Just bought a 2W,M116A2 generator trailer

[harleyhouse]

Well I guess I have the green disease, I bought my second trailer.
I won an offer on Ebay and now need to go get it.
I was looking for anouther M116 frame to build from and now I have it.

Any info on this model would be helpful.
harleyhouse

"Off to HF to get some magnetic trailer lights for the trip home."

 

[Recovry4x4]

I saw that on there. Wished it were closer to me. Looks nice.

 

[harleyhouse]

I like the big fenders. I placed an offer of $150.00 and he accepted it.

 

[Recovry4x4]

They "buy it now" wasn't bad. The "already bought it" is great. That price makes it worth the ride to VA. I think I saw a smiliar trailer on GL sporting 2 gensets. Might be worth snooping around.

 

[harleyhouse]

I have a brother in law in Virginia, I will take my wife and kids, will be making a weekend trip to get the trailer and see family.

 

[steelandcanvas]

What is that framework strapped to the 116?

 

[harleyhouse]

I believe it held a generator, a spool for electric cord, two jerry cans and a gauge pannel.
All that will be removed when I start the build.

 

[harleyhouse]

Found a picture of one with full dress.

 

[harleyhouse]

Pick up on thursday, 257 miles, Taking spares, a jack zip ties, and HF magnetic lights.
Hope to be an uneventful trip.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Pick up on thursday, 257 miles, Taking spares, a jack zip ties, and HF magnetic lights.
Hope to be an uneventful trip.

Should be a breeze. Once over on the bearings, once over on the tires and hit the road. Trailer recoveries are the best, they rarely strand you!

 

[harleyhouse]

Truck is loaded and we are off tomorrow at 0400 hrs.
I will post the results.

There will be parts to sell soon.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Any updates Mark?

 

[harleyhouse]

The trip was an easy drive to the beautiful Shango Valley of Virginia
we left at 4:30am got there at 9:10am very little traffic at that time.

Hitched it up, zip tied the light bar and pa plate on and away we went.
the trailer followed along nice, the bearings stayed cool and we did get some odd looks on the way home, Bright RED crew cab pulling a military trailer, Odd combo.

It was nice to spend the day with my father and the one on one time we had was good.
he was tired when we got home at 3:00 pm but did not complain about the ride.

What a difference between the roads in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Pa needs to step up and get better at maintance.

This weekend I will be stripping off the unneeded parts to sell and scrapping the cage and parts I don't use. I lucked out The cage is aluminum. It will be scrapped.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Great news. I think you did real well with that purchase. Any future plans? Bugout II trailer? You know, it's only going to be a matter of time before the desire for a truck leaches into your system. LOL

 

[harleyhouse]

I am already working on my wife about getting a multifuel duece to bob.
A great father /son project. I am 42 dad is 75.

 

[Nonotagain]

What a difference between the roads in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Pa needs to step up and get better at maintance.

Pennsylvania only has two snow plows, ones in the museum and the other is in the shop.

Virginia roads don't experience as much freeze/thaw as do the roads in Pennsylvania.

I drive down I-81 from I-70 in Maryland, thru West Virginia to the Shanndoah Valley and you see the same poor road conditions in West Virginia.

I-81 north to Chambersburgh in Pennsylvania is the same way, poor roads.

 

[therealsundance]

PA by far has the worst roads in the country. When crossing the Mason Dixon line into PA and the road would go from smooth to crappy.

 

[harleyhouse]

Spent the day removing the extra parts not needed A hundred pounds of aluminum cage, fifty pounds of steel brackets and thirty pounds of grade eight bolts. Hope to make the cost of the trailer back.

Looks like a great start.
I did find a black widow spider that made it back from Virginia.

 

[harleyhouse]

The trip to the scrap yard with the trailer parts gave me $105.00 off the cost of the trailer.
I listed all the other items removed in the classified section.

I think this is the look I am shooting for.

 

[rickf]

Nice deal on the trailer. All you guy complaining about the roads in Pa. need to take a drive through NJ. Pick a road, any road. You will NEVER complain about Pa. roads again!!!