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I was an electrical technician in the steel industry for forty years. During my early years we had a class taught by 3M about their different products and all of us were using them wrong, especially the plastic electrical tape. In order to keep it from unwinding you need to wrap it in this order. Wrap the tape sticky side down, ie against the work. At the end of the initial wrap, without cutting the tape, twist the tape to where the sticky side is up. Wrap the tape back down the splice with the sticky side up. Then when reaching the end of the wrap, twist the tape with the sticky side down and wrap the splice again stopping when the tape reaches the end of the sticky side up portion. The object being not to leave a piece of the tape sorta flying in the wind. To double check this method , just simply stick two pieces of the tape together, then try and take them back apart. It actually vulcanizes itself together. Hope this helps in the future. P.S. I really proves itself in greasy applications.

When you pull the hubs off take the outside bearing out and put the nut back on enough so it will stay, then pull the hub off and it will knock the bearing out with the seal without damaging it. Then just clean the seal and any numbers can be seen.

Great videos as usual. I think i have that same brake controller. The reason it behaves different while stationary, is it has an accelerometer in it, and it uses that to add proportional braking (voltage) when moving. When you are parked, there is no deceleration so it only applies minimal braking. Whereas the manual override button applies the full braking/voltage.

the constant power terminal is to charge an onboard battery on the trailer in case the breakaway switch is activated. if you have a breakaway switch then you need an onboard battery on the trailer

(upon seeing the tires) Well, THAT's not going ANYWHERE. edit: now that I've finished the video, I see that it will, in fact, go somewhere. Great video, Jon!

I always like how you work thru the issues methodically and logically. Common sense and experience are huge assets!👍👍

Thanks for your correct pronunciation of “solder” - you’re back on the invite list for tea and scones 😌🇬🇧

you are the only channel that i can think of where i actually dont skip the sponsor, always some usefull stuff

Just appying brake pedal wont engage trailer brakes unless it's an older time delay brake controller. Most modern controllers have an accelerometer that progressively applies voltage the harder the vehicle is stopping. The manual override switch you used applies the max voltage allowed per your gain setting.

Awesome video as always! Little trick to stop electrical tape unwinding, you can carefully melt the end to the underlying tape with the side of a soldering iron. Don't use the end, it's too hot and you'll melt right through! Hope that's useful

Thanks for the video John! I always find myself anticipating when your next video is getting released and consistently enjoy what you bring us along for. By the way, just a future content idea: I noticed some of the boards on the trailer are in rough shape which you could replace with new boards cut from your saw mill. Thanks again and keep up the great work!

I’ve gotten used to the hour long videos, I was bummed to see this one’s only half an hour 😂 Still as interesting as ever and I appreciate your content!

I think you were checking ground against the license plate bolt. Most license plate bolts thread into a plastic insert in the metal bumper insulating it. Great video as always.

Glad you found the ‘L’ in solder. Far better than saying sadder which sounds too much like sod her!

The Midwesterner’s favorite saying, “It’ll be just fine.”

It's always nice to see the seals of approval or oil retention ❤️

We all feel like a bicycle sometimes, dont apologise for showing it in a video. We could all do with a little more humanity in our lives these days and sometimes when i see somebody else vocalise that feeling, it makes me feel like im not the only one. Great video as always! Thanks.

Yes John its sold-er-ing from across the pond 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😂🤣🤣 keep the vlogs coming.

Informative video as always. Old fashioned self amalgamating tape is still available in the UK and I use it on vintage cars to good effect. Years ago wheel hub and brake drum were interchangeable. Old dinosaurs tend to remember these things but not where I last put the screwdriver! Thank you for posting. Best wishes from the UK.

To repack bearings with grease with a lot less mess, put the bearing in a plastic bag with the grease and work the grease into the bearing inside the plastic bag.

Seeing you using your brain to problem solve and repair instead of throwing your wallet at a problem is always awesome to watch for me. Keep up the good work.

I want you in my pit Crew, you put those tires faster on than anyone 😂

One more thing we learned, that tape is not designed to stretch. It will always try to go back to its original size. When putting it sticky side to sticky side, by putting a slight tension on the outer wrap it does help with the adhesion. Hope this helps in the future.

Had to do the same job on my fith wheel, too bad I didn't see this first. Thanks John for the learning

one of the things i end up doing a lot of at my shop is trailer wiring. i ended up spending far too much time chasing broken wires and bad grounds on the last trailer i worked on. i told him next time he brings his trailer over, bring a spool of the trailer wire, and ill build a whole new harness for it. he needed it back before the weekend was over so he could go to work monday with it, so i ended up having to cobble the damaged harness back together, and it pained me every step of the way haha! when i do wiring, i need to do it all properly. cheers John, glad you got your trailer all fixed up!

I would really like to see those OptiVolt panels being shaded across the length rather than across the width. I doubt you'll see half output and likely way way lower.

Wow, I've never seen tires deteriorate like that on something that was in use. Great video fixing up the trailer

It seems your trailer tires disintegrate before they wear out. Maybe covering them against sun and weather when not in use will make them last longer? 🤔 Another great video, thanks John - only your channel has notifications turned on for me 😉🤗😂

At 67 years i feel like a bicycle often. And then i meet a guy at age 72 who easily out works me. So, working hard and smart is always a good thing. Love your videos, informative and entertaining

I was always told that you back your nut off the bearing so that it has room to expand when it heats up.

I rent and work on trailers on a daily basis. I learned from a co-worker 40 years ago that 90% of the time the ground is the issue on 12V systems. The other 10% is a bad wire, bad bulb, or a fuse. That tidbit has served me well and still holds true on the trailers I see today. A ground will get you almost every time and make you go bald scratching your head why does it work here and not there, now and not now, as in what you ran into. Glad you coated your connections with some sort of dielectric grease, it really helps in the long run. When I rivet a clearance light to a trailer, I coat the rivets with dielectric grease to clean corrosion on the back side where I can't reach to clean the surface.

I'm just seeing this one. You have a lot of energy, John. Well done, and thank you!!

Hi John, Great video as usual. As one of those across the pond it was nice to hear the 'L' in solder !! Over here all trailers over 750kg gross have to have brakes and automatic break away application built in so I am surprised yours doesn't have something similar. I'll admit to not a fan of using power to apply the trailer brakes; mechanical overrun works up to 3500kg ( over this coupled brakes are required ). The best coupled brake systems use compressed air acting against a springs to keep the brakes off so breakaway or airline failure applies them automatically. BTW, given the way the electric brakes work, does the trailer have a parking brake ?

In Canada, all trailers require an emergency brake applicator which consists of a small lead acid battery on the trailer and a breakaway switch that must be connected to the truck body via a small cable. If the trailer hitch comes loose, the cable trips a switch that applies the trailer brakes using the onboard battery. The power output charges the onboard trailer battery. Of course, with an RV, it also charges the onboard RV battery via the 12v output in the plug.

You are always up to something a great watch and helps us learn to well done John 👍👋🇨🇦

22:40 Thanks from the UK for saying "soldering" correctly John; I watch many a video from the US where they say "Sodder", and it is most annoying. Keep your vids coming, very enjoyable.😁😁😁

The way to stop black electrical tape from unravelling is to cut it with scissors instead of tearing it off. I discovered this by accident a few years ago. It seems that when you stretch it to tear it, it damages the glue

Soldering trailer connections, pretty impressive. We usually used butt splices loaded with noalox, then heat shrink over that, or the heat shrink built in butt splices.

On a semi trailer, that constant power is used for trailer ABS

I feel your pain within 3 years I had to replace my trailer tires. My tire guy calls them China Bombs. My flatbed tires lost tread & belts, all 4 had to be replaced. I found out that all Trailer tires are now made in China, except for Goodyear. So I switch to Goodyear, I am very happy so far, the trailer seems to ride better with less sway.

Great video as usual and i learned how to grease and adjust the bearings on my trailer👍

Another great video, thnx! I got tired of electrical tape coming unwound and started using very small zip ties to secure both ends of a wrapping.....have never had one fail!

I am old enough to be your dad, so yes I understand feeling like a bicycle. Cheers from Canada ~ulrich

don't ever stop the seal jokes... they make me laugh every time

Told the bike joke to my kids, and I got the eye roll, lol. Worked a treat :D Thanks for the video :)

If you start packing grease in your palm with a clean bearing and just a dab, it makes it easier to see that the grease has squeezed into the bearing race thoroughly. Then you can slobber the outside to your heart’s content.

To stop your gravel from being pressed down in the mud first lay down 1-2 layers of heavy duty driveway fabric as a base.👍

Preventive maintenance is the best

Nice job 👍 Thanks for sharing your trailer repair

If the concrete doesn’t work , maybe try recyceld rubber from shredded tirers. It looks like gravel.😉

When I saw that you uploaded a video, I got really excited..thank you!!

To prevent the green crud of death a bit of vaseline or dialectic silicone in your connections is always a good practice.

Always informative and as usual the epitome of quality work ethics

PRETTY WORK!

Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

As always, great video!

You can remove the outer bearing, screw the spindle nut on a couple of turns and use the inner bearing to pop the seal off without damaging it!

Well time to get off my butt and get busy working around here. Thanks for the motivation!

Thanks!

I was thinking maybe when you tested the continuity in the plug receptacle , that you were using the license plate screw for ground. A lot of license plate screws have plastic inserts they screw into, and you wouldn't have a ground ! Just sayin 😊 great video , we always learn something, like feeling like a bicycle! Lol 😆

Thanks John! I really enjoyed hanging out and watching you fix up a trailer. See you on the next adventure. Take care from Canada eh!

First rule of trailer wiring, there is NEVER one problem.

Good job John

Tire on my Winnie blew out like that this past summer. I had the replacements already but have been like a bicycle and didnt swap them till one blew. :) Did the other 6 but didnt bother with the tag axle until it blew.

When you said "trailer tires", i knew it was going to hurt. Even the little ones are expensive! I have a 9X5 and an 18 foot one. Both need new wood right now. And the brake wire on the big one got pinched between the wood snd frame, so my controller was flashing "OL" for a bit. Always something!

Jon, Nice work without too many (except the ground wire) surprises this go round! Thanks!

Thanks Johnson!!!

Nice set of tires! It's a good investment!

Ever think about tire covers to keep them out of the sun. Help with dry rot?

while you were greasing the wheel bearing, I noticed that you have Craftsman creeper on the ground, please always stand up your creeper when you are not using.

Nice vid! Love seeing the channel grow man. Keep it up 🎯💯

Okay, one more suggestion. The connection to the wiring on the vehicle side of the bumper plug should have DE-OX put on it also. I know I’m being picky.

Excellent placement of seals. lol.🦭

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

That was very interesting to watch for when i have to do this job myself, thank you! Maybe think about covering up the tires with some white cloth or tarp to prevent uv damage from direct sunlight hitting them.

Great video thanks

Congrats FC101, on finally figure-out that the ground wire was bad, fixed-it and new tires/grease the bearings and good to go..

Great video, yes important to set your preload on your bearing, then back off as you did. 👍

Perfect product for people who fit stationary solar panels in the shade.

Good job done!worked on coaches and busses but never seen electrically operated brakes before in the uk

Love your videos! Your problem solving and the way you figure things out is truly inspiring!!

Very entertaining as usual John, even the ad was interesting. Your little mobile power station is a great initiative. Some modular add on solar plant for a side by side would be a great thing to market for farmers.

€€€€€€ if you ever have to pour a pad like that, I took an old gate that was not in the best of shape, and used it as rebar. Words for thought we’re both farmers we both deal with the same shit life throws at us Love your videos

Always check the ground and power with a high wattage test light, it eliminate loose connections

31:00 inertia based braking. those controllers make for a real smooth braking action. (horses approved). not sure how old that one is, but on my tekonsha controller there is a setting for the minimum braking power, then another setting for how much rampup there is (based on how big a load you are towing)

Looks like the bed could use some tlc and a few new boards

Always rebar concrete. Whether it is just some nylon rope placed in at halftime of the pour through to wire mesh, or the cool plastic rebar you just pour into the mixer. But concrete always wants to tear.

The voice of John is really soothing for me. Does someone know if there are channels that "read" things (like audiobooks, articles, etc...) or do long interviews with similar voices? It would be great to have them in the background when doing stuff. Of course I do it also with this channel but the occasional loud noise from the "crafting" may interrupt the mood.

My father and I have had a handful of those trucks between us, each one of them had the factory trailer plug go bad and had to be replaced. The pins would get loose and then not make good connection. I would get the trailer plug with a pigtail and then wire it directly into the truck harness and do away with the factory connector.

Harbor freight and northern tools used to sell a grease packer for bearings you could use with your grease gun to avoid most of the hand mess. I never had enough bearings to grease to justify owning and cleaning one up after greasing bearings to be installed.

There is an Electrical spray for contacts that might help in keeping contacts. Looks like you need to get some oak sawn boards from a sawmill to relay the deck. Oak lasts much longer than pine or fir.

So much work, I am two tyred, a bicycle!

Great video, I wish you would show a drone shot of your farmhouse with showing your beautiful trees with their fall colors. You have the most beautiful farm.

When it comes to automotiv elecrical trubelshooting, I love the tool powerprobe. Voltmeter, power contenueti, grund contenueti and you have both power and grund from the battery at the area you are testing!

Stay safe and we'll see you next time.

Great video, as always! To keep electrical tape from unwrapping, i use small zip ties on both ends of the tape, never lost any tape when i do this.

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota

As an aircraft mechanic most of my life I have learned with electrical issues, 90% of the time you can trace it down to a bad connection or crappy grounds. Removing and installing connectors is great way to uncover intermittent or high resistance in the connections. As a troubleshooting rule start at "bad connections". I love your videos and all of the various skills you have. Looking forward to your next venture

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