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Posted by David Sherman on Monday, May 30, 2005 at 4:36AM :

In Reply to: Re: trailer i.d. needed posted by Doc Dave on Sunday, May 29, 2005 at 7:32PM :

I would probably give at least scrap value for it for parts if it was nearby. The main reason I bought the M105s from the DRMO was that they all had like-new tires on them, and my M35s eat front tires pretty fast. I'm gradually swapping good tires off the trailers and putting the bald ones on them. So, the fact that this one has 7.50-20s, makes it useless for that purpose. Also, it appears to be missing its tailgate. The M105 is probably the least valuable of all the M-series trailers. The 3/4 ton (M37-size) trailers are worth much more, and the 1/4-ton jeep trailers even more still.

I've heard of big-time dealers buying large lots of M105s, taking off a couple of good parts and scrapping the rest or using the boxes for tote bins. I've seen them go as cheap as $100 at auction, though my average price was probably $200-$250. An M105 in nice condition would probably retail for $400 or so, maybe $500 if it had a full set of side-boards, bows and canvas.

The bed of that one looks fairly straight, but with no tailgate or bows, and odd-ball tires, I can't imagine anybody paying $200 for it. It's not clear if it even has a nose wheel, which is something you really need on that trailer since the unloaded tongue weight is 300 lbs, making it pretty hard for one guy to move around and hitch up. Some trailers have a nose wheel with a built-in jack which is really handy. Some also have a fold-down prop under tha back to keep it from tipping over backwards if you unhitch it and then set a heavy load on the back end. It doesn't look like that one has either. As I recall, the empty weight of the trailer is about 3000 lbs. If scrap is $100/ton these days, I guess it's worth $150 for scrap, which is kind of sad since that's probably more than it's worth as a trailer.

The reason they're not popular is the hitch is too high and the trailer is too heavy to be practical with a normal pickup, and the trailer is too small to be of much use with a dump-truck or other large commercial truck. One thing they can be good for is a water buffalo, if you have some old tank you can put on it, though again the small tires will limit the water capacity. The 900-20 tires are rated 4000 lbs each, so with no safety margin, a M105 water buffalo could carry 8000-3000=5000 lbs which is about 600 gallons of water. An old 500 gallon oil tank would be a good match.



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