Posted 2005-05-21 11:24 AM (#25425 - in reply to #25420) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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Originally written by chadsalt on 2005-05-21 10:07 AM
how do you back those trailers up? are they like a boat w/surge having the 5 pin connector? and do they have some means of a "break away" system?
You probably already know this, but for other readers who don't.
Boat trailer brakes typically just don't work at all well in reverse, basically they have "trailing shoes" that just rub and don't grab in the reverse direction. I'd guess Brenderup has a similar drum/shoes design.
The European mags also rave about the Brenderup and (obviously) they DO test with smaller vehicles. English language versions are published, English to American translations may be available (-:
Posted 2005-05-21 1:31 PM (#25428 - in reply to #25383) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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As I recall it had the 7 blade RV pin as I don't remember using an adapter and the Denali had a 7 plug. This was last summer, trying to remember. Backing up I didn't notice any drag, but it's a good question, I would assume as Reg did that it had the reversing brake assembly like boats. This would be a good question for any of the Brenderup dealers to shed some light for us.
Posted 2005-05-23 8:41 AM (#25478 - in reply to #25383) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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A friend of mine owns a Brenderup and loves it. They seem so flimsy to me though and I always wondered how they would hold up in an accident. And the tires seem so small! The side of my friends trailer has somehow been sprung a little or something, and you have to push on the side of the trailer to get the back latch to line up. Being able to push in the side of a trailer makes me very nervous!
Posted 2005-05-23 6:36 PM (#25538 - in reply to #25478) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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Originally written by Babygoose on 2005-05-23 9:41 AM
A friend of mine owns a Brenderup and loves it. They seem so flimsy to me though and I always wondered how they would hold up in an accident. And the tires seem so small! The side of my friends trailer has somehow been sprung a little or something, and you have to push on the side of the trailer to get the back latch to line up. Being able to push in the side of a trailer makes me very nervous!
ive had to push on a few cheaper steel trailers in my time. and youre right the tires are small, but they dont have as much to carry.
Posted 2005-05-25 10:26 PM (#25686 - in reply to #25383) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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Mr. T, Thanks for the Brenderup review. As I have said before on this board we loved ours. We used it for several years to go back and forth from DFW to Santa Fe. Sold it last year because we needed a bigger (read large tack room) trailer. We bought a great two horse GN and a big truck. Wish I had kept the Brenderup for the "local" towing. With regular cleaning and basic maintenance I don't think it will ever wear out and our big ol' warmbloods travled well in it.
It was the good folks at Brenderup in Midland that first told me about horsetrailerworld.com. I never had a chance to even post it for sale on this website: I put a sign on it and it sold the next day! Used Brenderups sell fast.
Posted 2005-05-26 1:16 AM (#25696 - in reply to #25383) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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You're welcome. For the reverse brake issue asked earlier;
"There are twin leading shoes in each drum. When you back up there is a 3% drag factor. The parking brake will turn the cam over center and lock the wheels from turning in either direction."
Since you don't have to have a trailer brake conroller, you have more options on vehciles you could take to your nearest Brenderup dealer for a test drive and back them up. Most folks know what their horse trailer feels like towing empty, go tow a Brenderup empty and see what the difference feels like. Brenderups certainly have a niche in one/two horse trailers. There's a new model I'll have to review, the Apollo that has a ramp on each end.
Posted 2005-05-26 4:11 PM (#25731 - in reply to #25696) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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The brakes/hubs on my Brenderup ( and I assume all of them ) were standard Alco product. The trailer came with an Alco owners/maintenance manual. Standard kind of stuff, nothing out of the ordinary really. (unless you've never seen it before, I guess)
Posted 2005-06-17 10:24 AM (#26730 - in reply to #25538) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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Your friend should either call the Texas factory or refer to the owner's manual. There are bolts that should be tightened and checked from time to time. These are very safe trailers!
Posted 2005-06-17 4:16 PM (#26747 - in reply to #25383) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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I just sold my Brenderup Solo (only cuz I needed the $$). I LOVED that trailer. It is the first trailer I ever towed, and I coukld back it into the tightest spaces! I never thought it felt flimsy. Getting into a wreck would not be good, but that is true with pretty much any trailer: I don;t think may trailers could survive a serious wreck well.
I hope one day to be able to afford a Brenderup two-horse! Not that pricey compared with a regular trailer if you add in the cost of having to buy a full-size truck.
Posted 2005-06-17 4:29 PM (#26748 - in reply to #25383) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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It looks like a nice trailer, but I would be a bit concerned about the divider. I don't have a kicker right now, but that just didn't look like it would do much to stop a hoof.
Posted 2005-06-21 12:58 PM (#26870 - in reply to #26748) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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I haul with a neighbor in her Brenderup to clinics..the divider is no different in size and strength than any other straight load. No WAY they can harm the ramp kicking backwards...it's very beefy. A clear divider sheet hangs from the bottom of the divider to the floor. I don't think a "cow-kicker" could hit a horse in the trailer either. The Brenderup divider is wider than the divider in my slant aluminum.Her Brenderup wieghs over 2000 lbs, but we can push it with the handles mounted on the front. If you aren't a good backer, you just pull it up to your tow ball...not very easy inthe grass, but easy when on concrete. I'll be buying one when mine sells. No sway empty or loaded and a cinch to hookup. We pull with a class C motorhome and have so much more room than if in an LQ trailer. Course ifyou haul 3, it won't work, but I never do.
Posted 2005-06-27 12:02 PM (#27208 - in reply to #25383) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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Thank you for the great Brenderup Review. I have a 2002 model which I'm selling so I can buy a 2005 model. Hauled across the US last year and my horse came out every night cool and calm. I'm going again in two weeks.
Posted 2005-06-27 12:58 PM (#27219 - in reply to #25420) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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Originally written by chadsalt on 2005-05-21 10:07 AM
how do you back those trailers up? are they like a boat w/surge having the 5 pin connector? and do they have some means of a "break away" system?
Since this thread just got another update I noticed that I hadn't answered your second question.
On surge brake systems there is GENERALLY a breakaway pin that holds back a spring, when the spring is released it pushes on the master cylinder - so Yes, there is a break-away system, it is NOT electrical, it works pretty well and in some cases CAN be used as a parking brake - though chocks are better. We ALL use chocks for out horse trailers anyway, right ?
Posted 2005-06-27 1:07 PM (#27220 - in reply to #27219) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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My friends trailer backs up just fine...quite easy to back I might add. Not sure how it backs up, but the brakes aren't activated when she's backing it.
Posted 2005-06-27 2:32 PM (#27229 - in reply to #27220) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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Originally written by Heavy Horse on 2005-06-27 1:07 PM
My friends trailer backs up just fine...quite easy to back I might add. Not sure how it backs up, but the brakes aren't activated when she's backing it.
Not to be picky, but they are in fact "activated", its just that they're close to useless in reverse. Leading/trailing shoes and all that...
There was a fun thread about it on one of the boat forums a few years ago, someone suggested that you might have a problem with surge brakes when backing your boat into the water if the launch ramp was "up hill".
Posted 2005-06-28 3:07 AM (#27259 - in reply to #25383) Subject: RE: Brenderup Review
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Now you folks understand the Brenderup brakes, including the parking brake and emergency break away brake system is not hydraulic, but the coupler does push a rod that pulls on the cables connected to each wheel. So you don't have an oil reservoir to maintain. It's an effective, efficient system that surprised me at how well it works.
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