Das Werk | 35003X | Faun L900 incl. Sd.Ah. 115 | 1:35

Plastic model kit, glue and paint are not included.

• Soft top and hard top cabin with clear plastic parts included
• Brand new designed wheels with fine details and flat bottom
• 3 differently curved rear axle springs to represent different levels of load
• Load area side walls can be folded up or down
• Includes brass profile and device for making the bows
• New trailer coupling in two versions
• Rear step ladders included
• Trailer can be configured in loading or transport state
• Trailer front axle fully movable
• Trailer rear axle adjustable and/or removable
• Optional rear loading ramps included

Background information

The FAUN L900 is a heavy truck of the Ansbach Vehicle Factory and the Nuremberg Fire Fighting Equipment and Vehicle Factory (FAUN). The heavy FAUN L 900 Type 567 was a common vehicle at Wehrmacht parades in the 1930s, as it also served as a transport vehicle for light tanks. A version as a heavy 10 ton freight crane with the designation LK5 was one of the heaviest crane vehicles of this time.

The FAUN L900 belongs to the class of heavy-duty long-distance trucks that can also tow a loaded, large trailer. Comparable vehicles are the Mercedes L 10000 and the Büssing-NAG Type 900. The number of vehicles of this class produced for the private sector before World War II was small. However, the Wehrmacht developed into a major customer for FAUN and Büssing.

The engine

The 6×4 trucks were powered by water-cooled diesel engines with a power of 180 hp (F 8 M 517) or 150 hp (F 6 M 517). This allowed speeds of up to 50 km/h to be achieved, with the 13,538 cm³ six-cylinder engine (150 hp) consuming an average of 50 liters of fuel per 100 km and approximately 1 liter of oil on the same route. With a tank capacity of 200 liters, the range was relatively limited at a maximum of 400 km. For the eight-cylinder engine (18,050 cm³), the hood was extended because it was approximately 400 mm longer and two additional batteries were installed. The vehicle normally had two batteries, a Bosch starter and a Bosch alternator.