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Success! Left side is mostly done. I need a socket for the hub nut. The 2 9/16th in my hub nut socket kit doesn’t fit. So anyone got a link to a known working hub nut socket? Oh yea forgot to mention the brakes work!

So I was able to get to the shop today. Can someone confirm this is mounted correctly?

So got it home. Now I have a front gear and 2 more rims. I need to source some good tires. 9R16’s are pricey. Is there any 16” that is a skinny 35” other than Boggers? P-metric? Also gives me some brackets needed and shows me how the two mate. Hopefully next weekend I can get back at it.

Looks like I'm heading to NC for a parts trailer. Haven't had the time to do any work on the brakes yet. Can someone tell me how the tubs attach to the frame? I thought it was these brackets. Just don't see any holes in the frame...

It's a weld I think. If All goes well I'll be working back on the trailer Saturday and start the install.

I used the part number here and stole the picture for my email in requesting a price. I wanted to make sure they where sure on what I wanted. I was concerned the part number might not be enough. Not sure where you see a zert but no there is not one. Price was up. $155 each. $310 to my door here...

Received them today. Can’t complain about anything. Great service and great communication. Looks to be an exact duplicate to me. My only concern is the fact that mine bent were the stick out from the frame. I might build a dolt on support brace. Now I need tub brackets and how it attaches...

Received a set today. Look good. Service was great.

Small update. No work done yet. I called Kratzke Machining & Fabricating Company Monday and left a message. He called back Tuesday. I sent an email in about the parts with a picture from this thread. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m101-trailer-series-brand-new-brake-levers.200176/ Got...

Messed with it some today. Tore down a hand brake and looked into the piece of tube the cable goes in. Not sure what I’ll do going forward with the tube. I’ll call tomorrow about the hand lever.

I found the cable tube on the braking plate mangled. So it had to be cut off. once mounted the cable appears the right length but the metal shield seems short or I have it mounted in the wrong spot. The pdf says it’s held in place with the bracket and a u bolt. So here we are. I...

So now we get to the brakes. Had a hard time finding the cables. Even called and messaged a company and got no response. I stumbled across this thread: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m101a1-hand-brake-cable.195456/ I searched the part numbers and found a set on eBay for $25

Next I tore into the axle to see why the drum was hanging up. The actuator rod where the cable mounted was bent. Used my old axle parts and replaced it with one not bent.

Used some 2” x 3” angle I had laying around to brace the tongue and mounts.

Once that was done mounted the tires and put the trailer on my car hauler to move it to Hartsville.

Net getting the axle and tires mounted and the trailer to my shop in Hartsville for the welding up of the bracing. Don’t mind the sketchy method used to get the job done in my back yard.

Next mission was to go get some tires and rims. This trailer had none. I found 4 up in NC for $400. So off I went on another adventure. He bought out a guy retiring from MV restoration and parts sales. He had left hand nuts and 2 more rims. So of course I snagged them too.

I tried to get the old axle out but it ended up being a pain. So a cut off wheel made short work of the u bolts and it took a torch and air hammer to get the pieces out of the old axle.

I found a complete axle for $75 in Florida. A friend who lives in the same town picked it up for me and brought it to Atlanta which was 4 - 5 hours closer.

So I’ve been coming here looking at info and working on a trailer I saved. I picked it up in February this year. Plan was to put it back to as close to factory as I could and convert it to dump. Yes I know these aren’t dump trailers. Plan was to brace the tongue and the pivot mounts where it...