M1101 painted and added bedlining

[Survey0r]

Finished painting my M1101 trailer. Had already lowered frame at axle and added different rims and tires. Also had converted to a regular 2" hitch.

 

[BKubu]

Looks good.

 

[DslCJ8]

Looks great.
For us "noobs", please give some pointers & pictures about lowering these things.

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[Mainsail]

Were you able to save the surge brake?

 

[Zed254]

For us "noobs", please give some pointers & pictures about lowering these things.

You can drop a couple or three inches by changing wheels/tires. A search on the SS site will get you details about modifying the frames.

 

[Survey0r]

Yes I saved the surge brakes, the pintle hitch was cut off, 3" square was welded in its place and installed the 2" ball hitch.

 

[Survey0r]

Thanks Bruce

 

[Tinstar]

You know they make an adapter for a pintle to a 2” receiver.
No cutting or welding required.

Croft trailer sells them.

https://www.crofttrailer.com/h3la3-croft-ring-to-coupler-adapter/

 

[Zed254]

Somewhere on the SS site I read that our M1101/1102 trailer hitches were Titan Model 6 actuators. If true (I have not needed to order hitch parts) other options for those of us who cannot hold fire:

https://www.trailerpartsdepot.com/p-1989-inner-slide-model-6-w-2-coupler.aspx

https://www.crofttrailer.com/dico-titan-model-6-inner-slide-with-channel/

https://www.crofttrailer.com/dico-t...embly-with-coupler-that-fits-1-7-8-or-2-ball/

 

[Mainsail]

You know they make an adapter for a pintle to a 2” receiver.
No cutting or welding required.

Croft trailer sells them.

https://www.crofttrailer.com/h3la3-croft-ring-to-coupler-adapter/

Very cool but...

All that keeps that thing from rotating on the ring is friction and the little set-screw? I recognize that they probably know more about the engineering aspect than I do, but I wish they would address it somewhere if for nothing more than the customers' comfort.

EDIT to add: Someone should order this and do a review on how well it works with the M1101 lunette ring. As long as that someone isn't me

 

[Tinstar]

I’m waiting for the review of it as well.
Definitely not for really heavy loads but looks to be fine for most users.

 

[Survey0r]

I had looked at the Croft hitch but decided not to go that route. They didn't look that strong and also quite cumbersome to tighten the hitch to the ball. Thanks

 

[dougco1]

Very cool but...

All that keeps that thing from rotating on the ring is friction and the little set-screw? I recognize that they probably know more about the engineering aspect than I do, but I wish they would address it somewhere if for nothing more than the customers' comfort.

EDIT to add: Someone should order this and do a review on how well it works with the M1101 lunette ring. As long as that someone isn't me

I wish they made a hitch attachment that is reversed "standard ball hitch to a 2" pintle ring". My tow vehicles all have the original military pintle hitches and I don't want to change them out to the pintle/ball style hitch just to tow a civilian trailer once in a blue moon.