Who owns a M101?

If anyone owns a M101 trailer i could use a little help.
I recently won 3 of them and need to get them on a trailer, trying to figure out the best way to do it. .

My flatbed trailer is 20' long and i know i can fit 2 of them end to end, but what to do with the 3rd? I could bring my M1009 to tow the 3rd, but then that would need a second driver and therein lies the problem.


My thought is to tilt the front end up until the back of the trailer is on the ground, then pack them in like fallen domino's.

If someone has a M101 can you tilt it up and see if the tail lights will be squished? Also could you measure the footprint and guestimate if three of them will fit on a 20' platform?

skark_burmer said:

If someone has a M101 can you tilt it up and see if the tail lights will be squished?

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You can easily remove the tail lights for transport...

Turning one over and setting a pair bed to bed would probably work as well.

unfortunately getting it off when im home will be the problem.
thats why i like the tilt idea, i can easily move them by myself.

Check out the pic in the "How many M101 trailers on a semi?" thread - posted by m38inmaine. It may give you an idea.

Just do like the TM says and pull the bolts near where the tongue meet the springs and fold the tongue up. ( Not the bolts near the box that every one pulles to dump)

M101CDN or M101A2??

If M101 like pictured, where they auctioning those at?

Here is a pic that may help you decide. The flat bed is 16' from bulkhead to the end. You may need to get another driver.

Make sure you upgrade to the crank up landing gear. Or, better yet, hopefully your trailers already have them. Apparently, the M101A3s all have crank up landing gear and they converted some of the A2s to crank up landing gear. I have it on a trailer and I am shocked that I went so long without it. I bought mine from CUCVFAN!

hope this helps,our 20 foot trailer,3 101s

In order to get 3 on the trailer you will have to stack one. When you get it home find someplace with a forklift or backhoe and have them take it off for you. I have hauled many 101's and the best way is to make some stakes for the pockets and then stack, that way it can't slide around. I'm headed back to DH's next week to get 6 myself. With a 28' trailer I will be stacking 3 on 3.

My pics are not working,put 1st trailer on backwards,and tip it up as far as it will go,with the tonque in the air,then repeat with trailer #2.Trailer#3 goes on backwards but tonque can stay on bed of trailer or hang slightly off back of 20 footer.Strap em all down good.This worked for me.

stellaruthie said:

My pics are not working,put 1st trailer on backwards,and tip it up as far as it will go,with the tonque in the air,then repeat with trailer #2.Trailer#3 goes on backwards but tonque can stay on bed of trailer or hang slightly off back of 20 footer.Strap em all down good.This worked for me.

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Rockin! Thats what im going to try and do. Thank you very much for the pic.

M38inmaine;
What are the pocket dimensions? I will fab some stakes so i can stack them if i cannot get it to work my way. Better to have them and not need them...


BobH;
These are the 101A2/A3 out of Herlong that closed a few weeks ago. The pic of the CDN is just something i found while searching to give an idea of what i had in mind.

Thanks guys for the help, i'll post some pics of the recovery.

Jeff

The middle and the front trailer look like they have replacement beds on them. Note the extra support near the stake pockets. Nice score. I just might have to grab a few of the A2s. So many are coming out...

skark_burmer said:

These are the 101A2/A3 out of Herlong that closed a few weeks ago.
Jeff

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Which Lots did you win? I too won 3 M101A2s in the Herlong auction and am trying to figure out how to get them home. I have a 21ft trailer that I think I can fit all three on by slanting them all.
When are you going for recovery? I'm still waiting on my EUC to clear and seeing as it's my first, I could be waiting a while... I just hope no one has taken any parts from mine (I've read others have had this problem) by the time I am able to retrieve them

I Think the middle and rear trailers are m101a3s,they have a wider axle,1"beefier frame,and the boxes do have extra bracing inside and out?

I'll be going this week to get two of them at Herlong...an A2, and A3

86humv would you mind checking on the condition of my lots while you are at Herlong? I bid without making it up there to preview and am relying on GL's pictures

shark_burmer,
on your first pic, you are shure it shall be an US M101. For me it looks like an early M416 or canadien..
Wolf

86humv just curious how the recovery went? Were the GL folks at Herlong helpful and easy to work with? Also I noticed most of the trailers in that event had the H7 classification. Did they seem to be in working order?