Between my Instagram and community post on TH-cam there are OVER 400 comments at this point asking for content on the trailer I bought, so here it is guys - Let me know what you think and thank you for watching and consider subscribing for more content like this!
I just finished my own trailer build and I absolutely love it, I can’t wait to see the end product of yours. P.S. I sent a picture of my trailer to your insta sorry just I little excited
I’d stay away from darker walls. The amount of light those darker walls absorb will surprise you and you will have to go overboard with lighting to see what it is you’re working on.
Dude! A lot to cover here, so I hope you take the time to read it. I've talked to you a few times before. I'm the retired pro ATV guy that rode for Klemm Research way back in 88'-90'. First thing, for stickers, decals, tape, etc., a heat gun (don't get it too hot) and plastic scraper. Then WD-40 on a rag will break down and remove the residue. Okay, now for the interior. The dark interior looks cool and all, but trust me, when you want to work on an ATV, you're gonna be kicking yourself in the ass all the way home to redo the whole thing if you don't lighten it up quite a bit. That's why they usually install that white, very reflective, paneling on the walls. It bounces the light around. I would also consider installing pop-in ceiling LED's. Your ceiling should have about 1" clearance between the interior panel and the roof panel. That's more than enough clearance for those lights. You can also pop in a couple in the bottom of your cabinets over the workbench. In my race trailer, I had the lights divided into sections of the trailer, with a separate switch for each section. Get a big 12v deep cycle battery (or 2 - 6v golf cart batteries) and a good inverter for the trailer. Run a charge line from your truck to the trailer so you can recharge your trailer battery while you drive. The rubber flooring might seem like a great thing until you have to roll your toolbox across it. That is, unless you get a toolbox with the big wheels on it. Don't forget. You'll need a way to anchor the toolbox in the trailer. A fold-up bed over the wheel wells works pretty good for overnight camping. Towards the back of the trailer and up high, I had a tire rack for all the different wheels I needed. IE: Paddles, different grooved knobbies, Hoosiers, etc. On the workbench, I had a mounted vice and a bench grinder with a wire wheel and a buffing wheel attached. WHEW! This is getting lengthy. Okay, now this is important. On the outside of the trailer, you'll want some good lighting off the side and out the back. Nice, bright, LED lightbars work great for this. I can't even count how many times I've had to wrench on my quads, buggies, or dirtbikes at night at a race track, stadium, or desert and was glad I invested in lighting for my trailer. Also, an awning is nice, but if you have a couple EZ-ups (or canopies), you'll be fine. A 20' - 30' roll of Astro-Turf makes for a nice touch too. For your axles, get Bearing Buddies (or equivalent) and you'll never worry about bearings overheating or running dry on grease ever again. That's about it....for now. Ha Ha Ha I hope that helps.
I’m not sure if anyone mentioned this but make sure you re-seal the roof. I had an older trailer leak on me. I recommend talking to a trailer or rv store. They will likely recommend a self levelling sealant. Or you could use polyurethane. Avoid using silicone sealant anywhere on tye trailer. Much better to use polyurethane! Not sure if you need a heater but if so try to find one or two that you can mount on the same way the lights are mounted. I got radiant heater and mounted them like that. Out of the way and they made those cold days much nicer to work on stuff or warm up after a cold ride. Make sure to size your generator correctly if you are planning on using one. Also, avoid using dark vinyl inside the trailer. Lighter colours will make it much brighter inside. You can seal cheap led lights with polyurethane as well, just gob in over that back to make them seal better. Also I’ve used those 12v interior leds in my camper and they are so worth it in my opinion. I like the 5500k bright white ones. Highly recommend trying them. Out of 20 lights I’ve had one fail in 2 seasons. I’m sure you will drill holes at each end of that crack in the swing arm but just a reminder to prevent that crack from spreading in the future. Also, I second the good bench vise comment. Thanks for all your great content. Cheers from Canada.
I wouldn’t flat black the walls since you plan on working out of it because it’ll make it dark in there, try to stay with white or some other lighter color. Leds are a great idea I want to convert my toy hauler over to those for less draw on the batteries at night and I could probably get away with a less expensive solar panel to keep them topped off. Nice trailer btw Mike your going to love owning one.👍🏼
The flooring that your looking at I’ve got in my trailer it is good and I have had gas leek on it quite a bit and never had a problem had it for about 5 years.
Your going to want to seal all the way around the new flooring with something like a black sika flex, I work for an rv repair company and we do a LOT of toy haulers and race trailers similar to yours.
I agree with other commentators, the walls should be white. I used PLAS-TEX 1/16” 48”X96” white Polywall plastic panel (Home Depot $26.) to line our BMX race trailer. It resists scratches and is easily cleaned.
Definitely a bright colour on the walls so you can work inside, and some RGB led stripes so you set the lights colour according to your needs. But a very cool trailer for what you need.
The people have spoken! Thanks for listening Mike! Much appreciated. Maxxima LEDs. You get what you pay for and they last forever. I put them on my semi. Good stuff
I would definitely take the wheels off and repack the bearings scope it out that way you know everything is fresh and lubed up good and check your lights
It looks great, But lime green could look pretty cool too. I always put Bearing Buddies on my trailers. But if I know you, what ever you do to it will be Killer! It always makes my day when I get a notification of a new Mike Sabo video. Thanks brother....
Thank you for always supporting man. I think it already has bearing buddies under the center caps. I pulled them off to inspect the bearings and brakes 🤘
Honestly I think that looks good and if the walls are black they're going to hide a lot of Mark scuff marks things like that I say go for it with LEDs I'd make it so that they can be white if you want them to be or colored because it'll be dark in there with the walls being black that way when you're trying to work you can turn the white lights on so you can see it'll light up any shadows 👍👍
Always had good luck with Carlisle Trail HD Trailer Tires. Would go with a light color inside. Heat gun, denatured alcohol n a plastic scraper on the old stickers. If ur goin to pull it with a 1500, u might want to look into the road master active suspension to add to the rear. Helped alot when towing my 4 place snowmobile trailer. Takes about an hour to install.
I used garage floor epoxy with the flakes on my plywood trailer floor. A lot of guys do the ribbed rubber flooring as well. You can get dirt bike wheel chocks that recess into the floor. The side door, I would add one of the locking bars like your rear doors have.
If you add the locking bar to the side door, add some windows with egress ability. That way nobody can lock you in your own trailer. Especially if you ever plan on sleeping in your trailer. Black wrap on the walls might make it really dark inside.
I live in Florida. It gets pretty hot down here. I saw a haul trailer like this one all decked out for shows. They had an AC system mounted on the roof so he could get some relief during shows. I’m guessing he had some sort of battery back up system for power. The rollout awning with the table/booth made for a really nice setup.
The walls cracking on the inside is common, I’ve used these trailers a whole lot for my lawn care business. The cool thing is having the heat/ac because you can sleep in the trailer when you go places. Invest in a good cot or a good air mattress for night time. We diamond plated the entire inside of our trailer so we can pressure wash it out. Keep good 10 ply or better tires on it, anything less can blow out under a lot of weight. Other than that, just make sure you keep the wheel bearings greased and the wheel hubs will not overheat. If it has trailer brakes then make sure those brakes stay serviced as well. Awesome purchase man, this thing will do you a LOT of good on your trips. You can set up a good 10x20 canopy tent outside of the trailer and you can park quads under that on location and you could sell some merch as well. They also make a bench that folds up to the side, and if you get one on each side and the matching table then the benches fold down and makes a bed across the trailer so you can put an air mattress on there. On the outside I would do a wrap with pictures of your T-Shirt logos all over and in big letters put “The Basket Case Toy Hauler” with “Mike Sabo” under other. Then down the back and across the bottom on the sides put ALL your social media links. The trailer is a rolling billboard man, use it to advertise what you do.
Oh, some states require running lights across the top in the front, sides, and back. I would recommend getting some in yellow incase you travel through a state that requires them. If you have a Rural king or Tractor Supply they might have some of the things you’re looking at fairly cheap and you can see it in person before you buy them. They also have a lot of trailer parts and equipment as well.
I love the mobile garage it just takes things to another level . Btw can u make a video about essential tools that u use and think that are a must have for your rebuilds.
If possible I'd reccomend for the celling LEDS: running the ones that have a remote to change color and light intensity. I know Amazon offers a set to run in house on 120V. Great work as always Michael.
Thanks for the little photoshop demo. Cutting things out is the worst so this was a great way to show how you mod things without having to spend a ton of time cutting. The trailer is going to look good. With the darker colors on the walls and floor, I'd probably lean at putting 1 strip of white lights all the way around the top vice just the red or blue accent lights. Also, since you have a tandem axle grab 2 spares. If you get a flat on one side from running something over, there's a good chance you'll end up with punctures on both tires.
That trailer is going to be a good benefit for you especially if you stock it up full of extra supplies and parts oil tools something happens something breaks you can fix it right on the spot and then you're not down for the whole weekend that's a good investment
Your wall panels are likely FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic). You can get replacement panels that are textured for about $30 for a 4x8 sheet. They sell it in grey as well. It likely cracked because there is no insulation behind it for support. Adding insulation board may be worth it. 1/16" HDPE sheets are far more durable and $50-60 per sheet. We used Luan in our trailer. The options are endless.
I recommend getting some white reverse light for the back of the trailer. It's REALLY nice to see where your going at night specially with the longer trailer
Man what a badass trailer. Thanks for taking us on the journey with you. With your back tailgate maybe you could do a wrap with it to cover everything or see if they make a specialty paint for that metal and repaint because no matter what you do there will be marks and paint missing taking them old stickers off.
Check out the Fastway flip Jack, electric brake cable coil, and also the wheel chocks. They make your life more simple. I have them on both of my trailers. I have a 2021 grand design 315RLTS and the flip Jack is way nice. The trailer is 38’ long so the flip Jack is strong and safe is why I mention it.
Definetly get new tires!! I have several trailers and blow outs on the enclosed trailers can cause major damage.. I usually do the steel bands tires for the gooseneck around 190 each but 14-16 ply.. and grease the bearings as the seasons change..
Sweet trailer. Prep it for a generator setup and run dual batteries up front for dry use. They make a nice kind of rubber floor its in a lot of toy haulers in the garage area super durable and easy to clean add in some led lights inside and you will be good to go 🤘
K.I.S. KEEP IT SIMPLE. The brighter you make the inside the less light you need. Light color wrap for the walls, LED lights, and a textured floor for easy cleaning.
I’d do something like a spray on bed liner on the walls and stuff. Raptor liner has a clear that u can add color too whatever color u want. And depending on air pressure while spraying can change the texture.
Good looking trailer. Being someone that uses a trailer frequently in the summer. I would definitely use the e-track. Floor and wall. So many options with the e-track. Can’t wait to see it transform. 👍🏻
Those Hercules tires work so good, my dad runs a chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace, which is a non-profit organization that gives kids beds so they don’t sleep on the floor, anyways we bought a 17 foot trailer and it came with the tires. We over load the trailer pretty much every time cause of all the saws, drills, and stuff we need for a build day so volunteers can build the critical parts we need to deliver and assemble the beds. My dads f150 squats like a mother but it holds up and those trailer tires hold up as well
mirror/high polish with oscillating or pulsing LEDs would look slick and you could tap into your existing lighting. FYI, Mineral Spirits and a buffing wheel will do magic on that finish.
Go with light colored walls inside dude. Hands down. I painted my interior trailer walls (wood) white and you would not imagine the difference from the wood to the white. It’s twice as bright as before. But kick ass project here dude. Thise cabinets are hands down amazing!!!
Definitely put an awning on the outside and some light but a deck or something on top we be cool bery common for race trailers, love it tho excited for the transformation
Awesome man the trailer is bad ass and the design is going to be bad ass. I haven't used the kenda brand 12ply tires but we did use 12 ply tires on a big gooseneck with twin duly wheels so 8 tires. We haul heavy equipment and would have blowouts all the time till we switched to the 12 ply. You should definitely consider the 12 ply just for peace of mind if nothing else.
yes I would kept that paint scheme. and off set the led lights up top. and the sticker/poster will look awsome on the back side above the work bench and on the sides of the trailer.
We always like to carpet the floor and the bottom 2 or 3 feet of the walls all around the inside of the walls. Carpet is alot nicer to lay on to tie down cars bikes and so on also if you sleep in the race trailer like I do it is alot nicer to sleep on then wood or tile floors . Simple indoor outdoor carpet in any color you like
If you have time for video. You can review some of your tools and what you like working with! I know you review couple in you video but it could be cool.! I’m trying to have idea for my garage. For the tools and designs I may take couple of your idea on the trailer for the garage! Keep up the good work! Love from Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦 🤙🏻
Your brakes are probably good, just need adjusted. Make sure you have your brake controller in your pickup adjusted high enough and test for power at your wheels under braking. If so, you can usually manually activate the brakes when backing the trailer up, this adjusts the brakes out. Or you can adjust them by hand through the access hole in the backing plate.
I used those rubber mats in the past and they swell up for sure when you spill gasoline over them. Speaking from experience. Never found rubber mats that could take gasoline.
Keep your old tires, buy a few wheels and use those as spares. Good call getting new tires, even if they're not old sitting is hard on them. As for the taillights, Grote and Truck-Lite are the two big names in the industry. Have you thought about outside work lights?
Look at “trailer pit lights”. They cantilever off the back of the trailer so you have awesome lighting if you’re working. I know a lot of race car guys have them. Hunt the front specifically. Check them out
Man this build is looking nice personally I like it just like that, I would add LED lights lining the floor and ceiling corner trim and make the cabinet trim match the color scheme inside
I work in the auto body industry and honestly I’d recommend a heat gun on the decals and get them nice and warm and they should peel off. If not it takes time but use the erasers wheel on a low speed and work back and forth
I got a 7 X 12 enclosed trailer. I epoxied the floor and added the epoxy flaxes then clear coated it. Also added 20 feet of black e track from a Amazon (10ft on each side) and put that in the floor. Put motion sensor lights in the middle of the ceiling. In the V nose. Also painted the walls white. I put a small shelf and bolted a craftsmen tool box to the top. And put up some shelves to hold oil etc. and hooks to hood helmets!! It turned out INSANE!!
Had good luck with Carlisle from our local shop, there are not a whole lot of good trailer tire brands. But Carlisle is one and I think we got four new ones in the brakes inspected or replaced can’t remember, for about $600.
You could do an RGB light setup. That way if you wanted to do red and blue and if you were working on something in the trailer you could do white so you can see what you’re doing. Gonna look sweet either way man!
Damn you made me feel bad about the 7x16 V-nose i bought in Nj last month with no storage or work bench 😭😭 cool video as usual can’t wait to see the finished product man. You should put blue led on red side top border and red led on blue side top border for contrast i think it will look awesome.
Instead of red on one side and blue on the other I would run red on the top of both sides, white below the red on both sides, then blue below the white on both sides. Just an idea! As far as the stickers go, use a heat gun then pull that junk off and clean up the glue afterwards, did a ton of racecars throughout the years.
Skip the Master Locks, they don’t hold up well. Look at Paclock for your lock needs. For the coupler while parked/in storage, Proven Industries coupler lock will take a Paclock puck. I did the above and gave my coupler lock, hitch pin lock, and padlocks all keyed alike.
On the tire side of things, since you're going to be carrying alot of weight I would go with the Hercules 901s like what you have in you're cart. Super heavy duty and hold up very well.
A really good way to get the decal to come off the paint is to spray some penetrating oil the decal first and let that sit for a while then it'll start wanting to come off.
Between my Instagram and community post on TH-cam there are OVER 400 comments at this point asking for content on the trailer I bought, so here it is guys - Let me know what you think and thank you for watching and consider subscribing for more content like this!
I got hella eager to get home from work when I saw a Sabo video post on my IG.
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I just finished my own trailer build and I absolutely love it, I can’t wait to see the end product of yours. P.S. I sent a picture of my trailer to your insta sorry just I little excited
I’d stay away from darker walls. The amount of light those darker walls absorb will surprise you and you will have to go overboard with lighting to see what it is you’re working on.
Not only that it will be a hell of a lot hotter inside the trailer
I would do a light gray hide stains and not absorb to much light
A semi or satin battleship type grey color would work. It wouldn't be too dark and still reflect light.
Dude! A lot to cover here, so I hope you take the time to read it. I've talked to you a few times before. I'm the retired pro ATV guy that rode for Klemm Research way back in 88'-90'. First thing, for stickers, decals, tape, etc., a heat gun (don't get it too hot) and plastic scraper. Then WD-40 on a rag will break down and remove the residue. Okay, now for the interior. The dark interior looks cool and all, but trust me, when you want to work on an ATV, you're gonna be kicking yourself in the ass all the way home to redo the whole thing if you don't lighten it up quite a bit. That's why they usually install that white, very reflective, paneling on the walls. It bounces the light around. I would also consider installing pop-in ceiling LED's. Your ceiling should have about 1" clearance between the interior panel and the roof panel. That's more than enough clearance for those lights. You can also pop in a couple in the bottom of your cabinets over the workbench. In my race trailer, I had the lights divided into sections of the trailer, with a separate switch for each section. Get a big 12v deep cycle battery (or 2 - 6v golf cart batteries) and a good inverter for the trailer. Run a charge line from your truck to the trailer so you can recharge your trailer battery while you drive. The rubber flooring might seem like a great thing until you have to roll your toolbox across it. That is, unless you get a toolbox with the big wheels on it. Don't forget. You'll need a way to anchor the toolbox in the trailer. A fold-up bed over the wheel wells works pretty good for overnight camping. Towards the back of the trailer and up high, I had a tire rack for all the different wheels I needed. IE: Paddles, different grooved knobbies, Hoosiers, etc. On the workbench, I had a mounted vice and a bench grinder with a wire wheel and a buffing wheel attached. WHEW! This is getting lengthy.
Okay, now this is important. On the outside of the trailer, you'll want some good lighting off the side and out the back. Nice, bright, LED lightbars work great for this. I can't even count how many times I've had to wrench on my quads, buggies, or dirtbikes at night at a race track, stadium, or desert and was glad I invested in lighting for my trailer. Also, an awning is nice, but if you have a couple EZ-ups (or canopies), you'll be fine. A 20' - 30' roll of Astro-Turf makes for a nice touch too. For your axles, get Bearing Buddies (or equivalent) and you'll never worry about bearings overheating or running dry on grease ever again. That's about it....for now. Ha Ha Ha I hope that helps.
A roll out awning will also make for more comfort for the outside.
100% man! Definitely something to add down the line!
@@MichaelSabo looking forward to watching the transformation on this too ! Loving all the content man !
Those are nice
I’m not sure if anyone mentioned this but make sure you re-seal the roof. I had an older trailer leak on me. I recommend talking to a trailer or rv store. They will likely recommend a self levelling sealant. Or you could use polyurethane. Avoid using silicone sealant anywhere on tye trailer. Much better to use polyurethane!
Not sure if you need a heater but if so try to find one or two that you can mount on the same way the lights are mounted. I got radiant heater and mounted them like that. Out of the way and they made those cold days much nicer to work on stuff or warm up after a cold ride. Make sure to size your generator correctly if you are planning on using one.
Also, avoid using dark vinyl inside the trailer. Lighter colours will make it much brighter inside.
You can seal cheap led lights with polyurethane as well, just gob in over that back to make them seal better.
Also I’ve used those 12v interior leds in my camper and they are so worth it in my opinion. I like the 5500k bright white ones. Highly recommend trying them. Out of 20 lights I’ve had one fail in 2 seasons.
I’m sure you will drill holes at each end of that crack in the swing arm but just a reminder to prevent that crack from spreading in the future.
Also, I second the good bench vise comment.
Thanks for all your great content. Cheers from Canada.
I wouldn’t do dark walls , also I think 1 solid led strip around the inside of the trailer that you can change to whatever color would be kewl 🤘🏼
I wouldn’t flat black the walls since you plan on working out of it because it’ll make it dark in there, try to stay with white or some other lighter color. Leds are a great idea I want to convert my toy hauler over to those for less draw on the batteries at night and I could probably get away with a less expensive solar panel to keep them topped off. Nice trailer btw Mike your going to love owning one.👍🏼
The flooring that your looking at I’ve got in my trailer it is good and I have had gas leek on it quite a bit and never had a problem had it for about 5 years.
Awesome feedback! This is what I needed to hear; thank you
Your going to want to seal all the way around the new flooring with something like a black sika flex, I work for an rv repair company and we do a LOT of toy haulers and race trailers similar to yours.
I agree with other commentators, the walls should be white. I used PLAS-TEX 1/16” 48”X96” white Polywall plastic panel (Home Depot $26.) to line our BMX race trailer. It resists scratches and is easily cleaned.
u could go with the rhino liner type textured floor, thats what i have, looks good and is super durable
You need a quality bench vise and maybe a epoxy floor to cover the yellow. They do make a thin diamond plate look boards for a option on the wall.
Dude... bench vise!! How did I not think of that; thank you!
Epoxy floor is the way to go, my dad did his basement on his own. it’s custom as hell looks like a $11,000 job but he only spent a few G’s on material
Definitely a bright colour on the walls so you can work inside, and some RGB led stripes so you set the lights colour according to your needs. But a very cool trailer for what you need.
Looks awesome! Maybe lighten the walls up a bit so it's not so dark.
The people have spoken! Thanks for listening Mike! Much appreciated.
Maxxima LEDs. You get what you pay for and they last forever. I put them on my semi. Good stuff
I do remember hearing about maxxima when I did EMS vehicles; I'll check them out; thank you!
@@MichaelSabo No problem!
Alright alright alright...thanks for the trailer video Sabo...your the man dude, you rock🤘☠💀👊🍻
Thank you for watching Jeff 🤘🤘
Keep the content coming Mike 3 years strong can't stop watching.
Thank you for following for so long and supporting bro!
Now that's a primo unit right there 👌 nice for storing machines and transporting. One of these days I'll get a 30fter lol
30 ft would be sick man as long as you have some place to put it
I would definitely take the wheels off and repack the bearings scope it out that way you know everything is fresh and lubed up good and check your lights
I agree. Need to pull apart the hubs and replace the inner seal then repack with new grease.
It looks great, But lime green could look pretty cool too. I always put Bearing Buddies on my trailers. But if I know you, what ever you do to it will be Killer! It always makes my day when I get a notification of a new Mike Sabo video. Thanks brother....
Thank you for always supporting man. I think it already has bearing buddies under the center caps. I pulled them off to inspect the bearings and brakes 🤘
Honestly I think that looks good and if the walls are black they're going to hide a lot of Mark scuff marks things like that I say go for it with LEDs I'd make it so that they can be white if you want them to be or colored because it'll be dark in there with the walls being black that way when you're trying to work you can turn the white lights on so you can see it'll light up any shadows 👍👍
Always had good luck with Carlisle Trail HD Trailer Tires. Would go with a light color inside. Heat gun, denatured alcohol n a plastic scraper on the old stickers. If ur goin to pull it with a 1500, u might want to look into the road master active suspension to add to the rear. Helped alot when towing my 4 place snowmobile trailer. Takes about an hour to install.
I used garage floor epoxy with the flakes on my plywood trailer floor. A lot of guys do the ribbed rubber flooring as well. You can get dirt bike wheel chocks that recess into the floor. The side door, I would add one of the locking bars like your rear doors have.
If you add the locking bar to the side door, add some windows with egress ability. That way nobody can lock you in your own trailer. Especially if you ever plan on sleeping in your trailer. Black wrap on the walls might make it really dark inside.
I've seen the wheel chocks for bikes that are built in, definitely cool
@@MichaelSabo idk if I missed you saying it but carbon fiber wrap on the faces of those scratched up cabinets would look amazing.
Strip the vinyl floor covering, sand the wood, and use some valspar deck paint with non-slip additive in it. Keeps the floor looking nice.
The music 🎶 in the background when you were doing the trailer rendering! Lol!
I live in Florida. It gets pretty hot down here. I saw a haul trailer like this one all decked out for shows. They had an AC system mounted on the roof so he could get some relief during shows. I’m guessing he had some sort of battery back up system for power. The rollout awning with the table/booth made for a really nice setup.
The walls cracking on the inside is common, I’ve used these trailers a whole lot for my lawn care business. The cool thing is having the heat/ac because you can sleep in the trailer when you go places. Invest in a good cot or a good air mattress for night time. We diamond plated the entire inside of our trailer so we can pressure wash it out. Keep good 10 ply or better tires on it, anything less can blow out under a lot of weight. Other than that, just make sure you keep the wheel bearings greased and the wheel hubs will not overheat. If it has trailer brakes then make sure those brakes stay serviced as well. Awesome purchase man, this thing will do you a LOT of good on your trips. You can set up a good 10x20 canopy tent outside of the trailer and you can park quads under that on location and you could sell some merch as well. They also make a bench that folds up to the side, and if you get one on each side and the matching table then the benches fold down and makes a bed across the trailer so you can put an air mattress on there. On the outside I would do a wrap with pictures of your T-Shirt logos all over and in big letters put “The Basket Case Toy Hauler” with “Mike Sabo” under other. Then down the back and across the bottom on the sides put ALL your social media links. The trailer is a rolling billboard man, use it to advertise what you do.
Oh, some states require running lights across the top in the front, sides, and back. I would recommend getting some in yellow incase you travel through a state that requires them. If you have a Rural king or Tractor Supply they might have some of the things you’re looking at fairly cheap and you can see it in person before you buy them. They also have a lot of trailer parts and equipment as well.
All great ideas and thank you for the tips man! I'm going to do some of this stuff!
We just like watching whatever you’re doing man! Congratulations
Thank you for always watching Dak 🤘
I love the mobile garage it just takes things to another level . Btw can u make a video about essential tools that u use and think that are a must have for your rebuilds.
Thank you Marko. That's a great idea for a video. I think I will do something like that when I move into my new shop!
If possible I'd reccomend for the celling LEDS: running the ones that have a remote to change color and light intensity. I know Amazon offers a set to run in house on 120V. Great work as always Michael.
I replaced my garage florescent to led one led light was brighter than eight fluorescents
Thanks for the little photoshop demo. Cutting things out is the worst so this was a great way to show how you mod things without having to spend a ton of time cutting. The trailer is going to look good. With the darker colors on the walls and floor, I'd probably lean at putting 1 strip of white lights all the way around the top vice just the red or blue accent lights. Also, since you have a tandem axle grab 2 spares. If you get a flat on one side from running something over, there's a good chance you'll end up with punctures on both tires.
That trailer is going to be a good benefit for you especially if you stock it up full of extra supplies and parts oil tools something happens something breaks you can fix it right on the spot and then you're not down for the whole weekend that's a good investment
💪🏻💪🏻 Get with me when you’re heading to Glamis bro!
Your wall panels are likely FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic). You can get replacement panels that are textured for about $30 for a 4x8 sheet. They sell it in grey as well. It likely cracked because there is no insulation behind it for support. Adding insulation board may be worth it. 1/16" HDPE sheets are far more durable and $50-60 per sheet. We used Luan in our trailer. The options are endless.
Cant wait to see this trailer unfold
Hell ya bro you will get her done up right sucks about head bolts snapping. Good job as always
Hey man it happen sometimes, I'm hoping it was just a bad batch of steel or something
So glad I found your channel! Have been binge watching everything over the last week
I recommend getting some white reverse light for the back of the trailer. It's REALLY nice to see where your going at night specially with the longer trailer
Rear mounted pod lights that work off the trucks reverse lights are amazing
Man what a badass trailer. Thanks for taking us on the journey with you. With your back tailgate maybe you could do a wrap with it to cover everything or see if they make a specialty paint for that metal and repaint because no matter what you do there will be marks and paint missing taking them old stickers off.
Check out the Fastway flip Jack, electric brake cable coil, and also the wheel chocks. They make your life more simple. I have them on both of my trailers. I have a 2021 grand design 315RLTS and the flip Jack is way nice. The trailer is 38’ long so the flip Jack is strong and safe is why I mention it.
Definetly get new tires!! I have several trailers and blow outs on the enclosed trailers can cause major damage.. I usually do the steel bands tires for the gooseneck around 190 each but 14-16 ply.. and grease the bearings as the seasons change..
Sweet trailer. Prep it for a generator setup and run dual batteries up front for dry use. They make a nice kind of rubber floor its in a lot of toy haulers in the garage area super durable and easy to clean add in some led lights inside and you will be good to go 🤘
Awesome! works great on adhesives.
K.I.S. KEEP IT SIMPLE. The brighter you make the inside the less light you need. Light color wrap for the walls, LED lights, and a textured floor for easy cleaning.
The kiss theory is definitely a factor. I suffer immensely from wanting to customize way too much lol
Damn! thats a nice come up. A little little work and its solid. Congrats
AWESOME! It is in good shape man- it will be like cruising in style man!
I’d do something like a spray on bed liner on the walls and stuff. Raptor liner has a clear that u can add color too whatever color u want. And depending on air pressure while spraying can change the texture.
Good looking trailer. Being someone that uses a trailer frequently in the summer. I would definitely use the e-track. Floor and wall. So many options with the e-track. Can’t wait to see it transform. 👍🏻
Those Hercules tires work so good, my dad runs a chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace, which is a non-profit organization that gives kids beds so they don’t sleep on the floor, anyways we bought a 17 foot trailer and it came with the tires. We over load the trailer pretty much every time cause of all the saws, drills, and stuff we need for a build day so volunteers can build the critical parts we need to deliver and assemble the beds. My dads f150 squats like a mother but it holds up and those trailer tires hold up as well
Nice trailer, now you can haul all your toys!
Yessssss. We needed to see the trailer 👀👀
mirror/high polish with oscillating or pulsing LEDs would look slick and you could tap into your existing lighting. FYI, Mineral Spirits and a buffing wheel will do magic on that finish.
dude thats pretty cool! I got a short bus to haul all my toys in and it also has a tiny bit of room for a bed and sink
Love the render bro. And I agree with your led idea as well. Red leds on the left, blue on the right, white up front 🔥
Just want to say that while the color design is awesome, it looks dark. So maybe have a lot of lighting and I'll be ok. Awesome colors though.
Cool, I am sure you have alot to plan/create/build , that's half the fun, take your time and do the research . Enjoyed the computer-design content.
YYYEEEESSSS, glad t see your dream come true. Now I want to make mine come true
Heeelllll yeaa bro! Thank you and good luck crushing your goals and getting your dreams too 👊
Can’t wait for more trailer content
Go with light colored walls inside dude. Hands down. I painted my interior trailer walls (wood) white and you would not imagine the difference from the wood to the white. It’s twice as bright as before. But kick ass project here dude. Thise cabinets are hands down amazing!!!
Definitely put an awning on the outside and some light but a deck or something on top we be cool bery common for race trailers, love it tho excited for the transformation
Awesome to be here again congratulations man🤙🤙
Thank you bro!
Awesome man the trailer is bad ass and the design is going to be bad ass. I haven't used the kenda brand 12ply tires but we did use 12 ply tires on a big gooseneck with twin duly wheels so 8 tires. We haul heavy equipment and would have blowouts all the time till we switched to the 12 ply. You should definitely consider the 12 ply just for peace of mind if nothing else.
Dude this is so badass I hope you keep us updated on this
yes I would kept that paint scheme. and off set the led lights up top. and the sticker/poster will look awsome on the back side above the work bench and on the sides of the trailer.
Floral wallpaper seems perfect for the walls to me.
We always like to carpet the floor and the bottom 2 or 3 feet of the walls all around the inside of the walls. Carpet is alot nicer to lay on to tie down cars bikes and so on also if you sleep in the race trailer like I do it is alot nicer to sleep on then wood or tile floors . Simple indoor outdoor carpet in any color you like
Thank you for the tips! What's about with oil/gas spills though? I'd be afraid the carpet would be tough to clean?
@@MichaelSabo we used those 2x 2 squares of carpet and just replaced the pieces that got ruined- it cuts down the echo chamber effect too.
@@MichaelSabo it cleans up very well and just a normal vacuum cleaner or shop vac makes it look like new in no time.
Definitely would recommend a "3m stripe off wheel" for the stickers on the back. Have used on many vehicles, works like a charm.
That's a badass Trailer brother congrats 🎉
If you have time for video. You can review some of your tools and what you like working with! I know you review couple in you video but it could be cool.! I’m trying to have idea for my garage. For the tools and designs I may take couple of your idea on the trailer for the garage! Keep up the good work! Love from Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦 🤙🏻
Your brakes are probably good, just need adjusted. Make sure you have your brake controller in your pickup adjusted high enough and test for power at your wheels under braking. If so, you can usually manually activate the brakes when backing the trailer up, this adjusts the brakes out. Or you can adjust them by hand through the access hole in the backing plate.
I used those rubber mats in the past and they swell up for sure when you spill gasoline over them. Speaking from experience. Never found rubber mats that could take gasoline.
Super nice enclosed trailer
Keep your old tires, buy a few wheels and use those as spares. Good call getting new tires, even if they're not old sitting is hard on them. As for the taillights, Grote and Truck-Lite are the two big names in the industry. Have you thought about outside work lights?
Looks great love the red white and blue theme
MS on the rise. Pretty sweet trailer considering, the potential with your attention to detail is intriguing.
Thank you Shane 🤘
@@MichaelSabo don't mention it. you've likely inspired several others to get back into loving quads and bikes, too.. your the man!
Look at “trailer pit lights”. They cantilever off the back of the trailer so you have awesome lighting if you’re working. I know a lot of race car guys have them. Hunt the front specifically. Check them out
Yeah that would look nice.& get the lights that can still change to.
I know your gonna put your sick ass graphics on it, i cant wait to see all that shit
I’d put your sponsors on the back wall that’s white with your logos on the sides but it’s gonna look great when it’s all done
Thank you for the idea Jake 🤘
Man this build is looking nice personally I like it just like that, I would add LED lights lining the floor and ceiling corner trim and make the cabinet trim match the color scheme inside
I work in the auto body industry and honestly I’d recommend a heat gun on the decals and get them nice and warm and they should peel off. If not it takes time but use the erasers wheel on a low speed and work back and forth
Buy your LED's at a Pilot or a Love's truck stop. Or just go to Whelen.Your color scheme Kicks Ass. BOOM!!!
That voodoo looks so ducking awesome. Wow.
Can’t wait to see the finished product! Love your videos man!
Congratulations on the trailer
I got a 7 X 12 enclosed trailer. I epoxied the floor and added the epoxy flaxes then clear coated it. Also added 20 feet of black e track from a Amazon (10ft on each side) and put that in the floor. Put motion sensor lights in the middle of the ceiling. In the V nose. Also painted the walls white. I put a small shelf and bolted a craftsmen tool box to the top. And put up some shelves to hold oil etc. and hooks to hood helmets!! It turned out INSANE!!
Had good luck with Carlisle from our local shop, there are not a whole lot of good trailer tire brands. But Carlisle is one and I think we got four new ones in the brakes inspected or replaced can’t remember, for about $600.
My dad has a trailer with a hook rack for hanging gear and open shelves for helmets. I like them a lot and you should take a look at them.
Looks amazing
You could do an RGB light setup. That way if you wanted to do red and blue and if you were working on something in the trailer you could do white so you can see what you’re doing. Gonna look sweet either way man!
Nice trailer video Mike!! Will be waiting for more content like this!! #og subscriber
Damn you made me feel bad about the 7x16 V-nose i bought in Nj last month with no storage or work bench 😭😭 cool video as usual can’t wait to see the finished product man. You should put blue led on red side top border and red led on blue side top border for contrast i think it will look awesome.
This is going to be sick definitely my next purchase can’t be putting the bikes in a dump truck anymore 🤣
Instead of red on one side and blue on the other I would run red on the top of both sides, white below the red on both sides, then blue below the white on both sides. Just an idea! As far as the stickers go, use a heat gun then pull that junk off and clean up the glue afterwards, did a ton of racecars throughout the years.
Skip the Master Locks, they don’t hold up well. Look at Paclock for your lock needs.
For the coupler while parked/in storage, Proven Industries coupler lock will take a Paclock puck.
I did the above and gave my coupler lock, hitch pin lock, and padlocks all keyed alike.
I'd invest in some of those security cameras for mounting onto your mobile shop.& keep full coverage insurance on it to.
Get one of those spud bars.,then you cut peel.& together down to the areas your working at inside of your mobile trailer.
I love the build ideas man run with it 🤟🏼🤟🏼
Try Ronson lighter fluid to remove the glue from the decals... works like a charm.
I will look into it, thank you for the tip!
On the tire side of things, since you're going to be carrying alot of weight I would go with the Hercules 901s like what you have in you're cart. Super heavy duty and hold up very well.
A really good way to get the decal to come off the paint is to spray some penetrating oil the decal first and let that sit for a while then it'll start wanting to come off.