Looking into a livestock trailer. Do not want a slantload, do not want a straightload. i prefer a Stock trailer. Lightweight is a bonus. Featherlight look a bit on the higher priced side of things. What brands are pretty reasonably priced?
I found that the livestock trailers I looked at were to short for my tall horse and were only 5 feet wide. Plus they were all step up, none offered ramps.
I see a lot of CM and the Delta with the canvas roof here. 4 star makes nice stock trailers but they are more $.
What size are you looking for? My Moritz is built like a tank and is the most stable bumper pull I’ve ever towed. I got the 2H slant version in 2003 and it was shy of 5k. All dividers are fully removeble or I’m sure you can order without them.
I have a Delta 2H stock combo, 7’ tall and 6’ wide, similar to the one pictured on the site with a few other features. It’s all steel and weighs just under 3000 lbs. Mine is a slantload, but I pulled the divider out and just use it as one stall like any other stock trailer when I’m hauling one horse. I bought it new for less than the stated MSRP on the website. The dealer happened to have my model trailer on the lot, but if they hadn’t, I was going to buy their 16’ x 6’ wide x 7’ tall stock trailer, as I had borrowed and rented many of them in the past. Their traditional stock trailers cost less, but I really love having the tack room- it’s a luxury for me!
Delta is the brand of choice (or at least frequency) in my area when it comes to steel stock trailers… they are everywhere. They are economical and durable. You get what you pay for, meaning there are some things about them that could probably be of higher quality construction. But they take a beating and last, and I also feel they are a bit safer than some of their competitors in the same price range.
The only thing I truly dislike about the Delta stock trailers is the locking mechanism for the center divider. Definitely designed for cattle, not horses. It’s a big clunky metal bracket that juts out at perfect knee/hock height. That was another reason I preferred my stock/combo model over the traditional stock trailer-- I don’t have that bracket, instead I have a swing wall that separates the tack room from the rest of the trailer. If I ever needed to, I can open or totally remove that swing wall, remove the saddle racks, and use my trailer like an open 14’ stock trailer.
I bought a ‘99 Featherlite 16’ gooseneck stock, all aluminum including the floor, in 2012 for $6500. It is like new, was used to haul fox hunters previously, and had 5 new tires on it. It has a center gate, which divided the trailer into two 8’ box stalls, plus a calf gate so you can store stuff in the neck. It is 7’ wide and 7’ tall. We had a neighbor offer us $9500 for it the day we brought it home.
http://www.fthr.com/products/livestock-trailers/gooseneck/8127-livestock-trailer
At the time we bought it, we lived in PA, and drove into MD to buy it. I watched Horse Trailer World multiple times a day to find it.
Just a word of advice… We found different levels of quality even within a brand. Our model is a 8127, which is an upgrade from the basic model. Check for sharp edges, the quality of the welds, etc. before you buy.
I have a 2006 CornPro stock type trailer although its designed with a tack room in the front, 2H slant in the back with divider, and a full rear door, step up. It is steel.
I paid $4650 for it brand new - so the price has likely gone up some, but for a no-name steel trailer, I am super impressed with the quality. The trailer is now 10, going on 11, years old, and it still looks only a few years old, and I don’t do anything special to it. In 10 years, I’ve replaced 1 light bulb on a fender light, and purchased new tires. I’ve done nothing else, and the lights, brakes, etc all are still in good working order. It’s just barely starting to get some surface rust specks and I live in Vermont where we have road salt, and it’s still looking great.
I believe the empty weight is 3250 lbs.
So, if you have any CornPro dealers near you, check them out!
thanks everyone.
I had a steel S&S stock with center divider. Made 2 boxstalls. I thought it was nicer quality than some I’d seen around. It was rugged as hell. I sold it for same as I’d paid for it after 6 years of use.
We bought an AlumLine a few years ago. They will build it anyway you want it.
