I just received my manual for the trailer in the mail and I noticed that is says all M7 trailers came w/ a landing wheel on the tongue. After looking at the tongue of my trailer throughly, I can't see any mounting holes or evidence that it ever had one. Nor do I remember the other tailer I bought having one. Has anyone else noticed this too? Does anyone have an M7 w/ the landing wheel up front? I think it would be nice to have instead of using the corner jacks to lift and support the trailer while not hooked up.
Also, can anyone tell me what unit my trailer was a part of (see pic below)? It has Army reg numbers but I was always told that VF where Navy fighter units.
The M7 and M1 G221 trailers have the same front wheel assembly. Here are pictures of the one on my M-1. Note that the trailer front frame is different on the M-1 as it is a "tilting" trailer.
TM 9-8218 for the G221 M-7 & M-18 trailers does picture the M-7 with a wheel however when going out and looking at my Fruehauf M-7 it does not appear that a wheel assembly was ever mounted.
Bill
1945 GMC DUKW
1942 Chevy 125 Crash Truck from Dow AAFB,
1944 Chevy 325 Fire Truck
1942 WC-54 Ambulance
1944 M29C Weasel (x6)
1945 CCKW 353 A2 Open Cab "Air-portable"
1943 M5 High Speed Tractor
1942 Sperry Searchlight setup with GE Generator
1942 M-1 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer (G221)
1942 M-17 Fruehauf Quad 50 Trailer (G221)
1942 M-10 Ammo Trailer (x3)
194? Steel Ben Hur (x4) 194? Wood Ben Hur (x2)
1945 Case VAIW-3 Aircraft Tug
1943 Case VAI USAAF with Mower
1944 Clark CA-1 Airborne Dozer
1944 PE-95G, 1944 PE-99B
I'm in the process of restoring my Type A-3 Fuel Trailer and came across these images of this G221 landing wheel. Below are the images of the A-3 landing wheel. It looks the same. What say you?
~Robert
Mechanic for the Military Veterans Museum & Education Center
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