Harbor Freight Trailer Overland Conversion

[@wes326]

Your wife dancing with your baby on top was epic. Great job.

[@dillansgarage]

Gotta get them involved any time I can! Haha

[@wakefilms5034]

straight to the point and insane production quality, how do you not have more followers? keep it up!

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you! Gotta start somewhere. Gonna keep chuggin on new projects!

[@getoutside5231]

Well done! I've been toying with the idea of converting a Harbor Freight "4×4" trailer to an overland trailer to tow behind my 19' Forester. You have given me some more good ideas. You have gained a new subscriber.

[@dillansgarage]

Nice! Stoked I could help with any ideas!

[@kellyabercrombie9769]

From what little I could see of your surroundings it looks like my hometown of Newbury Park.

[@dillansgarage]

Same part of the country lol but a few hours away

[@chad2886]

Nice work man that turned out great. I was given a crusty old 48×40 HF special last summer that I striped, repainted, reinforced and turned into a moto trailer to pull behind my klr dual sport.

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you! Thanks awesome. They’re a decent platform for general DIY and customizing for anything. Good on you for giving it new life!

[@ZAPP9]

Great learning lessons. I appreciate your humble video. Great work, Yo.

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you. I really enjoyed this one and learned a ton from it. I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for the comment!

[@pinoyhugot6297]

Simply the best. Thank you

[@dillansgarage]

I worked hard on this one. Thank you!

[@brain8690]

damn, this thing is awesome. 1000% earned my sub, I can't wait to see how much you will grow.

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you so much!! Excited to share more projects! Your comment means more than you know

[@made4tv__]

Wow rhat turned out amazing. Well done!

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you! It was a super fun project that I learned a lot while doing

[@alexk6444]

Wow, this is an amazing build and video. I'm looking to build something similar but need to fit a dirtbike on it somehow but got a lot of good ideas. And for the love of god get some real fenders haha those look so goofy

[@dillansgarage]

Haha. First, thank you! Second, I drove that thing across the country with those fenders. I didn’t noticed but I’m sure if I had a dollar for every chuckle I cause someone on the road I’d be a rich man. I definitely plan to build proper fenders, I just really thought it would be funny to reuse the originals 😂 thanks again for the comment!

[@garrettkreutzer287]

where did you get the metal from. I cant seem to find metal that big

[@dillansgarage]

@@garrettkreutzer287 which metal? I most of it from a fab shop that was selling scraps. The sheet metal I bought from a steel yard

[@Pos.4runner]

For the Toyota 4.0 motor by chance do u still have the timing cover plate

[@dillansgarage]

I don’t have much of anything left from that one. All I have is the block and heads, which have been sitting outside waiting for a silly diy project to be used for.

[@josephrickard7973]

Looks good dude

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you!

[@xsailor1970]

Bravo! Great details and info.

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. More to come.

[@johnbarba18]

claiming the "here bofore a 100k subscribers" but dude great content!

[@dillansgarage]

Damn thank you!! Let’s see how far I can take it!

[@137adventures]

Dude that’s so awesome! Make me one now

[@dillansgarage]

This one is for sale 😉

[@137adventures]

@@dillansgarage how much for a reign check lmfao I gots $3

[@dillansgarage]

@@137adventures I got a dollar, I got a dollar, I got a dollar hey hey hey hey

[@137adventures]

@@dillansgarage trade ya a pickle for a nickel

[@frankledwith5487]

Well done!

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you!

[@Jesse.Jorgensen]

Dude, Great job. I love that it is simple and durable. I gained a few ideas and I've got a few ideas of what I am going to do on mine to keep it a little bit lighter. Look forward to more content. What axle did you use?

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you! Loving this trailer. I have the dexter 3500lbs axle and springs. Probably could’ve gone with the 2,000lbs honestly.

[@ThinkFreely2012]

Great build. Certainly much stronger than what you started with. I gotta ask, what location were you at in that last scene? It looks beautiful!

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you! The last spot I was in was really just a rural part of a local neighborhood here in San Diego. Can’t actually camp there unfortunately.

[@ThinkFreely2012]

​@Dillan's Garage They very last spot? The drone shot of the canyon and layered rock? Wow, must be nice to have a spot like that outside the neighborhood lol.

[@dillansgarage]

@@ThinkFreely2012 Oh!! Haha sorry I forgot that was in there. That’s coal mine canyon near Tuba City. It’s pretty unregulated and relies on the honor system to make sure people and and close the gates when they enter and leave. It can be tricky to find, but you can look up directions online.

[@pb-bx1ll]

Great video thank you

[@dillansgarage]

Thank you for watching! And for the comment!

[@lauravictorious4670]

You said the trailer is light weight but what is the weight of it?

[@dillansgarage]

I don’t know exactly cause I haven’t weighed it. But I used to tow the Basecamp Tribe Trailer a lot and I can tell mine pulls up hills much easier with the 4Runner. If I remember right the basecamp tribe trailer was around 1,500 lbs fully loaded. I’m guessing mine is around 1,000 lbs

[@lauravictorious4670]

@@dillansgarage thank you for your prompt reply. I have a Rav4, towing capacity is only 2000 lbs. I'm thinking about buying a that same Harbor Freight trailer and customizing it to my needs. But I am limited by my skills, tools and place to do a build. Would like to be able to enclose it.

[@dillansgarage]

@@lauravictorious4670 if you have someone who can weld I recommend starting from scratch. You can “easily” make something out of wood on that trailer though. The weakest link would be the axle and suspension. It’s not very robust. I’m always encouraging of buying tool and learning new skills. Happy to help in any way. You can DM me on Instagram if you have more specific questions.

[@lauravictorious4670]

@@dillansgarage I know the axle needs upgrading because a friend learned the hard way with that trailer. Thank you for offering help. Yes, I'd love to learn, especially about welding.

[@PrithwirajGhoshRoy]

How much did the total cost come out to?

[@dillansgarage]

I didn’t keep track of every receipt, but I was somewhere around $2,500

[@PrithwirajGhoshRoy]

@@dillansgarage with all that steel you got for framing it was only $2500? 🤔

[@dillansgarage]

@@PrithwirajGhoshRoy it could’ve been close to $3k. I spent around $1,000 on steel (square tube, sheet, and c-channel), $400 on the trailer, I had a bunch of scrap steel I picked up for under $100. Axle was under $500 but we’ll round up. Wheels and tires I got for under $200. Tent I got used for $200. Then lights, front jack, hitch, wood sheet. That was all probably $200-300. Less than $300 for the unistrut because of the bulk discount. So that’s roughly $2,700-$3,000 with me rounding up. I could have done it cheaper too. Some of the steel I used was much heavier than it needed to be. So next time someone comments asking about cost, I’ll say it’s around $3,000.

[@craigman7262]

@@PrithwirajGhoshRoydude said the trailer steel cheap and yet it only costs $400 😂

[@JT-nk5uu]

lol..i like the video but you have 50 kgs of welds.. you could do that with screws and glue?

[@dillansgarage]

Lol so I’m not pro builder, just skilled enough to cause some trouble. I realize, in hindsight, that a lot of the welds could have been shorter and farther between. I definitely went a lot overboard, but hey the darn thing is strong 😅 Thanks for watching, and for the comment!