Repairs & Maintenance
Keeping your horse truck or float safe, reliable, and road-ready
At Mainland Coachwork, we provide professional repair, maintenance, and alteration services for horse trucks and floats. Whether it’s structural repairs, interior alterations, or fixing damage caused by wear & tear, accidents, or water leaks, our experienced team ensures every job is completed to a high standard.
Our skilled tradespeople work across a range of specialties, allowing us to handle everything from small repairs to larger structural work. We use quality New Zealand sourced materials wherever possible and work alongside trusted subcontractors who are experts in their fields.
When you bring your vehicle to Mainland Coachwork, you can expect clear communication, honest advice, and workmanship you can rely on.
Our Repair & Maintenance Services Include:
- Insurance repair work
- Moving and modifying internal walls
- Certified crawl-through installations
- Authorised seatbelt installations
- Structural and body repairs on horse trucks and floats
- Interior repairs and upgrades
No matter the size of the job, we focus on delivering durable repairs that keep your vehicle safe and functional for years to come.
Recent work
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!
