Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Half-ton trailer series and larger, Wanted, For Sale(NO EBAY ITEMS), and Knowledge Base
User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:17 pm

Hi Fellows!

How are you?

Well, i need your help for ID this Converto Trailer found in Argentina. No dataplates... :cry:

Early or late production? Missing parts?

Thanks in advance!

Regards!

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA


User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:18 pm

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Data plate rivets?

Image
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:19 pm

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:59 am

Hi fellows!
Can help me with the measurements to reproduce de lever??

Image

Includin Thickness!

Thanks in advance!
Regards!
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Goranwc51
G-Major
G-Major
Posts: 821
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:56 am
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Goranwc51 » Wed Aug 17, 2016 9:07 am

Felicitaciones a encontrar un gran remolque, y en muy buenas condiciones!

La mayoría del grupo no son, al parecer, sólo el portón trasero abertura posterior falta-y las dos ruedas. Por desgracia, las ruedas no son ecactly el mismo que en el MB / GPW y los otros remolques cuartos de tonelada, pero tienen refuerzos soldados al interior de la llanta. Los bordes reforzados pueden ser replicados con bastante facilidad. La luneta es la correcta, por lo que yo puedo ver, y el extra anillo interior soldada dos debería ser fácil quitar dos. Las lunetas están poniendo muy difícil de encontrar!

Buena suerte con un proyecto fantástico!

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Congratulations to finding a great trailer, and in really good condition too!

Most of the parts are there, it seems, only the rear opening tailgate is missing-and the two wheels. Unfortunately the wheels are not ecactly the same as on the MB/GPW and the other 1/4-ton trailers, but have reinforcements welded to the inside of the rim. The reinforced rims can be replicated fairly easily. The lunette is the correct one, as far as I can see, and the inner extra ring welded to it should be easy to remove. The lunettes are getting REALLY hard to find!

Good luck with a fantastic project!

Here is a very good quality scanned copy of the manual for it. It's handy to have printed copies of the pages to use in the workshop. If they get stained with oil and dirt you only print new ones :lol:

http://1942willys.homestead.com/Convert ... 5-9084.pdf

Goran N

Ps. I actually lived with my family in BA for six months as a young boy. Don't remember much, though, unfortunately Ds

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:00 am

Goran
Thank you for your quick reply!
The previous owner say may be found the tailgate... :roll:
G503 Combat Rims I have a couple available..
The manual is download!
I think this Converto is a late production... what do you think? :roll:

In what year you live in Buenos Aires? :roll:
Best regards!
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Goranwc51
G-Major
G-Major
Posts: 821
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:56 am
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Goranwc51 » Wed Aug 17, 2016 12:31 pm

Hola Mariano,

I lived in Buenos Aires in the mid 1950's, quite a long time ago, and BA was very different them. I have some clear memories of a Estancia outside of town that a friend of my father owned. We had some of the best Asado in the world, and I am still the greatest Carnivore you can find on earth :lol: I love big big steaks and grilled kidney, and everything else that goes with a good Asado. Luckily I have a bunch of Latin American guys that have a meat store that caters to my craving for great meat. The Chorizo's, however, I always make myself, from my mothers recipe (most of it, at least :o ). Here are pic's of the latest batch I did, 8 kg of pork shoulder, 102 Chorizo's.
Chorizo-102 styckx-256.jpg
Chorizo-102 styckx-256.jpg (185.74 KiB) Viewed 2361 times
Chorizo-102 stycken.-256 dpijpg.jpg
Chorizo-102 stycken.-256 dpijpg.jpg (209.83 KiB) Viewed 2361 times
Lucky break if you can get the rear with it as well.

Regarding the rims: JeepDraw comes to the rescue, once again. They have a manual on how to reinforce the regular G503 rims to Converto one's:

http://jeepdraw.com/Converto.html

Keep us updated, my amigo.

If you want to get in touch my email is: goran_noren(at)yahoo(dot)com
and on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/goran.noren.7

Live long, and prosper,

Goran N

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:01 pm

Goran
All saturday we eat asado pollo chorizo y morcilla and drink vino tinto in our aacvm meeting journey.
Image
Image
This is the place to restore our military vehicles
Image

Enviado desde mi Samsung con Tapatalk
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:07 pm

I began with some disassembly

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Rockford bolts...

Image

Image

Regards
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Goranwc51
G-Major
G-Major
Posts: 821
Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:56 am
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Goranwc51 » Sun Aug 21, 2016 3:23 pm

Looking good Mariano. :o :o

I liked the photo from the workshop, especially the two (or more?) Swedish Bofors 40mm ack-ack guns in the background. Used by all sides of WW2, imagine :o

Live well, amigo,

Goran

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:05 pm

Hi Goran
We have two bofors, deactivated.... ex Argentine Army

I need your helps.... can measure this piece , to make a reproduction ? Thanks in advance!
Attachments
converto perno.jpg
converto perno.jpg (167.9 KiB) Viewed 2281 times
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Sat Aug 27, 2016 5:18 pm

Some progress on trailer parts

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Regards
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Thu Sep 22, 2016 6:22 am

Home made works...

Image

Image

Image

Regards

Enviado desde mi Samsung con Tapatalk
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Sun Sep 25, 2016 2:49 am

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Enviado desde mi Samsung con Tapatalk
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA

User avatar
Luis
G-Lieutenant Colonel
G-Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 1003
Joined: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:15 am
Location: Buenos Aires,Argentina

Re: Converto Dump Trailer found in Argentina.

Post by Luis » Thu Nov 17, 2016 3:07 pm

New tailgate build

Image

Image

Image

Regards

Enviado desde mi Samsung con Tapatalk
Mariano Paz
LU4ALM
1967 M606
1952 M100
MEP CE-016-AC Hol-Gar Mfg.
1945 Willys MB

Buenos Aires,ARGENTINA


Post Reply

Return to “Trailers 1/2 ton +”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 34 guests