Description
Light Enough for the Truck You Already Own
The weight of the trailer is weight you cannot use for the horses. That is the quiet argument for aluminum, and this 2016 Shadow 2HBP makes it well: an all-aluminum two-horse bumper pull that starts at roughly 2,800 lbs empty under a 7,000 lb GVWR, leaving a genuine margin for two animals, tack and feed rather than a rating you are already pressing against before anyone loads.
The other half of the aluminum case is longevity. Rust is simply not the threat here that it is on a steel trailer, so body and frame absorb years of weather, road salt and the moisture horses inevitably bring aboard without turning into a floor replacement project. The aluminum floor here is part of that thinking: a tough surface that hoses out fast and dries faster after a long day.
Easy to Live With Day to Day
For trail rides, local shows, lessons and routine vet trips this is an undemanding trailer. The two-horse arrangement includes a side escape door, which means you can step clear safely after loading the front position instead of squeezing past a horse in a narrow space. A manual jack keeps hitching simple, and the included spare tire means a flat on a rural road is an inconvenience rather than a crisis with two animals standing in the sun. The 13 ft box keeps the overall length short enough to reverse confidently and to park without hunting for a double space, while tandem 3,500 lb axles give it the settled, level ride that a single-axle trailer of similar size never quite manages on a broken back road.
Specifications
- All-aluminum construction
- Aluminum floor
- Tandem 3,500 lb axles
- 15 in tires with spare tire included
- Manual jack
- Two-horse capacity with side escape door
- Outside width 7 ft; inside height 7 ft 4 in, about 22 hands
- Box length 13 ft
- Empty weight approximately 2,800 lbs; GVWR 7,000 lbs
A bumper pull drops onto an ordinary ball receiver, so connecting it, maneuvering it and finding somewhere to park it are all easier than with a gooseneck, and your truck bed stays free. Before buying, confirm your truck and hitch clear the 7,000 lb rating with margin rather than exactly. On a used aluminum trailer the points that repay attention are the floor, the tires and wheel bearings, the brakes and the lighting, all of which are straightforward to check yourself and expensive to ignore. None of it is difficult work, it simply needs doing before the first load rather than after.
Everything ships from central Arkansas, free to the Lower 48 and a flat $550 to Puerto Rico, normally arriving 4 to 10 days after your bank transfer clears. If you want to line this up against something longer or taller, start with Two Horse Trailers, and the delivery terms spell out how scheduling works.
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