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A while back I put word out that I was looking for a M1061 trailer to haul the M37 behind the 5 ton.
@fuzzytoaster let me know he had one, so a quick trip to Dallas and I was the proud owner.
![Screenshot_20230210_124631.jpg Screenshot_20230210_124631.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646675-de4ea269adf2e97bcdb3a6a47308bc07.jpg)
![Screenshot_20230210_123333.jpg Screenshot_20230210_123333.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646676-27da03909e914361797b5421ead449ed.jpg)
It has been sitting because I wouldn't need it until I got my M37 running, but then the M715 came into my life....
So... this past Monday I hauled it to the shop to start getting it ready. The M715 pulled it like a boss! (At 45mph!![Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin: 😁](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f601.png)
![Grinning face with smiling eyes :smile: 😄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f604.png)
)
![20230212_124806.jpg 20230212_124806.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646678-aed019be36c9943c253c87bea1c2af97.jpg)
So my buddy Mike and I started building a dovetail for it.
![20230215_182219.jpg 20230215_182219.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646685-c85b5f6efbd39fc75bbf806c9d38cb78.jpg)
We got the majority of it finished last night and tested:
![20230216_235119.jpg 20230216_235119.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646677-86d47d0e2c90b8c14a50b37afbddffaf.jpg)
There was some doubt about the tubing, so we did what any one of us would do.... we drove the M715 up and down it several times and parked on the joint between the ramps and the dovetail to test for flex. Solid as a rock.
Today was finishing the tire grips on the sheet metal and paint.
![20230217_145520.jpg 20230217_145520.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646680-7981ba52f2801f25803441a30319197a.jpg)
We rhino-lined the top deck, painted the sides and added new reflectors and safety tape all the way around
![20230217_212420.jpg 20230217_212420.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646681-38c73f96b9aaaa06bff921b7d7c9677f.jpg)
Then added a license plate bracket and new mounts for the lights and tested! Everything works including BO markers!
![Screenshot_20230217_211338_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20230217_211338_Gallery.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646682-cf894bb0135e42d065d9149782e38e72.jpg)
![Screenshot_20230217_211312_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20230217_211312_Gallery.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646683-186778f0e3f7fce9293de9556be7d6ef.jpg)
![20230217_211208.jpg 20230217_211208.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646684-4e041cdf617f6d473bc30dfad4832ade.jpg)
@fuzzytoaster let me know he had one, so a quick trip to Dallas and I was the proud owner.
![Screenshot_20230210_124631.jpg Screenshot_20230210_124631.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646675-de4ea269adf2e97bcdb3a6a47308bc07.jpg)
![Screenshot_20230210_123333.jpg Screenshot_20230210_123333.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646676-27da03909e914361797b5421ead449ed.jpg)
It has been sitting because I wouldn't need it until I got my M37 running, but then the M715 came into my life....
So... this past Monday I hauled it to the shop to start getting it ready. The M715 pulled it like a boss! (At 45mph!
![Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin: 😁](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f601.png)
![Grinning face with smiling eyes :smile: 😄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f604.png)
![Grinning face :grinning: 😀](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f600.png)
![20230212_124806.jpg 20230212_124806.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646678-aed019be36c9943c253c87bea1c2af97.jpg)
So my buddy Mike and I started building a dovetail for it.
![20230215_182219.jpg 20230215_182219.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646685-c85b5f6efbd39fc75bbf806c9d38cb78.jpg)
We got the majority of it finished last night and tested:
![20230216_235119.jpg 20230216_235119.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646677-86d47d0e2c90b8c14a50b37afbddffaf.jpg)
There was some doubt about the tubing, so we did what any one of us would do.... we drove the M715 up and down it several times and parked on the joint between the ramps and the dovetail to test for flex. Solid as a rock.
Today was finishing the tire grips on the sheet metal and paint.
![20230217_145520.jpg 20230217_145520.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646680-7981ba52f2801f25803441a30319197a.jpg)
We rhino-lined the top deck, painted the sides and added new reflectors and safety tape all the way around
![20230217_212420.jpg 20230217_212420.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646681-38c73f96b9aaaa06bff921b7d7c9677f.jpg)
Then added a license plate bracket and new mounts for the lights and tested! Everything works including BO markers!
![Screenshot_20230217_211338_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20230217_211338_Gallery.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646682-cf894bb0135e42d065d9149782e38e72.jpg)
![Screenshot_20230217_211312_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20230217_211312_Gallery.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646683-186778f0e3f7fce9293de9556be7d6ef.jpg)
![20230217_211208.jpg 20230217_211208.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/646/646684-4e041cdf617f6d473bc30dfad4832ade.jpg)
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