Picking up 2 M105A2's Next Week. Have a couple of ?'s

[jon1996]

Well the Base called me today and said they had my Paid in full invoice and wanted to know when I would like to setup a pickup of my 2 M105A2's, I have a couple of questions first if anyone could answer them,

What is the minimum Length of car trailer I need to haul 2 of them 300 miles?

Would it be better to trailer them home or Pull them stacked home with a pintle?

I have some pintle hitches that has a ball on the bottom of them will these work the same as a pintle if they lock down?

any other tips you could give me would be appreciated, One of them has bows and one does not,

Jon

 

[blybrook]

Well the Base called me today and said they had my Paid in full invoice and wanted to know when I would like to setup a pickup of my 2 M105A2's, I have a couple of questions first if anyone could answer them,

What is the minimum Length of car trailer I need to haul 2 of them 300 miles?

Would it be better to trailer them home or Pull them stacked home with a pintle?

I have some pintle hitches that has a ball on the bottom of them will these work the same as a pintle if they lock down?

any other tips you could give me would be appreciated, One of them has bows and one does not,

Jon

First, what are you planning to tow them with?

For a car hauler, I wouldn't go with anything less than 16' with electric brakes. Search the trailer threads as this has been covered many times. An 18 footer would be better.

Is your trip all flat, or will you have good hills to cover? Just remember that you will NOT have brakes with these units and they're around 2500lbs each. Think about safety.

The pintle hitches with the ball on the bottom are strong enough to handle the trailer without a problem. Several people in my local area tow them this way as that style of hitch is easier to utilize on multiple trailers. Those hitches are rated nearly the same as a typical pintle mount.

You'd want to have a converter for lights built & some 12v bulbs if you are going to tow them stacked as well (24v bulbs will be dim). There's a couple good threads about this as well. Take the bows / racks off before stacking if going that route & flip the lunette before pulling down the road any major distance. Getting them back apart without a loader can be interesting, but is has been done.

There's been a couple good threads recently about M105 recoveries that may help you answer your questions a little better.

 

[jon1996]

I will be towing it with my 2008 Toyota Tundra 4X4, I tow a 9,000 Gooseneck camper with it no problem so weight is not a issue, I have a Brake controller also and plan to find a trailer with brakes, but will a 16 footer really hold both trailers? I am gonna start calling buddies of mine this weekend to find a trailer to borrow all I have is a Single axle 14 footer, But thanks for the replies
Jon

 

[blybrook]

I had one person willing to purchase one of my M105's a few months ago until they hooked it behind their tundra. It was way more trailer than the truck could handle safely (per the owner). I would personally look for a hauler, but they can be stacked per this thread.

Here's a thread where someone used an 18' without problem (post #3). You can probably get away with a 16' trailer with some red flagging and dunnage.

Also having on a borrowed car hauler (other than brakes) takes out the possibility of bad grease in one of the M105 hubs. There was a thread about the brakes getting locked on someone's recovery.

 

[Nonotagain]

I will be towing it with my 2008 Toyota Tundra 4X4, I tow a 9,000 Gooseneck camper with it no problem so weight is not a issue, I have a Brake controller also and plan to find a trailer with brakes, but will a 16 footer really hold both trailers? I am gonna start calling buddies of mine this weekend to find a trailer to borrow all I have is a Single axle 14 footer, But thanks for the replies
Jon

Call Sunbelt Rentals and get a 16' equipment trailer from them. It should run around $70 plus insurance unless you have an account with them. The traler will have surge brakes and be tandem axled which you will need to keep the tongue weight down.

Load the front trailer on assend first, all the way forward and set the tongue on the towing trailer bed. With a M105 box measuring 9' in length, your second trailer also loaded assend forward will clear the fenders of the towing trailer. You might need to block the second trailer tongue up as it will overhang the rear of the towing trailer.

Two M105A2 trailers will weigh close to 5500 lbs.

 

[jon1996]

I had one person willing to purchase one of my M105's a few months ago until they hooked it behind their tundra. It was way more trailer than the truck could handle safely (per the owner). I would personally look for a hauler, but they can be stacked per this thread.

Here's a thread where someone used an 18' without problem (post #3). You can probably get away with a 16' trailer with some red flagging and dunnage.

Also having on a borrowed car hauler (other than brakes) takes out the possibility of bad grease in one of the M105 hubs. There was a thread about the brakes getting locked on someone's recovery.

How was it to much Like I said I pull a 34' 9,000lb Gooseneck Camper with mine at least 5 times a year and one of my drives is 9hrs long to the OBX, I do not know what kind of tundra he had but something was wrong not being able to handle a 2500lb trailer, he muxt of has a 4.0 V6 and not the 5.7 Like I have, but I think I can find a 18' easier than a 20
Thanks,
Jon

 

[blybrook]

How was it to much Like I said I pull a 34' 9,000lb Gooseneck Camper with mine at least 5 times a year and one of my drives is 9hrs long to the OBX, I do not know what kind of tundra he had but something was wrong not being able to handle a 2500lb trailer, he muxt of has a 4.0 V6 and not the 5.7 Like I have, but I think I can find a 18' easier than a 20
Thanks,
Jon

I don't know what engine he had in it. I do know it was a 4x tundra x cab. He wanted to take it for a test pull down the road to see how his truck would handle it. He claimed to be having problems going up the 6% grade at the end of my road. I was behind him in a scout and could tell he was having problems. You may be right, he probably had the smaller V6, but I'm not sure.

As mentioned by Nonotagain, they'll fit on a 16 if loaded properly. Have fun with the purchase.

 

[KsM715]

Heres 2 trailers on a 16 foot. Granted 1 os a M101 but there should be enough room for 2 105s if you put them on this way and put a flag on the tongue of the second trailer.

 

[mistaken1]

At 2650# each stacked on top of one another that is approximately 5300#.

Pulling them is easy, stopping them is another matter (like when the young girl in the little car whips in front of you and slams on the brakes to turn into Sonic).