Would you buy a trailer to cut down number of trips to tack shop?

[black crow]

Hey!

Ive been working out a whole list full of exactly what things i need to buy each month, which helps spread out the cost instead of lots one month and nearly nothing another month

Either way, Jase needs to do 3 trips to the tackshop - this means enough shavings, chopped straw, megazorb and feed [7 to 9 bags depending] which although we have the pickup which has greatly helped, it would still mean travelling.

It costs Jase about £10 there and back [sadly we still have to use the tackshop in syorks as they can still get the stuff we use, good friends with them and that its only 5 mins from Jase's work] so atleast it means that justifies going over there, and we work it out so that Jase picks stuff up on the late night thursdays after a day 12 hour shift, or on the last day of his night shifts, however he has still had to make the hour there, hour back trip to the tackshop when he's not been at work, once a month, which after a while works expensive!

My thinking is that if we bought a small trailer to go on the pickup, it would then mean he would only need to make 2 trips, instead of 3, which would mean only going when hes at work, so its not a £10 just to get horse feed

Sooo.. im thinking if i bought a trailer at around £300-500 [Jase wouldnt be able to afford one, i could no problem] and its £10 there and back, it would take a while to pay its self off if he's going twice a month to the tackshop, and the money would be saved in Jases pocket for petrol, rather then my own saving.

But aside from all that,

Would you buy the trailer and do 2 trips just from work, so no 3rd trip, and technically save 2 hours on a day you could be doing something else or would you just still do the 3rd trip because £10 and 2 hours isnt much?

I've confuddled myself - Thoughts please!!
xxx

[My Crazy Clan]

If you can afford it then yes, it will cost you less in the long run

[My Crazy Clan]

Can you ask them to deliver for a little bit extra?

[black crow]

The place is an hour away. For them to deliver it would cost alteast 4x what it costs us to pick the stuff up?

Getting a trailer wouldnt be a problem. Id love to get an Ifor williams one, but it would take much longer to pay off, so i think i'll just go for a steady but battered second hand one!

[nic]

I think Id be tempted to look at closer tack shops for your needs than having MORE costs of actually having to buy a trailer.

What is it that you can get from the tackshop an hours drive away that you cant get anywhere closer??

You can get bedding and feed in bulk delivered ( obvioulsy I dont know your preferences on bedding/feed etc are) but it may actually work out cheaper to do it that way than having to trapse out to S.Yorks 3 times a month.......(?)

[black crow]

Oh! Very good point!

The places near us dont sell the Readymash that Scottie has to have, we rang around before we moved, and they dont sell it at all - that could be got when Jase goes to work once a month, but we just started buying their treated chopped straw that they make themselves and their clear bag shavings, which ive not seen the chopped straw from around here

Although i will have a ring around tomorrow and see if theres any shavings that are cheaper nearby, that would cut out one journey in itsself!

Need to practice looking at the bigger picture Thankyou Nic!

[nic]

Your welcome!!

Psst, who makes the ready mash that scottie has??

[loubylou]

echo what nic has said
failing that think I would just make the extre trip as there is always stuff I need from the tackshop over what i have budgeted/planned for!