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Fbl LTL 48 – heavy O4-class trailer built in 2000: 42,000 kg gross weight, 32,380 kg payload, 2.55 m width, built for concentrated heavy-load transport.
With a gross weight of 42,000 kg, the Fbl LTL 48 sits well above the 10-tonne threshold of EU trailer class O4, in the territory of heavy-duty trailers and semi-trailers. A single trailer only reaches a gross weight this high with several axles and correspondingly distributed wheel loads.
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With an unladen weight of 9,620 kg, payload comes to 32,380 kg, more than three-quarters of the gross weight. At 2.55 m wide, the trailer matches the standard maximum vehicle width used across the EU for the road approval of heavy trailers.
Trailers of this weight class run on air brakes and typically on air suspension, to protect the chassis and cargo under such a high payload. Towing it as a combination in the EU requires licence category CE. A gross weight of 42 tonnes also calls for a correspondingly rated fifth-wheel coupling or drawbar hitch on the towing vehicle.
When buying a used heavy-load trailer of this size, check the axles and wheel bearings for play under full load, the brake system for even action across all axles, the air suspension bellows for cracks, and the coupling pin for wear, since it carries the entire towing force. Given the concentrated weight this trailer carries, it is also worth checking the full length of the frame for any sign of permanent deflection or previous repair welds.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Fbl LTL 48, Zulassungsdaten RDW (Niederlande)
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