M416 Hybrid

[Ohio Boo]

M416 Tub (and then some)

A good friend of mine gave me a M416 tub. Some sticky fingers took the frame. I have a 4'x6' utility trailer that was designed poorly and never pulled straight. My plan is to combine the two and build an adventure trailer. Here it goes...

 

[Ohio Boo]

Here is the utility trailer before getting it torn apart and ready to use.

 

[/dev/m416]

Should be fun to watch - good luck! :beer:

 

[Ohio Boo]

Thanks I'll need it.

 

[4xchinook4]

I'm sure(with alot of pictures) this will be a thread so many guys will come back to as a reference to look at for years to come, who are trying this same thing.
Popcorn out.!!

 

[Ohio Boo]

Here is the trailer broken down.

 

[Ohio Boo]

I will try and post as many pictures as I can. I don't think this is a common way to redo a M416 or maybe even the most appropriate but I wanted to take advantage of the stuff I have laying around.

 

[Ohio Boo]

The breakdown...

 

[Ohio Boo]

So the frame of the utility trailer has been stripped down. I welded in a sub frame for the tub to sit on and be bolted to. I ordered some wheel adapters to match the JK bolt pattern and wouldn't you know, the diameter of the axle hub is slightly larger than the wheel adapter. To add insult to injury, it didn't offset the wheels far enough. The tires will rub the frame. A quick ride to my local machine shop and they opened the adapters up just enough to make them fit. I initially was a little concerned taking material off the adapter, but after seeing how little had to come off, I was ok with it. I also reconfigured the utility trailer to fit the tires. I'll get pics up soon.

 

[Ohio Boo]

Here is the tub on the frame and one of the tires next to it just sizing it up.

 

[Ohio Boo]

Here is the axle with the wheel adapters on. The axle is flipped with new mounts welded on.

 

[Ohio Boo]

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This is the trailer frame with the sub frame for the tub welded on. It helps maintain the frame's integrity since I notched the frame to fit the tires.

 

[Ohio Boo]

I started work on the lid. Angle iron now covers the top of the tub to provide a smooth surface for the lid to sit on. As with most of these tubs, mine is a little out of square. No too bad given the thought of what the trailer may have gone through.

 

[Ohio Boo]

Here is the general shape. I used square tubing for the frame of the lid.