M1102 Trailer: Generator mounts

[nastypyro]

Hey all,

Just purchased this M1102 and it came with (what I believe to be) generator mounting platform. It’s some thick steel. I don’t have any need for it as I just need to use the trailer. Any cool ideas what to do with it? Is it something people sell or scrap?
Thanks!

 

[DannyBtruckn]

Hey all,

Just purchased this M1102 and it came with (what I believe to be) generator mounting platform. It’s some thick steel. I don’t have any need for it as I just need to use the trailer. Any cool ideas what to do with it? Is it something poeple sell or scrap?
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Cut it up into plinking targets.

 

[DannyBtruckn]

Cut it up into plinking targets.

The I-beam might make a decent mount for a vise or a light duty anvil.

 

[98G]

I'm pretty sure that's not a genset mount.

I've got 1102's that had gensets and the mount looks nothing like that.

In fact, I've never seen anything like that. You may have something rare and valuable. Before you do anything drastic, wait and see what you've got.

 

[fb40dash5]

Kinda sorta looks like the tower trailer for an FIRRE system maybe? (Just googled 'M1102 surveillance trailer' cuz it looked like maybe mounting for an aerial mast kinda thing)

 

[nastypyro]

Hey all,

I just took some more detailed photos of the plates on the trailer.

 

[98G]

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[Guyfang]

There are several different models. I saw a trailer like this in a M.I. Battalion. They had 4 of them.

The reason I like it was because of the big "I" beam looking mounting stands for the gen set. If you sit a 802A or 803A into the trailer, you have no room to open the engine doors all the way. Kinda makes maintenance and repair hard. We instructed the units to grind off the hinge pins, and insert quick disconnect pins, and remove the door stops. Worked great. But with the mounting rail, you did not need to do that, and there was MUCH more room to work on the set. I would toss all the rest of that junk and keep the rails, if you want to mount a gen set.

 

[Ray70]

The electrical box you have there is ( WAS... looks like to disassembled it ) a generator synchronizer, meant to switch the load from 1 generator to another while under power.
Might be worth something to someone in the generator community?
I see a slight hint of rust staining on the I beams, but I would expect everything to be aluminum not steel.
Be sure to send a magnet over everything before making your decision to save , sell or scrap different pieces.

 

[CallMeColt]

Neat platform, but I think most wouldn't want it. If you were closer, I'd give you something for it as I could see something of a neat project for it to make a utility trailer, but you're very far.