Moonbuggy Super Luggage Trailer
Price range: R44,800.00 through R53,500.00 incl. VAT
The Moonbuggy Super is the braked model in the luggage trailer range, rated at 1120 kg gross vehicle mass with a 320 kg tare and 800 kg of payload on a 2060 by 1180 mm body. An extension frame and roof rack build lifts the rating to 1167 kg.
- 1120 kgGVM
- Tandem brakedAxle
- 2060 mmDeck length
- Tandem brakedBraking
About this trailer
Everything else in this part of the range stops at 750 kg and runs without brakes. The Moonbuggy Super luggage trailer does neither. It is rated at 1120 kg gross vehicle mass, it runs a run in braking system, and it carries 800 kg of payload on a 320 kg tare, which is more than double what a Voyager will legally take.
Why the Moonbuggy Super luggage trailer is braked
Braking is not an upgrade here, it is a legal consequence. Once a trailer is rated above 750 kg it has to be braked, and this one is rated at 1120 kg. The builder answers that with a run in system and two 700 kg axles rather than a single axle, sprung on four sets of three blade leaves. The result behaves very differently on the road to a light luggage trailer: it settles rather than skips over corrugation, and it does not push the tow vehicle at the bottom of a pass. It is also, on the published axle figures, a twin axle unit rather than a single axle one.
Published specifications
Builder figures for the base configuration, with brakes, nosecone and spare wheel, quoted as published.
| Tare mass | 320 kg |
|---|---|
| GVM | 1120 kg |
| Payload | 800 kg |
| Brakes | Run in |
| Axle capacity | 700 kg x 2 |
| Axle length | 1405 mm |
| Leaf springs | 3 blade x 4 |
| Wheels | 155 x 13 inch |
| Body length | 2060 mm |
| Inside width | 1180 mm |
| Nosecone length | 620 mm |
| Overall length | 3470 mm |
| Overall width | 1570 mm |
| Side height | 560 mm |
| Overall height | 1085 mm |
| Ground clearance | 250 mm |
The two configurations we list
- Base trailer with brakes, nosecone and spare wheel: 320 kg tare, 1120 kg gross vehicle mass, 800 kg payload, 1085 mm overall height.
- Extension frame and roof rack: 320 kg tare, 1167 kg gross vehicle mass, 847 kg payload, 1565 mm overall height with 1040 mm of side height.
Note what the second configuration does to the numbers, because it is the opposite of the usual pattern. On most trailers a fitment adds tare and quietly takes that mass out of your legal payload. Here the builder publishes the tare as unchanged at 320 kg and lifts the gross vehicle mass by 47 kg, so the published payload rises from 800 kg to 847 kg. The rear door in the extension frame and the roof rack above it also change how you load rather than only how much.
Payload, mass and staying road legal
Eight hundred kilograms in the base build is a serious load, and it takes this trailer out of the simple unbraked bracket entirely. Above 750 kg a trailer must be braked, which is exactly why the run in system is fitted. Your obligations do not stop there: your tow vehicle has a rated towing mass for braked trailers that is often different to its unbraked figure, and it is usually the vehicle that limits you. Read the requirements in the National Road Traffic Act and confirm licence class with your testing station rather than with a dealer.
What 800 kg actually buys you
A body 2060 mm long and 1180 mm wide with a 620 mm nosecone is not vast, so the payload rating usually matters more than the volume. It is the trailer for dense loads: tools and spares, bagged feed, tiles and cement, generator and fuel, or a long trip where the family kit and the water together would put a lighter trailer over its plate. The dust and waterproof lid opens to 70 degrees and locks, and the tailgate folds down and lifts out for loading and cleaning.
Where it sits against the unbraked models
The Voyager 7 ft luggage trailer is the natural comparison and it makes the point well: similar money, similar body length, but 470 kg of payload against 800 kg, and no brakes. Choose the Voyager for depth and camping volume. Choose this one when the scale you care about is the weighbridge. The rest of the family sits on our single axle closed body trailers page.
Fitted as standard
- Body of corrosion resistant electro and zinc galvanised sheet steel.
- Nosecone and one spare wheel in 155 by 13 inch.
- Run in braking system on two 700 kg axles.
- Alko coupler and long life axles with larger bearings.
- Lockable dust and waterproof lid opening to 70 degrees.
- Removable fold down tailgate, ring holders inside and protected tail lights.
Delivery, warranty and ordering
Both configurations are well over R20 000, so delivery is free on our runs, and collection from our Hartswater yard is available if you want to inspect the braking gear yourself first. Terms are on our delivery page. The trailer carries the builder warranty, which we administer on your behalf, so a fault comes to us and we take it to the factory. What is covered is set out on the warranty page. For pricing on more than one unit, or written confirmation of the braked towing figures for your vehicle, use the request a quote form.
Full specification
| GVM (kg) | 1120 kg, 1167 kg |
|---|---|
| Axle Configuration | Tandem braked |
| Braking | Tandem braked |
| Tare (kg) | 320 kg |
| Payload (kg) | 800 kg, 847 kg |
| Deck Length (mm) | 2060 mm |
| Suspension | 3-blade leaf |
| Tyre Size | 155 x 13 inch |
| Finish | Galvanised |
| Fitment | Base, Extension frame and roof rack |
| SKU | TSA-CBT-MBS-097 |
| Weight | 320 kg |
Questions about this trailer
Is the Moonbuggy Super luggage trailer braked?
Yes. It is fitted with a run in braking system, which is required because it is rated at 1120 kg gross vehicle mass, above the 750 kg point at which braking becomes compulsory.
How much can it carry?
Eight hundred kilograms on the base build, being 1120 kg gross vehicle mass less the 320 kg tare. The extension frame and roof rack build is published at 1167 kg and 847 kg.
Does the extension frame reduce the payload?
No. Unusually, the builder publishes the tare as unchanged at 320 kg and raises the gross vehicle mass to 1167 kg, so the published payload rises to 847 kg.
How many axles does it have?
The published specification lists two axles of 700 kg each, sprung on four sets of three blade leaves, rather than a single axle.
Do I need a different licence to tow it?
Licence classes are set by the National Road Traffic Act and confirmed by your testing station. What we can tell you is the trailer is braked and rated at 1120 kg, so check your own vehicle braked towing figure too.