User:SteveCof00/Mercedes-Benz LK

The Mercedes-Benz LK (an acronym for Light Class) is a medium truck produced by [[Daimler-Benz from 1984 to 1998. Internally designated as LN2, the LK trucks replaced the LP-Series.

Model History
After an 18-year production run, the LP-Series cabover was retired after 1983 by Mercedes-Benz. For 1984, the company introduced a new low-cab forward truck. Internally designated LN2, it was introduced in 7, 8, 9, 11, and 13-ton weight ratings. Mercedes introduced a range of diesel engines with output ranging from 90 to 201PS.

As per Mercedes-Benz naming tradition for its trucks, the model designation was of three or four numbers; the first one (or two) were the vehicle capacity in tons and the second two were the engine horsepower divided by ten.

For all models, Mercedes-Benz designed the cab to tilt forward for engine access. As with the T1 van, the side windows sloped downwards for better forward visibility. In the interests of comfort and safety, many of the surfaces in the cabin were smoothed out and padded. Although most variants were designed for city use, the company would launch a highway variant with a twin-bunk sleeper cab. Other variants increased the weight capacity to 15 tons; a 211 and 240PS engine became available.

In 1985, the cab design of LN2 came into use by Freightliner as it developed its Business Class line of medium-duty trucks. However, the Business Class would be launched as a conventional in North America. In some models of the Freightliner trucks, the cabover origins of the cab design are seen in the design; the wheel cutouts for the doors and the engine cutout for the rear cab can be seen.

In 1988, Mercedes-Benz renamed its tilt-cab series LK (Light Class), bringing it in line with the SK (Heavy Class) and MK (Medium Class) trucks. Primarily for construction vehicles and fire engines, the company added all-wheel drive as an option to the LK trucks.

Model Line

 * 609: 90 hp four-cylinder engine (this derated version was intended only for export)
 * 709: 90 hp four-cylinder engine, 6500 kg
 * 809: 90 hp four-cylinder engine, 7500-8000 kg
 * 814: 136 hp six, later four-cylinder engine, 7500 kg
 * 817: 170 hp six-cylinder engine, 7500 kg (from 1985)
 * 914: 136 hp six-cylinder engine, 9200 kg
 * 1114: 136 hp six-cylinder engine, 11000 kg
 * 1117: 170 hp six-cylinder engine, 11000 kg
 * 1120: 201 hp six-cylinder engine, 11000 kg

All-wheel drive versions (Allradkipper)
 * 914 AK
 * 1114 AK
 * 1314 AK
 * 1117 AK
 * 917 AF (for firefighters)
 * 1120 AF

Powertrain
The engines of the OM 364 series (A / LA) came from 1984 also in the buses O 301 and O 402 (each with 100 kW / 136 hp) and modified in the Unimog (90/110/140 types with 66-100 kW / 90 -136 PS) and from 1986 in MBtrac (types 700 and 800: OM 364, 900: OM 364 A, 1000 and 1100: OM 366, 1300, 1400 and 1600: OM 366 A, 1800: OM 366 LA) used. In the two bus models and the six-cylinder OM 366 A was cc with 5955 and 125 kW / 170 hp available.

The Transporter series T 2 used the engine variants with 66 and 85 kW. In the big Unimog models U1550, U1750 and U2150 (between 114 kW / 155 PS and 157 kW / 214 hp), the OM series was 366 (A / LA) use. The forest-TRAC as a special model of MB Trac used a version of the inline four-cylinder OM 364 with 77 kW / 105 PS.