Custom Projects
From leaky ceilings to custom builds
Mainland Coachwork are specialists in horse float and horse coach alterations & fit outs, and our wide worker skill base allows our team to also produce a variety of Specialty Products. No job is too big or small for us and we proudly stand behind our guaranteed workmanship.
We only use quality New Zealand sourced products and work alongside our subcontractors who are experts in their field.
Our repair and alteration services include:
- Insurance work
- Moving internal walls
- Certified crawl through
- Authorised seatbelt installers
- Full body repairs on all Horse Coaches and floats.
When you employ Mainland Coachwork to work on your horse float or horse truck you can be assured of open, honest communication from a team of dedicated specialists who strive to always produce work of superior quality.
Recent work
Custom Unimog
A fully customised Unimog. We stripped the entire back out, bult. new framing and kitted it out with stylish and comfortable living area, bunks that transform into a couch and motorised primary bed.
Ute toolbox
Custom ute canopy toolbox for this Hilux. With side and rear doors for easy access, a removable divider gate, central locking, and built-in lighting, it's all about practicality and convenience.
Horse transporters
For people who require to transport their horses and do not require living, this is a perfect example of what can be achieved. This can also have an option to house a tack box inside the truck.
Jump stand trailer
Used for transporting jumps and equipment. These trailers are fully customisable and built to be stable and strong from high-quality materials. They are also user-friendly, ensuring easy operation and maintenance.
Tail Door Rebuild
A Canterbury family have several ponies that are transported in a removable box body. The large size of the truck and its accompanying ramp had been frightening the ponies making it rather difficult to operate when loading the ponies on and off the horse truck. We replaced the old tail door with a new purpose-built version that now has sides attached which swing out when loading and sit flush against the back of the ramp when closed. This provides a sense of security to the ponies. We also created a rear ladder for easy access to the hay storage area on the roof. We are happy to announce that the client’s ponies are now calm and happy when coming on and off their horse truck.
Ceiling Repairs
A North Canterbury family’s horse truck had a damaged ceiling when it came to us due to a leak in the roof. We removed all of the damaged lining, repaired all damaged joints, treated all rust spots, re-insulated the roof with new high density polystyrene, installed a new roof lining and finished off the project with some new LED strip lighting. No more water dripping on the manes of these horses!
