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M416 ish trailer-homebuilt

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#1 ·
Not an exact replica by any means but I like the 416 trailers so when I decided I needed a trailer due to not having a truck anymore I decided I'd make it resemble a 416. Started it last Wednesday at work, sheared/ bent sides on my breaks and welded up frame on lunch break for a few days. Brought it home the other day to finish it up with my welder at home. Made a tailgate for longer loads and making a rack up front for gas cans etc. sides and floor are 14 ga. Frame is 10 ga square tube. I made the tongue pin in with a few different holes for different lengths. Im waiting on a axle still but got some cherokee wheels/ tires for free so I'll use them until I get some better looking ones down the road. It should be nice for camping to haul all the stuff in. The majority of my camping will be in the travel trailer for now (small kids) but when they get older I'll look into a top tent for the more remote trips. Thanks for lookin!
 

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Man that does look great. Any chance you could post a set of plans or a set of dimensions for the bends? I have an idea for a similar project.
I don't have any plans but I could tell you any dimensions you want to know, and what I'd change if I build a second one. I'd move the axle another inch or maybe two forward. I assume you mean the bends on the tub sides, from the top of the sheet I went 4" bent a 45 flipped it over and went 4" and bent a 45. I think a real m416 is more like 5" but oh well.
 
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I got some 255/75/16 for the trailer from a friend, I think there about 30 or 31. The ones in the pic are 235/75/16 so they will be a little taller. I need to take some leaves out if the springs so I'll loose about an inch there. Hopefully it will still be about level after that
 
#30 ·
Had you ever considered a torsion type axle? would there be a reason not to use them?

Your trailer is fantastic, before I saw yours I was going to make some changes to a trailer I have and was looking at Torsion axles because it does away with the cross bar (axle) underneath. Is that a mistake? I have an offroad camper that has those is what gave me the idea.
 
#31 ·
Had you ever considered a torsion type axle? would there be a reason not to use them? Your trailer is fantastic, before I saw yours I was going to make some changes to a trailer I have and was looking at Torsion axles because it does away with the cross bar (axle) underneath. Is that a mistake? I have an offroad camper that has those is what gave me the idea.
No I would love to have a torsion axle, they still have an axle that goes all the way across but it's tucked up high to the frame with drop spindles on the ends. We use torsion axles on all of our trailers we make at work, they can take a lot of weight and last a long time, that being said this axle was free with hubs and all haha so that's why I went with it. My diffs on the jeep are lower than the axle though so I don't think it will be too much of a problem.
 
#34 ·
Well I'll break it down and try and remember it all.
Metal- about 150 bucks.
Axle hubs and leaf springs I traded some welding work for them so-0
Wheels/tires-100 bucks.
Lights and misc hardware-50
Paint-20
Registering/titling it-35
So about 350-400 bucks I have into it. I got metal at cost so that saved about 40% on metal. And the axle/ hubs would have been about 90 bucks
 
#36 ·
Thanks for the feedback on the axles. Your trailer is killer. That tongue design is slick too. I had trouble with a standard type tongue clearing my spare tire when it was unlatched. I now attach the hitch to the trailer, then plug the hitch into the receiver much in the same way. Its actually easier I think than trying to latch the ball. Your whole design is outstanding.
 
#47 ·
I would be extremely interested in the details of that tongue/coupler. What did you use for bushings/bearings inside? Thrust washers between the yokes and the center section? Really great looking build!
No bushings, metal on metal. It's just bushing stock and standard 5/8 hitch pins. Works great, doesn't make any noise, no slop like a pintle.
 
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