My steel 3 horse slant in my pics weighs right at 4060 pounds (without dividers, never use'm) if that gives you any idea. Rule of thumb is supposedly weight on the gooseneck ball is 20%.
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For a horse trailer, you want a Dooley. You need the stability of the dual rear tires when horses are moving around in the trailer.
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Got to dis-agree with that one. Horses can go absolutely nuts in a trailer and the worst you ever feel is a very slight momentary rocking. I've hauled as many as nine crammed loose in a long gooseneck and you'd never know they're back there. Most all ranchers, rodeo cowboys, etc, myself included, who do a LOT of hauling detest duallys for valid reasons. The exception being the big time PRCA guys with the WAY heavy LQ goosenecks with the axles way in the rear which greatly increases the ball weight. And now most of them are going to the small Peterbilts, etc. Most all duallys I see are the wannabe gentlemen "ranchers" who pull something maybe twice a year.
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For a horse trailer, you want a Dooley. You need the stability of the dual rear tires when horses are moving around in the trailer.
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Got to dis-agree with that one. Horses can go absolutely nuts in a trailer and the worst you ever feel is a very slight momentary rocking. I've hauled as many as nine crammed loose in a long gooseneck and you'd never know they're back there. Most all ranchers, rodeo cowboys, etc, myself included, who do a LOT of hauling detest duallys for valid reasons. The exception being the big time PRCA guys with the WAY heavy LQ goosenecks with the axles way in the rear which greatly increases the ball weight. And now most of them are going to the small Peterbilts, etc. Most all duallys I see are the wannabe gentlemen "ranchers" who pull something maybe twice a year.