[TheForge] Fw: [EK-Equine] Trailering question....
Phlip
[email protected]
Thu Apr 3 08:10:01 2003
Thanks, Paul- I've forwarded your email along.
Phlip
If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.
Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hewitt" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Fw: [EK-Equine] Trailering question....
> Ahh the fine art of building trailer, I happen to be a trailer
> manufacture......
>
> Most trailers are rated in GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, and not GVCR
> Gross Vehicle Capacity Rating.....
> A horse trailer is a pretty heavy beast to start with, weigh it on a DOT
> scale and subtract that from the GVWR rating and that's what you can
carry.
>
> These days trailers are getting pretty cheap, so buyer beware basically
> subtract 1000# from the GVCR and that's what you can haul every day. Most
> manufactures bank on limited use of the trailer.
>
> As for Box tubing, the more vertical web you have the better, a piece of
4"
> box tubing has the equivalent of 8" of vertical web, the same 4" I-beam
only
> has 4" of vertical web. the thickness of the web determines the crush
> strength or vertical yield point of the tubing. I-beam of the same weight
> and configuration as tubing will always yield before the tubing will.
Some
> heavier gauge I-beams have more strength because they are tapered edge,
and
> also have thick web, sometimes called bridge beam or ships beam.
>
> Any questions feel free to email me. [email protected]
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "gblacksmith" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Fw: [EK-Equine] Trailering question....
>
>
> > Tibor: You may want to consider using I-beam vs box tubing. You can
> find
> > the relative merits of these materials via key word search for "steel
> tubing
> > strength" or steel tubing deflection".
> >
> > Grant Marcoux
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phlip" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 7:51 PM
> > Subject: [TheForge] Fw: [EK-Equine] Trailering question....
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Anybody got an answer here? SCAdians often seem to raise a small city
> for
> > a
> > > weekend event- no sooner do you have things set up, than it's time to
> tear
> > > them down ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Phlip
> > >
> > > If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> > > cat.
> > >
> > > Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> > > And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Schuldenfrei" <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 10:42 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [EK-Equine] Trailering question....
> > >
> > >
> > > > > I did all these numbers before I bought the trailer. Why am I
> coming
> > > > > up with a different answer now?
> > > >
> > > > Your horses gained weight? (:-)
> > > >
> > > > Truck + gear + people + trailer + horses + horse-gear is GCVW.
Simple
> > > math.
> > > >
> > > > I know that I am still planning to build a non-equestrian trailer
> > someday,
> > > > and the design went into the dumper when I calculated the weight.
(:-)
> > > >
> > > > (Anyone know a good web site for calculating the weight and strength
> per
> > > > linear foot of box steel tubing? It's got to be enough stronger per
> > pound
> > > > than 2x4....)
> > > >
> > > > Tibor
> > > >
> > >
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