Author Topic: Ever elusive small livestock trailer!! (Read 2378 times)

Pagan · « **on:** March 10, 2015, 02:25:27 pm »

Hi all,

we've just moved up to bonny Perthshire from wet & windy Yorkshire and I'm looking for a small livestock trailer (something like the Ifor Williams P6 as I've only got a Diahtsu Terios to tow with!) so that I can transport 4 old ewes up here. Prefer to hire but if you've one for sale I could be interested (depends how much you want!!) Can anyone help? I have spent last few days trawling the web but can't seem to find one within a two and a half hour drive. :-)

honeyend · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2015, 05:17:57 pm »

I would buy an olf Rice Europa horse trailer, unladen its a about 770kg. You should get one if you look hard enough for £5-600 and retro fit some gates.

Big Light · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2015, 09:51:22 pm »

Can't help with trailer but welcome to scotland !
we are in Kinross-shire. What kinda sheep do you have Where are you going to and whats your plans

Pagan · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2015, 02:45:15 pm »

Hi Big Light, we're at Path of Condie near Dunning, or at least we will be once we've got a weatherproof roof on the cottage! At present we're renting in Dunning. We only have a couple of acres and my two nags will take up most of that. I have black Wensleydales, used to breed em on a small scale but just have four old ladies now. Kept em to keep grass sound, horses not being the best of grass managers! Good chance we'll get a couple of goats and definitely hens too. Hubby is a greenkeeper and I'm planning to convert an old byre into self catering accommodation for a bit of extra cash but you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men!!

Thanks for advice Honeyman although I think an old trailer might still be a bit heavy especially with four big fat girls in it! Will investigate.

bigchicken · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2015, 04:38:26 pm »

Hi welcome to bonny Scotland, have you thought about hiring a van a tarp and some straw on the floar and Bob's your uncle, the purists will probably shake there heads but hay ho needs must.

devonlady · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2015, 09:30:49 pm »

I've picked up sheep in a transit before. Come to think, people have picked up sheep from me in one. Welcome to the forum and good luck with your building work.

Pagan · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2015, 01:08:37 pm »

Like the transit idea!! Thanks for that. Will have to find strong arms to help haul the beasties in - Wensleydales are not the smallest of sheep and I'm only 5'2, they're bigger than me !

bloomer · « **Reply #7 on:** March 12, 2015, 01:26:45 pm »

im in fife and have an 8 x 4 braked trailer with a conversion kit to make it a stock trailer, its fully braked so requires an older license or trailer test to tow (can't remember details)

it holds 10 shetlands fine so 4 wenslydales should be fine in there (head room is only about 3ft 6inches if thats possibly an issue)

pm me on here if that might help i am always open to barter arrangements :-)

obviously it would be on a you bend it, you fix it or buy it arrangement!

bloomer