mini digger operating weight. oh and bateson trailers

[mowingjamie]

ifor williams do a plant trailer that will carry 2840kg, gh1054. internal width might be a problem being only 1.62m?

[JimE]

Well if that trailer gets approval from VOSA then that's one worry dealt with. .

 

The vosa test is aimed at making sure you have used correctly rated and approved components, and it meets basic rules (lighting etc).

It doesnt test quality of build, suitability of design, or the actual strength of the trailer.

In theory I could put a trailer made out of 1mm folded metal through a IVA test plated to 3500kg as long as the axles and hitch were rated as such.

[difflock]

We are currently getting a 7500kg beavertail fabricated.

To carry 4000kg (for a rubber 3500kg tracked 360 + buckets/attatchments)

I had to, and with some difficulty, emphaise that I would rather risk a few fatigue cracks after a few years use.

Than the coach builder build in extra-over steel/aluminium " to be sure".

At the cost of essential/critical payload.

Any product will have a design life, and any product requires routine inspection and maintenance, so why should this be an issue?

Any fatigue cracks should therefore be picked up, and especially easily noticed during loading/unloading operations.

Anyway our vehicle will never see a dual carrigeway let alone a Motorway, only be tootling about withing a limited area, and prob not doing more than 10,000 miles per annum.

And will, forby, be subject to 6 weekly inspections by an accredited outside independant HGV garage.

marcus

Edited June 12, 2014 by difflock