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Trailer, 2 Wheel, 1/4 Ton, MB-T (Willys) and T3 (Bantam) (G-529)

The World War II jeeps (Willys MB and Ford GPW) used the 1/4 ton MB-T trailer manufactured by Willys or the nearly identical T3, made by Bantam. The post-war M-100 1/4 ton trailer was very similar, but set up for the 24 volt M-series vehicles. Approximately 60,000 of the Willys MB-T were produced along with about 74,000 of the Bantam T3.

There were many small differences between the MB-T/T3 1/4 ton trailers as compared to the M-100. Visually, the MBT or T3 trailers could be distinguished from the M-100 trailer by these external clues:

MBT/T3 has a straight brake handle with knob end while the M100 has a curved hook end brake handle
M100 has a grab handle at each corner of the body while the MBT/T3 has no handles

Manuals for these trailers:

TM 10-1230 Maintenance and Parts List

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Truck depot at the 44th Engineer Battalion Compound, ASCOM City near Bupyong, Korea, 1965. Visible vehicles include M35 and M211 cargo trucks, truck mounted cranes, jeeps, cargo trailers. Courtesy Captain James Jubinski, 117th Ordnance Detachment.

1966 Ford Motor Co, 1/4 ton MUTT (Military Utility Tactical Truck), 4x4, model M151A1, s/n 2K3786, odometer 32068, 4 speed manual transmission, with 4 cylinder gasoline engine. Behind the jeep is a 1966 Stevens mfg, M416 1/4 ton cargo trailer, s/n 2028. Courtesy: Government Liquidation LLC.

Tenth Mountain Division Information and Education Section Mobile Orientation unit's jeep-top stage parked in the middle of a grassy field during a discussion of the Pacific campaign. PFC Bob Wright (left) and SGT Ed Curry sit at tables atop the stage. Behind them is a banner with a map of Japan and the slogan: One war, one world. The jeep trailer contains a sound system and two loudspeakers, a third loud speaker is on the other side of the stage. Near Cividale, Northern Italy, 28 June 1945.

United States Army truck convoy carrying supplies for Russia on a desert road using Studebaker / Reo US6 6x4 Tractor-Trailers, somewhere in the Persian corridor, March 1943. The convoy leader in the jeep is checking trucks as they start the trip. The US6 tractor was typically used with a 7-ton trailer.

M151 jeep, equipped with a fording kit and trailer, is driven toward utility landing craft 1661 (LCU 1661) as the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit redeploys back to ships of Amphibious Squadron 4, Lebanon, 26 Feb 1984.

Omaha Beach just after the successful initial D-Day landings on the coast of Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. Troops, vehicles and supplies pour onto the beach from ships. Vehicles include: jeeps, 3/4 ton and 2 1/2 ton trucks, Weasel, track-laying trailers, and more.

Trailer, 2 Wheel, 1/4 Ton Photo Gallery

Trailer, 2 Wheel, 1/4 Ton, MB-T (Willys) and T3 (Bantam) (G529). Photo courtesy of Dr. Dennis P. Nolan.

US Army MB/GPW with MBT or T3 Trailer.

Trainload of MB/GPW jeeps with MBT or T3 Trailers (and 3/4 ton vehicle in distance), Korea, 14 July 1950.

MBT or T3 trailer used to cart away two Chinese prisoners captured on Pork Chop Hill, Korea, 17 April 1953.