Blower Cart in the Trailer?

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blackcows

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Kind of an off the wall question so not sure if I will get any responses but has anyone found a good way to transport the Sullivan double blower cart in the trailer?  They work great at the show, no better way that I know of to store and transport the blowers but on the trailer I can't seem to find a good way to transport it with out it falling or tipping over.  Seems like no matter where or how I strap it the thing is so top heavy that it wants to move around.  I have finally decided that the best thing for me to do is to lay it down to keep it from falling and breaking something.
 

bart

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We just lay them over and block them wih hay or a sack of feed so they dont roll. Will be interesting to see what everyone else does..
 

iowabeef

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We transport ours right in front of our standing show box.  We use ratchet straps hooked to the side of the trailer to keep both in place and have never had a problem.
 

shorthornmn

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We always leave them upright. We have 2 methods and in neither do we ever have to strap them up, down, or sideways and they have never fallen over. In one method, we put the chute in the trailer (still all put together minus the head tie) and we put the blower cart and all the fans on carts upright and in line in the chute. The other method is when we fold the chute down and we put the chute along one side of the trailer and then the upright show box along the other wall (doors facing the nose end of the trailer. Right along the wall behind the showbox we roll in the blower cart (blower side facing right under the big handle on the show box. Then we stack feed bags on the base of the cart. Then fill the trailer around those things making sure to surround the blower cart. NO STRAPS NECESSARY!
 

iowabeef

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Yes, you can always stack things around however, if you want to protect your investment in your equipment, for heaven's sake purchase a $5.00 ractchet strap.  Creative packing.....or security.  With creative packing I would still worry with things sliding around. 
 

shorthornmn

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It's not just creative its smart. Especially our version of putting them in the chute. Yes, if your super worried about it Or have had problems in the past go ahead and by all means use a rachet strap. The original post said though that even with a rachet strap it still tipped Or flopped over. Just trying to provide a different method of going about things.
 

iowabeef

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Tomato....tomaaato.....what works for one may not work for another.  We have never had an issue with straps but to each his own. 
 

shorthornmn

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Very true about what works for one doesn't always work for another. That's why I tried to provide additional Or other options :)
 

angus214

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Well I guess I am a little OCD! I take my blowers off and put them in our stand up box and put the box up against the side wall and put blower cart behind and use one strap around box and cart! I just don't care for my blowers to get wet or banged up cost to much to repace! But with that said our stuff on our trailer only comes out at shows and we have a second set that stays in the barn. For us it is just easier that way and you don't have to pack everything out of the barn to go to shows just load feed and hay.
 

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