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There's a little difference in being able to see down side the trailer. If you're used to pulling a 6 or 6.5 foot trailer, then you'll notice a big difference in being able to see. You'll need to extend your mirrors out or add some type of aftermarket mirrors, 7'6" -vs- 8', that's only 3" each side.... Not really noticeable. It's a little more money but the extra 6" added to the interior is a big bonus. Every little inch counts inside that LQ. Not that much added to the weight, if you're towing with a "short bed" truck you may need an "gooseneck hitch extender" for the trailer, that will move the wide trailer back and away from the truck cab when making tight turns...
My "con" on the wider trailers is the inside fenders. It's where a horse has to put their hind feet. Unless of course, you've got a REALLY sickle-hocked horse. in which case, maybe they can stand that way for long trailer rides.
I don't like towing the bulk and weight of an 8' trailer. I don't like the need for mirror extensions, a larger DRW truck, more fuel and additional tires. My family is three, and we are very comfortable in the narrower trailers. Given a choice, we will purchase a longer LQ than a wider one. Since we buy each trailer as a long term investment, the resale factor is of little importance.
At the many shows we frequent, a small percentage of the trailers are a full 8' wide, while the majority are narrower. On the rides my wife and daughter attend, I can't remember seeing any 8' trailers hauling to the trail heads, in fact few are wider than 7'.
You will probably be told by the proponents of the widest trailers, that their horses have more room. This area is a function of the length of the stall, based on the angle allocated for each stall. You can in fact, have a large slant load stall in a narrower trailer. It all depends on how the manufacturer allocates the available space.
My "con" on the wider trailers is the inside fenders. It's where a horse has to put their hind feet. Unless of course, you've got a REALLY sickle-hocked horse. in which case, maybe they can stand that way for long trailer rides.
I always feel bad for geldings that want to stretch out and PEE. And then mares that pee and have it splash on the fender. blech... There's no way to keep shavings under their butt with those fenders.
My advice is this: If you hang out around fairgrounds, horse shows, etc and in general rarely leave the pavement, you will have no problem with the difference between a 7'3" a 7'6" or an 8' wide trailer. If you're like me and never attend an event that has a parking lot. The smaller trailers are a little easier to get around in remote areas. I've had to work really hard some times to jack knife a trailer around to get turned around at the end of some roads.
I have found that the length of the trailer has more to do with getting around in small spaces than the width. Most trailers at horse camps and week long trail riding places are 8 foot wide. At horse shows I have attended it varies all over the place from BPs, to stock, to 7 foot, 7 foot 6, to 8. Trail heads for day rides has the same type trailer found at shows I mentioned above.
Also look into getting the dropped nose for more headroom in the gooseneck area. Is it just you that is going to be using the trailer? If so, you can easily get by with a trailer anywhere for 5 foot to 8 foot short wall depending on the amenities that you want. I really depends on your lifestyle and how ofter you are going to be staying in the trailer. A walk-thru door to the horse compartment and cam-latch on the rear door/escape door is a must for me for any LQ trailer - I use it as a mud room before going into the LQ.
I really notice a difference in LQ space between my 7'6" wide trailer and friends' 8' wide trailers. Its amazing how much difference 6" makes. I also notice a huge difference between my 7'6" ceiling and friends' 7' ceilings. Love the extra 6" in the gooseneck so I don't bang my head on the ceiling sitting up in bed (and its alot easier to make the bed too).
Now in the horse area, I really like that I don't have wheel wells protruding into the horse area, and the 7'6" height is nice and roomy and airy, but a little bit overkill for me since I ride reiners and my horse is barely 14 hands tall. I have to get up into the mangers to reach the tie loops (so I leave trailer ties permantly attached).
If I had to do it all over again and money was no option, I'd get an 8' wide, 7'6" tall trailer. But I paid a little more than 1/2 (one year used when I bought my trailer) of what the 8' wide trailers were new at the time. Yes, I found a screaming deal, right place at the right time. So I live with the slightly narrower LQ and am happy with my savings.
I have a double wide trailer that has always held Lit of heat in ceiling. My question is. I see alit of house have gable vents at the end of both sides of the house. Would this help me if I was to cut them into my trailer?
Proper ventilation requires intake and exhaust vents. You generally want a pretty even balance of both. A common way of venting is soffit vents as intake and ridge vent as exhaust. Opposing gable vents are less effective but better than nothing. Gable vents used with ridge vent does not work real well but can also be better than nothing. There is some info on ventilation in this recent industry webinar: =NYwD9CWveKY
My 16h WB can turn around in my 6 ft wide trailer, but she is only a 75 inch blanket. My 17h 80 in blanket OTTB can do it too, but it is harder for him and he has to kind of contort his head to do it.
If I was going to be hauling him in that trailer a lot, I would go for a 7ft wide so he could turn more easily.
You never tie a horse in a float without something behind it, because of this you need a well trained horse to load by yourself. It is much easier to teach the horse to self load and close behind once it is in, rather than trying to leave it untied and leave it to do up the back.
An angle float is much safer to load with one person as you can lead the horse in, position and close the angle. The horse is now contained and when unloading the horse turns and comes down the same ramp forwards.
I hauled by myself all the time in my own trailer and while my horses did not self-load, they would get on and stay put while I took care of business behind the trailer. In addition, they stayed put when we arrived until I came up and backed them out.
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