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JimS

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Several folks asked about the rollover trailer for Animal Technical Rescue training. Ill post a couple of pictures. Im not sure if the video will link, but Ill try. If it doesnt, Ill add some stills.
 
Trying again.
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So what you do by the looks of it, is get the animals on a skid sort of deal then slide them out and set up the trailer with them out first. Is this correct?
 
Yes. Obviously, it is a bit more involved than that with preventing injury to responder and animal.

The rollover is hard on the tires. They are H187ST ST205/75D15. They are bias. Not sure if a stronger sidewall will help. You might be able to see the leg extension on the rear most rollbar. That helped some.
 


A few years ago our fire dept. got a call for a horse that had been down on ice against a fence and a tree for a few hours. The Chief had his plan. I questioned it, but he had his plan. A few minutes later someone else questioned it, but he had his plan. Finally when a third member questioned it he finally changed his plan. Training is very worth while.
 

I would look at being able to install curved/bent extensions to your rollover side bars.
Making them an add-on after trailer is located where it is to be pulled over.
Might be able to utilize 2" sq receiver tubes on the bottom of those horizontals, effectively removing the side load on the tires and springs totally.
 
If it is just setting still when you tip it why can you not put a block under each side of the tires so the blocks carry the weight and not the tires.
 
How about welding some short stub axles to an implement jack mounted on your roll over bars. Mount the stub axle perpendicular to the trailer wheels and tires. Before you roll it over crank the implement jack to take the pressure off the trailer tires. I hope you follow what I am trying to say. Clear as mud huh? Nathan
 
I follow. Most jacks of that type dont handle side pressure well. The roll bars are 1 1/2x4x1/4 channel. The extension on the rear is the same. Its about a foot long, if I remember correctly. The one I made for the front was longer, about 18, and was too much of a lever. It looked unsafe as we started to roll. We removed it. Pivoting on the tongue Jack stand isnt bad. The most pressure is on the right rear tire. Actually, theres a tremendous amount of pressure on that side when it rolls. Im probably as clear as mud too.
 
If it were me, Id be tempted to build a couple of steel wheels, aka Amish style. Swap the two wheels on that side before and after the roll.

Or you could mount a support bar that was adjustable in height, either pinned or with a jack. The bar would run across under the floor and hinge towards the left side to provide lateral support.
 
Im not understanding why you need to roll the trailer. Couldnt you load the animal with a full size fold down gate that becomes a ramp when down. Tony
 
For the same reason the fire department pushes a car down the hill and the recovers it after extracting mannequins. The number of incidents with animals in trailers upright and undamaged are relatively low.

Also, rolling the trailer and righting it practices another skill set they use often.

One of the exercises is to package an animal on a glide and create a ropes system and pull it up a few hundred feet of hillside or down, without it sliding away.

We also put the mannequins in ditches, creeks, holes, cast them under bridges, etc. Sometimes we put a human mannequin under the horse mannequin.

I guess you could argue because we dont fill the trailer with manure and bury the animal mannequins under mats we are coming up short, but Ive been told there are limits.
 
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