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| I am looking at buying a new trailer. I have been looking at the lakota can anybody give me any feedback on the trailers.As far as holding up and things like that or are they just a price trailer. |
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Location: Pataskala, Ohio | I have a 2007 4 horse with 10 foot SW. So far it has held up very well. I had to re-calk it last year around the nose but that was from a bad winter and ice I think, other than that the only other issue has been the radio CD player is not working. Lakota stands behind their products, to see what I mean look for threads started by me Jeepplr, Lakota treated me right and my next trailer will be another Lakota. |
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| Thanks for the info. I have a exiss know and love it bought it new in 07 and havent done a thing to it. I priced out a new 4horse 8ft LQ 4ft mid tack hay rack and they were $56,000. Maybe it is a good price and maybe I am cheap LOL.Just looking around and the prices on the lakota are good. |
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Location: Pataskala, Ohio | Check with Lakota of Ohio http://www.lakotaofohio.com/ They have always treated me fair. Also Dixie Horse and Mule http://www.dhmco.com/ he is another good guy. |
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Location: Little town in Pa | We bought our Lakota new 3 years ago and according to my calendar we used it 100 times in the first year. This was my first LQ and I like how the LQ does not hold any odors, I also was only looking at horse trailers with insulated roofs because I think it keeps the horses so much cooler. I really liked Gary Stites from Lakota of Ohio. They are priced well for a better made trailer. No matter what trailer you buy make sure that the tires are not made in China though. Quater Horse Congress is a great place to trailer shop, but be organized as to what you want, you will be overwhelmed by the choices. It is a great place to make deals too. |
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Location: Brooksville, Fl | We bought our trailer in 2010 new. We live in Fl and have had it in Ark on bumpy forest roads..Up through Georgia, Tn and anywhere else we can get to. It has held up very nicely. It's comfortable and Lakota is easy to work with. I will agree that the tires suck, but they did hold up for over a year. Ask for different tires. We took ours in for some minor repairs recently and the folks there have worked with Lakota since they started building horse trailers.They said they have never had to fix any structural problems on the trailers and this was an unsolicited comment. They have repaired only minor things like a light or a drawer. Hope this helps you. We purchased ours from Sparta trailers in Mich. Wonderful to work with. |
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Location: Pontotoc MS | We bought a new 8311 charger in 2011. We have had no problems with trailer really like it. Have had a issue with water heater. |
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Location: Columbia, KY | I bought a brand new Lakota in 2006, right after they started making them. It had multiple problems, the main one being it never stopped leaking. Lakota took it back to the factory (at their cost) fixed the leaks and made a few more repairs. Unfortunately it started leaking again in other spots. Don't have it anymore but I think it was just a lemon. |
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Location: nc | we have a 2010 15' short wall for the most part we like it. The plumbing is too low so we drag everywhere. The step is too hight to get in, we should have ordered it with 2 steps insted of the single one. Some of our running light have died all ready. The toliet water valve cracked and cost $50 for a little piece of plastic. The brackets in the draws have had to be replaced. The fridge has had to be worked on, the heating eliment had to be replace and a fuse-conector. The fridge never has worked right from the beginning on AC it had to run on gas all the time. I wish we had another breaker in the kitchen area, I can only use one plugged-in appliance at a time. Of course all this happened after the 2 yr warranty. So would I buy another one for the $$ I would compaired to the others on the market. |
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| just bought a 2008 3 horse slant with a 10 ft long wall, love it. hauled my first trip to new mexico from wisconsin. that being said there are a few things i question. no butt bar, no bottom half of rear doors, the ramp is used for the bottom of doors. step is pretty high, not enough electric outlets inside. pulls wonderful, lots of compliments on it. love the electic jack. |
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Location: NH | Leaks, cracked welds, broken dividers...lots of structural issues. I don't think it's fair to call it a lemon.
I believe it to be inferior materials, and poor workmanship for the sake of an "affordable" trailer. I've owned a C&C, Platinum, even a steel CM, and never encountered these problems. Don't be fooled by the "more trailer for your money" mantra. Buy a LQ in a premium brand, even if it means going with a smaller one to afford it. PM me if you want the details...it's pretty scary |
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Location: Gallatin, TN | Bought one new a year ago and love it! We had one minor problem in the trailer itself and that was a cap left on the shower faucet that stopped water from coming out...no big deal, removed the plug and problem fixed! We bought ours from Tommy Bradbury at Shinin B Trailers in Elizabethtown, KY http://www.shininbtrailers.com/ We got great service from him and Lakota. |
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Location: Pataskala, Ohio | This is the result from 2007 and 2008 model year trailers examined at Quarter Horse Congress in October 2007: My wife is an A&P (airframe and power plant mechanic), she can fix the skin, structure and engine(s) on aircraft and most aircraft are welded and riveted together like trailers. In 2007 we decided to get an LQ trailer and did a good deal of shopping and inspecting. We spent a day looking trailers over, from the rivets, welds, bonding strips, interiors and so on. My pregnant wife was crawling under trailers and checking the quality of the unseen workmanship with a flashlight and small hammer. The only brand at Congress we did not check was Bloomer, we work with airplanes we do not own them. The best trailers we found: Adam and Lakota. We bought the Lakota because it offered far more trailer for the money than did Adam only because ours had been on the RV dealers lot for a year and the RV door is on the driver’s side and it dumps on the pax side, that is exactly backwards as far as campgrounds go and we have yet to be able to use full hook ups at a campground as our sewer hose will not reach. We did not know the RV stuff before we bought. Results from out trailers pre buy inspection: 1 very ugly rivet Broken license plate light Broken loading light 3 ugly rivets but safe and serviceable. No cracked welds After 5 years of ownership and multiple cross country adventures we have had zero structural issues. Last year when I was checking on the trailer we had a leak in the nose cause by calking failure at floor level in the bed area. Every spring my wife with hammer and flashlight in hand check the rivets and welds and we have yet to find anything. I am a very happy Lakota owner, I hope the quality as not changed. |
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