Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant Delivers Its Chassis to a Russian Customer

Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant JSC has delivered its four-axle all-wheel drive chassis (8x8) MZKT-750004-10 to Riat JSC (Russia). The chassis is designed for the installation of specialised equipment weighing up to 29.7 tonnes.

This VOLAT chassis belongs to the N3G category in accordance with GOST 31286. It is an off-road heavy vehicle designed for operation mainly off public roads, as well as on roads intended for vehicles with appropriate weight parameters.

The chassis is equipped with a Euro-5 YAMZ-653 engine (308.8 kW) and a mechanical nine-speed gearbox designed in-house. The inter-axle and inter-wheel differentials have a slip control mechanism that is actuated from a driver’s cab and has an electropneumatic drive. The chassis features single wheels and 16.00R20 pneumatic tubeless tyres. A tyre pressure control system is available. The cab is all-metal, two-seat, and equipped with an integrated microclimate system with automatic temperature control. The fuel tank has a capacity of 500 litres.

The chassis will be used for mounting high-performance vacuum equipment, which is used in industrial cleaning at mining plants or steel mills for dust-free cleaning of internal premises, bulk cargo transfer stations and car dumpers, mooring berths and warehouses, fire access routes, roads, and railways, thereby effectively implementing the environmental protection programme.

RIAT Company’s project is implemented with the support of the Russian Industry Development Fund.