First of all, it wasn’t me. It was Mr. Redsox, who did it in the driveway. (With a pallet.):winkgrin::winkgrin::winkgrin:
The dent is in the diamond plate. Can I replace the diamond plate? How expensive is this going to get? It’s not a huge dent, but the darned thing is brand new.
Ouch. I don’t know anything about repairing it but you have my condolences:)
Diamond plate is pretty flexible. Can you unattach it and whack it straight?
Your going to use it for horses, what are you going to do if your horse kicks a dent in it or something else happens? Surely it still looks nice…relax.
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First of all, it wasn’t me. It was Mr. Redsox, who did it in the driveway. (With a pallet.):winkgrin::winkgrin::winkgrin:
The dent is in the diamond plate. Can I replace the diamond plate? How expensive is this going to get? It’s not a huge dent, but the darned thing is brand new.[/QUOTE]
I can appreciate this. Anything that is new and shiny, especially with horses, you want to keep that way for as long as possible.
We just moved the horses into the new barn we built a couple weeks ago. I have been frantically cleaning up after them. One even had the nerve to wipe their dirty nose on my beautifully painted Dutch Doors!!
My husband and Mom are just laughing at me right now:yes:
I have had horses for 20 plus years and this is the first nice trailer I have ever had. I am so used to dealing with everyone’s castoffs that now that I have one thing that is new I want it to stay new!
I feel your pain. When i got my new vehicle i took it out in the pasture to check the fence and left it unattended. I got out to look at an area of fence that was sagging and walked a mile down the fence or so and when i returned my lovley heard had reck my windshield wipers and sank their teeth into the hood of my new car and scraped it up pretty good. That was in 2011 and i’ve only repaired the wipers… I’ve learned over the years that horse people generally cant have nice things lol
It will likely be more trouble than its worth to fix yourself and more money than it’s worth to have it fixed for you. Just grin and bear it 
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I have had horses for 20 plus years and this is the first nice trailer I have ever had. I am so used to dealing with everyone’s castoffs that now that I have one thing that is new I want it to stay new![/QUOTE]
I feel your pain! can you take a rubber mallet, hang up some felt or a towel, and try to whack it back?
or maybe make the perpetrator do it because he ruined the Nice Thing :lol:
yow - maybe dial the snark back! I’d be sad too if my brand new trailer acquired a dent… and I wouldn’t be shipping a horse that kicks in my BNT regardless…
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First of all, it wasn’t me. It was Mr. Redsox, who did it in the driveway. (With a pallet.):winkgrin::winkgrin::winkgrin:
The dent is in the diamond plate. Can I replace the diamond plate? How expensive is this going to get? It’s not a huge dent, but the darned thing is brand new.[/QUOTE]
Generally speaking yes, you can remove and replace diamond plate without much trouble, it is typically taped or riveted or both, call the manufacturer for a replacement piece or an auto race car shop ( they use the diamond plate )
We have a nice dent in ours. Fortunately our trailer was far from new when it happened so we didn’t fix it.
I would find a trailer repair service and have them remove and flatten the panel. You shouldn’t need new metal unless it has a crease in it. Just make sure the repair shop re-attaches it properly.
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I have had horses for 20 plus years and this is the first nice trailer I have ever had. I am so used to dealing with everyone’s castoffs that now that I have one thing that is new I want it to stay new![/QUOTE]
I know. I was you when my lovely C&C trailer lost his dent-free virginity. I wanted to go crazy with time, money and effort buying it back. Of course, I did not and he subsequently decided to “bang” (gently) other things as well. It’s how the sex life of an unmarried, uncloistered horse trailer goes.
Take the trailer to a trailer place, ideally the dealer you got it from or same make, and have them replace it. It won’t be that expensive, and it’s the only guarantee it will be “right”. It’s your brand new baby, it should be perfect.
Have a glass of wine and forget it. After my new stuff has a dent, I can stop worrying about it.:winkgrin: A dent is a lot better than a wiring problem or the other variety of things which go wrong with a trailer, even new ones.
Your hubby has just saved you YEARS of stressing about keeping it dent-free. :lol:
Ripped the band-aid off, so to speak.
Might be worth trying just a suction dent puller? If that doesn’t work then just bring to a shop. Since it’s a nice trailer, I can totally relate to wanting to prolong that sense of having this nice and pretty brand new thing.
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Your hubby has just saved you YEARS of stressing about keeping it dent-free. :lol:
Ripped the band-aid off, so to speak.
Might be worth trying just a suction dent puller? If that doesn’t work then just bring to a shop. Since it’s a nice trailer, I can totally relate to wanting to prolong that sense of having this nice and pretty brand new thing.[/QUOTE]
You know, I do intend to lord it over Mr. Redsox every chance I get! LOL
He is the epitome of a premium spouse. Truly a prince among men. He is actually the one who convinced me to buy brand new, as we were tired of cleaning up other peoples messes with the old ones!
Truthfully, at this stage I think new is the only option when it comes to horse stuff. Horses dish out such abuse to everything and horse trailers are about the ONLY investment you can make in the horse world that doesn’t lose it’s value instantly. One of the trailers we bought was 16 years old and we paid for it USED what it sold for new.
Oh, you are right about that! We horse people totally can’t have nice things.
(Just ponies.)
(And mebbe goats. And dogs. Sometimes a kitteh or birdies.)
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