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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...

I pray for a Speedy recovery to your friend.

New brake levers arrived today. Now I can assemble the new cables and handles and finally put the drums and wheels back on.

Lots of parts arrived but work and weather are slowing progress significantly. New Shocks were installed. Of course two different sizes of mounting studs Had to modify new lower bushings with center bushing sleeve from old shock. It looks and will perform fine, just didn’t expect different...

Weather finally permitted some work on trailer. Installed 4 new shackles. Will Paint when trailer is painted Removed brake drums and gave a coat of primer. Will paint later today. No heavy rust or pitting inside drums. Brakes looked good. Removed one brake lever and it’s soaking in rust...

So I picked up the newly installed tires today. This is the closest tire I could to find to match the ones that it came with. E rated. Installed valve stem extensions to make life easier down the road. Used some rust converter on the drums and some spots on the wheels. Finished one side of one...

Thanks for the info. It still doesn’t cover this particular trailer. It’s wider than a normal M101A1 and includes the dual wheels. Nothing I’ve found/seen so far mentions the dual wheels and 3 extra leaf springs layers.

Patched up the holes and secured the side panel to keep weather out. I missed the small one. Will put a screw in it tomorrow. Will probably install a solid sheet of aluminum at some point in the future in its place.

It’s built like an aluminum tank. I have it up on all 3 jacks right now and it doesn’t budge at all when standing on it and trying to make it move or even wiggle a bit. Zero flex. on fenders or boxes. Plenty of storage built in. Going to install NOS wire harness this weekend if weather...

Absolutely post away. This is the only trailer data plate that I’ve seen which says “Modified”. Hard to tell in pics but it came from factory that way. Hence the modified wording on the data plate. Way too nice aluminum work for unit level.

When I removed the inner rim, I had nice paint staring back at me. On the wheel studs and drum face that hadn’t been exposed to weather. Definitely an old and odd trailer.

No clue. Time and $$$ Old radar unit would be cool. I bet that will never be on the surplus sites. Wish I had pics of this particular trailer when it was complete. Would be pricey if you could even find the proper radar. With the labor for the lock ring rims, I’ll have $1k just for 4 new...

Funny you mentioned that. Was just trying to figure out a layout plan for a welder/generator/tanks/fuel, etc just yesterday.

I understand Very well TRADOC and bumper numbers. It’s this particular odd trailer that’s throwing me a curve. The rear aluminum bumper has small threaded holes so instead of painting the unit, etc, on the bumper, you can simply make a plate with same info and screw it on.

New tires installed tomorrow hopefully. Finding someone who will work on these is becoming extremely difficult

The trailer came from Ft. Sill I’m assuming it’s from the Air Defense Battalion/Brigade The X still is a mystery

That’s why I posted it. The markings don’t make sense to me. I’m not that familiar with the FireFinder units and Organization Make-up.

So sanded the rear bumper a bit today to hopefully read the unit markings. Left side: TDC ADB Right side: X301 Training & Doctrine Command? Air Defense Battery? X for experimental since this was one of the very first FireFinder units?

The fenders make an excellent work top. Perfect height. Strong too. I stood and walked on them and they didn’t flex or budge one bit. The original taillights were trash. Super corroded inside with no chance of saving them. Trailer has been in deep water at some point I discovered that the...