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Mulemac01 M118A1 trailer rebuild and restoration thread....here we go again?

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Info on this trailer its a USMC M118A1 sold out of barstow along time ago. A fellow club member had it it California only reason I have this is because I hauled his M35A2 to Las Vegas on a trailer for him.. data tag on the trailer says it was rebuilt at barstow in 4/8320181012_153132.jpg20181012_153128.jpg
 
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Another thing the side bin latches where rusty and would not open so i cut the hinge at the bottom and poped the door off to find a canvas cover for the trailer brand new just covered in dust. Anyone know where i can get the side panels for this trailer? The canvas even had a little pallet maybe for water?20181021_171214.jpg20181021_171221.jpg20181021_171236.jpg20181021_171906.jpg20181021_171912.jpg20181021_171919.jpg20181021_171231.jpg
 
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5 brand new tires mounted and put on the trailer yesterday.20181027_143718.jpg


Sad thing about my rebuild the USMC paint is going to be replaced with U.S Army OD green same with the markings.
 
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Storage box door has been fixed. Also we made a spare tire lift plate, trailer didn't come with it. Lights striped off trailer. I need to fix the glad hand connections they where broken off and thread where damaged. Almost ready for painting.

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Old post I'm still looking for side racks.. some racks off the M127 trailers work but the M118 have 4 racks that have 3 stake uprights. Not the 4 stake panels on the M127..

So far I've found the front rack for the M118.. the 2 rear racks. And the 2 in the middle left and right.

Still need the 4, 3 stake racks to finish off this trailer.
 
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tommys2patrick said:
great to see you are still working on this. I suppose fabricating the side panels are way too expensive. what about using the 127 panels as parts and reconstructing the 118 panels from those parts?
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I thought about it but im no fab shop lol

Maybe I can learn. Lol


On a side note I know of a guy that has a M118 in lower right Colorado and I can pm you in info.
 
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