Posted by Sherman in Idaho [24.32.202.166] on Thursday, May 09, 2013 at 15:24:06 :
In Reply to: Re: Military trailer on craigslist posted by Tim Holloway [69.54.28.229] on Thursday, May 09, 2013 at 06:26:46 :
M105s are nominal 1-1/2 ton trailers designed for M35 type trucks. The trailer empty also weighs 1-1/2 tons. The lunette is way too high for most pickups, and with any load in it, it is in my opinion dangerous for a light pickup to pull without trailer brakes. That one is in particularly bad condition. When the DRMO was selling lots of them a few years ago, they were all much less rusty than that, and they generally went for $200-$250, and sometimes much cheaper. The bed is commonly used for a "bobbed deuce" conversion.
Bottom line is if you want one you should be able to get a much better one much cheaper than that. They aren't nearly as popular as M101s because they are too big for a pickup and too small for most big truck uses like hauling construction equipment or building materials. I made a water buffalo out of one of mine, using a 750 gallon military fuel tank I got for free. That sort of thing is about all they're good for, aside from the brakes, wheels, and lights, which are interchangeable with M35s.