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RE: [RC] [RC] Brenderup and back roads - sharon1359I'm the one with the used Brenderup. I bought it from the dealer, who had used it for one year as a demo trailer. He did a complete overhaul on it before I bought it. So it was not your typical "used" trailer, and I highly doubt that the brake system was defective. Maybe our roads are just a lot bumpier than yours. Since my previous post, I've gotten a lot of requests for my feedback. I'm not surprised, since when I was shopping for it back in 2002 I could only find people who ZEALOUSLY LOVED IT and defended their position to the death, or people who thought it looked like a portapotty and would never consider putting their horse in it because of safety issues. There didn't seem to be ANYONE out there who was willing to share an objective opinion based on personal experience. So here's my reply to the folks who emailed: LOVED: the e-brake; the floor; the divider; the big front window; the material the walls were made from. HATED: the price (value for the $$); the inertia brakes (only over bumpy or frost-heaved roads though); the fact that the doors didn't latch open (they shut hard if I parked on a hill or the wind blew, and the thumb-shaped door latch makes an ugly bruise in the rib area); the half-height doors (I can't tell you how many times I hit my head); the tiny "dressing room" that I had to completely unload before using as such; how hard it was to get a saddle in and out through the little door; the round saddle racks don't hold ANY type of saddle well, they ALL fall off; my horse could shut the lid on me if he was on the trailer when I used the "dressing room" because there was no hold-back latch for the lid; the hassle of having a ramp; the mats with the grooves (REALLY hard to clean out without a pressure washer). And, regarding the noise level... my new aluminum-skin, fully-insulated Merhow is quieter than the Brenderup was when the top half of the back door was closed and rattling around. Metal trailers don't ALL rattle down the road, you know. Hopefully this information helps someone, I sure wish I'd had access to it when I was shopping. Anyone who wants to discuss this further can email me directly at sharon1359(at)spamcop(dot)net. -Sharon Kenney, Maine =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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