I do NOT use shavings on my Rumber floor.
And none of mine, shod or unshod, have slipped.
And that includes the one who DID regularly slip in my Gore with mats.
I have a Hawk with rumber flooring and I have never had a horse slip in the trailer or while unloading. I do always have shavings in it.
Redo the wood floor ?
Has anyone had a wood floor trailer redone with Rumber ? How thick was it ? Was it in “sheets” or boards ? Did you get the material and then have someone install, or can you get boards, cut and install yourself ??
I have a 2H hawk and with the rumber flooring but the ramp is a different texture. Im not sure what it is, but I know its not the rumber and its very good. Its not slick when its wet or anything! I have never had any problems with the main part ever being slick at any times, I do put some shavings down but have never had any problems with it being slick.
That is actually a major project, because the under-floor supports need to be a bit closer together for Rumber than for wood.
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The flooring issue is of concern because my friend owns one of the horses I sometimes trailer. The horse did go down in a trailer many years ago and he claims it was the Rumber flooring that caused it. He is pushing me hard to get mats.[/QUOTE]
:eek:
Perhaps he should get his own trailer!!! :mad:
Or you should tell him that if he doesn’t like your trailer the way it is, his horse doesn’t have to ride in it.
Seriously, what nerve!
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:eek:
Perhaps he should get his own trailer!!! :mad:
Or you should tell him that if he doesn’t like your trailer the way it is, his horse doesn’t have to ride in it.
Seriously, what nerve![/QUOTE]
Oh I wish! But we use his horse as a trailer buddy for my horse, who has trailer issues big time. He has a stock trailer and my horse panics in it.
Love my Rumbar flooring - quieter, cooler and don’t need to worry about the funk that grows under trailer mats.
I do use shavings because my guys just don’t think it smells like home unless they make a mess, so it makes clean up easier. If there is a wet spot, I clean it out, sweep it out, put some Listerine on it for freshener and leave it to dry out.
I haul back and forth across a winding mountain road all of the time and never had one slip around on that flooring.
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Bumping this for more input? I’m buying a new trailer and am trying to decide if I want rumber.
Any more, rumber is what all here have in their trailers, because it is what works best for trailer flooring, according to the fellow that makes and repairs trailers.
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I have a 2016 with Rumber and two unshod horses (one a 3 yo with minimum hauling experience). I do not use shavings because my mare doesn’t do well with the dust, and have not had any issues with slippage, urine pools, etc.
I get home, shovel it out, hose it out and thank my lucky stars that I don’t have to deal with pulling mats ever again.
My ramp has a rubber mat, not Rumber.
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8 years later, the Rumber floor in my 2004 Hawk is still dong great. No slipping, wet or dry.
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I’ve been very happy with the Rumber flooring in my 2008 Hawk. Horses like it, too.
THIS!
Our trailer has rumber floors and we’ve never had a problem with slipping, but we always put shavings down.
I have a Hawk, 10 years old now, with the rumber floor. I use shavings with some horses, none with others; I’ve never had a problem with traction either way. I find it very easy to clean out; no mats to trap acidic urine and allow it to eat away at the frame.
So yes, I’ve found the rumber well worth the investment.
