Could it be a so-called :"Converto-made" version of the MBT or the T3?
Antoine
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Subject: [MV] WWII Jeep Trailers.
> Can anyone direct me to a photo of the "dump" type trailer. I've come
across
> an unusual MBT type trailer, but it doesn't quite match up with the MBT
and
> BT3's or the post war Bantam's that I am familiar with. Admittedly this
one
> has had some modifications by the local farmers, but the sides are a
little
> different. It has two stake holes in each of the sides - not stake
pockets
> like on the Post War Bantam, but actual holes in the sides. These form
deep
> pockets about 2 x 4 inches and I'd guess about 10-12 inches deep. The
> fenders are typical MBT style, and it has the standard 1/4 ton trailer
safety
> chains. There is no lunette, but a checker plate area with a large hole
in
> it to fit the pintle hook. (This may be a farmer addition). It does not
> appear to have a landing leg or hand brake. It does have a "factory"
looking
> tailgate, that looks like it could be a "dump" type configuration.
>
> It's cheap enough to buy just for the wheels (which are NOT combat) and
the
> chains, but I'd like to know what I'm looking at.
>
> Tom Campbell - Birmingham, Alabama
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