Fun fact, Tonka trucks were made originally near lake Minnetonka. We would walk by the old factory building as a kid growing up. Eventually they moved manufacturing to Mexico / not in Minnesota. But yeah, Minneapolis is where Tonka trucks come from.
You have no idea how badly I want y'all to succeed. If even a portion of what Edison Motors stands for (common sense solutions, repairability, ease of maintenance, customer service, treating people like humans and not numbers, etc) leaches its way into the trucking industry as a whole, it will be a game changing.
Something I think everyone is glossing over; you guys just fought, and spanked a multi billion dollar industry with their coffee budgets. Im damn proud of you all!
When you graduate to construction mode, consider have a test jig with the actual shipped components for a 'plug-in" final check before installing onto the chassis and and you can then advertise that each harness has been field tested and certified. In my previous career as part of a UL certified panel shop, there were two initial tests we performed that captured 99 percent of the errors. One was using a calibrated for torque screwdriver to make sure all the lugs and terminal blocks were tight(including any empty ones). The last was a pretty harsh "tug" test on every wire to ensure nothing would vibrate loose. Congratulations on the beginning of a wonderful product.
This is something that usually you just offload to the wire harness shop once you have a big enough quantity ordered that they'll either make cablescan fixturing or you give them something to test with. In theory, cable scan should be more than adequate. It's best to have the guys making the cable test them because then they can just fix it.
But sometimes a bad connector/wire will still make it through. Plugging it in crooked for example can push something crooked and make it intermittent etc
Build self test on track. Hours not weeks. Treating topsy as what it is "extremely expensive equipment with requirement of repair being done in hours not days or weeks." Otherwise they can buy JD
I wire cars from scratch and just had an issue with one this week. The terminal crimps looked perfect but for some reason there was no continuity between the terminal and the wire on two wires. Cut off the terminals and crimped new ones on. Works perfectly now. One bad connection and it can cause all kinds of frustration. Good on finding the problem!
Im a pretty capable wrench, but I've been chasing a canbus fault for over a year in a personal car of mine. Intermittent window function, but I can command thru the BCM with a scanner or use the lock/unlock to roll up/down with the key. But the switches only work when they feel like it. Frustrating doesn't even begin to cover it 😂😂
Also props to you, I'm an electrician by trade (but also our company mechanic lol) so I have mad respect for you, building harnesses from scratch! I've done some repairs and that alone was enough for me. Could I do it? Yep. But would it take so long it wouldn't even be worth it? Oh yeah. 😂
As a Dutch person, I was surprised to read "klompen uit" at 1:17. It means "take your clogs (wooden shoes) off" or roughly "remove your work shoes" in this context.
Edison Motors Truck Manufacturer has a nice ring to it ! = ) So stoked for all of you involved. And anyone with the open mind and sense of humour to strap a Tonka on the back of an otherwise empty trailer would get my support and custom any day. As Stephan said, "It makes people smile...." and it costs nothing = )
I'm seeing many people saying Edison Motors is a scam! I don't know how many videos they've watched. Probably zero. Forming an option on limited to no information! Nice work gentleman!!
@@greasemonkeymechanic1 No. They're Edison fanboys. You're obviously a hater that loves to see people fail. Sorry Bud, this is the wrong channel for that.
@@danmoyer4650 what the hell are you talking about, I love what Edison motors is doing, anyone saying they are a scam are obviously haters and Tesla fan boys are some of the biggest haters out there.
Watching this from the start of production to you officially being a manufacturer has been the coolest journey. This is genuinely going to change the whole industry and I am so happy I have been able to watch this unfold you guys have made such accomplishment here.
This is a monumental accomplishment guys. I know you are so proud of this incredible piece of equipment... I believe that something can actually be given life by all the people who have put their time and love and money into him. So incredible. All this time and you guys are the first do this...
You guys have revolutionized the game! Not only are you real people but you guys understand things happen mechanical failures happen and being able to work on the rig easily is huge, applying already tested and proven designs is huge in my opinion. I wish the best of luck to y’all and hope these trucks take over the roads everywhere. Patent everything so nobody can rip you guys off and try to take the credit you guys deserve. Cheers dudes🍻
So proud of you guys, being a die hard "vintage lover" (all mechanical, trucks, and equipment) I have grown to hate e-vehicles, and computer controlled, planned obsolescence crap. But topsey is the first hybrid that I am genuinely excited for, even though it will be 30-50 years before I can afford to drive one seeing the progress and build quality is inspiring.
Yes! Let's get this truck in production! I wanna see more Topsy on the road. I back this 100% and I don't even like big rigs. I just don't want to see another fiberglass coffin box
I hope you guys are hauling some good loads with it. Especially if you can get a regular diesel truck following it with a similar load. I can just see Topsy just quietly going up a steep grade with a full load and have a regular logging truck working hard trailing behind.
I wish all of you at Edison nothing but the best. This is just awesome to see. I can’t imagine the amount of hard work. Not just in the building of the truck, im sure that’s the easy part. But the mountains of paperwork to actually become a legit truck manufacturer. Awesome stuff
Now what we need is the relevant information. Fuel usage, energy usage, full load and empty, on straight roads and hilly terain, nice weather, bad weather, severe & snowstorm, etc...in a short video with data written down
Pins can be a bear at times. I lost a few nerves sorting them out in the past, after placing them incorrectly myself. Congratulations on sorting out the bugs.
Hell yes. When you have an 82" sleeper tandem drive truck available for purchase I'm tempted to buy 1 for use here in the USA. I not only enjoy the body design, i love how connected and informative you are with the general public in how your trucks work and any update/progress you have with the trucks and company as a whole.
I'm really proud of you guys! What an absolutely monumental accomplishment you have achieved. Of course this is only the very beginning to a long and daunting challenge, Congratulations!
I got to hear some accents I have not heard in a long time. Those folks really brought back some warm memories of when I was living in NB. In addition to the success of Topsy becoming a legal truck!
Seeing Topsy backing up to a closed door at the end of the video totally reminded me of Star Trek III, where Kirk and crew are stealing the Enterprise from Space Dock. Kirk: "Scotty, the doors... The doors, now!" Scotty: "Working on it... There!"
Remember seeing this channel pop up in my feed a few years back before I graduated high school. Gotta tell ya, it’s been a wonder to be able to witness actual new innovation. While it may not be new Technology, it’s a new use for Diesel Electric Technology that could revolutionize Cargo Transport, not only for logging. I hope to see these on the road and not just in the woods one day.
One of us for us. This is epic and much needed. Real people doing shit for real people. I love it and look forward to being an owner of your equipment . FYI , toss a hat in for us regular Joe's. 😊
The song 'looks like we made it ' is now yours. I've followed you since 2020 and so proud of you. You give the world hope that honesty, integrity, ethics and kindness can win. No, have won! Keep on truckin!🎉
I'm not a trucker and don't really even deal with them, but i am so excited for this! It's the little stupid mistakes like that that end up making your production checklists so you don't repeat them in the future! I was going to say to let me know when y'all need an operations director, but I don't think I'd survive Canada after a lifetime in Texas weather. 😂
This is so big!! wow, proved so many people wrong with this one. I cant wait to see what yall have in store for the future! Congrats from Central Oregon!!!
I LOVE wiring. The 2020 T680 I drive kept throwing a fault code for one of four speed sensors on the drive axles, which lit up the ABS/traction control/ stability control warning lights at the same time, causing issues with assorted things like high idle control, pto override of idle shutdown, and even gear shifting. Our techs fought with it for months, but finally fixed it by simply connecting new ABS sensor harnesses between the computer in the cab, and the drive axles. KENWORTH used twisted pair wires instead of that generic ABS sensor coax like you see on trailers. Can’t just leave well enough alone.
Those little trees air freshener’s that Stephan has hanging there in his truck are made right here in Iowa.. I’m excited for you fellas, this is the proper way to do a “hybrid “ vehicle
all that for a pushed out pin oh man. I have been in that exact situation myself, on a transmission valvebody pass through connector. Other mechanic had pushed the pin out of the connector accidentally. Good work
As a former trucker that’s now a mechanic. I fucking approve of this message. Super proud that your showing the world that 🇨🇦 isn’t only igloos and beaver tails. 😂
Connectors/pins be like that sometimes. Spent two days trying to track down a no-start with crank on my 95 Town car once, gave up and spent $600 for a specialized shop to hunt it down. turned out to be a single corroded connector on the underside of the distribution box. $.25 in parts and $599.75 in labor.
I love what you guys are doing I’m super excited to watch you guys grow this is a great idea I’m definitely gonna try to get one of your 1ton truck kits
I've been there before with the electrical gremlins. I diagnosed a customer's tractor for 2.5 hours before I noticed that a connector that appeared attached was slightly disconnected on one side, causing 2 wires to not connect properly.
There's so much air space above the engine. You could slope the radiator back to keep the size and lower that hood by a foot or two to increase visibility
First off, congratulations! Second, what precautions are you taking to make sure little wiring things like this don't become problems later in the truck's service life?
a couple of weeks ago we had a truck driver killed in a head on collision between Vernon and Kamloops ,they were both driving new trucks made of fiberglass and plastic ,i'm sure if they would have had trucks built like Topsy he would still be alive today
