NEW Military GKN 1 piece tubeless M37, M101 & M101A wheels

[JIMBOB1111]

Hi
I have several sets of new tubeless POWER WAGON, M37, M101 & M101A1 wheels for sale.
They were made in 2007 by GKN Land Systems in the USA for the Military.
They are still new in the boxes.
They weigh 35Lbs each in the box.
$150 per wheel
send me a PM if interested

[W_A_Watson_II]

What's the Backspacing, looks greater than the Budd wheels.

[JIMBOB1111]

It looks to be 7.5",
The size is 16x6.5
They are the US Military replacement for the 2 piece wheel. I wondered if the Army was considering rebuilding the old trailers, then didn't?
GKN is high quality, they supply wheels for DEERE, CAT, CLAAS, JCB and others
The NSN # 2530015341110
Here's a pic of the NSN Label on the box.

[cuz]

Jimbob,
Where are you located?

[JIMBOB1111]

Sorry, I'm in Winder GA 30680, About 1 hour North East of Atlanta
I don't mind shipping them, they're still in their boxes.
Approx box size 19" x 19" x 9" 35Lbs
Here's a cross section view of 1 of the rims

[m-37Bruce]

Whoa these are nice...........

[W_A_Watson_II]

Jim,

I saw the eBay listing, but how many are you setting on?

[JIMBOB1111]

24 to sell after swapping all my rims out, and I'm sitting on those 1100x16 Michelin XL & ZXL's that got surplussed out of Camp Lejuene several years ago. I'm working on dismounting some of the XLs from the LAV wheels in time for the SS GA rally next month. Thats a job and a half!!!
I can deliver wheels to the SS Georgia Rally, It's less than 1 hour away.

[Tanner]

24 to sell after swapping all my rims out, and I'm sitting on those 1100x16 Michelin XL & ZXL's that got surplussed out of Camp Lejuene several years ago. I'm working on dismounting some of the XLs from the LAV wheels in time for the SS GA rally next month. Thats a job and a half!!!
I can deliver wheels to the SS Georgia Rally, It's less than 1 hour away.

How are you breaking down the LAV wheels to demount the tires? It's simple with the correct tool...

'Tanner'

[Lifer]

24 to sell after swapping all my rims out, and I'm sitting on those 1100x16 Michelin XL & ZXL's that got surplussed out of Camp Lejuene several years ago. I'm working on dismounting some of the XLs from the LAV wheels in time for the SS GA rally next month. Thats a job and a half!!!
I can deliver wheels to the SS Georgia Rally, It's less than 1 hour away.

How are you breaking down the LAV wheels to demount the tires? It's simple with the correct tool...

'Tanner'

Ain't everything simple when you got the right tool?

[JIMBOB1111]

I welded a "x" together with a leg pointing down to push on the front of the rim, drilled 4 holes in it to line up with lug holes in the rim. Screw it down to compress the front piece and remove lock ring.
Then take front of rim off, flip it over and pull the rim out of the tire/runflat assembly. Then I lube up the runflat, wrap a chain around it and GENTLY pull it out.
I'd like to see what the correct tool is.
This was the best way I could find on STEEL SOLDIERS & the internet. I have to make a new x with legs,it compressed 7 or 8 tires before it bent. I need to make it sturdy enough to push it down with a bottle jack. It takes too long to screw the 4 huge, fine thread fasteners down. The tire almost fits in my 50 ton press, they're about 3" too big, if they fit in there it would be a much easier job.
I have found pulling the rim out of the tire/runflat the hardest part.


I put some old 265/75-R16 D Truxes Radials on one of my M101A1 trailers yesterday . It looks pretty good lowered the bed height some.

[JIMBOB1111]

sold out

[powerwagontim]

When I have taken LAV rims apart, I use a tooth on my backhoe bucket to press it down. Only way I have figured to get the runflats out is to reach in with a sawsall and cut it in half, and corkscrew it out of the tire. There is just enough room in between the tire casing and the runflat to carefully use the sawsall without cutting the casing.
A pain in the butt no matter how you do it!
Tim

[rickv100]

Has anyone contacted GKN to see if these are a stock item?

Rick

[ChadNC]

When I have taken LAV rims apart, I use a tooth on my backhoe bucket to press it down. Only way I have figured to get the runflats out is to reach in with a sawsall and cut it in half, and corkscrew it out of the tire. There is just enough room in between the tire casing and the runflat to carefully use the sawsall without cutting the casing.
A pain in the butt no matter how you do it!
Tim

The tire store I took mine too used a very similar method - they use their big truck tire machine to grip and spread the bead so that they can use a sawzall to cut the runflat out. I was worried about them cutting/gouging the tire but they felt it was safer than pulling the runflat out with a hoist etc. Cost wasn't too bad either (I did have to loan them my sawzall since they burned theirs out working on the front tires of a backhoe the day earlier) and it helps that they are familiar with runflats in logging and construction equipment.
Chad