I would love to have a hay rack on my LQ trailer. I normally wouldn't even consider doing it, because I normally just pull a trailer that I am trying to sell. I have decided to keep this one, till my kids get up about grown. I cant seem to find one for less than $14-1500. I'm not putting that in one. I just want to carry about 4 bales of hay, and 25-30 gallons of water. Might put a tack box up there to. So were talking 600 pounds anyway. I get up there to get something, and were talking quit a bit of weight. Not sure I trust my skills with a Tig for that. If my trailer was steel, Id bight the project off in a minute. Anybody know of an affordable one, or a cheaper solution.
Hay rack for horse trailer
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M-5
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got a pic of your trailer
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Simple. Find the cross braces on inside drill thru top to bolt it down. Use rubber bushing between top and rack. Also use a butyl caulk when assembled. Use same process with washers like you would on a boat transom. Plenty of how to on interweb.
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I notice that's 4' x 2'. It's also steel. I might could fab something out of square tubing, and paint it dull aluminum. I'd hate to hurt the resale on my trailer though, with steel on aluminum.
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You can probably find an aluminum roof rack. If your concerned about resale on trailer and want a cheap roof rack its not going to work. You would be better off spending a couple grand on one built for the trailer. You can't expect to save money on the add on and expect someone to pay top dollar when you sale it.
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I guess it comes down to how big a hurry you are in. Somewhere, sometime there will be available an aluminium rack off of a wrecked trailer for a good price. Usually, I look for what I want for a long time, and then give up and pay what it takes to get it new and then the bargain appears. But I have also found over the years that although I think my cheaper option (different material, not as good a paint, or whatever, even though functionality it works) does not impress a potential buyer. So all that being said, I would recommend that you buy the rack for that trailer and not look back. Over a period of time the difference off $500-1000 is not going to be that high on a per year basis. I have a friend who has a commercial business repairing, upfitting horse trailers. He has found that doing it right is a far better business plan than trying to be the cheapest.
littletom
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Have trailer world in bowling green build one from aluminum and install it. Be pretty close to factory.
