Biscuit1980
New member
Hello,
I have been lurking for a few weeks since I decided I wanted to build an expedition trailer to tow behind my 09' JK X and I have a few questions I was hoping I could get some feedback on.
My first thought was to build or have built something like this for the frame.this for the frame. I have access to welders and friends experienced with welding. The more I thought about the more sense it made to save some time and possible headache and just buy a used M101A2. However, there are none for sale in my area, Arizona, at this time and the ones I can find $1600.00 seems to be the going price. It seems people are paying a premium for the M101 trailers.
In my searching for a suitable project trailer on craigslist and government auction sites and I found a few M1102 trailers at an up coming auction nearby. I realize these are bigger than the M101 but the opening price is $300.00 or 1/5th the price of an M101. I realize the price will probably go up during the auction and that leads me to my first question. How much do good M1102 trailers usually sell for?
Other than size what are the trade-offs, good and bad, between the M1102 and the M101?
Is the M1102 too much for my X? It's rated at 3500lb tow capacity and the M1102 are ~1500lb but I understand a lot of that is in the run flat tires and military wheels. I would want to switch it to the same tires and wheels I run on the X so I only need one spare. Even if I kept it the same will the M1102 be easy to tow long distance? Highway speeds?
The surge brakes! Not familiar with these and will do some google searching to learn more but from what I have read on other M1102 build threads here people seem to be ditching these. I was also thinking of getting rid of the axle all together and doing an independent set up on each side like I have seen on some of the manufactured AT websites. Thoughts?
I'll post a link to the auction at the bottom but what would I need by way of a hitch to get one of these home? I do not have any hitch on the jeep as of right now.
Finally have any of you ever bid on one of these military auction pages? Seems pretty straight forward but any tips or advice appreciated.
Here is the auction
Thanks everyone!
I have been lurking for a few weeks since I decided I wanted to build an expedition trailer to tow behind my 09' JK X and I have a few questions I was hoping I could get some feedback on.
My first thought was to build or have built something like this for the frame.this for the frame. I have access to welders and friends experienced with welding. The more I thought about the more sense it made to save some time and possible headache and just buy a used M101A2. However, there are none for sale in my area, Arizona, at this time and the ones I can find $1600.00 seems to be the going price. It seems people are paying a premium for the M101 trailers.
In my searching for a suitable project trailer on craigslist and government auction sites and I found a few M1102 trailers at an up coming auction nearby. I realize these are bigger than the M101 but the opening price is $300.00 or 1/5th the price of an M101. I realize the price will probably go up during the auction and that leads me to my first question. How much do good M1102 trailers usually sell for?
Other than size what are the trade-offs, good and bad, between the M1102 and the M101?
Is the M1102 too much for my X? It's rated at 3500lb tow capacity and the M1102 are ~1500lb but I understand a lot of that is in the run flat tires and military wheels. I would want to switch it to the same tires and wheels I run on the X so I only need one spare. Even if I kept it the same will the M1102 be easy to tow long distance? Highway speeds?
The surge brakes! Not familiar with these and will do some google searching to learn more but from what I have read on other M1102 build threads here people seem to be ditching these. I was also thinking of getting rid of the axle all together and doing an independent set up on each side like I have seen on some of the manufactured AT websites. Thoughts?
I'll post a link to the auction at the bottom but what would I need by way of a hitch to get one of these home? I do not have any hitch on the jeep as of right now.
Finally have any of you ever bid on one of these military auction pages? Seems pretty straight forward but any tips or advice appreciated.
Here is the auction
Thanks everyone!