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That's way cool! I love not only the look of it, but being correct, just like tobyS said, being within legal width without narrowing the axle. Nicely done!
Hahaha! Well, I'm just a single guy, but I guess that makes me both husband and wife? So never mind, you are correct, the wife was happy. ;D
But my co-pilot seems to like the extra accommodations on the new mattress at night. ;)
Last weekend I used my 1968 M101A1 to avoid a $60 delivery charge and picked up a brand new queen mattress and box spring!
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?165291-Valence-s-1968-M101A1&p=2149616&viewfull=1#post2149616
You're very welcome!
In my opinion, the M105 trailer is too heavy of a trailer for civilian pickup trucks because it requires air to have brakes. So even empty it is 2750 lbs of unbraked trailer back there and, even with flipping the lunette, tends to be quite "nose down" when towed...
For tire options, I put Goodyear G177 11.00-20 tires on my M105A2 (the tires are popular choices for upgrades on deuce and a halfs and they fit the stock wheels). The larger tires raised the deck height ~1.5", but it matches my deuce, which was my purpose...
I assume you meant "deuce". M105 trailers (1.5 ton rated) used the same wheels and tires as deuce and a halfs did (9.00-20 with a 6 lug wheel). M101 and M101A1 trailers (3/4 ton rated) used 9.00-16 tires on a 5 lug wheel. The wheel is the same exterior locking ring style and the tires were the...
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