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OT: Trailer question M1A

I went to Northern and got one of their Oiled Canvas Tarps in 6'x8' and it works just about perfect. That and a piece of rope and you are on the road.

I have the M416, Angled Fenders and newer but they are about the same.

I like your tailgate. Wish mine had one. Great find.


Carl
 
Nice purchase, Eric (good price, too). That's a civvy trailer, though, not a military one. The civilian trailers (Bantams) had the tailgate, rounded trailer fenders, and no lunette. It sounds like it'll work out beautifully for you, and the condition looks great.

Craig
 
Sweet! I wonder if I can talk my wife into one of those...
 
Thanks for the comments guys. It did great for the trip this weekend. I'll get the pics off the camera tomorrow. I got three comments on the trailer and one couple really wanted to know where they could go get one. :D

Craig, I noticed something was odd when I saw there were no brakes of any kind and there's no shocks or any way I can see to mount them. It did ride rough on the rough roads we hit. So the fact that it's a civilian trailer makes sense (and doesn't matter to me one bit). Know if there was some designation for it? (The M100 military trailer has the rounded fenders too, but it had a hand brake and shocks)

I'm thinking spring over and 35s with some shocks, gerry/water can mounts, a hard top with yakima bars for mounting bikes/kayaks/cargo carrier, spare tire mount under the rear, toolbox on the front and a removable mount for the Scrambler's spare tire.

Kate's trying to talk me into painting it Michigan blue to go with her UM yellow JK... had my heart set on painting it grey to match the Scrambler, so we'll have to fight that out.
 
MrBeep said:
Looks like you'll have a ball with it. Jannie and I pulled a short bed ford trailer around for years (20 or so) before giving in to buying a "Real Truck". Still have the old ford trailer though. Enjoy

By the way what is all those little brown thingies laying on the ground around it?:eek: ;) :D
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I still want a real truck, but that purchase is a LONG way off after the new house. The price on this along with the need to take more stuff on longer trips now that we're so much farther from family, made this an easy call (the Jeep trips are just a nice side benefit ;))

Those brown thingies are called "leaves" and they come off the trees... it's now after Labor Day so I'm ready for fall... I'm sitting here watching football... let the leaves fall! :D
 
CBRogers said:
I went to Northern and got one of their Oiled Canvas Tarps in 6'x8' and it works just about perfect. That and a piece of rope and you are on the road.

I have the M416, Angled Fenders and newer but they are about the same.

I like your tailgate. Wish mine had one. Great find.


Carl
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That tarp looks like a good option for a reasonable cover. I have big ideas on what can be done with this, but for the short term that might be the way to go. Thanks.
 
I have a M100...

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But you already found me out..
 
jjonesee said:
I have a M100...

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But you already found me out..
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Yeah, but that sure ain't what it looks like now!

I love your build. I don't want/need the tent, but I want to do a lid with multiple mounting options to cover all the uses I need:

1. general hauling, hardware store, jeep parts, junk to dump, etc.

2. family road trips/camping to haul gear, bikes, (hopefully sometime) kayaks, etc.

3. Scrambler trips where it will haul gear, parts, tools, Scrambler spare tire, etc.

Mine isn't to be towed on trails with the Scrambler, just to camp or the trailhead.

I'm thinking a lid like yours but incorporating mounts for Yakima/Thule racks. I already have a soft sided cargo bag that I could throw on top of the lid for the gear/luggage-heavy trips.

Want gas and water can mounts too. Was thinking a grill would be awesome to build into the back with a cooler for tailgating to UM games. How cool would it be to park the Scrambler and trailer and just party before the Ohio State/UM game?? :D
 
I started a thread here.

Gas / water can mounts are in the future.
 
From another forum, guy gave lots of good info on my trailer:

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Yep - that's a Bantam BT3-C, sold through Jeep dealers on the civilian market for 5-6 years after the war.

A few links:

Trailer Spotters Guide:
http://www.film.queensu.ca/Cj3b/Hubb...rs/Bantam.html

CJ3B page has one on the cover:
http://www.film.queensu.ca/cJ3B/

My Bantam rebuild (not technically a restore):
http://www.boyink.com/splaat/bantam-trailer/

Ric Meagleys - I sold him this trailer after buying it locally (had both of them behind my Jeep at once, but only ever got video of it..)

http://mightymo.org/bantam.html


Your Bantam is extremely original looking - don't do anything that can't be undone! ;)

For shocks - buy some early CJ5 spring plates with the pin, that will get you the axle end of the mount. For the uppers you'll either have to source a military part or fab something up out of square stock to fit into the frame rail.
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Walton - shoot me a PM if you need something. I have tons of photos and informtaion I have gathered over the years.

Thats a great price on that trailer. I found a BT3-C here local. The guy was the original owner. Said he had the reciept where he paid $163 dollars for it.
It had the covered wagon look - with wooden side rails. He said he would sell it for $2300.. I almost passed out.
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In honor of Halloween...

To pay homage to Halloween I thought it only right to bring a thread back from the dead...! Heehee.
So BW...how is life with your trailer?
jjonesee...do you have any info on what axles should have come under one of these? BW's looks like some kind of full floater hub...? The one I scored pulls well but someone along the line swapped out the axle for a scary looking RV/mobile home looking deal...Are these available or should I look to the modern aftermarket?
 
I've totally loved my trailer. Many camping trips (almost took it to the National, but packed everything in the Postal instead), chrismas tree hauling, got my 4.0/AW4 back from OH at Toby's place, hardware store trips, dump runs, etc. etc.

All told, it's not all that many miles really and I literally haven't touched anything on it since I got it (I feel the hubs every now and again after pulling to ensure they're not hot) other than fixing a shorted out light bulb when the light housing filled with water. Put a drain hole in the bottom of the lens to deal with that.

Tires looks as good as the day I got it. I'm hoping to swap them out for two of the take-offs from my LJ, but it's way down on the priority list because it just works right now. I was thinking about fitting it out with a roof top tent and all, but the bus purchase will probably permanently sideline that effort and I'll just keep using it like I have been.

Great little thing to have around!

Can't help on the axle other than to say I believe the bearings in the hubs take early CJ5 front wheel bearings. The PO had just replaced them before selling and mentioned that he had to figure that out and find them.
I've seen lots of people go over to modern trailer axles to get wider tracks for other tires and to swap out the lug pattern. You can also get brakes that way, but I've never seen the need for what I do with it.
 
A different option..

BW,
I don't know if you get to do much solo camping or maybe your a hunter...but if you wanted a less expensive alternative to an RTT for the trailer or the LJ you could get one of the Tentcots. Up until I found my RTT I was seriously considering the TC being mounted on a roofrack of my 8 as a poorman's RTT...they work pretty good, set up fast, and keep you off the mud and away from the bugs...
 
No and no. almost always family camping with the wife and daughter and I don't hunt.

This thing's going to keep me out of the mud:

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jeepdreamer said:
To pay homage to Halloween I thought it only right to bring a thread back from the dead...! Heehee.
So BW...how is life with your trailer?
jjonesee...do you have any info on what axles should have come under one of these? BW's looks like some kind of full floater hub...? The one I scored pulls well but someone along the line swapped out the axle for a scary looking RV/mobile home looking deal...Are these available or should I look to the modern aftermarket?
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Walton is correct. The factory axle has the same bearings as any CJ-5. The brake drums are even the same. (parking brake)

Most people do swap them out for a newer trailer axle to get standard wheels. The CJ pattern is great, but you can not swap it over to the TJ pattern due to the large hub.

I will eventually pull my axle and replace with a 5 on 4.5 hub, with trailer brakes. After my last trip to Colorado, I decided it will be best to have trailer brakes on my set up. (To be honest, I think every trailer needs trailer brakes)
 
Not so lucky...

I guess I wasn't so lucky as one of the POs of my trailer used one that has the mobile home style hubs. Not really diggin' it and not sure if I can change em easy or not. Haven't had much time to even look at it being deployed. I'm hoping I can just swap the spindles out for something with 6 on 5 1/2 to match everything else I have...?
 
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