Posted 2013-04-19 11:34 AM (#151407) Subject: Random questions ... newbie to gooseneck
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Location: NE Ohio
I've always owned a bumper pull horse trailer and have taken a camper to the shows. I'm new to the gooseneck horse trailer scene. Just a couple questions, and I'm sure I'll have more. I'm used to my dog hopping up onto the bed in the camper. She's black lab, and I bet she'll give me "the look" if she isn't invited up into the gooseneck bed. How do your big dogs get up there, or do you have the discipline to tell them no? 2nd, while I'd LOVE to buy a power jack, $700 plus install is out of range for this year. It's an endless crank to get the foot lowered to my two lynx levelers. The jack is adjustable, but the people who added two propane tanks to the front made them really close to the pin you pull to raise and lower the jack foot. Any creative ideas on a platform of sorts to put under the foot that's about a foot or so high?
Posted 2013-04-19 1:52 PM (#151416 - in reply to #151407) Subject: RE: Random questions ... newbie to gooseneck
Hello, for us we tell the dog "no". for something under the foot of the trailer- find some left over sections of posts from a pole barn. use a 6" X 6" piece long enough to be stable for some increase off the ground.
Posted 2013-04-19 4:01 PM (#151418 - in reply to #151407) Subject: RE: Random questions ... newbie to gooseneck
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Posts: 147 Location: santa clara, ca
Some LQ have quasi-normal stair that a dog could go up leading to the bed area. On the other end if he/she whines too much just clean the horse area and put him/her there...we do that with our dogs.For the jack: as other stated get a solid piece of wood to bridge the gap so you don't have to crank so much (it's not that bad). You also want to get something to level the trailer since LQ appliances like to be leveled.
Posted 2013-04-19 7:14 PM (#151422 - in reply to #151407) Subject: RE: Random questions ... newbie to gooseneck
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Posts: 218 Location: Ohio
We keep our dogs on the ground, not up in the goose neck bed area. It is kind of a drop if they should fall. We have a dog bed on the floor for them and they do just fine.
I went to a lumber yard and you can get some larger pieces of wood cut to the length you want. A couple 4x6 can be stacked and attached together to give you a "foot" to put your jack on. We do that any way even with our electric/hydraulic jack. It keeps the feet from pushing into soft ground and helps to keep the trailer level.
Posted 2013-04-23 3:59 PM (#151513 - in reply to #151407) Subject: RE: Random questions ... newbie to gooseneck
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Posts: 218 Location: Ohio
Gonzo, I agree. We had that added and also a dual foot. I am so glad we did. Our trailer weighs in at 9800 dry and about 13K loaded. A single foot is just not stable enough for me. I hate it when the trailer moves when you walk back and forth in it.
Our old trailer had a crank, will never go back!
Posted 2013-04-24 3:40 PM (#151527 - in reply to #151407) Subject: RE: Random questions ... newbie to gooseneck
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Posts: 373 Location: Texas
Recently changed from a cabover camper to LQ. Dogs sleep in the horse compartment, or on a dog bed in the mid tack, or if cold, dog bed on floor. I'd love electric jack, but can't justify the $$ yet. Since I rarely unhitch at events, I'm only cranking it to leave, and unhitch at home, so its doable. But if I was using the truch where I was camped, I'd invest in the electric jack
Posted 2013-04-24 4:09 PM (#151528 - in reply to #151407) Subject: RE: Random questions ... newbie to gooseneck
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Location: NE Ohio
I would absolutely LOVE a power jack, but cannot justify the $600 plus installation right now. I have a power jack on my camper. I love it! I had it moved from a pop up to the camper, so it's going on six years old. Part of my logic with skipping the power jack on the gooseneck for now is that it will FORCE me to stay at the show grounds. It is very easy to unhitch and run to a restaurant all the time. It's a pretty weak excuse - no doubt someone will drive by and say "hop in!" Looks like the dog will sleep on the floor. My allergies agree. It's amazing how much dog hair accumulates in a short time on linens. I also didn't think about her falling off the bed either. OMG, what a shock that would be to her, and imagine the vet bills she could rack up.
Random questions ... newbie to gooseneck
