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It is 5,788 mm long and 2,450 mm wide. With an unladen weight of 2,380 kg against the 3,500 kg gross weight, payload works out to 1,120 kg.

Trailers of this size are used commercially and for leisure to haul machinery, boats or materials. The overrun brake acts through drawbar thrust on the brake of its own axle, so no separate air or hydraulic supply from the towing vehicle is needed. In Germany it is subject to a roadworthiness inspection every two years.

A used-trailer check should cover the brake system (pads or drums, and on air brakes also the lines, coupling heads and the ABS valve), the condition of the axles and suspension (bearing play, cracks in leaf springs or air bellows) and the frame, especially corrosion on cross members and welds. On top of that comes the load floor or body for wear and tightness, the lighting and electrical connector to the towing vehicle, and even tyre wear. The underride guard and the frame's longitudinal members should be free of rust-through, especially around the axle mounts. The tow ball coupling or drawbar eye and the drawbar itself belong in the check too, inspected for play and cracks at the attachment points.