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antonye 24-May-2006 17:05

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Originally posted by CK

spot on young man.




Hye thang ewe!

CK 24-May-2006 17:07

s'okay!:saint:

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

Spen 24-May-2006 17:40

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Originally posted by antonye
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Originally posted by Spen
Nooooooo, use 7 ply trailer tyres only......

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 24-May-2006 17:48

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

T5sBetterHalf 24-May-2006 18:09

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

GsxrAge 24-May-2006 19:11

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 :D:D:D

Age

Chaz 24-May-2006 19:45

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 24-May-2006 19:55

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 24-May-2006 22:01

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 24-May-2006 22:31

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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):puzzled:

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


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