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The Superiority of the Sundowner Horse Trailer

When you visit the Sundowner website and view what these horse trailers have to offer you'll be amazed. Step in to fantasy land to explore some of the finest interiors available. No wonder the folks at Sundowner can offer the 3 year hitch to bumper warranty plus a structural warranty for a full 8 years. This is the longest warranty offered in the industry. To add to the value it is transferable should you decide to sell. The customer service you get is as deluxe as the trailer you get.

The ride your precious horses get is among the safest in the entire industry. Among the extensive safety features are:

* padded butt bar
* padded dividers
* full height cam latch
* telescoping rear divider
* heavy duty door hold backs
* automotive strength divider latch
* aluminum drop down face guards
* double face, head and shoulder dividers

While the industry standard is 40" wide stalls, Sundowner trailers provide 42" wide stalls. An interlocking aluminum floor and the lower walls and doors in the horse area are treated withSunCoatTM. There is a dome light in the horse area and drop down feed doors and windows on the rump side. One of the most popular models Sundowner has to offer is the SunLite 727. It has all the features wanted by horse owners and is the best value for the price. Plus it can customized with additional options you may want.

Sundowner assures you of safety on the road with trailer breakaway with battery, LED tail, brake and clearance lights, DOT approved running and tag lights and 2 load lights at the back. Safety standards are met and exceeded in all Sundowners . In the horse trailers with living quarters all the needs of the horse owners are fulfilled as well. You will find heating, air conditioning, counter cook top, refrigerator, microwave and single bowl kitchen sink. The bathroom has a walk in closet and glass shower door. The bedroom area is carpeted and the kitchen area has vinyl flooring. A 72" sofa, smoke alarm, fire alarm and emergency exit windows are standard.

You will be comfortable with R7 insulation in the ceiling, walls and floors. All functional parts, for example water pump, 2 propane tanks and LP gas leak detector are code compliant in 50 states. A Sundowner aluminum trailer has additional features too numerous to list here.

The origin of the company that now produces these deluxe top of the line aluminum horse trailers is an interesting one. Back in 1976 the three Shipman brothers, Larry, Gary and John started constructing stock trailers in Coleman, Oklahoma. Their father, Wayne Shipman had a hay barn on his property and that's where they worked. This building still stands. Their trailers were in immediate demand. Most days saw the Shipman brothers working till sundown and later. The corporate name "Sundowners" evolved from that work schedule.

Later that first year, Wayne Shipman joined his sons to develop sales programs and perform administrative tasks. Now thirty two years later Sundowners is still a family business. Excellent management skills and hard work led to expansion. They now manufacture a quality line of stock, sport utility and horse trailers with and without living quarters. Hiring the best design engineers, using the best materials and utilizing the best construction methods contributes to their climbing to the top echelons of aluminum horse trailer producers.

In the year 1997 they built a new factory with an assembly line to speed up production. The highest quality is maintained while at the same time customer orders are filled in a timely fashion. The 200,000 square foot plant along with the assembly line allowed them to double the number of trailers they build each year. The next major innovation was producing horse trailers that include living quarters. The slide out model is exactly what the name implies. After parking the trailer the side walls "slide out" to give additional living space to the occupants. These living quarters are now constructed and installed by a Sundowner subsidiary in Elkhart, Indiana appropriately named Sundowner Interiors, Inc.

Quality, customer service and the longest warranty (8 years) in the industry allows Sundowner to be accurately designated as producer of the penultimate quality aluminum horse trailer.

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Once in a while on my flat bed trailer I haul pallets across the state I pull it with my 1 ton ford truck.?

I haul 150-200 pallets on my flat bed trailer, pulling it with my 350 Ford Truck. I do this about 4-6 times a year, I was told by someone I need a DOT number.?? Do I ? and if I do where do I get it? How do I get it, and how much does it cost? Is there a fine for not having a DOT number for this type of transport? I would appreciate some direction. I live in Mihigan, I do not leave Michigan to transport these pallets.

Definitely if you are doing this as a commercial venture and leaving the state. Probably not if you stay inside MI.

MI DOT has a web presence at http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9620_10694---,00.html

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