Trailer brakes question

[HDAV]

For road use do trailers over 750kg gross need brakes? When towed behind a tractor? Or is there a higher limit for unbraked trailers and if so what the max unbraked gross on the road?

“From 9 March 2015 an agricultural tractor towing an agricultural trailer will be able to travel at a higher combination weight limit of 31 tonnes (t), increasing from 24.39t. The existing trailer limit of 18.29t remains in place.”

but no mention of brakes?

 

[Lincsman]

They have always needed brakes, though most 3ton,ers you need reach out the back window to apply, I think 750 kg is still the max without brakes.

Best not to go into old artic conversions braking systems

 

[HDAV]

They have always needed brakes, though most 3ton,ers you need reach out the back window to apply, I think 750 kg is still the max without brakes.

Best not to go into old artic conversions braking systems

That was my understanding the brakes might be a manual lever rather than overrun but they were still needed at least in theory although I guess most don’t operate particularly well…

Do trailed implements like balers, foragers etc need road brakes or not?

 

[agrimax]