M105A2 Hardtop

[KsM715]

This link was posted by SS member maccus in another thread:

Ventline Ventadome Trailer Roof Vent - Manual - 14-1/4" x 14-1/4" - Metal Ventline Enclosed Trailer Parts V2110SP-24


Found towards the end of this thread: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/75351-questions-painting-m109.html

 

[LowTech]

Thanks, but after all these years of living in rigs & trailers I'm against cutting holes in my roof. It will always need to be maintained so as not to leak. Now it's true you didn't say to mount it on the roof
I'm looking for the mil spec vents that we see on S280's / S250's and the like. I did notice that srodocker has two on the front of his 105 hardtop. I'm guessing that it was done when it was in service.

 

[Titanium Soldier]

That trailer is pretty neat! i been thinking about turning my m105 into a camper, wasnt sure how much i could do with a relatively small area, but looks like its more than enough room if you set it up right!

 

[Pawnshop]

The exhaust fan in the M109/M185 shop vans vents out the side and has a flap that opens when it is on, and has a cover over the outlet on the outside, and moves a lot of air. I bet you could fine one of those in a MV scrap yard.

 

[LowTech]

That trailer is pretty neat! i been thinking about turning my m105 into a camper, wasnt sure how much i could do with a relatively small area, but looks like its more than enough room if you set it up right!

Thanks,
In `99 I built a trailer that is 7' wide & 8' long w/ a bow top (kind of vardo style) that's been my home ever since. I now spend more time sleeping in Elise's 109 w/ her
This 105 is bigger than that, and I can stand up As I build it out I imagine I'll have even more in it than my old "Tea Cart". It's like a bigger version that I can pull w/ the little Draggin'.

It's all about using every inch

 

[LowTech]

The exhaust fan in the M109/M185 shop vans vents out the side and has a flap that opens when it is on, and has a cover over the outlet on the outside, and moves a lot of air. I bet you could fine one of those in a MV scrap yard.

We have one of those that I pulled out of the She Beast, in it's place I put in a 12v case fan to use as an stove exhaust vent. (the box is 12v w/ it's own batts & alt, and at some point soon solar panels) I'm planing to go the same route w/ this build as they are quieter and take up less space.
Of all the vents that I've dealt w/ over the years of rig builds I really like the ones that they use on the shelters.


I want to keep the mil style on the outside. If I can find ones big enough I may put some on the sides instead of windows . . . maybe I'll put in opening windows w/ covers made like the vent covers . . . , . . . I still want a couple/ few vents for the front. W/ just the front vents open, the upper section of the door open, and insulation, I'll be able to take shelter inside during the mid-day desert burn and be ok. If I add some shade over the trailer (camo netting, shade cloth, etc.) and open the doors all the way, I'll be COOLLY spending that time relaxing

Oh, and MV scrap yards are far from us out here . . . unless I come across some in a ghost/ mining town . . . seen em

 

[FatBuddhaBoo]

I know this is an old thread, but any chance of getting a pic of the jack set up used to raise and lower the top and possibly the pin points in the corners?

 

[LowTech]

I know this is an old thread, but any chance of getting a pic of the jack set up used to raise and lower the top and possibly the pin points in the corners?

Yes there is
This is the Jack, both in it's stowed position and as it would be set up in the center of the bed.



And this is the pin point

 

[FatBuddhaBoo]

Thanks, though it looks like two pics are a no show....

 

[LowTech]

Sorted that.

 

[srodocker]

Did yours come with the jack? Mine was bolted in the upright position.

 

[LowTech]

It did. It also had the parts bins in it.