Lyle
Well-Known Member
Hello all! I'm from Aus and am interested in purchasing an Ifor Williams HB506 from a distributor in Australia. I'm just wanting to find out what I can about them, as I may need to make the purchase sight unseen!
Firstly, what do they tow like? Do they sit stable on the road, has anyone had them sway? Anyone towed with a smaller car I.e. Not a 4wd? I have a 2.3t towing capacity falcon ute, but would only ever tow one horse (this is a super firm rule, no exceptions)
What's the braking system like? This one makes me a little nervous, as I've only ever had electric brakes with a manual trailer override, so the brakes can be applied independently of the car (this will pull a trailer straight in an event of swaying) are these brakes easy to maintain?
How do they weather when outside? Being aluminium, and gal frame, I'd hope they'd stay looking good.
The super horse safety features are what's drawn me to these floats, and they are very good value new. I'm just a little cautious as they are the complete opposite of Aus made floats...
Firstly, what do they tow like? Do they sit stable on the road, has anyone had them sway? Anyone towed with a smaller car I.e. Not a 4wd? I have a 2.3t towing capacity falcon ute, but would only ever tow one horse (this is a super firm rule, no exceptions)
What's the braking system like? This one makes me a little nervous, as I've only ever had electric brakes with a manual trailer override, so the brakes can be applied independently of the car (this will pull a trailer straight in an event of swaying) are these brakes easy to maintain?
How do they weather when outside? Being aluminium, and gal frame, I'd hope they'd stay looking good.
The super horse safety features are what's drawn me to these floats, and they are very good value new. I'm just a little cautious as they are the complete opposite of Aus made floats...