Posted by Mike (Montreal, Quebec) on Monday, August 28, 2006 at 9:48PM :
In Reply to: Re: Why does it matter? posted by Nick on Monday, August 28, 2006 at 4:13PM :
Nick,
Here is my 1969 M101A1 trailer I got for 375$US when it was retired in 2005 by the Canadian Army after being brought back from Bosnia (talk about a long active career). If you want to see what it originally looked like, browse to http://www.imageevent.com/clavette/pwfolder/trailer .
Great trailer but heavy (1500lbs empty). I use a pintle hitch adapter (see link) with a 5-ton pintle hitch to tow the M101 with my Ford Windstar van (now I don't want hear anybody laugh!).
With the pintle hitch at the highest setting, the trailer has a slight negative camber and it tracks great even at 60mph. Just make sure your tires are in good shape before going down the road (old NDTs tend to be full of cracks).
Regards,
Mike
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