Guys this is a great story you'll appreciate. First there are NO M416 trailers to be found in Texas....I have searched for months and nothing. So, I had to take a 100 mile trip for my job today.
As we all know, you hear stories about finding a "treasure " ...i.e. a pristine FJ40 in a barn under a tarp etc..etc...
I left today for my trip thinking "OK, I need to find a Old Military Vehicle surplus shop off the highway that has M416 trailers" Sounds real stupid I know....What are the odds on a 100 mile trip right ...I mean WHAT ARE THE ODDS?? So, while enroute, NO LUCK.
I return back from my job and head east toward home.
And There they were..........
I did a double take and saw Sand colored Military trucks, wrecked airplanes ...and 2 Military jeeps. I do a U-turn in the grassy medium and got stuck in the mud....up to my bumpers. A passing PASTOR pulls up within 1 minute and pulls me out. Divine intervention?????? ( I can't make this stuff up).
I pull up to the shop and there they were....THREE M416's. Just sitting there. They were rusty of course but apppeared to be solid. They were behind a locked fence and I could not get in. the place was closed so I left a message on the gate for him to call me. We'll see what happens.
QUESTION: What do I need to look for on these things..will the old wheels hold up to a return 50 mile trip??
airlaird
As we all know, you hear stories about finding a "treasure " ...i.e. a pristine FJ40 in a barn under a tarp etc..etc...
I left today for my trip thinking "OK, I need to find a Old Military Vehicle surplus shop off the highway that has M416 trailers" Sounds real stupid I know....What are the odds on a 100 mile trip right ...I mean WHAT ARE THE ODDS?? So, while enroute, NO LUCK.
I return back from my job and head east toward home.
And There they were..........
I did a double take and saw Sand colored Military trucks, wrecked airplanes ...and 2 Military jeeps. I do a U-turn in the grassy medium and got stuck in the mud....up to my bumpers. A passing PASTOR pulls up within 1 minute and pulls me out. Divine intervention?????? ( I can't make this stuff up).
I pull up to the shop and there they were....THREE M416's. Just sitting there. They were rusty of course but apppeared to be solid. They were behind a locked fence and I could not get in. the place was closed so I left a message on the gate for him to call me. We'll see what happens.
QUESTION: What do I need to look for on these things..will the old wheels hold up to a return 50 mile trip??
airlaird