May 1st
2008
I’ve been looking for a military style trailer for a while now to use as an expedition/camping trailer. Although I’d have preferred a m101 canadian style trailer, I did happen accross a m416 that was for sale in vermont. It’s been repainted a few times (poorly, I might add) and has been butchered a bit, but I think it’ll do the job nicely.
The two biggest areas of concern for me (besides rust of course!), is that the lunette has been cut off and had a 1 7/8 hitch welded over it. Not such a bad thing, except they also welded the lunette into the recepticle. My two options are to find a new lunette housing (preferred), or just cut off the remaining length of lunette and use the upper lunette mount. My hold backs to that are that a) it will look bad and b) the upper mount will probably give me difficulty in height for my hitch.
The other “modification” was to cut the rear panel out and replace it with a slide in tailgate. To make matters worse, the individual also welded angle iron to brace the sides. Unfortunately, he also welded them to the frame. So getting the tub off will require a bit of cutting. I’m still planning on how to attack that issue. I don’t mind a tailgate, I just would like it to come down and function as a table of sorts.
Check back for more progress!
