The Weekender exists for one buyer: the rider who camps at shows a couple of weekends a month and has no interest in towing a thirty-foot living-quarters rig to do it. Six feet of short wall is enough for a bed, a place to change, and somewhere dry to sit when the weather turns. It is not enough for a shower and a kitchen. Know which trailer you are shopping for before you look at this one.
The living end
This unit is wired for 110v with air conditioning, so a fairgrounds hookup buys you a cool night. There is an electric awning for shade. A walk-thru door puts you in the horse compartment without going outside at two in the morning in the rain, which is worth considerably more in practice than it sounds like on a spec sheet.
The horse end
Two-horse layout with an escape door. Interior height is 7’6″, or 22.5 hands, which clears tall horses without them ducking through the door. Twenty feet of box on a seven-foot outside width. The build is a steel frame with aluminum skin. That is heavier than an all-aluminum trailer and it is also cheaper to repair when somebody backs a truck into the fender, and the skin itself will not rust.
| Type | 2-horse gooseneck, Weekender |
|---|---|
| Construction | Steel frame, aluminum skin |
| Short wall / long wall | 6′ / 6′ dressing and living area |
| Box length | 20′ |
| Outside width | 7′ |
| Inside height | 7’6″ (22.5 hands) |
| Axles | 3,500 lb on 15″ tires |
| Empty weight | 4,200 lbs |
| GVWR | 8,750 lbs |
| Power | 110v wiring, A/C, electric awning |
| Also fitted | Walk-thru door, escape door, manual jack, spare tire |
The payload math is favorable. An empty weight of 4,200 lbs against an 8,750 lb GVWR leaves roughly 4,500 lbs, and two horses with tack and water rarely come near that. Your constraint is the truck, not the trailer. A gooseneck needs a bed hitch and enough rear axle to carry the pin weight, and a half-ton is marginal behind a loaded twenty-foot GN even when the numbers technically pencil out.
It is a 1999. Have the 110v system and the A/C powered up while you are standing there, look at the floor, and read tire date codes rather than tread depth. We will do all three with you.
Sold from Acorn Machinery, 250 Wills Way, Piscataway NJ 08854. Flat $550 freight to the continental US, 30-day returns, prices in USD. (712) 356-0109 or sales@acornmachinery.com.
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