Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Anyone with a horse trailer knowledge here?

[antonye]

Originally posted by CK

spot on young man.

Hye thang ewe!

[CK]

s'okay!

but I'd still get Tonio to check the weight out, and then ask Tyreman his opinion about downgrading, before going ahead:P

[Spen]

Originally posted by antonye

Why?

Having had my race trailer blow a tyre on the M11 the other week on a pretty car type tyre, I now prefer the heavy duty uglier trailer tyres.......

[itexuk]

You are asking for trouble, I would stick with the 16 wheels and the stronger 7 ply tyres. Is it twin axel?

[T5sBetterHalf]

when we had a horse trailer for my horse we found out that it was land rover tyres and wheels that fitted

[GsxrAge]

I Don't think a horse trailer would be a good idea !

My main concern is that they are heavy and your fuel costs would nearly double.

Why don't ya look around for a trailer with a Fiberglass body on it. I would advise twin wheels !

My other thought is do ya realy want people to think your a Horsey person as they always say the rider looks like the Horse

Age

[Chaz]

Be very careful tonio horse boxes are very heavy & with smaller wheels they over heat the tyers and burst, I have 12" wheels on my trailer with 8ply van tyers a good compromise me thinks.

[antonye]

I've seen Ian's horse box at racing and it's not exactly the huge, heavy thing you lot think it is!

In fact, I doubt you'd ever actually get a horse in there!

[phil_h]

Even a light-weight tow-a-van doubles the fuel consumption.
Its not the weight - that only really slows your acceleration - its the frontal area of the bloody things that sucks the juice out of your tank.
We've got a tow-a-van, a horse trailer and a 3-bike trailer and I've towed them all with my car and monitored the fuel consumption (well it has an onboard puter so its easy)

Anyway - I would encourage anyone who is thinking about getting a trailer with a roof to go ahead - they are wonderful when it rains :P

(wouldnt want to p*ss about changing the wheels tho)

[CK]

Originally posted by antonye
I've seen Ian's horse box at racing and it's not exactly the huge, heavy thing you lot think it is!

In fact, I doubt you'd ever actually get a horse in there!

its a 2 pony one, if memory serves me right

this pony trailer unlaiden will prob be about 5 times as heavy as the bike trailer (at a rough guess)

Good luck in whatever you do with the wheels Tonio - but do ask Steve @ Wraysbury Tyres - he is most helpful with advice