has anyone fixed a M105a3 landing gear?

[Darwin T]

sorry, my first post was looking for the parts.

let me try this, has anyone come up with a GOOD way to repair or replace the little weak front landing geaar on a M105a3. i don't plan on moving the trailer with a vehicle. mine has a bent hub that locks it up and down and a bent mounting plate on the jack itself.



whoever OK'd this set up for the Goberment should have to lay under it everytime a soldier moves one. i guess there were to many M105a2 landing gears in the warehouse, so if they change it we can spend more of our money buying the new ones and the upgraded ones. the a2's just worked to good, i guess.

 

[broman78]

if you want a jack to just lift it I would go to tractor supply or local farm store and purchase a generic heavy duty lift for trailers and weld it on. It looks like you are trying to roll it without a vehicle so that definitely complicates things.

 

[Darwin T]

It looks like you are trying to roll it without a vehicle so that definitely complicates things.

Nope, that is what it looks like after the repair (torch and hammer) it was worse that that when i got it home, the leg would ne even go down.

 

[Karl kostman]

Darwin I must lead a shelterd life as I have never seen a landing gear on a 105 like that, I have a 105A3 and its got a full dual steel wheeled assembly on it that looks like it could easily hold 6000 pounds by itself! I honestly dont know what to tell you on this one
KK

 

[rchalmers3]

Wow, that Jack is no match for the design and construction of a 1 1/2 ton trailer.

I second the notion for an upgrade. Certainly there are some laying around the shops of Bobber jobbers.

Rick

 

[ODDBALL007]

darn i just sent a whole landing assembly and frame chains and all to the scrapper uggggg. it weighed 400 pounds and they gave me forty bucks

 

[Nonotagain]

sorry, my first post was looking for the parts.

let me try this, has anyone come up with a GOOD way to repair or replace the little weak front landing geaar on a M105a3. i don't plan on moving the trailer with a vehicle. mine has a bent hub that locks it up and down and a bent mounting plate on the jack itself.

whoever OK'd this set up for the Goberment should have to lay under it everytime a soldier moves one. i guess there were to many M105a2 landing gears in the warehouse, so if they change it we can spend more of our money buying the new ones and the upgraded ones. the a2's just worked to good, i guess.

Remove the small screw from the cover thats over the swivel release.
Then remove the release handle and throw it away. Straighten the leg and thru drill the hole that the release handle was in.
You need a T handle 8" long to go thru both sides of the swivel assembly.
As for the leg itself, straighten the welded on plate and fit two pieced of steel 1/2" thick and match drill, then use 3/8-16 grade 8 bolts to sandwich it together.
One of my trailers had the same problem. The handle only going in to one side is a recipe for bent parts.
I can take some pics this weekend if needed to show my mods.

 

[Darwin T]

Darwin I must lead a shelterd life as I have never seen a landing gear on a 105 like that, I have a 105A3 and its got a full dual steel wheeled assembly on it that looks like it could easily hold 6000 pounds by itself! I honestly dont know what to tell you on this one
KK

thats what my M105a2 has, however, a true M105a3 has a serge brake and this tiny little PofS landing gear. it also has a wider bed, axles and 22.5" rims. i can see both sides in my mirrors which makes it easy to back it up.

 

[pmramsey]

I welded in a plate and attached a heavy duty bulldog jack onto my M105A3. I've never seen an A3 with anything other than the cheesey jacks. I purchased mine out of Bragg. I took off the great bed and replaced it with an M105A2 bed. Now I have a surge-brake M105 and hope to soon have a great new bed for the M1028.

I see you also have the funky size tires but you have a nice looking spare.

 

[Darwin T]

here are some more pictures of the landing gear off the trailer. there is no way a landing gear for a trailer that weighs #2700 and can carry #3000 should be able to be held with one hand while taking a picture.

 

[swbradley1]

there is no way a landing gear for a trailer that weighs #2700 and can carry #3000 should be able to be held with one hand while taking a picture.

You got that right.....

 

[Darwin T]

this is how jacked up my jack was, this is what it looks like after i torched it and hit it like i was on steriods. i am looking for a new one.

 

[Nonotagain]

this is how jacked up my jack was, this is what it looks like after i torched it and hit it like i was on steriods. i am looking for a new one.

Cut the stub off and weld it to a piece of 1/2" plate.

I could have taken pics of mine last weekend, but no one asked when I offered up.

You also need to cut two pieces of plate to drill and tap for use on the backside of the jack mounting plate. Use 3/8-16 grade 8 bolts.

 

[Darwin T]

thank for the info

 

[scrapdaddy]

Darwin T, look up Williams Innovations, they show a kit for the landing gear.

 

[Nonotagain]

Darwin T, look up Williams Innovations, they show a kit for the landing gear.

SD, Williams is very proud of their replacement leg to the tune of over $500.
I spoke with them close to two years ago on purchasing the unit called out on the MWO.

 

[ODdave]

How the **** is it the lift point/ tie down shackle is biult like that and the landing leg is, well, yeah. on the repair.

 

[scrapdaddy]

SD, Williams is very proud of their replacement leg to the tune of over $500.
I spoke with them close to two years ago on purchasing the unit called out on the MWO.

Wow, I didn't know . I wouldn't have posted it ,if I had seen that.

 

[Darwin T]

Darwin T, look up Williams Innovations, they show a kit for the landing gear.

Do they sell to individuals? i will pay the $500.00 just so the trailer does not collaps and kill me. i would like to pay $50.00 but you do what you have to. thanks for the info guys .

 

[3dAngus]

I think I would just drill the hole and pick up the M105A2 dual wheel landing gear. You can get them easily for $50-75 bucks and they will be much better than anything you'll get on market.