Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Digest, NFC Horse Trailer Purchase

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Charles:
 
When it comes to two horse, bumper pull trailers, from my experience you  
might as well just bite the bullet and buy a new one. 
 
As some others have said, these trailers just don't hit the retail dealers'  
market frequently, and when they do they are pretty well worn out. They are 
just  far too useful for a number of purposes when the owner decides, as they 
seem  inevitably to do, to move up to a four horse (even if they only own two 
horses)  gooseneck trailer with or without living quarters, tack room, etc. And 
even at  that point they can make good ranch trailers so the price is too 
stable and for  my taste too high and are never available at a "Clyde" price.
 
I would have to say that most options purchased on a new trailer, except  
perhaps for a generator and air conditioning in the living quarters/tack room  
have close to zero resale value. They were bought to meet the personal  
preferences of the original owner and wholesalers view them with  a "take it or 
leave" 
attitude. Similar to these expensive custom paint  schemes that are also 
omnipresent on these trailers.
 
If you want a basic, well constructed two horse straight load bumper pull  
trailer I would guess your best bet is to find some place like Trailer World,  
and just buy their basic model, skipping on a lot of options that you will 
later  find you don't have much, or frequent use for on the road. Get the 
important  stuff like spare tires and wheels, and a good hydraulic jack and 
make sure 
you  have tandem axles and a good braking system compatible with your tow 
vehicle and  leave it like that. Other than food and water, and protection from 
the elements  my horses just don't seem to care how fancy the trailer appears 
and what neat,  expensive options that might have been added to the trailer.
 
Dr. Steve  

1964 Rolls  Royce Silver Cloud III 1975 Pontiac GV Conv.
1980 MB 450SL 1982 RR  Corniche
1985 MB 280 GE G-Wagen 1988 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
1990 Cadillac  "Eagle" Hearse 1994 F-350 Powerstroke 4x4 
1995 Ferrari 348 Spyder 1996  Bronco
2000 Lincoln Town Car 2004 Excursion
+ Audrey's 2x  MB's


Dr. Stephen B. Spies, CES, CFI
Director,  Forensic Sciences Laboratory
Explosives Engineering  Technologies

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