M-100 trailer info sought

[rob love]

The boxes were redundant on the MCI Cdn M100s, since the inter-vehicle cable on the Cdn trailers were attached to the chassis wiring, as opposed to the removable one the US used. The US version had two similar plugs on each end, along with a receptacle on the trailer similar to the receptacle on the towing vehicle. When not in use the cable was stowed in the box mounted on the front of the trailer. As Hanno pointed out, these are available from John at midwest military, although you will hav to make up the two mounting brackets if they have been removed from the cargo box.

We would remove the boxes when they got damaged, or if there was a need for a similar size box somewhere in the shop. Quite often they would end up on the oxy-acet welding carts to hold the extra tips.

There was also a document box mounted on the inside of the trailer. This was almost identical to the document box mounted on the early M101 3/4 ton trailer, or the 1-1/2 ton trailers. As far as I know this document box was purely a Cdn item, and not available as a repro, but I could be wrong.

[Marc Montgomery]

Thanks guys.
Mine still has the document "slot" inside the front panel.

Any ideas on the light switch?

Rob my 101cdn2 was numbered T-95....interestingly, this was about 6" high on each side and back, but painted over and then repainted about 3" high before being painted out. I dont suppose that's of much significance? it has the signals tac symbol, but never saw evidence of a cfr number..

thanks again

[BCA]

Hi Mark,
The blackout light switch was unique to the Canadian trailer versus the US trailers. I have switches, NOS condition with metal shell Douglas connecters. PM me for details.
..... Brian

[rob love]

Hard to say on the T95. Normally a trailer would have the same call sign on it as the vehicle towing it, except with a T after the call sign. I never worked much with the signals regiment so I can't say who a 95 in that organization would be.

CFRs were not generally marked on the M101Cdn2 trailers. Most of the ones I purchased had it in grease pencil under where the license plate would be, but this could have been just a local thing. The CFR can be found by looking through the data on the EDR viewer, but it really is a crap shoot as you must open each one at a time and the serials are not in order of their CFRs. With around 1400 (?) Cdn2 trailer CFRs to look through, it can be time consuming.

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally Posted by rob love

Hard to say on the T95. Normally a trailer would have the same call sign on it as the vehicle towing it, except with a T after the call sign. I never worked much with the signals regiment so I can't say who a 95 in that organization would be.

CFRs were not generally marked on the M101Cdn2 trailers. Most of the ones I purchased had it in grease pencil under where the license plate would be, but this could have been just a local thing. The CFR can be found by looking through the data on the EDR viewer, but it really is a crap shoot as you must open each one at a time and the serials are not in order of their CFRs. With around 1400 (?) Cdn2 trailer CFRs to look through, it can be time consuming.

WRT T95...dunno about applicability to a trlr, but ya never know..might this refer to the Appointment Title of an Armd Rep (Ironside) att to and under comd of an Inf Bn for a specific tasking?

95 would seem to infer a C/S being part of the CO's Rover Group.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Marc Montgomery

Thanks guys.
Mine still has the document "slot" inside the front panel.

These document boxes were the perfect size for the US TM- manuals, which we used in the 50s. It wasn't until the 70s and 80s that the manuals were redone into Canadian bilingual three ring binder format.

[jason meade]

Marc, I can Take a photo of mine tomorrow when i get back to work if you are still looking for one, they are not much bigger that the side of a tm book as has been stated.
Jason

[Marc Montgomery]

Thanks jason, but mine has the slot-like box inside the trailer...unless there was a lid for this? (which mine doesn't have...although it doesn't look like there was a lid.

however if yours has the bigger box on the front, some nice photos of that would be apreciated..esp the way its mounted, as these boxes can be purchased
(thanks againi for the link guys !)
BTW do the catches on those boxes have a hole to be fitted with a small pad lock?

ROB- Im sorry I was not able to get to Bloomfield to photo the other firetruck..I did not get close to that area this summer...my apologies.. ;-(

BRIAN i'll email you
cheers

[rob love]

Yes, there is a lid for the pamphlet box. Note that it opens left to right. There were a pair of solid rivets which acted as the hinge IIRC.

There were no catches on the pamphlet holder and only one latch on the cable holder with no locking feature.

[302Trooper]

Here is what I could find on the web for a inner document box with cover which my New to me M110 does not have.
Dave

[Marc Montgomery]

well whadya know....you're right again Rob..I never noticed before but yes there is a rivet in the document slot which would be a pivot for a lid..

so Jason ( or anyone else) photos would be very helpful..and has anyone else repro'd this lid?
cheers and thanks
monty