, which is technically different from the LP 337 (note the different front axle and rim), but otherwise has the same forward control cab The L 337 is a two-axle lorry with a total permissible mass of 12,000 kg and rear-wheel drive. It has a ladder frame with U-profile longitudinal sections. At launch, Mercedes-Benz offered three different wheelbase options, (3700 mm, 4200 mm, and 4400 mm); in 1960, a 5000 mm option was added. The cab is either the long version of the short-bonnet lorry cab (L, LK models), or the short version of the forward-control cab (LP models). From 1960, Mercedes-Benz offered a long variant of the forward-control cab (LP models). Both front and rear axles are beam axles. The front axle is a
stub (dead) axle, the rear axle is a
hypoid drive (live) axle. Usually, such axles do not have additional reduction gearboxes if used in large on-road lorries. However, the L 337's hypoid axle was fitted with an additional, pneumatically-shifted two-speed planetary gearbox, giving the lorry 5 × 2 = 10 forward gears. This design allowed Daimler-Benz to install their modular
Daimler-Benz G 32 synchromesh five speed gearbox, which otherwise would not have had proper gear spreading. The clutch used to transmit the torque from the engine to the gearbox is a dry
Fichtel & Sachs GF 50 KR BH single-disc clutch. The engine used in the L 337 is the naturally aspirated, straight-six
OM 326IV Diesel engine. It is
precombustion chamber injected, water-cooled, and rated 190 hp (SAE gross) / 172 PS; 127 kW (DIN 70020). == Technical specifications ==