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<blockquote data-quote="condor22" data-source="post: 614018" data-attributes="member: 1932"><p>The trailer has a 750kg GVM (Not the correct methodology as a trailer it should be ATM) GVM is Gross Vehicle Mass and a trailer is not a vehicle. ATM is Aggregate Trailer Mass, which is what it weighs, stand alone on a weighbridge and includes the weight on wheels, the ball weight and the load. If that figure is less than 750kg and your vehicle specs say you can tow that load unbraked, then you do not need trailer brakes.</p><p></p><p>However, most medium to large tow vehicles have a 750kg unbraked tow limit and over that requires some form of trailer braking.</p><p></p><p>My first question to the trailer supplier/manufacturer is what does it weigh empty i.e. TARE. Then take that figure from the ATM (Their GVM of 750kg) that will tell you what load you as an owner can put in it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="condor22, post: 614018, member: 1932"] The trailer has a 750kg GVM (Not the correct methodology as a trailer it should be ATM) GVM is Gross Vehicle Mass and a trailer is not a vehicle. ATM is Aggregate Trailer Mass, which is what it weighs, stand alone on a weighbridge and includes the weight on wheels, the ball weight and the load. If that figure is less than 750kg and your vehicle specs say you can tow that load unbraked, then you do not need trailer brakes. However, most medium to large tow vehicles have a 750kg unbraked tow limit and over that requires some form of trailer braking. My first question to the trailer supplier/manufacturer is what does it weigh empty i.e. TARE. Then take that figure from the ATM (Their GVM of 750kg) that will tell you what load you as an owner can put in it. :) [/QUOTE]
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