Marn's Basic M-416 Build
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Dr. Marneaus
Station Wagoneer
Aite, it’s back together! Getting tent down and up by myself was super fun.
Dr. Marneaus
Station Wagoneer
They are great. I used them today when putting the tent up and cleaning it. Huge improvement over trying to step allllll the way up onto the fender or the tub, then having to jump down.
TripLeader
Explorer
I am anxiously waiting for a photo of your JLU pulling this through the desert!
Dr. Marneaus
Station Wagoneer
Me too! Sadly, no plans until October which Is why I did the refresh these past few weekends. We've got company and/or are traveling dang near the whole month of September. We plan to hit it hard around here when we get back though.
mooseis2402
New member
Got my stabilizer jacks today. I can see how you attached them to the rear crossmember on the frame. Do you have any pictures or can you let me know how/if you attached them at another point. They are slightly too short to bolt using the single pre-drilled hole in the jack at the other end. Did you attach them to the next crossmember in?
Flyfishjeep
Adventurer
Did you figure out a lighting solution for inside the RTT? I used LED strip lights (waterproof and sticky tape to mount). Just solder on wire to the length you want to mount, peel the sticky tape and press on to the bars in the tent. Stays there permanently. I would add some small zip ties between lights for added security. I have a two stage one in my RTT....i think 6-8 lights on one switch and then about two feet of tape for full brightness. I was able to add some lights to my ladder by placing some underneath the floor at the ladder mount. Makes getting in and out at night awesome now.
Dr. Marneaus
Station Wagoneer
I’m sorry if you still need help I can get pics. I believe I angled them so that the holes hit the crossmember
Dr. Marneaus
Station Wagoneer
I never did repair or replace the interior lighting that failed.
I have lights inside the annex and the switch is mounted right next to the ladder so I can reach it from above or below really easily
Dr. Marneaus
Station Wagoneer
The 2013 produced STA brand NDT tires that I got on my trailer we’re starting to fail, so I upgraded to some radials. Got a pair of 215/85r16 Kumho AT51’s. I had these on my Dakota and liked them.
I kept the (significantly) better condition NDT tire as my spare seeing as its super close to the same size as the radials.
I also went through and repacked/inspected the bearings today. Everything seemed fine.
I kept the (significantly) better condition NDT tire as my spare seeing as its super close to the same size as the radials.
I also went through and repacked/inspected the bearings today. Everything seemed fine.
mooseis2402
New member
No worries. I used some small pieces of scrap to span the gap between the jacks and the inner cross member. I figured that should be enough and definitely holds them in place.
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Dr. Marneaus
Station Wagoneer
No worries. I used some small pieces of scrap to span the gap between the jacks and the inner cross member. I figured that should be enough and definitely holds them in place.
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Good solution!
Dr. Marneaus
Station Wagoneer
Short weekend trip.
