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Default Anyone needs a military M105A2 trailer


"Pete C." wrote:

Ignoramus4779 wrote:

On 2010-09-10, Pete C. wrote:

Ignoramus4779 wrote:

On 2010-09-10, Ignoramus13544 wrote:
I won a great condition M105A2 trailer (judged by pictures, sight
unseen but the wheels look inflated and it looked good). I bought it,
because it was cheap to me (really, I bought by accident) and has nice
stake sides and top, which is what I want. I bid only for the sides
and top.

I was able to rescue the pictures from the govliquidation
website. Here they are.

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/M105A2/

As you can see, it is in great condition.

Except for the mostly unreadable weight and dimension data plate...


The label sucks. I added some info to that webpage with NSN
information. It is 166 inches long and 83 inches wide. I would guess
that it weighs 1,700 lbs.

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The plate and your data seem to indicate a coupler height range of 20
1/4" - 34 1/2", and a GVWR of ~4,700# which would make the trailer
suitable for use with any full sized pickup.


Brakes, the air-hydraulic drum brakes on the trailer should be able
to be converted with the addition of a hydraulic brake actuator ($140 at
Northern Tool), to provide self contained hydraulic surge braking and a
normal 2" ball hitch, without any modifications to the existing axle or
suspension.