my m416 project

[RRDirtyHarry]

well, a friend of mine said that we should make the trailer have selectable lids. a short lid and a tall lid. were still working on the designs, and im still looking for the materials in the free section of CL lol. pictures to come today.

 

[RRDirtyHarry]

ok heres some pics of the brake setup for the parking brake.

I love how light these trailers are. makes it easy to look at the bottom.

the adjustable rod

the housings for the cable

found little rust while under there

added the jerry can holder

picked these wheels up for 25 bux for 3. they fit the hub perfect. I think I paid more for the lug nuts to fit it.

and heres a pic of the rig ill be using to haul it.

my favorite part of this trailer is the stock drain plugs that I just found today. lol

 

[RRDirtyHarry]

still having issues with the brake lights. I have never hooked up trailer wiring before, and I cant figure out how to get the brake lights to light up. the original trailer wiring harness doesn't work, so I had to hardwire the trailer wire into my lights. when I hook the break to the turn, it lights up the turn on my jeep.....and I need to get this fixed so I can take it to the highway patrol to get the title process started. any help would be awesome

 

[RRDirtyHarry]

by this I mean that I hooked up a 6 pin round to my jeep to fit the 6 round on the trailer.

 

[01greentaco]

If I'm not mistaken, the M416 (and all other style trailers) are 24volt and since modern vehicles such as your jeep are 12v, you have to rewire the lights to accommodate the difference in voltage.

 

[RRDirtyHarry]

hmmm, but that doesn't fix the wiring issue. the lights are working right now when I plug them in. I just don't know how to wire the brake lights to the trailer wire without it turning on the jeeps turn signals along with the brakes.

 

[NMC_EXP]

If I'm not mistaken, the M416 (and all other style trailers) are 24volt and since modern vehicles such as your jeep are 12v, you have to rewire the lights to accommodate the difference in voltage.

The later military vehicles were 24V. The only difference in the lights was the bulbs. Just replace the 24V bulb with the 12V version.

Regards

Jim

 

[RRDirtyHarry]

but I still need to fix the brake lights.....lol. but I will head to walmart and pick up new bulbs today.

 

[RRDirtyHarry]

heres the trailer behind the jeep.

 

[E Dr. P]

Nice, are you gonna move the lunette to the top position? It looks just a little up hill.

 

[/dev/ram]

If I'm not mistaken, the M416 (and all other style trailers) are 24volt and since modern vehicles such as your jeep are 12v, you have to rewire the lights to accommodate the difference in voltage.

You only need to replace the bulbs - they're standard, and you can pick them up at any auto store. Just take the 24v ones in and tell them you want 12v versions.

The wiring is a whole other issue. I grafted a 4-pin into the plug panel tucked underneath the cover on the right side of the trailer tongue frame. It has been OK over the years, but I plan on replacing it with a 7-pin and ordering a new harness for the trailer itself. The other wires will be used to power other things (battery charger, etc.)

 

[/dev/ram]

ok heres some pics of the brake setup for the parking brake.

Yep, just remove those from the frame - they were only there due to the alignment with the brakes being over the spring before. The cable may sag a bit, but you'll want some room to flex anyway.

 

[RRDirtyHarry]

You only need to replace the bulbs - they're standard, and you can pick them up at any auto store. Just take the 24v ones in and tell them you want 12v versions.

The wiring is a whole other issue. I grafted a 4-pin into the plug panel tucked underneath the cover on the right side of the trailer tongue frame. It has been OK over the years, but I plan on replacing it with a 7-pin and ordering a new harness for the trailer itself. The other wires will be used to power other things (battery charger, etc.)

my issue is the truck wiring. I don't know how to make the brake lights come on. all the lights work, but I was reading and researching and the brake is supposed to attach to the turn signals.....but when I do that, my turn signals on my truck turn on when I hit the brakes. so I may be taking it to someone to have them re-wire my truck

 

[RRDirtyHarry]

Yep, just remove those from the frame - they were only there due to the alignment with the brakes being over the spring before. The cable may sag a bit, but you'll want some room to flex anyway.

awesome, ill be doing that then. so theyre supposed to just dangle? wouldn't they get caught up on stuff when im wheeling?

 

[RRDirtyHarry]

Nice, are you gonna move the lunette to the top position? It looks just a little up hill.

no, the tires on the trailer are 31s. im gonna be putting 33s on the trailer, because 35s will be too big