Rice Horsebox Spares
It is a testament to the enduring build quality of both our marques that there are literally thousands of our trailers, some over 40 years old, still in regular use on our roads, and as the many different models have evolved through the years, the issue of identifying and supplying spare parts is a complex and time consuming one, often involving many telephone calls and email exchanges.In a bid to simplify the process, we have developed a list of questions, the answers to which should assist us in efficiently identifying your requirements. The more questions that you are able to answer, the quicker we should be able to respond to your requests.
Please scroll down the list, answering as many of the question as you can, and when armed with the appropriate information, please use the email facility on the website to contact us, giving us the necessary details to supply you what you need.
To make this process as quick as possible for you we have grouped the questions together under descriptive headings. This way you can go directly to the part you require and omit the ones you don’t! Please fill in the form at the end of the list with as much information as you can.
1. General Identification?
a) Horse trailer?
b) Livestock trailer?
c) Commercial trailer?
d) Rice (horse shoe logo)
e) Richardson (Rosette logo)
f) Do you know the model?
g) Fully painted exterior
h) White panels & green/blue roof
i) Coloured panels and grey/white roof
j) Front and Rear unload
k) Rear unload only
l) Single or twin axle
m) Internal dimensions
n) Size of wheel & tyres
2. Axles
A huge number of replacement axles are available for order. Please telephone with your trailer serial number and model.
3. Serial Number
In order to correctly identify your trailer and locate original manufacturer’s details for it we need to have its unique serial number. On Rice trailers this is generally found on a plate attached to the near side front corner of the trailer, or as below. Richardson trailers have their number stamped into the top/horizontal plane of the ‘A’ frame BEHIND the coupling and on black and silver foil label attached to side of ‘A’ frame. Rice serial numbers usually start with an A ----- and Richardson serial numbers usually start with an S -----.
4. Parts for Couplings
a) What type of coupling is fitted?
b) Is it a Rice wind down, Avonride or Bradley?
c) Model/type of coupling will be on a plate attached to coupling body.
5. Jockey Wheels
a) Diameter of hole in coupling or main tube (Top) of jockeywheel?
b) 33mm, 43mm or 48mm?
c) Smooth or serrated tube?
6. Grease Caps
a) Is there an ‘A’ stamped into it?
b) Internal or external fitting?
c) Diameter?
7. Brake Cables
a) Type of end attaching cable to expander – oblong metal eye or hexagonal nipple? (Both swaged on to end of inner cable)
b) Overall length of inner cable?
8. Brake Shoes
a) Non auto-reversing (rod operated)?
b) Auto reversing (cable operated)?
c) Linings bonded onto shoe backing?
d) Linings riveted onto shoe backing?
e) Internal diameter of drum? 8” or 10”?
f) 160mm, 200mm, 203mm, 250mm?
g) Width of shoe? 1 ˝” (riveted lining) 35mm, 40mm or 50mm?
9. Hubs/Brake Drums
a) Any numbers cast into hub?
b) Is grease cap internal or external fitting?
c) Does centre of hub protrude or is it almost flush with face of hub?
d) Is the buys a 4 or 5 stud hub?
e) What is the stud spacing?
f) How wide are the brake shoes?
g) What is internal diameter of the hub?
10. Wheel rims or wheels and tyres
a) Size of rim? 10”, 12”, 13”, 14”, 15” or 16”?
b) 4 or 5 stud fitting?
c) Stud spacing?
d) Tyre size?
11. Tyre Pressure
a) Tyre size?
b) Trailer Model
c) Gross weight of trailer?
12. Mudguards
a) Single or tandem?
b) Wheel and tyre size?
c) Span of mudguards?
d) Tip to tip measurement?
13. Lights and Lenses
a) Richardson or Rice?
b) Horse trailer or commercial?
c) Rear lamp, fog or side marker, etc.
d) Rear lamp – small oblong, 3 bulbs and 2 screws holding lens on? Does lens have clear window in? The clip on Gemmo lens is no longer available.
e) Rear lamp – large oblong with one corner cut off! Does it have rubber arm on top of lamp with end outline marker lamp in?
f) Fog lamp – is it pendant mount or surface mount type?
Side Marker lamps
g) Is it a small round forward facing lamp with clear lens and rubber body?
h) Is it on the mudguard or at shoulder height?
i) Is it square or oblong with screws in opposing corners holding lens on?
j) Is it mounted on leading edge of mudguards or at shoulder height on a bracket with a clear sided lens held on with 2 screws?
k) Is it on mudguard or at shoulder height with a rubber base and an egg shaped red/clear lens that pushes into rubber base?
l) Is it on mudguard with black rubber body and red lens to rear and clear lens to front?
14. Groom’s Door Handle
a) Richardson or Rice Trailer?
b) ‘L’ shaped chrome locking handle?
c) ‘T’ shaped chrome locking handle?
d) Caraloc ‘caravan’ type handle? Silver aluminium.
15. Front Window
a) Richardson or Rice Trailer?
b) Model?
c) Size of Window or aperture?
16. Paint
a) Interior?
b) Exterior?
If you wish to repaint your trailer the original colour we must have the serial number of the trailer to correctly identify it.
Please be aware that paint can appear a different colour when applied using a brush rather than sprayed on.
We are unable to send paint either through the post or carrier – collection only.
