M38A1/M151/Iltis Question

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Can one of you with one of these handy please tell me the ground to pintle hook measurement, in inches please? Distance to the bottom of the "C" is fine...

Thanks,

Geoff

[Gordon Yeo]

Geoff

Height to the bottom of inside curve of pintle hook :


M38 7:00x 16 military tires 20"

M38a1 7:00x 16 military tires 20"

Iltis 6:50 R16 C XZL tires 18"

Hope this helps.

Gord

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Thanks Gord, it does. I had to reposition the pintle hook on my TJ and now it matches the 20" measurement. I'm getting a trailer sometime this winter and want it to ride in the proper attitude.

Funny the Iltis measurement is 2" shorter but I guess that's to accommodate the tyres on the Iltis trailer - I hadn't thought of that. My pintle hook was 16 1/2" in its old position but is now 20", so I can now take a trailer with 7.00x16s.

Now, just to find the right trailer for the right price...

Cheers,

Geoff

Originally Posted by Gordon Yeo

Geoff

Height to the bottom of inside curve of pintle hook :


M38 7:00x 16 military tires 20"

M38a1 7:00x 16 military tires 20"

Iltis 6:50 R16 C XZL tires 18"

Hope this helps.

Gord

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Just an afterthought... what's the measurement for the MB/GPW series of jeeps, and how much different are the WW2 trailers and the M100 trailers? I know the WW2 trailers wear 6.00x16 rubber, but aside from that, are their basic designs that much different?

[rob love]

Don't forget that the Iltis trailer has the two different heights of mounting for the lunnette.

The design changes from the WW2 trailer through to the M100, the M416, and even the M101Cdn2 were fairly minor. The stampings of the tubs were all very similar, with the variances being things like the top edge of the box, and the round vs angular fenders. The iltis trailer got a bit more radical in it's changes, but can still be made to look the part.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

They were only just coming in when I got out, so I'm unfamiliar....

Originally Posted by rob love

Don't forget that the Iltis trailer has the two different heights of mounting for the lunnette.