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Just cut rope to length desired Then insert both ends through the cover eyelet and tie a knot. You can adjust the tension as required by moving the knot. Beat part is they work just as well in the winter as they do in the summer. Bought the 100’ roll from McMaster-Carr

I used the new EPDM rubber rope and makes life so much easier. Simply pull loop down to fasten to trailer. Takes me <30 seconds to get into trailer. No loose rope No knots Super easy.

New u-joints also. Great time for degreasing and then undercoating to prevent rust.

Part is obsolete from GM Parts wanted forum or eBay will be your best bet. Member CUCVRUS might have one. If your lucky a junkyard might have one. No clue if any other aftermarket brands will work.

Pandora’s Box has been opened……

Wow. Nicely done!!

Posting your needs in the Parts Wanted Forum would be a good place to start.

https://www.bwtrailerhitches.com/kits/hdrh25122 Made in USA. Most of the others are China.

Welcome to SteelSoliders. Cranking and not starting? Or not wanting to crank? Make sure battery’s are charged and alternators are both working. Recommend you Start there.

Very true.

They definitely don’t make chairs like they used to. Chair is from the 1950’s and it did bend a bit, Really strong chair. Made a heck of a racket. Had to Jack truck up to get it out. I parked in the shade in a spot I normally don’t park. Went to move truck later and wham! I’m still...

Damaged it. Never put a chair in front of a vehicle and walk away while on the phone, only to come back a few hours later and forget about it. Chair faired pretty well. CUCV now has a small outward dent under side turn light. Talk about feeling really stupid.

As mentioned, a frame swap will save the day. It’s part of the family and can’t go without at least trying to save it. If anything happened to mine, I would try everything to save it. If that wasn’t possible, then a quiet resting place on the ranch would do.

Croft Trailer sells all the factory parts for the surge brake assembly. Great prices and excellent customer service. The TM will help you identify any missing parts from yours.

Sounds like you have a plan. The A3s were not built in the numbers the A2s were. You scored. There’s pros and cons of anything but I only have the A2s and have been extremely happy with them. A3s are much harder to find. eBay prices on bows are ridiculous. Post in classifieds if interested...

Read the old threads of all the different trailer builds. Lots of amazing and clever builds for these trailers. Should give you plenty of ideas for your build.

Yes I know. Still doesn’t make sense.

The GL warehouse in Oklahoma City was always packed and busy, but when GP took over they immediately closed it. That left a big surplus hole for Oklahoma and surrounding states. Sure there’s still GSA, etc. but GL was the dominate force in this area Unless you live in or close to...

The only difference between years that I’m aware of is the HP rating. The 84 is 135hp I think and my 87 is 155hp according to the emissions sticker on the stock air cleaner. It includes the year and HP rating.

So this trailer is definitely putting up a fight Installed NOS wiring harness that was made for a “normal” M101 series trailer. Except this isn’t a normal trailer and I had to modify the harness by splicing in an additional 4 feet of military 14ga wire and moving the factory splices back...