Farmer Brown
Active Member
i meant i wouldn't, have changed it now. id be lucky if i got 2 or 3 in like that.
i meant i wouldn't, have changed it now. id be lucky if i got 2 or 3 in like that.
Hicap phill
Well-Known Member
If I can get 2 horses in the same size trailer with spare room I'm sure you could get 4 good beasts.
Just split the box in 2 easy life
But takes a bit more time to load.
Just split the box in 2 easy life
But takes a bit more time to load.
Farmer Brown
Active Member
but what if i want to take more than 4? like next thursday when i'm going to the market. these guys aren't small, 6-700kg plus. i'm normally almost at the 3.5 tonne limit.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Just put it as far forward as you can, if they are fairly tight in the trailer, they can't move around too much.
I very much doubt it. I have only ever met a few that could not be trained. Cattle are an easy species to train, it is the owners that are usually more difficult.
Hicap phill
Well-Known Member
You sure you are not overwieght with stock & this may be causing issues?
I still say partions.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
5x600-700kg bullocks plus the weight of the trailer, is going to be well overweight.
If in doubt, I always used to take them in 2 loads, or call a haulier, the cost per head is fairly small with a truck.
It makes the situation worse of the beasts are wild. We used to keep them in the shed for a few days before loading, and feed a bit of cake, gets them used to people. And we never used to feed the night before loading, transport is less stressful for ruminants if the rumens are empty. The other thing that helps is to back the trailer up to the pen for a day or two before loading, let them get used to the sight and smell of it before loading.
Hicap phill
Well-Known Member
Here's why I say about weight.
This advert "says" can carry 3-6 horses/ponies.
Most it could legally carry is 3 horses/5 ponies. This is due to weight of the box.
They are crap to tow at more than 55mph and this is with all tied up horses.
And yes this is heavier than the one I sold(510xl) and mine had heavier pay load. & towed with 110tdi
This advert "says" can carry 3-6 horses/ponies.
Most it could legally carry is 3 horses/5 ponies. This is due to weight of the box.
They are crap to tow at more than 55mph and this is with all tied up horses.
And yes this is heavier than the one I sold(510xl) and mine had heavier pay load. & towed with 110tdi
Turboman
Mab An Gov
There is a lot of misinformation about trailers. I have towed those horsebox type Ifors as well, and they are horrible to tow, due to the increased height.
The other thing people don't seem to realise is that the Ifors with the little wheels underneath are only meant for farm use, and short distances.
It says this in the handbooks, only up to 30mph, but no-one ever reads it. You see them on the motorway.
The ones with the big wheels at the side of the box are a much better tow.
Farmer Brown
Active Member
I was only joking. My cows are pretty tame but I have over 170 head so I ain’t going to spend time halter training them all.
And do shove em in tight but they can still move about.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Worth training a few, the others pick up on the calmness around humans, and behave themselves a bit more. Just shutting some in a pen, and feeding them cake and sitting among them for a while every now and again works wonders as well. Anything that makes them like people and get used to contact with them helps.
I take it these are beef sucklers and followers?
As you say, they do move around, I often used to tow loose cattle as well. But it shouldn't be bad enough to cause alarm on the road if everything else is set up right.
A 90 is OK for towing, but due to the short wheelbase, it is never as good for stability on the open road as a 110 or a Disco.
I got new genuine springs all round for mine, they weren't expensive, and I fitted new shocks at the same time. Britpart springs are pretty good, and even cheaper.
