Freightliner Adds Vocational Unit to M2 Line

March 25, 2004
Freightliner Trucks has introduced the Business Class M2 112V— a Class 8 vocational truck designed for applications including refuse, mixers, snow plow, and utility services. Standard features include a front engine power take-off (PTO), a stationary grille and L-section front frame rail extensions. The PTO can power equipment ranging from snow plows to refuse packer bodies to mixer drums, while the

Freightliner Trucks has introduced the Business Class M2 112V— a Class 8 vocational truck designed for applications including refuse, mixers, snow plow, and utility services.

Standard features include a front engine power take-off (PTO), a stationary grille and L-section front frame rail extensions. The PTO can power equipment ranging from snow plows to refuse packer bodies to mixer drums, while the integral front frame extensions provide a mounting point for hydraulic pumps, winches, front stabilizers and snow plows. The frame extensions are being offered in 12-, 18-, and 24-in. increments.

The 112V comes standard with front axles rated from 12,000 to 23,000 lb., and rear axles ranging from 23,000 to 58,000 lb. A 12.8-liter Mercedes-Benz MBE4000 engine, providing 350-hp. and 1,350 lb./ft. of torque, also comes standard.

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