Horse Transport

Ifor williams - What no lock

Advantages: Tows ok
Disadvantages: No hitch Lock

I bought a new Ifor williams p8e livestock trailer (Oct 2008) and on collection I discovered that it had no hitch lock. They did provide a free key ring - pity there were no keys included. I wrote to Ifor Williams and they eventually sent a very poor excuse for a lock which actually does not fit the hitch. It looks to me like they never thought about providing a hitch with a built in lock? A bit suprising as they know just like everyone else how ...
...me is like something out of a Christmas cracker and should stick out of the side of the hitch with nothing much sticking in to lock it. Consiquently it could be struck off easily by half a house brick or anything else lying around. How can I take the trailer out and park it up with a reasonable degree of confidence that it wont be stolen? The answer is to nip down to Towsure and buy a new hitch with a decent build in lock. Not what I expect when ...

kimchris 02.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ifor Williams Trailers

Very saddened by the amount of money I spent on a conversion.

Advantages: Looks Nice
Disadvantages: Had to spend extra money to put things right

very disapointed by my conversion. All in all very good at front of house but once I handed over the money and the horsebox was delivered they did not really want to no about me.We have had so many problems with the box its self,the chassis is fine but the actual horse box is not up to scratch.Its too Far to drive down from Warick to fix so I have had to have a local chap fix it. Water comes into the living from the horse area. Ramp leaks when it ...

bobby211 06.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Wren Horseboxes Ltd. Range

My first trailer, Ifor Williams 505.

Advantages: Lightweight, easy to tow, retain value, smart.
Disadvantages: No handle on inside of jocky door.

...suitable towing vehicle and an Ifor Williams 505 which was about 5 years old. This cost me £2500 (I have had it nearly 2 years) from a reputable dealer and had full service history. It may cost more from dealers but at the time it was the best option for me as I didn`t really know what I needed to check from a safety angle. Also looking at the advertisments at the time, there were not any that were much cheaper, one thing that I have noticed and ...
...easy to sell on. Ifor Williams sells several different trailers but my choice was between the 505 and the 510, the dealer had one of each. My horses are 15.2hh and 16.2hh (when I bought the trailer he was 16.1hh). The 505 takes 2 horses up to 16.2hh and the 510 takes two over 16.2hh. The dealer advised me that the 505 would be suitable. After taking 2 friends with me and agreeing a deal that delivery would be included in the price, I made the purchase. ...

spottydog2 01.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Ifor Williams Trailers

Ifor Williams? I against williams!!!

Advantages: turn up in style!
Disadvantages: check it's been made properly!!!

We bought a brand new Ifor Williams Hunter trailer to carry my two large competition horses and thought i had made a really good investment! My 17.2 fitted in lovelly and it towed to its first competition a dream. When we got there, it turned out to be a nighmare! On parking up and jumping in through the jockey door, I was horrified to be greeted by a stream of blood running like a river to the front of the trailer and see my young mare standing ...
...expense, hired transport. We phoned Ifor Williams and the trailer was returned to the dealership where they informed me that the centre partition had been hung upside down when it was made, hence it had dropped off of the pegs and hurt my mare. When I asked how this could have been done AND passed quality control/safety checking I was told that it was "just one of those things" as the chap shrugged at me. I explained what had happened and was offered ...

Pink_Kangaroo 26.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Ifor Williams Trailers