Trailer time

[Bulldog]

I had just ordered a new 3,500# axle with the same track width as my Jeep to build a trailer. I have had my eye out for a decent M416 military trailer, but I hadn't found one in good shape or for a good price. I decided to build my own. I'm planning on having plate steel broke in the same design as the M416. I'm not sure if I want it to have a tailgate or sealed so that it remains watertight when fording. I'm also thinking about a RTT (roof top tent) like some of the other camping trailers I see online.

I caught the military bug and just won two auctions for some military trailers. I'm getting a M101A2 3/4 ton trailer and a M105A2 1.5 ton trailer. I'll use the M101 behind my CUCV which will work perfectly. I bought the M105 on a whim. It's too big to tow behind the CUCV and really haul anything, but I have a build in mind.

I want to get a M37 duece and a half sometime soon. I want to bob the bed, making the truck a single rear axle, and use the M105 trailer body as a truck bed. I've seen this on some other trucks and it looks awesome. Get rid of the dual wheels and use some 46" Michelin XML's on super single wheels. Nice short wheelbase truck, big tires, and hopefully enough floatation.

I can't wait. I'm sure my wife isn't going to like more camo in the driveway :eek: