Justme
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I looked on the website but its not listed. The standard length is 3.1m The OP is wanting nearer 7m. Most would trailer it small & then site it & add the extension.
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Note that even the smallest one actually weighs 900kg just for the trailer.
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Yes an exemption for an indivisible load. Boats cut in half dont generally work well. ( I have seen bolt together long boats with a strong bulkhead to bolt the sections together) A bolted together mill has no such need.
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For the trailer, add the mill & your over. If I was designing this, I doubt I would try to plan to be under a total all up weight of 750kg. I would also want the trailer to carry the kit needed, fuels, spares ect. Again at 7m I would want twin axles.
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Maximum Legally Permitted Mass. Similar to MAM for vehicles. The most it could be inc all loads. A trailer 7m long will be close to that to be stiff enough to be used as a milling bed.
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They need to be approved. The "plant" exemption if only for vehicles not trailers.
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If its over 750kg MLPM then it must have brakes unless its for a tractor then there are some regs re the ratio between tractor & trailer.
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Yes
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Thanks for that, it had a bit of info I have been looking for for ages.
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PS area's are only grey because people try to ignore or bend the rules.
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Lots of ditched dug, barns mucked out etc etc
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Gritting and hedges are exempt uses.
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Doing work for a farmer on a farm is not farming. Moving a digger could be if the digger was doing farming g and the tractor was also used on the same site. If not its haulage. Lots of contractors have been done for this.
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Its not just the load distribution its the leverage too.
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The trouble with that option is that the work would not be farming or forestry so you would need a CE licence, white diesel, tacho, O licence etc etc.
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Second option. Take your C1 & C1E tests & then you can go to 12m trailer & 18m total as long as the towing vehicle is 3501+kg.
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I agree, at 7m I would want twin axles even if the weight did not need it the length does.
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Just remember that in most stops it will be up to you to prove that an exemption applies. Lots wont even know about the exemption. Why make life hard, keep it under 7m (nearly 23 feet) body length (plus draw bar) & if you need the extra a drop in section is easy. On the 16 foot trailer you would have the full 3m rear over hang allowed, need proper signage & be a pain to balance safely.
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Yes.
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If the mill is bolted together in sections it might be hard to claim its an indivisible load. Why not have the bulk of it fixed & then extend the bed on a fold out section? I used to tow an over sized trailer that was an indivisible load as it was a one piece fiberglass molding.
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Yes for indivisible loads you can go longer. There is still a max of 18m total length of vehicle & trailer. If its a separate trailer with a "load" on it you also have the legal over hangs that are allowed. How much depends on how you mark it. You cant go heavier.
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Yeh F-ing VOSA (DVSA) how dare they keep my family safe from door handles that over load their vehicles........
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Why not just do it properly & fit a 12s socket & plug or change it all for a 13 pin set? PS take the reverse light feed from the reverse lights on the vehicle. Most bypass relays will already have a reverse in & out connections to use.
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My solution to this problem is to fit a camera with infrared led's.
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Standard 13 pin plug. Or 7n & 7s plugs.
