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Old 05/21/07, 04:11 PM
 
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Help needed finding dealer for small livestock trailers

I am looking for aluminum livestock trailers for small livestock. I found some really cool ones on-line but they are all from England or New Zealand. Has anyone seen the kind I'm talking about in the USA? They are really neat, and kind of small, and can be hauled by smaller trucks and in some cases, cars! I think one of the companies is Western Trailers? I'd sure love to find a dealer in the US!

A sample of the type of trailer is at the following link:

http://www.barlowtrailers.co.uk/sal...stock-range.htm
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Old 05/21/07, 05:02 PM
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Don't know if this will help, but there are a couple big trailer manufacturers near here.

Featherlite will custom-build a trailer to your specs. Here is one of their aluminium bumper pulls:

Featherlite Alum. Bumper Pull

Alum-Line also makes stock trailers. You might be interested in their Dual-Line models for small livestock:

Alum-Line Dual-Line Bumper Pull

BTW, your link didn't take me to a specific page, had to look at their stock trailers.

Not that hard to fabricate a small trailer, depending on what exactly you're looking for. I've made trailers for hauling hogs from old pickup boxes, but with these you need access to a loading chute.
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Old 05/21/07, 08:56 PM
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I have a Circle M Supreme mini stock trailer that I pull with a 4 cylinder truck. It's not aluminum, but is still rather light. It's only 5 feet high, so the wind resistance is reduced a lot.

You can buy Circle M trailers from the manufacturer in Tennessee or from a dealer near you. They're a fairly popular brand. They cost much less than an aluminum trailer.

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