My M101 trailer built

[eleblanc]

One day surfing a forum i see a post about a M101 for sale. Originaly he was asking 1000$, then droped is price to 800$. the guy is 400 miles north of Montreal. Very far. So i offer 750$ delivered to my door. He says yes to my suprise.

So the planning started. Cover, tent, etc...

I still have my tires before i went to 33" i think they will fit nicely on the rims. The trailer is not rusted enough to justify a complete sandblast. I will brush it very good and spray one coat of epoxy primer and cover it with enamel the color of my hard top. My BJ is 2 tone.


When i got it; all lights for 24V. My rig is 24V

Working on the cover.

Fitted the 1800.

4x 250# cylinder does the job of lifting the heavy cover and tent.

 

[Willman]

Very nice! That Eezi-Awn looks at home on that cool lid!

Welcome to the ExPo!!

 

[7slotgrills]

That's awsome man. Nice Job!

 

[stick]

Thats a good looking trailer. Nice job on the lid.

 

[eleblanc]

Some updates, new color, new tires.

 

[Tucson T4R]

Nice Job. That is one good looking set up. :clapsmile

 

[opie]

That looks awesome!

 

[rctr03]

nice build!

 

[IH8RDS]

That looks good!

 

[TMJeep]

Nice build. Thats a good looking setup. What size tires did you end up with?

 

[02TahoeMD]

Nicely done! Very creative with the flip-lid. Gotta see a pic with it attached to the rig in the daylight too!

 

[eleblanc]

Nicely done! Very creative with the flip-lid. Gotta see a pic with it attached to the rig in the daylight too!

Here it is on a rainy day.

 

[dsy]

Some updates, new color, new tires.

Looks great. Do you have any problems closing the lid when the tent is open with four 250lb springs? I'm running two 250lb springs which makes my lid about neutral weight with the tent closed, but when my tent is open I have to pull down pretty good to get the lid to close.

 

[eleblanc]

Looks great. Do you have any problems closing the lid when the tent is open with four 250lb springs? I'm running two 250lb springs which makes my lid about neutral weight with the tent closed, but when my tent is open I have to pull down pretty good to get the lid to close.

Yes it is not easy one way or the other. I would say it is harder to open then to close. But the first 10-12 inch after that gets easier very fast.

 

[CoastalDefender]

Was anything wrong with the old tires? What did you end up doing with them?

Since it will cost me an insane amount to get my hubs switched over to the same bolt pattern as my tow-rig, I am just going to try to find the tires and wheels that are stock on it right now. Tires being tough since we can't get them in the US, and the wheels having that odd 5x120mm pattern.

Looks excellent though. How big is that 1800 inside?