Rusty dump trailer restoration. We made it better than new!

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In this video I take you through the complete restoration of our rusted out dump trailer. It was a big project but we'll worth the effort in the end. Hope you enjoy. #dumptrailerrestoration #firewood #Uppermichigan #Inthewoodyard

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@danbentsen 2 ай бұрын

.Fine job overhaulin trailer. liked the video.

@Lifeinthe906 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan. Appreciate ya watching.

@jdubbink98 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Looks great and I’m sure it will serve you well for many years. It also looked like a PITA that you’ll never want to do again! 😁😉

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yeah definitely a one time deal.

@mikehughes2026 5 ай бұрын

Got her shining like a new dime Mike, real nice job, would make the original owner proud, of course he’s beaming like a new dad over his “Baby Dumper”! Take care🇺🇸

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike. Yep he's got a nice new toy there. But we all know Chris has all the cool stuff!🤣

@rackman5111 5 ай бұрын

Good to go 👍👍

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Yes sir.

@LightningFabrication 5 ай бұрын

Your trailer turned out great. Now I've got to do basically the same thing you did on mine. Mine also is only 6 years old and the floor is completely rusted out. Seeing yours has got me motivated to finish mine up.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

I think the floor was the only thing on ours that wasn't completely rusted out. Good luck on yours. It was a lot of work but I enjoyed doing it.

@turklayher4794 5 ай бұрын

Great job. You are pretty darn handy my friend. Have fun up dere in da up eh!!!

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Turk. Always fun in Da UP

@cut4fun50 2 ай бұрын

Wow it turned out beautiful excellent job you guy's ❤😎👍

@KNLFirewood 5 ай бұрын

Nice job!

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thank ya sir.

@johnbaenen5386 5 ай бұрын

Road salt. I do not take mine on the road when salt is on it. Just rebuilt and 1982 snow mobile trailer so I can haul my 4 wheeler. That does not go on salted roads. Great job Mike. Many years on your brand new dump trailer.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

They sure do love the road salt in the Midwest. Our trailer will not see much action in the winter.

@judge058 5 ай бұрын

I’m in upstate central New York and they love road salt here also. I’ve been looking for a used dump trailer for some time but everything I looked at was a rust bucket. Most of them from firewood producers. I understand why the owners use the trailers in the winter when the roads are heavily salted, that’s also when customers want their wood delivered.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Yep the road salt just eats them up. We do most of our deliveries in the fall not much in winter. It should last us a long time.

@brandygray5894 5 ай бұрын

Nice job 👍

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate that.

@SteveAustin-jp3ev 5 ай бұрын

1st to comment from Western North Carolina. 1st to 👍 thumbs up. I'm new to woodhound life. Im age 64 with a bad back. No truck. No trailer. No tractor. No splitter. Just 3 Stihl chainsaws and a old van. Wish mme luck.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Good luck Steve. Don't over do it and most of all enjoy yourself.

@906sisu5 5 ай бұрын

Looks good. I had to build a complete new dump body for mine a few years ago.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

The road salt sure does like the thin poorly coated metal.

@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648 5 ай бұрын

Nice job, sure looks good

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Oldtimer.

@davehertle 5 ай бұрын

Trusty Rusty 2.0 Great Job Mike. This old dump trailer is an old friend to many of us.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave. I know Trusty Rusty was a big part of In the Woodyard. Glad I could bring it back to life.

@Thetreefella 5 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for this video ,and FINALLY its arrived!!!!! Well worth the wait. What a great job ya'll did on this trailer. She'll be @ now for many hardworking years to come!! Thanks for sharing Mike!!!

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris. It turned out pretty darn good! For a couple of Yoopers working on it!! 🤣🤣

@toddsoutsideagain 5 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this project👏🏻 Nice work fellas! You just preserved a piece of the firewood community! Rusty is looking good now Mike👍🏻👍🏻

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Todd. Old Rusty but Trusty will be around for a long time now.

@markpro96 5 ай бұрын

Your videos always seem to put a smile on my face. Love your humor! Hard to believe that trailer rusted that badly in 6-7 years!! You are an excellent fabricator Mike really impressive!! More body shops should invest in Kubota's and logging equipment! Thanks for the vid, enjoyed!!

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark. I really appreciate that. Yep the tractor and the "Mule " sure came in handy on this project.

@davidedwards3734 5 ай бұрын

Great job Mike!! Trailer looks Fantastic!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks David

@aldredske6197 5 ай бұрын

Hi Mike!!😀😀 Wow that thing was a lot worse than I thought it was. Nice job bringing it back to life. Looks really nice. Take care my friend!!😀😀💚💚 Logger Al

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Yes it was. Once we knocked all the rust off it it was a big mess! Thanks Al

@toddpacheco4748 5 ай бұрын

Well Mike they one man’s junk is another man’s treasure excellent work on the trailer and video 😮😊❤

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Todd. I really enjoy bringing this back to life opposed to throwing it away to buy new.

@outdoorsinthe608 5 ай бұрын

Great job! Looks great!! Gotta love living in the salt belt😂👍👍

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeremiah

@eddyarundale1566 5 ай бұрын

👋🏻

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Hey Eddy!!🖐🖐

@FirewoodFella 5 ай бұрын

Glad to see you brought Rusty back to life. The yellow looks great , not a color you see all the time

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I suppose we'll see 10 yellow ones now that we painted ours yellow!

@FirewoodFella 5 ай бұрын

@Lifeinthe906 That's how it always goes. No matter what you buy, then you see a ton of them.

@outsideinmichigan 5 ай бұрын

Looks great Mike. A lot of work and I’m sure you’re glad it’s done. But now you can just use it. 👍🏻

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Dean. Yep we'll get a lot of use out of it for years to come.

@jeffpeters1014 5 ай бұрын

Looks great, Chris will be impressed!

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff. He got a sneak peak at it before the video.

@CharleyThePlumber 4 ай бұрын

Now you can bring me a load of firewood lol

@Lifeinthe906 4 ай бұрын

The delivery charges may be a bit steep on that order!!🤣🤣

@CharleyThePlumber 4 ай бұрын

Drop it when ur in Lansing lol

@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119 5 ай бұрын

Chris used that like a rented mule. 😂Nice work hope it last for many years

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

He sure did. Hopefully it will be around here for a long time.

@squirrellyacres 5 ай бұрын

Lots of work, Excellent job rebuilding the trailer Mike.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Craig

@larryvankirk7423 5 ай бұрын

She lives. Good for another life. Wonder how the spray on bed liner stuff would work on the floor?

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thought about the bedliner stuff not sure if the wood would slide on it.

@canvasman2307 5 ай бұрын

Looks good Mike. You should be able to use it as hard as the original owner. Haul lots of firewood and harvest lots of Benjamin’s.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

That's the plan!!

@glenmomrik727 5 ай бұрын

Always a lot more work then it looks like but very rewarding when done great job

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

A massive undertaking. But I'm really happy with the way it turned out. Thanks Glen

@DanielAtkinsFirewood 5 ай бұрын

That's looking great. The color will stand out, too. Here in Seattle, i have seen red and blue ones running around.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Daniel. Let me know if ya see a yellow one.

@johnphillips770 5 ай бұрын

😮 hope you tagged Chris to let him see it finished, turned out pretty nice,always wondered what happened to rusty

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks John. Old Rusty has got a new home in the 906.

@Living-The-Dream 5 ай бұрын

FANtastic job Mike 👍👏🇺🇸 Rick

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Rick

@FirewoodMidwest 5 ай бұрын

Heck ya Mike! Looking good. I’ll be dropping my trailer off here in a couple years and let you get started!😄Take care!👍🏻

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Rod. Just remember I work for cash only!!! 🤣🤣

@kennethcarlson8713 5 ай бұрын

Good job Mike

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Kenny!!

@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88 5 ай бұрын

Great job bud!! Turned out awesome.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan.

@InTheWoodyard 5 ай бұрын

Very nice work my good man...she looks very pretty!

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris. We had to do old Rusty Trusty up right!!

@brucearney9536 5 ай бұрын

Nice work ! Ever try fluid film rust preventing oil ?

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

I have heard of it but never tried it. Is it any good?

@stannelson2582 5 ай бұрын

Well done!

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Stan

@georgeeggert1528 5 ай бұрын

I maybe would put some undercoating spray on it quick

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Good idea

@muskegonhunterscamp 5 ай бұрын

Awesome time span on the video, it's rare, A video like this is usually cut up into multiple parts with the "join us next week as we blah blah blah". Nice work Mike. BTW, never trust anyone from Appleton... :)

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

I'm kinda partial to the one and done videos myself. Ya do gotta keep and eye on them Appleton folks!! 🤣

@muskegonhunterscamp 5 ай бұрын

@@Lifeinthe906 Andrew Camarata does the same... at times spanning years... however, it's uncommon. Appreciate ya sitting on all that content until the time was right.

@inthebackyardwithdel438 5 ай бұрын

Hey MIKE , y’all did a very nice job on the trailer restore . It looks like brand new !!! 👍🏻🪵

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Del. Lots of work but we'll worth it.

@Thetreefella 5 ай бұрын

Like it never even happened.....love it...rusty but trusty.i see that awesome hat on your head!!!🤎🤎🤎

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Well ya gotta have the Tree Fella hat on when you're working!! I got two of them awesome hats. One for work and one for going out on the town!!😁😁

@Thetreefella 5 ай бұрын

@@Lifeinthe906 that's so awesome 👍👊💚🌳

@momusicfan 5 ай бұрын

@@Lifeinthe906I have two Mo Pitney hats...one I wear ALL the time. The other is pretty much my marrying and burying hat. Mo Pitney is a 30 year old Country Music singer/songwriter btw. Love your videos. Being from Superior, Wi I know first hand about rust. Several of my vehicles went to the junkyard ONLY because a frame broke.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

@momusicfan Yep the rust gets them all eventually.

@ml4te5ch4 5 ай бұрын

I’m thinking that “bushing” started life as a mower deck idler wheel support?

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Close. Auger housing off an Ariens snowblower

@LoggerJason 5 ай бұрын

Love the old mule is that a 4501? Great looking trailer

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Jason. I think it's a 5001 does that sound right?

@LoggerJason 5 ай бұрын

@@Lifeinthe906 that could be,Diesel motor? At any rate they are awesome machines.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

@LoggerJason Yep diesel engine. Yes sir great machine. It has served us well.

@firewoodathome 5 ай бұрын

I'm not a fan of the so-called powder coat on things now days. It traps moisture and rusts and flakes badly. The pin material looked like a mower front wheel post.

@Lifeinthe906 5 ай бұрын

I agree the coatings they use these days are not very good. My bushing material was from the auger shaft on an Ariens snowblower.