The vaude isn't too dissimilar to the Homcom.
Show us a pic! Do you mean the Vida XL? If so, that looks near as dammit a Homcom, and the combination of it's cage and the CF's excellent design of everything else, could make a Frankenstein's trailer an excellent overall solution. The one thing the CFs lack is a large cage utilising the full size of it's load bed. Removing the wheels and towing arm from my Homcom would reduce weight, cut off the wheel mounting tubes, reducing weight further... the now lighter cage could then be bolted onto the CF load bed, through drilled flat bar, held to the CF frame from underneath so that extremely heavy loads don't break bolts out through the wood. Alternatively thick round wood discs/pegs/feet of the right size could be cut to fit through those four holes of the CF platform, and the cage strapped to the CF frame.
... and bolt those to the Homcom cage, through a second wood platform under the Homcom cage (replacing the thin plastic base). For flat loads, simply unstrap and lift off the Homcom cage. A stronger tray would be hard to source, and it'd stand on those four feet of course, when it's off the trailer. Very versatile is a strong cage - no need to buy tiny expensive box feet to securely strap down a box of smaller volume, could be used to transport objects of otherwise awkward shapes... you can simply chuck in bags of compost etc, and of course things can be prevented from rolling about by stuffing more things in, and the entire lot can be tarped over, or easier still, simply thrown into a huge rubble sack, tied off and tied to the sides. I'd rather combine a Homcom and a Carry Freedom, than replace a crap Homcom hitch with another of the same. The steel cage is very strong, and if looked after could last for many years. I don't think we need worry too much about weight of the cage - the quoted weight limits for Homcom, Vida or CF are quite conservative... we've proven they can carry far beyond those lol.
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