Refurbishing an Equipment Trailer to save more Junk! 

There's something extremely cool about using timber from your own tree's on your own land, that you felled yourself, then cut to size on your own saw mill, which you then restore your own trailer with. The level of satisfaction at the end of a job like this must be immense

Impressed how easily ventrac pulled such a trailer.

No cameras were harmed in the making of this episode apart from 2:42 😂

Really impressed by the ventrac.. Such a versatile machine

Sitting watching something boring then see a notification that there is a new diesel creek video. There goes the next hour. Love the content.

Matt- What you need for those hubs is EP 00 Grease. It is a semi-solid grease. You can pump it in as a liquid but under pressure it is semi -solid. Farm supply stores sometimes call it spindle grease. They use it for automatic oilers on balers and cotton pickers. They recommend it for oil hubs on trucks and it works great!

Love seeing that sawmill MAKING MONEY!!!! Every board you saw is cash in your pocket. Looks fairly straightforward to run as well. SO nice. Again the new shop lets you work in comfort and focus on quality work. Congrats on yours plans coming together so nicely, your discipline and hard work have built SO much.

It really amazes me how you managed to have a full working workshop somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Completely self-sufficient. Just incredible achievements done there. Keep up the good work!. Greetings from a follower from Belgium

Matt, you do have some amazing skills and knowledge, i.e. cutting your own boards out of a tree on your land and putting them on your trailer, not to mentioned your mechanical skills. Good job!

That Ventrac is a badass little machine. Wish I had one! Thanks for the videos. 👍👍

That Ventrac is a beast! I didn't expect it to pull that trailer! It's nice to see Supervisor Rosco on the job. Great work as always Matt. Thanks for sharing.

I missed your cheery "Hello"! "Must be in a bad mood", I thought. "Naw, he is FOCUSED!" BIG JOB AHEAD. Glad you are back!

Super envious of the nut and bolt shop at your fingertips. I have to run 6 miles to Ace Hardware and pay a king's ransom for their stuff. You have it made!

15 Minutes into the video and still no words from you Matt ? are you ok ?

Lots of saw dust you can keep to Patch Holes and Fix Cracks in other wood projects Them boards are looking nice Matt 13:12 @Diesel Creek

Ok. That little Ventrac pulling that massive trailer really surprised me! I want one!!!

Good morning Matt. I've seen a lot of people hang a 5 gallon bucket off of the sawdust chute to catch the sawdust from the mill. God bless and have a wonderful day.

Matt, you could use some of that rustic trailer wood to make picture frames. Years ago, my dad's boss would buy old barn lumber to make picture frames with, and got good money for them. He owned an architectural door manufacturing company, and sold many of them as well. He had a technique to make the doors look old, and that added value as well as the durable finishes he used.

I missed the talking through the process in the beginning of the video. I’m impressed the ventrac was heavy duty enough to drive that trailer up to the shop without picking the front end up. Also bet you can’t wait for the overhead crane so you can click a button to pick the trailer/any other equipment up.

Gives new meaning to 'from scratch'. Nice job.

If you’re looking for a decent wood preservative, Matt, I used Cabot Australian Timber Oil on my trailer and it looks great after a couple of years. It has a slight yellow colour. I also put it on a workbench that I leave outdoors for part of the year and it’s in good shape too, after a few years. This stuff is sufficiently stinky that I figure it’s got good oily preservative stuff in it. 😊

This young man is becoming a national treasure!

If you need to redeck a trailer I really suggest using a carriage bolt with a concave d square washer on the underside. Is very strong clamping force and you don’t run into the problem of trying to dodge every cut off screw in the frame. Did our 35ton carry all trailer this way, has been working great moving our 25ton mill

"in David Attenborough voice" Here we see a wild Diesel Creek, preparing its nest, by gathering tools and equipment to carry back even more various tools to decorate its nest. While its mate may not always approve of the tools or the noise, there is no denying the Diesel Creek's effectiveness at moving and ordering the various nest decorations, by the end of the mating season, the full plumage of the Diesel Creek will be on display in his collection of engines, and power equipment for almost any situation...

Matt, you're a hard worker and a man of many talents👍 There is nothing more satisfying than overcoming obstacles and doing the work yourself😁 Have a great Sunday my friend!

You said you had a project in mind for the saw mill....and you delivered. One of my favorite videos because you told a story without "telling" a story......masterful!

13:53 Now if you could get your shirt supplier to put Velcro or a button on that pocket or make it deeper. I suffer by my phone falling from standard T-shirt pockets when leaning over. Love the Creek overhead lead-in shot, the music is perfect. I missed your voice intro which sets up the episode. If anyone is troubled by it, hey . . . that’s why God made volume control.

Matt, you are a man of many talents. You know how to repair machines, you are good at using excavators and you also know how to work with wood. Always a pleasure to watch you work.

It's amazing how little stuff can pull big stuff

I would have done the same thing as you did with the choice of available wood. But now that it's done I look at Google which indicates Silver and Sugar Maple are both rated as non-durable and not suitable for outdoor use. Oh well, that's the fun of having your own saw mill.

Matt matt matt. You are under utilizing your square. Use it as your guide. Put you saw against the square and you will have a perfect square cut every time. Great job mate.

Would've never thought that ventrac could pull that trailer, that's a badass machine

I kept waiting for you too introduce yourself and tell us what you were going to do today! “Hey everybody! I’m Matt and this beautiful 8 wheel beast behind me is a…..”

I am not even 6 min in and I am tired and my back hurts just watching you strip the deck off the trailer....I just love this channel!!!! have a safe 4th of July Matt!

Should have added 4 more d-rings between the existing ones for more options to strap down equipment.

Couple things. One to keep the DOT from bothering you. Those ramps need a strap across them. A mixture of 10W motor oil and diesel fuel. 50/50 works great on the bed once it dries out

Greetings from Central NH Lakes Region - Your comment about coating the underside of the wood with used oil is a good idea. For the top, I would recommend using a good quality wood stain. It will penetrate better than oil and won't leave the mess of oil residue. That will effectively slough off the rain plus giving the wood some UV protection since the trailer sits out year round. It is the UV that does the most damage.

Matt, you need to figure out a way to collect that sawdust from the sawmill to use for soaking up fluid spills in the new shop.

I have to say this is a very good video showing hands on work and less...."Imma gonna do this and Imma gonna do that." Thank you.

After cutting your boards to length the ends should be painted with oil base primer. Preferably 2 coats. Takes less than 30 seconds per end. This prevents the ends from being sponges that attract water as end grain tends to do. This will prevent the ends from warping as badly as yours have. Search This Old House archive for this method/tip that will double the life of your deck. Just a suggestion.

Matt , whoever commented that introducing yourself as always and narrating your content is full of excuse the French “SH-T !!!!!” Please don’t change for these TROLLS seem to get a high off , beautiful people like you that make life more meaningful !!!! Keep up the awesome content Matt!! I really enjoyed the fact that you’re using your own wood, directly firm the supplier , the back woods !!!😅 awesome choice the Silver Maple!!!!!

The only thing better than watching one of my favorite RU-vidrs refurbish a trailer is to watch them mill their own lumber for the project!!

Here in England - Yorkshire we have a saying - where there is muck ( old machines .) there is brass ( money ) .you are proving the proverb ! 😊😊

When you cut the 7" thick slab I was like "What is he doing?", and then you rolled it on its side and cut all those boards at the right width and I have to say that was brilliant!

I'm impressed! That was a lot of trailer to move with a glorified lawn mower.

Really impressed by that little Ventrac. I guess that’s why they are so damn expensive. I think I would rather have another skid steer for what those puppies cost, but still very impressive!

This was probably the second or the third video I watched on this channel, about 8 months ago. I appreciated a nice little refurbishing video but that's about it. Now I'm back after having watched almost every single video you put out and man do I appreciate this video way more. Cutting your own lumber from your own yard and assembling it on a trailer in your dream shop. Must be the best feeling ever

Way to Matt! Very good job! Using lumber from your own place with the sawmill was beautiful. I never had that experience. 75 year old with love of doing everything by yourself I appreciate your videos very much. Want to thank you for the time it takes to do these videos. Keep up with your life going for Ward. Good job!

Way to go. A nice refurb project. The trailer has been given yet another lease on life. Awesome video

I love that bolts and nuts cabinet. It's like Doc Brown's large suitcase full of money from different eras in Back to the Future. Gotta be prepared for all nuts and bolts possibilities!

Smart man using the complete brake units! A real time saver and a lot less aggravation!

look how easy that is in a nice shop and all your equipment in the same place. plus no laying in the dirt!!! looks great!! Fantastic job!!

Aside from the great work on the trailer itself, you should get great props on your visual story telling skills! About 16 1/2 minutes into the video without a word. Love the multiple camera angles just during the initial moving of the trailer itself. Great job, appreciate the hard work going into your videos! Keep it up.

Somebody needs to sponsor Matt with a rotary screw compressor for his shop…

Amazes me how strong that little tractor is. :)

At the shop I work at which is a trailer specific repair place we tell customers there's usually about a 3 deck limit on redecking trailers. After that it just be best to try and refurbish to a steel deck. Who's just too many holes and screws stuck in the runners at that point

The whole opening scene was very satisfying :D Dad bought a home-built equipment trailer, made from an old mobile home frame. They used these heavy 2x8's that looked more like cut down railroad ties for the deck. One of the first things I did was install some anchor points and a hitch mount for our winch at the front. I also sealed the boards with used motor oil, did about three coats to really let it seal in. Next is to install new ramps that actually allow for machines to ride up onto the trailer without getting stuck.

When you got the Wood Mizer I was like, "Ooh, he's gonna be glad he got that. He's going to get a lot of use out of it." And I see you are! Hope you keep it, Matt! It'll pay for itself many times over!

The opening riff on the guitar always reminds me of "Shake hands with danger".

You can use that Slag wood to feed your wood fired boiler for your shop's radiant floor heat.

That looks like a fun little project. I'd bet a lot of us wish we had the setup to rehab a trailer like that. Nicely done as usual. You were in my neck of the woods. I'm about midway up the mitten 6 miles east of the puddle they call Michigan. We will just have to imagine I waved as you went by. Twice. Happy upcoming 4th of July to my fellow Americans and those who wish to celebrate it with us you are more than welcome. Edit: I meant the machine was the fun project. The trailer looked too much like real work.

It's really great to see you able to use your own timber to re-deck the trailer. It is extra work, but with the price of timber, it's well worth it, and it is in line with your ethic of reuse and rebuild :)

For your next project, maybe build some kind of collection system for sawdust from your sawmill? So that it all gets sucked into a giant can rather than all over your concrete :-).

Wow thats a lawnmower.Awesome job making your own lumber and deck on your trailer .Nothing more satisfying than doing that work yourself.Great work,have a safe ang great day.Greetings from Alberta

Love your channel bro! I really enjoy your great video shots....you go to a lot of trouble to really make us feel like we are actually there! Your content, presentation and editing is great!

I love what you have done with the place, Matt. Like the guy down VVVV there said, Tom1k9, it is VERY cool you're at the point of using trees from your own land, processed by you in your own shop to restore a trailer that's still got a lot of life in it. God Bless

Trailer Basically brand new now other then paint new brakes new tires new deck and she ready old trailer looking mighty sharp there Matt and a Winch Sweet 35:47 @Diesel Creek

Ventrac = Awesome. Railroad jack - Awesome. Sawmill = Awesome. I don't know that listening and feeling that pintle hitch bang around on the ball was awesome, but it did the trick I suppose. I'll be looking for that yellow monster!

From Mustie1 straight to Diesel Creek. That's a good Sunday if I ever seen one!

Hi Matt, Nice how you made the refit of this old trailer complete so it now will be a reliable partner for you to pick up all kind of vehicles like you just are doing in this vlog. Wish you lots of success with all your ongoing projects and send you love from the Netherlands

@6:20 this video just went from "Matt doing his thing" to "Oh HELL YEAH Matt is doing his thing!!!" Seriously... you picked up that first log and I started cheering.

Hey Matt, after drawing your cut line, use the speed square as a guide for the left edge of the base on your saw for a perfect cut, and please... ALWAYS cut from the longer piece of the board and let the shorter end fall. I've witnessed numerous bind and kick-back injuries due to this. God... now I sound like my Dad... rest his soul.

I love the way you refurbish old equipment

It must be so satisfying to be able to re-plank your trailer with wood right from your own property. Your wife must be thrilled. Also with all the money you’re saving.👍🏼 happy wife, happy life, right‼️😂

16 minutes and 45 seconds before a single word was spoken. And I was glued to the screen the whole time. Really well done video, Matt.

Hey Matt, when jacking with that 15 ton railroad jack put a thin piece of wood between metal to metal contact. Prevents most slippage. Keep these great videos comin !

Would love to see that trailer painted in colour with your pickup, really nice setup!

Diesel creek start to the day hell ya to this and happy 4th matt

Ahhh, fond memories. I did the exact same thing on my father's lo-boy. I even sandblasted and painted it while the deck was off.

Matt's going from forrest to freeway and I'm waiting for paint to dry on a headache rack I'm building. Always time well spent if you're watching Diesel Creek.

Thats an awfully handy lawn machine ya got there. She squared up and drug that long trailer like a disobedient child. Such a trooper!

That’s awesome! Love the fact that you milled your own lumber. I really enjoy your content keep it coming brother!

Really like seeing your Mill working and replacing your Trailer Deck Boards.

2 mins in and I was like "no way is that little Ventrac gonna pull that big ass trailer a foot, much less across that ditch and all the way to the shop". WRONG! WOW! Probably the best ad doe how tuff those little machines are.

Man you have the most badass lawnmower

Can't wait to see you get that overhead crane in. Would help you out a ton for the projects you've been doing. Great video as always.

This week I redid the deck on my $100 4x8 trailer with trex boards I salvaged from a deck. Here I am thinking I’m doing something pulling my little 4x8 around my property with my $125 John Deere and then we got Matt over here making his own boards for his dually twin axle monster. Great video as always!

Definitely need to seal up those boards before winter. Once those board get saturated with water, it's only a matter of time before they're rotted out and your load is sprawled out on the freeway.

Matt, trailers hold a soft spot in my heart for some reason. This video is one of my favorites on RU-vid!

wow thats impressive i really didnt think the ventrac could move that trailer, very awesome

I noticed the little mower/tractor had a tow hitch and I was just wondering how much it could tow and bam you just back it up to this huge trailer! It handled it beautifully.

Dude, I do believe you could fix anything. Thanks for sharing. Oh by the way, all the used motor oil, would seem you could Simi pressure treat your deck boards or at least soak them a few weeks, Just cut a few 50 gal drums in half weld together, soak them good.OH well just arm chairing it. Be safe take care of family.

That is awesome that you milled your own wood! The trailer looks awesome now. This is gonna be interesting with a dozer. I hope it's the next video😊

Yet another awesome Diesel Creek video... so great seeing Matt use projects to fix projects to haul more projects to fix!

Some kind of fume / dust extraction hose for the shop. Something that you can swing / reel down from above and it will stay in place. Something that can handle being put over an exhaust pipe or extreme dust.

special treat today we had Diesel Creek watch Wes work and Mustie all in one day, I'm a happy man 😊.

When I can start my Sunday with a Diesel Creek video, I know it's going to be a good day. Thanks, Matt!

Nice job, I really love what you do❤ keep going Matt👍

Hardly any talking in this video! Love it!!

LOL... the Drive over cinematography is EXCELLENT!!!