Posted 2011-11-05 4:59 PM (#138731) Subject: Replacing horse back door handles on trailer
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Posts: 65 Location: league city texas
Hi, All. I have a '99 Featherlite with the door handles on the horse and tack compartment. Have lost keys and am replacing handles. They are the kind that push a bar in the upper and lower holes on the trailer. Before I start tearing stuff apart, is this too difficult? Does anyone have any experience doing this? Have to replace because they were drilled out at a clinic because I needed to be able to get the horses out.. I know...dummy! Should have had a copy.... :) Will have copies of these! Any help would be appreciated....
Posted 2011-11-05 6:47 PM (#138737 - in reply to #138735) Subject: RE: Replacing horse back door handles on trailer
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Posts: 65 Location: league city texas
Yep... Not ashamed to tell on myself... LOL It taught my butt a lesson! I have to lock the back door because my big ole mare rides the door... :) And the lock was drilled out.. Now I have to replace it the handle cause it doesnt work now... Arrgh!
Posted 2011-11-07 8:00 AM (#138759 - in reply to #138731) Subject: RE: Replacing horse back door handles on trailer
Location: Central Arkansas
I had a friend whose big draft cross sat on the back door like yours. Her husband took a bunch of chain and ran it thru a big thick hose with heavy duty hooks on the end. After she shut the door, she hooked it from the back trailer tie on each side. She hauled like that for several years. Then, she bit the bullet and had a ramp put on so she never had to worry about it again.
Replacing horse back door handles on trailer
Yep... Not ashamed to tell on myself... LOL It taught my butt a lesson! I have to lock the back door because my big ole mare rides the door... :) And the lock was drilled out.. Now I have to replace it the handle cause it doesnt work now... Arrgh!