Carrying capacity of light trailers

Automobile trailers that are designed to transport small loads are not always used according to these regulations. Even if the carrying capacity of a light trailer is no more than 450 kg, the owners very often neglect these norms and transport at least twice as heavy.

Here is my personal experience on this topic. At first he drove a trailer to the VAZ 2105, loaded it up to 800 kg, and in order to fit even more, he attached attachments, thus the capacity doubled. And in order to strengthen the design itself, in addition to the factory shock absorbers, I also attached springs from the front end of the VAZ 2101. Now, even with a load of over a ton, the trailer suspension does not sag.

Then, when I bought a VAZ 2112, I began to carry on it even more. When there was harvesting, sometimes I loaded it up to 1200 kg, and there were never any problems. The engine on the car is 16-valve, it did a good job with it. True, several years of such operation led to the fact that the rear spars began to deform. I had to weld them with welding in order to prevent final destruction.

What I didn’t carry on these trailers, scrap metal http://metallic.com.ua/, there was even such that I loaded 1500 kg and drove 30 km to the collection point. Not having passed half the way, the sides fell off and had to be tied with a towing cable, then when I got to the metal warehouse, I earned money, which was almost enough for a new trailer of the same type.