M1102 Followed me home today

Newby here.
Just adopted my first MV.
A slightly used M1102
More information to follow.

PaulWestSki said:

Newby here.
Just adopted my first MV.
A slightly used M1102
More information to follow.
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And so it begins...lol!

Looks good.

Evil Dr. Porkchop said:

Looks good.

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It does look real good behind the Excursion.
It's not much wider than the Excursion.
My Receiver is at 28 inches so I did't need much rise in the hitch.
The surge and parking brakes worked just fine, the hubs didn't get hot after 25 miles of towing.
I had to air up the tires.
I brought my own Trailer lights and cord set.
Now if I can find a hard top I'll be ready to set it up as an adventure camping trailer.

mcv1964 said:

And so it begins...lol!

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Yeah....looking at 5 ton trucks

Yup the MV bug has bit and found a home!

Not that that's a bad thing.

Don't know how familiar you are with the military lights, so I'll throw this out -

If you have LEDs, they will run just as happily on 12v as on 24v, so you just need to adapt the trailer plug/truck connection.

If they are the type of lights with bulbs, just swap them out for 12v bulbs, and adapt the trailer plug.
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showt...ge-Chart-(6V-12V-24V-for-trailers-and-trucks)

Information on several trailer plug adaption methods-
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?31824-Civy-truck-to-MIL-trailer-wiring-info

Cheers

M813rc said:

Don't know how familiar you are with the military lights, so I'll throw this out -

If you have LEDs, they will run just as happily on 12v as on 24v, so you just need to adapt the trailer plug/truck connection.

If they are the type of lights with bulbs, just swap them out for 12v bulbs, and adapt the trailer plug.
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showt...ge-Chart-(6V-12V-24V-for-trailers-and-trucks)

Information on several trailer plug adaption methods-
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?31824-Civy-truck-to-MIL-trailer-wiring-info

Cheers

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Thanks for the info.
I've ordered new bulbs, bullet connectors and a seven pin RV harness.
Plan is to remove the factory harness and store it.

Thanks

Cheers