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Hart Trailer. The Difference In the Details

Our Commitment to Detail

Manufacturing trailers since 1968, owners Anthony and Kay Hart have personally overseen all aspects of Hart Trailer LLC’s daily operations, keeping their company on the leading edge with the best personnel, equipment, tools, and techniques available in the industry today.

6” Radius Top Rail

Hart’s top rail is .125” thick, welded and cam-bolted to full length 1” X 2.5” rectangular tube.

Fully Insulated Roof

All Hart roofs are 1/2” thick fiberglass reinforced structural panels with a R3 thermal value for the ultimate in temperature, quietness, and strength. The Hart roof is a structural grade polypropylene honeycomb core material with a 1/16” layer of fiberglass resin and woven matting top and bottom, finished on the top exposed surface with a gel coat. The gel coat finish provides a high gloss panel, with long-term protection built in. Additionally, it will not dent when subjected to hail, tree limbs, or the occasional rank horse that throws its head up into the ceiling. We use it at Hart because it is simply the very best material available for a horse trailer roof. Besides, we think you and your prized livestock deserve it.

Solid Upright Posts

Solid upright posts on all Hart Trailers. An easy way to save money on trailer construction is to use c-shaped upright posts in the wall structure. An average consumer doesn’t notice the difference just by looking at the trailer, but the difference becomes significant over the long-term. At Hart, we do not use c-shaped upright posts because they are only 2/3 as strong as rectangular tubing of the same size. All Hart Trailers have solid posts.

Double Frame Doors

Double framed doors for unmatched strength and durability. No other trailer manufacturer even comes close to matching the Hart Door System. Not only did Hart pioneer the channel type doorjamb system; all Hart doors regardless of size have an additional inner aluminum-tubing frame for rigidity and strength. Oh by the way, we also fill all of our doors with Styrofoam for insulation and sound deadening.

Solid I-Beam Construction

Flooring cross members and floor decking are both integrated into the same aluminum extrusion, forming a one piece extrusion that gives you “I” beam cross members on 6” centers, the closest spacing in the trailer industry. The “I” beams on each outside edge of the extrusion are 2” tall x ¼” thick and the center “I” beams are 3-½” tall and 1/8” thick. This innovative design provides superior support and protection for both cargo and trailer.

Interlocking Floor

Each flooring/cross member extrusion is tongue and grooved along each edge, interlocking each flooring section together creating the strongest flooring possible. By using a 6005 aluminum extrusion for the flooring you get the best corrosion resistance possible. 6005 aluminum extrusion is 15% more corrosion resistant than 6061 aluminum extrusions, and 40% more corrosion resistant than the common 3105 aluminum sheet alloys that are prone to sagging between cross members, holding moisture, and corroding with time. Also our flooring is .140” thick, 20% thicker than the competitions standard .125” thick extruded or sheet floors. Greater durability and longer life expectancy is the bottom line benefit.

Heavy Duty Door Hinges

Door hinges on trailers are either a non-issue or a constant aggravation. Hart door hinges consist of ¼” thick wall aluminum extrusion stock with pressed in stainless steel caps, ½” diameter stainless steel hinge pin, with stainless steel washer between upper & lower half to eliminate wear. On all full height doors we use at least four hinges, for longer life and to prevent sagging. However, regardless how much care and effort we have put into this Hart Trailer feature, no one notices, and we like it that way.

9” Full Perimeter Main-Frame

Aircraft grade aluminum unitized frame full length along the entire trailer, floor and nose, making the gooseneck structure an integral part of the trailer, rather than a stuck on after thought. Entire mainframe to flooring joints are continuously welded top and bottom to give you the ultimate in strength and durability. All structural aluminum extrusions are 6061 alloy with T6 temper to get the most muscle per ounce, 46,000 PSI structural strength, 22% stronger than steel yet only 1/3 the weight.

46” Long Low Profile Gooseneck Hitch

Hart hitch assemblies are painted and Mylar protected. Low profile design creates up to 10” more usable interior gooseneck height. Hitch is framed with 4” x 3” x ¼” structural steel rectangular tubing and the gooseneck stem is reinforced with a 1/8” thick 46” long support gusset, the strongest hitch assembly in the industry. Installed with 40 all stainless steel bolts.

NATM Certification

NATM members voluntarily participating in the Compliance Program have passed a consultation assessing whether they are building trailers with manufacturing processes designed to meet federal regulations and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards covering certification labels, tires & wheels, brakes, lighting, reflectors & conspicuity, under ride protection, Early Warning Reporting, tire placard information, and cargo securement. In addition, the consultation examines whether the trailer manufacturing process in place can meet industry accepted manufacturing standards and practices covering safety chains, couplers, electrical components, warning labels and consumer information.