For some time I have been planning on mounting water tanks under the bed of our M416 trailer. The idea was to be able to carry more water and to have the weight down low to help keep the trailer from tipping. I ordered two 15 gallon tanks off the Internet as a starting point…
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MAX Coupler Hitch Installed
by tomas •
The standard pintle hitch on the M416 trail is a great hitch. However, there are a few shortcomings; the pintle is REALLY noisy; in many cases the tongue is too short; for high speed highway travel it is lacking in stability; and it is really hard to back. The positive of the original pintle is that it is…
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Lockhart Basin
by tomas •
On my list of to do’s in Canyonlands has always been a drive of the Lockhart Basin road. After cruise Moab 2011 I had a chance to make this drive, Alan had time in his schedule to accompany my for part of the drive. We left Moab an headed west from town on the Kain…
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New Rooftop Tent Rack for Trailer
by tomas •
Version 1 of my Rooftop rack for the trailer was mounted inside the trailer bed. This was going to cause problems with installing a hard cover for the trailer. Here are a few pictures showing the new rack with the frame modifications required to support it. Mounting the tent on the new rack …
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M416 Frame Mods
by tomas •
With the intention of moving my roof top tent rack outside the trailer bed some frame modifications were needed. The initial modifications where to the frame. I needed to extend the front and rear frame cross members about 10″ out from the side of the bed. The front and rear cross members where replaced. The…
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M416 Rear Spring Shackle Replacement
by tomas •
The rear spring shackles on the M416 are not very durable and they have a tendency to bend. There is any easy replacement that fixes this problem. I ordered replacement shackles for an early build jeep that add about 3/4″ lift as well as strengthen the build. The replacement was an easy 20 minute job.…
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Black Dragon Run – CM 2011
by tomas •
After a fantastic breakfast provided by the Wasatch Cruisers we left the Cruise Moab 2011 San Rafael camp for a run down Black Dragon wash to see the Black Dragon rock art Panel. Leaving camp we headed east to I-70 exit 131, passed under the interstate, then headed east on the frontage road. The route…
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A Swell Trip
by tomas •
As part of the 2011 Cruise Moab there we two overnight runs. One along the Kokopelli and the second to the San Rafael Swell. When I registered for CM 2011 I was placed on the waiting list for the Swell overnight run. Two days before the start of the event I received a call that…