2019 Trails West Classic II 4 Horse Float

This is the most completely documented of our four horse floats, right down to the paint process: phosphatising pre-treatment, pre-prime polymer coating, epoxy primer, then infrared-cured polyurethane. Trails West build the Classic II to be maintained rather than replaced, and the specification reads that way.

Upgraded to 2.24 m of height, with a first-stall escape door, a side escape door with a drop-down feed door, and a 6.6 m floor.

Full specification in metric

• Model: 2019 Trails West Classic II, four horse
• Height: upgraded, 2.24 m
• Width: 2.13 m
• Floor length: 6.6 m
• Weight: approx. 2,160 kg
• Axles: 2,720 kg torsion with easy-lube hubs; four-wheel electric brakes
• Coupling: 59 mm (US 2-5/16 in.)
• Construction: smooth exterior, triple-wall construction, one-piece aluminium roof, 2 x 10 Douglas fir floor, galvanised gate hinges
• Access: side escape door with drop-down feed door; first-stall escape door upgrade
• Stall dimensions: 1,041 mm pin to pin, 787 mm actual divider width, 3,277 mm diagonal stall length
• Horse compartment: bottom-latch drop-down feed door with drop-down safety grill, tail-side sliding window, rotary slam-latch dividers, gas shock divider holdback, rubber floor and wall mats, flush-mounted aluminium pop-up vents, one stall light per stall
• Rear: double rear doors, rubber bumper, backup lights, extra tail lights in the rear header
• Tack room: upgraded rubber floor mats, 356 mm x 356 mm camper vent, fully sealed angle wall, 965 mm inset double-skinned tack door with stainless hinges and rotary latch, screened window, LED dome light, twelve bridle hooks, four headstall holders, swing-out saddle rack, swing-out blanket rack
• Convenience package: spare tyre, three exterior load lights (rear and each side), water tank, door-mounted organiser, sport bag
• Electrical: moulded seven-pin plug, LED marker and tail lights, “Hotwire” package
• Wheels: aluminium; radial tyres
• Finish: white, over phosphatised, polymer-coated, epoxy-primed and infrared-cured polyurethane paint

Gas shock divider holdbacks

A gas strut holds each divider open while you load, then damps it closed rather than letting it swing. With four horses to load in sequence, that removes both the risk of a divider swinging into a horse and the need for a second person to hold it. Small mechanism, used sixteen times a weekend.

Triple-wall construction

Three layers with air gaps between them insulates far better than a single skin and gives the interior rubber lining something rigid to back onto. It adds mass, which shows in the 2,160 kg tare, but it is mass in the right place on a float carrying four animals.

Imported US-market stock. Despite the detail above, none of this specification has been assessed against Australian Design Rules, state registration or roadworthy requirements, or any Australian livestock transport welfare code, and no such compliance is claimed. The 59 mm coupling is a US size and will need addressing for an Australian tow vehicle. Track a placed order through order tracking.