tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769599757981579429.post6696162618981028898..comments2024-03-20T05:20:15.475-04:00Comments on A Bay Horse: My new trailerA Bay Horsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519878838113259362noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769599757981579429.post-77859859560020194342009-06-01T13:12:27.436-04:002009-06-01T13:12:27.436-04:00Thank you for all the great suggestions! Never wou...Thank you for all the great suggestions! Never would have thought of the sandpaper or camping toilet, although I'm not honestly sure if I am not too squeamish for the latter. :) <br /><br />It's due for its inspection soon, so we will definitely take your advice on getting it serviced.A Bay Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519878838113259362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769599757981579429.post-35619102676811157232009-05-29T01:38:55.837-04:002009-05-29T01:38:55.837-04:00Very nice trailer! Looks like it is in great condi...Very nice trailer! Looks like it is in great condition. You'll love the dressing room. I love mine, and I love the bench I have too, great for storage underneath and for sitting down when you need to put boots on! :)<br />I agree with everyone else on having it serviced. Just to make sure everything is working great!Paint Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095673661149903754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769599757981579429.post-81810892807781901402009-05-28T20:00:01.932-04:002009-05-28T20:00:01.932-04:00It looks brand new! Congratulations. Now you can g...It looks brand new! Congratulations. Now you can go everywhere in style and safety.<br /><br />Your tack trunk installation has given me an idea for our dressing room, which we can't figure out how to organize. Everything ends up on the floor except the bridles and saddles.<br /><br />You asked for suggestions, so here goes. I agree with Kate that you need to have a dealer go over the trailer to check the floors, etc. I'd go ahead and have it serviced. I do that every fall -- bearings repacked, stuff that needs greasing gets greased, etc. All the lights checked.<br /><br />One thing I didn't know when we got our trailer was that trucks and SUVs with "hauling packages" do not include a device (don't know the name) that links and operates the trailer brakes. We got one installed and it saved me from rear-ending a schoolbus. But you probably knew about that little detail and probably already have one installed on your truck.<br /><br />Again, it's beautiful. Happy trails to you!<br /><br />Anne at www.smellshorsey.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106135693129419594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769599757981579429.post-15414591553654211382009-05-28T19:25:58.350-04:002009-05-28T19:25:58.350-04:00Nice trailer! I miss mine, but don't use one often...Nice trailer! I miss mine, but don't use one often enough to justify another right now.Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704537697611988375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769599757981579429.post-17140593533080513912009-05-28T19:11:21.910-04:002009-05-28T19:11:21.910-04:00good choice. i have a gooseneck hawk and had a bu...good choice. i have a gooseneck hawk and had a bumper hawk prior to that. when the tractor trailer pushed us off the highway and into the median, i had the bumper pull hawk. thankfully the hitch popped off and the horses did not roll with us...all was well, no serious injuries for the horses and no injuries whatsoever for the two humans. God was with us that day!Kritter Keeper at Farm Tailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289022593889972949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769599757981579429.post-29140723354501036492009-05-28T16:59:12.159-04:002009-05-28T16:59:12.159-04:00Your new trailer looks fantastic! It's so clean an...Your new trailer looks fantastic! It's so clean and you will appreciate the dressing room more than you know. When we showed a lot I put a portable camping toilet in there so we wouldn't have to use those nasty ones at the shows. It worked out great. Congratulations and good luck with it.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769599757981579429.post-27021311902229394822009-05-28T11:31:42.633-04:002009-05-28T11:31:42.633-04:00I LOVE!!! My Hawk trailer. I have a 3 horse slant ...I LOVE!!! My Hawk trailer. I have a 3 horse slant bumper pull with the dressing room.<br /><br />2 words of advice... over the winter my battery for the dressing room lights and the extra back light always goes dead because I forget to remove it.<br />The other thing... and this is my biggest... please put down sand paper strips or some other grippy stuff on the running board outside the tack room. I did not and that is how I ruptured all the ligaments in my ankle and now not riding for 4 - 6 months!! I slipped on it putting saddles away and down I went.<br /><br />Other than that... You are going to LOVE it. It has been the best trailer I have owned. Very, low maintenance other than oiling doors and window latches, battery and checking the tires. The rumber floors are super.Stephanie - Siouxzeegirl Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118363027417990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769599757981579429.post-63012421789006914252009-05-28T10:35:04.614-04:002009-05-28T10:35:04.614-04:00That looks like a very nice trailer! You are inde...That looks like a very nice trailer! You are indeed lucky to find one so close and in such good condition. The only advice I'd have is to have the tires (including spare) checked out for wear/cracks, etc. and proper inflation, and also have the trailer itself checked out (if you don't know its maintenance history) for anything structural/electrical/mechanical that might need tuning up. Also, my trailer needs its bearings repacked on a regular basis - don't know if your trailer needs this or not - it's an important safety issue if it does. Hope you get a lot of usage out of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com