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Carnehl CHKS

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Carnehl CHKS – range: a heavy tipping semi-trailer from Emsland in numerous body and equipment variants, unladen weight 5,320 to 8,950 kg, gross weight 34 to 45 tonnes

Carnehl CHKS
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Carnehl of Meppen in Emsland builds tipping and low-loader semi-trailers for construction and bulk-goods haulage; the CHKS range is the manufacturer's tipping semi-trailer line. The suffixes after the slash distinguish the versions: CHKS/AH, CHKS/GAL, CHKS/PH and CHKS/STH denote different side-board, aluminium and floor variants, CHKS 1A a separate equipment level, and the number suffix in CHKS/STH/332+131+131 gives a specific axle or side-board dimension configuration of that version.

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The register lists here 9 versions with unladen weights from 5,320 to 8,950 kg, gross weights from 34,000 to 45,000 kg, lengths from 8,540 to 12,850 mm and widths from 2,550 to 2,580 mm.

As a heavy tipping semi-trailer, the CHKS belongs among the standard vehicles in construction, earthmoving and recycling haulage, where tipper combinations move bulk goods such as sand, gravel, rubble or asphalt between the extraction site and the construction site; the shorter lengths from 8.5 m indicate more compact versions for urban use, the long ones up to 12.85 m the classic construction tipper configuration.

On a used tipping semi-trailer, the condition and tightness of the tipping body, the function and tightness of the tipping ram, wear on side boards and hinges, the condition of axles and brakes, and rust on the chassis and kingpin housing count; on aluminium bodies, additionally cracks and dents in the light alloy.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Carnehl CHKS, Carnehl Fahrzeugbau (manufacturer)

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CHKS2004-2024 CHKS / HH2003-2025 CHKS 1A2008 CHKS/A2007-2026 CHKS/AH2006-2017 CHKS/GAL2013 CHKS/PH2015 CHKS/STH1997-2002 CHKS/STH/332+131+1311998
Top speed 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h 100 km/h –
Wheelbase 6,590 mm 3,970 mm 6,480 mm 9,300 mm 6,440 mm 8,400 mm 8,820 mm 5,850 mm –
Length 9,720 mm 9,720 mm 9,300 mm 12,850 mm 9,760 mm 11,350 mm 11,740 mm 8,800 mm 8,540 mm
Width 2,550 mm 2,550 mm 2,550 mm 2,580 mm 2,550 mm 2,550 mm 2,550 mm 2,550 mm 2,550 mm
Unladen weight 6,980 kg 6,980 kg 5,320 kg 7,760 kg 5,920 kg 6,680 kg 8,950 kg 7,660 kg 5,400 kg
Gross vehicle weight 44,000 kg 42,000 kg 41,000 kg 45,000 kg 44,000 kg 42,000 kg 38,500 kg 40,000 kg 34,000 kg

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