M101A2 Expo camping trailer

[Diesel YJ]

I live in Chevy Chase and get up toward Thurmont once in a while to fish or to Fredrick to shoot.


I think I have a couple of eight lug wheels and tires off my M101A2. I replaced them with original hummer wheels and tires which had gone missing. You're welcome to them if they'll do you good (and if they're still in the warehouse.)

JPK

That would be great, I can use a spare for my trip out to the Gran Tetons via Yellowstone. I would like to swap to a newer, lighter and electric brake axle but I don't have time. I will post some pics of the trailer very soon as I will start building it in the next few days and I need to put it together quickly. I will make refined changes later on.

This will be vacation before leaving for my 2nd tour of duty in Iraq at the end of Aug so I plan on making it a good one. I really wanted to get my 88 Grand Wagoneer together in time to use it to haul the trailer and make it a iconic trip but it will either be my new tow vehicle 06 F250 or my 2000 WJ but it would be a work out for her to tow that distance and terrain at any kind of decent speed. Pics to follow.

[cocco78]

Some A2's have drop axles, mine does. The narrower A2 fenders, wider A2 wheel wells in the bed and wider A3 drop axles. It had the eight bolt and eight lug Humvee wheels with the 12.5x37x16.5 military Wranglers when it was sold by the military as well, though the dealer sold those seperately prior to my purchase of the trailer. (I did buy Humvee wheels and tires later to replace the missing wheels and tires.)

As I wrote above, I think the military was doing axle upfits. Or maybe swapping out damaged A3 boxes with A2 boxes when needed, or replacing busted straight axles with spare drop axles....

EDIT: Looking at your photos it seems that maybe the box on the A3 and the frame were not mated for long since the frame is desert tan and the box is green.

JPK

Yes, lots of upfitting. I should have put the word "should" in quotations Both the frames on these trailers were much older. The A3 I have was a 2005 VSE rebuild. Either way the A2's and A3's are great trailers! I like the added width and stability of the A3, but the A2 is a little easier to snake through the woods.

[JPK]

Also, the A3's are supposed to have 4" frames and not 3" frames according to the USA manuals. The frame under your A3 box seems to be the same size as the frame under the A2 next to it.

JPK

[Dirtytires]

So where at what have you done to the trailer?