ridecamp@endurance.net: Trailer Woes

Trailer Woes

K S Swigart (katswig@deltanet.com)
Mon, 5 May 1997 10:52:19 -0700 (PDT)

Am I the only one who doesn't think that horse trailers are poorly made? Nor
do I think they are made worse than cars.

Quite frankly, if we treated our cars the way we treat our horse trailers,
they wouldn't last anywhere near as long.

We do not load our cars with 1/2 ton live cargo that kicks, shits, urinates,
scrapes with its teeth, etc.

We do not leave our cars parked outside 24 hours a day 365 days a year (some
of you may have garages for your trailer, but I don't).

Do we maintain our horse trailers in the same way that we maintain our cars,
or is a once a year repacking of the wheel bearing and an occasional
replacement of the floor the extent of our maintenance?

And. . .

Do we keep our cars as long as we keep our horse trailers?

I have a '72 Ford pickup and a '73 Stedham horse trailer. It is a toss up
between which has more rust on it. It is a toss up as to which has more
wiring problems. It is a toss up as to which leaks more. It is NOT a toss up
over which requires more effort (and dollars) to maintain in good working

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