US M101A1 and F350

[panzer]

Occasionally folks ask about US M101's so I thought I would show what one looks like behind an F350. A full size truck doesnt even know the trailer is back there, It matches up width wise an tracks the truck nicely.
Fully loaded the trailer weighs in at 2780lbs with a 280lb tongue weight if my memory is correct.
I would not want to pull this trailer with my FZJ80 due to the size more than the weight issues.

 

[sseaman]

Looks just about right behind a truck like that. Any idea how much if any weight could be cut off without majorly altering the trailer?

 

[panzer]

2780 is the max loaded weight per the data plate.
Empty weight is 1280.
You really couldnt remove any weight without altering the trailer.

 

[highlandercj-7]

For anyone looking for one of these beasty trailers I just saw this one on CL Pittsburgh. $500.00
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/grd/1121717761.html

 

[shogun]

For anyone looking for one of these beasty trailers I just saw this one on CL Pittsburgh. $500.00
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/grd/1121717761.html

Thats a M-105 (1.5 ton) which you really dont want to tow. Its very heavy, mostly used with 2.5 ton trucks. They are, however, very inexpensive, because nobody wants them.

The M-101 is a 3/4 ton trailer, so like he mentioned, 1500 pounds is about it. You can replace the springs to increase payload somewhat, however, the knee-bone is connected to the shin-bone. You then start pushing the design load in the other components. I have run the 101 up to 5000# gross but its not good. I generally prefer a on-road max of 1.4-1.6 ton (payload).