M1061a1 restoration

[muthkw25]

Today I finished painting the trailer. Got 2 coats of marine corps forest green (34052) on the trailer. Added new reflectors and stainless steel hardware. Painted glad hands. Removed tape from data plates. Shined the tires. Trailer looks as new as its going to get. Very pleased with the project. Turned out great.

 

[muthkw25]

Here's the before and after comparison. Next week I plan on hauling my first load with it.

 

[Coug]

Here's the before and after comparison. Next week I plan on hauling my first load with it.

You sure you have the right before and after pics?

 

[muthkw25]

You sure you have the right before and after pics?

Thank you. Had to switch the photo around

 

[Coug]

Thank you. Had to switch the photo around

yup, this way makes more sense. The other way looked more like the equipment I have after I've used it for a bit.

 

[muthkw25]

Today I finished the emergency tank drain pull cable. Bought 3/32 steel cable and a swaging tool and finished up the trailer. Took it on its first voyage and picked up a large number of US army pallets. (These were not light.) Trailer did great. No wagging or pulling to either direction brakes worked well. No issues with drums heating up or hubs. Very pleased with the results. Will add some additional tie downs in near future as well. Overall it was a good, quick restoration and trailer is back to functioning properly.

 

[Mullaney]

Today I finished the emergency tank drain pull cable. Bought 3/32 steel cable and a swaging tool and finished up the trailer. Took it on its first voyage and picked up a large number of US army pallets. (These were not light.) Trailer did great. No wagging or pulling to either direction brakes worked well. No issues with drums heating up or hubs. Very pleased with the results. Will add some additional tie downs in near future as well. Overall it was a good, quick restoration and trailer is back to functioning properly.

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Nice!

And having a way to easily drain the air tank is a big plus. If it is easy, there is no reason not to drain it. If you have to get dirty and crawl in on your back - it gets left for another day.

Good Plan @muthkw25 !

 

[CallMeColt]

Cool! I'd like to get one of these for a shelter to go on.

 

[muthkw25]

Cool! I'd like to get one of these for a shelter to go on.

I have also thought of this plan. Originally looked at a s280 but I'm now really considering putting my s250 on it and using that for sleeping in and then the rest of the space as a deck for my girlfriends and mine m274a2 mule to strap down for camping and shows and then when the mules not on the deck I can use it as a deck to set chairs on etc.

 

[muthkw25]

Today I moved my dads ford compact diesel tractor on the m1061a1 back home. Drove great behind the truck. Truck did great at 50 mph. Trailer has had alot of use since finishing it.

 

[CallMeColt]

I have also thought of this plan. Originally looked at a s280 but I'm now really considering putting my s250 on it and using that for sleeping in and then the rest of the space as a deck for my girlfriends and mine m274a2 mule to strap down for camping and shows and then when the mules not on the deck I can use it as a deck to set chairs on etc.

An S-788 would be good for this idea. Then, if you have a tractor or something, you can make it removable. S-788 has much more room without much more of a footprint.

 

[muthkw25]

I am looking at replacing the original tires with new ones. I don't like some of the stress cracks from age. Has anyone replaced their tires on their m1061a1? If so what company did you go with.

 

[muthkw25]

I bought a s-250g to fit on the m1061a1. I wanted the larger version of the shelter for camping. Came with a fridge, electric and ac. Shelter is in fantastic shape. I decided to mount the shelter approx 2ft back from the front edge of the deck. I wanted some extra storage space for boxes, generator etc and less chance of hitting back of the truck when turning. This gives me 4ft on the back where I can add 2 chairs and sit on the deck.

Attached are some photos of moving the shelter onto the trailer.

The shelter has since been rotated so the door faces to the rear. I tried getting a photo of the shelter fully locked out on a turn to show there's plenty of space for the ac to not hit the back of the truck.

Originally I thought about having the shelter door face the back of the truck but I didn't want to push the shelter to the back of the trailer to utilize the deck space.

Plan is to paint it marine corps forest green to match and add a RV roof coating to reflect heat for the warm months when camping.

 

[muthkw25]

I was trying to figure out a way to secure the shelter and decided to use some eyelift points with steel cables.

I centered the shelter on the trailer and then drilled a 3/4" hole for the eyelift. Centered it on both sides. I'm going to use 1/2 turn buckles. It will require 5ft-3/8" steel cables. I wanted one tie down spot on either side so ill have each top corner going to a central point.