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35S14 chassis with a special body: a 2.3-litre four-cylinder diesel, 3,315 kg kerb weight and only 185 kg of payload reserve at 3,500 kg gross weight
The type designation 35S14 follows a scheme common in the commercial vehicle industry, in which the first number gives the weight class of the gross vehicle weight, the letter denotes the rear-axle tyre arrangement, and the second number is a code for engine output. The body itself comes from a converter that adapted the chassis for a specific use.
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The four-cylinder diesel engine with 2,287 cm³ displacement allows a top speed of 160 km/h. At a 3,315 kg kerb weight and a 3,500 kg gross vehicle weight, only 185 kg of payload remains — pointing to a heavy fixed body that already consumes a large share of the payload itself. A wheelbase and width of 4,100 mm and 2,200 mm fit a mid-length chassis.
With such a small payload margin, actual load in operation has to be watched particularly closely, since just a few tools, canisters or a second person on board can exceed the gross vehicle weight. Vehicles of this kind are usually operated commercially for a single, permanently fitted purpose rather than for varying loads.
When buying a used chassis with a heavy fixed body, it is worth weighing the actual kerb weight, since later changes to the body may have shrunk the payload reserve further. The mounting points between body and frame should also be checked for cracks, and the braking system for being adequately sized for the high kerb weight.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells 35S14
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