22 September 2024
I got the Hood Mount Hi-Lift Jack Mount installed. My OD Green Hi-Lift Jack with a fresh rebuild, and paint job is now riding on the hood.
23 September 2024
The Stars All Aligned today.
Now that I have the Cecco Farm Bumper installed, I have started looking for a trailer to pull behind Rocky. I really preferred an old Jeep Trailer if possible. I was not holding my breath. The old Military Jeep Trailers as scarce as hens teeth. Normally State Conservation of a Fire Department has them all corralled.
I knew where one had been, but the owner had passed away, and the Trailer had disappeared. I suspected that his son might still have it, and I was planning to ask his wife where it had gone.
A buddy of mine who has several old CJ2/3 Jeeps came in the store today. It was nice this morning so I had driven Rocky in to work. I took him out to look it over. He had not seen it since I had added the rear bulkhead, and Bumpers. We got to talking, and I mentioned trying to track the Old Military Jeep Trailer down.
My buddy told me that he could help me out with that. He was the one who had bought it, and he had just listed it for sale, after owning it for a few years.
My buddy has a cabin that he packs water to, and had been trying to talk me out of an old Water Buffalo that I was not using much at all any more. I had priced the Water Buffalo at $1500, and my buddy was asking $1500 for the old military trailer. We did a straight across swap.
It was a wonder that I found out he was selling it, before it was gone.
I am now the proud owner of a 1967 Manufacture M416 Trailer Cargo 1/4 Ton 2 Wheel.
This is as good as a utility trailer gets for a Roxor or Jeep.
Now to get it sand blasted and repainted OD Green.
Bob R
