M416 with tailgate?
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M416 with tailgate?
Are there any pictures of M416 trailers with tailgates while beiing in service? A lot of conversions like that were done
once they were privatly purchased so I was wondering if some conversions were done already while in service?
The reason I ask is that I just bough a nice M416 with a tailgate cut in. I want to put it behind my A2 and also paint it in MERDC. At the moment I think about closing the tailgate again since I like it better. But if there is any photographic evidence from the 70s or 80s I might eventually keep it that way.
Any input greatly appreciated!
once they were privatly purchased so I was wondering if some conversions were done already while in service?
The reason I ask is that I just bough a nice M416 with a tailgate cut in. I want to put it behind my A2 and also paint it in MERDC. At the moment I think about closing the tailgate again since I like it better. But if there is any photographic evidence from the 70s or 80s I might eventually keep it that way.
Any input greatly appreciated!
1939 Harley Davidson U
1944 Harley Davidson WLA
1944 Willys MB
1969 Ford Mutt A1
1973 AM General Mutt A2
1944 Harley Davidson WLA
1944 Willys MB
1969 Ford Mutt A1
1973 AM General Mutt A2
Re: M416 with tailgate?
If it was done the person doing it would most likely have been court martialed for destruction of government property. The trailers were made to float and the tailgate completely negates that.
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: M416 with tailgate?
Unless, of course, you happen to be the owner of an M416 modified for an AN/MRC-12..... in which case Lexington-Bluegrass Army Depot would have done the work for yourickf wrote:If it was done the person doing it would most likely have been court martialed for destruction of government property.
Ken
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Always wanted - Details and pictures of M416 Trailer data plates & M151 data plates & body-tags for my research. Thanks!
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Re: M416 with tailgate?
Is that even designated a 416? The whole rear end is different.
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: M416 with tailgate?
Rick....yes, it's a real M416.....see here:-rickf wrote:Is that even designated a 416? The whole rear end is different.
Ken
There's also diagrams of it in FM 10-518 Rigging Equipment for Airdrop (Section 6 page 6-2 - Rigging M416Trailer)
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!"
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Re: M416 with tailgate?
Some years back Jeff at frontline had a teletype trailer with a tailgate and elevated canvas top.
Had it not been so far away in would have been in my yard.
For what its worth there is another example of a 416 with a tailgate.
Fil Bonica
Had it not been so far away in would have been in my yard.
For what its worth there is another example of a 416 with a tailgate.
Fil Bonica
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Re: M416 with tailgate?
Live and learn. There were guys getting court martialed in the first Gulf war for putting boiler plate on Humvees. Can you believe it? Unauthorized modifications to military equipment.
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
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Re: M416 with tailgate?
Thank you for the input. The I will reweld the tailgate.
1939 Harley Davidson U
1944 Harley Davidson WLA
1944 Willys MB
1969 Ford Mutt A1
1973 AM General Mutt A2
1944 Harley Davidson WLA
1944 Willys MB
1969 Ford Mutt A1
1973 AM General Mutt A2