Received My Metal Bow Corners

[1956_4x4]

I have the metal corners for the bows, but I thought about something else as I was looking at the trailer. Do the bows have some type of metal shield/support on the bottom where they slide into the slots on the side racks? If so, are these available anywhere?

Smitty

 

[builder77]

I don't know which type of trailer we are talking about, but if it is a M105 or a M101 it takes these metal bows as they are interchangeable between the two with moving some bolts. Woods ones should be interchangeable, but the wood has to be cut. There is one more version of the metal corner, but there is no real difference just a minor design change allowing the height to be changed.
http://steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=10611&highlight=trailer+bows

 

[1956_4x4]

Re: RE: Received My Metal Bow Corners

I don't know which type of trailer we are talking about, but if it is a M105 or a M101 it takes these metal bows as they are interchangeable between the two with moving some bolts. Woods ones should be interchangeable, but the wood has to be cut. There is one more version of the metal corner, but there is no real difference just a minor design change allowing the height to be changed.
http://steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=10611&highlight=trailer+bows

Sorry, brain dump on my part. The trailer is an M101A1. My bow corners are a little different than those that you have pictured. I planned on using wood for the top cross piece and the down piece. Now I'm not too sure if wood will work for the down piece.

Smitty

 

[builder77]

RE: Re: RE: Received My Metal Bow Corners

I think I remember someone talking about using wood for the stubby leg. I can't see why it would not work. I have a pile of defective bow corners that I MIGHT be able to find a set of metal stubby legs for the woods ones. I will check tomorrow, but don't get your hopes up.

That certainly is different then the other wood ones I have seen. Leave it the military to mix things up.

 

[vinny-socom1]

RE: Re: RE: Received My Metal Bow Corners

Smitty,

Your photo's of your corner bows look like the ones for a duce? How wide are they? All of my M105A2 corner bows look like the photos by builder77. Are you sure you have the right ones?

Vinny

 

[1956_4x4]

Re: RE: Re: RE: Received My Metal Bow Corners

Smitty,

Your photo's of your corner bows look like the ones for a duce? How wide are they? All of my M105A2 corner bows look like the photos by builder77. Are you sure you have the right ones?

Vinny

Am I sure I have the right ones? No. Are they going to go on the M101A1? Yes, even if I need to modify...

The inside diameter is around 1 5/8" x 1 3/16" ( I say "around", since my eyes aren't as good as they used to be...) I get 16" when I measure around the outside of the bend.

There are no part numbers, but the person that sold them to me on ebay said they were for the M101 trailers.

Smitty

 

[vinny-socom1]

Smitty,

They look just like the ones for my duce. I have seen some on ebay saying there for trailers & duce's but there not, duce bows are wider than 105/101 bows so they won't fit into the side racks. You can probably make them work. Good luck I hope they work for you.. Vinny

 

[papercu]

bow

They do have a look of the M35 cargo bed corners but his looks to be at a right angle like the M101/M105 trailer corner bows. Wayne

 

[1956_4x4]

Smitty,

They look just like the ones for my duce. I have seen some on ebay saying there for trailers & duce's but there not, duce bows are wider than 105/101 bows so they won't fit into the side racks. You can probably make them work. Good luck I hope they work for you.. Vinny

You might be right. I went out yesterday and checked them against my side racks and they are the same width and thickness. If I get a chance, I'll drive around the base to see if I can find a trailer with the bows installed and compare.

Smitty

 

[1956_4x4]

Re: bow

They do have a look of the M35 cargo bed corners but his looks to be at a right angle like the M101/M105 trailer corner bows. Wayne

Is the one on the bottom designed for a trailer?

Smitty

 

[1956_4x4]

I need to get off my butt and get these things built. I just finished looking at all of the great photos from the rally in GA. I was at the end when I realized that I wasn't really looking at the vehicles, I was looking at the shapes of the bows.

Smitty

 

[67Beast]

I'm just throwing this out there, because I don't know for sure, but could they be bow corners for a Dodge M37? I know that the M37 has angled bows like the 101 and 105 trailers, but I thought I remember someone talking about them being slightly different than the trailer ones. I think they were tring to adapt 101 bow corners to thier M37 because the true M37 corners were hard to find. I'm no M37 expert though.

 

[papercu]

bowe

s the one on the bottom designed for a trailer?

The one on the bottom is for the M101/M105 trailer and they use a straight top bow. The one on top is for the M35 cargo bed and they use a curved top bow.
Be sure to use carriage bolts on any part that will touch the cover. Wayne

 

[builder77]

RE: bowe

Any chance these are from an FMTV? They have more of a squared of corner from the pics I have seen of the outside of te covers.

 

[vinny-socom1]

Ditto, The photo on the bottom. I thought the ones Smitty has looked like M35 bows, as far as I know trailer bows are at a sharp right angle.

Vinny

 

[papercu]

bows

Any chance these are from an FMTV

The bows for the FMTV are a tubing deal, with lots of parts to keep track of. How they can something that simple so complicated is beyond me. Wayne