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Dercks AL-KO MC40XA – a body on a low-floor AL-KO chassis: four-cylinder engine of 2,286 cm³, gross vehicle weight 3,500 kg, wheelbase 4,220 mm
AL-KO is a German manufacturer of low-floor chassis, used above all for motorhomes and light bodies. The vehicle recorded here, from 2005, carries a body by the fitter Dercks on such an AL-KO chassis of the MC40XA type. With a gross vehicle weight of 3,500 kg it falls into the light N1 class and can be driven on a category B licence.
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For this vehicle the register lists a four-cylinder engine of 2,286 cm³. Kerb weight is 2,951 kg, gross vehicle weight 3,500 kg. The vehicle is 7,240 mm long and 2,270 mm wide, with four wheels and a wheelbase of 4,220 mm.
The low-floor AL-KO chassis lowers the vehicle's centre of gravity compared with an ordinary commercial vehicle frame and creates a flat, low floor in the body, sought after in motorhomes, sales vehicles and similar bodies with a continuous interior. With a difference of only 549 kg between kerb weight and gross vehicle weight, however, little payload margin remains, so the body itself must stay comparatively light.
For a used example of this chassis type, check in particular the condition and sealing of the air suspension, where fitted, and corrosion on the low-set frame, especially around the wheel arches and outriggers. Also check the clutch and gearbox of the four-cylinder engine and the operation of the brakes, and given the small payload margin, check the actual load carried before buying.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Dercks ALKO MC40XA, AL-KO (Fahrgestellhersteller)
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