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      Canadian M101 - US M416 Trailers

Here Is What WE Say About Them

The Canadian Military M101 trailer is basically the same as the US Military M416 trailer with some differences. The main difference is the bed of the M101 is welded to the frame and the M416 is bolted on. Advantage or not, you decide but in any case both of these trailers are a great addition to your off-road equipment list.

The M101 Canadian trailers were built here in the US for the Canadian Defense Forces in 1992. There were less than 2000 of these trailers made. Many of them that we have seen are very clean and have little or no rust other than surface rust unlike many of the US military M416s which have been around since the 1940s in various forms. The M101s have a lot of "armor" additions on the front, sides and back welded on to protect it from damage, a BIG PLUS over the US version for protection (but it does add some weight). The stock military wheels and tires are 25 years old and are easily replaced with newer all terrain tires or just change out the brake drums for ones that have the wheel pattern your Jeep has on it: 5x4.5, 5x5.5, 6x5, etc. Then you can carry two spares that will fit both your Jeep and the trailer.

The M101 is rated to carry 2500 lbs on the highway with its 3500 lb axles and rated to float on water with 500 lbs of cargo. We have not seen one float yet but we will take their word for it.

Our group bought two truckloads of these from a wholesaler in Quebec Canada. Both of the transactions were not without problems and the second truckload had plenty of headaches, some of which we are still dealing with months later due to the seller not providing us with the proper paperwork. So, when you buy one of these, make SURE the person you are dealing with in Canada is reputable but in most cases they won't just sell one and they always want payment in full up front, so keep that in mind.

The M101 is a good addition to your off-road collection of goodies. It can carry all the gear you need for a long trip, wheels excellent off-road in every situation we have encountered and because of its size is easy to tow. I do not notice mine with my V-8 and I have been told by TJ owners with 6 cyl's that they don't even know it is behind them, even at freeway speeds here in AZ of 75mph.

The trailer is a good candidate for for a mild lift or even an SOA to accommodate larger tires such as 33s and 35s. Rancho shocks work well on them and people have had lift shackles made for them too.

Customizing possibilities are endless and only subject to your imagination and budget. Removable tops, hinged tops, tailgate conversions (using a CJ tailgate), roof top tents, roof racks and more. Below are some pictures of what some of our members have done to theirs and other pictures we found on the web doing research. There are several good sources for information on these in Yahoo Groups in the M416 group and one of our members has some excellent information on his modifications (and lots of TJ stuff too) on his web site:
http://www.savagesun4x4.com/m101_military_jeep_trailer.html

So if you are looking for a compact heavy duty trailer, the M101 is a good choice. Unlike many commercial trailers, this one is built to tough military standards. Now understand it is a bit heavy and it is old technology. They are getting harder to find and recently (Oct 2014) I have seen them selling for as much as $4500 in California although in AZ they are up to $2000 less if you look long and hard enough. I might also add that if you are looking for the US Military equivilent M416 trailer, they can be found in most cases cheaper than the M101 because of several factors like they are 20 to 50 years older than the Canadian version and in many cases they are not in as good condition (mostly rust issues). There are NO more of these trailers available from any surplus dealers in the US or Canada that I know of. Yep you will find some that still have old information when doing a Google Search but the information is as much as 10 years old, they don't have any and they cannot get any. WE do not know where you can find one but Ebay and Craigslist are probably the best places to look.

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Here they are all stacked up in Canada ready to be shipped here in 2007. We bought all that this dealer had in stock and at that time we were told that they could get no more as the Canadian Army sold all of the 2000 trailers that they had. We checked back two years later and they told us that they hadn't gotten any more since we bought them out and that they knew of no other surplus dealers in Canada that had any either.


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This is how they are stacked inside the truck box. They ship them enclosed and you need a fork lift to get them out. 18 trailers is ALL you can get in a truck, not one more!


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Here is Don's trailer with a custom made hinged lid of 16ga steel.....fenders are off for painting


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Here is Don's trailer again before paint with a roof top tent installed and set up......they say these can be set up in 3 min!


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Here is the same trailer with new paint, fenders and now a folding roof top tent mounted on the lid. This rig is ready for and Expedition!


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For example, this is a nicely customized trailer with roof rack, lighting, storage for jerry cans and more. Notice the Jeep Rubicon wheels and tires to match the owners rig.


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Not taken on one of our trips, but a nice example of a camp set up with a roof top tent mounted to an M101 trailer.

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