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RE: [RC] Trailer Mounts for Corral Panels - Katrina MosshammerHi Cynthia, We have carried our panels on the side of our trailer for years. We have 10' long, 1" thick, aluminum panels that we use. We carried them on our old trailer, 18 ft calico 3h slant with stock trailer type sides. On that trailer we had the manufacturer put brackets the brackets on when they built it. They are 2 inches wide and about 6-8 inches long in the shape of an L. There is also a angle brace that runs from the middle of the bracket to the side of the trailer. (We originally had these brackets made for steel cattle panels that were 2.5-3" thick.) We have 3 brackets on each side. The brackets are at about eye level so that the panels could sit on the fender and hang from the brackets. We used bungees and tie downs to keep them secure. Never worried about scuffing on that trailer. Our new LQ trailer we did something different. It is a 20' long, 8' wide Legend trailer, with solid side on LQ and stock widows on horse part. We have a 19' awning on one side so all the brackets are on one side. After constantly hitting our heads and the horses heads on the other brackets at eye level, and because this trailer doesn't really have any fenders we had the brackets mounted at the top of the trailer. We also couldn't get the manuf. to do them so we had the guy who built or LQ do it. He used a 1 inch square tube and then welded the L part on one end and a cross shaped piece on the other end to attach to the trailer. At first he just had them bolted on but they started to sag so he we ahead and welded the on too. When we first started caring them we used to wrap a plastic tarp around the panel that laid against the trailer to keep it from rubbing and then ran tie-downs from the brackets to the braces under the trailer to hold them secure. It only took us a couple of years to figure out a much simpler system. Now we take our old leg wraps, you know the ones that are 30 years old and that have been buried in the tack room in some unknown corner where mice and moths have completely chewed them up so you never ever use them on a horse anymore, and we will wrap the four corners of the inside panel before we put it on. The leg wraps are long enough that once you get them all wrapped up you get close to an inch of clearance from the side of the trailer. Then we tie our tie down in an X pattern from the bracket to the braces underneath. This system has worked well for us and we have carried ten panels total before, although right now we are only carrying 7. If you want when I go to mom's this weekend I can take some pictures of both trailers and send them to you. Good luck! Katrina -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cynthia Ariosta Sent: June 12, 2007 10:01 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Trailer Mounts for Corral Panels Hello, I'm am trying to have a welder fabricate brackets for my trailer so that I can mount my portable corral panels for transport. I have 10 lightweight steel panels, about 7 1/2 feet long, one inch thick. He wants to put all 10 on one side, which I think is a risk, since it would add about 200 lbs over one side of the trailer, tires, etc. I want to divide them, 5 per side. I'm not sure how many brackets to have him put on each side, etc. to make sure that the panels hold securely, don't rattle, and don't scratch the paint on the trailer. I have an American 2 horse slant. Any recommendations folks might have would be greatly appreciated. If you have any photos of brackets that are working for you, you can also e-mail them to me directly at cynthiaariosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks, Cynthia =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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