M416-A1 & M101-A2 interchange???

[bowtieman55]

This is my current M416-A1 surge brake/hitch setup. I want to go back to original. The M101-A2 looks EXACTLY the same to me (in this picture). Is the surge brake/pintle and drop-down leg stand the same? Will it replace my current hack-job?

 

[bowtieman55]

I'm not lazy; just hoping for a quick answer so I know if I should jump on this offer.

 

[bowtieman55]

this is the M101-A2 in question.

 

[MWMULES]

I know for certain that the whole assembly will not swap and don't know if the leg will but the ring part from the 101 may. Measure it and see.

 

[harleyhouse]

You are towing with a full size Chevy tear off all of that heavy crap and run with parking brakes only. Fab a new custom nose hitch mount or there is one on ebay for $75.00 that should work.

 

[Evil Dr. Porkchop]

The whole assembly is different, however the lunette, shock absorber, and master cylinder are the same. The landing leg is different and will not work without some modification.

 

[bowtieman55]

The whole assembly is different, however the lunette, shock absorber, and master cylinder are the same. The landing leg is different and will not work without some modification.

I think I mostly only need the lunette, anyway.
My trailer doesn't have a landing leg or the mounting bracket so I've got nothing to go by. Wasn't sure about the landing leg because of this. https://www.armyjeepparts.net/p-2896-leg-landing-all-jeep-trailers.aspx

 

[bowtieman55]

But I guess the M101-A2 isn't a 1/4-ton trailer, so maybe the landing leg isn't the same. http://www.midwestmilitary.net/trailerparts.html

 

[Evil Dr. Porkchop]

If you look at your picture of the m101a2, you can see it has the one piece landing leg. m416s have a "2 piece" landing leg (the landing leg swivel bolts to the landing leg). The older m101a1 trailers also had a two piece landing leg. The landing leg swivel is different, but the leg will bolt up to a m416 swivel, but is slightly taller than an m416 leg.

 

[bowtieman55]

Gotcha. Thanks so much for your insight. On another note; if you feel that the lunette WILL work, I can get the whole surge brake/hitch setup for much cheaper than a lunette online.

 

[Evil Dr. Porkchop]

Gotcha. Thanks so much for your insight. On another note; if you feel that the lunette WILL work, I can get the whole surge brake/hitch setup for much cheaper than a lunette online.

They share the same part number: 10632. So you can just take it out of an m101a2 and install it in your m416a1.