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It appears that you were able to make the original hub/drums work with electric brakes. I tried that some years ago and failed; there was no surface inside my drums for the brake magnet to ride. As a matter of fact there were bolt heads there that immediately mangled the magnets once...

Tubing cutter and double flaring tool to neaten up that brake line? You might want to check out the brakes lines if they are steel. Since the surge coupler was corroded I would be suspicious of the hard lines as well.

M101A2 trailers had 235/85R16 tires. That's about a 32x9.50 tire. The 265/75R16 is 32x10.50. A Stock A2 should look pretty close to what you are after. For reference, here is a photo of one with a spring under conversion and 245/75R16 (31x9.5) tires:

Coat the plywood in 2 part epoxy like West System (or others) before gluing down the EPDM. If you get a good seal on the edges it will probably last forever.

Interesting, I would not have expected that failure. I have seen several photos of trailers that have a tube rack in the trailer tub itself sort of like a ladder rack for a truck. It seems like you might need something along those lines. For the tent, how about a fiberglass patch? Is...

It's interesting that they sheared like that; I would like to see more photos of how you had your cross bars installed. I am assuming you had all the fasteners properly tightened. I like the idea of possibly getting new ones from Scott. Those are actually pretty good units; wonder if there...

235mm wide tires are usually on 7" wide wheels. Yours are 4 or 4.5" if I remember correctly. I would not try to squeeze a 235 on those rims, generally the narrowest acceptable wheel for a 235 tire is 16x6.

215/85R16 is pretty darn close to 7.00-16 bias ply military tires. 30.4 tall by 8.5 wide where the military tires are 30.5 x 7.6.

I know I am a broken record on this, but before you order your axle you may consider pushing out or narrowing the fenders. It will be an easy job with that snazzy Miller 211. Having the bed floor with at least 48" between the fenders really changes the capabilities of these trailers. The...

I suspect it's short, stiff and over rated standard trailer springs that drive the dissatisfaction with leaf spring suspension. A good set of long and "flexy" springs (properly rated for the load) and shocks seems to work well for a lot of folks. I believe that all things being equal, simpler...

I saw a trailer set up like that for sale on CL a few months ago. It was well executed but all I could think was how much does it weigh? Both the M101 and the Alaskan camper are fairly heavy. Given that they are both also very well made it follows I guess.

That's a really great point. I seem to be periodically welding something on or grinding something off. My current trailer is painted with Gillespie military vehicle restoration paint. After any new "surgery" it gets a quick prep and hose down from a matching rattle can. The Gillespie spray...

Honestly for these type of trailers I just prefer basically doing what you did originally. Oxide primer and good old fashioned single stage enamel with one change. Mix in some enamel hardener, the paint cures faster and seems to hold it's finish better. Rustoleum is a reasonable choice...

Why not both? Small traditional RV absorption fridge permanently installed and a small portable electric. They both have pluses and minuses but together you are pretty well configured. It's also an easy way to segregate food/drinks for refrigerator performance and food safety. You don't...

wheels with less backspacing.

The weight difference is basically nothing, about like carrying an extra Jerry can. The trailer will be a little sturdier and the welder runs that size all day so probably makes very consistent welds with that stock. The frame will now be thick enough to drill and tap for machine screw threads...

My current trailer is pretty much track width matched to my truck. I think the best benefit gained from that is on road, not off. I can now see both trailer fenders in the side mirrors. After adding the lid I it's also visible from the rearview without blocking the full view behind me. Big...

Another member here built a teardrop type trailer out of plywood and covered it with bed liner. The plywood underneath checked and cracked the bed liner coating. He ended up doing a lot of un-fun rework. It's a common situation to have the plywood do that with just a top coating, especially...

Tony's book is definitely good reference material. I'm brainstorming a teardrop build for next year and have been combing it for ideas. I particularly like the roof building method presented. Don't think I would have come up with it on my own. Another handy guide is available from Scott at...

Military quarter tons had them aft of the axle and canted back. When I did mine I mounted the shocks forward of the axle and canted forward slightly, darn near straight up and down. There was a cross member there already so it was just simpler for me. Honestly I doubt it much matters either...