Just Won M101A2, no EUC needed

[texwatercop]

Welp,

Just got myself an M101A2 from Hodges, SC for 285.00. Looks like its in great condition, no bows or top visible tho, but looks like its got HMMWV tires on it. Guess thats a good thing, even tho they are 3 inches bigger than what I have on the Jeep.
Hopefully, I can stay away from bidding on anything else til I get a real job... just reitired from 25 years in the USCG snd I dont think being a WALMART greeter is in the cards here with all these retrarded err I mean retired Marines around here

 

[Chief_919]

Ahh, so your the &^%*&%^(%^(* who outbid me.

I was being cheap.

None of thsoe down there had HMMWV tires that I saw.

 

[Ripcord01]

congrats. some folks are paying out the ass for trailers these days.

 

[texwatercop]

OOPS heres Pics,

U sure?? its got the two piece rims with the outer row of bolts and the 8 lug holes, here the pics from GL
Im am by no means an expert tho

 

[Recovry4x4]

Congrats, that is a nice looking trailer. Sure looks like HMMWV rolling stock. Heck of a deal.

 

[Ripcord01]

Puuurrdyy. No EUC BS I am jealous..

 

[Ratch]

I saw that one, I thought it pretty odd that it had those wheels as an A2. They are bigger tires and will make it ride a little higher. They're also wide and set in more, so I'm surprised they clear the frame and wheel well.

Good price on it, too. An A2 in New Jersey just went for double what you closed at.

 

[3dAngus]

Wonder if it is an A3 mislabeled as an A2. That would explain the HMWWV tires, if in fact, they are HMWWV tires. Looks odd somehow?

edit: Excuse me, not meaning odd looking, but not quite like an A2 or an A3 that I am familiar with, but what do I know.

The Chief would know. Bet money on that one, but he might have to climb under it.

 

[Flyingvan911]

Very nice. Good work dodging the EUC.

 

[Ratch]

That's an A1 or A2 cargo box, and at least an M116A2 frame. It could be an A3 frame, but I'd expect the wheels to stick out further from under the cargo box if so.
The fenders on the later A3's stick out much further to cover the wider A3 axle. Early A3's with the same track-width as the A2's usually had additional supports to the cargo box sidewalls and a lift ring at each corner like the M105's.

It's probably a regular A2 that someone slapped those wheels on.

 

[Nonotagain]

It's an early A2 box(no bed stiffeners) with Hummer wheels and rubber.
The tires are a tight fit but look good tucked inside the fender wells.
You done good Grasshopper for your first purchase.

 

[Chief_919]

OOPS heres Pics,

U sure?? its got the two piece rims with the outer row of bolts and the 8 lug holes, here the pics from GL
Im am by no means an expert tho

Ooops, your right. I thought I had looked at all of them...

 

[texwatercop]

I'm hoping to get my invoice tommorrow and try to go down there and drag it home Monday or Tuesday

 

[Chief_919]

I'm hoping to get my invoice tommorrow and try to go down there and drag it home Monday or Tuesday

Better call Tim with GL first thing in the morning. Hodges is a remote site, so he is only there a very limited number of days.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Let me ask a question on the landing gear. I just picked up two 101a2's and the landing gear was adjustable, cranked up. Looks like that one is fixed like my 101a1., but it has surge brakes! I'm confused.

 

[Chief_919]

Let me ask a question on the landing gear. I just picked up two 101a2's and the landing gear was adjustable, cranked up. Looks like that one is fixed like my 101a1., but it has surge brakes! I'm confused.

101A2 kanding gear is just like the 101A1. 101A3 is adjustable.

Some 101A2's were retrofitted with A3 landing legs. Some were built into M101A2E2 specs with the A3 axles, sprinsg and gear.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Chief, my 101a2's tires set out farther than the op's , would that mean it's a 101a3 running gear

 

[Chief_919]

Chief, my 101a2's tires set out farther than the op's , would that mean it's a 101a3 running gear

If your axle runs straight across it is an A2 axle. If it is higher in the middle it is an A3.

 

[therealsundance]

It's an early A2 box(no bed stiffeners) with Hummer wheels and rubber.
The tires are a tight fit but look good tucked inside the fender wells.
You done good Grasshopper for your first purchase.

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I agree on the a2 with a3 tires