I've posted some teaser images previously, but here's the Full Monty on my just-recently-finished m416 project.
I had a great head start, thanks to Sergeant Grunt (http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7833), who had acquired the trailer from the Marine Corps after they trashed the tongue. He put a Hannibal tent on a custom rack, and put it on 33s, in addition to replacing the tongue and giving it a great paint job.
Here's what it looked like when I got it home the first time:
Notice the precious PRECIOUS cargo in the trailer. If you're from a 3.2 state like Oklahoma, you can appreciate the value of a trailer-full of Fat Tire, fresh from the brewery in Fort Collins!
Here are shots of the trailer today. Most of the welding work was done by Mike at Custom 4x4 Fabrication, here in Oklahoma City. Guy does fantastic work, and you can tell he takes pride in the details. he did all the shelves for the can mounts, the welding on the tongue, and mounting the latches, among other things that are not apparent in these pics (like reinforcing the rear bumper).
The can holders are from Adventure Trailers, obviously, and the Wedco cans I got from Expedition Exchange. The tongue box is a military surplus medical crate, which is surprisingly lightweight and waterproof. The latches were sourced from Grainger. The receiver welded to the underside of the tongue is for my lock-n-roll (not pictured), also from AT. This design allows me to use the pintle hook still, if necessary, and the extension used with the lock-n-roll effectively nullifies the use of the lunette if someone was tring to steal the trailer. The tie-down rails on the interior are by Core-Trax (Costco, and apparently only Costco, sells a bundle of long and short Core-Trax for a good price)
Higher res versions of these pics, plus a few more, can be found in my gallery here: http://bmonday.com/gallery/45.aspx. Just click on the thumbnail to bring up the individual pic, and then click "Original Image" for the high-res (1600x1200 or more) version.
Let me know if you have any questions or want to see more pics about a particular aspect of the project.
BMonday
I had a great head start, thanks to Sergeant Grunt (http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7833), who had acquired the trailer from the Marine Corps after they trashed the tongue. He put a Hannibal tent on a custom rack, and put it on 33s, in addition to replacing the tongue and giving it a great paint job.
Here's what it looked like when I got it home the first time:
Notice the precious PRECIOUS cargo in the trailer. If you're from a 3.2 state like Oklahoma, you can appreciate the value of a trailer-full of Fat Tire, fresh from the brewery in Fort Collins!
Here are shots of the trailer today. Most of the welding work was done by Mike at Custom 4x4 Fabrication, here in Oklahoma City. Guy does fantastic work, and you can tell he takes pride in the details. he did all the shelves for the can mounts, the welding on the tongue, and mounting the latches, among other things that are not apparent in these pics (like reinforcing the rear bumper).
The can holders are from Adventure Trailers, obviously, and the Wedco cans I got from Expedition Exchange. The tongue box is a military surplus medical crate, which is surprisingly lightweight and waterproof. The latches were sourced from Grainger. The receiver welded to the underside of the tongue is for my lock-n-roll (not pictured), also from AT. This design allows me to use the pintle hook still, if necessary, and the extension used with the lock-n-roll effectively nullifies the use of the lunette if someone was tring to steal the trailer. The tie-down rails on the interior are by Core-Trax (Costco, and apparently only Costco, sells a bundle of long and short Core-Trax for a good price)
Higher res versions of these pics, plus a few more, can be found in my gallery here: http://bmonday.com/gallery/45.aspx. Just click on the thumbnail to bring up the individual pic, and then click "Original Image" for the high-res (1600x1200 or more) version.
Let me know if you have any questions or want to see more pics about a particular aspect of the project.
BMonday
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