Am i mad??? Lorry to Trailer....

I'd keep the lorry too, safer and better ride for the horses IMHO.

I'm also not convinced about trailers & 4WD being the cheaper option. My sister's lorry (admittedly a smaller 5T job), costs peanuts to run on diesel and has just flown through its plating for about £400. Its used at least weekly, more in summer and is great, just always there ready to go with no hitching up and faffing about loading the car etc.

Whereas every person I know with a 4WD gets massive bills at MOT time or when it breaks down and the diesel costs are just stupid to run every day.

Although it does make a difference in OP's case as they already run a 4WD I suppose.
 
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Although it does make a difference in OP's case as they already run a 4WD I suppose.

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ON just about every level, if you're already running a 4x4, then it makes more sense to tow a trailer - and the hassle becomes less when you're used to it.

One MOT
One set of vehicle insurance
one road tax
breakdown cover for trailer/horse is far, far less than for lorry/horse

the only down side is the CO2 and fuel consumption in terms of the environment. Fundamentally, moving horses around by burning oil is not an eco-friendly thing to do and we can all get used to the idea that our time for doing it is limited.

On the continent (see previous thread here somewhere) they use ultra-lightweight trailers and family cars. If you can get away with a lorry and a Citroen C1 or something equally green, it might add up, but otherwise, it simply doesn't.

Id go for the trailer, but sounds as if you want to keep the lorry

let us know what you decide

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Old lorries are going to be regulated out of existence (£200 to cross London if you don't meet the latest exhaust emissions. Spot testing is on a rapid increase, and if you've missed all the weight limits legislation...


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LEZ realy doesnt effect you if you dont go into london so i think its pretty arrogant to presume that those of us who live in the north are going to get rid of our old lorries even when we never go near the M25!
I have a 25 year old lorry, it cost £400 to put through its plateing (we paid a guy to take it), It passed first time, no problems. It has plenty of pay load and the weights limits rules are exactly the same as they used to be, they are just tightening up on them! Ok it doesnt meet the LEZ rules but it does pass the emmissions test on the plating every year.
I'd rather have my old reliable lorry then a 4x4 that constantly brakes down or a trailer that the brakes lock on.
Lorrys are also easier to drive and manouver!
 
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