Wiring an Equipment Trailer

Wiring a trailer is a tedious and time consuming task. Lets make a video about it...

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[TheMrStotty]

What a refreshing thing to see, a guard on a grinder on YouTube

[SkyeCA]

Some people don't like wiring/computer stuff in videos, but I sure do. It's never boring and it's a skill you gotta know to work on a modern vehicle properly.

[JamesSterling]

Wes is keeping it real. Unlike other YouTube channels that try to create almost daily content by finding something outrageous to post Wes shows us the real deal on running a one man shop. Never change Wes.

[procyonia]

One week car repair, one week shop repair, one week machine tool repair, next week wiring trailers

The variety on your channel is amazing.

[jafo]

Your pronunciation of the soldering salmon...😂 Wes, you are the absolute best! Your wiring diagrams are superceded only by your ability to make it happen.

[TheJstewart]

Wes, never worry that what you're doing won't be interesting to us. If you do any project, I'm watching because I never fail to learn at least five new insights and tricks.

[callingoutdead]

I thought to wire a trailer you just cut up an extension cord and some speaker wire and just wire-nut it all together...

[markkrug]

I see a Wes video - I am there. Love the attention to detail. Diagnosing by looking at wire charts is a lost art. I could watch these vids all day.

[Byzmax]

Your relentless "Trolling of Pedants" is in part why I love your channel.

[dansevern]

Okay, having rewired one of my trailers last week, because of an inoperative right brake light, (actually both, but my wife only told me about one) I can only see a few things you missed out on.
1. With 14 ga stranded wire, not stabbing your thumb with one while trying to insert it into a butt connector.
2. You didn't use "box store" quality "self snapping screws" since mine broke off flush with the fender (twice).
3. All of your work wasn't wasted by finding out after hooking to the truck that the actual problem was a broken pin where the "plug and play" 7 blade harness ties in to the truck wiring.
Other than that, wonderful.🤪

Thanks for the lunchtime entertainment, take care!

[justavian]

I personally like as much variety in video content as possible. So i was perfectly happy to watch you do wiring. It's more than just the work - it's the info about what was wrong with the previous setup, the discussion of ideal equipment to select, the ideas shown about layout, etc. Great video.

[CAPNMAC]

Good to hear your Spring birdies are as loud and happy as mine.

[MrRuebli]

Finally someone uses the guard on the anglegrinder on YouTube. Thank you!

[nikprice]

As an Englishman and of course, pedant, it gives me great pleasure to hear you pronounce "solder" with the hard L. It gives me even greater pleasure to be trolled by you with that rather good play on words. Hats off to you Wes.

[notmeatalls]

Omg, I love the drawing. Put it in a sealed document protector and stick it somewhere on the trailer. Then mass produce those for sale. I'd buy one.

[cullenmiller]

Twenty five years ago I worked for a big crane company and we had about a hundred trailers. Drivers kept coming in with tickets and bad inspections constantly. I volunteered to be the trailer guy for six months and slowly worked my way through the fleet. I did three big junction boxes and went to all sealed lights and standardized everything. Every light had its own ground as well. I don’t know how many hundreds of Scotch locks I removed. Those were the days without maxi brakes and self adjusting slack adjusters. Seems like once a month a driver knocked the fence over while trying to hook up a trailer since the brakes had released without air in the system. 😂😂

[MrAPCProductions]

You should absolutely do a full run down on your "shop supplies" connectors, adhesives, specialty tools, chemicals, and disposables that you regularly use. Maybe even the second channel, but would totally be worth a watch and explanation for each supply.

[I-watch-at-x]

"So many to choose from" you hit the nail on the head there. A great video and perfect description!

[AllJustOnesandZeros]

I truly need a sticker or something that says "The good thing about standards, is there are so many to choose from." I work in IT and this is incredibly relatable.