This center divider weighs a ton and is a booger to pivot. Anyone out there who has or has had an older Brenderup (pre-1990) who can offer any advice? Or do I just need to workout more? 
sorry, but my '99 Baron’s divider weighs a TON. Think you have it bad?? Having one horse, I have the single-horse butt bar, so the divider is stashed in an outbuilding most of the time. However, occasionally, I have to convert to hauling two equines. Shuffling that blasted divider is the BANE of my existence!
Yes, we removed the center divider to pull up the mats and it is definitely a two-person job! Tell me, if you don’t mind: The lower ramp end of my center divider “nests” in a little bracket on the floor that is fixed to the floor with two bolts. The bolts stick up a little and I have to lift the divider high enough to clear those bolts before it will begin to pivot over to the side. This bracket looks added on to me since in the online videos I view no one seems to have to heave the divider up before they begin pushing it over. Does your divider have such a bracket? It doesn’t seem to me like it is needed because the butt bars support the divider.
So many questions, so little time! Thanks for your help.
Neighbor’s B-up has the little bracket for the divider. They have had the floor redone so it’s possibly an add-on, but the bottom of the divider clearly fits exactly in the bracket. I think even with the butt bars, the bottom of the divider would be very unstable without the bracket.
It is the smaller B-up and the divider isn’t that bad, a little bit annoying to carry but not bad to just pivot. The rubber panel on the divider has also disintegrated, and I’m considering what material I could replace it with that would still be safe but maybe a little lighter… (I borrow the trailer sometimes.)
What really gets me is how stupidly heavy the mats are (also need to be replaced, thank goodness).
Thank you, both of you. This is my first trailer and I’m flying a little blind here, especially since Brenderups are no longer sold new in the U.S. (no dealers to call) and this one is pretty ancient. I agree about the mats: my husband laughed way too much watching me wrestle (full body press) them into rolls (I wanted to do it myself). Mine are new (purchased by previous owner) and possibly a little too thick but I will have to make them work. Too thick is probably better than too thin.
Sounds like I need to work on upper-body strength! Feel free to pass on any other hints.
By the way, Andy at MountainTop in New Hampshire was very helpful. He got me some new ramp struts that made all the difference in the world…
That bracket at the back is original to the B-ups. I guess that little hole & prong arrangement does serve a purpose, although if you have both butt-bars up, it shouldn’t do much.
I bought my Baron from Andy, actually. 
A person on another forum, recently bought a Brenderup and is having a welder convert hers to a box, which will eliminate the divider.
I don’t know any particulars.
Ah… welding. That’s another possibility. I have access to the longer butt bar but I don’t have it yet to try it. I would like to have the option of using the longer bar for myself/my horse and/or when I sell this trailer on but I was told that this older, pre-1990 Brenderup would need welding on the trailer’s frame to accommodate this longer bar. Has anyone had experience with this?
Thanks for all of the input/thoughts. Oh JeanM, you are lucky to have Andy on your side of the country!
