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I bit sad to tell, as I hate parting with any of my military surplus, but I have sold this 1968 M101A1 in favor of a 1997 Pribbs M101A3. Many of the goodies on my A1 now live on my A3 :) See the thread here...

Oh mine tows perfectly behind my Dodge Dakota too. It turns, pulls, and rides just fine (I can feel the extra jars in the rear end over bumps though). Except, I can feel it back there in acceleration and especially deceleration. The transmission noticeably waits longer to shift up while...

Last Saturday (July 28th, 2018 ) I used my M101A1 to avoid a $60 delivery charge and picked up a brand new queen mattress and box spring (okay I guess they're no longer true "box springs" but are "foundations" as I was corrected on my vocabulary usage at the store :roll: ) For the record, a...

Yesterday I fixed the front of the trailer wire harness as the previous owner had cut off 4 of the plug and butt joined a 4-pin connector. I then modified a 7-pin replacement harness to connect to the trailer harness (note, the dang Chinese manufacturer of said replacement trailer connection...

I have been negligent in my duties to post everything that I've done with my trailer here. ----- Back in April 08th, 2017, I purchased a complete set of metal bows and corners from a seller sub4411 on eBay. I would not recommend doing business with him. His Ad Photos: His ad text: What...

I finished the LED tail light conversion. Minor wire repairs were needed (a plug had been ripped off and the bare wires were twisted together) and I added another ground wire for the right-side LED lights. As I've stated before, the goal is for it to have both the military 12-pin and...

Thank you both! Those are interesting ideas/solutions. I suppose I could also put those low profile LED lights I linked earlier on pieces of angle iron like DeadParrot did.

FYI: I updated Post #54 with additional pictures. ----- I've thought about adding marker lights to my M105 and M101 like I added to my deuce using that drop bracket. You know, two red marker lights on the very back, two red on the rear sides, and two amber on the front sides. Though I'm...

We only get Yellow Jackets here, thank goodness. That doesn't make me like them any less, but faaaar less aggressive than the red wasps you and red has often described to me. Thanks for the excellent idea of expanding foam PLUS the black silicone to keep out moisture. Fantastic. Thank you very...

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I'm in the process of making sure the trailer can be towed by MV or civilian truck alike which means the 10-30V LED lights (which I bought last year from a nice fellow on one of the MV Facebook groups). I've removed the tail lights and their brackets, bent the brackets straight, used a...

That's an answer I'd be interested in as well. That said, it appears like you can find the surge assembly commercially, brand new. Though I don't know what is the appropriate model to attach to the trailer. Hydro-Act Actuators TA6-TA7 Parts Breakdown...

I'm currently debating if I want to go the "A2" route and get surge brakes and surge axle, put a new trailer axle with electric brakes, or only replace the axle ends at the backing plate with Dexter electric brakes and hubs. There is a 3/4 ton generator trailer for sale locally that has the...

Thank you! I know you can find those reflective stickers on eBay. They are 8" x 8" (16" x 16" are also available, but were generally used on the larger 6x6 trucks). I bought 4 of the 8" x 8" stickers for my Pioneer Tool Trailer project. See here (post #48). Search eBay for "military delineator...

I picked up the awesome palletized shipment from Mr. Gimpyrobb & ZiggyO of NOS fiberglass side racks and end gates. They are excellent! The above label reads: NSN 2510-01-389-0414 CAGE 54979 PN 12436773 SIDE RACK, VEHICLE B 1 EA SPM7LX-07-D-7018 The catch though was that the racks were...

Apologies, I guess I never cleared that up. They do indeed fit and work for both the front rack and rear gates. Maybe slightly long as the "useable" area of the pin only needed to be ~2-1/8", but a little longer only make it easier to put in/remove the cotter pin if needed. I've ordered matching...

Unfortunately, no, I do not already have a surge set up.

Thank you Tinstar, but I don't have enough knowledge to know what you mean here. Are you meaning replace the internals of the drum from something Dexter sells and use the surge lunette from an M101A2?

I've had it suggested to me that it may possible to add an M101A2's surge brake lunette end and then add wheel cylinders to the M101A1's axle. I couldn't find specific information on this, but I don't think that'd work?? Here is the back of the M101A1's axle end: I didn't take a picture of...

I did some comparing of safety chains between my trailers tonight. It appears that the exact same safety chains and hooks were used on the 1.5 ton M105 and 3/4 ton Pioneer Tool Trailer and M101A1. The chains are about 24" long (not counting the hook) and the links ~0.4" in diameter. So I...