Kesla Receives Unique Type Approval for Its New Forestry Trailer
This type approval is a requirement in EU countries for the trailer to be registered for road use.
The newest member of Kesla’s forestry trailer range, the KESLA 165 trailer with a net payload capacity of 16 tons, has been granted EU167/2013 type approval as of January 31, 2025. With this of type approval, the trailer’s maximum speed for road traffic is 30 km/h (18.6 m/hr).
This type approval continues Kesla’s history of type approvals for its forestry trailer models. For the Kesla 165 trailer, the approval has been expanded to include, in addition to pneumatic brakes, dual-circuit hydraulic brakes and 710/40-22.5” tyres. Kesla is the only manufacturer of 16-ton net payload trailers on the market with 167/2013 type approval”, Hyttinen states.
Finnish Kesla launched a new generation box-framed Kesla 165 forest trailer at the Agricultural Machinery Trade Fair in Helsinki, Finland in 2024. The Kesla 165 marks the beginning of a new era in tractor-drawn forestry trailers with its robot-welded box-frame-type structure and technical features earlier known from purpose built forwarders. The trailer has a standard load space area of 4 m² (43 ft2) which can be easily expanded to an impressive 5 m² (54 ft2) by simply turning the posts. Together with freely adjustable bunks, hydraulically movable front screen and extendable rear frame, the load space flexibly adapts to varying characteristics of different kinds of round wood. Load space length is 4,8 m (15.7 ft) which allows 6 m (19.7 ft) logs, or even longer ones, to be transported safely and efficiently. The new trailer is specifically designed for professional tractor contractors providing increased productivity in logistics and more earnings. Kesla 165 trailers have already been delivered to countries such as Germany, where a tractor-towed forestry trailer offers a more flexible solution than traditional forwarders, especially for short-distance transport on the road.
Source: Logging On
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