I have had this trailer for many years. I purchased it from a Shriner who used it to carry his little Shriner car.
I paid $150 for it. There is no badge, but looking at your site, it looks most like the Montgomery Wards 61. The tub is the same as the
Golden Rod and the MW 61, but the wheel assembly is the same as the MW 61. So, I tell people it is a MW61. Corey Hageman, Omaha, Nebraska
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Found this on TheSamba.com: Montgomery Ward's Trailer. Similar style to an
Allstate single wheel trailer . Its in good shape, rust and some dents. Needs tires.
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Found this on Craigslist: 1950's Montgomery Ward Trailerette Single Wheel - This is one of the coolest trailers
around. I have used it for years, pulled behind my 1966 Volkswagen Bus, carrying all sorts of the needed camping equipment that was just
too big for inside the bus. I don't know much of the history, but I bought this from a friend over 7 years ago who discovered it behind
an elderly couple's home. The mfgr plate lists it as a Montgomery Ward & Co. Trailerette. It's very likely a model 61-8812, but the plate
is quite hard to read. I have taken this particular trailer on 2 major road trips of +3500 miles. To better suit my needs and since the
original extension bars were missing a platform has been added that can hold a large cooler or other stuff to the front. Jason
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Found this on Craigslist: single wheel trailer - Vintage single wheel trailer, Montgomery Wards style 50-60's era.
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I have a single wheel trailer. I haven't measured it, but it appears to be about 4'x4'. It has a steel frame and steel box.
It is fairly heavy, but the box could be removed and a lighter one fabricated. The tire is toast, but the mechanism seems to be fine, but
could use some cleaning and lubrication as it has been sitting for quite some time. Do you have any information on such a trailer. OH, I do
not have the vehicle hitch, just the trailer and it's mounting arms. Dan
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Below are some pics of the welds and the wheel assembly. They look like factory welds to me. Let me know what you think.
Eddie Ward. Here are some new pics of my "Trailerette"
My name is Eddie and I live in Kansas City, MO. I just purchased a Montgomery Wards Trailerette trailer today. I will attach
some photos. I was wondering if you knew anything about this piece or might know of someone who would. The tag on it says: Montgomery Ward
and Co., Trailerette, Model: 61-8812, Serial # 1245
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Found this for sale on E-Bay: Here is a Montgomery Ward trailer it is in great shape for its age and it came from a doctors
estate sale. It has a broken part that attaches to the bumper of your car and is missing the spring showing in the pics. The bumper brackets
will come with this trailer. This is a nice little vintage trailer hard to find.
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Here are some pictures of my trailer. I don't know who made
it, or how old it is. Don
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Howdy, I picked up this old trailer and your web site about old Allstate trailers is about the closest I've come to
identifying it. Any ideas or information would be great! Thanks.......Rod
Now owned and beautifully restored by Larry & EllieWinther Hi, I noticed on your site you
have some pictures sent to you of my trailer by the previous owner. They are on the Montgomery Wards page. I now own the trailer and did
some work to bring it back from the dead. It is a Wards trailer that had some extra bed length added. It had the original wards tires on
it when I bought it. One of the wheels was rusted beyond repair so I got some new 8 inch trailer tires, rims and hubs. Stripped the bed
off and blasted the frame. This frame is super heavy duty. Came with 2 kick stands. This Trailer is unusual in that it has 2 wheels
instead of one and the arms have springs in addition to the springs on the wheel assemblies. I believe it was designed for heavier loads.
Most other trailers I've seen don't have the suspension on the arms. I decided to scrap the bed and start from scratch as it was pretty
heavy and a bit on the rusty side. I put down new steel bed and covered with birch door skin. The bed was custom made to resemble the
westfalia roof rack on my bus. The gates are aluminum with steel posts. The gates are aluminum and the tail lights are '28 Ford. I fabbed
the hitches out of square tube steel and mounted them under the stock bumper brackets. No holes or scratches to the bumper. It pulls
nice, looks pretty cool behind my 65 Westy and holds plenty of camping gear. Thanks for the great web site. Feel free to use the photos.
Keep up the good work with your website. I found it very helpful in identifying my trailer. Cheers,
Larry & EllieWinther
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Hi, Here are some pictures of my one wheeled trailer. I think it is a Monkey Wards. It gets used daily and I recently
took it on a 300 mile trip at 70mph with no trouble at all. Feel free to use the pics on your website if you'd like. Also...some more
pictures are posted at... http://www.rokonworld.com/greentruck/greentruck.html I
really enjoy your web site...Thanks! Bob Rokon World Trail-Breaker, Ranger, and Scout 2-Wheel-Drive Motorcycles www.rokonworld.com
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One wheel trailer. This trailer started out life as a Montgomery Ward. The frame was repaired, blasted, and powdercoated
its original green color, the box is a gray/blue. Deck is aluminum tread plate. Tailgate folds down and is held in place with lox-all
pins. All pivots have been refreshed, and it has a real tire and wheel on it with timkin bearings rather than the wheelbarrow style they
normally come with. No goofy strap-on bumper pivots, just a plain ol' 2" reciever hitch......... plug it into ANY reciever and off
you go. Has two safety chains and is wired with with a standard plug. Owned my Mr. MotorHead
I later found this listed on Ebay. Montgomery Ward single wheel trailer Ever wanted a single wheel trailer to tow behind your
classic car,but all you could find is trailer that needs a ton of work? Here's a very nice Montgomery Ward trailer that has been totally
gone through with all hardware updated. The tub and frame are both powder coated,as is the wheel pivot. Bottom and tail peice are
.100" aluminum tread plate. Axle is machined out of type 316 stainless steel to accept a real trailer hub with 1" shaft timkin
bearings. New tire and wheel. Custom hitch was made to fit ANY 2" reciever hitch.Fold down tail gate with lox all pins to hold it
in place.Wired for 4 pole universal connector with early bubble tail lights and front running light.Modest reserve,local pickup only.
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I found your sight from Vintage Vacations' website and I am stoked to see all the SW trailers on your site. I just
bought what I think is an old Montgomery Ward trailer and I need the bumper brackets/hitches to attatch it to my VW. I drive a 65 Notch
and have looked everywhere for the bumper hitches like the ones at the bottom of your home page on the bug. Do you know where to get
them? I will send you pics of my trailer to add to your archive this week after I get them uploaded to my computer. Thanks in advance, -
Jim in Seattle
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Found this on The Samba. Owner
believed it to be a Montegomery Wards trailer which it dows appear to be.
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Found this on The Samba. one wheel
trailer new tire tube homemade tub needs brackets for bumper please call
with questions
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Montgomery wards metal bodied single wheel trailer. newer
tire in excellent condition with low miles. bearings were greased when
the tire was replaced. no modification have been made to the body to mount
the funky wood, it has factory stake pockets at all four corners. bed is
solid. the lights are broken, but they're all just aftermarket trailer
lights anyway. no lights required in the state of OR. for this trailer.
no bumper brackets, but they should be easy to fab. with a little prep
and paint this could be a very nice trailer. Owned by Ronnie
Chase.
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Found this on E-bay. "This is and old vintage trailer for volkswagons
I think, helite, coffman, harris, this trailer is 54"x54" square
there is no mounting hardware, it has leaf spring on it, not sure what
make, there is stake pockets on the sides, looks like it was rear ended
at one time but that should be an ez fix replace the one piece of anle
and smooth out the tin and you got it. It's a little rusty but very restorable
in my opinion." Owned by Arts Parts.
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Tag states MONTGOMERY WARDS TRAILORLITE can't make out rest
Found at an older couples house I was doing computer work for. Asked how
much they wanted for it and was told if I wanted it I could have it. I
am in need of the mounting brackets. I will try and get the paint off the
tag and get you rest of the info. Owned by Bart
Daugherty
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The trailer had openings for, what I'm guessing to be, wood
staked sides and had a tailgate at some point. The owner was extremely
attached to the trailer and wouldn't part with it, as his father had owned
it. The plate in the first picture was a metal badge for Montgomery Wards.
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