Featherlite Live Stock Trailers For Sale near Cedar Falls, Iowa

Livestock Trailers

Searching for a comfortable and secure means of transport for your valuable livestock? Look into livestock trailers! These spacious trailers are designed to keep your animals happy and prevent them from becoming fatigued by travel, so they will be more cooperative and easygoing when you arrive at your destination. Camp Site RV in Cresco is your Iowa livestock trailer dealer. Read on to learn more about livestock trailers and what to consider while shopping for one.

Consider Size

The size of your livestock trailer is crucially important to your animals’ comfort. You’ll need a trailer capable of hauling all of your animals comfortably, so make sure that you’re allocating sufficient space for each animal in addition to having enough storage space for tack and feed, among other supplies. 

You’ll also need to think about how much weight you’re hauling, as all trailers will have weight limits, as does your towing vehicle. You shouldn’t just spring for the biggest trailer you can find if you don’t have the need for the space or the hauling power to carry it. Check the gross combined weight rating or GCWR of both your towing vehicle and the desired livestock trailer you want to buy to ensure that the total weight of your animals and other cargo will not exceed either of these numbers.

Think About Safety

Another priority for successful animal transport is safety. You want to ensure that your trailer and towing vehicle can maneuver together safely without being overburdened. A trailer that’s inclined to sway is one that presents a danger to surrounding traffic, so do what you can to reduce this risk by balancing weight evenly and not going over weight capacities.

Perform an inspection of your trailer and towing vehicle before you even load any animals onto it so that you can tighten the hitch or make other adjustments as needed. This includes checking your safety chains, airing up your tires and inspecting trailer brake lights for proper functioning. You don’t want to load your animals into a trailer that isn’t secure!

Think it’s time to see some livestock trailers? Visit our dealership in Cresco, Iowa, to take a look at our current stock of new and used livestock trailers for sale. Our staff will be more than happy to answer any further questions you may have. Camp Site RV proudly serves the cities of Cedar Falls, Iowa; Rochester, Minnesota; and La Crosse, Wisconsin.