Buying a trailer and driving with it does not require special knowledge and skills, but there are a number of legal and practical nuances that must be remembered. To begin with, it is worth remembering that a trailer is a vehicle that is not equipped with an engine and is designed to move in a coupling with a motor vehicle, and a car with a trailer is called a road train.
What are trailers?
In general, trailers are divided into light trailers (with a permissible maximum weight not exceeding 750 kg) and heavy trailers (over 750 kg), the latter to be equipped with a braking system. The car trailer body can be metal welded or prefabricated, there are models with a wooden floor and fixed or hinged sides. Most often the trailer is equipped with a removable frame and tarpaulin cover. Trailers for cars can be single-axle or double-axle, with or without a front support wheel. The drawbar can be straight or V-shaped.
A separate category are dump trailers and trailers for boats and boats with special plybars, rollers, or skids. Such trailers can have fiberglass roof and mechanisms for easier loading and unloading of equipment. In the upper price category there are truck trailers, cottage trailers, as well as commercial equipment of different types.
