WANTED: Picture of a TAILLIGHT BRACKET on Levine Gear pre-WWII 'baby Ben Hur Trailer

[DDTrustee]

Mine are missing. Has nice Ford PU Truck tail lights in pace of the GI ones
A picture would be immensely helpful in me finding right ones or having them made!!!!
Thanks,

[Kaiser Krazy]

My recent efforts on a Ben Hur wood frame project revealed that the frame dimensions would not support a metal tub Ben Hur tail light bracket. The frame was much short in height, so the Ben Hur metal tub tail light brackets were actually taller than the frame. The two holes felt awfully close to an MBT/T3 M100 bracket dimensions, so I pulled some out of the stash and they, too, did not quite fit and I had to drill a new hole in the frame to use the 1/4 ton brackets. I can measure the original holes if it helps, but I'm wondering if your trailer and my trailer used a third type of tail light bracket that has not been openly discussed.
The holes on the frame were awfully close to the 1/4 ton bracket holes if that gives you a starting point. Or, a pic of your holes and frame?

[Rustman]

My recent efforts on a Ben Hur wood frame project revealed that the frame dimensions would not support a metal tub Ben Hur tail light bracket. The frame was much short in height, so the Ben Hur metal tub tail light brackets were actually taller than the frame. The two holes felt awfully close to an MBT/T3 M100 bracket dimensions, so I pulled some out of the stash and they, too, did not quite fit and I had to drill a new hole in the frame to use the 1/4 ton brackets. I can measure the original holes if it helps, but I'm wondering if your trailer and my trailer used a third type of tail light bracket that has not been openly discussed.
The holes on the frame were awfully close to the 1/4 ton bracket holes if that gives you a starting point. Or, a pic of your holes and frame?

You needed these...

https://g518parts.com/?product=bracket- ... -wood-body

When working on a G518 trailer or any other military vehicle I cannot emphasize enough the value of the ORD 6 SNL parts catalogs. Especially on a trailer, there isn't much in the manual that common sense won't tell you. But the parts catalog will describe all of these things. Now for a pre-war trailer I do not know of a parts SNL for that vehicle.

Matt

[DDTrustee]

this is as pic of the corner and underside of the pre-war 3/4T trailer and some views overall. hey flipped the casting on the front 180 degrees and them welded on a plate for a standard crank down front wheel that we ware grinding off....I'll use this behind my 1/2T WC26 carryall.,...nice fit.
I need to find the wheel and leg for the front casting. I think the short-90 degree brackets will work....I'll check Portrayal for the Ord 6.
pics:

[Rustman]

Hmmm, I don't see any bolt holes at all. Until you find some photographs or a manual I'd say, run what you want for brackets.

Matt