[RC] on subject of trailer, rear tack - Karen Sullivan
Wondering how many of you that have rear tacks
really like or use them.
My BP Silverado I just sold had one big rear gate
and a huge front tack, with a wall I could swing open
into the horse area on camp trips or even
remove. I could haul 5 horses, and had a huge camper and
sleep
whole family. It was very, very quick to load
and unload horses,and I could haul tons of stuff......
IN interests of selling camper and downsizing, I
found a great deal on gooseneck,very small but complete LQ; Silverlite, with
back tack (collapsable) and three horse slant. The trailer on the box is
18'6".I did not want to go any longer, so would not have bought a 3h sland with
a mid tack, and never saw any used 2h slants with mid tacks either.,
I wanted one with stock sides, but not many of those out there (Icould
have had one custom built for $$$), but the lightly used one was too good an
price to pass up. It has the drop down windows, grills, and slider windows
behind the horsses,and a double back door. Right now the windows are okay,
since I do like being able to close up the entire trailer with it is raining
(which I could do with a stock trailer and plexiglass), but I am just waiting
for the day when the hinges, latches and rubber all need repair.....I really did
like the simplicity of the Silverado.
Well, it seems that rear tack is a joke! It is SO
tiny, and REALLY hard to get endurance saddles in and out, especially ones with
front and rear packs....has no room for my STUFF (blanket bin, spare-stuff bin,
tool box, electric fence charger and posts, grain, feedtubs,etc,etc). I
guess some of this stuff can go in the bed of the truck, but then will have to
be lashed down
OR.....
I can haul to factory, have stud wall installed,
move saddle rack to first stall, add bridle bar and hooks, and use the first
stall as a mid-tack. With the back tack collapsed, I can still fit in 3
horses.
Has anyone done this? Even opening that stud
wall EVERY time to access the tack would be easier than dealing with the rear
tack. For an additional $$$$$ I can have an escape door installed in the first
stall, and use as a tack room door, but I doubt I would ever use it! It
would be one more darn door (with latches, rubber, etc) in the
trailer.
I do also feel the rear tack makes it harder to
load, although my horses have adapted. There is still the possibility of
being squished while loading a horse. I do not llke that narrower opening.
