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Intermetal GEN3502 – EU category O2 trailer: 3,500 kg gross weight, 2,580 kg payload, 2.11 m width, 1,000 mm axle spacing, built 2005.
With a gross weight of 3,500 kg, the Intermetal GEN3502 belongs to the EU trailer category O2, covering trailers between 750 kg and 3,500 kg. Trailers of this size are designed for general goods transport behind cars and light commercial vehicles.
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With an unladen weight of 920 kg, the payload comes to 2,580 kg, close to three quarters of the gross weight, a ratio that points to a light, simple frame construction. At 2.11 m wide, the GEN3502 sits on the narrower side for road trailers. Its four wheels stand on two axles with 1,000 mm spacing between the axles of the tandem set.
Category O2 trailers usually run with an overrun brake, acting purely mechanically through the sliding drawbar on both axles. Towing behind a car only requires licence category B, as long as the combined weight does not exceed 3,500 kg; heavier towing vehicles require category BE. The tandem axle set spreads the wheel load across two axles and stabilises the trailer under full load.
When buying a used trailer from the 2005 build year with a tandem axle set, uneven wear between the two axles is worth checking closely: uneven tyre wear points to a misaligned axle mount. The overrun mechanism must slide smoothly in and out, and the checklist should also cover brake cables and linings and the axle bearings, as well as the frame around the axle mounts for rust and cracks.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Intermetal GEN3502, Zulassungsdaten RDW (Niederlande)
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