horseboxes-looking for the impossible?

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I posted on here a few weeks ago about upgrading from my beloved 3.5t van conversion to a bigger lorry with living. I found the perfect size box for me, a 5t with great living/horse space BUT its noisy and heavy to drive and slow. Most importantly horses dont seem to travel as well. Dont really know as I cant see them and havent got camera connected yet but just get the impression that on arrival they are a bit wide eyed and legs spread. I know some people dont rate the little vans but mine was/is very low to the floor so stable and backwards facing, horses travelled like a rock.
Really came home this morning as I took the little van in for its mot and it was so lovely to drive!
Is there such a thing as an easy to drive, light box with decent living, no more than 20ft long, to carry max 2 14.2 connies?
Looked at the equitrek ones but they dont get good reports on here?
 
smiggy said:
I posted on here a few weeks ago about upgrading from my beloved 3.5t van conversion to a bigger lorry with living. I found the perfect size box for me, a 5t with great living/horse space BUT its noisy and heavy to drive and slow. Most importantly horses dont seem to travel as well. Dont really know as I cant see them and havent got camera connected yet but just get the impression that on arrival they are a bit wide eyed and legs spread. I know some people dont rate the little vans but mine was/is very low to the floor so stable and backwards facing, horses travelled like a rock.
Really came home this morning as I took the little van in for its mot and it was so lovely to drive!
Is there such a thing as an easy to drive, light box with decent living, no more than 20ft long, to carry max 2 14.2 connies?
Looked at the equitrek ones but they dont get good reports on here?
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nicest to drive is the daf lf 7.5 ton post 2001 there are plenty of ex post office ones about with a 16 ft box would make a handy horsebox.. in the smaller 5/6 ton range the later iveco dailys (not the horrid square ones)
 
Thank you=will keep an eye out

The kevin parker ones look great but think they are 30k plus and can only run to 20 max really :(
 
I don't know about Equi-Trek horseboxes, but I have heard of more than one person having major problems with the build quality of the trailers - axle issues etc.

I'd do some good homework and find some people who have bought them to find out what they are like!
 
EquiTrek use Izusu chassis.

I know a bloke who is over the moon about his Isuzu horsebox (not an E-T body, though).

The Japanese lorries (Izusu; Mitsubishi-Fuso Canter; Hino; etc) are a bit smaller and lighter than European types (designed for Japanese people to drive along little Japanese roads), but can carry more weight as they are still rated with a 7.5t max.

Clever, these Japanese.
 
cp1980 said:
EquiTrek use Izusu chassis.

I know a bloke who is over the moon about his Isuzu horsebox (not an E-T body, though).

The Japanese lorries (Izusu; Mitsubishi-Fuso Canter; Hino; etc) are a bit smaller and lighter than European types (designed for Japanese people to drive along little Japanese roads), but can carry more weight as they are still rated with a 7.5t max.

Clever, these Japanese.
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yes they do have a good payload and are cheaper than the euro chassis iveco daf etc, but they are narrow and look a bit top heavy with a 8ft wide body the parts are expensive and the cab is horrid (very cramped!!!) ive worked on a few and not that impressed!! equitrek build there 7.5 ton on them ....
 
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