Posted 2010-08-12 9:15 PM (#123455 - in reply to #123439) Subject: RE: Is it possible to change a 3 horse slant into a stock trailer
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Location: Pipestone, MN 56164
Thank you, my dividers are solid, I will let my welder know about the tubing, actually, my trailer is for sale, I have it on "trailer world" right now,(Kiefer Genisis X440 $22,000.00,with living quarters) but the one & only gal that came & looked at it, couldn't buy it, the stalls were too short for her horses too, she was smarter than me....she measured it first, lol, once the modifications are done, I don't plan on selling it...ever, it's a nice trailer, just a little too tight fitting as it is :)
Posted 2010-08-13 1:08 PM (#123477 - in reply to #123433) Subject: RE: Is it possible to change a 3 horse slant into a stock trailer
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Originally written by Sodak Girl on 2010-08-12 1:44 PM
Here's the ticket peoples, it's 7' wide, add 2' to that for mangers, takes alot of room away, Arabs would fit real nice, it's just too dang short, the boys are wide too, their bodies literally rub against the "solid" (no air there)dividers & wall, hence they feel squished. any of you know what it's like to walk around in jeans that are too tight all day? than stand in a closet with a shelf stuck up against your chest? that's how it must be for them, when we get to where we're going they were drenched in sweat & shaking from head to hoof, I want to take the mangers out so they have more room,(yes I will beef up the wall) so they are more comfortable for they're ride, they mean everything to me, they are my sanity, I was just trying to find out if anyone knew anything about converting a trailer, not a lecture on training my horses to go in, but it is nice to hear I'm not alone with this little problem;)now that, that's said & done, does anyone know where to find dividers? I wanted some that have a better air flow. thanks
I have never seen mangers in a 7' wide trailer just 8' so design is an issue but if the slants were more slanted that adds length so maybe a few issues on how it was made. That said there neck and head takes up at least least 2 feet of space so taking out mangers may not help unless you want them to travel with there head bent to the side and there body closer to the front
Posted 2010-08-13 2:55 PM (#123480 - in reply to #123347) Subject: RE: Is it possible to change a 3 horse slant into a stock trailer
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There is a thread here where someone wanted to create more visibility for a horse who is blind in one eye.
That poster was talking of putting holes in the solid divided. He/she talked of 4 inch circles and someone suggested doing more 2 inch circles. It seemed like a good idea to me.
As for mangers, I only looked at one trailer with them. It was not more that 7' wide and I don't know if it was even that wide. It was nice looking, and sold for a good price, but when I looked at it, I didn't think I could ever fit more than one horse in it, and then not a big one. I never looked at another slant with fixed mangers.
Posted 2010-08-13 8:46 PM (#123490 - in reply to #123347) Subject: RE: Is it possible to change a 3 horse slant into a stock trailer
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Some our our very good friends had a 4 star slant with mangers, 7 wide. Their son has it now. They loved the mangers but it was a 2 horse slant, and they now have a 3 horse slant, with bigger LQ, and, it is 8 wide.....they do like it better(and it has mangers, they really wanted to keep that feature)
Posted 2010-08-13 9:14 PM (#123491 - in reply to #123347) Subject: RE: Is it possible to change a 3 horse slant into a stock trailer
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Had a 3 horse featherlite 7' wide trailer with mangers. It has a lot of miles with some rather large (some rather young) horses in it. Never a problem that I know of. Current owners love it. Pulls great, and does the job. I'd keep working at it. JMO
Posted 2010-10-26 6:28 PM (#126292 - in reply to #123347) Subject: RE: Is it possible to change a 3 horse slant into a stock trailer
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Gott'er done!! took out the mangers, slid the wall that had been in front of them over, took the dividers, peeled off the outside metal (it was just glued on) opened them up real nice, we extended the dividers with the jail house bars that had been on top of the mangers,gave the boys all kinds of room & kept them cooler, no worries about the tack doors, I just locked them up, the frame was fine, it was constructed the same on both walls, if you hadn't known it had, had mangers, you never would, well, maybe except for the manger doors outside, lol. I reorganized all my equipment that had been under the manger, so everything is in it's proper place, I'm pretty happy, the boys are happy, thanks to everyone for your suggestions, I used a few of them
Posted 2010-10-27 10:25 AM (#126315 - in reply to #123347) Subject: RE: Is it possible to change a 3 horse slant into a stock trailer
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Hmmmm years ago a friend bought a Featherlight slant load. An older trailer with slat sides, but it had doors down low along the front of the horses, about chest high. We always thought that was really odd. I wonder if it had mangers at one time and someone took them out?
Is it possible to change a 3 horse slant into a stock trailer
