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I towed two M37s, one was mine and towed very well, tracking easily. The other was a friend's, it had trouble tracking when going around turns, the wheels did not want to "self-guide" and instead dragged around the turns. Not sure why the difference, but the deuce could handle towing either...

Has anyone here painted an MV with a paint roller (narrow one, like 3" wide) and had good results? If so, what type of paint did you use? Automotive or latex? Anyone got pics of their paint job this way?

I like it - looks awesome! Would be great on the off-road trails...

I have seen Chevy COE car haulers at many car shows. Trust me, the ones at the car shows are NOT restorations. They use the vintage cab, and a newer frame, newer engine, newer brakes, newer axles, etc. It's the only way you're going to get 60mph and any degree of safety and performance out of...

Couldn't say - I pulled the pics off the web.

Just remember, when you build it, you have to put a lot of military-type accessories to look right, like blackout lights, turn signals, heavy duty brackets everywhere, etc. Also, gotta remove any reference to "Mitsubushi" or "FUSO". Noone wants to see those words on a military looking vehicle...

I have met a couple folks with the fiberglass aftermarket tops, and have heard nothing but good things about them. psycobob had one on his ERDLator deuce this past weekend at Rausch Creek. As long as there are no cracks, I say go for it.

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Time to restore the back end with all the gear for use as a command truck! Great find, there!

Nice project, can't wait to see the progress! As a side note, there was a cabover HMMWV concept that was tried and marketed, haven't seen any production ones so it probably never got beyond the testing phase. Here's a pic.

I always have a great time at Rausch Creek ! This was my 8th time at this rally, I attended Fall 2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012, and Spring 2010/2011. So far I've only missed one of them, and they are a blast. For those in the area who missed it or who have never gone, there are plenty of...

It could be worse. Some people have bought and paid for items, and taken them home. The Government STILL reserves the right to change their mind, after all that hassle.

I think so - my GMA cover had the camo on the outside, and those straps were on the inside. I believe they are used to strap the cover to the bows or troop seats, to prevent the cargo cover from wiggling around in the wind when driving.

Sometimes the military changes their mind about not needing them, they cancel the auction and take them back to use. Be happy, Uncle Sam just saved a bunch of tax dollars to reuse the equipment.

I believe your wife put the cover on upside-down.

I say go camo to match the Blazer. Plenty of M416 trailers were used in the 1980s and 1990s when 3-color camo was made standard. The trailers lasted a bit longer than the M151 jeeps in military use, a few still trickle out here and there. 3-color camo would be fine for originality. Keep up...

I noticed two things: 1. The top row, some of the round-fender trailers do not have corner grab handles. This says to me many of them are most likely WWII era MBT trailers, and not M100. 2. Check out the first trailer in the M416 stack, I outlined the wheel in the pic attached. See the...

Aw, c'mon, no moonbase camping! Camp in the trees on the right as soon as you come in the gate! I believe there's even a picnic bench right there!

That's not waste - that's called being prepared! Waste is cutting one up for scrap...

+1 to what harleyhouse said - the A1 variant had the surge brakes on the tongue. Your trailer, Max, is an original M416. There is no way to determine the year from the data plate, UNLESS the month and year of manufacture is stamped into it. If the rear data plate is missing, or the date isn't...