Posted 2006-01-09 11:59 AM (#35177) Subject: Cleaning trailer
Member
Posts: 17
Location: North Carolina
Question about cleaning your trailer. I'm trying to get out at least once a month, perhaps more as the season opens. I have rubber mats, and bed with shavings, then when we return I clean out the poop etc, add new shavings and generally sweep it out. However, I know you are supposed to pull up the mats and clean under there as well. Can I get away with doing that once or twice a year? If I try to do that every time we go out I will be spending more time cleaning/loading/unloading the trailer than riding the horse. Not to mention the physical abuse my muscles would take. I guess I have made my mind up, but want some confirmation from you all. It is a steel base and alum top, 2 horse, bumper pull, straight load. Thanks for your input.
Posted 2006-01-09 1:45 PM (#35184 - in reply to #35177) Subject: RE: Cleaning trailer
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Posts: 824 Location: Kansas
What is your floor made of? How much leakage to the floor do you notice when you pull mats? My mats weigh less than 28 pounds and take only a few minutes to take out and put back, a convenience that I treated myself to this year because, like you, I felt I spent more time cleaning the trailer than riding the horses. If you have good drainage you might be able to get by with a couple of times a year but you'd have to check underneath to be sure you weren't getting any rot or pooling of urine.
Cleaning trailer
