The Mercedes 1124 AF

Quite a cryptic name. While Mercedes-Benz means something to everyone, the designations after it don’t.
LN2 refers to Mercedes-Benz’s light commercial vehicle range of the time (today, for example, the Atego).
The 1124 stands for 11 tonnes and 240 hp. That still applies today and is also the naming scheme of modern Mercedes trucks such as the Actros. AF stands for the special version “Allrad Feuerwehr” – all-wheel-drive fire engine.

With 240 hp and a short 42:8 axle ratio, it was perfect for municipal use. Unfortunately, the ratio isn’t ideal for its future use and therefore has to be changed. The conversion kit has already been bought and will be fitted later on. I can’t do that myself ... so a specialist workshop will take care of it.

A water pump at the rear, a 1,200 l water tank and lots of storage behind the roller shutters made it very practical for the fire brigade.

The vehicle was built in 1993 by Metz, a company specialising in fire engines, and delivered to the fire brigade.
It then served for several years with a fire brigade before being transferred to the Wedemark fire brigade near Hanover.

By the time I bought it, the truck had covered 56,000 km with the fire brigade and was used as a water tender (TLF).

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