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That's awesome!:naner:

Drill a hole in the sidewall, stick a metal cutting sawzall blade through the hole and cut towards the rim. Do that a couple times on both sides and tires pop right off.

I don't think it is. The pole it too long for the trailer and the bows are on it already. It looks like it might be some type of tent part? I think I'll just cut the ball joints off before it goes to the scrapper. The pipe is crushed, plus I've got enough junk to trip on already.

Lots of good info. Thanks guys! My next steps are fixing battery cables, battery hold downs, repairing everything the GL forklift broke under the trailer, and repainting the trailer bed.

Thanks for the tip. In the video it's a little above idle but not much. I'll keep it revved up higher in the future. I was a little nervous about giving it too much throttle since it hadn't run for so long.

Here's some pictures of the mystery pipe. It used to be straight and round. I don't have any PU- number on it. The trailer says US ARMY VC 1773 on the sides.

Congratulations Papabear! Proud American definitely deserves it (all the other MV's are great choices too, but the story of Proud American got my vote).

It's a steel or aluminum pipe about 1.5" diameter, 12 feet long with two ball joints on it two feet from the ends. I'll get another picture of it tomorrow morning and try to post it.

Last fall I picked this genny/ trailer up from GL and just stuck it in the corner of the yard. I put the fuel strainer tube to soak in vinegar a couple months ago to remove the rust. Today it got new batteries and all the fuel filters and fuel lines cleaned and fresh diesel put in. The battery...

Your trailer (and truck) looks really good!

That sucks.:-( Are there any salvageable parts left?

Do any hydraulics for the wrecker bed run underneath the rear in that area?

We've had heavy rain lately (over 2 inches in 6 hours a few days ago) and my repair is still holding strong.

Yep, the military brackets are definitely different than regular brackets. I haven't changed my military bracket to a civilian one yet but my regular extinguisher sits on the floor against the bracket and the strap fits around it tightly enough to secure it.

Straps and a grease gun.

Mine was listed as no start, but the video showed it appearing to move under it's own power. I bid knowing that the GL site was 5 minutes from my trucker, and surrounded by truck shops. I figured that if it was junk, I should be able to find a someone who would give at least what I paid and I...

I thought of that, but my jack wouldn't fit on there. Maybe it's a different jack than the ones that usually come on them?

I don't have a clue, but mine has the same thing on it.

Looks good! Any closeups of the attachment points to the bed?

Welcome from Palmdale!