Alzinger Maschinebau LEPTON 5100

The LEPTON 5100 has an unladen weight of 18,900 kg against a gross weight of 19,000 kg; the remaining payload is only 100 kg. Body length is 11,990 mm at a width of 2,550 mm, the wheelbase is 8,050 mm on four wheels, and the permitted top speed is 100 km/h.

With an unladen weight that comes within 100 kg of the permitted gross weight, the LEPTON 5100 is not a trailer for variable freight but a chassis on which permanently fitted equipment already makes up most of the permitted weight, fitting for a manufacturer from the mechanical-engineering sector, whose vehicles carry fixed installations rather than variable cargo. Class O4 requires an air brake system, and towing requires a category CE licence.

When buying such a fully utilised chassis used, particular attention should go to the axles, wheel bearings and chassis, since there is practically no reserve for extra weight. The air brake system with its lines and coupling heads should be checked on a bench, as should the fixed connection between body and chassis, which may have been loosened or altered by later conversions. Corrosion on load-bearing parts is especially critical here, since there is almost no safety margin against the permitted gross weight.