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    Need input on battery charger

    I've narrowed down my charging options to either a Noco genius or Minn Kota. This will be a single bank charger. Charging, at this time a single battery with 125aH. Recommended charging current of 8A to 35A and voltage of 14.4-14.9 V. Could possibly add another battery at a later time there...
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    Wiring, 7 blade connector

    I have decided to use a 7 pin connector to wire my modified m416 trailer. As of right now I will only be utilizing the S/T/T and marker lights. I am trying to find a pre-bundled wire set similar to the 4 wire sets you can buy almost anywhere...
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    Wiring

    Are there any wiring kits, similar to a 4 pin trailer connector, that I can use for a six or seven pin connector? Or will I just need to run individual wires on my own? As of right now I will just have running lights reverse lights. Eventually trailer brakes and other powered objects on the trailer
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    Suggestions for box siding

    Here's my current status. Got to figure out siding for the box. My thoughts are tongue and groove cedar and raptor line the heck out of it, aluminium sheet, steel sheet, abs plastic sheet, or a product called alucoliner. Learning to weld along the way. It's been very fun so far. Any thoughts or...
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    Wiring

    I am in the very early stages of my trailer. Currently building the frame and box. Don't have much planned out as far as wiring and electronics. What are yalls suggestions as to how to wire it? For pen? 710? Plan is to have, at this point, lights. Have not got any further.
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    Extending tongue

    I need to extend my trailer tongue by roughtly 18" to make everything fit/articulate correctly. Can i use one of the "hitch extenders"? It is a m416 trailer frame that I am building a trailer box off of. The tongue currenlty is a 2" recieved bolted/welded onto the stock casting. My thought...
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    trailer box frame

    I'm building off a m416 trailer frame. I plan to have box that is around 20-24" tall. Plan is to have 4 corner posts as well as 2 on either side, 2 on the front with some cross bracing. I was given some 1x1x.120 square tubing i'm hoping to use. Is this going to be substantial enough? Or...
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    Framing my trailer box

    am in the very early stages of rebuilding old m416 military trailer. The question about how you all did floor and your sides. My plan, as of now, using 14g tread plate for the flooring. This will bolt to the existing trailer via some angle iron on the bottom of the treadplate to the cross...
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    Custom axle specs

    So I've decided to replace my entire m416 axle with a custom 3500 pound axle. the wheels are we using are 15x8 with 3.75 inches of backspacing. Formula I have read is take the width of the frame and add to that two times the backspacing. and then add an additional 1.5 inches for each side. That...
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    M416 trailer initial build help

    I know this has been done, however i am having a hard time finding information on it. I want to convert my m416 axle to a 5 on 4.5 hub. I want to be able to match my jeep bolt pattern while retaining the hand brake. Can someone please point me in the right direction. Also, when removing the...
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    m416 style camper from scratch

    I picked up a welder and chop saw earlier this week and I wan to undertake a trailer build for behind my YJ. A couple questions 1- What size square/rectangular tubing is appropriate? 2- Should the tongue be different size/thickness? I'm considering having a telescoping tongue. So maybe a...
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