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Empty, the trailer weighs 8,250 kg, against a permitted gross weight of 33,000 kg, leaving 24,750 kg of payload - an unusually high figure relative to the vehicle's length. At 2,500 mm wide and with such a short body, the load bed is built for very dense, heavy material such as bulk goods, stone or metal parts rather than bulky freight.

A vehicle this compact yet this heavy needs a correspondingly short, stiff chassis with reinforced axles, since the high load is concentrated over a short area. From trailer class O3 upward, a compressed-air braking system is mandatory and comes as standard at this weight class, and driving such a combination requires a category CE licence in most EU states.

Buying a used trailer this compact for heavy loads, the condition of the frame and axle mounts matters most, since the concentrated load generates greater forces here than in a long trailer of the same weight class. The braking system and wheel bearings should be checked carefully for wear, and the load bed for bowing or cracks that point to localised overloading.