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Location: CentralTexas | I'm transferring colleges this fall and headed to Stephenville, and will be rodeoing for them. That being said, the place I'll be living is not big enough to fit my main rig, so we are selling my small gooseneck (because it's old and leaky and hot and my dogs have made it their home). My question is, should I look for goosenecks or bumper pulls? I need the good the bad and the ugly on this. I'll be taking two or three horses with me, so it needs to be a 4 horse slant. Are 4 horse bumper pulls safer than smaller ones? Or is gooseneck the way to go when you are traveling and rodeoing? Also if I got a gooseneck, I don't need a living quarters, so what are the thoughts on hauling with a stock trailer that has a 3 ft tack room? |
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| I prefer gooseneck over bumper pull, especially anything over 2 horses. I just feel like they are a little safer than a bumper pull and a little easier on the truck. I see nothing wrong with stock trailers, I have a lot of tack(don't most barrel racers) and I don't know if a 3ft tack room would give me enough room. |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Gooseneck. Easier to maneuver, easier riding for horses and pickup, better resale. |
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 Tough Patooty
Posts: 2615
Location: Sperry, OK | All I am gonna say is this... in my life I have had 3 bumper pulls come off the ball of the truck (a 2 horse side by side, 3 horse slant and 4 horse stock) and 0 goosenecks come off. |
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I Really Love Jeans
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Location: North Dakota | I think gooseneck is better. Think about it, a bumper pull puts weight on your vehicle because your truck is holding it up. A gooseneck holds the majority of its own weight you just have to pull and stop with it. You can get a 4 horse gooseneck without all the living space, just a simple tack area and that will keep the size and weight down. If you drive to Dallas to rodeo you will appreciate how much easier the gooseneck pulls in all the traffic here. |
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| ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-03-27 10:29 AM
All I am gonna say is this... in my life I have had 3 bumper pulls come off the ball of the truck (a 2 horse side by side, 3 horse slant and 4 horse stock) and 0 goosenecks come off.
I've had one gooseneck come off, it was empty. It was a tongue that you backed into, you didn't drop it down onto the ball, and it closed around it and then you locked it. We sold that trailer the next week! |
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Tough Patooty
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Location: Sperry, OK | FlyingJT - 2014-03-27 10:46 AM ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-03-27 10:29 AM All I am gonna say is this... in my life I have had 3 bumper pulls come off the ball of the truck (a 2 horse side by side, 3 horse slant and 4 horse stock) and 0 goosenecks come off. I've had one gooseneck come off, it was empty. It was a tongue that you backed into, you didn't drop it down onto the ball, and it closed around it and then you locked it. We sold that trailer the next week!
Any of them can come off.. but my personal belief is bumper pulls have a greater chance. |
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| Gooseneck.
I love my 2 horse bumper pull with a tack room, but I can't wait for the day when I can upgrade to bigger truck so I can get my gooseneck. I won't go over a 2 horse in a bumper pull - one I feel that's enough for a half ton truck and if you have a bigger truck you can handle a gooseneck. Two you start talking about 16'+ on the belly lengths and it gets a little unweildy as a bumper pull.
Go with a 4 horse stock IMO, you can set that first stall up for "stuff" like hay and grain when you're not hauling a horse in it and maximize your tack room space. Plus you'll have the tongue to sleep in and you'll appreciate that comfort. |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | I have a bumper pull right now and am in the process of selling it to get a goose neck. I want a stock/3-4 horse slant combo with a dressing room. Might be an option for you to look into. Adding slants if you haul more then 2 but it's nice to have the options of the box stalls if your hauling mares and foals. |
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 Born not Made
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Location: North Dakota | Gooseneck. Hands down.
I will NEVER own a bumper pull. |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | A 4 horse bumper pull is not safe when hauling in the Hill Country. It's not a good feeling when your trailer starts pushing you down a hill and trys to pass you up. |
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Location: Kansas | Hands down......a gooseneck |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I agree Hands down on Goosenecks  |
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Location: Texas | IMO, goosenecks are the way to go. They make traveling so much easier than having to pull a bumper pull. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | We love our 2 horse bumper pull slant for local stuff. That said, if your truck is big enough and you're hauling more than 2 go for a gooseneck every time. |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | gooseneck every time |
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Location: west of East Texas | I have a 1999 Sooner 3H Bumper Pull. I had to get a BP for the Expedition that I had at the time. I love it so I don't plan on changing. I now pull it with an F150 and a Class C motorhome. I used to want a LQ trailer and a bigger truck but after borrowing the motorhome we ended up buying it and scratching the LQ plan. It is so handy, pulls like a dream, and it's paid for! :) |
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Bumper pull or gooseneck?