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I recently picked up one of these trailers and was curious to see if anyone else on the board had one or had any information about them. Also looking for a technical manual if one exists. I've seen a handful of these surplused through different sites, but I'm not sure if it was a big...

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Heat from underneath then hitting at the corner with a block of wood has worked for me in the past. They definitely can be a pain when they’ve been there forever.

M116a2 was probably the most common for that.

Another common vise on the later wreckers is the Yost 33C. Here’s a pic of one on an m936a2 at the Weare, NH show. Just for fun here’s an inservice pic of a vise that’s not quite by the book. This is most likely a m543, with a Wilton C3 mounted. The C3 has 6” jaws, but is much larger than...

Here’s some info on other wrecker vises. The spec calls for a 5” combination vise (regular and pipe jaws). A number of vises meet the spec, but have different bolt patterns for the base. The NSN, at least for the common 5 ton wreckers from m62 to m939 series is 5120-00-243-9072. The Wilton...

The feet on the fender are indeed m880 series.

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Bump, I’m heading down to the Atlanta area in a few weeks. If anyone along the way has wrecker BII send me a PM. I have a bunch but I’m looking for the whole kit.

Thanks for the pics, I think getting them to the east coast would be the challenge.

I'm looking for some more items that were issued with the m62 and newer 5 ton wreckers. Maybe you've picked one of these up in a surplus lot or with a truck. I'm located in VT but will be traveling to GA in mid October. 3 pound straight peen/ cut off blacksmith hammer. 16" wood handle...

That’s factory. 4.56 gears.

That’s the larger m105 series trailer. 20” wheel with a 6 lug budd pattern, same as on m35 deuces.

That style hitch is interchangeable with the pintle. It could be found on the earlier series military drash trailers, and last I knew it was still available new from certain trailer parts dealers as well.

I'd say it's a WWII spec trailer. No grab handles on the tub and the angle cut on the front a-frame reinforcements (m100 has a rounded cut).

Yes it is. That’s a later model no7 wrecker set. Meant for the back of a truck for towing. It also works good for loading a truck/trailer with stuff, although that’s not the original intent.

There’s a really great group on these tugs on Facebook. The admin has most of the original build cards for clarktors. If you’re able to read the serial number on the dash plate above the gauges, it’s pretty likely he can show you the build card and where it was originally shipped to from the...

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They’re off of one of the earlier style drash trailers. That whole assembly is not quite bolt on for an m101, it’s welded to an extra reinforcement where it attaches to the A-frame. But you could cut that extra off or just use the lunette itself in the m101a2/a3 hitch as it’s all...

The dual wheel landing gear is a later thing, it cranks up and down in addition to folding up, while the large single wheel only folds up and down.