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I like to carry at least one square 5-gallon water jug with us in the trailer tub. Not much water to be found in Southern Nevada in the summer months so it's good to bring extra. On the left side of the tool box are two water connections the first one is the pickup side where I attach a 6'...

Thanks, I appreciate any feedback and especially when people have experiences that we can all learn from. One thing I've learned from my years on the trails and the process of upgrading components on my Jeep is that regardless of what you beef up you will never eliminate the possibility of...

Hi Guys, A few people have asked about where to find original M416 suspension replacement parts. It's not an easy find but the springs are the same as a Willy's Jeep from (1941 - 1953) Here are some of the part numbers for what you will need. Supplier: Vintage Jeeps Inc. (888) 503-JEEP...

Nice! Make sure that the Pintle shaft is welded securely into the receiver tube. If you look at the photos of mine you will see two the sides of the square tubing are pressed in and then cut and welded to the pin along two of the sides rather than just at the back of the square tubing. It's...

Recently, at the 36th Annual Hump N Bump an off road trail ride event for full size 4X4's held outside of Las Vegas Nevada in a small town of Logandale I used my Jeep and Trailer to haul cargo and supplies for the event. Up to then I had never tested the cargo capacity of the trailer. This...

Hello from Southern Nevada

Thanks for the kind words. I recently entered my Jeep (with trailer attached) in the Big Bad Jeep Show in Henderson Nevada and was quite surprised and pleased to take 1st place. In a county with over 2 million people and a lot of really nice Jeeps entered it was cool to win with my 15-year...

2003 1X Rolled Jeep Wrangler TJ "Whoo-Hoobicon" with custom M416 Trailer

Hi Everyone, Here's a link to my trailer build thread. It took over three years to finish in my driveway. I don't have much to add to it. I may add some small tweaks such as anchor points in the floor of the bed but I have no intention to include a roof top tent. This trailer project started...

Here's the latest update on the trailer build. I've made a lid that I'm quite pleased with. It's made from the laminated plywood used for swing doors on semi trailers. It's 3/4" with aluminum laminates on the outside. One side was painted white and the other left aluminum. I was able to use...

Just eyeballing it I would say that they will work that way. Unfortunately I think you may give up a lot of storage space due to the shape of the box. My battery is securely fastened to the 3/4" plywood bottom of the box so I can't easily move it around.

If I recall correctly, I tracked down the department manager for the inspections and setup a time and place to meet. Decatur DMV. I described my project, Trailered my project trailer on my car trailer and brought along a pile of parts and receipts for Items that I would be changing out...

Latest Mod. Added roller to pivot point of the landing leg. Had this heavy duty roller meant for an RV hitch and it fit perfectly for my purpose. I could foresee going through a dip and possibly catching the trailer on the landing leg. This roller reduces to possibility of getting hung up.

After I had the inside of the trailer and the lip bed lined I went to the local feed store and purchased a 4'X6' rubber horse stall mat. They are not expensive (only around $40) and are quite thick (about 1") I cut the stall mat to fit and dropped it into the tub. I feel it has a number of...

I love the Lock N Roll Hitch and their customer support is second to none. They have been supportive and also interested in how my hitch worked with having it able to pivot at the original pintle shaft area of the landing leg casting and also at the Lock-N-Roll hitch. I did notice that the...

Hi Everyone, As this M416 trailer build progresses I've found it necessary to re-do the springs and shackles. The first set of replacement springs were NOS original equipment springs that I bought from a surplus house and I've found them to be weak and the RH side was sagging. In use with a...

Hi Again, People have asked me about licencing and titling my trailer as it was originally a military trailer and I had no title or release from the Government and the trailer had no vehicle identification numbers on it. After I brought the trailer home from San Diego I brought it to the Nevada...

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