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TRANSPORT USE
MAXIMUM PERMITTED VERTICAL STATIC LOADING OF HITCHES FOR TRAILERS AND SEMI-TRAILERS
Hitch type
Permitted
vertical
static
loading
Diameter
of the pin
(ball) of
the hitch
Hitch type
Permitted
vertical
static
loading
Diameter
of the pin
(ball) of
the hitch
Hitch type
Permitted
vertical
static
loading
Diameter
of the pin
(ball) of
the hitch
736kg 31mm 3,000kg 80mm
fixed pin
2,000kg
44.5mm
3,000kg 47mm 1,200kg 32mm
Maximum weight of a coupled braked trailer or semi-trailer shall not exceed the value given on the type plate of the tractor
and value given in the MOT certificate of the vehicle. Maximum speed of the vehicle train is given by the maximum permitted
speed of the slower vehicle of the vehicle train.
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