Jtranum
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Earlier this year I went on a trip to New Mexico for 5 days and at that time I was camping in an Oz-tent ground tent. Good level ground in the NM mountains is hard to come by sometimes. Half our group had trailers and everyone had Roof tents. After about the third night I was starting to get jealous of the easy setup and takedown of the roof tents, especially how easy a roof tent is when on a trailer.
A few weeks ago my buddy mentioned he wanted to part with his 416 trailer already outfitted with a rack and a RTT. So I loaded up the 40 series and made the 200 mile trek to pick up the trailer.

Overall, the trailer is in good condition. The bearings and brakes are new and maintained. The body is straight with its main flaw being a bunch of bolt holes. I don’t really have much of a use for an open top camping trailer so plans were made to put a lid on it.
My buddy drew up a cad file for the sheet metal panels to be water jetted at his work.


The one piece 18ga top was stitch cut on the water table so all that need to be done was fold the side panels down onto the crossmembers.

1”x2” Crossmembers welded in. I will
Be building a roof rack for it so I don’t need any flex in the lid.

Now mated to an angle iron frame so that it overlaps the round tub rail of the 416. Fits perfectly with 3/16” clearance on each side.

I welded up the seams and ground it smooth. Since the metal is so thin and I ground it smooth, I will have to weld the inside seam to reduce the chance of the welds cracking.

Found some gate hinges that will work perfectly. Just need to cut them off some to shorten the tab and weld them on. I will need to brace the tub where I weld the hinges on. I wanted removable pin hinges so that I do retain the ability to have an open cargo trailer.

A few weeks ago my buddy mentioned he wanted to part with his 416 trailer already outfitted with a rack and a RTT. So I loaded up the 40 series and made the 200 mile trek to pick up the trailer.

Overall, the trailer is in good condition. The bearings and brakes are new and maintained. The body is straight with its main flaw being a bunch of bolt holes. I don’t really have much of a use for an open top camping trailer so plans were made to put a lid on it.
My buddy drew up a cad file for the sheet metal panels to be water jetted at his work.


The one piece 18ga top was stitch cut on the water table so all that need to be done was fold the side panels down onto the crossmembers.

1”x2” Crossmembers welded in. I will
Be building a roof rack for it so I don’t need any flex in the lid.

Now mated to an angle iron frame so that it overlaps the round tub rail of the 416. Fits perfectly with 3/16” clearance on each side.

I welded up the seams and ground it smooth. Since the metal is so thin and I ground it smooth, I will have to weld the inside seam to reduce the chance of the welds cracking.

Found some gate hinges that will work perfectly. Just need to cut them off some to shorten the tab and weld them on. I will need to brace the tub where I weld the hinges on. I wanted removable pin hinges so that I do retain the ability to have an open cargo trailer.
