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KamAZ has certified a truck that weighs up to 100 tons

Such an impressive maximum weight is possessed by an all-wheel drive truck tractor with a K5 generation cab as part of a road train. The new version of the truck has received Vehicle Type Approval (VTA), a document that allows production and mass sales to begin. Motor got acquainted with it.

According to OTTS, the curb weight of a four-wheel drive tractor with a 6×6 wheel arrangement is 35 tons. It is equipped with an inline six-cylinder turbodiesel engine producing 560 hp. It is paired with a 16-speed CF Kama gearbox. There are two types of transfer cases – single-stage and two-stage with reduction gear. When equipped, such a tractor weighs 13.2 tons, and the weight of the semi-trailer that it can tow is fixed at 86.6 tons.

The truck in modification C331−4E35-X1 can be equipped with a pre-heater, air conditioning, a self-contained stove, and additional fuel tanks. There is also a media system with a touch screen, a refrigerator and a navigation system. The chassis and installation of a power take-off to drive the dump body of the semi-trailer are provided for this purpose.

Motor previously wrote in detail about the history of the creation of the automobile plant in Naberezhnye Chelny in honor of the 50th anniversary of the production of the first KamAZ.

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