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    M101a2 painting - is the bed galvanized?

    It's not aluminum, but they were treated with some type of rust preventor, not galv. either. I think any good primer will work. Rust. rusty metal is a good primer.
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    "Turtle" my M101A3 build

    Those are great trailers for anything you throw at them. But Koolex is right they are not A3's. A3's have a upgraded axle to match the Hummers. They are alittle wider and have a bumped up area on the axle for ground clearance. You will really like your trailers, are very well built.
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    Starting an M101 build

    They will cause some jerking, when emtpy for sure. Surge brakes are good brakes, no electrical stuff. You will have to put in a [ I believe ] 3/8ths rod in the hole, on the side of the surge brake, to stop it when you back up. Otherwise the brakes will lock up when you back up.
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    LATEST PROJECT - Truck Drawers/Sleeping Platform

    Simply a great job! I have to build something like this for my son. I thought of using angle iron instead of the tubing. Not sure why you chose tubing. Any thoughts
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    M101a1

    When you start looking make sure you get a 101 A2 or A3. the A1 is an old design, used behind the M37. The A1 has the old split ring wheels with a 5 hole lug nut to match the M37. The A2 has been upgraded with 8 lug rims that any 3/4 ton chevy or ford rim fit. Also the A2 has a crank up tongue...
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