Posted 2007-01-13 8:12 PM (#53828 - in reply to #53705) Subject: RE: Trailer Brands
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Posts: 51 Location: Mt. Horeb, WI
I brought a Stidham last year and for the money you can't get a better trailer. I look at hart, bloomer and more quality for the money. Hart makes an excellent trailer, my first trailer was a Hart, had an accident was looking to buy another Hart until I looked at the Stidham trailers. The welds were exceptional and the owners are great to deal with. Stidham is one of the oldest trailer companies so the owners are three generation. Stidham and Hart I feel are number one.
Posted 2007-01-14 7:37 AM (#53832 - in reply to #53828) Subject: RE: Trailer Brands
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Posts: 282 Location: southcentral pennsylvania
As a Stidham owner since 1970, I can attest to their exceptional quality. I always get a chuckle when I read that someone has owned a trailer for 1 or 2 years and just loves it, no leaks, etc. The test of time is the ultimate test! I owned my first Stidham for 22 years, and still loved it the day I sold it 22 years later for what I paid for it in 1970! Never had a leak in 22 years! I had the pleasure of meeting the owners at the factory in Chickasha, OK. The Stidham I purchased in 1992 and my most recent one was ordered sight unseen....that is how much faith I have in the Stidham name!
Posted 2007-01-18 12:38 AM (#54018 - in reply to #53705) Subject: RE: Trailer Brands
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Posts: 1871 Location: NY
The rumer that eby was brought out is not true i just got my trailer stock combo and the shop is in PA and they are doing fine the cattel farm near me just order two stock trailers the have old one at less 18yrs old and they what new ones for show love my eby traile
Posted 2007-01-18 8:27 AM (#54026 - in reply to #53705) Subject: RE: Trailer Brands
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Posts: 3802 Location: Rocky Mount N.C.
halfpass, tell me more about the Silver Star sell out. I bought a new Silver Star in March of 2001 and found a couple days later that the "Arabs" had bought Silver Star. Now this week someone says the "Egyptians" own Silver Star.
Update: A gentleman from Georgia now owns Silver Star, not Egypt or Arabia.
Posted 2007-01-18 10:05 AM (#54037 - in reply to #53705) Subject: RE: Trailer Brands
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Posts: 54 Location: IL.
Glad to see hear from some more Eby owners out there,you don't see alot of Eby L/Q's here in the midwest but if you go to the cattle barn at the county fair and throw a handfull of corn in any direction you would hit a dozen or more Eby stock trailers.We love our L/Q and I think it is a high quality trailer at a fair price.
Posted 2007-01-21 5:12 PM (#54197 - in reply to #53705) Subject: RE: Trailer Brands
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Posts: 192 Location: Kentucky
I'm back. From the information that I read, I have tried to put together a guideline that would at least be a starting point for understanding trailers. I realize that the dealer and the price are an important part of the purchase.
Horse Trailer Information Sheet:
All Aluminum:
Highest rating: 4-Star, Elite, Platinum, Bloomer, C +C as highest. , (Jamco,
EBY and Stidham are small companies)
Above average:Hart, Cimarron, Sundowner (all aluminum only after 2006 and 8'wide), Keifer Built (Genesis), Silver Lite (made in Oregon), Exiss (if the dealer is great about warranty work), CM (Norstar only), Bison (Stratus), Classic, Featherlite, Sooner
Mid range would be: Cherokee, Silver Star (made in SC, sold to Arabians and now owned by someone in Georgia), Exiss (Sport model)
Aluminum with Steel Frame: Bison (Allumsport), Logan, Kiefer Built (except Genesis), CM (except Norstar), American Spirit, Merhow, Hawk, and most Sundowners are aluminum with steel frame.
Posted 2007-01-21 7:21 PM (#54204 - in reply to #54197) Subject: RE: Trailer Brands
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Posts: 112 Location: Columbus, Ohio
Quite a list! If you go for all alum., stick with the top brands. All alum. is can be just as strong as alum. over steel but requires more attention to welds which can be tricky. Alum. is more expensive, and harder to fix if there is a problem.
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