Unusual military tire

[idM1028]

So I was outside the unit today when I noticed a strange looking trailer. The first thing I noticed was it kinda looked like a M109 deuce and a half, but . . . it was a trailer. Mil-spec tow eye and everything. I looked around for a data plate. No nomenclature, but it turned out to be a "containerized kitchen" What really got me were the small (well, for a military trailer) tires. That and they were pretty aggressive for the size. Turns out they were Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs (pic below) in 235/85/16 which is the stock size for M1008's, M1028's, etc. If any of you are like me and what to keep your truck "military" but can't resist the urge to go 'wheeling and trail-riding every now and then and need/want tires that are bit chunkier, feel free to use this as an excuse.

 

[WARWAG]

Ive been seeing allot of diffrent brands being used on 3/4 ton Mil trailers with 235/85R-16. The most common for the older stock was the BFGoodrich Trac edge. Wish they still made those! The Dura Tracs are a pretty close resemblance.

 

[idM1028]

Not sure what the rating on this thing was (3/4, 1 ton, etc.) but it was pretty big. And the wheel/tire setup was more of what you'd expect from a civvie trailer thats on the bigger side. Total of 8 wheels/tires on two axles. Here's a pic. Its on the left. The other trailer is an older "Mobile Kitchen Trailer" Here's a link that's got more detail: http://www.army.mil/-images/2009/11/25/57315/army.mil-57315-2009-11-25-111150.jpg
If you look closely you can see two more trailers and a total of three MV's!

 

[zout]

I bought 8 of the Wrangler 16' Kevlar sidewall tires for the Jeeps - there are an aggressive BA tire.

 

[papercu]

It's called a 7 1/2T, 4-Wheel, XCK2000
or 7 1/2T, 4-Wheel, XCK2000E1
The TM is 9-2330-328-14&P and the Gross Combined Weight (GCW) for the trailer is 21,000 lb (9545 kg) Wayne