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Jeep Trailers.
S. Weiser.
From: Scott Weiser <Scott.Weiser at colorado.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.4x4
Subject: Re: Military Jeep Trailers- Who sells them?
Date: 29 Dec 1995 02:50:58 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder
Try:
U.S. Surplus Expediters
PO Box 158
1000 East 1700 South
Clearfield, UT 84015-0158
801-825-3489
They have numerous M-101 1/4 Ton trailers, some better than
others, a couple were pretty cherry with little or no rust. They
also have some M-105 trailers, the larger ones with 110"x 83" ID
on box, used with the deuce & 1/2, which have 9.00 x 20" Budd
wheels, good for HUMMERs with a bit of lowering to get the pintle
to match up and a new axle with electric brakes.
Tell them I referred you.
Also:
Smith & Edwards Surplus
3936 N. Hiway 126
Ogden, UT 84404
801-731-1120
They have *acres* of trailers and old military surplus.
Don't buy one sight unseen unless you are willing to put up with
rust, body damage, etc. and repair it. Insist on pictures and
serial number verification. Better yet, grab a plane to Salt
Lake and inspect it yourself, or hire me to go out and broker for
you. If you are *really* interested, let me know e-mail *this
weekend*, as I am going out to Salt Lake on Sunday the 7th.
I'm sure we can work something out as far as
inspecting/brokering/shipping.
Don't know where you can get the even smaller M-100, which is the
genuine "Jeep" trailer, but if you have an immediate need, I can
check with a couple of sources. The key is how much you are
willing to pay, how fast you can jump on the deal, and how much
you trust the dealer.
I got an absolutely cherry M-105 rebuilt and repainted in 1989
with *no* rust for $450, was quoted $450-650 on M-101's, and once
paid $2000 for an M-101 with HMMWV hubs and a hydraulic surge
brake. As you can see, quite a variance.
Regards,
Scott Weiser
P.S. *Always* insist on proper title paperwork, with the proper
signatures of the original purchaser at the government auction
and the proper chain of title for each owner after.
I bought a trailer with the "original" DRMO paperwork from a guy
in California, only to find that the DRMO listed someone else, a
guy in Utah for which my guy was selling the trailer, as the
"owner of record", and Colorado refused to title the trailer,
citing the "shadow ownership" as title fraud, a felony.
I had to send the paperwork back to the guy I bought it from, pay
sales tax in California (twice what I would have paid here),
and pay for California plates and registration which I never
used, all to get a valid California title which Colorado would
accept when applying for re-titling in Colorado. Cost me about
$200 extra.
Some states are not as rigid, but you'd better check *first* to
see what you need in the way of title papers for an out-of-state
purchase of surplus government vehicles. Make proper titling
part of the *written* sales agreement, so you have an out if you
can't get it titled for some reason.
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 14:34:29 -0800
From: "Charles Aarons" <m37 at gci.net>
There's an error in "eNews", reference "Jeep Trailers". The 1/4 ton "Jeep
trailer" is the M416, not the M101.
The M416 comes with 7.00x16 tires. The
M101 referred to is the 3/4 ton trailer, with wheels, tires and bolt pattern
identical to the beloved (at least by me!) M37 3/4 ton, which was in use
~1950-recent, mfg'd 1950-1968. The tires are 9.00x16.
The M105 is a 1.5 ton
trailer with 9.00x20s. It's a bit large for anything in the 1 ton category
or under. The M101 is perfect for 3/4-1 ton tow vehicles
- Charles Aarons
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