Ball Size

[Walkin Horse]

L

After doing some looking at trailers yesterday, I think I'm making a mistake with a bumper pull stock trailer. They are just too tight for horses, and I'm not comfortable with trying to make it work. I've decided to get the B&W turnover gooseneck ball for my truck bed and install it myself. Then I will buy a 3 horse slant load gooseneck trailer. Probably used, and probably aluminum.

I think for the long term, this will be something that I will enjoy having instead of regret buying.

But back to ball size, I am curious why the pin that attaches that hitch isn't brought up? Seems to me that it is the weak link to everything. I would expect it to sheer before something happens to the ball.

Thank you,
Eddie

I had a recent thread about bending a hitch pin. I jerked a stump out and bent the pin. It was thru a solid bar hitch with a rubber cushion in it. It was hard to tell how bent it was after I got it out.

Eddie if IIRC you are fairly new with the horses. If you think a bumper pull is too tight wait till you start loading a slant load. Once that first horse is in its blocking your escape door. If you buy one with a rear tack area the third horse is virtually impossible to get away from if it won't step on the trailer by itself.

A two horse is meant to load the left horse first and the right horse second. Then you have the escape door to back out of. Use a trailer tie not the lead rope. If the horse starts to back out there's a chance of getting your hand caught in the knot. I almost always have someone help me load. Just in case something happens they can shut the door to keep the horse in.

Right now I have a 4 horse gn stock trailer and a 6 horse Trailet trailer with lq. I have hauled as many as 12 or 13 on a friends CM stock trailer. Take the dividers out.

 

[Diamondpilot]

curious what a professional installation of a turnover gooseneck ball runs?

I do B&W setup for $150

Chris