ptrjason
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Hello all, great site you guys got here.
First off, I just found out maybe a week ago about GL. Well I got an itch after about the first 15 minutes on the site and well I done bought me a trailer now. I am waiting on my EUC now. But I plan to make this thread a start to finish and plan to update it as I go.
Here is the trailer as she was on the GL site.
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=5914630&convertTo=USD
She was the best looking one in that round and has a receipt date in 2010, according to the markings on the front.
My winning bid was 231, so far with the buyers premium and tax it was 273. Which I am happy with. Just have to wait till I get it to get the form for the title, then the trip to the DMV.
I live in So Cal, near Riverside. And the trailer is in Barstow, so not to far at all.
For recovery and towing, my TV is a 2005 Ford Expedition 4x4, 5.4L V8.
I plan on going to the lot with a old military trailer jack, some tools, Dot5 brake fluid, some grease, some oil and wiring and crimpers.
I plan on making a trailer to truck harness and unplugging the NATO plug at the junction box, and using bullet connectors and hooking it up there, as well as changing the bulbs to 12v, I know it is a long shot, but I am hoping if they redid the trailer at anytime, it got the multi-volt LED lights, but I doubt it.
My long term plans are:
-Installing the multi-volt LED lamps.
-lining the bed
-and I know it is taboo, but I plan on using this trailer as a regular cargo trailer, or SHTF trailer so I would like to paint it, either a nice all black, or all white, same white as my Expedition so it will match.
-I also want to add LED marker lamps to the fenders and side. They help a lot with night towing when they are on the fenders.
-I want to add some type of tongue box, and I have seen another post somewhere where someone added fender well boxes and they look pretty good, may look into those as well.
-I want to get a mount for the military jack and mount it on the front somewhere
-Add chains to the tailgate to allow it to stop level with bed, and if I can find one cheap, add one of the extend a bed things if I can mod it to work.
I think that is all I can think of for right now. I am just trying to get ideas so I can start a project for it. I am not made of money at all so I plan on everything taking a year or so little by little.
Bad part is, I am already looking at other trailers that I want now, one even has the bows and rails that I may want to get to get take those off and sell the trailer. But I have a feeling this may turn into a hobby for me.
This is my First EVER MV, and like I said, just found out I can buy this stuff so now I am looking at all the other stuff I can buy, which now I want to get stuff just to go get it with my trailer . I am pretty much in the middle between Barstow and Camp Pendleton and San Diego so lots of stuff to buy. Jerry cans, and ammo cans are on my shopping list to try to resell and also they are just cool.
Well about me, I am 29, and mostly my interests are law enforcement, firefighting, emergency vehicles and equipment, and two way radios, specifically Motorola. Ask me about lighbars and sirens and I know, ask me about military vehicles and well I will probably ask you if I could put a lightbar on it.
I have also been a sworn police officer, corrections officer, and volunteer firefighter. Have never served in the military. So thank you to those that have.
Anyway I will post some pics of the Recovery when it happens, and then when I get her home, and as I progress with stuff on it.
I just need to hurry and buy a pintle hitch and riser now. I have read that some first time EUCs can clear in less then a week, so now I am worried that it may clear faster then I expected and I have no hitch to get it home by the time they say it has to be removed. I am not sure of any places that actually sell a 7-10 hole riser in a store.
First off, I just found out maybe a week ago about GL. Well I got an itch after about the first 15 minutes on the site and well I done bought me a trailer now. I am waiting on my EUC now. But I plan to make this thread a start to finish and plan to update it as I go.
Here is the trailer as she was on the GL site.
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=5914630&convertTo=USD
She was the best looking one in that round and has a receipt date in 2010, according to the markings on the front.
My winning bid was 231, so far with the buyers premium and tax it was 273. Which I am happy with. Just have to wait till I get it to get the form for the title, then the trip to the DMV.
I live in So Cal, near Riverside. And the trailer is in Barstow, so not to far at all.
For recovery and towing, my TV is a 2005 Ford Expedition 4x4, 5.4L V8.
I plan on going to the lot with a old military trailer jack, some tools, Dot5 brake fluid, some grease, some oil and wiring and crimpers.
I plan on making a trailer to truck harness and unplugging the NATO plug at the junction box, and using bullet connectors and hooking it up there, as well as changing the bulbs to 12v, I know it is a long shot, but I am hoping if they redid the trailer at anytime, it got the multi-volt LED lights, but I doubt it.
My long term plans are:
-Installing the multi-volt LED lamps.
-lining the bed
-and I know it is taboo, but I plan on using this trailer as a regular cargo trailer, or SHTF trailer so I would like to paint it, either a nice all black, or all white, same white as my Expedition so it will match.
-I also want to add LED marker lamps to the fenders and side. They help a lot with night towing when they are on the fenders.
-I want to add some type of tongue box, and I have seen another post somewhere where someone added fender well boxes and they look pretty good, may look into those as well.
-I want to get a mount for the military jack and mount it on the front somewhere
-Add chains to the tailgate to allow it to stop level with bed, and if I can find one cheap, add one of the extend a bed things if I can mod it to work.
I think that is all I can think of for right now. I am just trying to get ideas so I can start a project for it. I am not made of money at all so I plan on everything taking a year or so little by little.
Bad part is, I am already looking at other trailers that I want now, one even has the bows and rails that I may want to get to get take those off and sell the trailer. But I have a feeling this may turn into a hobby for me.
This is my First EVER MV, and like I said, just found out I can buy this stuff so now I am looking at all the other stuff I can buy, which now I want to get stuff just to go get it with my trailer . I am pretty much in the middle between Barstow and Camp Pendleton and San Diego so lots of stuff to buy. Jerry cans, and ammo cans are on my shopping list to try to resell and also they are just cool.
Well about me, I am 29, and mostly my interests are law enforcement, firefighting, emergency vehicles and equipment, and two way radios, specifically Motorola. Ask me about lighbars and sirens and I know, ask me about military vehicles and well I will probably ask you if I could put a lightbar on it.
I have also been a sworn police officer, corrections officer, and volunteer firefighter. Have never served in the military. So thank you to those that have.
Anyway I will post some pics of the Recovery when it happens, and then when I get her home, and as I progress with stuff on it.
I just need to hurry and buy a pintle hitch and riser now. I have read that some first time EUCs can clear in less then a week, so now I am worried that it may clear faster then I expected and I have no hitch to get it home by the time they say it has to be removed. I am not sure of any places that actually sell a 7-10 hole riser in a store.