M416 Restoration

Francis Marion · Unread post by **Francis Marion** » November 10th, 2009, 5:16 pm

Have a family of 3 and usually travel with at least one cousin or friend my son's age which means I need an M416 for the gear.

I live in the Salt Lake Valley (84118) and shipping costs from the East Coast has placed each one I have seen there well above their value. So, I'm looking to pay fair market value for a trailer in usable condition or better. I will restore and paint it along with my A1 if necessary. The closer it is to home (read, less it cost to ship) the more I will be wiling to pay. I'll looking to purchase within 30 days while I'm still earning enough to afford it.

SEABEE62 · Unread post by **SEABEE62** » November 10th, 2009, 5:29 pm

Me too....only I have a family of 7 ( only 2 left at home now, whew ....) . Close to the Midwest. Sorry to pony onto this, but I couldn't resist. Good luck. Seabee

moose53 · Unread post by **moose53** » November 11th, 2009, 4:52 am

Take a look at Mike_pop's post, I know it says NJ, but he transports stuff out to Nevada quite often, you might be able to make a deal with him....

Jim

Rainman · Unread post by **Rainman** » November 11th, 2009, 5:49 pm

Heck, there's places out west that sometimes families of 16 can ride in an El Camino. They don't need no schtinkin trailers.

Unread post by **rickf** » November 11th, 2009, 6:08 pm

Yup, And there are places in the South west where 25 or 30 will ride in a van!

Rick

Francis Marion · Unread post by **Francis Marion** » November 12th, 2009, 12:44 am

I'm contemplating camping trips not border crossings.

mike_pop · Unread post by **mike_pop** » November 14th, 2009, 8:37 am

I still have an M416 for sale in NJ and will be heading west at the end of May, unless I get some loads sooner than that.

Mike Pop
Spring Lake, NJ
Eureka, NV

Francis Marion · Unread post by **Francis Marion** » November 14th, 2009, 10:03 am

Mike, I already replied by e-mail. I can post the pics here if you like.

Francis Marion · Unread post by **Francis Marion** » November 21st, 2009, 8:24 pm

Thanks to a tip from the other G, I won this trailer from a GSA Auction in Phoenix. I paid more than I wanted to for it at $625 but really wanted to have one in my possession before leaving my current job. I'll have to drive down to pick it up myself in order to reduce shipping costs enough to make it worth it.

I intend to use this as a practice piece before turning new tools loose on my MUTT.

mrdibbles · Unread post by **mrdibbles** » November 21st, 2009, 8:28 pm

There are 2-3 others on GSA still. I think they were all up in the NE?

Unread post by **rickf** » November 21st, 2009, 9:34 pm

I hate to say this Francis but that was a lot of money for that much damage! There were much better ones out there for a lot less.

Rick

Cobra5 · Unread post by **Cobra5** » November 21st, 2009, 9:38 pm

Looks like Rainman's been there giving the suspension a work out.

I think Seabee can help you straighten up the tub with his hammer.

Francis Marion · Unread post by **Francis Marion** » November 22nd, 2009, 3:45 am

rickf wrote:I hate to say this Francis but that was a lot of money for that much damage! There were much better ones out there for a lot less.

Rick

I've seen them better for less too but nothing out west lately and an extra $600 just to ship one from back east made this one worth it. I was also under a little pressure just to get one before I gave up my current job. I'm just happy to have one at the moment and figure that this tub will be easier than my MUTT to learn body work. Now I just need some body tools and a welder...

Rainman · Unread post by **Rainman** » November 22nd, 2009, 12:39 pm

Hey FM,
I plead not guilty to that damage

but glad you hooked up with a trailer that fit your time frame. There are always going to be other deals that sound better, but if you got what you wanted, when and where you wanted it, your the only one the deal had to please. Personally I wouldn't be comfortable with that much work, but saw cstaup bang a trailer back into shape with relative ease. He did a great job on it too. Just like our 151's, there are replacement panels and floors available for your reconstruction as needed. I got hung up with my current M416 trailer restoration this past year due to the fact I had pulled the tub, then used the frame to transport and store a NOS 151 engine on until a couple of weeks ago. Got the engine moved to a stand, and now with snow and freezing temps on the way, I'll have to wait till next year to finish this one up. You'll have this one done by then. Congrats on the new purchase. We want pictures as your project continues.

Rainman

SEABEE62 · Unread post by **SEABEE62** » November 22nd, 2009, 5:29 pm

Francis, I think Rainman wanted your tub........and is now dreaming about it. And yes, just a couple of "pings" with my hammer, and it'll be ok. Just let me know, my hammer is available right after I use it on Rainman to get his attention. Seabee

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