Toyotacrawler
I think I just went 10-200
So for a while now I have wanted an M416 trailer and wanted a little restoration project as well. Well I found this 64 M416 sitting in a neighbors barn down the road and talked him into selling it. Wasn't that hard, he wanted to make a cattle trough out of it. Glad I saved it.
It pulled pretty good down the road on the way home....about 1/4 mile haha!
The plan is to restore it back to it's original condition. OD green and all the fixins. Since my fiancee knows how to paint with a gun, the paintjob won't require the use of rattle cans!
First order of buisiness was to clean all the dirt and cobwebs off. After inspecting the floor of the tub I came to the conclusion it will have to be replaced. No worries
It needs sandblasting so I began to break down the entire trailer piece by piece.
Took some persuasion but finally freed the tub from the frame.
After getting the tub out of the way I rolled the frame into the garage to begin the breakdown.
I'm pretty sure this is the original grease from 1964. It was like playdoh. I will install all new seals and bearings when it comes time to re assemble.
Cleaned up the brakes a little bit. Since the below pic, I've removed the brake assembly from the axle. Not much if any rust was found in the assembly but I will still replace with new parts and sandblast/prime and paint what I reuse.
So as of now the trailer sits completely disassembled and ready for sandblasting. I'm in the process of shopping for a sandblaster.
The only things missing from the trailer are the wiring harness, tail lights, safety chains and I will of course have to buy all new hardware due to the fact most of the rusted bolts sheared off during the breakdown. I haven't busted my knuckles that much since I hit puberty. More updates to come!
It pulled pretty good down the road on the way home....about 1/4 mile haha!
The plan is to restore it back to it's original condition. OD green and all the fixins. Since my fiancee knows how to paint with a gun, the paintjob won't require the use of rattle cans!
First order of buisiness was to clean all the dirt and cobwebs off. After inspecting the floor of the tub I came to the conclusion it will have to be replaced. No worries
It needs sandblasting so I began to break down the entire trailer piece by piece.
Took some persuasion but finally freed the tub from the frame.
After getting the tub out of the way I rolled the frame into the garage to begin the breakdown.
I'm pretty sure this is the original grease from 1964. It was like playdoh. I will install all new seals and bearings when it comes time to re assemble.
Cleaned up the brakes a little bit. Since the below pic, I've removed the brake assembly from the axle. Not much if any rust was found in the assembly but I will still replace with new parts and sandblast/prime and paint what I reuse.
So as of now the trailer sits completely disassembled and ready for sandblasting. I'm in the process of shopping for a sandblaster.
The only things missing from the trailer are the wiring harness, tail lights, safety chains and I will of course have to buy all new hardware due to the fact most of the rusted bolts sheared off during the breakdown. I haven't busted my knuckles that much since I hit puberty. More updates to come!
