Tandem M416's
Moderators: rickf, raymond, Mr. Recovery
Re: Tandem M416's
Considering the axle placement on a military trailer I am thinking it would be a scary ride. They would be fishtailing all over. On top of that the frame on a 416 is not very heavy angle iron and is not designed to have a hitch added to the back of it. You would have to build a whole new subframe under the first trailer to transfer the pulling load from the vehicle through the front trailer into the second trailer.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Tandem M416's
There was a kit produced to reinforce the frame on the lead trailer as well as a box to add a trailer light plug. I've seen pics of it done with either the WW2 trailers of the M100's. I was just wondering if anyone had seen it done with the 416's. I imagine you'd have to pack the front trailer pretty well to keep tongue weight on the towing vehicle with another trailer's tongue weight trying to pivot it up.
1962 M151A1
1985 M1010
1985 M1010
Re: Tandem M416's
I was not aware of that kit. Short wheelbase trailers in tandem just don't sound like a good idea unless it is off road or slow convoy. And no brakes on the front trailer but real good ones on the back since the weight will be higher than the 151 pulling the train.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Tandem M416's
There was a tandem hitch Modification Work Order but I've only seen the one for the WWII jeep trailers.
There may have been a similar MWO for the M100 (I've never seen it) but I've never seen any kind of evidence that the M416-series trailers were involved. But the old saying still applies to all things mutt-related.... "Never say Never".
Ken
There may have been a similar MWO for the M100 (I've never seen it) but I've never seen any kind of evidence that the M416-series trailers were involved. But the old saying still applies to all things mutt-related.... "Never say Never".
Ken
Kind regards....
Ken
Always wanted - Details and pictures of M416 Trailer data plates & M151 data plates & body-tags for my research. Thanks!
Contact address - - muttguru@aol.com
Note for 2023..... Ken..."Less Stress - More Exercise!"
Ken
Always wanted - Details and pictures of M416 Trailer data plates & M151 data plates & body-tags for my research. Thanks!
Contact address - - muttguru@aol.com
Note for 2023..... Ken..."Less Stress - More Exercise!"
Re: Tandem M416's
The tandem setup on a bantam is really neat. I am going to put a tandem kit on my bantam and then tow my M416 behind it during parades. You can do the tandem kit on a M416 without any problem. I just would not do any high speed driving.
https://forums.g503.com/viewtopic.php?f ... m#p1648935
https://forums.g503.com/viewtopic.php?f ... m#p1648935
Pray for our Wolf Hunters.