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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: nimbusllama on December 28, 2014, 09:56:41 am

Title: Occasional hire of livestock trailer wanted
Post by: nimbusllama on December 28, 2014, 09:56:41 am

Is there anyone in the Notts/Derbys area that would consider hiring me a fully working livestock trailer 2-3 times a year.
It is to transport 2 llamas and needs to be ideally an 8' x 5' Ifor Williams or Bateson type with about 5' headroom.  I have a small trailer to transport my sheep, but my 8x5 trailer needs some attention so I thought I would enquire, as I only need transport for the llamas occasionally.  I would need to be able to tow it with a medium sized 1.9 diesel estate car.
Many thanks

Title: Re: Occasional hire of livestock trailer wanted
Post by: ScotsGirl on December 28, 2014, 10:09:36 pm

We have a local trailer centre which hires all sizes of trailers and is quite reasonable. I would recommend going down that route as they will have insurance (I presume) whereas its a bit of a responsibility to take someone's trailer in case there is an accident. Not necessarily a crash but livestock damage for example or in my case not hitching on properly and luckily only damage was a broken cable.

Title: Re: Occasional hire of livestock trailer wanted
Post by: nimbusllama on December 29, 2014, 08:34:39 am

Hi ScotsGirl.... many thanks I will see if I can find a similar company.... most of the ones I have found only have horse trailers and they are too heavy...

Title: Re: Occasional hire of livestock trailer wanted
Post by: Badger Nadgers on December 30, 2014, 12:56:29 pm

I think HFB Trailers in Leek (North Staffs, close to Buxton) might do so.

Title: Re: Occasional hire of livestock trailer wanted
Post by: nimbusllama on December 30, 2014, 11:24:29 pm

Many thanks for that....