Vehicle Trailer

A vehicle trailer which includes:

• a trailer chassis mounted upon ground engaging means;
• said chassis having two opposed sides to which said ground engaging means are connected;
• said sides being secured together at or adjacent one end thereof by a crossmember, to form a structure which is substantially U-shaped in plan, with an interior space between the arms of said U;
• the end of said chassis adjacent said crossmember being provided with means for securing the trailer to a towing vehicle;
• the opposite end of said chassis being provided with a load-bearing tailgate arranged to extend between the sides of said chassis so as to removably close off said interior space;
• a loading device mounted in said interior space adjacent said crossmember;
• said loading device including a loading fork which is adapted to be moved up and down and which provides at least one load-engaging member for engagement with a load;
• the or each said load-engaging member having a length such that the end of said load-engaging member furthest from said crossmember can be positioned to engage said load-bearing tailgate so as to stabilise said load-engaging member and to transfer load from said load-engaging member to said tailgate.