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The 200-ton Tonar road train, created for the Alrosa company, went on sale

The Tonar-7502 three-axle all-wheel drive tractor is equipped with two nine-meter semi-trailers, which can hold a total of 127 tons of diamond ore. The total weight of the hitch reaches 200 tons, and its total length exceeds 28 meters. Motor magazine drew attention to the publication of the ad.

The road train was created on an individual order from the diamond mining company Alrosa, and the prototype was Australian “road trains”: due to the lack of railways on the Green Continent, cargo is delivered by extra-long couplings.

The Tonar-7502 tractor is equipped with a 19-liter Cummins diesel engine with an output of 760 hp. and Allison automatic transmission. The year of manufacture, mileage and price are unknown: the seller promises to provide these nuances to the potential buyer.

The machine can only travel on special roads, which significantly limits its scope of application. The only possible specialization of such equipment is the removal of quarry ore.

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