Hi Andy,
Thanks for your input about the trailer. I ended up buying it on Sun.
morning and subsequently towed it 600 miles behind my CUCV on Mon. with no
problems. I have 2" skyjacker springs, 35" tires, and 3.73 gears on my
truck and it handled like a dream. I am going to keep a close eye on my
hitch though. I didn't see any markings on my M1009 concerning a 1/4 ton
trailer limit. Maybe it was isolated paranoia like you said. I think I'll
keep the trailer all original and keep my eyes open for original mil-spec
tools to stock it with. It'll look great behind my 6x6 one of these days.
Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Chris Stansbury
webmaster, http://www.steelsoldiers.com
1984 M1009 CUCV
1961 M116/BMTC trailer
>From: chance wolf <timberwolf@lynx.bc.ca>
>To: "Chris Stansbury" <chris_stansbury@hotmail.com>,
><mil-veh@skylee.com> (Military Vehicles List)
>Subject: Re: [MV] trailer
>Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 11:29:23 -0700
>
>At 11:29 PM 8/7/00 EDT, Chris Stansbury wrote:
> >Hi Listers,
> >I had an offer today from a guy who wanted to sell me his M116 trailer.
>It
> >is the maintanence version which looks like a mini covered wagon. It is
>all
> >steel and has sides which lift up on hinges and stay up. There is a
>center
> >partition which has all kind of mounts and hangers for tools and
> >accessories. There are also reels on either side for extension cords.
>It
> >has two mini ambulance style doors which open out the back too. There
>are
> >also mounts on the floor for a generator or an air compressor. Do you
>guys
> >have any idea what the trailer is worth? I think he wants around $600
>for
> >it. New tires, no rust holes. Any help would be great. I think it
>would
> >look great behind my CUCV. Thanks.
> >Chris Stansbury
> >webmaster, http://www.steelsoldiers.com
> >M1009 CUCV
>
>The company I work for has purchased three of them from the Gov't
>lately, good to very good condition, and paid in the region of $400-600
>for them - with lots of bidders evidently fairly close behind.
>
>I don't like them much myself from a practical perspective
>for the chief reason that they're *very* heavy as they sit, and that's
>without putting anything in them. Restoring it as a Pioneer Tool
>Trailer might be an option, if you want, but in my opinion, they're
>not much good for the sorts of things I tend to load in my trailers.
>
>Another thing that others on the list may've noticed on their 1009's,
>and that is the Army's stencil right above the pintle hook, on the
>top surface of the bumper, which says:
>
>"1/4 Ton Trailer Only"
>
>Yikes. The first Blazer the company bought from Dr. Mo had no such
>warning on it, and I came back from the Calif. MVPA convention
>towing a fully-loaded M101A1 behind it!
>
>Anyone know if the stencil was something applied to M1009's across
>the board, or just the result of some particular unit's petty paranoia.
>Hitch looks
>skookum enough to me to handle a 3/4 ton trailer, and our Blazer
>is none the worse for wear for its California adventure.
>
>Andy Hill
>MVPA #9211
>Vancouver, B.C.
>
>
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