Appropriate Trailers for M915s

[Castle Bravo]

I have a few questions about which trailers will work with the M915.

I recall seeing a photo of a M128 on the back of a M915, which would lead me to believe that the M127 and M129 would also work okay on a 915. The M172 lowboy trailer works, and I know a M871 and M872 will work as well.

Does anyone know if the M295 chassis trailers (M750, M313, M447, etc) will work with a M915?

Do a lot of civilian semitrailers work with a M915?

 

[velociT]

Do a lot of civilian semitrailers work with a M915?

I believe the civi trailers require a different kingpin.

 

[XanRa]

im not realy sure.... lol

 

[Alredneck]

Civiy trailer is a 2 1/2in kingpin! M915s have use that size dont they? I thought the larger trcators M920 used the 3.5in kingpin.

Dont forget they can pull M101s and M105s! M200s! A bolster trailer with logs!

 

[Andy1234]

The M915's all have fifth wheels that accept 2-1/2" kingpins.

The M916 and M920 have fifth wheels that accept 3-1/2" kingpins.

All (3) of them have both 12V and 24V trailer light connections (the M915 on the driver's side bottom of the cab, the M916 & M920 on the driver's side bottom of the winch), as well as pintle hitches on the rear crossmember w/ 24V trailer light connections and air brake connections on each framerail.

The M915 will pull most non-mil trailers w/ ease. The fifth wheel position and height is very good for non-mil trailers.

The M915A1 is extremely easy to drive.

Andy

 

[wreckerman893]

I have pulled civy trailers with the M915......mostly the container rail trailers.

Even though a lot of the older military trailers are air over hydrolic the M915 brake system will work fine.

 

[maddawg308]

The only trailers, to my knowledge, that the M915 series should not try and haul, are the heavy lowboy trailers meant for tanks (i.e. M747, M1071, etc.) because the kingpin is too big. Also, the short cargo trailers like the M416 or M101, they tend to sway due to their short wheelbase to the tractor. Everything else should work fine.

 

[cjtroutt]

I have a few questions about which trailers will work with the M915.

I recall seeing a photo of a M128 on the back of a M915, which would lead me to believe that the M127 and M129 would also work okay on a 915. The M172 lowboy trailer works, and I know a M871 and M872 will work as well.

Does anyone know if the M295 chassis trailers (M750, M313, M447, etc) will work with a M915?

Do a lot of civilian semitrailers work with a M915?

Yes they do if you have 7 pin connector trailer plug and stander 2 in kin pin works Great I have one on hook up th a 60 ton hyd loboy
3 inch is also used in civillian apps do to weight over 200,000 lbs
My 379 Pete tri drive and trailer 160 ton could be pulled by M1070 HET with no problem at all and most all of the new Mil wheel Vec today has 12 / 24 system freightliner oshkosh International ect.
all the older stuff is be dx for new or up graded with new electronic engines and so on.

 

[cjtroutt]

Ditto wreckerman the good old 88M30G but befor that in the 1980 good old benning 64CHeavy Vehicle Driver brings up the old days at the tail end.
Not fort lost in the woods.

 

[lankyevilme]

There is some mis information at the top of this thread. A M915 is almost a standard civilian tractor. We use ours with all civilian trailers. In fact, the only semis we use on our grain farm are M915A1s, and we pull all sorts of civilian trailers with them.

 

[cjtroutt]

Ditto Lankyervilme that is what wreckerman and I said to.