ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Gooseneck vs. tag-along
[endurance] Gooseneck vs. tag-along
Peter Laberge (plaberge@epix.net)
Thu, 1 Feb 1996 22:14:52 -0500 (EST)
Recently, "Trucker" magazine conferred upon Pennsylvania
the dubious honor of having 3 of the 10 worst highways
in the country. Potholes are now forming all along the
PA Turnpike and I-80. I cringe at the memory of simultaneously
hitting a pothole and being passed by a semi while pulling
our old two horse Triggs. I love to drive, but that wasn't
fun. We now have a Kiefer 3 horse slant gooseneck, with small
living quarters. The main deal for me is the stability and
ease of pulling a gooseneck affords. We have an F-250 with
a 350 V8 that is about to say hello to 100,000 miles. Definitely
the bare minimum in the power department. I like to put
it on cruise control and pretty soon we're in North or South
Carolina. Drive straight till you need gas, check horse, offer
water and get going again. That's my mantra. 500 miles per day
at the most. Get there Thursday evening and give the horse
a day to recover. I seem to digress.
I know there have been some studies on whether horses travel best
facing forward or backward. We take the dividers out and give
Stoney the chance to face either way. 90% of the time he chooses
to face backwards in the trailer. When the ride starts, he generally
chooses a more forward approach.
Happy trailering to endurance rides (acceptable content)
Pete LaBerge