Mercedes Atego shows its mettle for aluminium recycling company04 February 2015

Aluminium recycling business Alutrade has replaced a six-year-old Mercedes Atego with a new Euro 6 version, after experiencing high reliability from the previous truck.

Supplied by dealer Midlands Truck & Van, the Oldbury-based operator's Atego 1224 is powered by a 238bhp OM936 six-cylinder engine.

It is fitted with Multilift hook-loading gear and will tow a drawbar trailer, collecting waste aluminium from across the UK.

Alutrade's ClassicSpace cab vehicle drives through the Mercedes Powershift 3 automated transmission and features a reworked chassis, rear suspension, cab mounting and steering system.

Although weight is rarely an issue with aluminium scrap, Alutrade has opted for a larger engine size, as managing director Chris George explains: "We've opted for a slightly bigger engine than would otherwise be necessary, to reflect the fact that it's pulling two 28 cubic yard skips, rather than just one."

Alutrade's Atego is supplied with a five-year R&M contract: "The R&M package was very competitively priced, so much so that I actually phoned the dealership to check the figures I'd been quoted were correct," quips George.

Author
Laura Cork

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