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Greetings from Norway

thedole

thedole

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Hi
I've been a long time periodic dieselplace stalker, most of the stuff I've been there for could be found through the search engine in one way or another so there hasn't been very much posting going on but I really liked the place.

Discovered this place through Tim TurbineDoc's farewell thread and decided to drop by.

My truck is a 97 k2500 Worktruck that is almost bone stock for now and it is my daily driver. In my mind I have alot of modification fantasies but my wallet is already strugglin to keep up with maintenance. If I was on the other side of the pond I suspect the story would have been another as parts are WAY more expensive here.

I'm pulling the occasional horsie, only a two horse trailer so no biggie. I am trying to be gentle with my right foot not to break anything but sometimes "forget".

Dag
 
Welcome Dag. Another one from Norway. Are there many US made pickups and SUV's there?

I transported a horse trailer to FL a couple of years ago to be put on a ship going to Norway. I thought that was rather interesting. It just didn't seem much like what I would have thought being much need for.

Glad you are here.
 
SFC Cobb said:
Welcome Dag. Another one from Norway. Are there many US made pickups and SUV's there?
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There are quite a few, see lots of them around here anyway. Highest density of them in farming areas (like here)I believe.

SFC Cobb said:
I transported a horse trailer to FL a couple of years ago to be put on a ship going to Norway. I thought that was rather interesting. It just didn't seem much like what I would have thought being much need for.
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Been thinking of getting a horse trailer from over there at times, most are only two horse trailers around here and it would be nice to have something a little bigger. One of the horses are kinda huge so he barely fits in the one we have..

SFC Cobb said:
Glad you are here.
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Thanx, glad to be here as well. Seems like a good place to be!
 
Sounds like you might need a 3 or 4 horse slant and take the separation gate out.....assuming that the trailer height is OK. Is your horse a Perchron or something similiar?

I you like camping with you horse a living quarters trailer with a 3 or 4 horse slant would be nice. Those suckers are expensive and are all gooseneck hitch. All the bumper pulls are two horse that I have seen. Doesn't mean that some thing larger in a bumper pull is not available but I haven't run across one.
 
SFC Cobb said:
Sounds like you might need a 3 or 4 horse slant and take the separation gate out.....assuming that the trailer height is OK. Is your horse a Perchron or something similiar?

I you like camping with you horse a living quarters trailer with a 3 or 4 horse slant would be nice. Those suckers are expensive and are all gooseneck hitch. All the bumper pulls are two horse that I have seen. Doesn't mean that some thing larger in a bumper pull is not available but I haven't run across one.
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I've seen 3 horse slant trailers here with a regular bumper pull but they have also been on the expensive side. Only dreaming of something else really, as mentioned the wallet (or the credit card ;) )is not ready for any upgrades!

I think its hard to get gooseneck trailers approved for use here. Think it was discussed in a Norwegian forum a while back.

The big one is a Hannoveranian but kinda largish for his breed I think (about 17.1 hands and robust)and our trailer is smallish. Had mostly ponies before and it worked nicely for them but a little cramped for him. But it works for our use, not talking long distance travelling here. Mostly local events and training.
 
Welcome Dag. You might want to check in to trailers made for warmbloods. I know sundowner makes some.
 
thedole said:
I've seen 3 horse slant trailers here with a regular bumper pull but they have also been on the expensive side. Only dreaming of something else really, as mentioned the wallet (or the credit card ;) )is not ready for any upgrades!

I think its hard to get gooseneck trailers approved for use here. Think it was discussed in a Norwegian forum a while back.

The big one is a Hannoveranian but kinda largish for his breed I think (about 17.1 hands and robust)and our trailer is smallish. Had mostly ponies before and it worked nicely for them but a little cramped for him. But it works for our use, not talking long distance travelling here. Mostly local events and training.
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That is a big horse.

So all of the stock trailers there are bumper pulls? You seldom see a stock trailer here that is bumper pull and that is likely to be a two horse trailer.

For stock trailers here goosenecks are the only way to go. You can haul so much more in them. A lot of them are 30-36 ft and hold a lot of cattle, sheep or pigs.
 
SFC Cobb said:
That is a big horse.

So all of the stock trailers there are bumper pulls? You seldom see a stock trailer here that is bumper pull and that is likely to be a two horse trailer.

For stock trailers here goosenecks are the only way to go. You can haul so much more in them. A lot of them are 30-36 ft and hold a lot of cattle, sheep or pigs.
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Yeah, he's a big boy. Got some power in his hind legs as well I discovered when he bucked and hit me in my thigh once..

I think they mostly use medium duty or big rigs for transportation of cattle and such. We don't have the same haul it yourself culture here it seems, never seen a pickup truck with a plow on it either.
 
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thedole said:
Yeah, he's a big boy. Got some power in his hind legs as well I discovered when he bucked and hit me in my thigh once..

I think they mostly use medium duty or big rigs for transportation of cattle and such. We don't have the same haul it yourself culture here it seems, never seen a pickup truck with a plow on it either.
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Pickup's are used for a lot of things here. Hotshot rigs with 40ft goosenecks hauling GCWR loads of 30K plus, tow trucks and about anything else you can imagine, within some reason.

Big rigs are used here to haul cattle but it is typically long haul trips and for big loads. The small farmer or rancher is likely to use his pickup. A lot of cattle here are moved to different feed lots in different states at various times of the year so a lot of cattle are moved at once by the big rigs.
 
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