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I went to pickup my M146 trailers and the M101 Trailer. I got a lot of help and that kept me from having to make three trips instead of just one. TedG offered to help and I appreciate it but in the end I was able to get it done without him. Armada brought out his depot rebuilt M818 to help me out. I had him hook up to the trailer with landing legs. He then pulled it out of the way.
The GL staff then pushed my other trailer forward. It had no landing gear installed. The legs were in the trailer. It was lucky that my trailers were back to back. The one without the legs was pushed out enough to allow the staff to pick up the front while allowing enough room for me to hookup. Everything was tight quarters so it was kind of high pucker stuff.
Before we did all this we hooked up the M101 trailer to my explorer. My aunt and uncle drove it to pickup the trailer and to act as a chase vehicle. The bed on the trailer was loose but was in great shape. The rear frame crass member had been pulled out. I will weld a new one in at a later time and bolt the frame and the bed together. For now we used a tie down strap to hold the bed to the frame. We used magnetic lights on it. If has a crank up landing leg and new tires. Very nice and cheap.
I was lucky enough to get two aluminum ladders between the two trailers. They also had newer tires and brand new spares. One spare still has parts of the sticker on it and both spares still have the flashing ridge. They will end up being steer axle tires on the deuce. One has a little of water dripping after the trip. I will have to seal all the seams on the roof. Only one broken window to fix. Everything else looked good. Both brake lines on both trailers were pulled out from moving them around with fork lift. The emergency glad hand on both trailers were broken off. The first attempt to pickup the trailer on the ground ended in a deep scratch to the front and damage to the light connection. This is also when the emergency connection was broken off. The light connection did not matter as the wiring was pulled out under the trailer.
We had no brakes but Paul had lights. I led and he followed. My Explorer brought up the rear. I was in contact with my daughter on the radio. She is a ham also. The trailer without the legs will most likely end up as a storage shed. I will take off the suspension and put it on the ground. The other one will be kept in rolling status. I am going to keep all the parts right now so I can put it back together later.
There was a lot of eye candy there. M113s, A bunch of S-250 shelters, Depot rebuilt hemitts, FMTVs and a lot of trucks that will go to sale. Some five tons and a lot of trailers. Se also saw some 900 series five ton that were not in the for sale area. There were also several Humvees in the not for sale area.
The GL staff then pushed my other trailer forward. It had no landing gear installed. The legs were in the trailer. It was lucky that my trailers were back to back. The one without the legs was pushed out enough to allow the staff to pick up the front while allowing enough room for me to hookup. Everything was tight quarters so it was kind of high pucker stuff.
Before we did all this we hooked up the M101 trailer to my explorer. My aunt and uncle drove it to pickup the trailer and to act as a chase vehicle. The bed on the trailer was loose but was in great shape. The rear frame crass member had been pulled out. I will weld a new one in at a later time and bolt the frame and the bed together. For now we used a tie down strap to hold the bed to the frame. We used magnetic lights on it. If has a crank up landing leg and new tires. Very nice and cheap.
I was lucky enough to get two aluminum ladders between the two trailers. They also had newer tires and brand new spares. One spare still has parts of the sticker on it and both spares still have the flashing ridge. They will end up being steer axle tires on the deuce. One has a little of water dripping after the trip. I will have to seal all the seams on the roof. Only one broken window to fix. Everything else looked good. Both brake lines on both trailers were pulled out from moving them around with fork lift. The emergency glad hand on both trailers were broken off. The first attempt to pickup the trailer on the ground ended in a deep scratch to the front and damage to the light connection. This is also when the emergency connection was broken off. The light connection did not matter as the wiring was pulled out under the trailer.
We had no brakes but Paul had lights. I led and he followed. My Explorer brought up the rear. I was in contact with my daughter on the radio. She is a ham also. The trailer without the legs will most likely end up as a storage shed. I will take off the suspension and put it on the ground. The other one will be kept in rolling status. I am going to keep all the parts right now so I can put it back together later.
There was a lot of eye candy there. M113s, A bunch of S-250 shelters, Depot rebuilt hemitts, FMTVs and a lot of trucks that will go to sale. Some five tons and a lot of trailers. Se also saw some 900 series five ton that were not in the for sale area. There were also several Humvees in the not for sale area.
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