dozer and drove away pulling majority of the debris out. Afterwards there was a few pieces left and a shovel took quick work of what was remaining. Anyway just wanted to share what worked in a pinch back in the day. I've used this since in several variations. Last time taking a trailer full of metal on the farm to sell for scrap iron. Anyway just thought it might come in useful to others.

[@rafterL78]

Great idea. I'll be trying this when I haul off brush again.

[@brenthayes1671]

That is a good idea! Thanks

[@johnhenninger9080]

$50 plus a full machine shop

[@VinyB57]

of course! 🤤

[@joe-skeen]

+ grand theft supermarket... That stuff didn't look cheap 😂

[@solvento.]

+ winch too and these titles are very subjective

[@user-hp8sy1xd6x]

And also time and also the energy used , also the pipe the winch the trailer the oxigen and the gas for heating the pice of metal for the winch drum and lock tite in a place that someone does that for u it can cost about $550 usd or maybe $700 things ain't sheap anymore....

[@-CHaPPy-]

exactly! A million bucks worth of specialized equipment but only cost $50 to make LoL

[@Its_just_Dave.]

Now I just need a machine shop, all the tools, a trailer, and an excavator.

[@michaelhouy1382]

Very nice job and a ton of adaptive problem solving. I can relate the reviewing you do when you go to bed...rebuilding, altering visualizing the changes. Solved many problems in that way. As far as the tools are concerned..i started buying mine many years ago..could've afford to buy them all at once and didn’t know what I'd need down the road anyway. I have tools that are 40+ years old, are still fully functional and have never had to replace any major parts..and i worked them hard. Very glad to see the creative spirit still alive in younger people today. Again..very nice job

[@RichDeRee]

I think this is the first honest DIY clip I've seen on KZbin. Every one who engineer something, knows things don't work out always right away. You need to rethink, improvise, having a sleepless night and make last minute fixes. I love it that you showed this all. And how you fixed the little designers 'mistakes'

[@VinyB57]

Hey big thanks Richard! Glad you appreciated my process, eventho its not straight foward! 😅

[@static_bolt]

fantastic, noticed the bolt on the handle is in a very convenient spot for a drill with a socket haha

[@VinyB57]

I thought about it...but it s just 30 sec of cranking..my wife told me I need to exercice more...😅

[@static_bolt]

@@VinyB57 just say using a drill is dynamic exercise lol

[@CT_Taylor]

@@static_bolt What you are saying is use a speed handle ratchet , thatll be a work out !!!

[@scubatrucker6806]

I've bought one of these bed unloading system in 1998 and I love it and I still use it today.. nicely built unloader❤❤

[@SPCLPONY]

I too, bought one of those bed unloader mats. It worked great on my 95' F150. Obviously they had a limit on the weight they could move, but for the most part, it unloaded anything I put in my truck bed from mulch, gravel and fire wood. The trick was to have a plastic bed liner, or just the factory painted surface to aid in letting the load slide easier. A rubber or Rhino bed liner would severely hinder that operation. I would keep several hundred pounds of cinders on the mat throughout the winters to slowly dispense on my driveway during snow removal.

[@scubatrucker6806]

@@SPCLPONY Yep . I've got a plastic bedliner in my 1998 gmc and it works well

[@andyburns]

You could cut the belt at an angle, rather than straight, then the join would spiral along the roller, rather than all being in one place.

[@VinyB57]

interesting idea...I could have splice the belt half an half combine with that angle cut...humm🤔 like I said interesting idea! 👍

[@ern48]

Nice! I like the sled you put on the end, very clever. I used a commercially made "Load Handler" unloader on my Ranger flatbed rather than adding a hydraulic dump and it worked very well.

[@VinyB57]

Nice, these things are awesome!

[@JJ-oq7tm]

Fantastic video. I subscribed immediately; mostly because of your ingenuity, but your sense of humor makes the viewing fun. Thanks, can’t wait for the next one!

[@VinyB57]

Hey thanks JJ, very appreciated mate!

[@cliffwendy3765]

Nice build. I added pvc sheathing to the bed of my trailer to make it more slick between the trailer bed and the unloaded sheet. Works great!

[@tedthoman6580]

Using the bottom of a "free" slick-plastic truck-bed liner works great, too. Craig's List "free" column ?

[@ronjones9373]

The one i bought for my pickup more than 20 years ago mounted on the top of the tail gate. The portion of heavy material in front of the wheel wells took some effort but otherwise it worked easily for soils and mulches. I also came up with a slip sheet to reduce friction.

[@CT_Taylor]

i use a truck bed trailer and I use a piece of kinda junky plywood sealed with a water sealer just to help keep it from dying so soon, and it has 4 sheets of corrugated plastic sheets (think outdoor signs) glued to it and i taped the seams with very high quality duct tape (not literally duct tape but its good stuff) to keep stuff from catching) I then used a few fender washers and used short screws to retain the plastic in each corner in case glued were to give out doesnt cover the 4 areas not covered, but i could make individual sized ones for those, but i dont need to. I use a hf truck bed unloader and lay the plastic sheeting past the front of the box and magnet it up on the wall. then I fill the trailer with garbage over like 5 months from household stuff, and i have a topper on the trailer, an extended height one. I have to leave the unloader off the tailgate just in the bed until I unload because the bars stick passed the ends of the tailgate. I fill the thing to the top (200-800 pounds normally of trash) and then I take a few hand tools like rakes/pitch fork/ snow shovel and I drive it 20 minutes to incinerator, pay the government 20-30 dollars for the load, and then do it again 5 months later. its pretty cake for what I do. I wish I had a plastic bedliner so the liquids in trahs wouldnt rust the floor. I tried graphite paint which worked but the hand tools wore out the coating super fast and i cant not use tools when i dont have a dump. the lever action to pull the stuff out works great but i work in stages, ill crank out a section, clear the rear by just pushing from the side clear off the other, crank, if stuff starts hanging up (and thus tries to sta in the bed), i stop, push it in from the sides back towards the tailgate staying on the netted material, then crank. I wish I had a drill setup so I could speed it up lol

[@koolkevin2357]

@@tedthoman6580 I never thought of that! Thank you! (Now I just need a Free Trailer) I'll watch for both!

[@terrywarner8657]

Bien fait, mon gars! The temptation will always be to cube out a small trailer. Gravel is about 105 lbs per cubic feet, so a 4x6 trailer bed filled 12" deep will be over 2500 lbs! My Canadian Tire trailer is only rated to 1200 lbs and it is much newer than yours.

[@ArturoHernandez-qu2po]

The real man never cried 😢😢 Auch! Well you have to continue 💪

[@VinyB57]

You're right...as a grown man, I don't cry anymore..I swear a lot tho! 😅

[@matthewpeterson3329]

Great job. You know what they say... It's not a dumb idea if it works. This looks like it should last long enough for you to build plans for a compact dump trailer kit. I can't wait to watch that build series!

[@VinyB57]

😅Maybe one day I'll build a dump trailer and make a seires about it...maybe one day..😉

[@koolkevin2357]

​@@VinyB57 Not one day! Do it soon... I just got my new welder and so badly need a dump bed for a small trailer. Maybe I could specialise in small trailer - dump bed conversions! And side job my retirement time. (Hvy Welder 10yrs).

[@MyLifeThai371]

My Dad's girlfriend's brother had one of those converyer belts in the box of his pickup in the early 2000's when I was a kid. It worked really good for unloading grass clippings when we were mowing lawns.

[@budwilliams7908]

I had this idea years ago...never had the tools money or trailer to try it with...glad to know it works

[@VinyB57]

Well you should start by owning a trailer for sure...😉

[@AlexInAuburn]

Harbor Freight tools sells a complete strap-on unit for $70. I have been using mine for 15 years and it is still working great. It easily unloads 2500# of gravel, rocks or dirt.

[@Miner-dyne]

Reminds me of our old manure spreader. Fantastic build!

[@crassbusinessman3122]

SO glad I found this channel. I was laughing the whole damn time. Freaking LOVE it.

[@RedHotFiat]

I love your improvements! I have that belt in my pickup and it works okay. When I get a load of sand, gravel or soil I have to shovel out a bit before I can crank the rest out. It is already starting to bend the metal at the slot where the crank handle goes in.

[@eddiebowens1919]

Glad I am not the only one who falls in ditches and sprin' his ankle.

[@patriciasummers8881]

I love those tools and I need a dump trailer. Thank you for the tutorial!

[@bikerpumbajh8108]

nice build but 50 is defently not the price. just the wratchet alone cost that here

[@Bob3519]

Amazon, wench $25.

[@yorkleroy5605]

​@@Bob3519I picked up a nice well made one for $5 at a garage sale

[@pfaffbm]

Awesome build. I'd love to do this to my trailer. Like you, I'm always looking for cheaper solutions to problems.

[@MavericksRacin]

I love VinnyB creations and videos!

[@richardkawucha1232]

I have a system, like that I bought, years ago for use on my S-10 pick-up. Worked great, when I had the bed loaded with 3/4 ton of sand then the pavers for a patio I built.

[@peterbarlow8912]

I welded 1/2 inch drive sockets in the ends of my load handler clocked at 45 degrees apart. 2 men with breaker bars could drag a huge load off my truck. Super load handler!

[@VinyB57]

Nice! 👌

[@FromSteelToWood]

Wow! Super bien fait! Tu es un sacré bon patenteux! Merci!

[@VinyB57]

Hey un gros merci! 👍

[@thunderstruk]

A really simple solution that my family had for our basic trailers was keeping railroad ties with chains attached at the front of the trailer. When you want to empty it drag the tie out with a piece of equipment, winch, or attach the chain to a tree or something and pull the truck forward.

[@Seriously6818]

Love the plow or scoop at the end.

[@LuisSanchez-yp7wc]

You can also use a high torque impact gun to move belt faster. Just a thought. Great set up.

[@tvh300]

Nice build! That looks like a great application for a cordless drill.

[@VinyB57]

I think so too!

[@weemanling]

Thank you KZbin for recommending this channel

[@VinyB57]

Hey glad you like my content mate!

[@samv2783]

Very nicely done!

[@chaunster]

Your French ways are rubbing off on me. As you tripped and fell, I yelled out "MERDE!"

[@VinyB57]

Hahhaa...for me it was more tabarnac the colisse!!🤦‍♂️ It s been 2 weeks now..and still put ice on it every evenings...

[@crassbusinessman3122]

XD I love how the metal work was precise, then when it came to the plywood, It looked like you cut it with a spoon XD

[@VinyB57]

The spoon is even to straight to compare it with my cut! 😅

[@robertjonsson5518]

Fist time watching you. Realy enjoyed your humor and the content!! Now for the other videos

[@VinyB57]

Hey thanks! Stay with the more recent content...I took me a while to find my style! My older videos are dog sh!# 😅

[@mrbrian87]

Great creativity and skills!

[@VinyB57]

Hey Thanks!

[@VitorMadeira]

Yes, quality stuff on a budget. It's so easy to throw money at things and then get amazing results to showcase on a KZbin video. But what Viny does it's the really *amazing thing*! That's the kind of ideas I want to follow. Thank you and greetings from Portugal.

[@gerbil7771]

Nice work! I’ve been working on the exact same thing for my dad’s large flat deck trailer. I build some trailer at my last job that used this type of system to unload hemp after harvesting.

[@VinyB57]

Very cool! 👍👍

[@Gkuljian]

Ha! Back in the 90's I was using a Ford 900 flat bed boom truck with stake sides for roofing. I'd fill it up and go to the dump. I had placed a cyclone fence in the bed before loading. When I got to the dump I'd use the crane to simply slide it out. And off I went for another load.

[@lattbabcock7227]

50 dollar budget lol. Sure if you have all those tools but love the idea I might try a modified version of this just might not be as robust lol

[@mountainmike1685]

I have the unloader set-up from Harbor Freight and it works great. Easier in the bed of my truck. I have thought of putting it on my trailer. Nice workmanship. Lots of nice tools.

[@jean-sebastiendesjardins8420]

Belle ouvrage 👍 Je connaissais pas ça. C'est ça que ça me prend. Merci

[@kcroft45]

The quote of the day “we are only a grinder away from success.”

[@VinyB57]

That's my next T-shirt design!

[@josephg.3370]

That is T-shirt worthy.

[@VinyB57]

@@josephg.3370 That's actually the plan...

[@briannicholls4868]

Awesome idea , well done

[@Lappmogel]

Drill a hole in the back, put a rope through it and add a simple winch to pull the belt back after unloading it. Don't need much to just move the belt but if you overengineer that winch a bit you can also use it to pull things like logs up on the trailer

[@wilverrivera1426]

Huhh!!! No truck needed just buy a civic✍😂😂 well done!! nice but I don't have welding machine or tools to make it happen but I'll some day.. new to your channel👏🏻👍🏻🤝🏻

[@VinyB57]

These civics are unbeatable! Who needs a truck! 😅😅 Since you re new here, I highly recommand you checking my previous video on my scafolding...

[@hcderksen]

Sure doesn’t hurt to have a whole machine shop.

[@JudithAdmire]

Great job. The majority of you-tubers talk too much and do to little. Most of us do not need the constant jabber. Thanks for a great video.

[@hughbrackett343]

I've had the load handler type for many years. I've unloaded many truckloads of sand, gravel, and firewood. There is negligible wear on the pull sheet. It's important to clean under the pull sheet each use, otherwise you're sanding down your belt and bed. In a pickup, you have to try to keep the material from in front of the wheel wells. Firewood and gravel in particular will lock together against the wheelwells, and you'll have to remove material to be able to conveyer-out the load.

[@truckywuckyuwu]

This is a great idea honestly. Could make it so that people with cars could haul loads of dirt and gravel easily. At least, this would make it so that I would be able to do a lot more work with my car over buying a truck. Would just need to find a shitty old trailer now.. I wish more people would try solving problems with their mind instead of dumping money on it. That sort of thinking is what many people these days are lacking.

[@Drop_N_Chop_LLC]

The one I got from Harbor Freight has handled literally over a thousand loads of wood without any issues

[@darkfireBikes]

The harbor freight one uses thick wall pipe instead of rod and a mesh tarp. Used mine for a few tons, probably 1500lbs at a time. It's held up nice other than the slot for the lever is starting to wear

[@VinyB57]

Good to know! Thanks for the feedback!

[@Larry-jv6he]

ok.very well thought out.

[@gsftom]

Awesome build as very funny as always 🙂. Now you can dump your load any time, any place…

[@VinyB57]

As long as she's ok with it..😉

[@BUILDYBUNCH]

Great build!

[@Waleed9547]

Brilliant sir brilliant 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 can't wait for the next build 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@VinyB57]

Thanks man!

[@marcoferreira226]

wow. you have skills my friend

[@francoisremillard9703]

Excellent videos and ideas! Cheers from a fellow french Canadian!

[@VinyB57]

Merci Frank! 👍👍

[@randallarnett863]

A walking bed that’s what they call it. It’s used on commercial trailers for hauling grains or whatever on my first job. I was working at a frozen foods company and where were producing green beans at the time. My job was to unload the trailers that had a belt system like thatone day I left it on while I was on lunch break came back and then tire trader load was on the ground. What a mess anyways it worked wonderfully.

[@chriskimber7179]

Walking bed is a little different, I received 100 yards of bark mulch from a tractor trailer set up with a walking bed -was like watching magic!

[@buckfiden2988]

Look at the big brain on Brad... Nice work Son!

[@VinyB57]

Thanks mate!🧠

[@michaellandreth1392]

I have one of those from Harbor Freight. Like you showed at first. On a 98 Tacoma 2WD so it sits low. The handle is too long and no leverage. So I found an Old Socket big enough to fit over the end. Bolted it on. And I use a Ratchet. So I can go back and forth and not all the way around. As it isn't good for me to do a lot of bending. I got a 18" PVC pipe that fits over the ratchet if I need more leverage. Way better than stock.

[@peterkohm9742]

Awesome job.

[@VWJawbreaker]

Absolute legend!

[@VinyB57]

Thanks man!

[@jum5238]

I had such high hopes for a cheap trailer until he started with "This backhoe that I built" and I knew I was NOT in the discount aisle! But it was awesome! Maybe NOW I can convince my wife I need a welder! "Oh honeeeeee..." "NOOOO!".

[@VinyB57]

🤣🤣🤣...good one mate! BTW..you need a welder for sure!! Tell your wife you found it... or something!😅

[@JustMe-gw3eo]

Excellent

[@matthewnash8310]

That dirt just what you need for the hole 😊

[@smpb238]

i just got the $50 one for my truck to help me unload with my lawncare company . so far far it is a massive improvement but still needs a lot of work before it is a s full blow system .

[@VinyB57]

Yeah, I bet it not as sturdy as mine?

[@the_millwright]

The staple of French Canadian households, a rusty Honda civic 😂

[@VinyB57]

well not all of them...but ok..we got a lot a civics up here!😅

[@the_millwright]

@@VinyB57 the rest are Toyota echos

[@cackleberryfarm4598]

SUPER COOL! Probably over my skill level though 😞 I have the Harbor Freight version for my F150. It works. Oh sure I get quite the workout and sometimes have to lighten a load of rocks before using it. But it gets me by... for now 🙂

[@CMichaelLyle]

To make it even less work, connect a cable to the wood thingy that hooks to a spool that will wind it in using a drill

[@girtskarklins9499]

Fantastic project!

[@VinyB57]

Thanks Girt!

[@krazykanux]

Brillant. Jaime bien le concept. Toujours un plasir de regarder tes videos.

[@VinyB57]

Hey merci merci!

[@AboutTheBuild]

Love your stuff keep it up.

[@VinyB57]

Thanks, will do!

[@controlfreq9346]

I had a load handler i got from HF for $50, it worked just fine. Sold it for $20 after 10 uses on mulch and top soil, no wear detected as i had a bed liner. Credit for your effort but im lazy, id put a right angle gearmotor on that dude and lose the crank.

[@dankeeton9599]

😂😂😂 it's like throwing a HOTDOG DOWN A HALLWAY... NOT.... Throwing in a dog in a hallway 😅😅. Think you get the concept. It was just said wrong. Love the video good job on the work

[@michaelpreston2392]

Now you need to put 2 large springs attached to the back of the belt so that after dumping you can release it and it will pull the belt back into position

[@ahayseed654]

Nice. Just a thought. Why not a crank, for a return cable, on the front? Might be handy for a longer trailer. Just make sure the opposite crank is in freewheel. Punch a guide hole in the headboard for the cable & and use two of those skate wheels to keep the board from hanging up on the return. jmho. Fun stuff.

[@MrGrowboy]

Never learnt how to weld. But I follow the process lol

[@creepycrawler43]

Very cool

[@utoobuser206]

I drop down plywood in the bed of my f150 and run 1/2 sheets vertical at the wheel wells with polytarp ford the liner, admitted i cannot do a full pull without shovel work with soil or heavy dense loads first , but it comes clean with a pull for the last half of the load😊 Just drop the ply down and fold the poly and i can take my kit anywhere

[@VinyB57]

👍

[@AustinCoulson]

Dang that turned out nice. More awesome drone shots, was that your son this time as well?

[@VinyB57]

That is weird...I replied to you the same day...but you're still in my un-replied comments...so yep budy! That was my son...ain't gonna lie.. I had to DRAG it outside to help me with the drone! Eventho the game plan for the day was driving the backhoe, then the drone...he was not interested whatsoever! I would have kill for a day like this with my dad as a young boy!

[@sixoh_diesel5662]

this is cool and I commend the poster for such ingenuity, however without such luck to be able to have items laying around or available for free, these things would cost the average DIYer too much to be able to replicate. I do think it is still valuable in as much as it challenges us all to look around and think about what we do have available to use for things

[@saneauto]

11:35 Yep thats how insomnia works. I have to keep a notepad on my nightstand for additions to my To Do lists. Yes plural lists.

[@VinyB57]

Our burden for humanity.....

[@chrispy3866]

Now you need to add a motor, battery slaved off the tractor, and motorize the whole contraption!😂

[@VinyB57]

....or use a cordless drill..😉

[@PetesWorkshop]

Nicely done Viny

[@VinyB57]

Thank you Pete!

[@gabrielhoy6790]

If I could suggest a "life comfort" modification to your otherwise brilliant build: Install a rope/steel cable with a two-pulley assembly on the front of the trailer, and an axel near the winch that spans half the width of the trailer. Attach the rope to the balk of your wooden baffle, feed it through the two-pulley assembly (so it safely wraps around the floor thickness/underside of your trailer), and around the half-length axel. A-PRESTO! you now only need to pull back your belt assembly by winding the axel!

[@gabrielhoy6790]

_____________L |8[========== -----------------/ A crude side-view of your trailer with my suggested change: The "L" is the baffle. The "___", "|", and "----" represents the rope/cable. The "8" is the two-pulley assembly. The "[===" is the trailer frame (no wheels). And the "/" is the hand crank.

[@VinyB57]

Thanks for the idea! This one has been suggested a few times and with a power drill instead of the crank

[@kliether33]

Damn I wish I had seen this two years ago when I loaded five trailers full of gravel in to my back yard one shovel at a time.

[@VinyB57]

Man...the time and effort you could have saved! 😅 But don t worry, I did too shovel a ton of loads before building this! 🤦‍♂️

[@ebshaw5974]

Great stuff

[@kyleknepp5379]

You should make a belt sander that we could make at home. Maybe use go kart wheels or something. I know Fireball Tool made one but it's way over engineered to make it myself

[@VinyB57]

Hey thanks Kyle, I don't have a belt sander and I think that should be the next big tool/plan project on my channel/website! 👍

[@stewartfoster6581]

Only $50....plus a lathe, a mill, a plasma cutter and a mig welder....that makes it more like $10,000.....

[@ronshaw9795]

Brilliant

[@WeberMachineWorks]

Nice work

[@yugdraci1663]

Bravo, de France, Marseille.

[@Leonman699]

Молодец!!! Классно получилось!!!

[@natecus4926]

You could easily add a winch on the front that is attached to the back of your wood baffle thing you made to be able to pull the belt back into place Also, to everyone complaining that this isn’t $50 because of the tools needed to build it: other than a welder, this project could be done with fairly basic tools.

[@dfu1685]

Great job! I loved it! I assume you mean the conveyor belt at the checkout counter? That is the only one I can think of that I’ve ever seen at a grocery store.

[@VinyB57]

That is correct! 👍

[@SDS-1]

Love it!!

[@VinyB57]

So glad!

[@user-ei7mn7of5j]

Very good job👍💪 I stole that idea a few years back for my double axle trailer, because a tipper was to expensive. Made it with a 12v electric wich but i need a stronger pipe, it bends a bit. But it works.

[@VinyB57]

what kind of pipe and how long was it to bend when pulling a load?