[ridesthemiles]

Years ago, the Federal Government tried to get members of the Navajo community to have their own manufacturing facility of HORSE TRAILERS.

I don’t know exactly how long this facility was in production, but I do actually own a 1974 NAVAJO 2 horse straight load bumper pull trailer.

Some of the workmanship is a bit rough, but it was built like a tank.

The story I got was that after a couple of paychecks, they could NOT get the Navajo workers to continue coming to work, building this product.

I don’t know how true that comment is.

I still have the trailer, altho after it has sat for 4 + years, I probably have to buy new tires to take it any distance. For sure, the bearings will have to be checked & possibly repacked.

[Tallguy]

I was doing some contract work for a findings company west of Albuquerque, NM. They made silver jewelry settings for their local jewelry makers. Pretty substantial operation and most of the workers were Navajo. Pretty nice operation. Factory supported a major store front sales operation as well as a catalog distribution effort.

[Vigilanteman]

Don't know about horse trailers, but where the Navajo really shine is weaving and silver jewelry. If the Navajo actually designed the horse trailer, I would bet their priority was on durability and not workmanship.

Just like the Singaporeans build superb hard drives but probably not great gas turbines.