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tuffr2 · 06-19-2018, 01:58 PM

An idea I am tossing around. I think horse trailers are built better than the average 5th wheel. After all they have to carry 1,200lb animals.

Not sure if it would be cost effective but was thinking to remove the horse stales and turn that area into a residential type living room and maybe a bedroom.

Horse trailers are a true goose neck trailer.

The horse trailers with living quarters have a kitchen, bathroom, and dinette. I would have 27' or so to use as I want. Maybe leave 10' as a toyhauler.

I am looking at a 4 horse trailer slant that is 40' long. One thing that concerns me, RV parks might not like it so I may need to have it painted or wrapped.

Good idea or bad idea?

charliez · 06-19-2018, 02:05 PM

I've seen a couple being used as campers in rv parks. Parks didn't care one bit neither did any neighbors. One thing about them. They are heavy and they have heavy pin weights. Most have axles very far back. Go big when selecting a TV to match them.

andy29847 · 06-19-2018, 02:56 PM

You do not have to convert a horse trailer. Shadow and Sundowner make car hauler/toy haulers that are built to last. I had a 48' Shadow and it was great. It was almost all aluminum, so it wasn't too heavy. I towed it with a 5th wheel hitch and I stayed in the same campgrounds that I used with my 39' XLR. It was long, so I had to have a get in/get out plan. Hitch weight was a little more than my previous 5th wheel. Go to racingjunk.com and look at trailers with living quarters.

mrgrayaz · 06-19-2018, 03:42 PM

I've seen them with a slide too!

And yes all aluminum, none of this filon junk

andy29847 · 06-19-2018, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mrgrayaz

I've seen them with a slide too!

Mine has a slide -

I've seen them with 2 slides, but those are 53' long. The biggest thing we missed was a place to sit and eat in the living quarters. We got by with lap trays and cup holders but a dinette would have been nice.

tuffr2 · 06-20-2018, 11:09 PM

Very nice looking rigs. I went to look at this 4 horse trailer. Interesting the living portion was done by NuWa. No slides on this trailer but the living quarters was big. Good sized bathroom too.

I am thinking this may be a 'no go'. At least the 40' trailer. They sit really low. Never noticed how low before. Maybe a shorter trailer would be better.

andy29847 · 06-21-2018, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tuffr2

I am thinking this may be a 'no go'. At least the 40' trailer. They sit really low. Never noticed how low before. Maybe a shorter trailer would be better.

They are low, especially for how long they are. I had mine raised 2". Didn't have any problems dragging the back after that.

Two things pushed me to the car hauler type trailer. The biggest thing was I wanted to take my jeep with me. Regular RV type toyhaulers do not have enough payload capacity for that. Second was my experience with the XLR toyhauler I owned 2013-2016.

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f49/three...lt-291331.html

azpete · 06-21-2018, 07:32 AM

yeah, most larger horse trailers would make great toy haulers. ive seen a couple converted to this use. the axles are set back far enough to carry the extra weight of a vehicle. the construction is much heavier than a toy hauler. built to last, thats for sure.
the only problem i see is that most arent built for very cold weather, and the holding tank capacities arent as large as most travel trailers or fifth wheels.
nothing that cant be changed in most cases.