3.6m Double Axle Braked Closed Body Trailer

Genuine Venter Traveller 10 Tandem. TRAILERS SA is an authorised Venter dealer, so this is the real Venter Traveller 10 Tandem — supplied new and delivered anywhere in South Africa.

Two axles change how a trailer behaves long before they change what it carries. The 3.6m tandem-axle closed body trailer puts the same 3 610 mm closed body on a pair of braked axles rated at 1 500 kg each, lifting gross vehicle mass to 1 740 kg and published payload to a round 1 000 kg. TRAILERS SA lists it in both the Standard and the Aero body.

What two axles change on the 3.6m tandem-axle closed body trailer

The obvious gain is rating: 1 740 kg gross against 1 525 kg for the single-axle version, and 1 000 kg of legal payload against 925 kg. The less obvious gains matter more on a long haul. Load is spread across four contact patches instead of two, so tyre and bearing loads drop. Pitching over corrugations settles rather than builds. A puncture on one wheel leaves three carrying, which is the difference between changing a tyre at the roadside and losing a load. The cost of all that is 140 kg of extra tare and a longer wheelbase to manoeuvre.

Published specification

Figures below are the manufacturer published figures. Rows spanning both columns are identical across the two bodies.

Standard equipment

• Body and roof in 0.9 mm corrosion resistant electro-galvanised sheet steel
• Sides stiffened by formed hat sections against drumming and vibration
• Pad-lockable doors at the rear and on the left side, on heavy duty hinges
• Two braked axles with run-in brakes and a heavy-duty coupler
• Floor ring holders for strapping the load down
• Two adjustable extending rear support legs for levelling on uneven ground
• Pad-lockable spare wheel holder with spare wheel included
• Multi-function LED lights and an adjustable eight inch jockey wheel

Payload, GVM and braking

Plan on 740 kg tare, 1 740 kg gross and 1 000 kg of payload. A trailer of this mass must be braked, and the manufacturer publishes run-in brakes across both axles. Before ordering, check the braked towing capacity in your vehicle handbook, because it is the lower of trailer rating and vehicle rating that governs what you may legally pull, and a bakkie rated at 1 500 kg braked cannot lawfully tow this trailer loaded to its plate. Towing mass, braking and licence requirements sit in the National Road Traffic Act and its regulations rather than with any dealer.

Standard body or Aero body

The two bodies share tare, gross mass, payload, axles, brakes, body length, inside width, side height, ground clearance and both door openings. Three published figures differ: the Standard runs 4 540 mm overall on a 2 045 mm width with seven ring holders, and the Aero runs 4 480 mm overall on a 2 080 mm width with nine. The Standard listing also specifies a five stud wheel where the Aero listing states only the tyre size. Beyond that the manufacturer does not publish what separates the two shells, and we are not going to invent a story to fit the price difference. If it matters to your decision, ask us on the quote form and we will get it confirmed before you order.

Tandem or single axle

If your loads are bulky and light, the 3.6m closed body trailer gives the same body on one axle, less tare and a lower price. Choose the tandem when the load is dense, when the trailer runs long distances loaded, or when a blowout must not end the trip. Other twin-axle vans are listed on the tandem-axle closed body trailers archive.

What the extra money buys

Our budget closed body range sits at roughly half this price and is genuinely useful for lighter duty. What you pay for at this level is the running gear and the paperwork behind it: two rubber-sprung braked axles rated 1 500 kg each, galvanised sheet through body and roof, a heavy-duty coupler, and plated tare and GVM figures you can defend at a weighbridge rather than an approximate mass on a delivery note.

Delivery, warranty and ordering

Pick your body above, then order online or call the yard. Delivery is free on orders over R20 000, and collection from Hartswater in the Northern Cape is open to you if you would rather inspect a trailer of this size in person. Coverage is on the delivery page. TRAILERS SA is a retailer and not the manufacturer, so the unit carries the manufacturer warranty, which we administer on your behalf, as set out on the warranty page.

Closed body trailer delivery in South Africa

Order from anywhere in the country: we deliver to Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Gqeberha, Bloemfontein, Polokwane and Mbombela, and everywhere between, with free delivery on orders over R20 000. Local buyers can collect from Hartswater in the Northern Cape.