Can you help ID this trailer

[gabe]

it looks big like what we used to pull behind a 2 1/2 ton truck in the army.

At first glance I thought this would e to big but I havn't seen any AT in person so I have nothing to judge by.

 

[Curmudgeon]

It appears to be an M101 3/4 ton trailer.

 

[gabe]

How much do you think it weighs dry, would this be to heavy to build as a AT?

 

[Honu]

How much do you think it weighs dry, would this be to heavy to build as a AT?

I think they are about 1300 lbs or so

 

[gabe]

I thought it looked awful big.

 

[2500Adventures]

Looks like an older M105 trailer, I've been testing those down here a bit for compatibility, but hte side rails are shorter so not sure if that would denote a different model of A2 or A3 at the end.

 

[highlandercj-7]

IIRC it is a 105 they are HEAVY! Perdy much worthless for what we want them for. They are 6x6 material. My Father in LAw uses one to haul around a 500 gal Diesel Fuel tank.

 

[stick]

Looks like an M105 to me. They are big. Okay if you're pulling it with a full sized truck, H1, or something. A little too big for anything else.

 

[jagular7]

A real quick way of looking at military trailers is to determine if they are flight-lifted. M105's are and have the built in hooks. M105 weigh 2350#s empty and use 11.00-16 tires. M101's weigh slightly less at 1280#s empty and run on 9.00-16s. I've owned several M101s and a M105. The M105 is a beast to say the least. Here is my M105 back in 01 with a cord and half of wood. The white vehicle in front is a Dodge Grand Caravan.

Here is what the bed of a M105 looks like closer. You can see the flight hooks.

You can also see the extra material needed to carry the extra weight offroad in the side supports of the trailer. The taper upward.

 

[Curmudgeon]

It is NOT an M105. That is very clear from the data plate photo in your first post. An M105 would have a gross weigth over 7000 pounds and uses either 11.00x20 or 9.00x20 tires, depending on configuration. Your data plate shows gross weight of 2950 and 9.00x16 tires, which means it is an M101, not even close to enough capacity to be an M105. Also, the sidewall bracing is not heavy enough and the frame rails are not large enough to be an M105, and the tongue support leg is distinctively M101.