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red

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also get or make metal/aluminum hangers that can be attached over the openings outside trailer. Makes a great place to hang fan cage & give you more room inside.. We also have ramps so we can wheel large items easier. Or maybe i should say we had ramps. I forgot them at Louisville when trailer was moved to higher ground & out of mud.  :)))

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One of my biggest regrets is not getting a 8' wide.  The cattle will stand better in the trailer, you can get more in there and there is less chance for them to rub.
 

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pjkjr4 said:
Forgot about Wilson and Eby. That's kind of funny too, because I work in an office for a trucking company that hauls grain and cattle. My boss has been mainly a Wilson and Merritt guy for years, with a Chapparal or 2 around. Well, 2 years ago, he bought a new Eby because it was about $4,000 cheaper than a Wilson. Since then, he has bought 3 or 4 more (I can't remember which), and as it turns out, none of them are around anymore. They've all been wrecked!! So, needless to say we won't be seeing any more of those around in the near future. I don't know if my boss' rotten luck would spill over to me, but I really don't know if I want to see!

Somebody posted on here to get a 7.5' wide. I was planning on a 7' wide. Is that extra 6 inches worth the extra money? Also as far as the hayrack, they (4Star and Elite, both) said that would be easy to add later on. For now we are just going to focus on 2 calves, a half a dozen jackpots, and then county, district and the oye, so I should have plenty of room in the back of the trailer for a few square bales.
I would also like to add that since I have started posting, you guys have been great at giving me useful advice, and I really appreciate that. Keep 'em coming!!!

If that is all you're doing, I wouldn't mess with the storage up top.  We had a long trip to Jr. Nationals one year and decided we needed the extra room and had an aluminum welder come in a put one on for us, very easy to add later and we have only used it 2 or 3 times.
 

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We have had keifer trailers since 1983. The first one we ever hauled is still being used today. We have a 20' x 7' aluminum that is 5 years old. I would go 8' next time  as the cattle can stand tied sideways easier. I would also reccomend a sliding divider gate and a front side ramp. The ting about the keifer is that it is an actual 7' inside dimension where most of the 7' are really 6' 8".
I have pulled B-Good's Elite a couple of times and was impressed with it.

Jim
 

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I looked at a 28 ' -  8' wide Sundowner ProStock Super Series28, overall 36' when I was in Louisville this past fall.
Sweetest trailer I have ever seen, but a bit pricy.

Depends what you want to pay and how much it will get used.

I have pulled mechanics Kiefer a lot of miles and it sure tows well with my chevy 3500 duramax/allison combo.
 

pjkjr4

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What I had priced was 7'x22" with a 4' carpted tack room in the front (18' floor space) with curb side ramp, street side escape gate, 1 window on each side of the nose, 2 floating divider gates with 1/2 gates inside of them (looks like that would work good for pigs), tie rails inside and out, load lights for ramp and back gate, chrome simulators, 2 inside lights for stock area, 1 light for tack room, 10 bridal hooks, plexiglass removable windows for stock area. No colors on this....I would rather spend the money on the stock, than on the trailor. I will check with both to find out how much more a 7.5' or 8' would be as opposed to the 7'. Right now, I just have a 1500HD Chevy (8600 GVRW)  with the gas-guzzling 6.0 engine. I need to pay off some other debt before I upgrade to a duramax (or newer twin-turbo powerstroke if they ever get all the bugs worked out), so I don't need to get too crazy on buying a BIG trailor. I still have the farm boy mentality of "We've got enough room, run 'em on in"!!!
 

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I run a 24x7 Travalong steel trailer. I know you're looking at alumnium, but for the price difference, the steel was the way to go for us. When I looked at them side by side, the steel was actually only 200 pounds heavier than a comparable Featherlite. We use it to haul stock cows as well, so it needed to be heavier built, and strong enough to go through the badlands. We saved around $7500 by going with the steel in comparison.

Something to think about if you're only using it for a few shows.
 
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