M200a1+Mep-002a+40ft crank up tower.

[uscgmatt]

My project today consisted of turning 3 trailers into 1. I have an m762 with light tower, an m116 with a mep-002a, and an empty m200a1. I decided to use the m200 for the trailer to which to mount the gear on. I'm figuring the weight of the trailer and genset plus the rear feet should negate the need for outriggers. The mep-002a fits between the frame rails with a bunch of room to spare. Now I just need to mount the light brackets and some other doodads. The nice part of the trailer is you can see the fenders in the mirrors unlike the 105/103 trailers.

 

[Liv2Dive2]

So what are you going to do with the empty M116?

 

[ODdave]

Sweet. Cool biuld.

 

[uscgmatt]

So what are you going to do with the empty M116?

At this point I think i'm gonna use it to pull my Polaris MV7 around. I need a quad trailer and it has the top and nice tiedowns so it fits the bill.

 

[Wildchild467]

I have. MEP-002Aand an empty M200A1 also. Did you hsve to drill extra holes in the frame to mount the gen set? I like your idea with the lights a lot!! I would like to do the same exact thing! Good work!

 

[Wildchild467]

What lights did you mount on top?

 

[uscgmatt]

I took all of the gear off my M762 light tower trailer and I'm mounting it to the M200a1. Here is a pic of 1 light with the tower lowered. It has 3 lights total, but I would make enemy's 3 county's away if I turned them all on. As for the generator, 2 bolt holes line up in its current spot. But I want to move it another foot back for a little less tongue weight and to mount a toolbox in the front.

 

[Wildchild467]

Will it take any modifications to move the generator back? It seems like on my trailer there are some different holes in the chassis for the different generators. This makes me want to set my MEP-002A on my M200A1 now! If you can get a picture of all the lights on, that would be awesome

Do you have the specs on the lights?

 

[uscgmatt]

I will have to drill four new holes in the trailer when I get the gen situated but thats easy. The lights are 1000 watt metal halide. I have not had the need for more than 1 on at a time. When I get this done I will put all three up and see what it looks like, and I will take pics. Oh the ballasts cost 400.00 ea from grainger, I dread the day they burn out.

 

[NEIOWA]

With Grainger there's the price and the real price. Never pay what is listed in the catalog you're typically paying about twice the market price.

 

[uscgmatt]

NEIOWA, I know there is a mark up, but they are still darn spendy. I only deal with Grainger with work, well through GSA...the ****ed dumbass middleman. Luckily all 3 worked and still do.