Critique my 2+1 LQ trailer design

[Guilherme]

We have a hay rack on the top and we use it when we need it (which isn’t much anymore as we seldom take more than two horses anywhere so there’s room in the 4 horse box).

When we do use it we bag the hay in contractor bags we buy from Home Depot, load them with a front end loader, secure them with standard nylon strapping, and unload by re-creating Galileo’s experiment from the Baptistery!

We’ve carried other stuff up there in sealable plastic boxes but it’s not fun loading and unloading on the road.

But there is this if you just have to carry hay and don’t have an FEL available:

http://www.shininb.com/horse-trailer-accessories.html

https://mrtrailer.com/balebucker.htm

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[China_Doll]

Prior I pulled a 24’ on floor. The 31’ pulls fine and I am VERY good at backing which is very important with this trailer. What makes my trailer difficult is the side ramp sets the axles back so it pulls like a longer trailer than it is. There are many places I can’t get in. I have to really think about where I’m going and my route. There are many drive ways I can’t get into. The length also makes it vulnerable to hitting the drains for water on small hills.

[mellsmom]

I have a somewhat similar horse configuration in my custom trailer. I have 16 feet on the floor. One side escape door nad a short ramp on the other side. I have about a 6 inch longer bay in the straight load area, but my entire trailer is open. We easily hauled 3 horses back from Aiken in it. One of the horses had never met the other two. We had no problems at all. I do on occasion remove the partition between the standing stalls and haul losse in the back if I have a nervous hauler. It’s great! You can also use the open area up front to picnic or hang out at the show. I have a chain that goes across the side ramp that I use to secure my tack trunk up there when hauling two.

[dressagegirl123]

I had a 4 horse head to head for a long time–32’ on the floor. As China Doll says, there will be places you just can not go with a long trailer, and every stop for gas is an adventure! You will need a 1 ton Dually for stability and stopping power (min $60K). You are looking at about $120K between the two! THAT can make you prioritize! Keep in mind that many many sport horses are shipped loose in boxes. It nearly wipes out “shipping fever”, as they can put their heads down and clear their airways. One person’s “that’s not safe!” is another person’s “I wouldn’t do it any other way!”