Technical register for agricultural, construction and commercial machinery · sourced data

Manufacturer unknown AHW

5 models in this series

Onbekend AHW – trailers with no recorded make in the Dutch vehicle register: collective page of trailers (aanhangwagen), 5,700 to 18,000 kg gross vehicle weight

Manufacturer unknown AHW 3-4
Pictured: Manufacturer unknown AHW 3-4

This page gathers trailers for which the Dutch vehicle register RDW records no make: "Onbekend" is Dutch for "unknown" and serves in the register as a placeholder entry when no manufacturer is entered – it is not a vehicle brand. The AHW suffix stands in the RDW register for "aanhangwagen", trailer in the general sense; the model designations listed here are registration type codes, not manufacturer data.

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The register lists here 5 versions with unladen weights from 4,520 to 12,660 kg and gross vehicle weights from 5,700 to 18,000 kg. Lengths range from 7,760 to 12,330 mm and widths from 2,500 to 2,600 mm.

With gross weights up to 18 tonnes and lengths of over twelve metres, these are heavy low-loader or semi-trailer units for transporting construction machinery, bulk goods or general cargo, of the kind registered in Dutch haulage and construction. The combination of a high gross weight and a comparatively low unladen weight is typical of payload-optimised designs in this market segment.

On used examples of these heavy trailers, the condition of the chassis and axles, the function of the brake system and the overrun brake or air-brake system, the condition of the load bed, and corrosion on load-bearing parts all matter; since the manufacturer is unknown, an independent technical inspection before purchase is advisable.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Onbekend AHW, Zulassungsdaten RDW (Niederlande)

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AHW 10-101978 AHW 3-41956 AHW 4.61980 AHW 6.61982 AHW 7-71990
Top speed 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h
Wheelbase 6,350 mm 5,080 mm 4,650 mm 5,650 mm 8,450 mm
Length 12,000 mm 10,780 mm 7,760 mm 9,800 mm 12,330 mm
Width 2,600 mm 2,550 mm 2,500 mm 2,550 mm 2,500 mm
Unladen weight 12,660 kg 5,500 kg 4,520 kg 10,100 kg 11,600 kg
Gross vehicle weight 18,000 kg 7,000 kg 5,700 kg 12,000 kg 14,000 kg

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