M37 and trailers

obxron · Post by **obxron** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:15 am

Has anybody towed a M332 ammo trailer behind their M37. I figure they are towed behind 2.5 ton trucks but they seem to be smaller than a M105 trailer and more plentiful than M101s at this time. Any insight about this is much appreciated. Thanks.

Ron
M37

Tom @ Snake River · Post by **Tom @ Snake River** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:00 am

It all depends on the GVW of the trailer when and if you load it up. It boils down to the brakeing capasity of the M37 that you are driving.

gwalker · Post by **gwalker** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:22 am

the pintle hooks and lunette eyes are sized according to the weight rating of the vehicle its on, so the larger trailers eye may not fit the pintle on a smaller vehicle.

CGarbee · Post by **CGarbee** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:04 am

A M332 ammo trailer is small dimensionally, but it is a heavy thing... I forget what the exact numbers are, but the box (and lid) is made of pretty heavy guage metal as the thing is designed to cary explosive cargo...

Lunette size and height are setup for a duece or five ton truck (as are its brakes...).

You can pull one, but a M101 series is worth waiting for (and they recently have been cutting a fair number loose in your area...).

M-Thrax · Post by **M-Thrax** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:05 pm

If I remember correctly the 332 ammo trailer has no springs, it just a bolted on axle to frame mount!

knattrass · Post by **knattrass** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:47 pm

The GSA auction has 5 3/4 ton trailers - you need to act now because they have a short auction window.