The Mercedes Atego 816 is the most popular variant of the 7.5 tonne GVW Atego model range found here at Truckpages. There always plenty of 160HP Atego 816 trucks for sale here – all with varying body types. All of the 816 examples are post-2013, Euro 6 models – if you are looking for an older model, then you should be searching for the Euro 5 and below 815 versions. If you are looking for a more powerful model, then there is the 180HP 818 variant – one of these should be enough for any job. Make sure that you check that it is a Euro 6 (they do look very different) as there was an 818 model pre-2013 as well.
When the Aberdeenshire scaffolder, Northern Platforms & Stagings, needed another 7.5-tonner, its first call was to the manufacturer’s representative in the north of Scotland. The new Atego is the fourth that Peterhead-based Northern Platforms & Stagings has purchased from BLS Truck & Van, since the Dealer’s appointment in 2018. Like its predecessors, the truck is an 816 variant with ClassicSpace S-cab and a 5.1-litre engine that produces 115 kW (156 hp) and is paired with a Mercedes PowerShift 3 automated manual transmission. Its platform body, meanwhile, was built in Mirfield, near Huddersfield, by Advance Commercial Bodies. Acquired with funding support…