Opinions on this horsebox

Visit it before buying and give consideration to the fact that the horse is traditionally travelled on the crown of the road, ie on the right hand side of the box, not as in this one.
 
jemima_too said:
Visit it before buying and give consideration to the fact that the horse is traditionally travelled on the crown of the road, ie on the right hand side of the box, not as in this one.
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Horse area is on the right from what I can see.....it's a forward facing box.
OP - it looks in great condition for it's age. But I would want to know the payload. There's a lot of box there for 3.5t, even if you only want to carry one horse....
 
agree with Holly Hocks, for a 3.5t there is lot there already (including the kitchen sink) so check the weight.
If you are interested then may also be worth paying £20 or so it costs online to check the history on that reg.
 
Too expensive for the age - I wouldn't pay more that 3500 for it on a M plate. I sold my E plate for £1000 the guy who bought it said it was only worth £400 but it is re-advertised less than a week later for 2995 !!!!!!
 
It looks very nice, it would be impressive to pull into a showring with!
I would definitely check the payload. We've got a P reg Daf with an Ifor Williams back, payload is 1.2t, no 'living' to add extra weight. I'd take a guess that the body is much younger than the truck, therefore a conversion. I know ours has only ever been a horsebox from brand new but it only cost £2500 with full service history and MOT/tax. On the downside, through knowing the whole history of the box, the previous owner regularly travelled 2 big WBs in it (must have been way overweight). That must have put a lot of strain on the 'driving mechanisms'!
 
martlin said:
ooer, this one seems to have horse stall on the right, too :o
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Yup, all those who noticed I was wrong are quite correct, obviously my multitasking skills don't stretch to talking on the phone and having a nosey at horsebox ads accurately!
 
Get them to send you pictures of the rear ramp when down and check for bowing of it. It looks to be a nice little lorry but as I said before I'd try to go to see it before bidding. IMHO the "living" is so minimal as to have little impact on weight.
 
I think the mileage is quite high, also the internal measurements would put me off, it says 2m height? Well that's only just over 6 ft and unless you have a small neddy or one which never throws it's head up then it may be tricky, also seems pretty expensive
 
That's near me - very overpriced!!

Maybe £2.5k??

Don't be drawn in by a flash paint job, do make sure its all in good order xx
 
Touch and barge pole come to mind
1) twin ramps will make it heavy
2) 2" thick flooring will make it heavy
3) height too low for anything over 15.2hh
4) will roll like crazy as has high mounted body
5) already requiring welding to cab area, expect this to get worse.
6) over priced
 
JunoXV said:
Touch and barge pole come to mind
1) twin ramps will make it heavy
2) 2" thick flooring will make it heavy
3) height too low for anything over 15.2hh
4) will roll like crazy as has high mounted body
5) already requiring welding to cab area, expect this to get worse.
6) over priced
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Agree with this!! Very overpriced and at that age I would expect it to be no more than 3k
 
Hi , I have been looking for one and I think that this is overpriced for what it is. The living area is going to end up filthy during us with no barrier between the horse and equipment. If the height is 2 metres then 1 metre is 3 foot 3 inches isnt it ? so would be 6 feet 6 inches ?.
How heavy are the ramps ?
I went all the way to wales from Near dover last year and came away without as I was so disappointed .
 
The old transits are bad for rotting away, as with most old fordies.

Seriously over priced, I would say if it's in as good condition as it looks in the pics 2.5-3k but if it was me i'd be looking to pay between 1900-2200.

In my experience do not trust the pics, they can cover up alot
 
Those Fords roll like a ship at sea because of the high mounted body. Superficially because of the paint job it looks like those Renault Master-type lorries, but it's a very different beast. They have the low chassis which gives horses a much better journey.
 
I must admit, it's the luton type 3.5ton i would prefer, but agree there'll be quite abit of roll. Just need to take care over your driving.... which I'm sure you would do anyway lol
 
Nice but very expensive. I've got a ford transit and paid £1200 for mine and so far have spent :
£85 new cambelt
£600 new floor and roll on rubber
£300 welding underneath
£400 new springs for ramp and new hinges on the side ramp
and mine is a H reg with approx 70k miles and is petrol.

Bumped in to someone else at a fun ride who paid £1000 for his and his needs just as much if not more work than mine.

With a transit I'd prefer to get one and do the work so I know that it is done rather than pay £3-4k and find out that you still need to do it.
 
i will be honest now...

I have seen this horsebox, many times, and snooped around inside! ;)
It belongs to a friend who impulsively purchased it on ebay for around £1500 about 4 months ago.

It needed welding to the cab and to the horsebox roof - also needed other work to pass its MOT.

The ramps are very heavy and the rear ramp is VERY steep (their horse struggled to get up it as there were no struts across for grip. They have now put some on though.

I was asking for honest opinions before I admitted i know the lorry as I was really surprised at the price it is being advertised for, especially knowing how much they bought it for.

Wanted to see if it was just me being influenced by knowing original price.

It seems a mixed response, some say over priced others dont mention it - so interesting really. Thanks.

ps. - i already have a lorry, a nice little 3.5t renault master coachbuilt ;);)
 
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