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Hocar Vho35-55 – EU category O2 trailer, built in 2023: 3,500 kg gross weight, 900 kg payload, 7.18 m length, 2.09 m width.
With a gross weight of 3,500 kg, the Hocar Vho35-55 falls into EU trailer class O2, trailers between 750 and 3,500 kg towed behind cars or light commercial vehicles.
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With an unladen weight of 2,600 kg, payload comes to only 900 kg, around a quarter of the gross weight. At 7.18 m long, 2.09 m wide and with a 4.40 m wheelbase on four wheels, the trailer is long but narrow for its weight class, a shape typical for long but light loads such as boats, vehicles or leisure equipment. This ratio of unladen weight to payload is typical of trailers built with their own reinforced carrying structure rather than a simple flat deck.
Class O2 trailers are generally fitted with an overrun brake rather than an air system. Towing it behind a car needs licence category B or BE depending on the combination's gross weight. The low ratio of payload to unladen weight points to a frame reinforced for carrying vehicles or equipment rather than plain general cargo; at full load, the tow vehicle's permitted nose weight on the towball should also be observed.
On a used trailer of this kind, what counts is the condition of the axle and wheel bearings, the function of the overrun brake and its linkage, rust on the frame and deck, and the tyres, lighting and electrical plug. Given such a long, narrow frame, it is also worth checking for lateral twisting and the condition of any brackets or guide rails for the load, and, on a full deck, the boards and their fixing to the frame.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Hocar Vho35-55, Zulassungsdaten RDW (Niederlande)
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