Weights.....

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Richard,

See Carrier transport trailers for the type of transport which is increasingly popular in the Netherlands, as it can be driven on a car plus trailer license.



The trick here is that while one can drive a vehicle up to 3.500 kgs here on a regular car license, a tractor-trailor combination like the above with a gross weigth of 7.500 kgs can be driven on a car plus trailer license, which is much cheaper and easier to qualify for than a truck driver´s license.

I´m not up to par with UK regulations, but I know older drivers have grandfathered rights to drive a truck up to 7.500 kgs gross weight on a regular car driver´s license. If you fall in that category, a beavertail truck would be the way to go.

While many sites list a weight of 3.75 tons for the Universal Carrier, this webpage has a comprehensive listing of Carrier weights, depending on type they range from 4 to 4.25 tons (4.318 kg if those are UK/long tons). The T16 is listed at 7,756 lbs and 9,500 lbs (gross) or 4.309 kg.

HTH,
Hanno