Dog Trailers

Dog trailers for sale in South Africa carry hunting and working dogs in separate ventilated compartments on a road-legal chassis. TRAILERS SA stocks four, six and eight dog units, with roofrack, jerrycan holder and nose cone fitments, priced from R44 050.

A dog trailer is judged on airflow, hygiene and separation. Each compartment gets its own vented door so animals travel apart and stay cool while the vehicle is standing, and the bodies are built from corrosion resistant sheet steel that can be hosed out at the end of a day in the veld. Compartment doors lock, which matters when the trailer stands unattended at a camp.

The four and six dog units run at 700 kg GVM on a single unbraked axle, which keeps them towable on a light vehicle and outside the braking requirement. The eight dog unit steps up to a braked 1 250 kg axle and a 3 190 mm body. Payloads run from 400 kg to 830 kg, and tare mass is published on every model so the loaded figure can be checked before licensing.

Fitments on the six dog unit include a roofrack for gear, a roofrack with nose cone, and jerrycan holders for water and fuel. Each is priced separately and adds to the tare, so order what the trip actually needs.

Free delivery applies nationwide over R20 000, collection is available from Hartswater, and spares for couplings, bearings and lights are handled from the same yard.

A dog trailer is licensed like any other trailer, and at 700 kg gross it stays inside the unbraked class, so no braked coupling is needed on the tow vehicle. Ask about compartment sizes if you run larger breeds, because the four dog body measures 1 660 mm and the six dog body 2 400 mm.