horsebox sizes

[bella0987]

Would a 3.9ton horsebox fit a 16hh/16.1hh horse and another horse? Horseboxes are confusing!!

 

[bella0987]

I should add I will only be using this box for one of my horses he is 16hh/16.1hh but I would like to travel him with friends horses ect. Its not a must that the lorry needs to take two horses just would be nice. Do you reckon my 16hh/16.1hh horse would be comfortable and would it be big enough for him.

 

[PeterNatt]

If you had a coach built box built then it could be made sufficiently high for your horse, however as a 3.5 ton it would have to be without living so as to give you sufficient payload. Alternatively you could go for a 6.5 ton (licence permitting) and be able to carry two horses.

 

[bella0987]

If you had a coach built box built then it could be made sufficiently high for your horse, however as a 3.5 ton it would have to be without living so as to give you sufficient payload. Alternatively you could go for a 6.5 ton (licence permitting) and be able to carry two horses.

I have been thinking about a 6.5ton not to keen on driving it though. Cant seem to find any under 35k do you know of any

 

[Goldenstar]

Mine is 6.5 ton it’s lovely to drive just like a big car .

 

[Abacus]

Generally a 3.5 tonne will have a payload up to 1100kg so updated to 3.9 tonnes it might take 1500. If you have two 16.1 horses weighing 550kg each it would give you 400kg spare for two people, tack, hay, water etc. So it should be doable, if you’re careful to check the payload of the one you’re buying (insist on a weight certificate), and on what you carry.

I used to have a 6.5 tonne which was great and I think cost £14k, probably 10 years ago. It did eventually rust to a point that I didn’t want to keep welding it but it was easy to drive and manoeuvre.

 

[ihatework]

Size/dimension wise it depends very much on the layout and if there is any day living etc. But in most modern 3.9T yes, perfectly big enough for 2 x 16.1hh.

The bigger issue might be weight it can carry. The payload is likely to be in the 1.3T - 1.6T bracket. So depending on payload and types of horse you are travelling (tb v cob for example) you could well be on the weight limit.

 

[Abacus]

Horsequest ref 291596 looks nice and is not wildly expensive.

 

[Boulty]

I'd say as long as you're not taking a ton of extra stuff with you & build had been sensibly done with lightweight materials & without things like a hob with big gas bottle in the back or a bed etc a 3.9 should take 2 horses of that size & 2 people. A friend used to run a transport business with an equitrek 3.9 & it had plenty of space for horses of that size.

Would look for a long wheelbase model (I think the uprated ones normally are anyway?) to give you a longer, roomier horse area plus a decent ceiling height (which most coachbuilts will have anyway). Would advise you to ask for a weighbridge cert to confirm your payload

 

[rara007]

Depends on plenty! My 4.5tonne with living would, but it’s much more economical with only 1 up.

 

[Bernster]

My very light build 3.9T had a 1.4t payload which I reckoned was just about ok for two smaller horses, two riders, and not much kit. Not many have a bigger payload than that I think. I’ve now got a 4.5t to give me the extra payload and equipment, and it has just short of a 1.8t payload.

Two horses should fit physically in a 3.9t but get it weighed or ask for a weight cert first, to be sure it has the payload.