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RE: [RC] [RC] hauling horses, again - Laurie DurginYou need to find out the gross vehicle weight you can tow with any vehicle.I believe it is on the door of most new vehicles. And with what kind of hitch. Class II or III. Also if you get a "not truck" you'll need to get a tow package and stablizing bars probably. Then find out the weight of trailers and your horse and anything else you will carry and that is your tow wieght. Many steel 2 horse trailers , if you are careful do not weigh much .I looked at a Brenderup. They weighted 1898 for the smallest one. And it was around 8,000$ A Steel with stock sides and open back (not enclosed weighed 1900-2200 lbs.) For the money for me it was a no brainer. And then there are a few aluminun, but same thing. At the size of a two horse, you aren't saving much in the skin type. With me it was both money and weight, and safety. A steel protects the horse better in a wreck I felt. We have a 250 diesal my husband drives, but I have an older 150. I can tow my steel S& H 2 horse that weighs 2140 with one of my horses, and have a couple hundred lbs. left over. When we need to tow 2 we can use his truck. From: "Elysa Braunstein" <elysavmd@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] hauling horses, again Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:08:45 -0800 _________________________________________________________________ Store more e-mails with MSN Hotmail Extra Storage ? 4 plans to choose from! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ ============================================================ One would think that logic would prevail. But then, if logic did prevail, men would ride sidesaddle. ~ Bob Morris ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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