Seems to me that there was a link someone put up here for a small utility trailer you could buy online for around $250. Ring any bells? Please repost, as the other threads were lost. Thanks!

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$250 sounds like something out of http://www.northerntool.com . Most of the production "Jeep" trailers run about $4k+.

Jason

You can still find the utility trailers in local papers from time to time at very reasonable prices. Condition varies all over the place. A guy that comes to our local swap meets usually bring one or two.

Most of the WWII models have passed into the great beyond. They did make a thing called a "BRT" that was very similar. It had a tailgate and the purely military ones don't.

Most people end up doing a lot of modifications on them. They were mostly 5 x 5.5 bolt pattern and came with a tow ring. Thats good if you happen to have a pintle hook on your tow vehicle, but its noisy because it bashes everytime you start or stop. Most people replace that with a conventional trailer hitch.

The guy that brings them to swap meets has some Canadian models, too. He says.... that it will take at YJ/TJ/etc bolt pattern wheel. Those may also include S10 and variants. That can be a big advantage if you can use the same spare.

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Thats good if you happen to have a pintle hook on your tow vehicle, but its noisy because it bashes everytime you start or stop. Most people replace that with a conventional trailer hitch.

I don't know if its just the pintle I'm using or what, but I don't get any bash when starting and stopping.

I do get one hell of a pop when making really sharp turns with it though.

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The guy that brings them to swap meets has some Canadian models, too. He says.... that it will take at YJ/TJ/etc bolt pattern wheel. Those may also include S10 and variants. That can be a big advantage if you can use the same spare.

Stock bolt pattern on the Canadian trailers (M101) is 5 on 112mm where the Jeep is 5 on 114 mm. They might fit, but the trailers are a bolt very bolt centric wheel, just not sure if it would align right.

Jason

are the m101 trailers hard to find??
how much do they usually run? We have no surplus places here.

typically they are $700-1100 I picked mine up in california for $650 but it took me over a year of looking before I found a good one for that price

i spent a small fortune on a tentrax. from my personal opinion it is great size and ability. though i am a little dissapointed with the owner that really over praises it. it is a great place to sleep up off the ground, gives us lots of storage for every piece of camping gear to keep the wife happy to include a pett toilet and keep the back of our jeep empty so we can take the dogs. but seriously if you are going to get a trailer for real off-road use it 4k is just to get your foot in the door with no extras. if there is a budget to stick by i would recommend the old bantam/ m100/ or m416 trailers if you can find one in good condition.