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Professional Performance: EU category O2 trailer rated at 3,500 kg gross weight, six wheels and 3,290 kg unladen weight for heavy attachments
With a gross weight rating of 3,500 kg, this Professional Performance trailer sits in EU category O2, which runs up to 3,500 kg and is mostly fitted with a simple overrun brake. The coupling on trailers this light usually follows the 50 mm ball-hitch standard ISO 1102.
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Six wheels are spread across several axles with a spacing of 551 mm within the axle group, well below the figure typical of a genuine wheelbase. Against an unladen weight of 3,290 kg this leaves a payload of 210 kg, at a width of 2,450 mm. That leaves roughly 6 per cent of the gross weight rating available as payload.
Six wheels on a tight axle spacing at only 3.5 tonnes gross weight point to a heavy, low-built structure with correspondingly little payload, the kind used for working equipment with a low centre of gravity. In most EU states it can be towed on a category B licence, as long as the combination stays within its gross weight limit. The tyres and wheels fitted must be rated for the approved top speed and the registered axle load. Registration also depends on a valid approval certificate matching exactly the values stated here.
Buying one used, this axle count makes the overrun coupling and its damper worth checking, along with the condition of the axle bearings and the links within the axle group, corrosion at the axle mounts, and even tyre wear across all six wheels, since uneven wear points to a twisted running gear. A complete inspection and service record makes judging the trailer's condition considerably easier.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Professional Performance
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