Recent content by stereoman405

Haha, okay I'll try to snap some pics tonight. Man you guys are needy. :mrgreen:

Just made that trip. :-) Honestly, I don't think I've had plates on most of my trailers for 15+ years in WA and never had an issue. I passed at least 5 staters on the way home and didn't have an issue. That being said, I figured between the 'temp lights' and having my folder of paperwork on...

Ok, after much cursing and one broken 5/8 bit I finally have the pins in. One more question, are the parking brakes enough once you actually have a load in the trailer for the bed to lift? Or do I need chocks? I'm trying to picture how well it would tip if it was full of firewood or gravel. Or...

Subscribing as I would like to know how to service / bleed these things as well. I've heard (but haven't tried) that to bleed surge brakes on a boat trailer you just get it pointed up hill and crack the bleeders so that the fluid gravity feeds down and out from the reservoir naturally. Just...

Haha, nice. Ya I'm curious how well these thing tilt once there is a load in it. I just spent 3 hours last night enlarging the holes in the brackets so that I could get my hitch pins in and out easier. PS - Nice AV. I miss that show.

Thanks for the help. I was hoping to find a complete setup like this: Access® Tonneau Covers - Roll Top Tonneau Covers for Pickup Trucks The side rails clamp on so no drilling. If I just got the fabric by itself I'd have to put snaps or something down the entire length. Its just hard since...

I got sick of lifting my old M101A by hand, so when I picked up my newer M101A2 with the surge setup a couple weeks ago I knew something had to be done. I had purchased a 'weekend special' $29 jack for my old trailer that would barely lift it high enough and always slid around on the frame like...

Just got an M101A2 a couple weeks ago from GL and am trying to figure out what to do for titling. What's confusing the issue is that I actually have a secondary residence in ID and they don't require an SF-97. (If a trailer is under 2000lbs you don't need a title. $37 will get you plates and 10...

Thanks! Very helpful.

What did you do to prep her? Blast it to bare metal?

Just a thought for those times that you need water tight storage with decent aerodynamics and a "non-MV coolness" factor. Anyone seen a pickup hard top or soft roll up tonneau cover that would work on an M101A2? Seems like they are similar to a pickup bed dimensions. Could be handy, especially...

Awesome! Thanks for the ideas. Its funny how you can spend a bunch of time scratching your head at a problem and then a fresh set of eyes comes up with a better solution. I like the "bend the tabs" approach better then the grinding idea. Doesn't expose the metal or remove material from a...

Just picked up a cherry M101A2 last weekend. Thing just had a new coat of paint and new tires put on in late '09. :) Well I've gotten it to dump already (removed pins, unhooked light wire to give slack, and unloosened the two 'mid frame' bolts.) My problem is getting it to line back up when...

Haha, ain't that the truth. :beer:

Hi all, Hopefully going to grab an item that's opening up tomorrow. I'm looking at two items that are near the same quality, but that close within 2 minutes of each other. I'm concerned on how to get the one I want and not both. The one I like more closes first so I figured I'd follow the...