New 600 and GN horse trailer question

[dawall]

Looking to get a three horse gooseneck horse trailer for the new truck. The 4x4's have a high ground clearance and it looks like the trailer will clear the truck rails by about six inches. Now the problem is, I installed a folding cover and a trac rack that mounts on the rails and they add about two inches to the bed rail height making the clearance now about four inches... . Ahem... salesman says... just crank out the GN post a couple of inches and all is well.

So the questions are;

What is the range clearance is needed for driving this combo on dirt roads safely... 6-8 inches or more ??? Is four inches not enough clearance?



Thanks for any input or recomendations

Dan

 

[SRadke]

6 inches is good. If you get in really twisted uneven roads you'll want 8 but if you stay on the beaten path you'll get by with 4. Cranking out the neck a little farther will help some but too far and the trailer will not ride level.



-Scott

 

[jhoughton]

Six inches would be the minimum I would use. Had a set of 1x6 slats in the pockets for hauling a small load of firewood. and with the GN hooked up had about three inches. Got the truck into a turn with the nose down and hit one of the boards. Jim

 

[Turbo Horseman]

If in order to get the appropriate clearance your trailer does not ride level, then do what I did and have the suspension on the trailer raised two inches. What a difference and the horses don't seem to mind.