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Here are some shots of the old axle; I haven't even removed the 3rd member nor axle shafts yet (I'm afraid to! :mrgreen:). The front of the pinion is bent severely (must be from a forklift), which caused everything else to wobble into self-destruction. The pinion gears are completely gone, and...

Over the past 10 days or so, managed to get some work done on the suspect replacement rear axle. I didn't want to remove the entire axle, so I fabricated some brackets for a pulley sheave to mount directly above the third member; I drilled a small hole in the bed support and tapped it for a...

It's just a matter of finances; Mik is strapped in trying to get ready for his pending move, and he's had to buy a LOT of extra parts for his M109 box, in order to complete it. It's a nickel-and-dime thing, it's cheaper for both of us to do it this way. I'm in the middle of a repair job for my...

I always run my wood slats inside, and the extra unused bow holders at the front of the trailer.

Mainly because of the cost of the blasting media, and because I'd have to use a pressure washer attachment with it to minimize/eliminate dust since I'm in a residential area. I've thought about it on the front at least; I have about 25-pounds of coarse media left over I could try on an area...

Airbornebandsman came over today and we got several good hours' worth of work in on the M109. We got the rear door removed & all of its hardware dismantled, so we can start repairing & cleaning all that up. The body next to the rear door was struck by a forklift, which is causing the bottom of...

HOLY COW I almost wet my pants, I laughed so hard at some of these responses! I have 5 M105 trailers, and I've removed the lunette on each & every one of them using a simple method described by another member in this forum. Put the nut back on, and place some metal spacers between the nut and...

EEWWWWW....that's not so nice. Can't stand those "fuel-miser"-able motors. 2-stroke or nothing, FTW!!!! :rant:

Must be nice.... :)

Talk to 100DollarMan (aka Hundy) via PM. If he can't do it, he can at least point you in the direction of someone who can.

Very nice, congratulations! BTW, that's a very nice gooseneck trailer you got there too....is your Dodge a 12V or 24V? I see 2nd-Gen taillights & moldings...

Removed a couple more crunched bolt-on appliances around the bottom rear of the van body, just below the doors. Then it was 2 solid hours with the needle scaler. Progress is sloooooooow, but steady.

Got several hours' worth of work in on the M109 body before I had to knock off to go to work (my day job). Was able to straighten out a crunched corner, and remove some of the bolted-on appliances. Then took my air-powered needle scaler and started removing the tan paint. It works best around...

Got Airbornebandsman's trailer done today; the side rails were a pain in the butt, but after brushing on some grease they made it into their terminal positions. Got the cover mounted, and replaced 4 of the nylon tie-down ropes that were frayed. I used Goof-Off Heavy-Duty spray to remove the...

My problem with the Search function is that it brings up so many fascinating different results, next thing you know I'm reading threads in a totally different direction, but they're so fascinating & informative I can't stop reading!! Next thing you know I've forgotten what I started searching...

Airbornebandsman recently purchased one of my M105A2 trailers I scored from GL last summer, so I had him pick the nicest one for his pending PCS move to Texas. It's a VSE rebuild, with the extra rib reinforcements inside the bed, and is virtually brand-new. The date on the manufacturer's tag...

Awesome trailer, harleyhouse. That is too cool. I'll be modifying one of my M105A2 trailers soon; I'll be raising & enlarging the wheelwells to accept 395 Michelin XLs. I've already posted photos of my modded M105A2 Quad Hauler in a couple of other threads...don't think anyone wants to see it...

Home-made. But still not finished. :mrgreen: ETA: Airbornebandsman is truly a great guy, that's why I enjoy helping him out. I'll post photos of the van body cleanup as we fix dents & replace missing/broken items, unless he beats me to it. I'm storing the van body at my house as well, since...

Thought I'd kick this off for Airbornebandsman. Saturday, April 21st we took my truck & trailer down to Barstow to pick up an M109 van body for his M35. We made a stop prior to Barstow at 100DollarMan's compound to pick up some goodies, and Airbornebandsman was able to score some good deals on...

Many many thanks to Hundy & his son Brian for taking care of myself & Airbornebandsman. Saturday April 21st we made a quick stop to pick up some tires & wheels I bought from Hundy, when Airbornebandsman decided to see if he could swing some deals on parts he's been needing to complete his...