From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Tue Apr 27 2004 - 10:16:21 PDT
...or weld a receiver hitch to the front in a discrete location, under the
bumper. apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M1009 tires + M211 and trailers
> this solution to backing two wheel military trailers works, is a bit
> unconventional
>
> drive truck with trailer behind it a get lined up as best you can with
where
> you want it, unhook, turn truck around, very short piece of chain through
> eye in trailer and through lifting shackle on front of truck, fold up
> landing leg, sacrifices a bit of paint off bumper but you can push trailer
> where you want it.
>
> Everette
>
> From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] M1009 tires + M211 and trailers
>
>
> At 8:32 AM -0700 4/27/04, chance wolf wrote:
> >We did that in the Reserves too. Better mirrors would probably help if
you
> >could get them to stick out far enough and still be practical, but
failing
> >that, it's a bit like herding cats.
>
> Why not mount a flag on the side of the trailer so it projects out to
> the left? Two flags in line that line up with your mirror (one with a
> different color to help gauge angle/distance) would be great for
> lining it all up.
>
> Stop to back up, get out, grab flags, stick them on the trailer so
> they hang out, walk the backup route to check clearance and go back
> to back it into place.
>
> A pair or tubes welded onto the trailer front and rear would be good
> easy mounts and the flags would stow on the side of the trailer. I'm
> not certain of length, but two broomsticks with a red and orange flag
> stapled to them should work just fine.
> --
>
>
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