Posted 2011-02-13 10:45 AM (#130195) Subject: How large of slant do I need?
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I'm window shopping for a new trailer, and I wanted to pick y'alls brains. We need an aluminum 3H Gooseneck. We need as tall/wide of one as we can get. Wings, our 16.3h (82 blanket) Saddlebred needs alot of room. He won't fit in our current trailer. He was shipped from TN to WA in a slant(roomy), so I know he'll fit in the right one.
Right now, our two 16h horses (84 draft blanket, and 80 blanket) will only fit in our trailer if we take out the dividers and use it as a two horse stock trailer. It's definitely made for smaller horses.
What are the sizes/brands you guys have?? How big of horse can you comfortably fit in there? Also, are there years/brands to stay away from? I know sometimes quality changes. We'll probably be looking at trailers 10ish years old. Thanks!!
Posted 2011-02-13 11:35 AM (#130196 - in reply to #130195) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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I have the same problem but Chester, my big boy, is only 15.3. The Hawk 2H gooseneck slant I used to have was too small for Chester.
I'd think 7'6" tall would be essential. The length of the slant stall is dependent on the angle and the width of the trailer. Remember they need room to drop their heads to clear their nasal passages. I doubt you could find a trailer with stalls that are too long but lots will have stalls too short for your horses.
Posted 2011-02-13 2:14 PM (#130199 - in reply to #130198) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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Me too, Paul. But if there are mangers then it usually is too short for Chester. I don't know why trailer manufacters don't make more straight load without the mangers. I've seen them by Hawk and Valley maybe. But the op needs a 3 horse. Wouldn't that require a 4H if straight load?
Posted 2011-02-13 3:18 PM (#130200 - in reply to #130195) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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137" or more diagonal measurement. My guy is 17.1/1400 and is extremely long bodied. He goes in the last stall. 8' wide and 7'6" tall. Take the diagonal from (while facing manger) farthest right corner to opposite butt side. I know horses won't use that space, as they aren't triangular, but that is what I measure when my big guy goes in a slant.
Posted 2011-02-13 3:22 PM (#130201 - in reply to #130196) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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I guess it's a good thing there are so many different types of trailers, huh? ;) Our current one is really narrow and short. But the angle of the stalls helps make up for it.... a bit... But there's no cramming poor Wings in there- LOL
Posted 2011-02-13 3:57 PM (#130204 - in reply to #130199) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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Originally written by flatlandfilly on 2011-02-13 2:14 PM
Me too, Paul. But if there are mangers then it usually is too short for Chester. I don't know why trailer manufacters don't make more straight load without the mangers. I've seen them by Hawk and Valley maybe. But the op needs a 3 horse. Wouldn't that require a 4H if straight load?
Posted 2011-02-13 7:15 PM (#130210 - in reply to #130204) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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Arrestado, is the 137" the minimum stall measurement for your horse, or the measurement of the horse?
One of my horses is 16.2hh 1200lb, wears a 78 blanket. Would a normal 7 ft wide, 7 ft tall slant be enough? I`ve previously trailered her a couple of times in my current trailer, a 40 year old straight load Kingston. A tight fit, yes and one of the reasons I`m buying a new/larger trailer!
Posted 2011-02-13 10:50 PM (#130227 - in reply to #130195) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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Originally written by jkwelch on 2011-02-13 11:45 AM
I'm window shopping for a new trailer, We'll probably be looking at trailers 10ish years old. Thanks!!
Which is the right question? If you're buying used, look for trailers listed as "Warmblood" trailers. The stalls will be longer, wider and usually 7 1/2' high.
If you are buying new, most manufacturers will build you a 7 1/2' tall trailer with 40" wide stalls of 11' in length. These size stalls will fit most riding horses.
We like the 7' wide slant load trailers with running boards. A little over a year ago in my quest for another trailer, most of the many manufacturers I priced, would build this width trailer with the stall requirements I needed. The box length and the stall angles are altered to give you the correct spacing.
Posted 2011-02-14 11:07 AM (#130250 - in reply to #130195) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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I, too, prefer slant loads and I think this upcoming colt is going to require me to buy a larger trailer. So-two questions...how do you determine the angle needed for your stall and what would be the feasibility of moving dividers on a current trailer if the floor space was adequate? In other words, if a dvider was moved back and a latch was re-positioned, could a 4H become an adequately configured 3H?
Posted 2011-02-14 11:33 AM (#130254 - in reply to #130250) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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Originally written by terri s on 2011-02-14 12:07 PM
how do you determine the angle needed for your stall and what would be the feasibility of moving dividers on a current trailer if the floor space was adequate? In other words, if a dvider was moved back and a latch was re-positioned, could a 4H become an adequately configured 3H?
If you're at home and don't have a computer cad/drawing program, you can roughly figure out the dimensions using graph paper and your calculator. My interests were met by the manufacturers, who used their computers to determine in seconds, what could fit into a given space. Basically, two large stalls of 40" widths and 11' lengths fit into a 11 1/2' -12' box, 6'9" wide.
The problem with trying to reuse your present dividers, is that they will be too short in an enlarged, elongated stall. If you have a fabricator that can rehang your dividers, modify their lengths and reposition their latches, you can definitely reconfigure your present trailer. This would be far less expensive than replacing your trailer.
One thing that will change is the window openings in relation to you horses' head placements. They may not line up exactly with the revisions.
Posted 2011-02-14 11:59 AM (#130255 - in reply to #130195) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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Many brands have warmblood sizing stalls, however the biggest i have seen that are still not a custom order option are the Featherlite Big Horse line (50" stalls): that's what we are planning on getting in a few years. In the mean time my almost 18h Shire takes up two stalls....
Posted 2011-02-14 1:32 PM (#130261 - in reply to #130195) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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My 15.3 mare seems fine in a 6'6 tall, the length is the problem for me. Obviously I would like to go taller as well as longer in my trailer. Think I may wait to see what this colt achieves for size before I buy and have to turn around and start looking all over again.
Posted 2011-02-15 4:12 PM (#130347 - in reply to #130195) Subject: RE: How large of slant do I need?
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most people w/ the bigger horses tend to go w/ straight loads. not sure you could find a 3 horse big enough for 3 draft-sized horses? more like a 4 horse stock trailer and they all ride happily together without dividers. (sure).
also I suppose it depends on how far and how long you haul. for short rides, most big horses could handle a 7 foot tall and could cram in the slant for a short while. I used to haul my 16.2 hd horse in a regular 7' tall 2 horse slant load CM. if she was the only horse, I left the slant tied to the side for her so she could have the whole trailer. if she was not, she would ride squished.
this horse was so willing, tho, one time I was demonstrating how a trailer was too small for her (5-5 or something) and she actually tried to get in it for me. She wouldn't have fit but she tried anyways.
How large of slant do I need?
