M-100 trailer info sought

[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

[302Trooper]

Did these trailers leave the service with the M38A1 style light or were they upgraded. Does anybody have a Data plate that they could part with?

[Marc Montgomery]

Mine had (has) the M-series tailights not the larger NATO standard style.

although I may switch to the larger ones just for safety sake (originals will be kept for historical accuracy when needed)

[rob love]

Originally Posted by 302Trooper

Did these trailers leave the service with the M38A1 style light or were they upgraded. Does anybody have a Data plate that they could part with?

Trailers were never a big priority in the military. Most of the taillamps were left stock on the 1/4 ton trailers. Remember that during the service of the M100 (until roughly 1994/95) the large M series taillamps were still made of plastic, so they were very susceptible to breaking when you tipped the trailers back. There was nothing wrong with the smaller metal lights; certainly there was never an official modification to change them up to the larger ones.

If you are going to go to the larger lights, they are available on ebay these days for as little as $15 or $20 each. These are the newest LED examples which will work with either 12 volt right up to 36 volt. I would suggest building brackets which raise the lamps higher than the bottom of the trailer and set them back to the back edge of the trailer, so they don't get smacked. Even better is to get the large composite lamps made of metal, except they will not have the multi-voltage capability.

Marc said:

well whadya know....you're right again Rob..

These are words that the wife will never utter, even though often true.