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Bureå Verkst GT32LB104S – class O4 trailer: 40,000 kg gross weight, 10,200 kg unladen weight, 12.04 m length, registered in Finland, model year 1978
With a gross weight of 40,000 kg, the GT32LB104S falls into EU class O4, the heavy trailers above 10 tonnes. The trailer is registered in Finland and was built in 1978.
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At a length of 12,040 mm and a width of 2,550 mm, it weighs 10,200 kg unladen and carries 29,800 kg of payload, close to three-quarters of its gross weight – a ratio typical of a heavy full trailer of this length, pointing to bulk and general heavy cargo rather than a lightweight special design.
Trailers of this weight class run with an air-brake system instead of the simple overrun brake of the lighter classes, and towing the combination requires a category CE licence. As a full trailer with its own steered axle, it is towed by a drawbar rather than a fifth wheel, so the tow vehicle carries little of its weight. The Nordic countries permit considerably higher gross combination weights for full-trailer combinations than the rest of Europe, which made heavy full trailers of this kind common there.
On a vehicle of this age, what counts above all is rust on the frame, side members and axle mounts, the condition of the steering knuckles and the front bogie's steering, 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.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Bureå Verkst GT32LB104S
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