M416 trailer build my brother and I

Crush Jeep · Feb 21, 2014

A quick look at how the generator works.
Trailer without the generator.

The tongue jack has to go as low as possible then you use the scissor jack to disconnect the tongue jack and put the ramps down for the generator to roll up.

Extend the winch and it makes easy work of loading or unloading the generator.

And here it is loaded. You can see the scissor jack mounted on the bottom, the ramps store in the front box.

LifeOverland · Feb 21, 2014

Those builds look amazing. And since it hasn't been asked...... How much for a similar build? :sombrero:

highlandercj-7 · Feb 22, 2014

Nice fab work. What do y'all run to need such a massive generator?

Crush Jeep · Feb 22, 2014

sk8rdi16 said:
Those builds look amazing. And since it hasn't been asked...... How much for a similar build? :sombrero:

We don't have an exact number but including the tent and excluding the generator the raw materials were about $2500.

highlandercj-7 said:
Nice fab work. What do y'all run to need such a massive generator?

The person who my brother made the trailer for just happened to have that generator at his house and wanted to be able to mount it just in case he needed it. It actually came in handy last week when the power went out for three days, my brother used it to power up the house.

3d fj · Feb 22, 2014

Crush Jeep said:
Some final pictures of the trailer as it is finished up.
On board air.
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I'm very interested in these paddle latches. Do you have any upclose pics of the inside, how it's mounted, the attachment to the lid and where to get it? I think this is really what i'm looking for.

sroth · Feb 23, 2014

These are the latches I used: "Dee Zee DZTBLATCH1 Tool Box Latch". Give me a few days to get the pics, Ill need to get my buddy to take them. I went with these because it gives a real clean look. You can source them from AMAZON.

highlandercj-7 · Feb 23, 2014

My Dad has a Honda like that, it runs the house well. He also has a eu2000i, it is great for our camp needs. That 5k would run 10 trailers at camp lol.

Crush Jeep · Feb 23, 2014

A couple of final shots of the generation 2 trailer, by the way the trailer weighed in at 1700 lbs without the generator.
The side tables fit inside the trailer, one for each side of the trailer.

There is also two propane tanks. Here's the final set up.

My brother signed it and it was on its way to it's new home.

Stay tuned for modifications to generation 1 and the start of my brother's build for himself generation 3.:Wow1:

3d fj · Feb 23, 2014

sroth said:
These are the latches I used: "Dee Zee DZTBLATCH1 Tool Box Latch". Give me a few days to get the pics, Ill need to get my buddy to take them. I went with these because it gives a real clean look. You can source them from AMAZON.

Thanks. I was looking on mcmaster for them and i couldn't find them for the life of me. I think this is the solution to how i want to lock my lid.

Crush Jeep · Mar 6, 2014

3d fj said:
I'm very interested in these paddle latches. Do you have any upclose pics of the inside, how it's mounted, the attachment to the lid and where to get it? I think this is really what i'm looking for.

My brother asked me to post these for you, he tried and had an issue with it. These are of the lid.

Here is the close up of the tailgate.

Hope this helps you out.

3d fj · Mar 8, 2014

THANKS!!! Helps big time! These are exactly the pictures that i wanted to see. After reading what your brother wrote, i went to amazon and found this. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004A0VBUO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Pretty sure this is what he was talking about. I did however see that they had this... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0045TWHFI/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

After looking at how the lid is latched to the lock, it appears that i don't think i will need this stryker box thingy. The only thing i can think of that i might have a problem with is that since my lid and RTT are so heavy, the lid doesn't spring open unaided. I need both arms to lift the lid after unlatching and then the struts will take over. Using this latch will provide a more streamlined look with a lock but i would think that the locking pin can only be released when the lever is lifted. I think it may be a bit tricky for me to pull the latch and try to lift the lid with one arm until the locking pin clears the lock. hmmmm... any thoughts?

sroth · Mar 9, 2014

What size struts are you using? With the RTT and the steal roof rack I used two 250lbs struts (its a little over kill but wanted to make sure the lid would raise if the roof rack was loaded). As soon as the latch is pulled the top opens with just a nudge. McMaster's has from 25lbs to 250lbs struts (increments of 25lbs) for about 24 dollars (http://www.mcmaster.com/#gas-springs/=r0m595). They are cheap enough to experiment.

3d fj · Mar 10, 2014

sroth said:
What size struts are you using? With the RTT and the steal roof rack I used two 250lbs struts (its a little over kill but wanted to make sure the lid would raise if the roof rack was loaded). As soon as the latch is pulled the top opens with just a nudge. McMaster's has from 25lbs to 250lbs struts (increments of 25lbs) for about 24 dollars (http://www.mcmaster.com/#gas-springs/=r0m595). They are cheap enough to experiment.

I have to check. for that price, i may just order it and try it out.

Crush Jeep · Mar 18, 2014

I took my trailer back to my brother's house this last weekend and we made a modification to it.
This is the original box that was used to hold water cans.