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Wilke KB1-67: heavy N3-class lorry with a six-cylinder engine, 6,730 cc displacement, 92 kW output, a 10-speed gearbox, a gross vehicle weight of 12,200 kg, built in 1964
The register holds no other series from the manufacturer Wilke, so this text describes the vehicle class the KB1-67 of 1964 represents: a chassis just above the 12-tonne line with comparatively moderate engine output.
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The KB1-67 is driven by a six-cylinder engine of 6,730 cc displacement producing 92 kW. Power runs through a 10-speed gearbox. At a width of 2,450 mm, kerb weight is 6,100 kg.
At a gross vehicle weight of 12,200 kg the KB1-67 sits just inside EU class N3 above 12 t. Kerb weight and gross weight differ by 6,100 kg of payload margin, exactly half of the gross vehicle weight, a balanced ratio for a lorry of this class that points to use with variable cargo rather than permanently mounted equipment. At 92 kW from 6.7 litres, the six-cylinder engine delivers moderate power for its size, built for durability rather than high specific output.
Buying such an old chassis second-hand, the frame should be checked thoroughly for corrosion, since vehicles of this build year were mostly made without modern corrosion protection. The 10-speed gearbox calls for a check of clean shifting between its ranges, and the six-cylinder engine should be checked for compression and the condition of the injection pump, since spare parts for such a rare manufacturer can be hard to source and often have to be remade rather than bought off the shelf.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells KB1-67
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