Horseboxes for Sale - Buyers Guide

When you are considering looking for horseboxes for sale there are many things to think about, below you will find lots of helpful tips to help you choose the right horsebox for sale for you.

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Call the seller – ask as many questions about the horsebox for sale as you can, the more information you can get about the horsebox the better, remember to ask about:   
   Living area – what’s in it
   How many horses / ponies it carries
   Taco graph
   Recent mot / service
   The flooring in the equine compartments – is it rubber matting/ do you have any problems with the floor under the rubber?
   Tires are they in good condition have they been recently changed?
   Breaks and gears
   Is it easy to drive – power steering
   Ramp – heavy / light can I put it up alone?
   Tack locker? Or does the horsebox have a tack area inside?
   Lights in the living and equine area?
   Reliable / start every time? Has it let you down?
   Is the horsebox good on diesel / petrol?
   Large horse area nice petitions – well ventilated / windows?
If the horsebox sounds adequate to you and what you are looking for make an appointment to go and view it when it is convent of you and the seller – you will need a good hour plus if you are to look at it properly and take it for a test drive, do keep that in mind.
When you are with the seller go over the horse box thoroughly, go over all the questions you asked on the phone again, double check everything, remember your horse is traveling this you must be 100% happy with everything!
Lift the ramp up and down make sure you can do this alone as you don’t want to get caught with no one to help you. 
Go under the lorry with a screwdriver and poke it up into the flooring check out for any soft bits the floor must be solid!! Check all down the sides where damp can collect and middle – you don’t want you horse / pony falling through the floor! If the horsebox has rubber matting lift up the mats if this is possible to look at the flooring from the top; if this is not possible and the rubber matting is stuck to the floor check for rips in the rubber as some horses paw the floor this can make a hole in the rubber.
Check out the living area is it clean? Look in the tack lockers if, they are external check the locks on them make sure they are secure.
Sit in the cab make sure you feel happy with the size of the horsebox, check all lights work , make sure the taco graph works in the lorry or if its taco exempt.
Start the horsebox up, listen to the engine, make sure it sounds ok and take it for a drive. The person with the horsebox for sale will probably drive it first, show you were everything is and if you feel happy with it then you can drive it around. Make sure you feel comfortable, test the breaks, are the gears easy to change and is the steering light as no power steering in a big horsebox is difficult.
If you are happy with what you see make an offer on the horsebox try not to agree the asking price try to get a deal.
After you have agreed on a price you will be expected to pay a deposit there to hold the horsebox until you can pick it up unless you are taking it away there and then.
If you are paying a deposit then make sure you have a written receipt stating what you have paid what is left to pay the date and the date you are picking up the horsebox.
On the day you collect your new horsebox make sure you have the correct cash and get a written sale of receipt with all information on: date, make and model of horsebox, price paid, your details and the sellers details make sure this also includes any other specific details that should be on there that you may feel needs to be included.
Now you can drive off in your new Horsebox and enjoy it.
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