Posted 2006-04-06 4:09 PM (#40035) Subject: Approx weight of a 3hsgn
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Location: Tallahassee, FL
aluminum trailer?
Jamco -- Drop down windows in front, sliding bus windows rear, so an enclosed trailer. Dressing room with 4 foot short wall, rear tack.
I've tried reading the plate on the trailer and can barely make out 4.171 kg, which seems high, for just the trailer. My 4 horse steel stock weighs about 3500, if I remember correctly.
I don't have to be terribly precise, as this is just because the insurance company has asked and I have no idea.
Also since they want to know the length -- it was originally advertised as 18 feet, but the whole trailer is much longer than that. Would the company be interested in horse cargo space or the length of the whole thing?
I'm not able to take it and get it weighed before I need to give this info to them, so that it is insured by the next time I haul it.
Posted 2006-04-06 5:55 PM (#40039 - in reply to #40035) Subject: RE: Approx weight of a 3hsgn
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
You still insure your trailer for theft or collision. The coverage you get with your towing vehicle is usually just the liability portion. It is usually fairly inexpensive. $100-$200 a year.
My old Classic Aluminum 3 horse GN with a mid tack and dressing room, was just under 5000lbs. It was 19'6" on the floor. This length excludes the gooseneck.
Posted 2006-04-06 7:01 PM (#40040 - in reply to #40035) Subject: RE: Approx weight of a 3hsgn
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Posts: 634 Location: Tipton, IN
Weight is not something I would guess at myself, but your trailer length is the floor, from gooseneck wall, not including the neck area, to the back edge.
Posted 2006-04-06 8:14 PM (#40045 - in reply to #40037) Subject: RE: Approx weight of a 3hsgn
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Posts: 379 Location: Columbia, TN
You have to pay extra if you want any coverage on the trailer. The liability is covered by the pulling vehicle ( if it comes loose and hits something what you hit is covered but not the trailer). You have to add additional usually a dollar amount 30,000 or 50,000 what ever your trailer is worth. It will be comp and collision.
Posted 2006-04-06 10:38 PM (#40054 - in reply to #40035) Subject: RE: Approx weight of a 3hsgn
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Posts: 610 Location: Northern CA
bensmom,
I was told by a trailer salesman that the trailer weights that are posted on trailers are not actually the true weight. He said that trailers are weighed BEFORE floor mats, divider, rear tack with folding wall,boot-boxes, etc. are added. So, if you are buying a trailer and need to know it's exact weight, take it and have it weighed! Good luck.
Posted 2006-04-06 11:07 PM (#40057 - in reply to #40035) Subject: RE: Approx weight of a 3hsgn
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Location: Tallahassee, FL
You guys that have guessed that I want it insured for collision/damage are absolutely correct.Since I've had the stock trailer, I've had to use the insurance policy on it once and on a friend's trailer once. An 8 pt buck committed suicide on the side of my trailer late one night.When I finally found someone to do the repairs, I decided that the $7 monthly for that policy was some of the best $ I ever spent!!This trailer is worth a good bit more $, so I have been really nervous about traveling until I get it insured. The deer accident was avoidable only by having not traveled that road, and hitting wet diesel and sliding off of I-75 and jacknifing my friend's Sooner wasn't in my plans either. Thankfully, her trailer was covered on its own policy.At this point, anything that I can't live with losing outright gets insured! This trailer is going to be $9 a month, I think. Worth it! I can't get it weighed in time, but perhaps all they need is a rough estimate . . .Thanks guys!Libby
Posted 2006-04-07 12:24 AM (#40059 - in reply to #40035) Subject: RE: Approx weight of a 3hsgn
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Posts: 385 Location: washington
My 3-horse gooseneck weighs 3850 empty with no mats. It has high sides, no drop down windows, and a large tack area. It is a steel trailer. I noticed that the weight is on the vehicle registration form, listed as the scaleweight. Maybe that is not standard in all states. Check your registration and see if maybe it's listed there.
Posted 2006-04-08 10:35 PM (#40133 - in reply to #40035) Subject: RE: Approx weight of a 3hsgn
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Posts: 362 Location: Allegan, Michigan
I was told that ALL trailers irregardless of age have to be weighed and the correct weight put on the title/registration. Triple C trailer sales sued a trailer manufacturer and won. Triple C is out of Watervliet, MI. Just email or call Terry Crouch, he will tell you. So if you buy a trailer and it is not the correct weight on the title, you have a choice of either returning the trailer and getting your $$ back or sue the crap out of them! The one who sold you the trailer is liable, they are supposed to ensure the correct weight is on the title. So for those selling trailers, I would get your trailer weighed and corrected on the title if applicable.
I would check with the appropriate transportation laws in each state, but from what I understood from Mr Crouch, it is a Federal law now.
Approx weight of a 3hsgn
Normally, your horse trailer is insured with your pulling vehicle. Is there a reason you want to pay extra??????
