New Trailer!

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So I picked up this little trailer for 75.00 here locally.  I have been looking for JUST this type of thing for about a year.  However, everyone with a trailer thinks they have a 1200.00 gold mine, ugh.  This one was perfect for my Jeep, and priced to go.  I'm going to do a lot of work on it, including probably welding some hooks here and there, as well as welding tabs on to remount the lights (so folks can see em lol!), things like that.  Does anyone have a clue where this thing originated?  I'm sure it's not an old truck bed, but it is sitting on leaf springs and what appears to be an old Ford 9" rear end.  No #s are on it as far as I can see yet, but I'm going to go out today and really scour over it, looking at every square inch and sanding the 30 layers of paint and whatnot. The surface rust is just that;  surface rust.  Amazingly, there is no holes in this trailer, or even thin spots!   I really love it, I just want to know more about it, like the approximate year of build and stuff like that.  My guess is early 60's, but I could be way off.It's going OD green, with black inside and accessories.  I may even put the white star on the side, haven't decided yet.  I mean, everyone wants a tiny Army style trailer, right?  Right?  Thanks for any input gang .Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:Could be an old utility company trailer or civil defense type thing like I've seen around here.Some of their stuff was army surplus.Nice find,you can fix that up real good.pro-level dumpster diver                                     Hobart 125EZ
Reply:The pumpkin on the axle makes me think it's either been reaxled or that it was most likely a truck at one point. Another thing that makes me think reaxle is the cut down vertical members jsut behind the axle. I'd need to do more looking but I'm thinking maybe one of those Kaiser/Willies small army pickups. The ones that fall between a jeep and a duece. 50's or early 60's. It may have been originally a small jeep trailer, again I'd need to see an original to compare it to.Nice find. Around me they'd get cranky on the lack of fenders as well as the lights.BTW I'd appreciate it if you can size the picts in the future. The big picts are great, but I can no longer scroll in this new format to read what you type that gets chopped off. I tried resizing the screen but it stills stays chopped.
Reply:Looks like a good project. The rear shackles for the leaf springs are a strange and undersized design. I would not trust them. In fact, I would probably sell the ford rear end and use a new axle and leaf springs. Its sure to be very cool when you are done.Bill
Reply:Thanks guys.  I noticed that it cut off my text with the big pictures, I keep forgetting to resize the dumb things hahaha.   I'll post up pics when it's done so you can all see.   appreciate the responses!Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:Probably an old Sears and Roebuck trailer.Tim Beeker.
Reply:looks home made to me. does it have any vin number on it? some states dont/didnt tag small home made trailers but even if it wasnt tagged most manufactures would have a number on it.
Reply:The axle seem to tell me was on a rear end of a vehicle.  Looks like it was custom made.I think you have more of a scuff (lots of scuffing), primer and paint project and it will be nice.  Looks strong enough and it is probably heavy as heck.My guess, home built trailer..  And also, I will bet you need a tag on it.  As our Government takes money anyway they can.    But it may just be my local Florida people that need a tag on everything on the road but a car dolly (since the car you pull on it has a tag they can look up)..  Sits nice and level with your Jeep.  Never know, maybe the military did that type stuff back in the day.  Looks over built to me and that is a good thing.
Reply:Looks like it started out as an old ford truck Nice find.  I did see one light on it.....Post pics as you rebuild it.DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Thanks all, I'm making tabs and welding them on tonight for the lights I bought, IF I get motivated here lol.  Last night was a late, inebriated one.  Feeling pretty shiftless today, but I'm excited to get this done and see what the lights look like on it hehe.I'll post up (smaller) pics when I get 'er done!! Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:Nice find Skwerly. Those rear leaf shackles are early, Jeep parts. The leaf springs are very long, which is good. They will be nice and flexible. If you find large structural rivets anywhere in the frame, that will tell you it was a production run frame, from a manufacturer. It looks like it had some hand rework done, but those reflectors are real common on early military jeeps and trucks. I have a brand new set of Jeep style fenders with a coat of spray primer on them that are yours for the taking, just pick them up. Send me a pm if you're interested. I'm in the Ontario area.City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Thanks, kind sir!!   PM sent!!Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:My Father has one kinda similar. The front folds down like the tailgate to facilitate longer items. Looks as if yours might also. The rear spring hangers do look like Willys jeep style but it looks as if they may have been added later, judging by the square tubing used, probably jeep axle also.Tim Beeker.
Reply:nice find!
Reply:Looks rugged enough,what will you haul in it?Lincoln 225 ACLincoln Mig Pak 15Lincoln Mig Pak 10Purox Oxy-Acet Outfit20 Ton PressHonda Generator
Reply:Mostly camping stuff, so I can keep the inside of the Jeep free for us and other stuff.  However, it'll be handy for just picking stuff up around town, or hauling bikes around and what have ya.  Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:Oh, and it's an old Ford 9" axle, not Jeep.Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:o ya that a ford 9" i know that for shure i have 3 of those axels bad a$$ axel
Reply:looks like a tough little trailer.