Trip-Ready!

Divider bar pins replaced with locks:  Check.

Divider bar padded on both sides:  Check.

New working light installed:  Check.

Trailer clean, safe, and ready to roll:  Check.

Let's do this!!  :-)

Tires and Bars and Locks Oh My

New tires are ON!!!  And boy do they feel amazing, I didn't expect to notice a difference in the ride, but you definitely can.  It is so much smoother now, the horses will love it.

I also ordered 2 more pads, that will thankfully arrive before the trip.  I decided to go ahead and pad both sides of the divider bar, give the horses two cushions to lean into as we ride.  Those are arriving on Wednesday and will be installed before we leave for Fair Hill.

Also arriving on Wednesday are two long-shackle padlocks.

This is my solution to the horses knocking the pins out.  The ones I got are adjustable, so I can crank them down tight, giving the horses no wiggle room to get the bar up and off the pins.  This will also be installed before our trip.  As a bonus, I'm getting a giant bale of shavings to pile on the floor.  They should be very cozy and content this time around.

One last thing I'm *hoping* to accomplish is to figure out interior lights before we leave.  I have some thoughts on that.  First, I'm going to try a new lightbulb in the overhead fixture and see if the easy fix works.  If it doesn't, I'm going to take some of the click-on click-off LEDs we have floating around and see if I can mount them to the divider bar and/or plywood walls securely.  I'm afraid to use the stick-on pads in case they fall off in transit and spook the horses.  I'm thinking maybe I can drill small holes in the back panel and screw them into place instead.  Going to look at it in the next few evenings.  The biggest issue with trailering at night is not being able to see what the bastards are up to back there without the light on.  

More pics to follow as I finish my installs this week.  Going to be so stoked when I can slap some paint in this baby and see how awesome it's looking!

It's Alive!!

Finally got something done!  New divider is made.  It's heavy as hell, but it's holding together!  The horses DID manage to knock it off the pins, but I have some plans for that.  Here it is:

Also, made an appointment for next week to get the tires replaced!  Moving right along.  Just need a nice warm day to get that interior painting done and it'll be damn spiffy!