Forward into the past: Stefan Klute and his NG 2035
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Tractor unit and a calling card all in one: Stefan Klute's NG 2035.
Forward into the past: Stefan Klute and his NG 2035.
Looking back: at the time, Stefan Klute hadn't long received his truck driver's licence. When 27-year-old Stefan opened the window during the day at home, he would almost always hear a certain vehicle: right next door was the Plettenberg transshipment station in the Sauerland region. From there, an NG 2035 owned by the Märkische Eisenbahngesellschaft railway company used to transport steel on a semitrailer to the many forging plants in the region, day in day out. "I've always had the sound of the engine in my ears," says Stefan Klute.
In Plettenberg, most people know each other. So he more or less managed to reserve the truck. "I always had a hand on it," Stefan Klute says today.
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Join RoadStarsQuickly, before the truck could get sold abroad for more working years, he came to an agreement with the local logistics company. "A steered leading axle is something special, after all." When the tractor unit with 360,000 kilometres on the clock came up for sale, he was right there.
The truck then initially took a break from the daily grind. Klute freed it from the rust that had gathered in places and treated it to a new coat of paint.
Of course in the grey company colour of his family's freight company. "Really, it was supposed to just stand in the corner and increase in value," says Klute, now 54 years old.
But the truck was always ready for action and is still used regularly by the freight company. However, "I prefer driving it myself. Drivers need a certain knack to drive it."
Occasionally Klute goes for longer drives with the 2035. "Recently I had a delivery to take to East Frisia, a total of 650 kilometres."
But despite all the nostalgia: he can understand that not every driver would wish to exchange their new Actros for the 2035. "There's a world of difference between the brakes alone."
Any special advice on that front? "My father always said: 'Go down the hill in the same gear you went up it in'." That's good advice, because the Sauerland region is riddled with hills.
Photos & video: Alex Kraus
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das freut uns! Hast Du vielleicht noch Fotos von eurem NG?
das freut uns! Hast Du vielleicht noch Fotos von eurem NG?
LG Dirk
LG Dirk
Gruß
Klaus
Gruß
Klaus
Meine Lehrzeit.Schön wars
Meine Lehrzeit.Schön wars
Ich durfte zwei Jahre mit einem NG 3535 V8 Vierachser Betonmischer fahren. Eine sehr lehrreiche Erfahrung und er war immer zuverlässig. :-)
Ich durfte zwei Jahre mit einem NG 3535 V8 Vierachser Betonmischer fahren. Eine sehr lehrreiche Erfahrung und er war immer zuverlässig. :-)
Hoffentlich macht er noch lange 👍🏻
Hoffentlich macht er noch lange 👍🏻
... und auch in der heutigen Zeit noch ein "schöner", einmaliger Motorsound, der Erinnerungen weckt.
Immer wieder schön anzusehen, das solche Enthusiasten dafür sorgen, dass solche Schmuckstücke nicht endgültig verschrottet werden.
Allzeit gute Fahrt und noch lange viel Freude mit dem Oldie 👍
... und auch in der heutigen Zeit noch ein "schöner", einmaliger Motorsound, der Erinnerungen weckt.
Immer wieder schön anzusehen, das solche Enthusiasten dafür sorgen, dass solche Schmuckstücke nicht endgültig verschrottet werden.
Allzeit gute Fahrt und noch lange viel Freude mit dem Oldie 👍