M762 Yard Sale find.

[CJ_Tiz]

Guess you can say I'm a noob to the foum but have been lurking for a year or so.

I was on a hunt to find a M416 trailer to pull behind my 83' CJ7. With very little luck over the last couple years. (I have a low budget) I was driving around yard sales on a beautiful Saturday morning when I came across a 1967 M762 Flatbed trailer.

It shares the same frame as the M416 but with less weight its rated at 3/4 ton. The previous owner found it in a barn when he purchased some property and has had it sitting under a tarp for several years. Thankfully he left the hand brake off as the cable is shot and locked up in the sleeve. There is some surface rust but very little. There is no rot and the under carriage looks like a 9.5 out of 10.

 

[hndrsonj]

I hadn't seen one of those before; what were they used for? What's the piece on the tongue used for?

 

[CJ_Tiz]

It was used to carry several pieces of equipment ranging from a light tower to a welder. The thing on the tongue is so you can relocate the eye higher to tow behind a taller vehicle.

 

[JCKnife]

Nice find! I had not seen one before, either.

 

[jets1959]

Nice save!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Recovry4x4]

Great score. I'd love to find one of these. The secondary lunette spot can be priceless. Just curious, how many sheckels did it set you back?

 

[nk14zp]

Nice score!

 

[CJ_Tiz]

The old man who had it and I didn't know what to offer him. Its my first purchase like this. He said $100 and I know for a fact he was low balling himself so I doubled that and we both left very happy.

 

[CJ_Tiz]

I also need to figure out how to run lights and get it registered. I'm in Florida and not sure if I just have to get a weight ticket from a scale and register it as a home built.

 

[jets1959]

Don't get rid of the military lights Just add a civy trailer light kit. For two hundred great deal!!!!!!opcorn:

 

[harleyhouse]

Nice find, keeping it original or EXPO?

 

[Recovry4x4]

Bill of sale and weight slip will get you a tag or you can register in in ME and for $90 have a 5 yr tag.

 

[CJ_Tiz]

Plans for now are too keep it original. Anything I do to it will be able to unbolt from the original deck. I'm using it to mount coolers and tool boxes and spare parts for camping trips and outings.

I will probably just register it here in FL as it seems easy to do. As far as lights I want to leave the the original housing but going to see if there is a way to mount an LED or 12v bulb in side it.

 

[Evil Dr. Porkchop]

Plans for now are too keep it original. Anything I do to it will be able to unbolt from the original deck. I'm using it to mount coolers and tool boxes and spare parts for camping trips and outings.

I will probably just register it here in FL as it seems easy to do. As far as lights I want to leave the the original housing but going to see if there is a way to mount an LED or 12v bulb in side it.

Glad it will be original. For lights you can swap in 12 volt bulbs, then put on gama goat lenses, which are a full red lens instead of the tiny lenses.

 

[nf6x]

I haven't seen one of those before. It looks like one might be just about the right size for something like my MEP-003A genset, and the ability to move the lunette for different vehicle sizes looks awesome! Up-bidding to a more fair price was a class act, too, and the final price was still a great deal IMHO.

 

[CJ_Tiz]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I will keep everyone updated.

 

[FrankUSMC]

I have had one of them for about 15 years when the Marines sold them off. On mine I have mounted a generator and an air compressor. The plan was when I go to a junk yard that I knew had old military trucks I could take power and air tools with me.
Great little trailers.
I have a second one here also, but it has rust in the bed. It also has the bigger 750:16 tires on it. Someone needs to make me an offer on it.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

 

[maddawg308]

Great save! Trust me, those small trailers come in very handy....

 

[combat32]

Cool trailer!

 

[wreckerman893]

Don't get rid of the military lights Just add a civy trailer light kit. For two hundred great deal!!!!!!

I second that......you can either use the magnetic ones or mount them on a piece of angle iron and use some C-clamps to hold them on when you want to use it on the road.