Making M715 Bed Into Trailer?

[krek]

Would the frame be good to remove the box and replace it with my extra M715 bed?

[Barrman]

Yes, you could tow it. It is 2300 pounds though and a little bit wider than the M715. If you have 11.00-16 tires on the M715 it will be the exact same height as the trailer.

Those trailers have air over hydraulic brakes. You could make it a surge brake set up, but it would be goofy.

The trailers are rated at 1-1/2 tons load, so the frame would be great for anything you want. People use the beds to put on "bobbed dueces." Which means you might be able to sell it.

[kaiser715]

Nope, I got no frame for sale, just some misc parts off a 101 (bed, hitch, etc)

[k8icu]

I think you'de be better using a 3/4 ton M101 trailer frame than the M105 1.5 ton trailer. They are big and heavy and basically if you don't have a duce a real pita. I use to pull one behind my F250 on occasions and the truck knew it was back there.

[krek]

I think you'de be better using a 3/4 ton M101 trailer frame than the M105 1.5 ton trailer.

Thanks, that's exactly the information I'm looking for.

[k8icu]

The sand colored trailer next to it in your picture would be perfect! That is a 3/4 ton generator trailer. Maybe you can get that one instead...

[wrecker]

Thanks!

My first thought was to cut and use the M715 frame like the hillbillies do.

You are totally killing me man...I have like three of those I've made out of old trucks (not M trucks) that were heading to the scrap yard. Handy for hauling wood, rock, etc that you can just dog the heck outta the trailer and bang up the sides unlike with your truck. I plan to make a much nicer dump trailer out of a spare M715 bed. Wrecker the Hillbillly--LOL

[krek]

I didn't mean "hillbilly" as an insult... I are one!

[gimpyrobb]

Its "hillwilliam"!

[wrecker]

I didn't mean "hillbilly" as an insult... I are one!

Ah yes. I see you're from Misery. LOL.

The frame from the 715 should be a great base for the trailer. In my experience, make the tongue longer than you think it needs to be. This will help a lot with backing and with the trailer not be too balanced. With these pickup trailers, they are often so balanced that they don't pull worth a darn unless they are loaded. Empty, or with a light load, they roadwalk excessively. Some of the military trailers have the really long tongue, and I think they should be copied as well as you can.