Posted 2009-04-01 7:50 PM (#102605 - in reply to #102604) Subject: RE: Dream Coach Trailers
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Posts: 1205 Location: Arkansas
The only one I have been up to close and personal belongs to some friends, has a Whinny Cargo conversion, and it is outstanding. they have had it for quite a while now, and are still very pleased and happy with it...They have some dang crooked hilly roads where they live and it has held up beautifully.
Posted 2009-04-01 8:19 PM (#102610 - in reply to #102604) Subject: RE: Dream Coach Trailers
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Posts: 15
Location: NH
I am not an expert.
Some differnces may be, that Dream Coach used an interlocking plank floor, on 3" centers vs. the 4-Star with a sheet of aluminum over crossmembers on 12" centers.
Dream Coach welded the hinges- 4-Star has used rivets for several years.
Dream Coach offered Rumber flooring- solid rubber flooring, warranteed by an independent manufacturer for 20 yrs. 4-Star offers WERM, with mixed reviews.
Posted 2009-04-01 11:16 PM (#102620 - in reply to #102604) Subject: RE: Dream Coach Trailers
Location: Central Arkansas
Dream Coach was alive and well at the Dixie Nationals in Jackson, MS mid Feb. It was business as usual. In fact, they had the nicest LQ trailer of the show this year. It sure didn't look like to me that they were struggling anymore than the other leading brands. Their booth always seemed to have people in it.
Posted 2009-04-02 6:35 AM (#102627 - in reply to #102608) Subject: RE: Dream Coach Trailers
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Posts: 91 Location: Ozark, MO
I don't know where you got your information, but Dream Coach is still in business. The only change was ownership, but they have continued to build a very good quality trailer. Under the new ownership they are making changes for the better all along. We have also never had a warranty problem with this company, they have always taken care of what few warranty issues we have had in an extremely timely manner. As a Dream Coach dealer, we could not be happier with their product.
Posted 2009-04-02 7:01 AM (#102629 - in reply to #102604) Subject: RE: Dream Coach Trailers
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Posts: 781 Location: La Cygne, KS
When trailer shopping for a day trailer I found that the upper end dream coach trailers were much better in quality than the lower end. So when comparing trailer brands take into the consideration the model of dream coach that you wanting to compare with.
One of the features of the Dream Coach that did not suite me was the rear doors. You had to open the horse compartment door to open the rear tack since the rears doors overlap each other. This could be become a pain in windy weather where you are trying to open and hold one door while opening the rear tack.... yes you could latch the horse door and then walk around and open the tack, but that seems like an awful lot of work repeatedly.
However, the rumbar flooring is awesome in the Dream Coach.
Posted 2009-04-02 10:05 AM (#102638 - in reply to #102604) Subject: RE: Dream Coach Trailers
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Posts: 4
Location: purvis, mississippi
Drover or any other misinformed party,
I do not know where your got your information concerning "Dream Coach" but it is NOT correct or true! Dream Caoch has been in business since August of 1998 and has been continually building custom designed, all aluminum trailers, week in & week out, ever since. We understand that a lot things get misrepresented or mis-stated in this wild world of the horse industry.
Anyone that has any questions or needs about "Dream Coach" please feel free to contact us, toll free, at 1-877-99-DREAM (1-877-993-7326), go by and visit with any of our many Dream Coach Trailer Dealers, or visit us online at www.dreamcoachtrailer.com. Also, we invite anyone that is going to be in the Hattiesburg, Mississippi area to drop by for a plant tour and see just how the Dream Coach produts are hand built.
We would like to thank our many clients and friends that have written in or called about this incorrect information and posting!
Respectfully,
Ron L. Hubbard
National Sales & Marketing Manager
Dream Caoch Trailers, L.L.C.
Purvis, Mississippi
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