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Re: [RC] [RC] Brenderup and Back Roads - sharon1359Regarding surge brakes coming on because people are driving too fast: even if I took a frost heave at a crawl, those brakes came on. I replaced my Brenderup with a brand new, fully-insulated, aluminum, straight-load horse trailer with a divider... not a "spring-axle open stock trailer with a cheap purchase price". I am very happy with my choice. And yes, it was cheaper than the used Brenderup... but still lots more $$ than a stock trailer. Kathy: Even though I don't live in the West, we have our fair share of the long bumpy dirt roads that you were asking about... so I hope my experiences help you. Please let me know if you would like me to email you directly with my other feedback on the trailer. -Sharon K. Quoting terry banister <terrybanister@xxxxxxxxxxx>: I am one of the minority of endurance riders here in the "West" who is hauling with a Brenderup Baron for the past 4 years, and I know that when I take a speed bump too fast in town, the inertia brakes kick in, so when I am driving on long bumpy backroads, I drive slow enough not to cause that. I have had no problem hauling on bumpy backroads. The trailer is solid and it has needed no maintenance. But if I lived and drove on bumpy backroads on a constant basis, I probably wouldn't want to drive slow all the time - although, the picture of hauling horses quickly over bumpy backroads in an open, spring-axle stock trailer brings "pretty rough ride" to MY mind. I think the reason stock trailers are the "trailer of choice" has more to do with the original purchase price ;-} Terry "May the Horse be with you" <html><P><IMG height=12 src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emsmiled.gif"; width=12> Happy Trails!</P> <P>Terry</P> <DIV></DIV></html> >From: sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx >To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: [RC] Brenderup and Back Roads >Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:55:22 -0400 > >Kathy, > >I used to have a Brenderup Baron TC. One of the many reasons I sold it was >because we have horrible roads here in Maine, and every time you go over a >bump, the surge brakes come on. (!!!) In my opinion, that makes for a pretty >rough ride for the horse. > >-Sharon K. > > > >----- >"I would like to hear from anyone who has experience trailering >to endurance rides west of the Mississippi with their Brenderup. >I'm curious as to how they hold up on those long dirt road drives >into ridecamp (trailering to Gold Country in CA doesn't count). >We have long dirt roads here in NM... some pretty rutty. Lots >of dirt, lots of bumps, lots of rattling. One can easily see how >stock trailers with 7000# or 10,000# axels came to be the trailer >of choice around here. > >Public or Private feedback welcome. Anyone putting a lot of >true endurance miles on a fully loaded Brenderup? Thanks in >advance, > >Kathy Myers >in Santa Fe, NM" > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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