Pony Express - van conversion

[Kelly]

Idea for your cart transport….

Dyer Buggy Works - 4" Buggy Rack$250 as shown (without ramps)$390 with additional removable ramps. 6" Buggy Rack $310 for rack $525 with additional removable ramps. Aluminum Bucket Holder $75

Im thinking of hubby doing something similar to this.


Oh, and where did you stow your ramp?? In the last horse compartment??

 

[Thistlebee]

Thank you for the link!

We kept the ramp in the front part with the tack! It fits perfectly. It's the metal box on the left.

 

[Willow Flats]

FYI - I have the Dyer Buggy Works Rack on the back of my trailer and it works great. This way I can take two ponies and two carts.

 

[izmepeggy]

Someone else just started a post about this very thing! She entitled it "Van Conversion for Minis".

I did the same thing but more simple. I bought a Chevy City Express. Hauls my 2 minis. 1 in the back and then 1 between the doors. I don't use the back door. Bought a trailer to haul my carts.

 

[Kelly]

@izmepeggy That is AWESOME!! I love it!! Great set up

 

[izmepeggy]

And easy! If I'm taking just 1 he is put between the doors and the comes through the back with the shafts hanging out the back. Then I strap the doors shut. I put the ramp back there too because my minis are wooseys and would just jump in!!! lol

 

[izmepeggy]

THE CART!!!

 

[Kelly]

OMG!! I just had to post Cappys new ride! It’s an XLT Passenger Wagon with the XL wheelbase so a car seat can fit in the 2nd row. New owner took out the 3rd row and put in a stall.















How AWESOME!!

 

[izmepeggy]

OMG!!! So happy for you Kelly!! I love your van! Vans are definitely the way to go!

 

[Kelly]

THANKS!! I agree, vans are the ONLY way to go ♥ The van I just posted yesterday actually belongs to Shadow’s new owner. He has done a fantastic job on it!! Love his stall!!

PS. Keep scrolling up to see mine

 

[HersheyMint]

I sure wish I had read this thread about van conversions before I bought a horse trailer. The conversions on here are awesome. I need to learn how to back a trailer.

 

[izmepeggy]

At 67 I decided to down size EVERYTHING!!! Sold my 1988 F-250 with extended cab and full size bed. 16 foot Gooseneck trailer. LOL I thought it was over kill for my 2 minis. LOL Backing up isn't hard. Just practice, practice, practice.

 

[HersheyMint]

Peggy, You must be good at backing. I sure need to practice like you said.

 

[Willow Flats]

HersheyMint- I use the hands on the bottom of the steering wheel method! lol I put my hands on the bottom of the wheel and move it left if I want the trailer to go left and move it right if I want the trailer to move right. That's the only way I can do it and I have gotten out of some tight spots that way!

 

[Abby P]

I have a friend who went to pick up a horse from a ranch that had a mile-long driveway that went along the top of a levee. She got to the end of the driveway with the truck and trailer and found a locked gate and no one around. High stakes, but she was really solid on backing a trailer after backing all the way out along the top of that levee!

 

[HersheyMint]

HersheyMint- I use the hands on the bottom of the steering wheel method! lol I put my hands on the bottom of the wheel and move it left if I want the trailer to go left and move it right if I want the trailer to move right. That's the only way I can do it and I have gotten out of some tight spots that way!

I will have to try that. Thank you Willow

Abby, I bet that was a bit scary, yikes!!

 

[Kelly]

You must be good at backing. I sure need to practice like you said.

Im GREAT at backing…. Because all I have to do is back up a cargo van!!

 

[izmepeggy]

ME TOO Kelly, Now! LoL But I sure remember the days I had a Crew cab dually and pulled a 28 ft. Gooseneck. LOL

 

[Willow Flats]

I wish I could do the van but I wouldn't be able to bring 2 horses and two carts, plus it gets so hot around here I like all the air flow in the trailer. Curious what the interior height is on your van, looks like plenty of room for the smaller minis.

 

[izmepeggy]

I put one mini in the back and 1 mini between the doors. 5x8 trailer for the carts. I never use the back doors. Horses load from the side door. Both minis 33 1/2 in. tall.