Trailer identification

[pigpen60]

Whats the M number for this trailer?

 

[simp5782]

M345

M345 10 ton Trailer

Last month I picked up a neat M345 trailer, when I was trying to research it to see how much weighed I found there wasn't too much info available on them. It is a 10 ton pintle hitch tagalong type trailer. Has full air brakes with the two hoses, nice tie down points all the way around it. It...

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[pigpen60]

Thank you simp5782.

 

[maddawg308]

It is a neat trailer, with a heavy cargo capacity, but it is VERY heavy, and the deck is very high. If I remember correctly, this trailer was originally designed for one of the mobile cranes to tow behind it, to carry the clamshell bucket and other misc. heavy crane stuff. It doesn't appear too useful for most of what we hobbyists would want to carry.

 

[Guyfang]

Got a TM number? I have a large collection of trailer TM's, but its listed by TM numbers. Looking through it would require a beer or two.

 

[maddawg308]

A couple applicable manuals I found the numbers online for this trailer would be:

TM 9-8242, Operation Organizational Maintenance, and Ordnance Field And Depot Maintenance 10-Ton 4-Wheel Flat Bed Trailer M345, 1957

and

TM 9-2330-241-14&P, OPERATOR`S, ORGANIZATIONAL, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST) FOR TRAILER, FLATBED, 10-TON, 4-WHEEL, M345 (NSN 2330-00-200-1737), 1985

 

[Guyfang]

Mike,

Looks about like what I just found. In APD, Army Publishing Directorate, the TM is listed as only in printed form. So it will not be in my trailer files.

 

[maddawg308]

I just uploaded the 1957 edition of TM 9-8242 Maintenance for 10-ton M345 trailer, to the TM upload section. Hope it helps...

 

[simp5782]

M345 with dovetail, hydraulic gate, and 5 ton winch.