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6.1.1
Calculating the actual values for the total tractor weight, tractor axle loads
and load capacities, as well as the minimum ballast
The permissible total tractor weight, specified in the vehicle
documentation, must be greater than the sum of the
tractor empty weight
ballast weight and
total weight of the attached implement or drawbar load of the
hitched implement.
This notice applies only to Germany:
If, having tried all possible alternatives, it is not possible to comply
with the axle loads and/or the permissible total weight, then a survey
by an officially recognised motor traffic expert can, with the approval
of the tractor manufacturer, be used as a basis for the responsible
authority to issue an exceptional approval according to § 70 of the
German Regulations Authorising the Use of Vehicles for Road Traffic
and the required approval according to § 29, paragraph 3 of the
German Road Traffic Regulations.
