3/4T Manac trailer tires

[chris vickery]

I was fortunate when I purchased my trailer that it had a rudimentary spare mount and a spare tire on rim. I had carefully tucked this away until a couple years ago when one of the original tires was finally at the end of its road. Main issue was simply sidewall cracking that stopped it from holding air no matter what.
Here I am fast forward, my decent spare is close to finished as is the other remaining original tire on the other side.

[Tony Smith]

Don't mean to be rude, but seeing as the rest of only barely know what a Dodge 3/4 ton is, let alone a Manac 5/4 ton trailer CAN WE HAVE SOME PICTURES?

[super dave]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Don't mean to be rude, but seeing as the rest of only barely know what a Dodge 3/4 ton is, let alone a Manac 5/4 ton trailer CAN WE HAVE SOME PICTURES?

Here is a picture off the net I believe is what they are referring to as the M101A2 3/4 ton trailer with 8 bolt wheels and surge brakes.

[Ed Storey]

I don't have any record of Canada using M101A2 ¾ Ton Trailers although Canada has employed the M101CDN from CFR years 1951, 1952, 1953, 1968, 1969,

1. GN71-1617 M101CDN ¾ ton Trailer with water tank - front right oblique view copy.jpg

the M101A1CDN from CFR years 1968, 1969,

2. 62-35 M101A1CDN Trailer, front left view, RV83, CFB Wainwright, Alberta copy.jpg

the Manac M101CDN1 from CFR year 1981 and

3. 62-33 M101CDN1 44242 copy.jpg

the DEW CDN1 from CFR year 1996.

4. C460-6 DEW CDN1 Trailer ECC 132501 copy.jpg

[Robin Craig]

Chris I looked at ours on Monday late and they are not safe for road going and will likely go for recycling in the next off island dump run, sorry

[rob love]

Ed
As far as I can tell, the Manac is the equivalent of the US made M101A2. The only real variance that I can see is the use of the 5/4 ton type tires.

Also, the Manac has the wheel wells widened slightly on the outside to accommodate the wider tires. I am not sure the US ones have that feature. As well, the tie downs on the Manac sides are a short piece of scalloped angle iron with a D at the end, vice the usual U shaped hooks.

[chris vickery]

My trailer is as pictured by both Ed and Dave. I will double check my date plate nomenclature and get the CFR. I'll have to go back through the posts as I believe that I might have posted about my trailer way back when It was first purchased.

[dan clements]

I have the last trailer in the last image

the DEW CDN1 from CFR year 1996.

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I AM LOOKING FOR RIMS, BOWS (AS THE LAST OWNER CUT THE DOWN) AND THE TARP

ANYONE READING WANT TO POINT ME TO A SOURCE THAT WOULD BE GREAT

I BELIEVE THE BOLT PATTERN IS ODD NOT THE CHEVY ONE YOUR TALKING ABOUT
6 X 6.5

MY TIRES ARE LT255/85/R16 ON THE STOCK RIM

THANKS
DAN

[rob love]

You have a version that is based on the LSVW tire. The LSVW tires are quite heave, and the tires large, which results in a lot of unsprung weight. This can be a problem if you are trying to tow with a normal vehicle.



The good news is you can replace the hubs and drums with something more commercial. Take your hub/drum to a decent trailer place, or do your homework online, and you can put on something that takes a more normal wheel pattern. If you are trying to keep the trailer as it is, then you are on the hunt for LSVW rims. You will want to be finding whomever is buying the scrap ones out of Petawawa, or perhaps someone on this forum might have some squirreled away.



The bows and tarp are the same that were used on the earlier manac, and will have been on the late American trailers as well. The army will quite often throw the bows and sideracks into the scrap bin as well.



Trying to find a decent tarp may be a problem. The tarp is essentially the same as any of the 3/4 ton trailers, but the company that was making tarps for the trucks and trailers, both in Canada and the US, went out of business a couple years ago, and at this point the supply of new ones is pretty much exhausted. I see a few sellers on ebay selling new tarps for between $325 and $375 USD. Search for M101 tarpaulin. By the time you get that into the barn, the tarp will run you almost $600 Cdn.