Posted 2009-03-31 9:08 AM (#102488 - in reply to #99858) Subject: RE: Cimmarron Trailer
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When shopping for a trailer, don't forget about Eby. When comparing the quality of our product to that of others you will find that that our pricing and service are very competitive. One way of sharing the confidence that Eby has in it's product is by conduction plant tours at all three of their facilities. I am located in Ohio where the livestock trailers are manufactured. I would be happy to personally give you a tour of the facility here.
Posted 2009-03-31 10:57 AM (#102493 - in reply to #99903) Subject: RE: Cimmarron Trailer
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AQHA 123 You should call Randy Stamper at Hart. I believe that HWBar is mistaken about the roofing material on Hart trailers. And they are one of the better aluminum trailers.
Posted 2009-03-31 2:25 PM (#102508 - in reply to #99882) Subject: RE: Cimmarron Trailer
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Originally written by HWBar on 2009-02-22 11:34 AM
Top end trailers are 4 Star, Bloomer, Elite and C&C. Then you have some that are nice but just not in the same league as these. I have worked on just about every brand out there, and studied them all.
Don't forget Platinum Coach Trailers - they are definetly top end.
According to Barrel Horse News when the interviewed the Top 15 NFR Barrel Racers four hauled a Platinum. There were also four that hauled a Bloomer but one of those was sponsored by Bloomer. If I can find the article I can tell you how many of the other trailers were in that 15.
Posted 2009-04-01 1:34 PM (#102578 - in reply to #102549) Subject: RE: Cimmarron Trailer
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Originally written by Tresvolte on 2009-04-01 8:01 AM
HWBar - what is it you have against the Hart roof? I've looked at the samples that they have had at the World Show and really liked it.
It's not Hart, it's the FRP I don't really like, It seems like it breaksdown after years of service and starts to leak. Now having said that, I have had to fix leaks on just about every brand of trailer, but when these start to leak they tend to be much harder to get to stop. I don't know if it is the bolts they use to hold it all together, the flexing of the joint, or what the problem is. but I'm just not a big fan of the stuff.
The people that sell them, always want to brag about insulating properties, and the ability to walk on it. It probley has about as much insulating properties as a styrofoam cup, and I don't need to walk on the roof of my trailer.
Posted 2009-04-01 1:49 PM (#102582 - in reply to #102578) Subject: RE: Cimmarron Trailer
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We have a similar roof design (although twice as thick) and I was not impressed with the FRP samples versus alternatives. We opted to go with the 1" thick honeycomb with aluminum on both sides, much stronger and more insulation (and costs more).
Posted 2009-04-01 2:06 PM (#102583 - in reply to #102524) Subject: RE: Cimmarron Trailer
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While we are quoting from Hart's site:
"All structural aluminum extrusions are 6061 alloy with T6 temper to get the most muscle per ounce, 46,000 PSI structural strength, 22% stronger than steel yet only 1/3 the weight."
I think this statement is somewhat misleading. To me, that would mean we could build aluminum trailers that weighed 1/3 as much as steel. We use the exact same aircraft aluminum 6061-T6. How that statement should read is that aluminum is 1/3 the weight, so for comparing steel ounces vs alum ounces, your aluminum has to be 3 times as thick. Needless to say, it isn't 22% stronger (per ounce) AND 1/3 the weight. Those statements should be independant of each other.
By the way, I think Hart builds a fantastic trailer, which is why we have designed our all aluminum trailers in similar fashion.
Cimmarron Trailer
This is straight from Harts Site.