Vida Exracer   Posts: 4,267 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 10:08:30 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by Vida on Nov 12, 2004 10:08:30 GMT -5 Sue has me hooked now at looking at the Bernderups. Easy to tow, very tall (7'11"), maintenance free, phenomenal resale values. I really like the one that you can unload from the front. Does anyone have one, know someone that does or have any feedback on them? Supposedly the only thing that deteriorates on the trailers are the floors if they're not cleaned/maintained. They don't ding/dent or rust. | |
Smay Exracer Old Nag  Posts: 13,167 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 10:37:28 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by Smay on Nov 12, 2004 10:37:28 GMT -5 I have always been facinated by those trailers, actually, and never only heard a couple of things bad about them.... one being that some horses don't seem to like traveling in them due to their lightweight nature, or rattling or SOMETHING like that... And I've heard of some people saying that they wouldn't hold up in a crash... which may be true, but how well does ANY trailer hold up in a crash? You just don't ever want to find out, I guess... I hear they are well designed for horse comfort,and they are light inside and airy... horses would seem to prefer that... Aren't the floors wooden? I don't like aluminum floors like the ones on Sundowners, but that's just me... | | That hoss wasn't built to tread the earth, He took natural to the air, And every time he went aloft, He tried to leave me there. | |
CC Exracer  Posts: 3,351 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 11:00:57 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by CC on Nov 12, 2004 11:00:57 GMT -5 Dancer HATED the Brenderup I hauled him in. I think the ramp gave under his feet when he walked on it and it took much convincing to get him on!I also hated how this particular one was set up. You could not get in front of the horses. I like to haul the short distances I go with horse tacked up (this is great for foxhunting!) and I put the bridle on before the horse even gets off the trailer. But I couldn't do this in the Brenderup. And when they were loaded, you had to duck out the small escape door.It did seem to haul fine. My friend pulled hers with a V8 Dodge Durango. I turned it around for her and it was very, very easy to back and manuever. But I have no idea how they handle in bad weather, wind etc. So, IMHO, I wouldn't buy one but then I am completely biased toward a gooseneck anyway! ;D | |
| Vida Exracer Posts: 4,267 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 11:23:43 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by Vida on Nov 12, 2004 11:23:43 GMT -5 The newer ones have a lock thingy on them so the ramp doesn't move and stays solid for tough loaders. Like jacks I guess.I don't like to go in the trailer when I load so that's not a problem for me. Have had too many scarey experiences so I just lead them to the door and they get on themselves. | |
Einstein Exracer  Horses lend us the wings we lack Posts: 12,048 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 11:32:17 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by Einstein on Nov 12, 2004 11:32:17 GMT -5 We had one about very long time ago, pulled it with a station wagon, that's how long ago it was! I was little and didn't drive, but I rememeber my Mom saying it was easy to pull. It is not a trailer I'd pull long distances but small ones maybe.I do remember some horses not liking to get on it, it looks small going on, but it was very open inside. We sold ours for what we paid for it 3 years later. Because I am a huge safety trailer freak, I would be concerned with accidents (what if you were rear ended in one?) and brakes, ours did not come with the capacity to have a truck brake, just the trailer had its own brake.I'm wouldn't get one, but I'm like CC I am a HUGE gooseneck fan, and I haul very long distances it seems, but I love the big heavy steel trailers. Oviously, that is not for everyone! I dunno Vida, if you are interested in one, go take a look, see what you think. I think some people love them, some are put off by the odd design and some hate them. It might be a perfect trailer for what you want though, and the resale value is really high (or it was) so that has to be saying something good about them! | | Life is goodwww.WestWindEquine.com | |
MaryAnn Trainer  Posts: 437 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 11:37:31 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by MaryAnn on Nov 12, 2004 11:37:31 GMT -5 I have a real problem with this trailer.The main reason is that they advertise that you can haul with smaller vehicles. For me and mine, I want a vehicle with a larger wheel base and more weight for safety. If for any reason you have your brakes adjusted incorrectly, or if the trailer brakes fail, then your loaded trailer can weigh more than your vehicle, and in a panic stop can shove you all over the road and cause you to jack knife. Imagine what a disaster that could be on a curvy hillside or mountain road. You could all go over. Years ago, I went to my dad with this one. He has designed trailers for the recreational vehicle industry for more than 40 years. He says this one tries to beat the laws of physics, and warned me away. Too cheaply made, too light, too many corners cut, and the tow vehicles are too light and small.He steered me toward one that was fully insulated with FRP sides (the same as the top eighteen wheelers), extra heavy steel frame and roof bows, and #2 yellow pine floors under rubber mats. He also said that even though it's a two horse, to make sure that I had at least a full size pickup and 350 engine with a factory issued tow package and heavy duty transmission in it. There is nothing worse than being in a wreck with a horse trailer, or to be stranded on the side of the road in August heat with horses inside. Never never never cut corners on your rig! I had some students that were hauling in for a horse first aid class once. The driver failed to hitch up correctly, and while entering the interstate, she saw her trailer pass by her with her three horses in it. It went end over end past her in the ditch. Volunteers hauled the horses to us at the college (we had a veternarian there, too) and we worked on the horses. While the trailer was totaled, thanks to the toughness of this all steel trailer, the horses only had superficial cuts and bruises. | |
| Vida Exracer Posts: 4,267 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 11:53:26 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by Vida on Nov 12, 2004 11:53:26 GMT -5 I just can't do a gooseneck as I need a vehicle that can haul kids and whatever else comes along with them so need lots of inside room. I'd also like to go down to a 6 cylinder SUV as am sick of paying so much for gas. I wouldn't be hauling long distances and I'm not terribly concerned about crashes. In all the years I've been hauling, the only accident I've had is when we were too stupid to check that the trailer was locked on properly and it came off while I was driving with two horses in it. Nobody was hurt except for my confidence in hauling (and copious amounts of alcohol were drunk that evening to calm the nerves)! If you're going to get totalled, I don't see the horses coming out too far ahead in other types of trailers either.It seems like the Brenderup is the best one to suit my needs, needs the lowest maintenance and is one of the tallest lightweight trailers. It will last for eons and I won't have to buy specific expensive trucks for hauling each time we need to replace. That's where I've lost the most money over the years - buying big trucks and the cost of gas. If only I could find one for a good price. Even if I didn't like it, I doubt I'd lose any money trying to resell it as I have with other trailers. The only thing is that the closest dealer is in Wisconsin. If I find a used, a new floor costs $1,200 as they supposedly use some type of treated shock absorbing wood. They're sending me out a packet thing with a video so I'll get to learn more of what they have and what they can do. | |
| MaryAnn Trainer Posts: 437 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 12:13:26 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by MaryAnn on Nov 12, 2004 12:13:26 GMT -5 Vida, another option you might consider is to have a full size pickup for hauling, and have a smaller more economical car for tooling around and hauling kids. We did this starting about ten years ago, and it's saved a ton on my tow vehicle, as well as a fortune in gas. The cost of driving a big truck, or even a six cylinder SUV, is much greater mile for mile than a small car like an Escort or Focus. I don't haul long distances, but I've gotten into several wrecks, none of which were my fault. Once was hauling back from the vet hospital to get my horse's ankle injected. Two guys got antsy with the horse trailer in front of them and both tried to pass me at once. I ended up in a ditch, but one of the cars hit both my truck and my trailer. Another was when an irate driver decided to pass me on a curvy road with a double yellow line, and then stopped directly in front of me, right in the road. No way could I stop. His little Mazda was totalled, but my Chevy pickup only had a wrinkled license plate. Nobody anticipates getting into an accident, but they happen anyway, even shockingly close to home. The point is to reduce your losses. | |
| Einstein Exracer Horses lend us the wings we lack Posts: 12,048 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 12:18:49 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by Einstein on Nov 12, 2004 12:18:49 GMT -5 Vida said: If you're going to get totalled, I don't see the horses coming out too far ahead in other types of trailers either.I don't agree with this at all. That stated, I'm not going to lecture anyone on trailer safety, but I will say this, I have a heavy steel trailer, and I have been rear ended in it and in a Featherlite (5 horse slant load), which is aluminum. The Featherlite's back end was totaled, and the crash caused the back of the trailer to go into the horse that was in the second to last stall, no horse was in the last spot. This horse was screwed up big time, and was humanely euthanized, again this was the one in the second to last spot. I was only a passenger in this wreck, not the driver. We were going about 2 mph up a hill in a traffic jam and the car behind up hit us at 15-20 mph according to the insurance claim on the dead horse and the police report.I was driving my own trailer filled with hay and had some idiot Highland's Ranch Soccer Mom hit the back of mine at about 20 mph and I was stopped dead at a read light (dumb lady said she couldn't see the red light because my trailer was too high, guess she couldn't see my break lights on or the light on the side that was red, or the 2 other cars stopped in the other lane either  ) only damaged my ramp, one back door, and a running board (made of aluminum), which my insurance covered. This lady had her braked lit up, squealing, the whole 9 yards. It stunk, I knew it was coming, but had no where to move up to, to get out of her way. BTW she was ticketed out the wazoo ;DThose two incidents alone sell me on a heavier steel trailer, but to each his/her own. I am lucky that I do need a one ton truck in everyday farm life here, so having one is no issue, and I do understand that a big truck is not for everyone, so I'm not saying everyone has to have a 1 ton and a gooseneck, but I do think there are degrees of trailering safety out there and some people just get lucky. As you can see, trailering saftey is a big issue to me. I trailer long distances and do alot of these trips, so I am a bit of a nut about safety. Just take it for what it's worth. Coyote also is a great resourse for trailer safety as well! Oh and I believe Brenderup ships their trailers too, when we got ours, I was in NJ and it was shipped out to us. | | Life is goodwww.WestWindEquine.com | |
| CC Exracer Posts: 3,351 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 12:29:24 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by CC on Nov 12, 2004 12:29:24 GMT -5 Mary Ann, My gooseneck is constructed of FRP with a treated wood floor and steel frame. The horses haul very well in it (well, except for Carambi, but he is another story  ) | |
| Smay Exracer Old Nag Posts: 13,167 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 12:41:00 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by Smay on Nov 12, 2004 12:41:00 GMT -5 You know Vida - for the kind of hauling that you want to do, you might be better off just getting a tall, used stock trailer... you'd spend a lot less money doing that... and it would be perfectly safe and agreeable to horses , who seem to like to ride in open stocks better than closed in fancy rigs anyway... I know you want to take your boys on trail rides here and there, and aren't looking for fancy, long-distance show hauling or anything right? You can even get the plexiglass insert for the windows, in case you were going somewhere in the cold weather... An aluminum bodied stock ( steel frame) wouldn't get rusty and bad looking either... See if you can find a used Eby aluminum stock somewhere.... now that's a good, strong, safe and long-lasting trailer. Are you pulling it with an SUV? Mary Ann's right about the wheelbase though... for stability, you just can't pull a trailer without a decent wheelbase- I think I read that 120" is about the minimum - an Explorer is too short, Expedition is barely oK, and Excursion is about right.. What are you trying to pull it with? Oh wait, you said a 6-cylinder... Oh oh... no can do! | | That hoss wasn't built to tread the earth, He took natural to the air, And every time he went aloft, He tried to leave me there. | |
coyote Exracer  Posts: 917 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 12:46:22 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by coyote on Nov 12, 2004 12:46:22 GMT -5 Thanks, Michelle, for the compliment. I must say, though, that whatever I know about horse trailer safety is from talking on the net to Neva Kittrell Scheve or reading what she has written. Neva is truly an expert in horse trailer safety and that knowledge is reflected in the design of their trailers - EquiSpirit. Over the years, I've observed trailers based on what I've learned from her - and it's simply amazing the dangers that the wrong trailer, wrong tow vechicle or combination can pose. Thinkgs I thought she was overly cautious about, proved to just be sound safety criteria.Anyway, a neighboring boarding facility had a boarder with a Benderup. Not all horses loaded into it readily, though it looked horse friendly enough. I would investigate the light-weight trailer, heavy (potentially-moving) horse combination and see if I thought that combination was safe. It may be, I would just investigate it before I bought. But, as you mentioned, it should have a nice resale value if you decide it doesn't work for you. | |
| Einstein Exracer Horses lend us the wings we lack Posts: 12,048 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 12:50:18 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by Einstein on Nov 12, 2004 12:50:18 GMT -5 Smay, you crack me up, when ever Rabbit plays, "No stinking way am I getting in that thing!" when I try to load him, I always think of you ;D This year I am so bringing bucking videos to Rolex for you!OK, sorry about that! CC what is FRP?No problem Coyote, I was impressed by what you knew saftey wise, and glad I am not the only person I know that kinda is a nut about safety. I mean that is the best way too ;D maybe it is the pilot in me, I freaking safety check EVERYTHING ;D | | Life is goodwww.WestWindEquine.com | |
| CC Exracer Posts: 3,351 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 12:59:46 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by CC on Nov 12, 2004 12:59:46 GMT -5 FRP is Fiberglass reinforced product or plywood (depending who you talk to!)It's just what it says...plywood covered inside and outside with fiberglass. Heavier than aluminum but lighter than steel; and no rusting. The one downfall that my trailer dealer told me (my trailer is a 1991 BTW) is that if the fiberglass is punctured, it must be fixed ASAP to keep water from getting in the plywood. But I've never had any punctures, even with Carambi kicking the s$#t out of the ramp.My trailer has an aluminum roof and along with the white fiberglass, it stays very comfortable inside on the hottest days. | |
lvwre Exracer  Posts: 1,502 | Brenderup trailers - any feedback? Nov 12, 2004 17:07:14 GMT -5 Quote - Select Post
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Post by lvwre on Nov 12, 2004 17:07:14 GMT -5 So, not everyone has their parents arrive with their old horse and a used trailer that they "bought for you, so we could bring you your horse.... and Mom wants you to pay for the trailer..."?? :hahahay: It's not necessarily what I would have bought, but is a 3 yo (ish) 2 horse jump-in, with brakes, and a small tack area. It hauls well, and Scooter fits. Steel frame, aluminum sheeting, and wood floor with rubber mats. Fine for short distances.Dad did leave reflective tape for us to add to increase the visibility, since it is a bronze color that might not show up well at night. | | When the Almighty put hooves on the wind and a bridle on the lightening, He called it a horse -- Unknown | |
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) only damaged my ramp, one back door, and a running board (made of aluminum), which my insurance covered. This lady had her braked lit up, squealing, the whole 9 yards. It stunk, I knew it was coming, but had no where to move up to, to get out of her way. BTW she was ticketed out the wazoo ;DThose two incidents alone sell me on a heavier steel trailer, but to each his/her own. I am lucky that I do need a one ton truck in everyday farm life here, so having one is no issue, and I do understand that a big truck is not for everyone, so I'm not saying everyone has to have a 1 ton and a gooseneck, but I do think there are degrees of trailering safety out there and some people just get lucky. As you can see, trailering saftey is a big issue to me. I trailer long distances and do alot of these trips, so I am a bit of a nut about safety. Just take it for what it's worth. Coyote also is a great resourse for trailer safety as well! Oh and I believe Brenderup ships their trailers too, when we got ours, I was in NJ and it was shipped out to us. 
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