Bureå Vst AB Ö M10.4

At a length of 9,700 mm and a width of 2,500 mm, it weighs 6,300 kg unladen and carries 25,700 kg of payload, a good four-fifths of its gross weight – a high payload ratio that marks out full trailers for bulk and general heavy cargo, where every kilogram saved in unladen weight goes straight to payload.

Trailers of this weight class run with an air-brake system, and towing the combination requires a category CE licence. As a full trailer carrying its own axle load, it is towed by a drawbar rather than a fifth wheel, so the tow vehicle carries little of its weight. Such heavy full trailers are common in the Nordic countries, where considerably higher gross combination weights are permitted than in the rest of Europe; the drawbar and its mounting on the tow vehicle have to be rated for this correspondingly high nose load.

On a vehicle of this age, what counts is rust on the frame and side members, the condition of the axle suspension and bearings, the state of the brake drums and linkage, the condition of the drawbar and its bearing, and adequate tyre load capacity for such a high gross weight. On such an old vehicle it is also worth checking for earlier welded repairs to the frame, which can mask later overload damage, as well as the condition of the wiring and lighting.