I’m shopping for a new trailer and the exiss trailers seem really nice.
I want a G/N stock combination trailer and The Endura,Featherlite and Exiss have my attention.
Does anybody own one of these and want to comment?
Thanks
I’m shopping for a new trailer and the exiss trailers seem really nice.
I want a G/N stock combination trailer and The Endura,Featherlite and Exiss have my attention.
Does anybody own one of these and want to comment?
Thanks
That’s not good.Thanks Kiki
Sundowner makes a stock-type GN.
I pull a Sundowner BP semi-stock and love the way it rides & handles. It’s well made and has stood up well, too.
Is that Windshadow Eventor just not the coolest thing you’ve ever seen? 
Wait until you actually step foot into one - WOW! 
I have had mixed feelings about the place in Hendersonville - I talked with one guy - told him EXACTLY what I was looking for. He shuffled some papers, said “I don’t have the price list in front of me, can you call me back in about 10 minutes?” Sure, no problem. Called back in 15. Went throught the entire conversation again - he didn’t have the sheets - I asked if he knew the price for a standard Classic Westwind - “I don’t know”. Well, can you find out for me? “I’ll have to look for it - it must be on another floor in another building.” Okaaayyyy, would you be able to find that out for me? “okay”. Aarrrgh!
[This message was edited by JB on Jul. 26, 2001 at 11:10 PM.]
I searched for a trailer for about 6 onths, and ended by buying an Exiss 2 horse goosneck straightload in April.
Thus far, I love it and have no complaints. More importantly, my horses love it–even spooky Merlin walks right in and stands like he never did in our old trailer (A Shoop). They all haul great.
I looked at everything, and after determining that the best triler out there, and the one I wanted most was a financial impossibility (a Jamco), it came down to Sundowners, Sooners,and Exiss. The Sooners had too many bad reports from other horse folk, the Sundowners wanted to nickel and dime you to death over every little thing, and did not want to work with you. Price wise and configuration wise, Exiss rose to the top.
I’ll be hauling two horses from VA to Vermont and back again this month, I’ll let you know how the rig performs over long distance (all our other trips have been under an hour)
A neighbor has an Exiss 300 and it is very nice. Her’s is a 3 horse goose neck with a small living/weekend quarter in the front and rear tack which is removeable. The horse section is light and airy, nice large head windows and the walls are lined with rubber mats- that may be standard. It hauls wonderfully behind her 1/2 ton Crew Cab Ford.
The only thing I noticed that I didn’t care for was the high step up for the horses. Once they get use to it I’m sure it’s not a problem.
Anyway, it’s a nice trailer for the money! 
SLW
I have a 2 horse gooseneck that is manufactured by Sidekick trailers. I have owned many trailers in my lifetime and this is by far my favorite. It is a WB size straight load with a side ramp also. It is almost 8 ft tall. These trailers are all custom ordered through dealers and are a bit pricey. However, mine is 9 yrs old and looks like it just came off the showroom floor and it has lots of miles on it. This trailer is so well sealed that it never leaks. It’s only downfall is the aluminum floor. I keep the floor immaculate and pull up the mats each time so that condensate doesn’t form underneath them. I sent my trailer back to the manufacturer to have my straight stalls convert to two box stalls for long distance hauling. What a great option!!!
I’ll look at sundowner’s.I love the stock combo’s.
JB, I am now leaning towards getting a Trail-et myself, based largely on the positive feedback I’ve gotten from a couple of people on their dealings with Southern Alamance. Everyone I’ve talked to sings their praises. Prior to that I was leaning towards a Bee or a Hawk. (Couldn’t make up my mind whether I should get a hybrid or stick to my prior convictions about steel, which is why I haven’t already bought something.)
I’m glad to hear your report.I’d like to hear what you have to say after a long haul.
Exiss has my attention because it seems to be the best trailer for the money.
Thanks.
The price is reasonable and they have more structure underneath than the featherlites.Thanks for the tip about the high step up.
I’m really interested in your box stall conversion. Do you also have air ride suspension? Is your trailer extra width, or “normal” warmblood width? I’d never thought of converting a straight load two horse into a box stall. I’d love to hear more!
Trail-et: In all my research of quite a number of trailers recently, here is what I have found: Any hybrid trailer that is made with a galvanized steel (galvaneal) is going to last LOTS longer than one without. Galvanized steel doesn’t rust. If the steel and aluminum are painted at all, then if they are painted with the stuff that is a continuous spray and “magnetized” in that the paint actually becomes part of the surface, then the paint is much less likely to chip. Aluminum oxidizes, steel doesn’t. A well-taken care of alum trailer, kept covered when not in used, cleaned religiously, mats lifted to air, etc, will last longer than a hybrid that isn’t taken care of. I know at least one person who has had their trail-et for 15 years. I am by no means a trailer expert - this is just what I’ve learned by reading, researching, and talking to people.
JB, what ever happened to the Equiquest? Did you ever find out a source for those trailers? Website, phonenumber, location of manufacture? Just curious.
I love the site for the Trail-et. I just found a dealer listed in CA, so I may have to check it out. Still waiting for my wheeler-dealer husband to pull the 1ton dually out of the hat. This deal has been baking for 6 months now. Patience is not my strong suit!!!
“The older I get, the better I used to be.”
FTR, thought I’d pass on this incident. Last night my friend who has the Exiss 3/Slant gooseneck parked her rig beside me at the fairgrounds. She was frustrated when she got out and explained that as she was backing up the rig at her house she backed into a wooden wheelbarrow handle and it punctured the aluminum skin on the “40” side of the back door and the handle went clear into the styrofoam insulation. She stopped the rig in time before the handle went all the way through. 
Be careful backing up those thin skinned rigs!
SLW
I got it late last year and have only hauled one horse in it once. He was a total newbie at hauling but he walked right in which indicates to me the trailer isn’t scary-looking or bad-smelling to horses. It has a ramp so no problem with the high step. The ramp is easy to pick up by yourself. We opened all the windows and vents but he still sweated up inside the trailer a lot but I think this may be a thing with aluminum trailers. The trailer does haul well although you’re aware it’s back there (it’s a big 2 horse, you may have to get a class 4 or 5 hitch). You could always get a gooseneck. It has the dressing room so it’s very long, a pain to back and park. The horse in his first-trip nervousness did rip out some of the foam on the breast bar and did it very easily but I restuffed it with makeup sponges and repaired it with black electrical tape. The floors seem a little slick to me but the unshod horse had no problem - didn’t hear him sliding around or scrambling. The floor was easy to sweep out after the trip. The tail bar is a bit of a pain, we couldn’t work it quickly. It may have to be “rejiggered” to make it easier to operate. The trailer is 7’6 and the tie rings are high so if you’re short you need something to stand on to tie the horse. In addition, the dealer tried to sell me the trailer without a head divider. I made him put one in. The dressing room is nice and large. The trailer’s nose is sorta pointed but not as much as some trailers so it does catch some wind when you’re hauling. So far I think the trailer was a good deal, it cost $10,000 when other dealers were quoting me $12,000 to $14,000 for the
7’6 2 horse bumper pull.
actually my trailer is built on a 4 horse head to head frame, extra wide. The dressing room is larger than normal - taking up part of the horse part. I can actually haul 3 horses - 2 in the straight load stalls facing the front and 1 horse on a slant, facing rear. This trailer has a mid section tack room accessible from the horse area. And no, I don’t have an air ride suspension, just the heavy duty rubber torsion bars. I just take out the partition between the horses and use the same partition to make the 2 box stalls. The manufacturer thought of that for me and installed extra supports in the sidewalls to hang the partition. That way I don’t have to store an extra partition. I love having a side ramp, you never have to worry about getting that tail bar up before your horse backs off. Here is a picture.
I have a 9 year old trail et and can’t say enough nice things about it. It is in excellent condition, and has required no more maintainance than any similarly aged aluminum trailer. It did cost quite a bit less though 
As for Sundowners, I have not heard a bad word about them, but as I looked at some straight loads on display at Conyers a few weeks ago, I noticed that the back pole of the moveable center divider (an absolute MUST in my book) actually ended about 3 inches below the floor… It looked of a perfect height for a horse to get his hoof under and mostly tear his hoof off NOT a good design by any stretch of the imagination. On that design flaw alone I would not consider the trailer, but perhaps this was just this dealer that ordered that style…
As some of you know, I’ve been searching for a trailer since about December (taking my time to find one I like).
I recently looked at a Kingston - which I’ve heard from several people is a very good trailer. However, I also looked at the Trail-et on the same lot and thought it was comparable.
Anyone have any opinions? They pretty much seem have all the same things (I compared the standard no-tackroom Trailet Baron to the Kingston Briarwood model).
After all the searching, Kingston is my favorite for now, but the Trail-et seems to be getting a lot of good press here and they cost about the same.
- C
[This message was edited by Clive’s Mom on Jul. 27, 2001 at 10:42 AM.]
