RE: [RC] need brakets to hang panels from the side of my trailer!!!!! - Ranelle Rubin
My panels rest on the fender, but have trays made of steel that the panels sit on. I then use motorcycle tie-downs to wrench them onto the trailer through the tie rings that were already there, and down to some steel bracket my sweetie installed. They are secure, and don't budge.
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To: tondi313@xxxxxxx CC: diana2507@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:22:42 -0400 Subject: Re: [RC] need brakets to hang panels from the side of my trailer !!!!! From: rides2far@xxxxxxxx
>>>> A welder will have some
good ideas for you. Be sure to talk to him/her about safety for your
horses. I got some brackets and they are fine. I just can no longer
tie my itchy faced gelding on that side of the trailer, again, even though he
put them high enough; I just don’t trust that he won’t figure out a way to snag
his halter on it.
Have them mount
a hollow square tube to the side of the trailer, then make the bracket a
smaller square tube that slides down inside of that one. Then when you unload
your panels you can lift the bracket out, turn it sideways and make it flush
with the trailer.
Also, a friend
of mine had hers mounted where the bottoms of the panels rested on the fender
of her trailer, straddling the wheel well. The vibration of the legs literally
removed the paint in one trip and were soon working their way through the
metal. If yours rest on the fender put some rubber under them. Also, try
riding in your trailer with them on there. If they're noisy you might consider
padding between them and the trailer to keep the noise level
down.
