M100 cfr

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Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

The EDR Viewer indicates your trailer (TRAILER CARGO 1/4T 2WHL M100CDN) 53-71200 was disposed of on 24 May 80 by CFB Calgary. The previous holding unit was 1 PPCLI. There is nothing there about vehicle movement order history, maintenance or modifications. I`d suggest,it is likely (but not guaranteed) that it bounced its way between Sarcee Barracks, Suffield and Wainwright A LOT. Off to a few floods, forest fires and summer camps too.

It sold for $364 as serviceable, although the acquisition cost was recorded as $0, that might just be a blank field someone had to complete. Interestingly, there is a note that the original CFR was 70200. The entry for that SN is the same as 71200.

The ref to it having originally been 70200 is interesting. The CFR number usually relates somewhat to the trailer's serial number. Not exactly, but somewhat. The serial number is 1206, and the CFR is 71200. Makes me think the CFR is correct.

I did run into more than a few trailers that seemed to have switched CFRs with other trailers over the years, and were recorded in the loomis data that way. Before the big sandblast project in the mid 80s, you could dig through the old paint and fing the different number, after they sandblasted and mixed up all the plates, we used the trailer arm. However, in the end the loomis data would prevail. Way too much work to reverse that. Some things were best left alone.