| Now
that we have horses, we needed some way to haul them around. We
scanned
the "Thrifty Nickel" shopper and classifieds in the local papers for a
few weeks and looked
at a few used horse trailers. Most were priced way too high for
used trailers
and the ones that were more reasonably priced were in such poor shape
that
I wouldn't have trusted them to haul chickens, let alone
horses...
We finally gave up on finding a used one for a reasonable price and
decided
to purchase a new stock trailer. It's a "W-W" brand 14 ft model
made
in Oklahoma and cost just a little bit more than the used horse
trailers
we had looked at. This way we can take all our critters where
ever
we want to (even the chickens!) |
In the Sprint Corp. parking lot hooked to my '89 GMC pickup
right
after picking it up from the dealer. I picked it up on my lunch hour.
|
Lots
of room in there! We had the truck wired for the trailer brakes and
lights the next day.
|
Right after the
logo and lettering was applied.
Spare tire mounting bracket,
but no spare?? |
 |
We
checked around and chose "All American Signs" in Killeen, Texas to do
the
lettering. I told them what I wanted and faxed them rough
sketches and they did an outstanding
job of creating the designs and applying them to the trailer! |
We
also installed 3/4 inch thick solid rubber
floor
mats (from Tractor Supply) to the inside. |
The magnetic flag is from WalMart.
We
still have to get a spare tire for it... :o( |
We took it up to Hamilton,
TX on Sept 8, 2004 to pick up 5 free wire spools from Hamilton County
Electric Coop. Justine's unloading them next to the barn as part of a
goat playground.
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One more spool to be
unloaded. There are a couple sacks of pine shavings stored in
there, too.
September 8, 2004
|
New
Stock Trailer 
