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| We put a bar the length of the trailer above the horses butts in the trailer for saddle pads. It hangs from the roof and has 4 supports. My husband made it. It works great and holds a lot of pads. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | TwistedK - 2017-05-10 8:25 AM
What type of trailer do you have? I'd recommend contacting the manufacturer and ordering one directly from them that will fit a 40/60 rear tack. Your rear tack is a bit smaller than a 50/50 and a standard blanket bar may not work. I know the manufacturer I work for can pull up your trailer by the last 5 digits of the VIN and make sure that a proper fitting item would be made.
The parts department is kinda difficult to deal with. I'd rather just avoid the stress and headache of dealing with them. Anyway, it's a nice trailer, just not a high end brand and the aftermarket parts will probably be better quality. |
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| CHUTE HELP - 2017-05-10 1:17 PM
We put a bar the length of the trailer above the horses butts in the trailer for saddle pads. It hangs from the roof and has 4 supports. My husband made it. It works great and holds a lot of pads.
Have friends who have done this and it works well. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | streakysox - 2017-05-10 2:30 PM
CHUTE HELP - 2017-05-10 1:17 PM
We put a bar the length of the trailer above the horses butts in the trailer for saddle pads. It hangs from the roof and has 4 supports. My husband made it. It works great and holds a lot of pads.
Have friends who have done this and it works well.
When I read that, I thought it was a great idea, but figured they were up north... has it caused any problems with our heat in your friend's trailer? I was worried about air flow, if I happen to get stuck in traffic on a bridge or something. |
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| We don't have more heat problems because of the blanket bar. We did add 2 drop down windows to the back wall and the other 2 are the bus windows that came on the trailer.
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| Nita - 2017-05-11 9:47 AM
streakysox - 2017-05-10 2:30 PM
CHUTE HELP - 2017-05-10 1:17 PM
We put a bar the length of the trailer above the horses butts in the trailer for saddle pads. It hangs from the roof and has 4 supports. My husband made it. It works great and holds a lot of pads.
Have friends who have done this and it works well.
When I read that, I thought it was a great idea, but figured they were up north... has it caused any problems with our heat in your friend's trailer? I was worried about air flow, if I happen to get stuck in traffic on a bridge or something.
I live in TX. The pads were up up above the windows |
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Location: East Texas | CHUTE HELP - 2017-05-10 1:17 PM
We put a bar the length of the trailer above the horses butts in the trailer for saddle pads. It hangs from the roof and has 4 supports. My husband made it. It works great and holds a lot of pads.
We need to do something different in our trailer, and I like this idea |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Nita - 2017-05-10 11:53 AM
Ruby Tuesday - 2017-05-09 7:34 PM
The wall mount rack that CYA Ranch has can be ordered directly from the manufacturer.....EquiRacks in Sturgis, SD. It was cheaper than Valley Vet or NRS at the time we ordered and faster delivery too. Check them out.
Thanks for the info, that is a better price. I think I'm going to order this one.
Success! lol
I might add a bar over the horses' rear later on, for extra storage. I do like that idea.
(Unsuccessful at adding a picture :()
Edited by Nita 2017-05-26 10:22 PM
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Any suggestions for adding bridle hooks onto the wall in the first stall? I was going to just drill into the wall with some sheet metal screws, but the ones in the back door pulled out, so I need a better plan.
With the blanket bar, I went through the aluminum tubing with a nut & bolt, but I don't want to mess up the inner wall on my LQ. Any ideas would be appreciated. |
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