News 2 min read October 1, 2024

FTG Källefall trailers homologated for the EU market

We’re happy to announce that a wide selection of our FTG Källefall forestry trailers are now homologated in compliance with EU Regulation 167/2013! This means they are officially certified for use on public roads across all EU countries and most neighboring countries.

We are happy to announce that a wide range of our forestry trailer programme is homologated in compliance with the EU regulations 167/2013, allowing them to be registered for use on public roads in all EU countries and most of the EU’s neighbouring countries.

In the range of FTG Källefall certified forestry trailers you will find trailers with a loading capacity from 5 – 12 tonnes, the FB50, FB60, FB70, FB90, FB90D, FB100 and FB120D, offering you a wide variety of options to suit your needs..

What does the certification mean?
The European Regulation 167/2013 provides a a set of rules on safety and environmetal protection for forestry and other agricultural vehicles. The regulation provides harmonized technical standards for the construction of towable vehicles and general requirements for obtaining type approval This ensures that the same level of safety can be guaranteed throughout Europe.

The maximum allowed driving speed on public roads is 30 km/h. To fullfil type approval requirements, the trailer must be equipped with either 2- or 4 wheel hydraulic or pneumatic brake system, lights and reflectors complying with the requirements and with tyres of a specific size. Approved trailers can be identified by its type-approval plate.