Big Problems Solved! See How This Gorilla Lift Gets Installed on a Round Rail Trailer!

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Жыл бұрын

This is a great video for anyone who is looking to install a gorilla lift on their own! You'll see how the installation process works, and you'll be able to learn some tips that will help you install a gorilla lift more easily the next time you need to do so. For this installation we had to fabricate some metal standoffs that we welded to the round rail trailer, then we mounted the gorilla lift to our fabricated brackets. So be sure to watch this video to learn all you need to know about installing a gorilla lift!
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@chrisallen3741 Жыл бұрын

Ohh thank you for the learn how to weld videos Brandon….im still waiting for the electrician….they are busy all the time…the whole house unit showed up yesterday so im thinking soon…heheh…lets hope so

@chrisallen3741 Жыл бұрын

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@ignoramustroglodyte3903 Жыл бұрын

When setting parallels across spans such as on that trailer. Bring two lengths of tube or angle to stretch across and clamp on the top of the gorilla tubes on the trailer. From there fine tune the alignment as they will be placed at the exact horizontal plane resting on the pipe. it will cut more time.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

That would also work 👍

@STRATTONSGARAGE Жыл бұрын

Hi Brandon, it’s nice to see you working hard again. And I must say that everything you stated in your latest video about going the extra mile to do excellent work is what I am all about also. Perfection is out of our reach, but excellence is what we are supposed to strive for. How do I know? Because our creator says so. I try to find people like you on KZfaq that can inspire me and make me better. Thank you for what you do. We need more men and women out there like you, brother.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate this man. Thank you! 👍

@jimmacsuga2592 Жыл бұрын

Wow, Brandon, that was quite the educational process of planning, execution, detailing, and welding. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise in this fascinating field. I appreciate it, and I know those of us who watch your videos appreciate it too!!! Be well, be safe, be Blessed!!! Quite the technique of making a square surface to a round base!!!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim. I probably could have eyeballed it and it would have been just fine but the OCD in me doesn't allow that lol. It's a blessing and a curse.

@steel440 5 ай бұрын

I worked in a couple boatyards in RI as a yacht electrician. You are absolutely right, the details matter!

@BrandonLund 5 ай бұрын

A lot of people skip that step and lose out on future work

@kylejans8160 Жыл бұрын

Good job on this project. Love as always how you never cut corners!! Have a great night! God bless!!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy I appreciate it and God Bless you and your family

@armandoperez6673 Жыл бұрын

Hi Brandon.Nice job on the trailer. You're right about the finishing touches. It'll leave a good mark that you do things the way it should be. The paint finish will tell the client that you did a very good job and the story will spread like wild fire.. you were just requested to install the lift and you've done it like straitgh from the factory. Good job. Keep it up. Thanks and God Bless. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Whenever I do things I try to do them like how I would want it done. It usually takes longer but 99 % of the time it's a better product

@jameslezak7882 Жыл бұрын

Great video Brandon! You are sooo right about those details! I know a bunch of welders a lot better than me, but the finished product, strong and well fit, looks unfinished because of the details! Bad on them I guess, they always finish before me, but mine is ready for paint, and don't think that the customer doesn't notice. Thanks for your time and sharing! 👍😎🇺🇸

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks James. I appreciate it man!

@militaryvehiclemarkings4696 Жыл бұрын

G’day Brandon nice job there. I am super impressed with those lifters I have never seen anything like them down here they are a very good concept. I have to take my hat off to you for working out in that wind, I would have lasted 5 minutes before I threw my toys out of the cot and gone back in doors. Good work mate.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Yah after the 3rd time of my camera getting blown over and crashing to the ground I was about to say I'm done until a better day

@olddawgdreaming5715 Жыл бұрын

Great job well done Brandon. Thanks for sharing with us. Stay safe and keep up the good videos, Fred.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred! I had fun doing it :)

@thebeardedstork432 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I had never seen or heard of this Gorilla kit! I think my poor old back needs this!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

You and me both! Thinking back to the days of needlessly struggling with heavy gates. I was totally impressed

@twistedhillbilly6157 Жыл бұрын

I spent my entire career in production metal fab so simple fixturing is automatic for me. It's easy to forget that other people have different backgrounds and do not think that way... I then spent a few years playing electrician installing conveyor systems and kinda took over the on-site fabrication operation.. The electricians thought I was a genius for things as simple as clamping stops to a drill press table instead of hand marking 50 or more pieces individually.... Great simple explanation today... TIP: (you knew it was coming) Grinding a small chamfer on the bottom corner of the stop will eliminate chip build-up that can throw off the accuracy.... Good job on the project working through all the issues...

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks man and great tip I appreciate you sharing. We all can learn from one another

@christianbos1691 Жыл бұрын

Great job Brandon, nice to see new videos man Nice and thankful work, with a happy customer and maybe more work from him, have a nice evening,with a friendly greet, Christian.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks Christian. I appreciate it brother!

@rudyrivera7426 Жыл бұрын

Good job! Brandon! Looking forward for more of these types of videos! 👌👍

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rudy! I'm looking forward to doing more of them also

@melolds8288 Жыл бұрын

I learned a couple of neat tricks today . Thank you very much! Great job Brandon !

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mel I appreciate it!

@brianr555 Жыл бұрын

As always, i enjoyed the video! You are correct about appreciating tools of that nature to aid in the lack of physical stregth or handicap! Im all for them! Great job Brandon! Looking forward to the next project!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

I think that's one of the few benefits of getting older. We tend to work smarter, not harder.

@brianr555 Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonLund, yes sir! 👍

@earlcavenaugh6459 Жыл бұрын

Nice project Brandon. And you are correct about the details. We think a lot alike. Have a great weekend sir!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thank you Earl I appreciate it. I like to do things as best as I can

@radioace318la 3 ай бұрын

really dig your attention to detail. thanks for sharing. Cheers from Louisiana.

@BrandonLund 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@davestewart9146 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know they made this, I might have to look into it, thanks Brandon 👍😁

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

It's pretty slick Dave. I was new to this also until the customer approached me

@Froggy_Devil Жыл бұрын

glad to see another project looking good

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@badofcr 7 сағат бұрын

Details are so very important…

@fredolin9583 4 ай бұрын

i have a round tube trailor, i purchased (8) 2 1/2 inch muffler clamps welded the saddle to the to the square tube , then installed the U bolts up from the bottom, worked very well!

@BrandonLund 4 ай бұрын

Nice! 👍

@reylecardino4979 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. Helped me a lot in installing on our company trailer that has round tube railings. Used your measurements and all worked perfectly as you had directed. I still sucked on welding but thats besides the point. Again thank you for the video made a good reference for me.

@BrandonLund 9 ай бұрын

Thats awesome! Thanks man and I'm glad it helped!

@josephsebesta6790 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic work Brandon.😊

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thank you Joseph!

@papatonysworkshop6584 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent presentation!!!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@rogertaylor8615 Жыл бұрын

That's a great job

@kevinbrowne1278 11 ай бұрын

Nice kit! Good job!

@BrandonLund 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@houndofgoshen5363 Жыл бұрын

Great job as always brother! I could use a set of those on a trailer I’ve got here. Have a great weekend! 🇺🇸

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

They work awesome! When I was done, all I could think about was the years i spent struggling with my various trailers.

@Farm_fab Жыл бұрын

Brandon, I'm soon to pickup a "new" trailer that was used on a flashing arrow sign. The bed measures about 4'x4'. I plan to lengthen it forward about a for or so. It's a flatbed, so I'll need sideboards as well. It was a piece of construction equipment so it was never registered or licensed, so I'll have to go through that in my upgrades. I plan to put this on your FB page when I get it, and will go through the details there.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Oh I love that idea please do! Others will appreciate it also. It sounds like a fun project!

@johnwoody4905 Жыл бұрын

good job and video you did really well welding that thin pipe. it's so much of it used now the last i welded took more time filling up burn out than it did welding. take care, be safe and well.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, yes it was challenging for sure.

@bazkeen Жыл бұрын

Awesome bit of kit. Haven't seen those before 👍🏻👍🏻 Nice job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

I was really impressed Basil. If I owned another landscape trailer like this I would 100% install one of these. Big back saver

@bazkeen Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonLund Same here. They are a great idea. 👍🏻

@tatendaviriri2041 Жыл бұрын

thank you Brandon keep it up i just subscribed to your channel today

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Much appreciated! 🙏

@jvazquez53 Жыл бұрын

Cool project!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! 👍

@Jeremyisyourhandyman 4 ай бұрын

Nice! 🎉 I love your channel and content

@BrandonLund 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@jimmylee6247 Жыл бұрын

Nice job!!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jimmy!

@JamesZ1025 9 ай бұрын

Top notch work! I would bring my trailer to your shop if you were local

@BrandonLund 9 ай бұрын

I appreciate that man! Thank you!

@terryrushing1255 Жыл бұрын

Nice job!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@markh5889 Жыл бұрын

Good video!! I didn’t know they made those lifts. Nice job. It’s the details that matter

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

It's pretty slick Mark. Thanks for watching!

@markh5889 Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonLund It’s always a pleasure. I am going to build a tailgate for my little 5 x 10 trailer. Needs to be heavy enough to ride a Harley a bit. Would 1 1/2x 1 1/2x 3/16 material be thick enough do you think? I’ll use expanded metal over that

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

I would think so 👍

@ricosalditos4570 Жыл бұрын

Good job brother 👍

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@jnieveslocobanana Жыл бұрын

I have seen some individuals place the system inside the tube it's self , not to take away from your great fabrication work

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

As I was doing this I thought of that myself. Super clean look also. I think this could be built using garage door springs and some rollers

@marcelknippers9591 Жыл бұрын

Under these weatherconditions I like FluxCore very much and it makes fun welding, even with severe storms, it produces satisfying welds like in this film. Great job. I loved watching this vid and learned a lot square ond tubes. Thank you very much and greetz from Holland, Marcel Knippers😀💪

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks man I appreciate it!

@chrisallen3741 Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, i was thinking about this….just for a different point of view….i was thinking you could have gotten muffler clamps and bolted those on the rail then weld coupons or even a plate of steel to it. Then it could be removable etc. ….its very interesting to see how things can work

@chrisallen3741 Жыл бұрын

Love the results awesome

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thats a great idea also!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@PilotMcbride Жыл бұрын

Good job. Hope you warned him not to use them for tie downs. Cheers mate.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thats a great observation. I noticed that potential also and told him not to tie to them

@rodstephens6612 Жыл бұрын

I think you might still be losing a kerf thickness on your parts subsequent to the first one. First cut is on left of cut line = accurate. This has removed a kerf thickness from the beginning of the 2nd piece. So cutting to left of second line is short of the measured (desired) length. Since this project has arbitrary length pieces is is inconsequential, but if it were an assembly there would be problems.

@mertonsilliker3686 Жыл бұрын

A bushing might assist with keeping the cable from moving. Just a thought

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@andrewrobinson2869 Жыл бұрын

Being so thin would it of been worthwhile to weld the inside of the 4 ends for a little bit more strength? Also if they were moved back about another 50 mm the Gate would shut all the way. I know you did what it said to do.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Time will tell

@pierrebourguignon3537 Жыл бұрын

What model of evolution mag drill do you have? I like the video great tips!

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. I have the #42. Only reason is it has a deeper throat.

@Goldwing1500rider Жыл бұрын

That’s darn heavy gate!!! I see how much framing it has.. I have motorcycle trailer with ramp no spring or assistance on it but light steel. No rails… I wish put one on it.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

It sure is heavy. He hauls a heavy tractor and a local fab shop added some additional supports a fee years ago.

@oscarborjon6112 Жыл бұрын

Dam ur so technical

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

100% I appreciate it 👍

@slcbodyshop Жыл бұрын

I like your nail polish

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

I apply mine with a hammer. Painting it on is for sissies.

@frank4239 Жыл бұрын

Look like garand thumb to me ( you'd havta own and shoot one to truly understand) great fabrication video's, you da man

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Hahahahah frank i know what your saying! Thanks buddy!

@jakeschisler7525 Жыл бұрын

Most people just use one but since his tailgate is heavier, why not. I went to a 10 pound spool of welding wire myself, after the 2 pound went empty. I would think that a spacer could be put on between the cable and the tailgate to keep it straight, just my opinion.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

That was my thoughts too Jake. I watched some other videos and one lift seemed to be enough for most but this one had been beefed up by another local fabricator, so it was real heavy

@davidbegor8709 Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

@louissport6663 8 ай бұрын

Brandon, I am interested in the "level" you used in the gorilla lift video. I looked on Amazon and Craftsman, I could not find the model you used. Could you tell me the part number and where to find it?

@BrandonLund 8 ай бұрын

Here is a link for your information. It's discontinued but it will give you an idea of what to look for. www.dxengineering.com/parts/shc-948292

@torowazup1 Жыл бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼😎

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks max!

@rogertaylor8615 Жыл бұрын

That would work for me because Sunday I had a mild stroke but I'm not going to let it stop me

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Thanks man and stay strong brother. Blessings to you for good health and recovery.

@rogertaylor8615 Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonLund thanks Brandon

@rogertaylor8615 Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonLund I don't let things get me down

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Keep moving forward brother 🙏

@Farm_fab Жыл бұрын

Brandon, you'll want to be very careful using gloves around rotating equipment. I worked for a company where one of the employees cut his finger on a lumber saw that pulled his gloved hand into the saw. My employer at another company at one point required us to wear gloves for drilling, grinding, etc because the company he contracted with required it. I told him the above-mentioned account, and he did some research, and reached the conclusion that OSHA prohibits this. If you're worried about OSHA, you have to have a minimum of 8 employees for them to come after you, so you are definitely in the clear. I currently work for myself, so I'm also okay in regards.

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

I actually witnessed something similar. It's pretty scarry for sure.

@ridinrocks Жыл бұрын

Ok gotta ask y not just use some c channel

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Needed the clearance to be able to get in there with a wrench to tighten or loosen the nuts. 2x2 was the minimum to be able to do that. 2x3 would have been better but I didn't have any.

@ridinrocks Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonLund gotcha also if u wanted a multi process machine to cover as many bases as u could which yeswelder would u get im debating currently have backpack oxy acet setup and oxy propane setup for cutting and a hb special titanium 125 flux welder love it all mainly weld outdoors and want something for a bit heavier use

@Kevin-is-here Жыл бұрын

I clicked on this, thinking you were going to be actually lifting gorillas

@BrandonLund Жыл бұрын

Lol Surprise

@Johnredcorn156 2 ай бұрын

Great fabrication work but that guy needs a new trailer or an updated tetanus shot. That trailer either lives out side or is up north.

@BrandonLund 2 ай бұрын

Both! Winters here in Maine are brutal on metal. I had a truck that rotted out in 10 years. It ran like a charm but the body and frame disintegrated. I learned the hard way about undercoating. Either the metal was better years ago or they changed the mixture of what they apply on the roads here in the winter because we never undercoated our vehicles and we never had these problems until the last 10 or so years.